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  • MAT showing what not to do for Halloween in 'Horror Movie 101'

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff Montana Actors' Theatre is celebrating Halloween this weekend with a special showing of a play that shows you what not to do if you want to be safe. "Horror Movie 101: Failing Can be Deadly" by Steven Stack runs Friday and Saturday in Cowan Hall's Little Theatre on the Montana State University-Northern campus. Director Valary Guyant said the production is a series of five interlocking stories in which characters break the rules of Horror Movie 101...

  • Jaycees Halloween haunted house opens today

    Paul Dragu|Updated Oct 26, 2017

    The Havre Jaycees annual haunted house above the Eagles Club on First Street opens today, and goers can expect new rooms and new routes. "It's going in a whole new direction," Kyle Gooch, a Jaycees member, said Wednesday. The Jaycees host the haunted house as a fundraiser for their Community Toy Chest holiday charity campaign. The entry cost is $3 per person or $2 for those who bring perishable food items. The food will be donated to the Havre Food Bank. Quite a bit of...

  • Northern Alumni Auction slated for Friday

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff People have a chance Friday at Montana State University-Northern to have some fun, bid on some items, have a full meal and at the same time help some students go to college. Northern Alumni Foundation Executive Director Jim Bennett said the foundation's annual Alumni Auction starts Friday at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Building Ballroom at Northern, and will raise money to provide both academic and athletic scholarships. "It's kind of a difference-maker...

  • Havre sees a short power outage

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff Just weeks after a record-setting fall blizzard knocked power out for thousands of north-central Montanans, an outage lasting weeks for some, people in and near Havre had another outage Wednesday, this time only for a half-hour. NorthWestern Energy spokesman Butch Larcombe said a problem at a substation east of Havre — he did not know the exact cause this morning — knocked out power just before noon for 1,935 customers in the east side of Havre and east of town. The power was restored at 12:33 p.m...

  • Woods says he wants to bring different perspective to D.C.

    Alex Ross|Updated Oct 26, 2017

    State Rep. Tom Woods, D-Bozeman, said he is running for Montana's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives because, as someone who has worked different jobs and struggled economically, he can bring a different perspective to Washington, D.C. Woods said in an interview Saturday that he is tired of a government that is controlled by millionaires and billionaires. "Government in this country is supposed to be by people and for people, and when it serves the interests of...

  • Rudyard sets party for new tractor museum

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff The Rudyard museum volunteers are inviting people to a special celebration Friday in honor of the museum complex’ latest addition — a tractor museum. Lila Redding said she successfully applied for a grant to buy a new building to house restored farm equipment that has been sitting in people’s shops and garages, and the new Farm Building is housing a potluck celebration — costumes are optional — starting at 6 p.m. with a dance to the music of Eric Sundgren starting at 8 p.m. Redding said the 40-by-80-...

  • Trauma sensitive group sets Havre screening of 'Resilience'

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff A team working to help Havre youth dealing with traumatic childhoods is bringing an award-winnind documentary to Havre to show people how they can make a difference. Havre’s Trauma Sensitive School Initiative, a community partnership, is sponsoring a viewing of the 2016 film “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and Science of Hope Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in Hensler Auditorium, Applied Technology Center, on the Montana State University-Northern Campus. The film, directed by James Redford and pro...

  • Local News - First Lutheran Youth Bazaar set for Nov. 11

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff First Lutheran Church has set its annual Youth Bazaar for Saturday, Nov. 11, and is inviting everyone to come and join the activities. The bazaar will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and offers lunch and dessert for a free-will offering and baked goods, lefse and crafts for sale....

  • Local News - Halloween carnival set at Northern

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff The campus clubs at Montana State University-Northern have invited the community to a Halloween carnival set for Tuesday in Donaldson Hall on the university campus. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and includes tacos in a bag, lots of candy, and games for everyone....

  • Looking out my Backdoor: The importance of negative space

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Many years ago, I took oil painting classes with Julanne Campbell in Suquamish, Washington. I like everything about painting. Oil painting, water colors, painting the walls of my house. I like the smells of paints and turpentine. I like the feel of the brush stroke against a blank surface. I’m a tactile painter; my fingers often ignore the brush and create a smooth stroke here or a smudge there. I don’t spend enough time drawing to be good. But in any endeavor, there are the...

