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A post on the Havre Public Works Facebook page reports that a water main break was reported on McKinley Avenue between 12th and 13th streets west. “Crews are ready to begin work as soon as the utility locates are complete,” the post says, adding, “please avoid this area to let our guys work safely and efficiently and to make the necessary repairs and get residents back in service.” “Thank you for your patience and cooperation,” the post concludes....
Editor's note: Anyone who wants their Christmas event in Havre Weekly Chronicle can email Tim Leeds at tleeds@havredailynews.com or call 406-265-6795. This version of the article refers to several other events and their stories that were left out of the print vershion The holiday celebrations kicked off last week inducing Thanksgiving community dinners and events through the weekend, with more to come. Along with dinners Thursday, events went on through Black Friday and...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking any information regarding two deer that were shot after the general season in eastern Blaine County. Wardens received a report of a deer left to waste on private property along New Hope Road in eastern Blaine County, about six miles west of Harlem. After investigating, wardens found the wasted deer that was reported, and in addition, found more blood and drag marks nearby, indicating that a second deer was...
Press release The Salvation Army is asking everyone in Havre to donate to support neighbors in need this holiday season. People can drop cash or checks into a Red Kettle or donate online at northwest.salvationarmy.org. Red Kettle donations help The Salvation Army meet the urgent needs of thousands of families who will not have Christmas this year without the community's support. In Havre, $9,540.17 had been raised via Red Kettle contributions by Dec. 5, however an additional...
This version corrects information about Gary Springer's retirement. Press release The Havre/Hill County Preservation Commission has selected the GN 2584 Engine as this 13th historical ornament. The first ornament was presented in 2011, it depicted the historical Havre Post Office. The ornament was a sellout. This year's ornament idea was brought to the Commission by Gary Springer, a retired railroad employee. Springer started work for the railroad 40 years ago and retired 10...
Eagle Doney and Tracy Day Child have to take their son, Lawrence, to Seattle, but not for a pleasure trip. Lawrences suffers from fibrous dysplasia, which is causing growths in his face, which will likely lead to affect his his vision and could impact the protections of his eyes, as well as causing a growth in his face. Lawrence, A 10-year-old fifth-grader, said the biggest impact for him right now is, "Kids are bullying me." Doney said something needs to be done before it...
Montana Highway Patrol reports an 85-year-old Havre man was killed in a single-vehicle car crash in Chouteau County Dec. 2. The Chouteau County Sheriff’s Office said this morning the name of the fatality has not yet been released. The Highway Patrol report said the man, who was driving the Chevrolet Tahoe that crashed, was driving northbound on U.S. Highway 47 near Mile Marker 47 when he “suffered a medical event that incapacitated him.” The vehicle went off the highway roadside right, and crashed into a tree, the repor...
Press release Editor’s note: This version corrects how long Gary Springer has been retired. The Havre/Hill County Preservation Commission has selected the GN 2584 Engine as this 13th historical ornament. The first ornament was presented in 2011, it depicted the historical Havre Post Office. The ornament was a sellout. This year’s ornament idea was brought to the Commission by Gary Springer, a retired railroad employee. Springer started work for the railroad 40 years ago, ret...
From Havre Public Schools At approximately 7:50 am a parent identified a vehicle parked near the Highland Park School utilizing a recording device. During this time HPS administration made the decision to increase adult supervision with a heightened level awareness while children were outside. Our continuous level of security and building checks were maintained. Havre Police were notified and attempted to identify the vehicle. The vehicle was again seen in the area at...
Funding to finish three major water infrastructure projects vital to this region was announced Tuesday, with money to finish funding the replacement of siphons in the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, funding to guarantee completion of the diversion dam and headwaters project and funding to remove and replace joints on the spillway at Fresno Dam west of Havre. The funding for those projects are part of an $849 million investment from President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water d...
By Havre High FFA Chapter Reporter Daceen Verploegen and FFA advisor Allison Denton Editor's note: Watch for more on the renewed FFA chapter at Havre High School in an upcoming edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle. A total of 33 Havre FFA members traveled to Bozeman November 13-16th. The chapter spent their time competing at Ag Expo, sponsored by John Deere. This is single-handedly the largest competition offered to all chapters across the state besides the State Convention in...
Montana Actor’s Theatre is bringing to the stage a production that has been a Christmas staple since the film version was released in 1965, “The Sound of Music.” The play is based on the true story of the Austrian family the von Trapps: how a young governess, Maria, handles watching over the seven children of the widower Capt. Georg von Trapp, how Maria and he fall in love and are married, and their escape in 1938 from the Nazis during the Anschluss, the German annexation of Austria. The musical, with music and lyrics by le...
Press release Back by popular demand, the Hi-Line Arts Council announced it is once again hosting a live holiday concert with renowned pianist Philip Aaberg on Sunday, December 15th at 2:00PM 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 family friendly, high-spirited concert that evokes the vastness and grandeur of Montana through music. "The Arts...
