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Colton Kuka, 9, in a nationwide contest to create original recipes to send to Michelle Obama, took first in Montana and will be spending time in the White House. "Me and my grandma entered this contest with the White House, and if we won, we could go to the White House and eat dinner with the first lady," Kuka said. Kuka is one of 54 youths who have earned the opportunity in the contest to visit the White House. One youth from each state and United States territory is chosen...
Selena Gibbs has pleaded not guilty to a charge filed that says she committed theft by common scheme, a felony, by stealing merchandise from Havre’s North 40 Outfitters and selling it online in Great Falls. According to deputies’ accounts, she was confronted by Great Falls Police officers after they met up with her to buy items she was selling. Once a deal was complete, the account reads, the officers told her who they were and she turned over equipment she was trying to sell and admitted stealing the items. Gibbs worked at...
In light of a recent increase in vehicle, break-ins, acting police chief Gabe Matosich has some advice for people to use in avoiding the same fate. Lock your doors. Matosich said that 100 percent of the 31 cases of trespassing into a vehicle since the beginning of the year could have been avoided if people simply locked their doors. No vehicle has has been forcibly entered through damaging the vehicle of those reported to police. Those looking to trespass into vehicle will sometimes walk down streets and check door handles...
A man who was accused at attempting to kill a Havre man November pleaded no contest to reduced charges Monday. Doug J. Hopf, at his change of plea hearing Monday in District Court, pleaded no contest to charges of assault with a weapon, criminal endangerment, tampering with witnesses or informants, all felonies. He was previously being tried for deliberate homicide. Hopf, born in 1968, was charged for his crimes Dec. 10 and pleaded not guilty to all three initially. Nov. 29, Hopf shot a firearm at a vehicle which one man...
At the Havre Trails meeting Monday, the group looked forward to the future. Later this month, members will find out whether or not they received the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Recreational Trails grant. They also spoke of looking into identifying possible hiking trail areas on the north side of the Milk River, especially near the rookery. “We’re kind of in this weird spot right now,” said Lindsey Bennett, president of Havre Trails. She added that they are afraid of taking on any bigger projects until they find out if they...
Michael Sherwood, who has been representing Shad Huston during the federal cases in which former Chippewa Cree tribal council member John “Chance” Houle has been pegged as an embezzler from the tribe is now not able to represent his client due to his work with Houle, an admitted embezzler. The decision was made for fear of a conflict of interest on Sherwood’s part, as he has represented both men in their cases. “The evidence further indicated that Michael J. Sherwood P.C. appeared to possess a vested interest in protect...
Dani Alex has been teaching dance in Havre for 18 years, but for her, the decision to retire marks the end of a major part of something she's been doing most her life. "Our last show is called 'A Night on Broadway,'" Alex said. "It's mainly Broadway tunes that feature modern, jazz, tap, hip hop and tumbling. ... I wanted to go out with a bang." The show premieres this weekend, and when the curtains close at the end of the show Sunday, her business closes with it. "It's truly...
The 4-H Club of Havre held their annual Hi-Line Preview Saturday at the Bigger Better Barn at the Hill County Fairgrounds. Kids traveled to Havre from all over the state to take part in the cattle show and vie for a top ranking in the competition. The season for events like these generally lasts from April to June and many of the participants will travel to various Montanan towns and nearby states to compete with their cattle. The judges study the youths' steers on multiple...
A jury found Trina Frickel, who was accused of elder abuse, not guilty after less than two hours of deliberation at the end of a two-day trial in state District Court in Montana. The state charged Frickel with allegedly misappropriating funds from the 88-year-old’s account for her own use. After two days of jury selection and testimony, the jury retired to deliberate at 4:14 Wednesday afternoon. The jury informed the court at 5:59 p.m. it had reached its verdict. Killebrew said the joint bank account she set up so Frickel cou...
A Havre woman is in court today facing charges she misappropriated her 88-year-old grandmother-in-law’s retirement money after the elderly woman trusted her to help her. The trial of Trina Frickel, accused of using Bonnie Killibrew’s monies inappropriately from a joint bank account she set up, started Tuesday in state District Court in Havre. Frickel is being tried on a charge of elder abuse. The state also filed a case against Eric Frickel, Trina’s husband’s brother, for similar actions. He has already agreed to pay Killibr...
The Montana Actors' Theater KidsMAT youth camps have been bringing local children to the stage for almost 20 years and are now expanding across north-central Montana. "It's evolved as it's gone along," said Jay Pyette, the artistic director of MAT. Chinook, Chester, Hays, Great Falls and Malta will all be able to enroll their youth in the camps and Havre is getting another camp for a total of two due to the high demand for the program every year. Pyette said the youth acting c...
Joe Long Knife pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon in federal court. Long Knife avoided charges of kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, assault resulting in serious bodily injury and strangulation. For the assault charge, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison with three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Around Feb. 14, 2014, or Valentine’s Day, Long Knife assaulted his girlfriend in Hays with a plastic handle. This is the charge he pleaded guilty to. The other charges a...
The 2nd Annual Williams Syndrome Awareness Walk went swimmingly Sunday as participants paced themselves around town. The walk was meant to bring awareness to an often overlooked cause and raise funds for the Williams Syndrome Awareness organization to help families affected by the condition and for research in the search to cure it. "They are full of hugs and loves and they are full of musical talent and abilities - things that you are going to be amazed by," Sheila Newerth...
