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Articles from the July 6, 2016 edition


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  • City Council rejects downgrading city status

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 18, 2016

    Havre City Council, after a tense debate, voted unanimously by voice vote Monday night to reject Mayor Tim Solomon's proposal to change the city's classification from Class 1 to Class 2. "I don't like surprises," said council member Jay Pyette, who said he was taken aback when Solomon, without notice, placed the matter on the agenda which was released on the Thursday before a holiday weekend. He said that two weeks ago, Havre resident Bill Lanier complained that the City...

  • Havre band trip was a great experience

    Amelia Beard|Updated Jul 7, 2016

    (Havre High School band member Amelia Beard wrote about the band’s recent trip to Washington, D.C.) The D.C. trip was amazing and the experience to march in the D.C. parade was absolutely outstanding. This is a memory I will never forget. This trip definitely brought the band together, and we all became closer with each other. The trip was well organized. All of the monuments we were able to see were phenomenal. The two days of traveling back home wasn’t the bad for me. We made new friends in D.C. who were also marching in...

  • Obituary - Lawrence J. "Mick" Smith

    Updated Jul 7, 2016

    Lawrence J. "Mick" Smith, 81, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at his residence. Cremation has taken place, and rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016, at St. Jude Thaddeus Church with the funeral Mass Friday, July 8, 20156, at 11 a.m., also at St. Jude’s, with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Mick's family has requested that memorials be made to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, to Bear Paw Hospice...

  • For the Record, July 6, 2016

    Updated Jul 7, 2016

    Havre Police Department The police dispatch log was not made available due to technical difficulties this morning. Hill County Sheriff’s Office Deputies investigated, with the police department, a sex offense report after a U.S. Highway 2 caller made a report Tuesday at 9:29 p.m. No further information was made available. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to three calls Tuesday....

  • Agenda - Hill County Park Board

    Updated Jul 7, 2016

    Hill County Park Board meeting will be in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse Monday, July 11, at 5:30 p.m. The agenda is as follows: 1. Approval of minutes 2. Approval of agenda 3. Guests and public comments on agenda items only 4. Cabin business 5. Old business: Lodge Repairs discussion: Feasibility Study Update Rules and Regulation Committee Update Amendment to Resolution No. 96-1654 FEMA Close-out update Stream Health Discussion Update Cabin Inspections Budget for FY 16-17 6. New business: Havre Trails fun...

  • Obituary - Janice Kay "Jan" Delaney

    Updated Jul 7, 2016

    Janice Kay “Jan” Delaney, well-known school teacher, historian and genealogy buff, who was active in the Rudyard Museum and other local projects and wrote weekly articles for several area newspapers, died Oct. 16, 2015. Per Jan’s wishes, her ashes will be interred at the Rudyard Cemetery on Friday, July 8, 2016, which would have been her 75th birthday. The graveside prayers will be conducted at 2 p.m. by her friend, Pamela Haugan. The public is invited. For additional details, please call 406-799-1978....

  • Obituary - Reinholt E. Bitz

    Updated Jul 7, 2016

    Reinholt E. Bitz, 93, passed away due to natural causes on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the Big Sandy Medical Center Long Term Care Unit. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre with Pastor Sharon Robertson officiating. Reinholt’s family has requested that memorials be made in his name to the Big Sandy Medical Center, Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre, or the Big Sandy United Methodist Church. Holland & Bonine F...

  • Harlem officials advise residents to conserve water

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jul 6, 2016

    City of Harlem officials are advising citizens to conserve water due to a problem with the city’s water treatment plant being able to keep up with normal watrer use. Harlem City Clerk and Treasurer Rebecca Skoyen said there are no issues with the quality of city’s water. “The water is safe to drink,” she said. The problem, she said, is that the water treatment plant is having trouble treating water as fast as it normally does. Skoyen said workers are cleaning some filters to try and make the plant more productive, althoug...