  • For the Record, Oct. 26, 2017

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a Wednesday 10:13 a.m. request at the police station to speak to an officer about what was listed as a sex offense in the dispatch log. —— Officers investigated a Wednesday 2:20 p.m. request from a medical patient to speak to an officer about information on a crime. —— Officers investigated a theft reported Wednesday at 5:01 p.m. from a First Street business. —— Matthew Michael Converse of Havre, 40, was arrested on charges of shoplifting and resisting arrest after a First Street...

  • Correction - E.L.F food drive

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    A front-page story in Monday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about the Everybody Loves Firefighters food drive misreported the position of Lorna Bjerga. Bjerga is the manager of the Havre Community Food Bank....

  • Obituary - Ronald "Ron" Youso

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Ronald "Ron" Youso, 61, passed away due to natural causes at his residence Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Cremation has taken place, and no services are planned at this time. His family has suggested memorial donations be made to the Havre-Hill County Library, 402 Third St. Havre, MT 59501. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Ron's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com. Ron...

  • Sando featured as representative of Certified Veterinary Technician Week

    Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff Bear Paw Veterinary Clinic saluted Certified Veterinary Technician Shandell Sando last week, National Veterinary Technician Week. "This is a week to thank veterinary technicians for the awesome care they provide for our pets," the clinic said in a release, adding that a veterinary technician works closely with the veterinarian to provide a high level of care to animals. Sando has been a certified veterinary technician for two years, graduating from Penn...

  • Local Bowling Report: Bowling in full swing on the Hi-Line

    Julie Rodgers|Updated Oct 26, 2017

    After a few weeks away, it’s time to catch up with some of the scores bowled at Havrest Moon Lanes. Also, league season at K-Lines in Rudyard is underway, as well Sunday Kelgers: Amanda Moomey 168-464, Hailey Breum 165, DeAnna Kalk 187-455, Kyndra Hall 160-456, Ryne Antley 226-604, 223, 225-6540, Kelly Olson 237, 226, 216-679, Mike Breum 215, Shawn Burrington 236, 201, Fred Williams 225, 222, 290-699, Barry Crowder 234, 206, 203, 235. 1st Place: Rod’s Drive Inn. Women’s City: Lindsey Brendgord 179, 171-485, 192-501, Pati...

  • Northern teams hold NAIA rankings

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Last week marked the start of winter sports for the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Northern wrestling team. And two of the three sports begin the year nationally rated. The Northern Skylights, of head coach Chris Mouat are ranked No. 21 in the NAIA Women's Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released earlier this week. The Skylights finished last season ranked No. 11, and are one of four Frontier Conference teams in the...

  • Rivalry match with Argos figures to be an emotional one in the Armory

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 26, 2017

    Volleyball is an emotional sport, filled with excitement, intensity and plenty of highs and lows. But with the combination of senior night, and the Montana State University-Northern Skylights' biggest rival across the net from them, tonight figures to be even more emotional. However, as Northern (3-5, 9-14) takes the floor tonight, for the final match of the year in the Armory Gymnasium, head coach Rose Obunaga is going to do all she can to keep her players focused on the...

  • Prep Football, Volleyball, College Standings

    Updated Oct 25, 2017

    Prep Football Playoffs Class A Saturday Butte Central (5-3) at Dillon (7-1), 1 p.m. Lewistown (5-4) at Miles City (7-2), 1 p.m. Glendive (4-5) at Laurel (7-2), 7 p.m. Frenchtown (7-2) at Browning (5-4), 6 p.m. First-round byes: Sidney (8-1), Columbia Falls (6-1), Hamilton (8-1), Billings Central (8-1) Class B Friday Big Timber (6-3) at Huntley Project (7-2), 7 p.m. Saturday Cut Bank (4-5) at Eureka (7-0), 1 p.m. Roundup (5-4) at Manhattan (6-2), 1 p.m. Florence (4-4) at Fairfield (8-0), 1 p.m. Shepherd (4-4) at Whitehall...