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Havre Daily News staff The Havre Daily News brought back multiple awards from Friday and Saturday's 132nd Annual Convention of the Montana Newspaper Association after the Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet in Lewistown, with publisher Stacy Mantle accepting 19 awards including seven first-place plaques. "This was a great year for the Havre Daily," Mantle, who earned many of the awards herself, said this morning. "It has been a while since we have earned this many awards....
Pizza Hut will hold a benefit Thursday to help the family of Matilynn Jo Moore, a 3-month-old girl who recently had an operation for a congenital heart defect. People just need to tell the person who rings up their order Thursday they are donating to Matilynn Jo and the restaurant will contribute 20 percent of the purchase price of any in-house, pick-up or delivery order to the fundraiser. Bridget Morse, a cousin to Moore’s mother, Summer Stilger, said the benefit will be all day Thursday and a tip jar will be at the r...
Havre Daily News staff The reigning Miss Montana did not pass her crown onto a fellow Havreite at the annual pageant Saturday in Glendive, but a hometown girl did place at the annual scholarship competition. Hannah Pepprock of Havre, 20, was named third runner-up at the pageant, earning her a $1,500 scholarship from Stockman Bank. The winner of this year's pageant was Madison Murray of Corvallis, 18, whom Havre-native Lauren Scofield, Miss Montana 2016, crowned at the end of...
Beaver Creek Reservoir will be the site for the first local two-day stand up paddle board festival, an event its coordinators hope will become a recurring one. SUPfest will happen Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, at the Community Effort Pavilion at the reservoir about 8 miles south of Havre. The cost for both days is $20 and that gets people drinks provided by Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods and food from Nalivka’s, as well as use of paddle boards, paddles and life vests for those who don’t have them. That price tag also inclu...
Press release Havre Trails has invited people to hike up Centennial Mountain Saturday on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. “It is a gorgeous view at the summit and a moderate-to-difficult 4.5 mile round-trip hike up a two-track road switchbacking up the mountain,” Havre Trails said in a release. “This hike takes approximately three hours round trip. All are welcome to join and take as much time as needed hiking.” The Chippewa Cree Tribal Council and Natural Resources Department have granted Havre Trails a group recreation p...
As the Board of the Montana Library Association, it is our responsibility to open a dialogue about the 2017 executive and legislative cuts to state agencies including the Montana State Library. We must also speak out about House Bill 261 reductions to the state’s public libraries, and the real impact to the people in our state and, more specifically, the library patrons in Montana. Libraries are an essential service, an anchor institution in each city with a public library, no matter the size of the town and regardless of t...
In our work with the Montana Food Bank Network, we have the privilege of working with nearly 150 food pantries and other partner agencies throughout the state. We see firsthand the important role that donated food plays in keeping tens of thousands of Montanans from going hungry. We are constantly reminded how important a can of soup, a carton of milk, or a box of cereal can be to those who have fallen on hard times. We are humbled by the important work done every day by our network of partners. However, we also understand...
A story in Thursday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misattributed a statement about hearings being held for seven years about replacing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Sen. Steve Daines’ spokeswoman Katie Waldman. The information cited was actually from background information provided by Daines’ office.... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a Lincoln Avenue report Friday at 8:17 a.m. that a 2006 Polaris four-wheeler was stolen from their backyard within the last two weeks. —— Officers investigated after a First Street business caller reported Friday at 9:05 a.m. that someone in a gold Dodge Durango took off after pumping gas and not paying for it. —— Officers investigated after someone in the Havre reported Friday at 3:44 p.m. that someone had used her checking account without authorization. —— Bernard Paul Striker o...
Paul Chagnon passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Great Falls Clinic Hospital due to natural causes at the age of 91. A viewing will be held today, Monday, June 19, 2017, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with burial to follow at El Rancho Del Rio Family Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Havre Food Bank or to the charity of the donor's choice.... Full story
Joseph Lloyd Mallard of Bozeman, Montana, 83, passed away June 14, 2017, of natural causes. Lloyd was born to the late Charlie and Grace Mallard Aug. 12, 1933, in New Smyrna Beach, Forida. Lloyd graduated from New Smyrna Beach High School in 1951 and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1952. While stationed at Lowry AFB near Denver in 1957, Lloyd met Carol Dolezal, and they were married in 1958 in Havre, Montana. Lloyd's Air Force career took them to several military... Full story
A Celebration of Life for William R. Byars Jr. will be held Saturday, June 24, at 1:30 p.m. in the Petro Hall Theater, Montana State University Billings campus. Parking will be in the MSUB East Rimrock lot, south side of Rimrock Road. Come join us as we celebrate the life and stories of an amazing man with laughter, love, food and beverages.... Full story
There is no sport that is more summer than baseball, and this past weekend, there was no better way to celebrate Father’s Day than a little time enjoying the nation’s favorite pastime. There were a couple of city tournaments that went on last week in Havre, but Sunday, at Elks Park, the minor’s city championship was decided between teams sponsored by Masters Sports and Edward Jones. Master Sports dominated in the tournament and made it through to the title game Sunday undef...
After a busy week at home last week, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team went about as far from home as they possibly could for a big weekend of tournament baseball. Thursday through Sunday, the North Stars took part in a big tournament in Williston, North Dakota, where Havre got to play in five games. The North Stars started the tourney off with yet another dramatic win. Back on Tuesday, Havre swept Tri-County with a walk off victory at Legion Field....
Every year, it seems like the Babe Ruth city youth baseball championship takes two games to decide and this season, it was no different. The tournament got underway Monday, with all games being played at Legion Field, but by the time Friday's championship rolled around, only two teams were left standing: Optimist and Lions. Lions was the undefeated team in the tournament, which uses a double-elimination format, so for Optimist to take home the title, it would need to win...
