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Montana lawmakers will return to Helena Monday for a special legislative session to deal with a budget shortfall and reduce the impact of looming budget cuts, and local legislators commented this week on the upcoming session. Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Mont., called the special session Monday to fill a $227 million hole in the state budget. Unless the Republican-led Legislature and the governor reach a deal a series of across-the-board spending cuts will go into effect that could...
A Havre man received three years probation Thursday in District Court for beating and strangling his wife. Christopher Michael Voss, born in 1986, received separate three year deferred imposition of sentences for the offenses of strangulation of a partner or family member and tampering with a witness or informant, both felonies. The sentence is part of a plea deal that dismissed a felony assault with a weapon charge. Voss has served 112 days in jail. Voss said he wanted his family back and was not going to do anything he...
The screening of the documentary "Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope," sponsored by Havre's Trauma Sensitive Schools Initiative and its community partners, saw 57 people attend and participate in the discussion following. Representatives of all the partnering agencies were also in attendance. The audience was asked, as a community, "What Can We Do Differently and What Do You Need?" Written responses were tabulated and organized into the themes...
A Box Elder man who burglarized multiple Beaver Creek cabins received two years with the Department of Corrections, was ordered to pay more than $4,000 in restitution and is prohibited from entering the park for five years. Garrick A. Ferguson, born in 1972, was sentenced to seven years, all but two suspended, Thursday morning in District Court in Havre. He received credit for 57 days already served. He was ordered to pay $4,111.79 total in restitution, which is to be...
Local veteran chapters are hosting a Veterans Day Ceremony Saturday starting at 11 a.m. in Town Square to which the public is invited. The ceremonies will begin with a 21-gun salute and taps will be played by the honor guard. Bill Tucker, commander of Foreign Wars Post 497, will greet people and speak a few words before Pastor Tanner Howard of First Lutheran Church in Havre gives an invocation prayer. The event will then move into the Elks Club on Second Street, where the...
Havre Daily News staff Hill County Extension is offering a class to help people help others who are struggling with mental health or substance abuse problems. Mental Health First Aid training is set for Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fireside Room in District 4 Human Resources Development Council, 2229 Fifth Ave. Lunch will be provided to people attending the session. Two certified instructors will present the course, which gives people the tools to identify when someone might be struggling with a mental...
By Emily Mayer The effects of World War I were widespread and inclusive. No one and no industry was untouched. Articles printed in the Nov. 10, 1917 issue of The Havre Plaindealer included price fixes for food and fuel, and Montana’s generosity in giving to the Red Cross. One of the young men sent to Washington state for training wrote to the Plaindealer. W. J. LORIMER WRITES TO PLAINDEALER The Plaindealer is in receipt of a letter from Private William J. Lorimer, who went from Havre to join the army at American lake, W...
On Veterans Day, we pause to remember the enduring sacrifice of our men and women in uniform and their families, the bravery they showed in service to our nation, and the unwavering responsibility we have to them when they return from war. From the Greatest Generation of World War II to the veterans of Vietnam and Korea, those who came before us courageously defended our freedoms and helped make America the nation it is today. And now, after more than a decade entangled in...
Throughout all of human history there has never been a greater country than the United States. The founding of our nation was built on one simple idea; that rights come from God. That no individual or assembly of individuals can take these rights away and that we, as people, have the duty and the obligation to fight to protect these rights. This seemingly simple, yet profound idea changed the world. As a country we have fought to uphold these rights for everyone around the globe. We have buried generations of our nation’s b...
Andrea Schmunk, a 28-year-old mother in Wisconsin, has been arrested on a felony charge of recklessly endangering safety after she allegedly used her 9-year-old son to help weigh down a plastic pool she had strapped to the top of a minivan. Yes, the article in the Ozaukee Press says, Schmunk reportedly tied her son and the plastic pool to the top of a minivan that she then drove down streets. At some point, though, she stopped and put the kid and the pool in the vehicle. Witne...
William A. Stremcha, 96, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Rosary services will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Dan Wathen officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. William's family has suggested memorial donations be made to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church or to the... Full story
Pernell Jay "Sonny Boy" Raining Bird, "Morning Crier," 41, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Wake services were held Wednesday, and funeral services were Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Burial followed in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Sonny Boy's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his... Full story
Monday 10:30 a.m. — Building Manager meeting 11:30 a.m. — Bear Paw Development 1 p.m. — Fairgrounds Committee meeting Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — County Road Department meeting 10:30 a.m. — Pre-disaster Mitigation meeting at the Hill County Detention Center 10:30 a.m. — LEPC meeting at the Hill County Detention Center 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at City Hall Wednesday Regular office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. — Municipal Election Canvass 10 a.m. — County officials meeting 11 a.m. — Weekly business meeting Manual Clai...
