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  • Obituary Cecile Evanson

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    Cecile Evanson, 85, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Heritage Place in Kalispell, of natural causes. Wake services will begin at 4 p.m. Monday, July 6, with a 7 p.m. Rosary Service on Monday. Her Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2015, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy, with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Her burial will be held in Havre at Highland Cemetery immediately following the Mass. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. You may visit Cecile's...

  • Havoc on the Hi-Line

    Updated Jul 7, 2015

    John Kelleher Alex Ross John Paul Schmidt Havre Daily News Winds up to 72 mph struck Havre Saturday night prompting the first tornado warning in years. Hail of up to two inches in diameter broke windows at Eagles Manor, Havre Historic Post Office, the Masonic Temple and other locations in the city. Trees were uprooted around the city, including a massive tree at Eagles Manor and one on 7th Avenue. Limbs were down on many streets Sunday morning. The fireworks set for a...

  • 'Today' show on Havre to air July 28

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 6, 2015

    Havre will be in the national spotlight Tuesday, July 28. That’s when the “Today” show will run a piece on the restoration of the Havre Historic Post Office. Drs. Marc Whitacre and Erica Farmer said “Today” officials let them know when the piece will air. The segment is about everyday people who overcome challenges. Whitacre said he didn’t know how long the segment would be or what time it would run on the two-hour NBC morning show. The couple bought the dilapidated post office shortly after they started working at the Nort...

  • Man dies in Saturday crash

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jul 6, 2015

    A man died in a rollover motor vehicle crash near Beaver Creek Park Saturday morning. Steven Formanack, 52, of Great Falls was driving his Dodge Ram 1500 north on Montana Secondary Highway 234 from Beaver Creek Park when he failed to negotiate a curve. He overcorrected and forced the vehicle across the road. He overcorrected again, causing the vehicle to roll, according to a report from the Montana Highway Patrol. The time was around 7:10 a.m. July 4. Formanack was ejected and pronounced dead on arrival at Northern Montana...

  • Quick Pic: Lighting up the Fifth

    Updated Jul 6, 2015

  • Fourth of July picnic brings out patriotism, volunteers

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 6, 2015

    Boy Scouts lined up in front of Pepin Park bandstand, standing at attention. They marched forward, placed the flag on the podium, stood back and smartly saluted, formally kicking off the 14th annual Fourth of July Community Music Festival and Barbecue, On the sidelines, Vince Woodwick, co-organizer of the event, was giving words of encouragement to the Pratt family, that was about to step forward and sing the national anthem. "Now when you get done, I will take you right up...

  • VA representatives in area

    Updated Jul 6, 2015

    Steve Mulonet or Judy Loendorf, service officers for Montana Veteran Affairs Division, will be in Fort Belknap at the IHS Conference Room, July 16, 1:30 to 3 p.m. People who would like to apply for benefits with the VA can meet with a service officer at one of the scheduled times. Bring a copy of discharge/separation papers....

  • Our View: Work together to get facts out during crises

    Updated Jul 6, 2015

    Hi-Line folks lived through another major weather problem this weekend. A terrible storm with high winds, rain and hail slammed the area, resulting in windows being broken, trees being uprooted, power lines being downed, roads being covered in ice and fears being raised. Problems were compounded when the National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and urged people to head for their cellars for their own safety. This isn’t tornado country, and people were justly concerned. As usual, emergency personnel did a fine job o...

  • Noel was one great guy

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 6, 2015

    Noel Davidson died last week, and Havre lost a tremendous developer, a community leader and above all a fine fellow. Noel packed 200 years of living in his 97 years. People all over town recall Noel as the man who built their family's first home. He developed businesses ranging from the beginnings of Uncle Joe’s to Pizza Hut to Havre Rental Center. But to those of us at the Havre Daily News, he was the courtly gentleman who came to the office to chat and fill us in on news about town — always after deadline, our busiest tim...

  • For the Record, July 6, 2015

    Updated Jul 6, 2015

    Havre Police Department Officer investigated a 7:35 a.m. Thursday call from 19th Street about two kids bicycles stolen. —— Officers investigated a 2:14 p.m. Thursday call from 3rd Avenue about the theft of a motorcycle. —— Officers investigated a 9:32 p.m. Thursday call from a 1st Street business about a stolen motorcycle being at the business. —— Officers investigated a 10:50 p.m. Thursday call from 10th Street about a man who was out past curfew and was possibly drinking. —— Candace Renee Birdhat, 35, of Wolf Point was...

  • Correction: Senior Center News

    Updated Jul 6, 2015

    In the Senior Center News on Page B2 in Thursday’s Havre Daily News, the wrong header was used. The information listed was for July 6-10....

  • Agenda: Hill County Commission

    Updated Jul 6, 2015

    MONDAY 11 a.m. — Budget review - county attorney 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting – Anez 2 p.m. — Health job description review 5:30 p.m. — Park Board meeting TUESDAY 10:30 a.m. — Road Supervisor – Otto WEDNESDAY 10 p.m. — Safety Committee meeting THURSDAY 10 a.m. — Business meeting; manual claims; employment review; resolutions; tax adjustments; county permit approval; subdivision/survey approval; time for comments from the public 1 p.m. — Lions Campground bid opening 2 p.m. — DNRC Planning & Construction grants ...

  • Wherefore Art thou Class of 1970?: The tale of nine Debbies

    Updated Jul 6, 2015

    Probably it is because I had a rather uncommon first name, but I’ve always wondered what it would be like to have a name that others could pronounce. Why couldn’t mom and dad have named me Sandy, Susie, Judy … or Debbie? Debbie! Now that is a nice name. In fact, Debbie is a beautiful name! Of course Debbie comes from Deborah who was a judge in the Old Testament. She ruled Israel for 40 plus years and ruled her land with God’s ways and laws. Because of her decision to honor God, her country experienced unprecedented peace....

  • North Stars get just one of four at Legion Field

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jul 6, 2015

    It was a busy week for the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team. And when it was all said and done, even one of the worst storms in the history of Havre couldn't keep them from playing ball at Legion Field over the weekend. After winning a pair of games over the Tri-County Cardinals by the scores of 11-3 and 6-4 on Thursday in Conrad, the North Stars hosted the Lethbridge Miners and Vauxhall Spurs in back-to-back Northern A district doubleheaders Saturday and...

  • Skylights face new and daunting schedule

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 6, 2015

    Just one year removed from its best season in more than a decade, the Montana State University-Northern women's volleyball team took on its toughest schedule in more than a decade last fall. And it wasn't easy for a rebuilding Skylights' team to play 11 teams ranked in the NAIA Top 25 last season, all before battling it out in the Frontier Conference. The result was a difficult 7-21 season, with a 3-11 mark in the Frontier Conference. Now however, a new-look Northern squad...