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Setting out with a 75-pound backpack, the clothes on his back, a smartphone and a solar-powered phone charger, Randy Montgomery, 62, of Mount Shasta, California, began his journey - walking 14,500 miles around the perimeter of the United States of America. He arrived in Havre Sunday after passing through Chester. Montgomery said the book "The Circle Maker" by Mark Batterson inspired him to start this journey. "I was kind of in a low spot in my life, and somebody came by my hou...
Havre’s Bullhook Community Health Center has been given $11,593 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand quality improvement. Cindy Smith, executive director at the Bullhook Community Health Center said that her health center was awarded money because it had demonstrated improvements in the facility. The money will be used toward various projects. “We are switching to a new (electronic medical record system) and we’ll be bringing in some consultants to help us make sure we’re setting up everyth...
With Christmas approaching, the annual living Nativity scene is coming up. This will be held Saturday at the Van Orsdel Methodist Church. Ray Toth, the lead coordinator of the event said this display will reenact the birth of Jesus. "What we're doing is trying to reenact the scene at Bethlehem," he said. "Your mind just wanders back to how it might have been way back then." Toth also said many animals will be a part of this display. These include: llamas, sheep, a miniature...
Two local schools are among the beneficiaries of a $10 million grant the federal government awarded Montana to expand access expand preschool programs for 4-year-olds from low-and moderate-income families. The U.S. Department of Education announced the grant Wednesday. “This grant is great news for thousands of Montana’s earliest learners, and an important start toward ensuring every Montana four-year-old has the opportunity to take part in high-quality early childhood education,” Gov. Steve Bullock said of the grant. “Every...
A spaghetti dinner and silent auction benefit event for local man Craig Gardner, who is battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma will take place Friday at the Eagles Club, 202 1st Street. The fundraiser will be hosted by the Friends of Havre Public Schools and the Havre Sector U.S. Border Patrol. Leslie Staples, a family friend said she admires how strong Gardner is for his family. “Every time I see every member of that family, they’re just happy — they have good smiles on their faces and they’re just keeping their attitudes positive,...
Many people were left without power near Havre Tuesday afternoon after a gas line broke near the Saddle Butte area Tuesday. Butch Larcombe, spokesperson for NorthWestern Energy said a contractor working for Hill County hit a gas line while placing a guardrail in the ground near the area, which led to power being cut as well. Larcombe said 13 homes lost power because of this. “We’re working to fix the line. In the meantime we had to cut out the electricity," he said. “We’ll have to go into their homes and relight their p...
Montana State University-Northern’s rodeo team will be hosting a fundraiser event titled “Cowboy Christmas.” This will be held at the MSU-Northern Armory Gymnasium Saturday at 5 p.m. Doug Kallenberger, head coach of the rodeo team said a prime rib and shrimp dinner “with all the fixings” will be served at the Cowboy Christmas. Various door prizes will be given throughout the event, which include a trip to the Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals that will be held in January. Kallenberger said that the tickets to the event will also act...
Local children made Christmas cards Wednesday during Story Time at Havre-Hill County Library for the 101st Airborne unit that is in Liberia, helping in the efforts against Ebola. Lori Roberts, the children's librarian, said that she came up with the idea to send the cards overseas. Roberts believe this brings people together. "It brings together a community - it doesn't matter how far away they are," she said. "We have a lot of families here in Havre where (one's) husbands...
New details have surfaced concerning the Havre man who is being held on suspicion of attempted murder. Douglas Hopf, 46, of Havre made his initial appearance Tuesday afternoon at the Hill County Detention Center. Hopf was charged with attempted deliberate homicide, criminal endangerment and tampering with witnesses and informants. According to a Havre Police Department press release, officers received a report the night of Sept. 29 at 11:42 p.m. concerning a man who said he had been shot at while driving on the 1600 Block of...
Lengthy discussions concerning the Kiwanis cabin siding project and the Blackie Coulee alternative project took place at the monthly Hill County Park Board meeting Monday. Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson discussed the Blackie Coulee project. In April, the board approved sending on to the Federal Emergency Management Agency a prioritized list of items for the improvement of the park in place of replacing a flood-destroyed bridge in Blackie Coulee. FEMA did not approve replacing the bridge, but allowed the park to propos...
It was a cold weekend, but Havre made it through. Outdoor events, such as the inaugural Santa Run took place this past weekend, despite the temperatures dipping down to a low of minus 9 degrees. Havre resident Dave Dunn participated in the Santa Run Saturday before the tree lighting ceremony. “It could have been worse,” he said. Dunn also said that the cold temperatures have not really affected his life. “As long as everybody just stays bundled up and takes precautions — that’s the main thing,” he added. Despite the sub-zer...
