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Was anyone else impressed with the number of twins in the Havre High School Class of 1970? Maybe it was because they were such genuine people, such individuals. You would hardly know they were related.Sometimes they were together, most of the time they weren’t. Except for one set of identical twins, they didn’t even look too much alike. As I recall, the five sets were: Gary and Tary Richardson, Mary and Martha Clancy, Daryl and Darla Smith, Sharon and Sharlotte Dorcheus and... Full story
BILLINGS (AP) — A White House plan to address climate change by reducing carbon dioxide pollution would have a magnified impact in coal-rich Montana and consequences for both mining and electricity generation. Draft rules for power plants unveiled Monday call for Montana to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 21 percent by 2030. Montana has the largest coal reserves in the U.S. — almost 120 billion tons of the fuel. It's also home to the second largest coal-fired power plant west of the Mississippi at Colstrip, a 2,1... Full story
The last of eight defendants facing trial in inter-related charges of fraud and embezzlement tied to Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation is scheduled to change his plea. Havre businessman and former school board chair Shad James Huston requested Friday the judge set a hearing to change his plea. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris set a change of plea hearing for Huston on Aug. 14, the same day his co-defendant Tony Belcourt is scheduled for sentencing in that and other cases. In the motion to change his plea to a count of theft from... Full story
BILLINGS (AP) — A single-engine airplane has crashed in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park, seriously injuring the 54-year-old pilot. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says the Aero Commander airplane went down at 8:30 a.m. Monday, less than two miles east of Gardiner. Park spokesman Al Nash says the pilot was the only person on board. He was flown to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital for treatment. The man's name hasn't been released. According to the FAA registry, the airplane was registered t... Full story
The 109-year-old Faber School at the Hill County Fairgrounds is a treasure trove of area history. It is full of turn-of-the century books, old-fashioned school desks and maps and a furnace that kept students in the 1920s warm from the Bear Paw Mountain winters. The one-room school was disassembled, moved to the fairgrounds and reassembled many years ago, and has been an attraction for history buffs. But it has been closed for some time because the roof is in disrepair. The H.... Full story
Kristen Torunn Maya Reign Montes, 1 year old, of South Sioux City, Nebraska, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Native American Services were held Friday, May 23, 2014, in Macy, Nebraska. Mitchell Parker was in charge of services. Visitation was at the residence of Phyllis Thomas in Macy. Burial was at the Omaha Tribal Cemetery. Kristen is survived by her parents, Erica S. Gone Montes and Trinity B.B.C. Montes III; sisters, Serenity C.R. Gone, Jazlynn Gone and Adalynn Gone;... Full story
On March 31, 2014, Betty Ann Grant's spirit for life was released into everlasting life surrounded by her family and the Lord in her last days on Earth. Betty was born, Elizabeth Ann Cleary, July 3, 1935, to Beulah and Richard Cleary in Havre, Montana. She was the second of three children. Betty attended Havre High School and on June 8, 1952, married Gary W. Grant. Together they had five children. Betty's greatest joy was her five children and being a mother. Though she had... Full story
Glen Schenavar provided tours to people at Timber Creek Village assisted living facility Saturday, showing prospective residents just what life would be like when the facility opens. The 40,000-square foot village has 40 suites - two-bedroom, one-bedroom and efficient apartments with lots of common areas - as well as a dining room, coffee bars, laundry rooms and get-together rooms. He beamed with excitement as he talked about how the facility is a perfect lifestyle for people...
The first round of this year’s election ends Tuesday with polling places opening for the primary election. Most polling places in the state are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. People can contact their clerk and recorder or visit the “My Voter Page” section on the Montana Secretary of State’s website, http://sos.mt.gov/, to find the location of their polling place. Many votes already have been cast, with the Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s office reporting that by Friday it had received 1,207 absentee ballots of the 1,...
Work will begin later this week on repairs of the lockers room and expansion of the gym facilities at Havre High School. And work on the Sunnyside Intermediate School addition will begin early next week. That’s the word from Havre School Superintendent Andy Carlson. The locker rooms are out of date, in poor repair and wouldn’t meet federal Title IX rules, so district officials sought and received voter approval for repairs. Included in that package was an addition to house weight rooms and wrestling practice areas that wil...
When two teams are as evenly matched on the baseball diamond as the Havre North Stars and Medicine Hat Knights were, the difference between winning and losing can come down to just one or two runs, or key plays. That was the case Sunday at Legion Field in Havre when the North Stars hosted the Knights for a Northern District doubleheader. The Knights took game one with a final score of 5-4. But the North Stars bounced back nicely in game two, and took the nightcap 5-4. The...
POLSON — The Havre High girls softball program had to wait five years between trips to the Class A state tournament. But once the Blue Ponies got there, they wasted little time in making a statement. In the opening round of the 2014 Class A state tournament in Polson, the Blue Ponies rode a Dani Wagner 3-run home run to a 7-5 win over Miles City Thursday. However, the victory over the Cowgirls was the Ponies’ only win, and while head coach Dan Wirtzberger was ecstatic abo... Full story
BUTTE — The competition at the state level skyrockets in comparison to the regular season, and the Havre High track and field team got a heavy dose of the tough pool of talent over the weekend. Friday and Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies competed at the Class A state track meet at Bulldog Memorial Field in Butte. And while the talented Ponies didn’t make much of dent in the team standings, the talented individuals in attendance this season still gave it all they had had ove... Full story
It wasn’t the trophy the North Star girls track team was gunning for. But all the same, the Knights proved once again why they are one of the elite prep track and field teams in the state. North Star, which captured the 2012 state championship, grabbed third place at this weekend’s Class C state track meet, held Friday-Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls. The 47 points the Knights scored was behind state champion Seely-Swan’s 62 points and five behind second place... Full story
