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Havre Daily News staff A local organization is holding a Pizza Hut fundraiser Thursday to help cover some medical expenses — the medical expense for rescued dogs. Jim Wilke of RezQ Dogs said many of the animals he and his wife, Anita, have been taking in lately have needed medical treatment. “We just got so spanked this year for medical needs for animals,” he said. “We’ve just ran into that time and time again this year, for some reason.” RezQ Dogs is located on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation near Dodson. It rescues ani...
Members of the public and representatives from NorthWestern Energy praised each other Monday for their efforts dealing with a massive power outage during and after the record-breaking Oct. 2-3 snowstorm. The comments were made at a meeting at Havre City Hall Monday, hosted by the Montana Public Service Commission. Travis Kavulla, R-Great Falls, vice chairman of the commission, whose district includes the region from Chester to Malta that experienced the power outage, led the...
Staff and wire report People in north-central Montana have a chance next week to hear about a climate science study that looked at climate trends and their impact on three key components in the function of the state — water, agriculture and forests. “For years, stakeholders across the state have wondered how much Montana’s climate has changed and how much will it change in the future,” said Kelsey Jencso, director of the Montana Climate Office at the University of Montana. “The science to address this question has previously...
Havre Daily News staff The Blaine County Fair Board is inviting people to the Blaine County Fairgrounds Thursday for a full concert. A press release said the board is presenting a Western Evening with Canadian recording artist Eli Barsi and Ken Overcast, starting at 7 p.m. in the fairgrounds Events Center. Overcast, a local musician, performer, storyteller and writer and his granddaughter Molly Holingstad will open for Barsi. Barsi is a farm girl from the Sasketchewan prairie...
Press release A Red Cross blood drive will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Chinook at Wallner Hall. The Red Cross will be accepting walk-ins only from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Appointments and walk-ins will be accepted between 1 and 6 p.m. Appointments are highly encouraged by the American Red Cross. So, if people have not made an appointment they can go on-line at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767, 1-800-REDCROSS. Any healthy person age 18 — or age 16 or 17 with a signed parental consent — or older and weighing at least 110 pounds...
Editor, My family and I would like to thank everyone who was involved in the benefit for North Star student Aubrey Welch. The benefit committee put so much effort, time, and love into organizing the fundraiser and took care of every possible detail. The food was fantastic, there were so many amazing donations for the silent auction and an overwhelming turn out of people. The benefit raised twice the goal the committee had set. The prayer warriors on the committee must have been working overtime! I know without a doubt that...
Carolann Schroeder, 77, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Salt Lake City, UT, due to a heart condition. A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at St. Jude Catholic Church in Havre. Another vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Culbertson, and a Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, also at St. Anthony's. Burial will follow in the Hillside Cemetery. Carolann's family has...
Havre Police Department Jemcer Francisco Nelon was issued a summons on a theft charge after a First Street business caller reported Monday at 10:29 a.m. that a man tried taking a leaf blower. —— Shelli Nicole Sayers of Havre, 37, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant Monday at 11:10 a.m. on Wilson Avenue. —— Ronald Dale Stump Sr. of Rocky Boy, 56, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant Monday at 3:46 p.m. at the Hill County Courthouse. —— Officers made an arrest after a man with a warrant came to the poli...
In a story on Page A3 in Monday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about the Havre invitational speech and debate tournament, the press release submitted misreported the rankings in the public forum debate event. The Havre teams Joram Randolph and Noah Teasley took first and Eric Harrison and Xavier Ulano took second....
From Marisa Robertson Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club You probably know Terry Leonard's front yard from his awe-inspiring Christmas displays, but you may not know his Halloween display is equally impressive. When I spoke with Mr. Leonard, he still had more decorations to put up, despite his design immediately catching my eye from the road. You can tell he really knows how to decorate for a holiday. The details are what makes the final product so impressive - and Mr. Leonard has...
Havre Daily News staff Katherine Shrauger is again ready to help people navigate the marketplace and exchange of the Affordable Care Act to find the best insurance policy for themselves, Open enrollment for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace opens Wednesday and Shrauger, the ACA outreach and enrollment coordinator at Bullhook Community Health Center, said the enrollment period has been shortened. People must select their policy by Dec. 15 this year, giving them 45 days to find a policy. Under the...
Shiloh McCormick had a big game for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights last Friday night. And the Frontier Conference took notice. Monday, McCormick was named the Frontier Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week, her first honor in her brief MSU-N career. McCormick, a sophomore guard from St. Labre High School, poured in 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in helping the Skylights thump Dickinson State, 74-48 in the Armory Gymnasium. McCormick was 9-of-15...
Paij Peterson, North Star Volleyball The North Star Knights were overjoyed when they won the District 6C East volleyball championship last Friday night in Chester. And the performance they got from Paij Peterson was certainly a big help. Peterson did a little bit of everything for the Knights in their three matches, as she averaged 21 assists, nine digs and seven kills per match. Peterson also had a team-high in blocks in the championship match against CJI, as well as nine...
For the first time in five seasons, the District 6C East volleyball championship trophy didn't make its way back to Chinook. Instead, the North Star Knights took it home with them. Friday night in Chester, North Star took down the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks by scores of 25-27, 25-10, 25-22 and 25-17 to win the 2017 6C East title. North Star went undefeated in the tournament, and got 11 kills from Peytan King, as well as 18 assists, four blocks and three aces from Paij Pete...
As identical twins, Alex and Katie Donaldson have always been close. But while they were born with a bond few others will ever know, it's been strengthened over the years through sports because the two are more than just sisters and classmates, they are teammates, too. For as long as they can remember, both Alex and Katie, now seniors at Havre High, have been volleyball diehards. They grew up watching the sport and when they became old enough, they started playing it...