The next regular meeting of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board will be Monday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. in the Board Room of Havre Inn & Suites. The agenda is: 1. Roll call of members. 2. Reading and approval of minutes. 3. Museum report. 4. Wahkpa Chu’gn Plan update 5. The Foundation report. • Committee reports: • Education and programs • Budget and finance • Displays • By-laws 6. Transition Committee — meet to finalize job description. 7. Unfinished business • Dinosaur Christmas Party — Sat. Dec. 9, 2017 — Program Committ...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash between two pickup trucks along First Street after a report was made Thursday at 7:52 a.m. —— Teresa Angel Jiron of Havre 23, was arrested on charges of probation violation, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, after someone at the Atrium Mall requested assistance Thursday at 7:56 a.m. —— Officers investigated after a First Street Northeast caller reported Thursday at 8:04 a.m. that a Ford Explorer had been stolen. —— Officers investigated after someo...
One era of recycling on the Hi-Line has ended, but another has begun. Recycle Hi-Line, which five years ago started a citywide recycle drive, held for several years now on the third Saturday of each month at Pacific Recycling in Havre, is ending that tradition. But the recycling is continuing, with Pacific setting up bins people can access to drop off recyclables 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Wanda Meredith of Recycle Hi-Line said the nonprofit hopes the astounding...
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for October is Alyssa Williams. Alyssa is the daughter of Brian and Linda Williams. She has four brothers, Brandon, Trevor, Joshua and Michael Williams. Alyssa participates in choir and cross country at Havre Middle School. She loves playing soccer and cooking. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, babysitting and being around her bunny. At school, Alyssa has a positive attitude and is very pl...
Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m.; cards at 1 p.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; cards at 1 p.m.; Great Falls trip at 8 a.m. Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance. Pinochle — First place, Marge Matzke; second place, Elva Van Dessel; third place, Jack Norman; Pinochle, B...
You know, Lord, wind can really kick up storms, or sometimes, maybe, wind just has “fun” tossing lovely autumn leaves around, hither and thicker. When storms happen, depending on where one lives, wind strips the last leaves off the nearby trees, then we see farther. That’s when we notice there are “things” out there that we could trip over. We could call them tripping hazards that have been hidden when the nearby trees were lush with growth. Who notices hazards then? Not most of us, but once trees are denuded; our line of vis...
Out our way, I saw a sad sight last week. For many years I boarded Goliath and Babe at a friend's place just outside of town - and what a place it was! In addition to my horses, the back corrals were filled with horses and goats and there were cats and various dogs all around as well. There was hay in the shed, chickens in the coop, a garden, a round pen for lunging and working horses and a large indoor arena for those cold days when ice and snow got in the way of a good worko...
For the third year in a row, a Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at the Northern Montana Care Center, where attendees will hear singing puppets, a band comprising local pastors and a message from a new pastor in the area. The singing puppets are a staple at Community Alliance Church, where congregants are treated to stories and songs by them throughout the year. This year, the puppets will be singing two songs instead of one at the Care Center, Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association Chair Curt Curtis said. The...
Montana State University-Northern is bringing a performer with two decades of shows under his belt, and is inviting the local community to join the university community at the show. Sailesh the Hyptnotist will perform Wednesday in the university's Student Union Building Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. His website says the hypnotist has performed more than 5,000 shows in venues including colleges, high schools, clubs and corporate settings. Called "The Best Hypnotist on the Planet" by...
The final game of the season is always important, but when it comes to the Frontier Conference battle between Montana State University-Northern and the College of Idaho this Saturday, both teams have a lot on the line. For the Yotes, who are 5-4 in the Frontier and 5-5 overall, a winning season is at stake as they would finish 6-4 in the Frontier and 6-5 overall with a victory. Northern, which is 1-9 overall and 0-9 in the Frontier, also has plenty at stake, as it looks to...
For the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats, seven days is all that stands between them and the 117th Brawl of the Wild. But with so much riding on the season, neither team can afford to think about the other right now. The Grizzlies (4-2, 6-3) are literally fighting for their playoff lives, and after a revenge win over Northern Arizona last Saturday, which made national news for NAU QB Case Cookus’ ejection for targeting, the Griz look to get another revenge win this...
It will be a weekend at home for the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams, as both the Lights and Skylights return to the Armory Gymnasium. The action starts Saturday afternoon when the Lights (2-0) host SAGU American Indian College. Northern returns to Havre following last week's thrilling exhibition game at Montana State, and a blowout victory at Salish Kootenai College. And while the Lights are averaging over 90 points per game so far on the young season,...
