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The Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics Math Contest gives Montana students an opportunity to test their math knowledge and perhaps receive a scholarship. Mary Wagner has been in charge of the contest for over 10 years and said that the competition itself has been around for around 40. "It's an opportunity for the kids that excel in math to show off their math skills today," Wagner said. If the students score high enough on the test, they get a superior rating - a gold...
Two men riding a motorcycle in Havre Friday night crashed into a concrete barrier that took one of their lives and seriously injured the other. Shane Paul Boucher, 28, of Havre died after the driver of the motorcycle attempted to make a left-hand turn from 6th Street onto 7th Avenue North at approximately 11:10 p.m. Friday. The motorcycle went off the right side of the road and hit the concrete barrier. After they were unable to take the turn, the motorcycle was laid down before it struck the barrier. Whether alcohol was invo...
The newly formed Havre Trails group has had some quick successes and shows no sign of stopping. Last weekend, on Saturday, Havre Trails hosted a photo walk as their latest hike. Those attending had the opportunity to walk a trail around Bear Paw Lake and take photos of the landscape, sunset and each other while putting in some time at Beaver Creek Park and getting exercise. Amber Wells, who led the photographers, some equipped with cameras and some with smartphones, said the...
At 3:05 a.m. Wednesday morning, Havre Police Department officers were patrolling the Smithville area when they stopped a 1997 purple Dodge Intrepid in the 1600 Block of Smithville Road for suspicious activity. While the officers were investigating, the driver, Ruben Nathaniel McDowell, 39, took off and the officers initiated a pursuit. The driver made it through the Highland Park area to 13th Street and 5th Avenue, and then traveled at high speeds south on 5th Avenue and on through Beaver Creek Park. South of the ski bowl,...
Tribal Transfer Day will have students from tribal colleges visit Montana State University-Northern to learn about what the college has to offer. Cristina Estrada-Underwood, the director of cultural activities, said that it is an all-day event that has the main focus of easing the transition between two-year tribal colleges into a four-year institution like MSU-Northern. The day begins at 9 a.m. for coffee and doughnuts in the Hensler Auditorium and a word from the chancellor or provost and then moves on to presentations...
The man who assisted Larry Denny of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation in continuing to get paychecks from the U.S. government for a job at which he was no longer working was found guilty of his charges Wednesday. John Grimson Lyon, of Virginia, was convicted by the jury on counts of wire fraud, making false claims and theft of government property after making sure Denny was paid when he left his job at the Bureau of Land Management in Virginia to go to Rocky Boy to work with his own company there. Lyon’s sentencing hearing is...
My Neighbor in Need, a nonprofit organization new to Havre that allows people to anonymously help others with their specific needs, opened its doors Tuesday. David Snuggs, the founder and president of the nonprofit, gave a presentation on what people can expect from the service. He spoke at the St. Jude Parish Center at noon Tuesday. The nonprofit is based out of Great Falls, and Havre is the 40th city to receive its service. "We're pretty excited about launching it today," Sn...
At 3:05 a.m. this morning, Havre Police Department officers were patrolling the Smithville area when they stopped a 1997 purple Dodge Intrepid in the 1600 Block of Smithville Road for suspicious activity. While the officers were investigating, the driver, Ruben Nathaniel McDowell, 39, took off and the officers initiated a pursuit. The driver made it through the Highland Park area to 13th Street and 5th Avenue, and the traveled at high speeds south on 5th Avenue and into Beaver Creek Park. South of the ski bowl, McDowell was s...
The jury trial for the supervisor of Larry Denny, who was indicted for accepting payments from a government job he had stopped working, began Monday. John Grimson Lyon, of Virginia, is accused of wire fraud, making false claims and theft of government property after allegedly assisting Denny in making sure Denny was paid when he left his job at the Bureau of Land Management in Virginia to go to Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation to work with his own company there. Witnesses who were sworn in to speak at the trial at Missouri R...
Sen. Jon Tester visited Havre Saturday in one of his tours around Montana to speak to the U.S. Border Patrol agents and the owners of the Triple Dog Brewery. Paul Tuss, on behalf of Bear Paw Development, used the opportunity to present to Tester an award for his work in helping the economy and business world of Montana. Tester said that Bear Paw has been helping the area for decades. "Bear Paw is such a diamond in the business community, especially with our entrepreneurs,"...
In an open letter to the citizens of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, the current members of the Chippewa Cree Business Committee give them an explanation of why they removed Ken Blatt St. Marks from office for the third time. In it, they write that the elected officials are “embarrassed, shocked and outraged by the convictions that have come down on this Reservation in the last few years.” The many indictments in the Guardians Project investigations into corruption on the reservation has cause some tumult on the reservation an,d in...
A Rocky Boy man who left his position working for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Virginia to come back to Montana — while still accepting checks from his former job — pleaded guilty to charges Wednesday. Larry Ray Denny, 66, pleaded guilty to fraud or scheme to defraud the United States, filing fraudulent claims relating to federal employment, claiming false representations as to outside income and theft of government property. Denny returned to Montana and contracted with the Chippewa Cree Tribe, and another BLM emp...
