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So many decisions. So many choices. After spending hours on the phone with my daughter, under the assumption that two heads are better than one, a cliché not necessarily true but I needed someone to hold my hand, we concluded that there is no wrong road. I am now homeless. My auction sale is Saturday out at the Havre Fairgrounds, so come, say goodbye to me. Early next week I will head out. All the right roads beckon. Being me, I want to drive every road. What way to take?...
This is a thank-you to all businesses, people of Havre and volunteers who have helped with Kamp for Kids. Due to the low number of participants, we will no longer be able to have Kamp for Kids. Again, thank you to everyone. Sheila Forshee Ursula Brese Havre...
A Fort Hall, Idaho, man was sentenced in federal court in Great Falls to more than five years in prison for shooting a woman in the leg when she would not tell him where his girlfriend was. U.S. Chief District Court Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Creston Kindness, 30, during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Great Falls. Christensen sentenced Kindness to 63 months in prison followed by three years of probation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a press release that Kindness, who was on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation whe...
Vern Thomas Gardipee of Rocky Boy will spend 30 months in prison followed by 30 years probation as a result of his pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young girl. U.S. Chief District Court Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Gardipee, 49, in U.S District Court in Great Falls. Gardipee previously pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual abuse of a minor. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a press release that on April 27 and 28, 2012, Gardipee got into bed with a young girl and sexually assaulted her....
A year ago, Montana Tech was the surprise of the Frontier Conference. The Orediggers after all, shared the league title and went to the NAIA playoffs after a 3-8 season in 2011, and after being picked to finish sixth in the conference last fall. Fast forward one year, and there’s plenty of new surprises, with none being bigger than the UM-Western Bulldogs. Three games into the B.J. Robertson era in Dillon, the Bulldogs are 3-0, tied with Carroll College for first place in t...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an anonymous call at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday from 6th Street about juvenile parties that happen every weekend. Hill County Sheriff’s Office Deputies investigated a 6:25 p.m. Wednesday call from Gildford reporting an odd man and woman showed up at the school and wanted a tour. ——— Deputies investigated a 6:44 p.m Wednesday call from 11th Street North about someone who had been attacked by their neice. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to five calls Wednesd...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team might be playing as well as anybody in the country right now. And the Skylights have a home-opening win over defending Frontier Conference champion Carroll College, and last Thursday night’s sweep at nationally-ranked Rocky Mountain College to prove it. So it stands to reason, that with UM-Western and Westminster College, two teams coming to Havre this weekend with losing records, the Skylights’ roll will continue. But mak...
Havre fans haven’t seen the Havre High volleyball team play since the Blue/White scrimmage in August. But as the Blue Ponies are finally able to make their home debut, fans should be in store to see a volleyball team that is much improved. After two nonconference wins last weekend, the Central A Ponies improved to 3-4 on the season. And with an early win over Browning; the Ponies are 1-0 in conference play. But now the Ponies prepare for two matches at home. Tonight at 7, t...
This weekend will be a true test for the Havre High cross country teams. The Mountain West Meet in Missoula brings in the state’s top runners at the Class AA, A, B and Class C level, as well as some top runners from surrounding states. And with the Central A Blue Ponies running against that talent on Saturday in Missoula, the Ponies know they are in store for a very competitive weekend. Last year, University High was the No. 1 boy’s team, while Mount Spokane, Mead High, Missoula Hellgate, Billings West and Helena High als...
There are new champions of the Chinook Men’s Golf League and they are Stockman Bank. Stockman took down the defending champions, Aero Lounge by the score of 40-36 over the 18-hole format. Stockman Bank consists of Kyle Finneman, Chris Adkins, Joe Hagstrom and Scott Norby. The Aero team consisted of Craig Guenther, Gerry Veis, Mike Seymour and Dutch Schulte. The most points taken by an individual was Kyle Finneman taking 15 for Stockman followed by Scott Norby taking 10 p...
It was a busy week for Montana State University-Northern student-athletes. This past weekend, the MSU-N rodeo teams competed at the Miles Community College Rodeo in Miles City, while the MSU-N men’s and women’s golf teams played the first meet of the fall season Monday and Tuesday in Helena. In Miles City, the MSU-N men’s rodeo team finished in fifth place in the team standings. The Lights got scoring points from bareback riders Charlie Mack and Nick Owens. Mack placed fourt...
Prep Football Standings Central A Conf. Overall Belgrade 0-0 2-2 Havre 0-0 1-2-1 Browning 0-0 1-3 Lewistown 0-0 0-4 Livingston 0-0 0-4 Eastern A Conf. Overall Sidney 0-0 4-0 Billings Central 0-0 2-1 Miles City 0-0 2-1-1 Laurel 0-0 2-2 Glendive 0-0 1-2 Hardin 0-0 1-2 Southwest A Conf. Overall Dillon 0-0 3-0 Hamilton 0-0 3-1 Anaconda 0-0 2-1 Stevensville 0-0 2-1 Butte Central 0-0 2-2 Corvallis 0-0 0-3 Northwestern A Conf. Overall Columbia Falls 0-0 4-0 Whitefish 0-0 3-1 Polson 0-0 2-1 Frenchtown 0-0 1-2 Libby 0-0 0-4 1B Conf....
Betty Patera, 82, of Havre passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel....
Havre High School is reviving the long-dead homecoming parade at the school parking lots Friday. “There will be floats from every class,” Jane Warp said. Warp is a paraprofessional at Havre High School and the new Pep Club adviser. Bringing back the Havre High School homecoming parade is part of an initiative to gain more community involvement at the high school. Other initiatives she is trying to bring to Havre High is the introduction of an actual horse colored blue to the...
The Ultimate Warrior Challenge has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. due to inclement weather. The entry deadline has also been moved back to Monday at 4 p.m. “There’s a couple of a steep coulees the contestants have to go down on horses, so for the safety of the livestock and contestants, we rescheduled,” said Dustin White, the organizer of the event. The football games taking place Friday, Saturday and Sunday left Tuesday as the next available day to schedule the event....
Box Elder School is celebrating Native American culture all week with talks from elders and presentations. Members of the tribal council, elders and community members have been going to the school since Monday to talk with the kids and share stories. Councilman Dustin Whitford of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation on Wednesday gave a talk about role models and the importance of abstaining from drugs and alcohol. Presentations of raw-hiding, baskets and beadwork, hand drum p...
The ninth annual Sugarbeet Festival will draw area residents and travelers to Chinook for festivities. Rita Surber, the manager of the Chinook Chamber of Commerce, said the festival is full of a variety of events. The theme of the festival this year is “The Wild, Wild West,” and decorated storefronts lining the streets give the town the feel it has been placed back in time. “We’ve been really blown away by the business participation,” Surber said. “The storefronts look awesom...
