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Editor's note: This version corrects the name of Lincoln-McKinley second-grader Gage Pulse. For a little while Monday morning Simon Pepin Memorial Park was the classroom for second-graders from several area schools who gathered to plant and learn about trees. Second-graders from Lincoln-McKinley Primary School and St. Jude Thaddeus School in Havre and Box Elder and Rocky Boy schools gathered at the park for the city's annual Arbor Day celebration. The celebration is organized...
Top Montana Democratic state lawmakers stopped by Montana State University-Northern Tuesday for a discussion with faculty, staff and other community leaders about Northern’s programs, goals and challenges. House Minority Leader Jenny Eck, D-Helena, said the stop is one of several she and state Senate Minority Leader Jon Sesso, D-Butte, are making as they travel across Montana to get an idea of the proprieties of Montanans ahead of the 2019 Legislative session. “It’s easy to be caught up in the Helena bubble, and think you k...
Montana's lieutenant governor was at Havre High School Monday to reward a class for its work in environmentalism. Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney presented a $1,000 check to juniors and seniors in an environmental science class of Havre High teacher Rebecca Reno. The class was one of 13 in the state to receive a grant from the SMART - Saving Money and Resources Today - Schools Challenge. Reno's class was one of four in the state given the award in the SMART Recycling Challenge category,...
The needs of Blaine, Hill and Liberty counties in the wake of massive flooding was discussed Monday in a meeting between Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney, officials from all three counties and the Montana Department of Emergency Services in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse. Representatives of the counties listed some extensive damage caused by the flooding, with Liberty County Commissioner Maureen Wicks saying one bridge south of Chester was estimated by a construction company to have sustained $1 million in damages. “So i...
People are invited to Town Square this Thursday for an annual gathering of collective prayer, religious and patriotic song, and free food in observance of the National Day of Prayer. Brian Barrows, lead pastor at Abundant Life Ministries and who helps organize the gathering, said the event is hosted by the Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association. The event is one of many held throughout the U.S. and 18 held throughout Montana, the National Day of Prayer website says. A joint resolution passed by Congress and signed by...
The Havre Police Department asks that people report any suspicious vehicles seen following unaccompanied children after receiving a report Thursday that an unidentified man offered a child a ride home. A press release from the Havre Police Department said the police received a report a young man was approached Tuesday during after-school hours near 13th Street and Saddle Butte Drive by a man driving a white four-door pickup truck with a topper and blue Montana plates. The driver, described as an older white male with brown...
The Havre Police Department asks that people report any suspicious vehicles seen approaching unaccompanied children, after receiving a report Thursday that an unidentified man offered a child a ride home. A press release from the Havre Police says they received a report a young man was approached Tuesday during after school hours near 13 Street and Saddle Butte Drive by a man driving a white four-door pickup truck with a topper and blue Montana plates. The driver-described as an older white male with brown hair, a brown...
A local dog owner has taken to Facebook to rally support for creating a dog park in Havre. In an April 19 post in the Facebook group Havre Questions, Concerns & Comments Jenn Archibald asked if anyone had seriously thought about creating a dog park. “I moved here from the Flathead and there is a dog park both in Kalispell and Whitefish,” she said in the post. “They are a huge hit to bring dogs together for play and socialization as well as a great way to meet other dog enthusiasts.” As of this morning, the post received 78 co...
Peggy Aquino moved with her husband and two sons in 1997 from California to Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. An enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree tribe, she grew up in California but as a child spent her summers with relatives on Rocky Boy. "I moved back here just 'cause California was so busy. This was my home away from home" she said. That same year, Aquino also enrolled at Stone Child College. She went on to earn four associate of science degrees in two years and later...
Three Democrats in contested primaries and two others with no opponents until November's general election took part in a candidate forum Tuesday in Hensler Auditorium at Montana State University-Northern's Applied Technology Center where they pitched themselves to voters and answered a few questions. The forum was hosted by the Young Democrats of MSU-Northern, a campus chapter of the Democratic Party that was started last fall. Democratic primary candidates for Hill County...
The Senate of the Associated Students of Montana State University-Northern have set a concert and their Second Annual Bow Tie Ball this week, with money from ticket sales from both events going toward the rehabilitation of Donaldson Hall, one of the campus’ oldest buildings. Money from ticket sales for both events will help finance the planning process for the project, which is still in its early stages, Senate President Collin Miller said. Donaldson Hall was the first building erected with all-new materials on N...
Democratic candidate for the U.S House of Representatives Kathleen Williams talked with voters at Triple Dog Brewing Co. Thursday, part of her eight- day Opportunity tour across Montana. She said in an interview that in the past three days the tour has taken her from Opportunity to Anaconda, Chouteau, Browning, Cut Bank and Shelby. Today she will have meetings with Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director and Montana Senate candidate Paul Tuss and Montana State...
