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Friday, Montana Actors' Theatre will be performing its production of "Fantastic Mr. Fox" in the Little Theatre in Cowan Hall at Montana State University-Northern. "It's very family-friendly, very much geared toward our younger audience," director Kate Hagen said. "It's good fun for the whole family." This play is based on Roald Dahl's 1970 children's novel by the same name, she said. The story is about an anthropomorphic, tricky and clever fox named Mr. Fox, the hero, who is...
Box Elder Junior Laila Ketchum, 16, said her experience as a page in this year's Legislative session has opened her eyes to the procedures of government. "It's an honor to be able to do something like this," Ketchum said. " ... Just the experience of being able to sit in during those sessions was a really a big part of it for me." Ketchum was one of six students from across Montana to serve as a legislative page in Helena. She served as page for Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box...
Montana State University Extension is providing a health services and career fair to the Havre-area community. Health in the Hi-Line is scheduled for Thursday, March 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Havre-Hill County Library. An MSU Extension press release says the event is being funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region. Montana State University Hill County Extension Agent Jasmine Carbajal said the goal of the event is to make Havre aware of the different health care services and health care...
Ethel M. Bear, 68, passed away due to natural causes at Peace Hospice in Great Falls Monday, March 18, 2019. Wake services will begin at 5:00 p.m. and a Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m. today, March 21, 2019, at the Red Whip Center. Funeral services will take place at 11:00 a.m. Friday, also at the Red Whip, with burial to follow in the Pink Church Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Ethel’s online m... Full story
June M. Skillman of Havre, age 92, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at her home with family at her side. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Christian Church. Memorials in June's name may be made to the Montana Association of the Blind, Fifth Avenue Christian Church or the charity of the donor's choice. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please... Full story
From Montana Legal Services Association Did you know that a new law requires the IRS to use third party debt collectors to collect IRS tax debt? You have rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act even if the agency is collecting past due taxes. The IRS must tell you when they transfer your debt to a collector. You will also pay your debt directly to the IRS, not the debt collector. For more information, please visit the Taxes section of http://www.MontanaLawHelp.org/. If you can’t find the information you want, c...
Havre Daily News staff Montana Farm Service Agency announced it is looking for three full-time, permanent farm loan officer trainees at county field office locations. The positions will be assigned to the Farm Service Agency in the Farm Loan Branch, located in Billings, Cut Bank and Miles City. “FSA’s diverse culture and benefits allow for a healthy balance between your career and home life,” a release about the positions said. “In addition to a generous salary, positions with FSA offer benefits such as health insuran...
From Montana Senior Medicare Patrol The Social Security Act prohibits suppliers of durable medical equipment from making unsolicited telephone calls to people on Medicare, yet Montana Senior Medicare Patrol has received multiple reports across Montana of scam calls making the rounds. Not only have folks been receiving calls selling durable medical equipment, or DME, but several people have received unordered supplies including back braces. One case alone involves receiving twenty different items from five different...
Havre Police Department A caller at a Fifth Avenue business reported at 9:24 a.m. Wednesday a door handle was broken. -- William Joseph Williams Jr. of Havre, 33, was arrested on a trespass to property charge after a Ninth Avenue Northwest caller reported Wednesday at 10:50 a.m. that a trespasser was back on the caller's property. -- Marea Jade Redhouse of Havre, 25, was issued a summons on an assault charge after someone stopped at the police station at 11:02 a.m. to speak...
From National Park Service WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park will continue evaluation and work on the Many Glacier Road this year. The roadway was originally built between 1927 and 1931 and, according to the 2007 National Park Service Cycle 3 Road Inventory Program, is in a “fair to poor” condition. The roadway surface and parking infrastructure at the Many Glacier Hotel have significant asphalt cracking, rutting, potholes, and some slumping — all of which indicate inferior road base material. In addition, there are num...
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks BOZEMAN — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a programmatic environmental assessment to remove smallmouth bass from Gallatin Valley ponds. Comments on the proposed environmental assessment will be used to make a final decision on whether to proceed with the project as planned. After illegally introduced smallmouth bass were discovered in a public pond near Belgrade and two private ponds in the Gallatin Valley were found suspect of having smallmouth bass populations, F...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Applications are now being accepted for an April 4 master class with U.S. Astronaut Capt. Scott Kelly prior to his lecture that night at Montana State University. The course will be held at 3:10 p.m. and is open to MSU students. The master class is free, and the application deadline is March 28. Students can apply at https://tinyurl.com/ScottKellyMC/. Kelly, who spent a year in space and in October 2015 set the record for the total accumulated days spent in space, will engage with students and a...
