Week of May 9, 2024
Week of May 9, 2024
Updated 1:44 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2024 Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said during the commission's business meeting this morning the commission was declaring an emergency due to flooding on Beaver Creek. He said this is not a disaster declaration at this point, just an emergency. He said the county is collecting information about the damages from the flooding, which he said is likely to continue for several days, and encouraged members of the public to submit photos...
Members of the Havre City Council announced they will be distributing free cases of water to community members in need at four locations, one each for one of the City Wards, Saturday, May 11 from 9-10 a.m. The release about the distribution said water for distribution for Ward 1 will be at Memorial Park, for Ward 2 will be at Optimist Park, for Ward 3 will be at Deaconess Park and for Ward 4 will be at Pepin Park. Cases will be limited by availability. "All are welcome to...
Havre Police Department Tuesday, April 30 A red 2006 Impala was reported at 6:52 a.m. stolen from outside a Ninth Avenue residence. -- A 12:01 p.m. caller reported hitting a parked car on Third Avenue -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a caller at a First Street business reported at 1:03 p.m. that someone was acting up. -- Zackary Eagle Sutherland of Havre, 29, was issued a summons on on a charge of violation of a protective order after a possible restraining...
Montana Actors' Theatre premieres its youth production of the story of a man who explored the Colorado River, including through the Grand Canyon, in four small boats starting in 1968. "Prepare for an unforgettable theatrical experience that will take you on a thrilling voyage," a release from MAT says. "'Men on Boats is' more than just a play; it's an exploration of courage, camaraderie and the uncharted waters of the human spirit." The cast list is: Vivian Nast as John...
Havre City Council held a lengthy discussion to an over-flow capacity crowd at its meeting Monday about the boil advisory in place in the city. At the end of the meeting, following a presentation by a worker at the water plant that met with extended applause, the council scheduled another meeting Monday, May 20, to debrief over what was said at this week"'s meeting and what answers had been found to questions people asked this week. Havre Department of Public Works Director...
Editor's Note: Havre Weekly Chronicle did not receive this agenda in time to publish it in the May 9, 2024, edition. The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board will meet Monday, May 13, 2024, in the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum located at 2 Fifth Avenue, Havre The meeting agenda is: 1. Call to order 2. Roll call of members 3. Reading and approval of minutes 4. Museum Report - Caroline Tuss 5. Wahkpa Chu'gn Report - Caroline Tuss 6. The Foundation Report - Elaine Morse 7....
Montana State University-Northern held its 2024 graduation ceremonies Saturday, with commencement speaker world-renowned entertainer and rodeo clown Flint Rasmussen providing the graduates with some good advice filled with local references and lots of humor. The graduating class had279 candidates eligible to receive a total of 411 degrees; 115 women and 164 men eligible for 64 certificates, 158 associate degrees, 174 bachelor's degrees and 14 master's degrees. The ceremony...
Press release Dr. Sarah Maze Zerbe, daughter of Tim and Meg Maze of Ranchester, WY, granddaughter of Norman and Margaret Maze of Havre and Lt. Col. Richard and Marguerite LaVigne of Ogdensburg, New York, and niece of Lucinda Maze of Havre has completed her Residancy in Family Medicine through the University of Washington Medical School. Maze Zerbe is a 2013 graduate of Tongue River High School in Dayton Wy, a 2017 graduate of the University of Wyoming and a 2021 graduate of...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted to threatening to kill U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., in voicemail messages was sentenced May 1 to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The defendant, Anthony James Cross, 30, pleaded guilty in January to threats to injure and murder a United States Senator. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. The court accepted a...
Press release Shores Floral, a Chinook floral shop, recently held a very successful fundraiser for the "Serving of Hope" fund. Tomi Simonson, owner of Shores Floral presented Christen Obresley, vice president of regulatory and community services at Northern Montana Health Care, a check for $7,015 for the fund. The Serving of Hop" fund was created in 2009 when the Men Who Cook for Women Who Wine event was looking for a new cause to support. That event was started in 2007 to...
By Kelsey Doncaster One of the most recent projects of the Havre-Hill County Historic Preservation Commission was a collaboration with Montana State University-Northern to nominate Donaldson Hall to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the official list of historic properties worthy of preservation. They hired me, Kelsey Doncaster of Doncaster Consulting in Choteau, Montana, to complete this nomination. In completing a National Register...