Havre Middle School's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for November is Lonette Cliff. Lonette is the daughter of Leon Lodge and Deanna Correll. She has six siblings, Mersades, Casey, Lily, Winter, Kolton, and Sundance. Lonette plays the clarinet in the middle school band. Outside of school, she stays active at the Boys and Girls Club. In her free time, Lonette loves drawing, reading, playing the guitar, and spending time with family. At school, Lonette is always kind and...
Editor's notes: Anyone with upcoming holiday events they want in Havre Weekly Chronicle can email tleeds@havredailynews.com or call Tim Leeds at 406-265-6795. Events celebrating the holiday season get underway in full swing this week, with a community Thanksgiving Dinner and a slate of activities set for Saturday. The Havre-Hill County Library already started, with wagon rides held last Saturday and a sling auction fundraiser for Friends of the Library that began Friday and...
An influx of money from the state of Montana has covered the costs to irrigators for repairing the system that brings much of the money to the Milk River each year. The state announced early in November that a deal had been reached with the Milk River Joint Board of Control, the board that oversees the irrigation projects along the Milk River in this part of Montana, to provide at $26 million loan to the board to use in repairing the siphons in the St. Mary Diversion and Conve...
Press release Havre Elks Lodge (BPOE 1201) will conduct their annual Memorial Service Sunday, December 1st at 2:00 p.m. in the Lodge Room located at 321 2nd Street. Lodge Exalted Ruler Matt Kretchmer, stated that this annual service honors the memory of Elks members who have passed away during the past year — as well as remembering those Elk members who have gone on before. This years’ guest speaker will be Curt Curtis from the Havre Assembly of God church. The Havre Elks Lodge officers will perform the Memorial Ritual and...
By Emily Mayer Thanksgiving was on its way, and the Personals society pages were chock-full of people leaving Havre to visit family or people coming to Havre to visit family during the big holiday. The larger grocery stores were advertising Thanksgiving turkeys, as were the beloved neighborhood stores that once dotted the town, as well as fruits and vegetables to go with that all-important holiday bird. For dessert, you could purchase your choice of marshmallow or black walnut ice cream or raspberry sherbet in brick form for...
Press release The North Star speech and drama team competed in the Conrad Whoop Up Tournament Saturday, Nov. 16. In drama, the humorous theatre trio of Jon Schaumloeffel, Cooper Clawson and Josh Campbell placed 4th. They brought home the 3rd-place drama finish for the team. On the speech side, in original oratory, Ecko Fraser took 2nd and Savannah Schaumloeffel placed 7th. In spontaneous oral interpretation of literature, C.J. Berton placed 8th. In humorous oral interpretation,Troy Barrett took 9th. Aydan Bettelyoun placed...
Press release Hill County will hold a public meeting on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the 4-H Chuckwagon Building located at the Great Northern Fairgrounds in Havre, Montana to discuss with the public a proposed waste water and water RSID in the area of Old Post Road to the Meadowlark Estates. For more information, please contact the Hill County Commissioners at 406-265-5481....
Editor’s note: This version corrects the date of the double homicide and corrects the spelling of one of the victims from the information in federal court documents to match the spelling in his obituary. GREAT FALLS — A woman admitted on Nov. 13 to lying on a form to buy two firearms that were later used in a double homicide in Box Elder, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said in a press release last Thursday. The defendant, Airian Mariah Russette, 30, pleaded guilty to false statement during a firearms transaction. Russette fac...
The Salvation Army welcomed another holiday season last Friday with the kickoff of the annual Red Kettle Campaign. The Salvation Army Havre Service Center Director Trina Crawford said they are "in need of bellringers". "I highly encourage the community to support our local Salvation Army. They do so much charitable work... and it's so crucial they have the support from the community," Hill County Commissioner Sheri Williams said, "Hopefully we will get record amounts during th...
Havre Weekly Chronicle staff The Foundation for Rural Service and Triangle Communications are inviting high school juniors served by Triangle to apply for a chance to travel to the nation’s capital. The Foundation and Triangle each year sponsor up to two high school juniors to a trip to Washington every proudly sponsors up to 2 high school juniors each year for a trip of a lifetime to Washington, D.C., every summer. Any 16-17 year old high school junior who is a dependent of a subscriber who receives landline telephone or b...
Press release Hill County has been chosen to receive a Phase 39 award of $6,933, Phase 40 award of $4,542, and Phase 41 award of $5,041.00 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. Funds must be spent by December 31, 2024. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and consists of representatives from the Salvation Army; American Red Cross; United Jewish Communities; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in...
Emily Mayer It was Education Week in 1924, and the Havre Daily Promoter was full of news regarding the event. Havre Junior High was hosting many of those activities, with the itinerary published in the November 16, 1924, issue. JUNIOR HIGH PLANS EDUCATIONAL WEEK ACTIVITIES The teaching staff of the Junior high school is urging parents of pupils to visit school during Education Week and has arranged a number of interesting programs. Monday has been designated as “General Visiting Day”, and all the students have been asked to...