Montana Public Service Commission candidate and former state Rep. Randy Pinocci, R- Sun River, said at a meeting of the North Central Pachyderm Club Friday, that his work as a lawmaker makes him the candidate with the experience needed to serve on the commission and blasted one of his primary opponent's 2015 vote for a water compact. Pinocci, State Rep. Rob Cook, R-Shelby, former Libertarian U.S. House candidate Mark Wicks of Inverness and Cory McKinney of Great Falls are all...
The winter was like just one big blizzard for Hill County Road Department Supervisor Andy Hanson and his 19-member crew. "It just seemed like it was never ending," he said. The heavy snowfall, subzero temperatures and fierce winds of this winter led to Havre being named by Weather Channel as the city that had the worst winter weather of 2017-18. For Hanson and his crew, it was a source of stress, frustration and sleepless nights, he said. Department employees would make...
Editor’s note: This corrects a typo in the telephone number for Jeff Bason of Sign Sale Inc. The Bon-Ton department store chain has announced that the Havre Herberger's in the Holiday Village Mall is among the more than 200 stores it is closing in bankruptcy liquidation proceedings. The company listed the Havre store as one scheduled for closure after a bankruptcy judge approved a winning bid in an auction for the company's assets Wednesday. An employee of the Havre store refe...
Gov. Steve Bullock declared a state of emergency due to flooding including for Chester, Blaine, Hill and Liberty counties and the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, within days of Hill and Blaine counties declaring their emergencies and the city of Harlem temporarily ordering an evacuation of residences north of the railroad tracks. The evacuation order has since been lifted, and Blaine and Hill counties both reported this morning that tributaries to the Milk River seem to have...
People looking for a local for someone that will do permanent cosmetics, permanent hair removal and waxing can now go to a business in downtown Havre. Chanel Lett opened Permanent Reflections in March in a back room of the Serenity Salon & Boutique at 315 Third Ave. in downtown Havre. Lett said she first became interested in hair removal and permanent cosmetics because of her mother "I just thought it was the most interesting thing ever, like it was fun to watch; it looked...
High school juniors and seniors throughout Montana will be in Havre Thursday to take part in Montana State University-Northern's 10th annual TekNoXpo. Northern's Montana Career Pathways and Dual Enrollment Perkins Coordinator Holly Haas, who oversees the event, said TekNoXpo offers high school students a chance to learn about degree programs at Northern through a series of hands-on activities. As of Monday 165 students have registered to take part in TekNoXPo, but Northern...
Four Havre residents were recognized as environmental heroes for their contributions to recycling efforts and the Havre City Council voted to forward another grievance from a Fire Department employee to the Council’s Labor Relations Committee at Monday’s Council meeting. Recycle Hi-Line President Wanda Meredith and Sue Swan, the group’s education chairperson, recognized Dominique Preputin of Western Pharmacy, Janet Tams and Jeff Burckhard of Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen and Megan Lodge of Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods for their r...
With the June 5 primary elections less than two months away, candidates from across Montana will be coming to the area in the coming weeks to introduce themselves to voters. People will have a chance to hear from and question several Hill County Democratic candidates at a candidate forum next week, and a congressional and a Public Service Commission candidate will be in Havre later this week. Andrew Markoff, campaign manager for Democratic U.S. House candidate Kathleen Williams, said Friday that Williams will be in Havre for...
The Havre City Council's Labor Relations Committee heard from the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 601, an attorney for the city and Fire Chief Mel Paulson Thursday during a public hearing on a complaint about the termination of a Havre Fire Department engineer. Dustin "D.J." Olson filed a grievance in January against the department for his termination. The grievance report form says the termination was not for good cause and was the result of an incomplete inv...
Editor’s Note: This version corrects the tax designation of Forward Montana Foundation. A nonpartisan group that registers students to vote and encourages them to take a more active role in the political process is ending a statewide campus tour this week with a four-day visit to Havre. Hannah Pate, campus tour manager with Forward Montana Foundation, was at Triple Dog Brewing Co. Wednesday to talk with people about her organization and how people can get more engaged in t...
People who like homemade food made with organic and or locally-produced ingredients have a new option when they go out to eat. Sarah Manuel opened Streatery, a food truck outside Triple Dog Brewing Co., on St. Patrick's Day. A traditional Irish and corn beef dinner was served when it opened, she said. Irish menu items, have been served since then such as pasties, a traditional meat pie served with India pale ale gravy; purple cabbage salad and other menu item specials. She...
Students from high schools across Montana and two Universities are spending the first half of this week at Northern in the 47th Annual SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, the 46th time Northern has hosted the event. SkillsUSA is a career and technical service organization aimed at complementing technical skills training provided by high schools and colleges. SkillsUSA state association director Cassie Huntley said that this year students from 32 schools and...
People will have the chance Thursday to help parents fund a ceremony for children transitioning out of Rocky Boy’s Head Start program when they buy food from Taco Johns. Shana Henry of the 2018 Head Start Transition Class, a group of parents tasked with raising money for the transition ceremony, said a Taco John’s Crunch For a Cause benefit will take place Thursday. Anyone who makes a purchase at Taco John’s between 5 and 7 p.m. can say they are donating to the Rocky Boy Head Start transition class, and 50 percent of the p...