  • Streets to close for 2 downtown festivals

    John Kelleher|Updated Jul 6, 2016

    Havre City Council Tuesday gave its OK to two street closings for community festivals in coming months. The Hill County Health Department will hold its annual Lil’ Shots Carnival Friday, Aug. 12, and asked that 4th Avenue from 3rd to 4th streets be blocked off so the activities can be held. The program is aimed at encouraging young people to get their immunizations before school reopens. There will be activities including games, art projects and an obstacle course. Council also approved a proposal from Bullhook Community H...

  • Small fire extinguished at Great Northern Fairgrounds

    Alex Ross|Updated Jul 6, 2016

    A small grass fire that started on the Great Northern Fairgrounds Tuesday was quickly extinguished, resulting in no real damage. Bob Horne, manager of the fairgrounds, said he first heard about the fire at around 10 a.m. He said two other fairgrounds employees told him of the fire after someone told them that smoke was rising from a portion of long grass on the southeast edge of the fairgrounds along 2nd Street. Upon receiving word of the smoke, Horne drove to the scene and...

  • Local Golf Report: Rotary Week is underway at Prairie

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 6, 2016

    For those of you who love to watch the PGA Tour, you might have seen last weekend’s Barracuda Championship held at Lake Tahoe. And some of you might have been a little perplexed by the scoring system, as you tuned in and saw leaders with scores like +37 and even higher. No, the course didn’t play so hard that players like Gary Woodland and Greg Chalmers were that far over par. That might come in two weeks at the British Open (not that high obviously). No, the scoring sys...

  • Column: The feeling is just incredible

    Updated Jul 6, 2016

    The Havre Daily News asked some members of the Havre High School Band to reflect on their trip to Washington over the Fourth of July holiday when they participated in the National Independence Day Parade. Band member Meggan Smith gave her thoughts about the experience. We started marching down this street after warm-ups, we didn't really know where we were going, but we hoped the parade would start soon. All of a sudden, we turned onto this street filled from curb to building with people. Thousands of people squished...

  • MSU Extension releases updated information on cattle grazing leases

    Updated Jul 6, 2016

    From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension specialists have released updated information on cattle grazing leases. The new four-page MontGuide, Grazing Leases, defines a grazing lease, helps readers estimate grazing lease rates, examines the basis for expressing lease rates, such as per acre, whole tract, per head and share of gain, and discusses the terms of a grazing lease. Grazing Leases was updated by Kate Binzen Fuller, assistant professor/Extension specialist in the MSU Department of Agricultural...

  • USDA announces measures to improve pollinator health

    Updated Jul 6, 2016

    From USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced two initiatives in support of the President’s National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honeybees and Other Pollinators, available online at http://bit.ly/1HpQhIf and announced just more than one year ago. A review of USDA’s most popular conservation program found that farmers and ranchers across the country are creating at least 15 million acres of healthy forage and habitat for pollinators, and the department has also entered into a new partn...

  • Mariani bringing Play 60 to Havre

    George Ferguson|Updated Jul 6, 2016

    He's coming home. And this time, he's bringing an exercise movement with him. Former Havre Blue Pony, Montana Grizzly and current Chicago Bears' wide receiver Marc Mariani will be back in Havre next Tuesday putting on an NFL Play 60 event. The event will take place at Pepin Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to boys and girls grades K-8. Play 60 events, like the one Mariani will hold Tuesday, are free, and it's an NFL campaign to encourage kids to be active for at least...

  • North Stars come up short against Northern District rivals

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jul 6, 2016

    There aren’t many things that are more American than baseball, so when it came to celebrating the Fourth of July, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team did it with four games at Legion Field. In the days leading up the holiday, Havre hosted a pair of Canadian teams out of the Northern A District for doubleheaders. The North Stars took on Lethbridge Saturday at Legion Field to start the weekend and earned a split, dropping the first game 5-4 and winning the s...

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