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  • Hi-Line Arts Council sponsors Christmas concert with Phil Aaberg

    Updated Dec 13, 2022

    Press release Back by popular demand, the Hi-Line Arts Council announced it is sponsoring a live holiday concert with renowned pianist Philip Aaberg tonight, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Havre High School Auditorium. Aaberg is a Chester native who has received both Grammy and Emmy nominations and is Harvard educated. Christmas from the Hi-Line will be a high-energy, high-spirited concert that evokes the vastness and grandeur of Montana through music. "I am so pleased to bring a...

  • Everything to know to apply for student loan forgiveness

    Updated Oct 19, 2022

    by Cora Lewis bnd Adriana Morga Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. announced in August, will cancel up to $20,000 in debt per borrower. The application process is now open, and the administration says the forms should take five minutes to complete. Borrowers who apply before mid-November should see forgiveness before Jan. 1, when payments on loans are scheduled to restart after a pause during the pandemic. Some Republican-led states have filed lawsuits to try to stop the...

  • Richard 'Dick' Granell selected for Cowboy Hall of Fame

    Updated Oct 10, 2022

    From Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center Editor's note: Watch for the biography of Cowboy Hall of Fame Legacy Award recipients Alfonse Valentine and Marie Theresa (Amssoms) Vercruyssen in Tuesday's edition of Havre Daily News. Richard Dallas "Dick" Granell has been awarded the Living Award for the Cowboy Hall of Fame for 2023 in District 4 that includes Blaine, Chouteau, Hill and Liberty counties. Granell was born in Havre, Montana Oct. 6, 1945, the oldest...

  • Havre Middle School names students of the month

    Updated Oct 7, 2022

    Press release Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for September is Sean Nagel. Sean is the son of Cody and Dezerae Nagel. He has four siblings, Andrew Olson, Brayden Cooper, and Easton Nagel. At HMS, Sean plays the clarinet in the band. Outside of school, he participates in hockey, baseball, football and cross country. In his spare time, Sean loves playing sports, fishing, hunting and spending time with family and friends. In the classroom, Sean...

  • Partners in Prevention - Recognize the signs your child may be using alcohol

    Updated Oct 4, 2022

    Are you wondering if your child may have an alcohol problem? We can help you recognize the signs of alcohol abuse. An alarming 1 in 4 — 29 percent — Montana teens report drinking alcohol within the past month. And 18 percent of teens admit to binge drinking in the past 30 days. Those are the latest statistics captured in the 2020 Montana Prevention Needs Assessment Survey, conducted by the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services. According to the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration — SAMHS...

  • Havre Festival Days winning button numbers listed

    Updated Sep 26, 2022

    Havre Area Chamber of Commerce The grand-prize winning Havre Festival Days button numbers drawn Saturday, Sept. 17, are : 588, 1073. The numbers drawn Friday, Sept. 16, are: 54, 839, 917, 1545, 1761. The numbers drawn Thursday, Sept. 15, are: 388, 452, 905, 1913, 1538. The numbers drawn Wednesday, Sept. 14, are: 184, 1668, 1743, 1846, 1849. The numbers drawn Tuesday, Sept. 13. are: 184, 1668, 1743, 1846, 1849. The numbers drawn Monday, Sept. 12, are: 616, 645, 1034, 1077,...

  • Montana Historical Society unveils October Lecture Series programs

    Updated Sep 21, 2022

    Historic photos and books, plus cowboy songs and stories highlight the October programs at the Montana Historical Society. Montana Historical Society The October Lecture Series is sponsored by the Friends of the Montana Historical Society as their primary annual fundraiser. Programs are held on Wednesdays at noon in the MTHS lobby; the cost is $5 per program, and brown bag lunches are welcome. Programs include: • Oct. 5 - A Gentlewoman's View of Butte in the 1880s: J...

  • Beginner wool harvesting school offered in October

    Updated Sep 21, 2022

    From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension and Montana Wool Growers Association are offering a beginner wool harvesting school Oct. 13-16, at locations in Billings and Molt. The school is for those who want to learn how to shear their own small flock or take a step toward becoming a professional shearer. Participants will learn marketing and business skills relevant to the wool industry, become familiar with the shearing machine and shearing tools and gain hands-on experience shearing sheep in a way t...

  • Chamber announces Festival Days parade winning floats

    Updated Sep 20, 2022

    Havre Daily News staff Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Director Jessica Fagerbakke has announced the winning floats from the judging before the Festival Days parade. One float won two honors. Triangle Communications Hill County float won both the Mayor's Choice and the Best Commercial Float. Bullhook Community Health Center won Best Non-Commercial Float with its Where's Waldo entry....

  • Havre library opening late Friday

    Updated Sep 19, 2022

    The Havre-Hill County Library will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. The library will be closed from 9 to 10 a.m. for an all-staff meeting....