A cross walk followed by a rally to call for Box Elder being made a Native American Dependent Community is set for Saturday, May 18. “Because of the darkness of alcoholism, drug addiction, missing and murdered indigenous persons and violence in north-central Montana and the Hi-Line, we will carry a cross, walk and pray,” a flyer about the event says, saying people can call Pastor Rich Jesperson at 406-680-7080 fro more information. G. Bruce Meyers said Tuesday that a rally will be held at the end of the walk with the...
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Hays man convicted by a federal jury of sexually abusing a minor girl on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced on May 1 to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Following a three-day trial, the jury Oct. 5, 2023 found Daniel Jacob Werk, 38, guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, as charged in an indictment. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. In court...
Press release Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for April is Zechia "Dash" Logan. Dash is the son of Dave and Dawn Kaasa. He has four siblings, Nathan Albert, Rhianna Albert, Elizabeth Anderson and Amy Legge. At HMS, Dash takes pride in his schoolwork and maintains a high GPA. He also participates in the middle school choir. Outside of school, he loves to play basketball, sing and hunt with his father. In his free time, Dash loves to go on road trips with...
Press release BOZEMAN - Well-above normal precipitation during April was needed given the meager snowpack conditions experienced this year. Total monthly precipitation was above normal last month only in the Powder and Tongue River basins but was not widespread across Montana. "A couple mid-month storms did provide significant snowfall, but April is typically a wet month in Montana, and total precipitation last month did not meet that standard," said Eric Larson, USDA Natural...
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management officials signed a Decision Record and Finding of No Significant Impact for a travel plan amendment opening a 0.6-mile primitive road in the Left Coulee area of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument’s Bullwhacker region, providing legal public motorized and mechanized access to that area. In 2023, the Square Butte Grazing Association and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks finalized a Public Access Land Agreement through a private parcel along Cow Creek....
Press release CHINOOK - The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation announced that Independence Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines have provided a $60,000 grant from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund. This matching grant program, which was introduced in 2023, provides nearly $20 million to eligible organizations in order to strengthen communities in target areas of the FHLB Des Moines district. In 2024, the FHLB Des Moines increased the Member Impact Fund...
Press release The office of the Hill County Justice of the Peace announced last week some relocations and possible temporary disruption of service due to work on the Hill County Courthouse. A press release said that, due to replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system on the second and third floors of the Hill County Courthouse, Hill County Justice Court of Record will be temporarily relocated until further notice. The office will be moving the week of May 20, 2024, to the Timmons Conference Room in...
You know, Lord, it was special listening to several teens talk about their visit to a rest home, visiting a woman named Violet on Mother's Day. They said she smiled as they stopped in to visit with her. The hot, sticky, midday air came into her little group home unabated, but she didn't complain. Instead, she began wracking her mind for a song to sing. Then a huge smile appeared and she sang, "I am running, skipping, jumping, praising the Lord!" As she sang, she swung her...
Press release Savannah Riggin of Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School and Reinhard Bold of Havre High School were among north-central Montana students awarded scholarships due to their performance in wrestling. Alexander “Zander” Blewett III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt and Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, Montana, has awarded $500 Scholarships to the top student-athlete wrestlers in north-central Montana from four schools in north-central Montana who have displayed the best combined qualities...
Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected 28 organizations to host members of USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps, an effort that will train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders, providing technical training and career pathway opportunities for young people and helping them deliver climate-smart agriculture solutions for farmers and ranchers. Selections were made in partnership with The Corps Network. WLCC is part of President Joe Biden’s historic American Climate...
North Central Senior Center May 13-17 Menu Monday, May 13 — Polish sausage, sauerkraut, veggies, dessert Tuesday, May 14 — Eggs Benedict, fruit, pudding Wednesday, May 15 — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, dessert Thursday, May 16 — Tuna casserole, veggies, fruit, dessert Friday, May 17 — Potato soup, egg salad sandwich, fruit, dessert Important: We will continue to prepare meals for the Rudyard Center until someone is hired. We will also continue with Meals on Wheels. Please be kind, we...