Havre Daily News staff Bear Paw Cooperative is informing parents of preschool children in the CJI, Sage Creek, Cool Spring, Riverview, Liberty, Rimrock, and Hillside school districts who would like to have them participate in a free Community Early Childhood Screening that the screening has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 9. The screening will be at CJI Elementary School in Chester at the corner of School and Main from 9 a.m. to noon. People can call Macy at 759-5477 to make appointments. The screening is sponsored by the...
Havre Daily News staff Plant a Seed … Read is holding a family carnival Saturday at the Holiday Village Mall. The event, which is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., is for children ages 1 to 8. Activities include a fish pond, lollipop tree, Playdough, a crazy caterpillar drop, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” necklaces, ladybug races, an ice cream cone bean bag toss, a ladder ball toss, a knock down cans game, a corn hole game and a photo booth. At the carnival, people also can enroll children ages birth to 4 in the Imagi...
From Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line announced it will host a “Galaxy Dance” drug-free activity Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. for all middle school-age youth at the club at 500 First Ave. Admission is one can of food at the door. People donating two or more cans will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 or $50 gift card. The event includes games, food and dancing....
The Snowdance Ski Association will be hosting its fourth annual Hi-Line Winter Brew Fest Saturday at the Havre Ice Dome, welcoming brewers and people from across the area. “It’s really a community-driven event by volunteers and sponsorships,” event organizer and Ski Association member Dave Martens said. “We’re always overwhelmed and thankful for all the support we get for the brew fest and for people who come out and support the ski hill.” The event seeks to celebrate and promote the best of Montana’s handcrafted a...
On April 2, Montanans will join hundreds of other alzheimer’s advocates from across the country in our nation’s capitol, meeting with Senator Daines, Senator Tester and Congressman Gianforte. The resounding message will again be loud and clear: alzheimer’s is the most expensive disease in America and must be a public health priority. Indeed, it is the epidemic of our generation. An estimated 5.8 million people are living with the disease, and nearly 14 million will have the disease by 2050. Families are struggling under...
Three weeks and counting. Two deep wells supply the municipality of Etzatlan with water. One of the city well pumps quit working. Died the good death after a life of service to his community. Down on the lower edge of town, we in my neighborhood experienced an extreme decrease in water pressure. We had no idea or thought of concern to what was occurring up on the hillsides. A week passed before we were aware of a problem. Until our own water ran out. I took immediate measures...
Editor, We have the chance in Montana to take some control over the future of our electricity costs. The Colstrip power plants have been a reliable source of electricity for our state for decades, and Units 3 & 4 can continue to provide affordable energy for decades into the future. Our legislators should be supporting a plan for NorthWestern Energy to buy more of Colstrip generation. They need to make sure there are controls on what NorthWestern Energy can charge people for the electricity from Colstrip, which is why they...
You might have thought that high school basketball season was over in Montana. But you would be wrong, and that's because the HIT is coming back to Montana State University-Northern. This will be the 33rd year of The Hi-Line Invitational Tournament, and after it was held in Malta for years, it moved to Northern and has been held inside the Armory Gymnasium now for 12 years. The next rendition will get underway tonight at 5:30 when the Class A girls take on the girls from...
On the local scene, it’s been a lot of fun watching basketball the last three-plus months. You had the Havre High girls, the Box Elder girls, and a whole slew of talented boys and girls high school basketball teams to enjoy. You also had the Montana State University-Northern men and women, and in the Frontier Conference, you got to see former local stars Dane Warp (who is still playing with the Carroll College men at the NAIA national tournament), Dani Wagner and Brandon T...
The results are in from the State Elk’s Tournament. But first, Harvest Moon Lanes would like to give a huge thank you to everyone around the state for participating. Also, thank you to Brandy Kurtz and all those who helped coordinate the event. Elk’s results: Men’s Singles, 1st Place Duke Thomas, Havre, 2nd Place Justin Alexander, Great Falls, 3rd Place John Kramarich, Great Falls. Women’s Singles, 1st Place Lisa Dunn, Great Falls, 2nd Place Collette Ovrum, Great Falls, 3rd Pl...
