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Wednesday, Oct. 30 Halloween Family Fun Night, 5:30-7 p.m., Van Orsdel United Methodist Church, 410 5th Ave., with games, crafts and pumpkin painting, and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Costumes are encouraged. Halloween Open Public Skating, 5:45-7 p.m., Havre Ice Dome, 2585 5th Ave. Costumes are encouraged. Oct. 30-31 Havre Jaycees Haunted House, 7 p.m., above Eagles Club, 202 1st St., accessed via stairway. Cost is $5 per person or $4 with a non-perishable food item. Thursday, Oct. 31 Western Trailer and Marine Sales, 8 a.m. to 5...
Big Sky Little Britches Rodeo will take place Saturday and Sunday starting at 9 a.m. at the Bigger Better Barn at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. “This is the second year Hi-Line Rodeo Team has hosted a Big Sky Little Britches Rodeo. Hi-Line BSLBR are largely volunteer-based rodeos,” rodeo team organizer parent Karen Gibson said. “BSLBR has been doing rodeos in Laurel for over five years.” This rodeo will be the second of three two-day rodeos held in Havre this fall. Each two-day rodeo is actually the result of three rodeos...
North Central Montana Stockgrowers Association and the Montana State University-Northern are hosting their annual events at Northern’s campus Saturday, Nov. 16, and everything is open to the public. “I encourage all of our members to come and listen to our speakers in the afternoon and support the college kids in the evening,” North Central Stockgrowers Association President Dana Darlington said. Events will start with North Central Montana Stockgrowers’ annual meeting and workshops from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Hensler Auditorium...
Havre firefighters took to the streets for two evenings last week as part of their annual Everybody Loves Firefighters Food Drive for the Havre Food Bank. “It was a huge success. We had about 50 volunteers on Wednesday and 20 on Thursday helping collect food,” Havre Firefighters Union Vice President and head ELF Cody McLain said. “We would like to thank the entire community for their donations and a special thanks to all the volunteers that help to make it successful.” McLain said they have received to date 7,701 pounds...
Havre Art Association and Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen have partnered together to bring a fundraising aspect to this year's 49th annual Havre Art Association Show and Sale Saturday and Sunday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. "This is an opportunity for everyday community people to chip in to the soup kitchen - which I think a lot of us want to do, but it's one of those things we just don't - and also be able to get a beautiful cup," Havre Art Association member Kris...
From Montana History Foundation The Montana History Foundation will place $160,000 throughout the state during its upcoming 2020 grant cycle, which opens Friday. The History Foundation will provide grants up to $10,000 for projects that help preserve and protect Montana’s history. Previously, the foundation provided grants up to $5,000. “These grants help preserve community history in Montana,” Montana History Foundation President/CEO Charlene Porsild said. “We are excited at the prospect of what can be accomplished in our...
Press release A blood drive is scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Chinook at Wallner Hall, 330 Ohio. from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if people have not made an appointment to donate, they can go online at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767, 1-800-REDCROSS. However, walk-ins are always welcome. There will be walk-in availability throughout the day along with the scheduled appointments. Any healthy person age 18 — or age 16 or 17 with a signed parental consent — or older a...
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds landowners, watershed groups and others that this summer’s deadline to apply for Future Fisheries Improvement Program grants is Nov. 30. The goal of FWP’s Future Fisheries Program is to restore rivers, streams and lakes to improve Montana’s wild fish habitat. Entities can receive funding for qualifying projects that benefit Montana’s wild fish. Each project is assessed by an independent review panel and final funding decisions are made by the Fish and Wil...
James O. Brewer, 67, passed away due to natural causes at the Big Sandy Medical Center on Friday, October 25, 2019. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church with Father Joseph Tran officiating. Jimmy's family has suggested memorial donations be made in his name to St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church, Big Sandy Medical Center, Peace Hospice of Great Falls, or the charity of the donor's choice. Benton Funeral Ho... Full story
James Gordon Young was born June 7, 1924, in Havre, MT, and died October 26, 2019, in Belgrade, MT. He was the son of Gordon and Ruth (Solomon) Young. Jim received his education in Havre, MT. Jim served in the U.S. Navy as a mechanics mate. He worked for Pacific Hide and Fur for over 27 years as a manager and then at Montana State University in boiler engineering. Jim enjoyed fishing and hunting, but most of all spending time at the lake house at Canyon Ferry in Helena, MT.... Full story
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting four open houses in central and southwestern Montana to discuss the draft Upper Missouri River Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan. This plan guides fisheries management for Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter reservoirs, and Missouri River sections from Toston to Canyon Ferry and from Hauser Dam to upper Holter Reservoir. The draft plan was developed through a series of open houses, an online survey and a citizen workgroup. The citizen workgroup...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Tax adjustments Resolutions Contracts Policy Manual updates Board re-appointments Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs Claims...
