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The Salvation Army in Havre says it is out of money for the month due to great needs in the community, and is asking for help with donations to continue helping people. “We are seeing many people that are struggling to stay in their homes due to inflation,” Salvation Army Havre Service Center Director Trina Crawford said in a release. “The goal at The Salvation Army-Havre Service Center is to keep people in their homes or to help those who are homeless to get out of homelessness.” Crawford said that, with the funds for this m...
The Havre newspaper will be changing from a five-day-a-week daily to a once-a-week publication starting in May. Grand Teton News Inc., of Wyoming, the owner of the Havre paper, notified the staff of the Havre paper this week that the daily publication will end April 30. The paper will now be published on Thursdays only, starting May 2. The paper will be available in racks and at retails outlets in Havre, and will be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service to subscribers. Subscriptions will be available at greatly reduced...
St. Jude Thaddeus School first grade students again spent their Earth Day cleaning their school and neighboring blocks, as well as Pepin Park. St. Jude First Grade Teacher Amber Frazier was in charge of this event, which she has held for several years. Monday, students and a few parents met at St. Jude's at 11 a.m. The group cleaned the square block before moving onto Pepin Park. Lunch was served around noon followed by more cleaning of the inside of St. Jude school. The...
Press release CHINOOK — PAWS of Chinook will be hosting a free community spay/neuter clinic, with vaccinations and microchipping Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. The clinic will take place at Custom Collision Repair, 201 Pennsylvania St. in Chinook. A dog food drive will also take place with the goal of filling a trailer with unopened bags of dog food that will support the shelter’s efforts. The clinic will include free spay/neuter services for dogs and cats. Low-cost vaccinations will also be available. Distemper/parvo combin...
Press release The Havre-Hill County Library Foundation Annual Meeting will be held Thursday at 7 p.m., in the Havre-Hill County Library. The new circulation desk built by Charles Finn will be unveiled. Charles Finn, Gwen Hart, and Roger Hart will read from their literary works. Light refreshments will be served. The meeting is free and open to the public....
Press release Fort Peck Summer Theatre has announced the opening of the application process for the Jake Etchart Scholarship. Jake Etchart grew up spending summers at Fort Peck Lake, with much of his time spent around the Fort Peck Theatre where his family was actively involved as volunteers. He loved watching his sisters, Alexa and Christen, perform on the Fort Peck stage. Jake’s family and friends established a theater scholarship fund in his memory which is invested within the Fort Peck Theatre Preservation Endowment of t...
Havre went under a water boil advisory Friday as cases of a water-borne illness have gone up significantly this year. Havre Public Works Director Trevor More said this morning that the cause of the illness, a water-borne parasite, has not been confirmed in the water supply and the advisory is just a precaution. “It’s just an association with the public water supply as a water-borne disease,” he said. He added that it is an advisory, not a do-not-consume order on the water, and no emergency has been declared. Mork said the w...
Chinook resident John Shelstad recently donated $100,000 to the Chinook Pool and Park project. "The committee is beyond grateful for John's generous donation as he has made such an impact on the project and its successful completion," committee members of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation said in a press release. "John surprised us with his wonderful donation and we can't thank him enough for his financial support of the project. The project is so important to the...
Distributed by Havre Public Works Department Boil Water Advisory Disease-causing organisms have been linked to the City of Havre public water supply BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING Individuals recently sickened with giardiasis have been reported to public health officials. Giardiasis, a diarrheal disease illness caused by a waterborne parasite Giardia, is not common among Hill County residents. Investigation of these illnesses by public health officials determined that the illnesses may be associated with the City of Havre...
The Havre Education Association hosted a school board candidate forum at the Havre High School Auditorium Thursday evening, where four candidates running for three local school board seats answered questions on their backgrounds, priorities and stance on Havre's new modified four-day week schedule. Three candidates, incumbent Jake Ingram, incumbent Lorraine Larson, and Shanetrice Allen are running for two available seats on the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees, and Kelly...
Press release New surprises are surfacing along with Fresno Walleye’s favorite games, raffles and drawings, which will again award hundreds of sponsored prizes worth thousands of dollars during the group’s annual Walleye Banquet docking at the Havre Ice Dome April 20. The 39th Annual Fresno Walleyes Banquet doors will open at 4:30 p.m. The fun begins with the silent and live auctions, games and drawings, and visiting with the friendliest freshwater fishing enthusiasts around. This event will reel guests in from all over the s...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press call with rural media outlets Thursday morning, where he discussed a number of ongoing issues in Congress including the upcoming renewal of surveillance legislation and the situation at the U.S. southern border. Tester is running for reelection and faces Michael Hummert of Helena in the Democratic primary. Tester said Thursday that the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allows intelligence agencies to access American citizens’ data without a warrant i...
