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  • Interested buyer of Oakwood Village talks to locals

    Kelly Otterness|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Editor’s note: This version corrects the spelling of Angel Care LLC Local people met with Kirk Bruce, executive director of Affiliated Developers Inc., Wednesday to discuss a potential $3.5 million renovation of the Oakwood Village apartment complex in Havre. They also had the opportunity to ask for an update on Affiliated Developers’ negotiations over Eagles Manor. Bear Paw Development Corp. hosted the meeting in its conference room and Bear Paw Executive Director Paul Tuss introduced Bruce to the attendees. The number one...

  • For the Record, Aug. 16, 2018

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Havre Police Department A Sixth Street caller reported Wednesday at 2:10 p.m. someone put sugar in his daughter's vehicle gas tank. -- Wednesday at 2:21 p.m., a caller on Smithville Road reported his 10-year-old had taken off. -- A caller on Third Street West reported Wednesday at 3:36 p.m. that a vehicle was hit. -- Two arrests were made, after a caller at a First Street establishment reported at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday a man with a warrant was on the premises. No details were...

  • Asner working with MAT in Havre

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    The local acting troupe is bringing some outside talent in for one of its productions this fall - a Hollywood legend. "The real fun starts in October," Rachel Dean of Montana Actors' Theatre said Wednesday while introducing the troupe's season. "We're starting with a show called 'God Help Us.' This will be a one-weekend run, and it's two of our actors here in Havre, but we also have a special guest actor joining us for this show. You may have heard of him. His name is Ed...

  • Republicans blast Pearl Jam poster of burning White House

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    By MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA - Republicans on Wednesday condemned a poster by Pearl Jam that shows the White House in flames and a bald eagle pecking at a skeleton they say is meant to depict President Donald Trump. The National Republican Senate Committee compared it to the now-infamous photo of comedian Kathy Griffin holding a fake decapitated Trump head. The rock group's Twitter account says the official poster from Monday's concert in Missoula, Montana, is a...

  • Montana Actors' Theatre announces its full season for 2018-19 season

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Rachel Dean of Montana Actors’ Theatre announced the acting troupe’s upcoming season — including the bombshell that Hollywood icon Ed Asner is acting with MAT in Havre in October — Wednesday during a break in local blues-rock band Shovels and Shotguns’ performance at Town Square in the final Sounds on the Square of the season. Dean said the activities kick off with the annual fundraiser Death by Chocolate Sept. 15 in St. Jude Parish Center. “We play games, have a show, we talk about all the shows of the season. … We eat lo...

  • Planning begins for Northern's equine facility

    Kelly Otterness|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    College students may drive horse trailers to class in coming years, if all goes according to Montana State-University Northern’s plan for a new equine studies minor. By next year, students may be riding horses at a new equine facility off-campus. A group met Wednesday in the Hill County Courthouse to discuss construction plans. The group has found a potential site, Commissioner Mark Peterson said, but it depends on clearing logistical “speed bumps.” Even so, Peterson added, “I think we can make this work.” The economic...

  • Agenda - Hill County Mosquito Control District Board

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Hill County Mosquito Control District Board will meet Monday in the district office in the Road and Weed Shop Complex, 1405 Second St. W. The meeting agenda is: 1. Review minutes from previous meetings 2. Correspondence 3. New business a) Purchase Order approval b) Mosquito sample testing results West Nile Virus c) Update to GPS system 4. Unfinished business a) Budget update b) Larvicide and adulticide applications 5. Announcements (non-action items) a) Next meeting Oct. 15 — meet with Weed District 6. Public comment 7. A...

  • Correction - Reardon benefit

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    An article on Page A3 of Wednesday’s Havre Daily News about a benefit for Patti Reardon misspelled the name of her daughter Crystal Albers and the town where she and her husband, Tom, live, Cut Bank....

  • Obituary - Malcolm Patrick O'Leary

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Malcolm Patrick O'Leary, aka Malcolm Magpie, left this earth on July 31, 2018 in Arlee, Montana, where he made his home for the last 20 years. The cause of death was heart failure. His strong spirit lives on through his art and through the love that many hold for him in their hearts. Malcolm was born September 1, 1952, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Malcolm grew up in Havre, Montana. Following high school, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Montana State University. He a...

  • Deadline for the 2018 NILE Internship is quickly approaching

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Havre Daily News staff College students have the chance to gain experience in agriculture showing and sales this fall. The Northern International Livestock Exposition — NILE — is looking for college students who are willing and able to work all day and into the night, eat and sleep minimally, handle high pressure situations, work in the extreme weather conditions of October in Montana, and enjoy every minute of it. “NILE staff is looking for those college kids who are little obsessed, a little quirky, and have a lot of heart...