  • Festival Days button winners

    Updated Sep 19, 2022

    The winning numbers of the drawings of Festival Days buttons for Friday were inadvertently left out of today’s print edition of Havre Daily News. The winning numbers Friday were: 54, 839, 917, 1545, 1761. The grand prize winners drawn Saturday were: 588 and 1073. Watch for all winning numbers in Tuesday’s edition of Havre Daily News....

  • Thursday's winning Festival Days buttons

    Updated Sep 15, 2022

    The winning Festival Days button numbers were inadvertently left out of today’s print edition. Today’s winning numbers are: 388 452 905 1913 1538 These, along with Friday’s numbers, will be printed in Friday’s edition....

  • Northeastern farmers face new challenges with severe drought

    Updated Aug 19, 2022

    Jennifer McDermott Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. - North-central Montana and the rest of the West are not the only areas experiencing continued, extreme drought. Vermont farmer Brian Kemp is used to seeing the pastures at Mountain Meadows Farm grow slower in the hot, late summer, but this year the grass is at a standstill. That's "very nerve-wracking" when you're grazing 600 to 700 cattle, said Kemp, who manages an organic beef farm in Sudbury. He describes the weather...

  • Little Shell holding 11th annual powwow in Great Falls

    Updated Aug 19, 2022

    Havre Daily News staff The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians have announced its 11th annual powwow, set for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, at Centene Stadium, 1025 25th St. North, Great Falls. Registration is required. Vending spaces are available, with registration required for that as well. The powwow includes 50/50 tickets available for purchase. Saturday’s events start with the 5 kilometer “Ojibwe Jog” at 8 a.m. and a pipe ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday has two grand entries, the first at noon and the second at 7 p.m...

  • Havre High welcoming students to the new school year

    Press release|Updated Aug 17, 2022

    The staff and faculty at Havre High School would like to welcome students back to school Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Registration is taking place online this year. People can login to the Parent Portal at http://www.blueponyk12.com and electronically sign the enrollment forms for your student. Parents will also be able to purchase activity passes and yearbooks through the online school store. If people are unable to access the Parent Portal, they contact the high school main office at 406-395-8551. Schedules are being...

  • Missoula Mayor John Engen dies of pancreatic cancer at 57

    Updated Aug 17, 2022

    MISSOULA (AP) — John Engen, Missoula’s longest-serving mayor, died Monday of pancreatic cancer, city officials said. He was 57. After winning his fifth term in November 2021, Engen announced in March that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had a tumor on his liver. His death was announced in a news release by city spokesperson Ginny Merriam. Gwen Jones, president of the city council, has been appointed interim mayor until a new mayor can be chosen, Merriam said. Engen led with humor, strength and grace, Jon...

  • Roping event held to memorialize Joe Big Knife

    Updated Aug 12, 2022

    Press release A memorial to a rodeo icon at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation was held this summer. Joe Big Knife Memorial Switch End Roping was held in June at Billy Lamere Arena at Rocky Boy. Big Knife died Dec. 24, 2018, at age 85. Big Knife was the father of rodeo at Rocky Boy, Jack Nystrom said. He enjoyed calf roping; ranching, raising cows and horses, and mentoring young cowboys and cowgirls. His brand was -OX R.H. Big Knife helped neighbors, family and friends, and also...

  • August North Central Senior Citizens Center calendar

    Updated Aug 3, 2022

    “If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven’t spent the night with a mosquito” African Proverb Thursday, Aug. 4 - 11 a.m to noon Michael Stevenson, retired music teacher, will play a round of music on the piano touching on different styles and artists Tuesday, Aug. 9 — 10 a.m. to noon Brad Taylor is B.J.’s Geetar — Okie, live guitar melodies with professional backing tracks for a full musical sound. He plays locally and his unique gig is very well received. This venue will interest all you music lover...

  • Rocky Boy celebration set to run this week

    Pam Burke|Updated Aug 2, 2022

    The annual Chippewa Cree Celebration is back in full swing for 2022 on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation this week. After the events were canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 and limited community events last year - including a powwow that was very popular with the Havre public, hosted by Northern Winz Casino in conjunction with the 2021 Great Northern Fair - 2022 will finally see a full slate of events on Rocky Boy, including a youth conference and powwow, the Rocky Boy Powwow, a...

  • Great Northern Fair Board meeting set for tonight

    Updated Jul 20, 2022

    The Great Northern Fair website lists a fair board meeting starting today at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. Havre Daily News cannot find where it ever received an agenda for the meeting....

  • 4-H: Poultry

    Updated Jul 19, 2022

  • 4-H: Pocket Pets

    Updated Jul 19, 2022

  • 4-H: Rabbit Junior and Senior

    Updated Jul 19, 2022

  • 4-H: Cat

    Updated Jul 19, 2022

  • 4-H: Goat Market and Showman

    Updated Jul 19, 2022

    6 Great Northern Fair Hill County 4-H Goat Breeding Goat, more than 1 year and less than 2 years, milking, Breezlynn Bettelyoun, Chirping Meadowlarks 4-H Club, photo not available....

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