A circuit rider pastor has a lot of "windshield time" to pray and to ponder ... pondering can take some mighty strange directions at times. While driving down the highway, I wondered, " How many mile markers there are in Montana?" I googled the Montana Transportation webpage ... there are 13,271-mile markers in our state ... Now, that's a lot of highway! We don't pay much attention to the mile markers unless we need roadside assistance. But in that moment of describing the...
Press release The Hi-Line Arts Council has announced the organization’s annual “Art Alley Spring Celebration” event, scheduled for Saturday, May 11,h from 3-7 p.m. to 7 p.m The event, as in past years, will highlight the role of art in Havre and on the Hi-Line and will be a festive, family-friendly celebration in downtown Havre. The Art Alley is located between Second and Third Streets and Third and Fourth Avenues. The east entrance of the alley begins between Helmbrecht Studio and Crawford Distillery. The Havre City...
Press release ST. GEORGE, Utah — Bailey Proulx of Big Sandy was one of the 2,967 students graduating at Utah Tech University’s 113th Commencement ceremonies Friday. During the first ceremony, held in the morning May 3 at the Greater Zion Stadium at Utah Tech University, 31 percent of graduates earned their associate degree. During the evening ceremony, 37 percent of the graduates received a bachelor’s degree, 31 percent received a certificate, and one percent earned their master’s...
Matthew 13:22 "The ground of trusting in the riches of this world is sinking sand" Out our way, the upper pastures can be a bit treacherous. The thorn trees and thick clumps of trees in the arroyos can hide unexpected surprises. Being a greenhorn, I did not know that some creek beds get covered in dirt and while they may look dry and solid are actually deep mud holes that, quicksand-like, will grab hold of the unwary and not let go. I have shared this tale a few times...
Havre City-County Airport Board will meet at the airport terminal Thursday, May 16, at 3 p.m. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of DATE minutes 2. Correspondence 3. Reports (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business • Big Hangar Renovation • GSA Lease • Mill Levy for Ballot 6. New business • FY25 Budget 7. Approval of May...
By Emily Mayer With all the negative news lately, I thought it would be neat to read about the many good deeds our forebearers were doing to make Havre a better place to live for all walks of life. These four articles were found in the May 4, 1924, edition of the Havre Daily Promoter. CLEAN UP WEEK In their efforts to bring about a general observation of clean up week in Havre the city authorities are entitled to the utmost cooperation. Cities are judged a lot by their appearance. No city that is not clean and wholesome can...
Monday, May 13, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner working session in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency Planning Committee monthly meeting in the City Hall Emergency Operations Center in the basement 1:30 p.m. — 911 Meeting at City Hall Wednesday, May 15, 2024 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Commission Office The public may participate in the Hill...
Press release Davey School Board’s regular and organizational board meetings are set for Monday, May 13, 2024, starting at 4 p.m. at the school. People with questions can call...
Daniel A. Boucher, 67, former Havre attorney and District Court judge, departed this life Tuesday, April 30, 2024, due to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, surrounded by his loving family at home in Tucson, Arizona. He is now free from any suffering and his body has been donated for medical research. Per Dan’s request there will be no services. A full obituary to...
Wesley John Fisk, 98, passed away peacefully of natural causes in his home, in Shepherd, Montana, Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. Wesley was born July 6th, 1925 in Bartlett, North Dakota. Wesley was the youngest of four, he had two brothers and one sister born to John Wesley and Nellie Arella Wright Fisk. Wesley was married to Joan Dorthy Karna July 31, 1947. They had six children, Barbara J. Pate, Nancy A. Hewitt, Ronald D. Fisk, Lesley G. Clark, David W. Fisk and Gerald (Jerry)...
Alex James Billmayer of Hogeland, 41, passed away unexpectedly in a tragic accident Friday April 26, 2024, on the family ranch. A celebration of life was held Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in the Commercial Building in Chinook, MT. A graveside service was held Sunday at 11:00 a.m. at the Wing Cemetery. Alex James Billmayer was born July 8th, 1982, in the hallway of the Havre hospital to Larry and Kristi Billmayer, joining his proud older brother, Casey, and beginning...
Peggy J. Malone, 87, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Friday, May 3, 2024. Cremation has taken place, and services are...
Tammie Lynn (Azure) Golden, 63, passed away due to natural causes at her residence on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Cremation has taken place, and a Rosary wase recited at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at St. Anthony’s Catholic...
