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On Friday, August 31, at 1:00 pm a brief service of committal and the burial of ashes will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Havre for Matthew B. Walen. Friends, family, co-workers and neighbors are invited. Matt passed on September 23, 2017 of complications from lymphoma. He was 50 years old. He is survived by his loving wife, Milene; her son, Kyle, and his parents, Bud and Patti Walen. Matt was a warm soul with friends everywhere. He also possessed an inquisitive mind and a...
The opening week of high school football is always exciting and this past weekend, local football fans soaked in all the action as their favorite teams returned to the gridiron. One team that was supposed to be playing on the road was Big Sandy. However, after the air quality became an issue in Sunburst, the game between the Pioneers and Refiners was moved to Big Sandy Saturday and in a contest of potential playoff teams, the Pioneers rolled to a 41-25 victory. Sunburst...
The local acting troupe announced that tickets are on sale for the chance to see a legendary Hollywood actor performing with troupe members in Havre. Montana Actors' Theatre announced Monday that tickets for "God Help Us" starring Ed Asner and featuring MAT veterans Jay Pyette and Kate Hagen are available online at http://www.mtactors.com as well at fivehead's, Computer Center and Bear Paw Meats. The tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students, seniors and members of the...
A local woman has started a nonprofit to help working families in crisis and is working to raise funds to do so. "I've known so many working families that have some kind of crisis come up and they don't have the savings or the resources to deal with it or the crisis is so catastrophic it bankrupts them," Blessed to Bless NOW founder BilliJo Doll said, adding that the nonprofit is meant to help families weather the storm in their time of need. "What helps them through is the...
Sen. Jon Tester announced that local sheriff’s offices have received Operation Stonegarden grants as part of awards worth more than $1.5 million across the state, a press release from his office said. Law enforcement uses this grant to help pay overtime for officers and purchase new equipment to help increase preparedness, coordination and effectiveness on the border, Blaine County Sheriff Glenn Huestis said Monday. He added that Blaine County has been receiving this grant since 2008 and has used it to increase its p...
Havre Daily News staff The Blue Pony Booster Club made a presentation showing its support of Havre High School activities in the 2017-18 school year during the first Blue Pony football game of the 2018-19 year. Booster Club President Stacy Rismon and Past President Brett Hickman presented Havre Public Schools Superintendent Andy Carlson and Havre High School Principal Ed Norman with a check during halftime in Havre's 24-0 victory over the Hardin Bulldogs. "Blue Pony Booster...
Kimberly Ann (Robinson) S heehy passed away August 23, 2018, at the Big Sandy Medical Center. Kim was 61, having been born March 13, 1957, in Detroit, Michigan, to Alfred and Elaine (Ayotte) Robinson. Kim grew up in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, and graduated from Lake Shores High School in 1975. She attended Michigan State University on a National Merit Scholarship, graduating in 1979. Throughout high school and college, Kim worked at McDonald's. In 1980 she came to Montana to...
HAYS — Gregory Scott Werk 56, passed away Friday August 24, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Wake services were 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 27, 2018, at St. Paul’s Mission Rec Center. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Mission Rec Center in Hays, MT, with interment to follow at The Werk Family Cemetery. Condolences for the family can be left at http://www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com Gregory was born on March 14, 1962, in the F...
The Hill County Water District meeting will be Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 8 p.m. at the District’s shop/office at 104 Second St. in Hingham. • Recognition of visitors; public comments, limited to any matter not on this agenda and within the jurisdiction of the District Board — three-minute time limit per speaker. • Call to order and approval of minutes of previous meeting • Old business • Other old business • New business: 1. Employee report 2. Review of Proposed Ordinance 2018-3 Establishing Section 1.0 District Services — se...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
Havre Police Department A caller on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest reported a parenting plan issue Monday at 6:17 a.m. -- Lance Udell Stump of Havre, 31, was issued a summons at the police station Monday at 8:09 a.m. on a charge of criminal contempt related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show. -- Michael Delnigro of Havre, 48, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant on Second Street West Monday at 9:44 a.m. -- Amber Victoria Standingrock of Havre, 21, was arrested on a Justic...
As I mentioned in my last update, we scheduled a meeting at the Tiber Marina to address the possible relocation of the boat decontamination station and some campsites. I was very pleased with the turnout. The meeting was attended by Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Bureau of Reclamation, county representatives, members of the general public, Marina concessionaires and myself. Getting all parties together and having a conversation on how to move forward is a great start. As we discussed the issues, it was evident that the station...
A fundraiser is set Thursday at Havre's Pizza Hut for Angie Nyberg Nyberg was diagnosed July 5 with Stage Three triple negative breast cancer. She started chemotherapy treatments the second week of July and has done three treatments since she was diagnosed. She said her next one will be right after Labor Day weekend. She added that she will be going through treatments until December, when she will undergo surgery, and then resume chemotherapy afterword. Havre-native Nyberg...
Teagan Fee, Havre High Golf Havre High senior Teagan Fee couldn't have gotten her last year of high school golf off to a much better start. After posting a Top 10 finish at the prestigious Great Falls Invitational, Fee won back-to-back tournament, placing first at the Havre Invitational and first at the Browning Invitational — all in a span of just one week. Fee also finished fifth at last week's Belgrade Invite in Bozeman. Fee is a defending Class A All-Conference golfer, a...
It was a week of championships at Prairie Farms Golf Course this past week. Last Thursday, the 2018 ladies league playoffs concluded with an exciting championship match that had to go to an extra hole to be decided. In the championship match, Northern Montana Hospital defeated Double R by one half a point to capture the ladies league title. NMH was composed of Patti Nault, Carol Culp, Mary Pizzini, and Terri Earl. Double R was made up of Ali Ward, Connie Peterson, Tammy...
The Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears and Montana State University-Northern Lights opened the 2018 season with thrilling victories on their home fields. So it's only fitting that the Bears and Lights next play each other. Rocky will come to Blue Pony Stadium Saturday as the 20th-ranked team in the NAIA and fresh off a 19-0 shutout win over Carroll College last Thursday. A first look at the Bears would suggest they are every bit as good as their ranking says. A loaded defen...
August isn't over just yet, but the high school volleyball season wasted little time getting started along the Hi-Line. A slew of regular season matches took place Thursday and Friday night, while Saturday was reserved for several local preseason tournaments. Included in those Saturday was the Sunburst Volleyball Showcase where Box Elder, Chester-Joplin-Inverness and Fort Benton were all in action. Box Elder, which is excited about this upcoming season, beat Sunburst, but was...
Press release The Northern Montana Sletten Cancer Center celebrated its 10 year anniversary Aug. 8 with the theme "A Decade of Caring." Past donors along with members of the Sletten family were there to dedicate the building in the memory of Robert Sletten, a major benefactor of the project. The Northern Montana Sletten Cancer Center is a joint venture between Northern Montana Health Care and Benefis. This center provides chemotherapy for the communities of the Hi-Line,...