Press release The Montana Stockgrowers Association will be hosting a slate of listening sessions throughout the spring to seek input and ideas from producers on areas where the American livestock industry can be strengthened. The next listening session will be hosted Monday, April 22, at Bear Paw Livestock in Chinook at 5:00 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided and MSGA will host a drawing for a vaccine cooler to one lucky attendee. The listening sessions are part of the organization’s Producer Profitability Initiative, a g...
By Emily Mayer It was Holy Week 100 years ago, and The Havre Daily Promoter was awash in advertisements from local businesses reminding people to get new shoes, dresses and suits for the upcoming holiday, and to the housewife the foodstuffs they would need for their big feast. Of course, local churches were celebrating with services and Masses focusing on the various events surrounding the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem, his arrest, conviction, crucifixion and Resurrection. One such service is Maundy Thursday, also known as...
As part of the organization’s commitment to education and legislation, Montana Farmers Union is again sponsoring congressional primary debates, to be held April 30 and May 3. “For more than 100 years MFU has been representing the family farm and educating Montanans on issues important to rural Montana. Hosting the primary debates is an example of the role MFU plays in helping educate voters on the stances of the candidates,” MFU president Walter Schweitzer said. The debates are open to the public, with the Tuesday, April 30,...
A famous gangster-turned-pastor is bringing his message to Havre and Box Elder this weekend, a previously scheduled appearance that takes on new meaning with the shooting deaths of two men in Box Elder March 28. “Gangster Preacher” Isaiah Blancas will hold revivals Friday and Saturday starting at 6 p.m. each night at Set Free Ministries in Havre, 740 Second St., and Sunday at 2 p.m. at Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church, 15602 Road 319 South, Box Elder. G.B. Bruce Meyers, a chaplain and former state representative, said Bla...
The Hill County Board of Health elected new officers at their quarterly meeting Wednesday where they also set policy for meeting recordings and heard updates on public health programs in the county. Erica McKeon-Hanson was elected chair, with Kyndra Hall as vice-chair and Jake Strissel as the secretary all by unanimous votes. The board also discussed new recording requirements for their board that go into effect at their next meeting in July. After some discussion the board...
AMY BETH HANSON and BEATRICE DUPUY The Associated Press The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take a brief walk, stopping noontime traffic on the city’s busiest street before being loaded back into a trailer. Viola, an Asian elephant with the Jordan World Circus, still participated in two performances Tuesday after her time on the lam in the southwestern Montana city of about 35,000 people that in the l...
Havre Police Department Officers were asked Wednesday at 10 a.m. to perform a civil standby on Second Street. -- Officers were asked at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday to perform a welfare check on Third Street West. -- A burglary was reported at a Third Avenue business Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. -- Lindsey Marie Fox of Fargo, North Dakota, was arrested on a state District Court warrant at the Amtrak station after Fargo Police Department asked Wednesday at 2:25 p.m. to assist with serving...
The Great Northern Fair Board, despite a lack of quorum, discussed a number of issues for coming fairs at their monthly meeting Tuesday evening, including their schedule, upcoming projects, and cleaning duties. During the meeting Demolition Derby Project Chair Hondo Owens, who attended as a member of the public, said he wonders if they can alternate places with the truck pull in future fairs. Fair board members said that might be difficult, due to the clean up that is needed after the derby and how that would impact the...
Havre and surrounding communities have a lot going on over the weekend, starting Friday, enough that they deserve a highlight so people can plan ahead to fit as much into their schedule as possible. Along with the following events, an additional happening of note includes the Friday deadline for registering for Rocky Boy Health Center’s Basketball Tournament, for boys and girls in junior high and high school. To register people can contact [email protected] or 406-395-1701. Friday, April 19 • Set Free Church Rev...
Havre-Hill County Library will be closed Friday and Saturday, as the library's staff will be in Butte receiving the Montana Library Association's Outstanding Support Staff of the Year award, an honor that typically goes to one person, but this year will be presented to the library's entire team. Library Director Rachel Rawn said she will have the honor of presenting the award at the Montana Library Association Awards Banquet, Saturday, which they are excited for. Staff...
The Hill County Commission discussed their possible role in an upcoming hearing about the destruction of a window of the Hill County Health Department, and whether or not to replace a county vehicle in a brief working meeting Monday. Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel said a window of the health department was broken some time ago, and the commission received a letter indicating that they may need to provide testimony and documentation regarding the cost of the window’s replacement at an upcoming hearing. Strissel and f...