  • Havre High School will begin school Wednesday, Aug. 29

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    The school will be conducting a freshmen/new student orientation in the morning from 8:15 to 11:45 a.m. Aug. 29. All freshmen and new students are required to attend this event. All other students will be required to attend afternoon classes for the rest of the day starting at 12:35 p.m. Buses will run on regular schedules in the morning and in the afternoon, so students who ride the bus will be responsible to transport themselves to school at noon on the first day only. Hot lunches will be served. Fall registration for the...

  • Local News - Little Pony Cheer Camp registration open

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Little Pony Cheer Fall Camp runs Aug. 24 from 9-11 a.m. at Havre High School cafeteria. It is open to children entering kindergarten through fifth grade. Registration forms are available at Havre High Athletic Office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or Crossroads Hair & Design. People may also contact Stephanie Borst 945-2447...

  • Havre Elks Lodge, VFW host successful barbecue

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Press Release Havre Elks Lodge No. 1201 and the VFW Post 497 hosted the inaugural Hi-Line Veterans/First Responders Family Barbecue Saturday at the Bear Paw Lake pavilion in Beaver Creek Park. "Despite the extremely hot temperatures, we had many veterans and first responder come out and enjoy a great day of food, fun and storytelling," Elks Lodge Secretary and event co-chairwoman Brandy Kurtz said. "We appreciate the Elks National Foundation for helping to fund this event...

  • Looking out my Backdoor: And the cat came back

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    I consider myself a pretty practical person. Yet I find myself incredibly sad, from time to time, mourning the death of Cat Ballou. I had an opportunity several weeks ago to adopt a new kitten from Ballou’s mother’s latest litter. “No. I leave in two months to see my family. It wouldn’t be right for me to take a new kitten and then abandon her for several weeks.” See, practical. Yesterday morning Nancie phoned. “Can you come over to visit?” My cousin was leaving the next day, back to Washington. We had already made plans fo...

  • Rudolph promoted to operations officer at Stockman Bank

    Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Press release Brooke Rudolph has recently been promoted to operations officer for Stockman Bank Havre. Her responsibilities include coordinating, overseeing and supervising all operational related functions for the bank, as well as providing supervision and guidance to the teller and customer service areas, loan support and administrative staff. Rudolph brings over 13 years of banking experience to the position. Her extensive knowledge in banking and operations will be an...

  • Northern Auto Repair brings three auto-techs together in business

    Derek Hann|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Northern Auto Repair brings a personal touch to Havre with personal, hands-on, service, said part-owner Craig Shaw. The repair shop is owned equally between Shaw, Zach Carlson and Matt Barkley, all of whom are graduates of Montana State University-Northern, who personally work on the vehicles themselves, with the goal of providing great service, Shaw said. Northern Auto repair opened its doors in December at 2 Second St., the former Eddies Bread building. Carlson said the busi...

  • Outdoors: IT'S BACK: Smoke, fires return to Montana

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    Here we go again. For the first part of the summer, it looked as though Montana was going to catch a break when it came to wildfires. In the last week, though, that hope has faded. While several fires were already burning, mostly in extreme northwest and in southwestern Montana, fires again caught everyone's attention Sunday when the Howe Ridge Fire inside Glacier National Park exploded, and in its wake, destroyed most of historic Kelly's Camp. The Howe Ridge fire in Glacier...

  • George Ferguson Column: Some ramblings to help you get ready for Cat-Griz season

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    It's been hot, really hot, but the thermometer doesn't have anything to do with the fact that something is coming into focus more and more every day - football season is almost here. And in Montana, that means it's time to start talking Bobcats and Grizzlies. No, I don't mean arguing about it either. I just mean, it's time to start talking and thinking about it, no matter which side of the Divide you're on. I know I'm thinking about it, and for many reasons. First, I was just...

  • Lights grinding toward game week

    Chris Peterson|Updated Aug 16, 2018

    When head coach Andrew Rolin took over the football program at Montana State University-Northern, he set out to create a winning culture. And while it might be too early to judge if he has been successful or not, if his first fall camp is any indication, the Lights are headed in the right direction. Northern officially opened camp about 10 days ago and since then, the team has been practicing hard, essentially going without a day off. Even with a scrimmage last Saturday, the...

  • No one covers the Lights like the HDN

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 15, 2018

    The MSU-Northern football team's season-opener against Mayville State is almost here. I next week's Havre Daily News' sports section, we'll have breakdowns of the Northern offense, defense, special teams, a look at the Lights' upcoming season as a whole, a full preview of their home-opener against Mayville, and the 2018 Frontier Conference Football season. Our first Northern Game Day will also publish next Friday, and of course with every game, we'll have a full recap and...