Just outside Gildford, a semitractor trailer drifted off the highway and overturned, sending its occupants to the hospital. Miroslav, 53, and Vesna, 48, Tabakovic, of Winnipeg, Ontario, were traveling east on U.S. Highway 2 when the vehicle drifted off the highway in the ditch on the south side of the road around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to a release from the Montana Highway Patrol. The 2014 International semi and trailer tires furrowed into the soft soil and caused the vehicle to trip, overturning onto its passenger...
The Box Elder School District has completed its search for a new superintendent in hiring the Charlo School District superintendent, Thomas Peck. Jeremy McDonald, the principal of Box Elder High School, said he is happy with the decision. “We had some good candidates,” McDonald said. “Everybody we interviewed was very knowledgeable.” Peck in particular had good answers, said McDonald, to his and the school board’s questions and showed enthusiasm for what the school district was doing. McDonald said he wanted Peck for the j...
Shad James Huston, who previously pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement from the Chippewa Cree Tribe, retracted his guilty plea on the basis that he and his lawyer did not know the true nature of the charges. Now, three new charges in Huston’s case have been pinned against him: conspiracy to commit theft from an Indian tribal organization, scheme to defraud the Chippewa Cree Tribe/wire, and theft from an Indian tribal organization. Huston was a businessman in Havre during the time of his alleged crimes working at a f...
All day today and Friday, Pizza Hut is raising funds for the medical expenses of the Montana State University-Northern students who needed hospital care after being stabbed in an apartment May 2. To donate 20 percent of a bill to the Northern students, patrons need only to tell their server or delivery driver they want to donate to the fundraiser. This fundraiser follows the MSU-Northern run/walk that raised just more than $10,000 for the students. In addition to these fundraisers, a Go Fund Me account has raised more than...
Ted Whitford was elected to fill the role of interim chairman until the next election at a Chippewa Cree Business Committee meeting Tuesday. “At this point, it’s an interim position,” Ted Whitford said. “It could last about 30 days.” He said that the election board is planning to meet to decide on a date to have a special election to choose the new chair of the Business Committee. He said the elections should be held sooner than 30 days. He was voted in as vice chair and then was moved to interim chair and Dustin Whitford...
State Auditor Monica Lindeen urged Hill County Democrats to seize an issue that resonates with voters and use it to win the 2016 elections. Lindeen, who is running for secretary of state next year, recalled that when her political career was beginning, she ran twice unsuccessfully for the Montana House. On her third try, she said, she took on the incumbent on the issue of energy deregulation. Her opponent favored it, she thought it was a terrible idea. Her position caught on,...
Mike Sharp, who has been serving as acting fairgrounds manager since Tim Solomon retired from the position, was named full manager and groundskeeper Tuesday. “I’m just excited for the opportunity,” Sharp said. Sharp has been serving as acting manager for about two months and said he has been busy with preparing for the annual Great Northern Fair, July 15-19. “We’ll take it one step at a time,” Sharp said. “I just have to get through my first fair.” Hill County Commissioners and Fair Board Chair Alma Seidel made the select...
The acting CEO of Rocky Boy Health Clinic pleaded not guilty to income tax evasion Tuesday in federal court. Darin Lee Miller is the third CEO of the clinic to be indicted in federal court, after Fawn Tadios and Tim Rosette. For the three counts of income tax evasion, Miller faces a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment with three years of supervised release, as well as a $250,000 fine and costs of prosecution. Miller is accused of, around April 12, 2010, preparing and signing a fraudulent tax return for 2009. He stated...
A man accused of leading law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase pleaded not guilty Thursday. Kanen Velasquez was arraigned Thursday in Hill County Justice Court and pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of criminal endangerment and misdemeanor charges of fleeing from or eluding a peace officer and driving without a valid license. Saturday, May 2, a Montana Highway Patrol trooper overheard Rocky Boy Police Officers were headed toward Box Elder in pursuit of a vehicle reportedly traveling at 130 mph, a court document...
The four members of the Chippewa Cree Business Committee who have been waiting to be sworn in while appeals have been going on were finally able to take their seats Thursday. Beau Mitchell, Jody LaMere, Calvin Jilot and Harlan Gopher Baker filled empty seats on the tribal council after taking their oath. "I think we can do some great things for the tribe if we just stick together," said Ted Whitford, a committee member who led the meeting Thursday. Rick Morsette stepped out of...
The 2015 graduating class of Rocky Boy High School entered the next phase of their lives Thursday. Robert Murie led the ceremony with a prayer after the graduating students entered the gymnasium to the beat of the Southern Cree Jrz drum circle. "It's our language and our ceremonies that built this land so we could have a home," Murie told the crowd of family and friends gathered to witness the youths embark into adulthood. The co-salutatorians, Ariana Marie Gopher and...
An Intro to Food Sovereignty class brings something different and fairly unique to Stone Child College on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. The class is more than a class. It is more than an economic initiative that gives credits toward a student's degree. Bob Quinn, Ph.D., has headed the new class and said the point of the instruction is to create food all the way from seed through processed product on the reservation, for the reservation, using kamut, a wheat developed from th...