Norman Earl Witherbee passed away April 29, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana, at the age of...
Ila May Hensler of Missoula, 94, passed away of natural causes at home with her family by her side Sunday, April 28, 2024. Ila was born December 25, 1929 to Clarence and Bernice Keough near Opheim, MT. As a young girl, she lived on the family farm and was the oldest of 10 children. Ila attended a one-room school house where she was the only girl student. Later, she attended Opheim High School. After graduation, she applied for an office position at Ryan Havre. She got the...
The Havre High softball team finished its home schedule with two wins at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field. On Friday, the Ponies crushed Sidney 10-0 in five innings. Bree Hanson hit a homer for Havre. Havre was already up, 4-0 at that point. The Ponies also got four runs by RBI singles. Camille Keeley lead the team with three RBIs on three hits. Keeley now has 21 RBIs in 16 games played. Elle Verploegen dominated in the circle. She took a perfect game into the fifth inning,...
The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball team was anxious to get their 2024 season started. But, their home opener was going to be tough as the Northstars hosted the Great Falls AA Chargers last Sunday at Legion Field. And while it was tough sledding for the young Havre team, head coach Patch Wirtzberger's squad battled the AA Chargers in each game. In the opener, Havre dropped a tough 6-0 decision to the Chargers, who showed off some strong pitching as the Northstars...
Another home meet, another clean sweep for the Havre High track and field teams. On Saturday, the Blue Pony girls won the Havre Lions Invite at the Havre Middle School Track with 150 points, while the Havre boys scored 111 points to also win the final home meet of the 2024 season. In the boys meet, Brayden Kimblerling took second for the Ponies in the 100 meters, as well as second in the 200. Ciaran Courtnage also finished sixth in the 200. In the 400, Havre went 4-6, as...
With the Northeast A Divisional Tournament fast approaching, the Havre High tennis teams took full advantage of the Mayfair Invitational last weekend, hosted by Billings Central. The Blue Ponies played in a bracketed tournament against almost all of the Eastern A, including division rivals like Miles City and Glendive. On the boys side, the Ponies excelled in doubles, as Carter Spangler and Max Spangler teamed up to finish third in the No. 1 doubles bracket. The duo lost a...
With the completion of the poll of the Legislature on whether to override the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 442, I want to explain my consistent opposition to the bill, including voting against overriding the veto. The bill would have incorporated $ 16 million in annual expenditures for county roads into the existing allocations of marijuana tax revenue with corresponding reductions to the general fund. When the voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2020 through initiative (I-190), the ballot language read: “I-190...
It may be that Stubby is gone for good. In the summer of 2022, I started writing about my mother’s new pet, a red squirrel who she reluctantly began to care for. My parents live on 20 acres in the woods up north in a house my father designed when he retired 35 years ago. The house looks over the lake and, for most of the winter, my parents have few neighbors, except for the birds at their feeder and the deer making their way through the deep snow and, of course, red...
Editor’s note: Due to an editing error at the paper, the wrong name was listed as the writer of a letter published Feb. 20, 2024 on the Opinion Page of Havre Daily News. The full corrected letter follows. Editor, Congratulations to all those new and expecting moms out there and thank you everyone to came and supported our Community Baby Shower. We had some awesome vendors and supporters. Extra congratulations to the winners of the baskets, Mariah Kellam, Cheyenne Chinadle, Baliey Schaub, Mackenzy, Abbey Chivilicek, Pam...
If you want to see a flying whale, go to the Natural History Museum in London. Well, the whale isn’t technically flying. That’s because it’s dead. Even live whales don’t fly, unless there’s something David Attenborough hasn’t told me. Right when you enter the museum, you see that enormous skeleton suspended from the ceiling: a whole blue whale, or what’s left of it. Gazing at this miracle of creation, you forget your dull, everyday concerns. It doesn’t matter where you’re going to have lunch, or what day...
"In my next life, I want to be a tree." "A tree? Why, Mom, would you want to be a tree?" "Because they are more intelligent and kinder than humans." "A sycamore, Mom. Be a sycamore. I don't even know what one looks like but that tree popped into my mind." We each went to our computers and landed on the same site. Though we are 2,500 miles separated geographically, we are otherwise quite close. "Holy guacamole, these trees are beautiful." "Ooooh, I want to be a sycamore." I...
