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  • East Fork Fire 70 percent contained, public meetings being held

    Updated Sep 5, 2017

    The incident information system page for the East Fork Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains in an update at 8:03 p.m. Tuesday said the majority of the fire is contained and not expected to spread. The fire was 70 percent contained and good progress towards full containment was being made, the page said. The fire has burned 21,518 acres, the page said. Other parts of the fire still have heat and work is underway to secure these areas of the fire. There are no operational needs for...

  • Management team for East Fork Fire in Bear Paws says no need for more burn outs

    Updated Sep 4, 2017

    9:49 a.m. The incident management team on the East Fork Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains updated its incident web page, saying, that, at the moment, no operational needs for conducting additional burn outs on the perimeter, nor the interior of the fire, exist. The fire is 40% contained at this time, and good progress towards full containment is being made, the page said. 7:30 a.m. The incident team at the East Fork Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains has announced a public meeting...

  • Saturday's Prep Football: Rocky Boy and HLP almost combine for 200 points

    Updated Sep 3, 2017

    Saturday high school football scores: Rocky Boy 98, Hays-Lodge Pole 96 Geraldine/Highwood 64, Winnett-Grass Range 39 Great Falls Central 22, Fort Benton 12 North Star 60, Custer-Hysham 26 Power-Dutton-Brady 47, Valley Christian 13 St. Ignatius 26, Victor 24 Wibaux 53, Froid/Medicine Lake Coop 0...

  • Friday's Prep Football: Lewistown dominates Havre 39-12

    Updated Sep 2, 2017

    The Havre High football team was hoping to bounce back from an 0-1 start Friday night against Lewistown, but unfortunately, the Eagles had other plans. Quarterback Mitchell Norslien tossed two touchdown passes and ran for another, while running back Wesley Jameson added two scores of his own as Lewistown crushed Havre 39-12 Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium. Lewistown got a pair of rushing touchdowns in the first quarter to build a 14-0 lead. Then in the second quarter,...

  • East Fork fire pushing into Blaine County

    Tim Leeds|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    The Emergency Operations Center for the East Fork Fire that now has burned more than 20,000 acres in the Bear Paw Mountains said in a release this morning that the fire has, once again, shifted directions and now is pushing east into Blaine County. The release said the fire has burned west of Clear Creek Road and south as far as the Hungry Hollow-Clear Creek Road intersection. The release said standing evacuation orders and pre-evacuation warnings still are in effect....

  • Quick Pics: Turning plastic into plants

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

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  • Havre Pride cleanup next week

    Pam Burke|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Havre Pride fall cleanup will be a weeklong affair this year, Monday through next Saturday, said Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Director Jody Olson. Members of the Chamber board decided to put the garbage bins out, at the parking lot at Fifth Avenue and First Street and at Zip Trip in Highland Park, for a week, she said, to give people more opportunity to fit their cleanup into their schedules. She added that the bins would be out by Labor Day but maybe as early as today, and...

  • Montanans come together to make a difference on East Fork Fire

    Paul Dragu|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    With fires scorching Montana all summer long and resources depleted by now, state officials say it's been the large battling efforts of volunteers that have made the difference with the East Fork Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains. "They're competent firefighters," Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Area Manager Clive Rooney said Thursday afternoon. "They know their business. They know how to run their equipment, and they care about their land." Rooney said he has...

  • Celebrating History: Unions celebrating Labor Day

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    By Emily Mayer Havre’s unions were getting ready to host a Labor Day celebration in Havre 100 years ago. This article was found on the front page of The Havre Plaindealer’s Sept. 1, 1917 issue: LABOR DAY WILL BE FITTINGLY OBSERVED Arrangements Completed for Big Celebration The trade unions of Havre have made arrangements for the biggest Labor Day demonstration ever staged in Havre to be held next Monday, September 3. The exercises will start with a monster parade which will start promptly at 10:30 o’clock a.m. All union...

  • View from the North 40: The need to gather what is mine

    Pam Burke|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    In the face of impending doom, my instinct is to collect up everyone precious to me, like a hen gathering chicks or me filling my plate with my 20 favorite treats in a dessert bar. Mine. Mine. Mine. You are all mine. Come here to me. At the first report of a fire in the Bear Paw Mountains Sunday, my chest went all achy with a heart palpitating need to have every last one of my family members by my side, now. Like, right now. Not just my husband and my four-leggers, not just fa...

  • Our View: Thank-you is not enough on fire response

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    The Havre Daily News extends thanks and praise to the response to the East Fork Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains. Residents in the original area of the fire jumped to action from the start, and since the fire burned out of its original area and mushroomed from Wednesday on, the response by officials and the community has been incredible. While the battle is far from over, the coordination of efforts on multiple fronts of the fire, of multiple agencies and volunteers, the outpouring of support from the community shows why...

  • For the Record, Sept. 1, 2017

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a 12th Street caller reported Thursday at 11:55 a.m. that she was being harassed. —— Tony Monroe Dennie of Havre, 58, was arrested on charges of disordely conduct and criminal trespass to property after a First Street business caller reported Thursday at 2:01 p.m. that a male was picking fights. —— Officers investigated after an 11th Street West caller reported Thursday at 3:08 p.m. that a car backed up into another. —— Jordan Patrick Lamphier of Havre, 26, was arrested on a...

  • Agenda - Hill County Commissioners

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Monday Closed in observance of Labor Day Tuesday 8:30 a.m. – Fire Restriction Conference Call 10:30 a.m. – Road Meeting-Hanson Wednesday Office hours Thursday 10 a.m. – Business Meeting Manual Claims Employment Review Resolutions Tax Adjustments County Permit Approval Subdivision/Survey Approval Contracts Time for comments from the public Friday Office hours...