Havre Police Department Ruth Lydia Reyes of Havre, 50, was issued a summons on a charge of assault with a weapon after a caller at a First Street business reported Tuesday at 12:28 p.m. that customer came into the store and said someone was harassing him in the parking lot and someone else reported at the police station at 2:04 p.m. being assaulted around noon the same day. -- Erica Ann Dion of Havre, 37, was arrested on a criminal mischief charge after a Sixth Street caller...
First, I noticed the owl. “Peter! Did you see the owl?!” Our last Airbnb in Spain had a ceramic owl. So, when I found a similar owl—in a similarly inconvenient location—I took it as a good omen. “What owl?” my husband, Peter, said. Then I found four more owls, bringing our tally up to five. “Five owls! Now I know this is going to be a good trip!” “Huh,” Peter agreed. (Sometimes Peter’s not as effusive as I am.) We are staying in Frigiliana, a small town in the south of Spain...
Mason Dionne, Havre High Football Havre High senior running back Mason Dionne has had some special nights on the Blue Pony Stadium turf, but he might have just saved his best for his own senior night. Last Friday, Dionne rushed for 200-plus yards on an incredible 37 carries in Havre's 30-8 homecoming thrashing of arch rival Lewistown. Dionne, who has now rushed for over 2,000 yards in his Blue Pony career, also scored two touchdowns as Havre clinched a Class A home playoff...
The 2019 high school volleyball season has come down to the next three weeks. However, for a host of area teams, there can't be a next week if they don't perform this week. That's certainly the case in the District 6C East, where Chinook, North Star, Chester-Joplin-Inverness, Box Elder, Big Sandy and Hays-Lodge Pole will all battle to keep their season going this weekend. The 2019 District 6C East Tournament will play out Thursday and Friday inside the Chinook High School...
From USDA Farm Service Agency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin mailing ballots on Nov. 4 to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the Farm Service Agency county committee elections. “Our county committee members play a key role in our efforts to provide assistance to producers,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “We value the local input of the over 7,000 members nationwide who provide their valuable knowledge and judgment as decisions are made about the services we provide...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling program is, and forgive the cliché, solid as a rock. Under veteran head coach, and former NAIA national champion Tyson Thivierge, the Lights have grown into what they were when Thivierge wrestled for MSU-N - a national powerhouse. And that's the way Thivierge intends to keep it. The Lights begin their new season Saturday at the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyoming. After that, Northern comes back to Montana to take on arch rival...
Prep Football Playoffs Class AA First round Friday, Nov. 1 Missoula Big Sky at Bozeman, 7 p.m. Great Falls CMR at Helena, 4 p.m. Billings Skyview at Missoula Sentinel, 7 p.m. Kalispell Glacier at Great Falls, 7 p.m. Belgrade at Helena Capital, 7:30 p.m. Kalispell Flathead at Billings West, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 Missoula Hellgate at Billings Senior, 1 p.m. First-round bye: Butte. Class A First round Friday, Nov. 1 Glendive at Billings Central, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 Whitefish at Frenchtown, 2 p.m. Lewistown at Havre, 1...
The ladies are bowling some good scores right now at Harvest Moon Lanes. Highs for the week were Jason McDonald, 279 game and Roman Surber, 698 series for the men. Women's Highs were Christy Holden with a 225 game and a 570 series. Split Picker's: Brian McLees, 6-7-10, Maxine Munson, 4-5-10.Lynn Crossler, 6-7. Sunday Keglers: Hailey Breum, 154, Julie Allee, 155, Janet Robinson, 156, Suener Springer, 154, Gina Hoffman, 151, Michele Denny, 169, Amanda Moomey, 163, Robert...