Josh Preiss, the current principal of Sunnyside Intermediate School, has put in his resignation after two years of work. Andy Carlson, superintendent of Havre Public Schools, said that Preiss will be finishing up the current year before leaving his position. This is the second year Preiss has been principal of Sunnyside. “I appreciate what Mr. Preiss has done,” Carlson said. “I realize what he wants to do is get closer to family. We wish him well and appreciate the time he’s been here in Havre.” He said that it is his respo...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees elections are coming up, and anyone interested can pick up their applications for candidacy from Mike Arnold, the elections officer, at the Robins School Administration building at 5th Avenue and 6th Street. The terms up for election are Aileen Couch’s three-year term for School District A, Harvey Capellen’s three-year term for School District 16-A and Ed Hill’s three-year term for School District 16-A. Those wanting to submit their applications must do so before March 26. Petit...
An open mic night is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday at Triple Dog Brewery and people are urged to bring their instruments and words to share with others. Dave Martens is heading up the new event, which is planned as a weekly happening, and he said that anyone who wants to participate in the open mic should sign up beforehand. There will be a sign-in sheet at the brewery from when they open at noon until the start of the open mic, at 5 p.m. “Depending on interest, there will be 10 to 15 minutes per person,” Martens said, add...
Darrin Hannum, the Box Elder school superintendent, has been working in his position for two years, and has worked with the Box Elder School District for 12 years. He is now moving to a new home. Hannum said his last day at Box Elder will be June 30 and his first day in Chinook will by July 1. “I heard it was open and applied,” Hannum said. “It’s a good community, much like Box Elder.” Hannum lives in Havre, but is now looking for a home in Chinook, and his children attend school in the Chinook School District. He said it w...
Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke either did or did not vote to stop federal funding for Amtrak, but the U.S. House of Representatives voted to authorize $8 million of funding for the rail service. Heather Swift, a spokesperson for Zinke said that he voted for the bill that had an amendment that would stop all federal funding to Amtrak because he knew that it would not pass. He was voting for the rest of the bill. “I’m a supporter of rail, but I think we need to innovate,” Zinke said in a press release. “I think it’s time we l...
In Big Sandy, seven people were involved in an altercation that led to one person being stabbed and another chasing people with a chainsaw. “The long and short of it is, right, now, we have seven individuals involved,” said Chouteau County Sheriff Vern L. Burdick, going on to say that the people involved were from outside of Chouteau County. Burdick said that a group of people grabbed someone from his car and started to beat him, and it was around that time that someone took a chainsaw out of a truck, started it up and cha...
Sheila Forshee, former secretary-treasurer of the Giveaway House in North Havre, has been charged with felony counts of deceptive practices and theft by a common scheme. In interviews, Hill County Sheriff's deputies were told that Forshee tried to sell the Giveaway House which she had no right to do, and took donations meant for the Giveaway House to sell at Ruth Ann's, a private thrift store she operates. The deception charge alleges that Forshee on or about Oct. 10,...
A former Havre District School Board chairman and business owner was to be sentenced Thursday in federal court but the decision was delayed over a plea agreement. Shad James Huston, who has pleaded guilty to theft from an Indian tribal organization, failure to file currency transaction reports and bribery, has been given a chance to redact his guilty plea after his lawyer contested the nature of one the counts. Huston previously admmitted accepting a payment of $300,000 from...
NorthWestern Energy crews were at work replacing a power pole that was taken out by a fire this morning in North Havre on 1st Street West. Butch Larcombe, a spokesperson for NorthWestern Energy, said that 150 people were out of power from 5 to around 8:15 a.m. this morning after an equipment failure started a fire on a power pole. "They were able to reroute power to get people back in service," Larcombe said. There was no estimation as to how long the replacement was going to...
Havre's most skilled bladesmith's business has skyrocketed in the past year and shows no sign of stopping. Lincoln Elijah Holt has been forging high-quality blades at an increasing rate ever since he picked up his hobby in 2012. Holt quit his job about a year ago to make knives full time for his brand, Montana Hammer Knives. "I was working at Sunnyside for 9 bucks an hour," Holt said. "I had 56 orders backed up and asked them if I could go back to hours that I had done...
A Havre businessman and former Havre District School Board chairman a was to be sentenced today in federal court but the hearing was delayed over a plea agreement. Shad James Huston, who pleaded guilty to theft from an Indian tribal organization, failure to file currency transaction reports and bribery, has been given a chance to redact his guilty plea after his lawyer contested the nature of one the counts. Huston previously pleaded guilty to accepting a payment of $300,000 from Tony Belcourt, who has already been sentenced...
James Howard Eastlick Jr. was sentenced to six years of prison Wednesday for bribery, tax evasion and theft from an Indian tribal organization. Judge Brian Morris at the Missouri River Federal Courthouse gave Eastlick a break from what could have been a 108-month sentence. Due to Eastlick’s cooperation with the U.S. government with investigations into corruption at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and his lack of an apparent criminal history, Morris gave him one-third off the standard sentence. Eastlick must pay $484,800 in res...
The Hi-Line Regional Science and Engineering Fair had more than 100 hypotheses proven valid or incorrect at Montana State University-Northern Tuesday. Madison Reichelt took first overall in the science fair. Caleb and Julia Meisdalen took second and Gabriella Blatt took third. Reichelt and the Meisdalens won all-expense paid trips to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Philadelphia May 10-15. Many schools and towns brought their fiftth- to 12th-graders,...