  • Agenda - Havre City Council

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Havre City Council will meet Tuesday, Sept. 5, and adjourn to resume with a budget hearing Wednesday, Sept. 6. The agenda for Tuesday’s meeting is: The meeting agenda is: Call to order at 7 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 4. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Request for Assistance and Approval of Parade Route for Celebration of Festival Day...

  • Hi-Line Living: Big Sandy: Small town, small school

    Paul Dragu|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Montana is a big state filled with many small towns, many of which have their own small schools. Big Sandy is one such town, though it wasn't always as small. Going back to the '70s, Big Sandy High School was a class B school - high school enrollment alone was at least 120. However, enrollment has more than halved since and the Big Sandy Pioneers attend a class C school. The entire district has 170 students, 91 in high school and middle school and 70 in kindergarten to sixth...

  • Senior Center News, Sept. 1, 2017

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    North Central Senior Citizens Center, Sept. 4-8 Monday — Holiday Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m.; cards at 1 p.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; cards at 1 p.m.; Kmart/Walmart trip from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance. Pinochle — First place, Lois Zinn; second place, Bev Haugen; third place, Haro...

  • Hello God. It's me, Mara

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    You know, Lord, occasionally, the moon will drift by the bedroom window and peek in. That happens when the moon is waxing and when there aren’t too many clouds in the way. What an awesome sight to behold. Of course, stepping outside to view the moon and the host of starts above is also a sight to behold. Viewing the cosmic wonder is something hard to describe, for we know that You, Lord, are right there! A breeze crosses our face. We can feel a palpable sense that You are yearning for all of us; You want us to know You, to l...

  • Grief Poem - Hear our prayer …

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Our sadness craves some company; in sorrow, we pull out. What step is next? We do not know — we’re truly filled with doubt. In misery we tend to “hide” — for nothing stays the same. We miss our darling, that’s for sure; things here just call his name. We’re not alone; we know a few, they suffer much, that’s true. A listening ear does help a lot; they need a blessing, too. We’re saddest in dark of night when stars are masked by cloud. And then again when dawn does break and Morning Doves are loud. Our grieving friends...

  • Pastor's Corner: The power of being forgiven

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    One of the Bible concepts that some people have a hard time comprehending is the concept of forgiving. Because of events that have happened in our lives or the things that were modeled to us growing up, many of us were not taught to forgive. When we surrender our lives to Jesus Christ and acknowledge that he shed his blood for our sins, we receive the free gift of salvation. This salvation is by faith in Christ and by grace as we see in Ephesians 2:8-9. Because of the grace of God, we also receive forgiveness from every sin...

  • Out Our Way: Along Goliath's Covenant Trail

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Out our way, we know that horses are always looking, listening, smelling and learning. Last week, I was at the Minnesota State Fair and admired the horse barn. As I walked in most of the horses were facing the inside of their stalls and away from the crowds, but the ears were always on alert. I watched the ears as they listened to this or that as the crowds went around them. They may not have been watching, but they were very aware of all that was happening around them. I reca...

  • Friday Night Lights: THE HEART OF A BLUE PONY

    Chris Peterson|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Playing high school football is always a fleeting experience and no matter how much athletes try to cherish and treasure their time on the gridiron, often times, it comes and goes, seemingly in the blink of an eye. Part of the reason for that is that when it comes to football, once it's over, it's over. There aren't any pickup games on intramural opportunities, if you aren't good enough to play collegiately, then four years in high school is all you get, unless of course, you...

  • Bull riding and more slated at Northern Winz today and Saturday

    Updated Sep 1, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff A full slate of events is happening at Northern Winz Casino south of Havre on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation off of U.S. Highway 87 starting at 6 p.m. tonight. Organizer Carter Coffee said tonight’s events include MMA fights and junior bull riding, including an added $4,000 to the pot for the children doing the riding tonight. Saturday, also starting at 6 p.m., is the third annual Jerod Reed Coffee Memorial Bull Riding Event, with riders — going up on animals provided by Professional Bull Riding Assoc...

  • Turn on the Lights

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    There has been a lot of excitement surrounding the Montana State University-Northern football team the last three weeks. The Lights held a spirited and competitive fall camp, full of enthusiasm, unity and hard work. Now however, it's time to take all the Lights have done and put into a real game. That game comes Saturday when the Lights (0-0) open the season, and Frontier Conference play with a road trip to Rocky Mountain College. Kickoff between the Lights and Battlin' Bears...

  • Pony XC teams head to Cut Bank

    Chris Peterson|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    A couple years ago, Josh Holt took over as head coach of the Havre High cross country team with the idea that both Blue Pony teams could compete with the best Class A has to offer. At this point, there is still a ways to go to reach that goal, but so far, both teams seem headed in that direction. Neither Havre cross country team managed to finish in the top 10 at the Class A state meet a season ago but with all the varsity runners returning for the boys squad and a majority al...

  • Rivalry Game: Ponies make Corral Debut

    Chris Peterson|Updated Sep 1, 2017

    When Havre and Lewistown get together on the football field, it's always an important game. But after each team lost their opener, the showdown tonight inside Blue Pony Stadium, has become even more critical. The Blue Ponies (0-1), who lost their season opener to Hardin, will host the Eagles (0-1), who fell to Laurel last week, tonight in a critical Eastern A conference showdown, as both teams look to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. "You have to win four...