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The Local Emergency Planning Committee met Tuesday in the courtroom of the Hill County Detention Center discussing latest emergency planning. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross told representatives of different agencies at the meeting that both the basement of Havre City Hall and the courtroom at the Hill County Detention Center can be used as an emergency operations center. Ross showed attendees how to set up the equipment in the courtroom and what equipment is available during an emergency. Havre Assistant Chief of Police...
By BRADY McCOMBS and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — As Democrats in Congress prepare to scrutinize President Donald Trump’s review of 27 national monuments, most of the recommendations made by ex-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke remain unfinished as other matters consume the White House. Trump acted quickly in December 2017 on Zinke’s recommendations to shrink two sprawling Utah monuments that had been criticized as federal government overreach by the state’s Republican leaders since their creation by Democra...
The 70th Annual Montana Seed show will be running Thursday through Saturday, March 14-16, at Harlem High School. Thursday is all about agriculture with entry and judging of the wool fleeces, grain, legume, grass and potato and woodworking projects. The public is welcome to attend the judging portion, which starts at 2 p.m., to watch the process and ask the judges questions as they are evaluating the entries. Friday and Saturday, the Seed Show will be in full swing, from 8...
Highland Park Early Primary School Principal Mark Irvin said Tuesday that Highland Park is seeing great success in utilizing a new educational program for teaching kids the alphabet. Irvin said during the monthly meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees at Havre Middle School two Highland Park kindergarten teachers tested the ABC Boot Camp program last year and found the program helped many of the students learn and retain their alphabet. This year, all eight of the kindergarten teachers used the program and saw...
By Havre Daily News staff Fort Belknap Early Head Start is holding a fundraiser at the Havre Pizza Hut Thursday. The fundraiser will help pay for graduation of 4-year-olds in the Fort Belknap program and for end-of-year celebrations for its 3-year-old participants. When people paying for a dine-in or carry-out order Thursday at Pizza Hut say they are donating to Fort Belknap Head Start, 20 percent of the purchase price will go to the fundraiser....
On March 9th, 2019, we lost our husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, and superhero Michael John Friede. Mike was born March 8, 1956, to Beverly (Michalson) and Ralph Friede. He was the second oldest of 6 children. Mike grew up in Havre, graduated from Havre High and attended Northern Montana College. He worked many different jobs from the time he was 15 years old including at the Montana Highway Department, Flynn Farms, Meland Farms and, for the last 24...
Virginia Ann Kapernick of Havre, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Friday, March 15, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church. Virginia requested that memorials be directed to Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, First Lutheran Church, or donor's choice. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit...
Havre Police Department A 16th Street West caller reported damage to a mailbox Tuesday at 7:01 a.m. -- A summons was issued after a 16th Street West caller reported two dogs at large at 12:11 p.m. Tuesday, but no details were provided on the charges. -- An officer on a walk-through at a First Street establishment at 12:57 p.m. Tuesday referred an issue to another law enforcement agency. -- Someone stopped at the police station at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday to report a hit-and-run...
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Plains farm aid nonprofit Farm Rescue is accepting applications for spring crop-planting assistance. Farm Rescue provides free physical labor for farmers and ranchers dealing with an injury, illness or a natural disaster. It relies on volunteers from around the country, donations and corporate sponsors. It was launched in North Dakota in 2006 and has since expanded to South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana and Nebraska. Its services include crop planting and harvesting, haying, and livestock f...
Havre Daily News staff Hill County Conservation District presented Beaver Creek Park $20,000 in grant money Tuesday to pay for repair of fences burned in a 2017 fire that brought in a federal-level emergency response team. HCCD was able to sponsor Beaver Creek Park in securing money to assist in the extensive repair and replacement of 4.25 miles of boundary fencing damaged during the East Fork Fire. This enabled the park to rebuild, utilizing a local contractor to complete...
Press release The Havre Public Schools Foundation announced a new scholarship will be offered this year. The Wayne Thurston Memorial Scholarship will award one $2,000 or two $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing a degree in a STEM — science, technology, engineering or mathematics — field. The award will be available to students graduating from a Hill County school this spring. The application form is located on the Havre Public Schools Education Foundation scholarship website, http://www.hpseducationfoundation.com/. App...
Following the completion of the Class A state boys basketball tournament this past weekend in Great Falls, postseason honors were announced and the Havre High boys basketball team had a number of players who were recognized. While the Blue Ponies didn't have anyone earn All-State honors this season in Class A, Kellen Detrick was close and still managed to bring home First-Team All-Conference honors in the Central A after a stellar sophomore season that saw him average 14...
It was an incredibly exciting girls basketball season along the Hi-line and with the season coming to a close this past weekend, that means it's time for postseason awards to honor some of the outstanding individual efforts we saw on the hardwood this past season. In terms of local Class C girls basketball, it was another really strong year for the District 9C, which saw the Box Elder Bears win a second consecutive Class C state championship. In addition to that, Fort Benton...
The local bowling season is now in the home stretch. Highs for last week were, Janet Robinson (congratulations) 225 and Julie Rodgers 566. For the men, Shawn Mariani 278 and Ryan Mapes 656. Sunday Keglers: Ashley Linderman 186-477, Pam Conaster 158, Michele Denny 152, Julie Smith 163, Sabrina St. Marks 177, 200-251, Donalle Guadagni 150, Alice Burrington 190, 156, 190-536, Amanda Moomey 187-453, Kyndra Hall 166, Jeania Stiles 150, 162-443, Stephanie Mariani 151, Roman Surber 1...
Dear Editor, How are you up there in Montana? I am Ellie and my classmates and I are reading The Watsons Go to Birmingham. I’m in 7th Grade doing my letter to the editor project and I chose the state of Montana. (Just so you know I’m the first in 7 years of this project to send letters to Montana.) I’ve shown great interest in Montana for as long as I can remember. I mean you are right on the border of Canada. One quick question: Do you do a lot of fishing? I love fishing!! I also love ice skating. I am writing to ask your...
To the Editor: Some 6,500 children in Montana would lose their afterschool program, if the budget proposal from the president sent to Congress on Monday makes it into law. Despite years of research proving that afterschool and summer-learning programs keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and help relieve working parents of worries about what their children are up to in the afternoon hours and during long summer days, the President’s budget would eliminate the 21st Century Community Learning Centers. That’s the pri...