For many individuals, Thanks-giving was a day that was spent with family and loved ones. However, this was not the case for everyone. Some people had to work. Kalynne Hammond, dispatcher at the Hill County Sheriff Office, said that working on Thanksgiving Day was just like any other day. “Well, I’d rather be with my family, but somebody’s got to keep Havre safe,” she said Thursday. Hammond added that she was able to spend time with her family before she went into work. Josh Alexander, on-air production assistant at New Med...
A Havre man and a Stevensville man both have been indicted on meth charges, with both pleading not guilty in federal court in Missoula. According to a United States District Court of Montana press release the two Montana residents are: Nicholas Clinton Holt, 32, of Havre, is charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Bruce Anthony Glass, 37, of Stevensville, is charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Glass pleaded not guilty...
Three women have been charged with felony theft from Two Winz Casino, an Indian gaming establishment licensed by the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, with one already pleading guilty and the others pleading not guilty. Amber Wells, 30 of La Junta, Colorado, Maria Rose Newton, 34, of La Junta, Colorado, and Melinda Marie Descharm, 25, of Box Elder each were charged with theft from an Indian gaming establishment. The indictment alleges they stole more than $1,000 dollars from the casino on or around Jan. 30, 2013. Descharm was...
The temperature will hover around zero Saturday, but Shauna Albrecht and her team of 16 people will be dressed up as "tropical Santas" in hula skirts and red hats for an inaugural Christmas event: the Santa Run. The Havre Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Community Tree Lighting event that evening at Town Square, but just prior to those festivities, Santas and elves will be hitting the streets of Havre. People will be able to see adult competitors dressed as...
Karen Vosen has been attending the Festival of Trees for about six or seven years - ever since the festival was created to raise funds for the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. Every year she has made a quilt to be put up for bidding and is contributing a quilt this year as well. "I make quilts all the time, and I thought that is somewhere I can donate to them," she said. Vosen, a Havre resident, said she has sewed all of her life and started making quilts in 1996. She said...
Volunteer Gus Sharp will be up early Thursday morning getting ready to deliver Thanksgiving meals to shut-ins around Havre. A team of people will deliver the turkey dinners that have been prepared by volunteers for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Most people will enjoy the community atmosphere of the Thanksgiving dinner, but for those who cannot make it, Sharp and his team will be making deliveries. "All of the names that are called in to the senior center, I take care of...
The Veterans of Foreign War Bear Paw Jr. Rifle Club has honored a local man with special needs for his rare achievement. Lance Seely, 21, of Havre was awarded the Expert Marksmanship title Nov. 4. This title is sanctioned by the National Rifle Association. Seely said his favorite part about being involved with the rifle club is "shooting at the targets." Seely's mother, Leslie, said her son has overcome a lot throughout his life. "When he was a baby he had seizures and so...
A test of communications equipment between law enforcement officials from the United States and Canada will take place Monday and Tuesday. Hill County Sheriff Don Brostrom said that this exercise, Canada-U.S. Enhanced Resiliency Experiment, or CAUSE, will be a functional one. “We are putting on a communications scenario — it’s to simulate a wildland fire that kind of gets out of control that crosses from the Wild Horse side to the Willow Creek side and then into the U.S.,” Brostrom said. This is to see if the U.S. and Can...
Same-sex couples in Montana can now get marriage licenses at the Hill County Clerk of Courts office for the first time, now that U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris ruled Wednesday that Montana’s ban on same-sex marriages violated the U.S. Constitution. Kathie Vigliotti, Hill County clerk of courts said marriage licensing paperwork previously only referred to husband and wife but are now available in gender-neutral versions. She said that, in her 20-plus years in the office, no same-sex couple has ever sought a license. M...
The Veterans of Foreign War Bear Paw Jr. Rifle Club has honored a local teen. Noah Molitor, 14, of Havre was awarded the Distinguished Expert Rifleman title Nov. 11. This is the highest National Rifle Association honor. "Once I got to kneeling and offhand, I couldn't miss more than four (bull's-eyes) - and two for sitting and prone," Molitor said. Molitor also said that guns have been part of his family and that his favorite part about shooting is "how much concentration it...
A task force met in Havre Tuesday to continue discussing ideas of preventing teen pregnancy in Hill County. According to the website http://www.countyhealthrankings.org, as of 2014 – for every 1,000 teenage girls ages 15 to 19, Hill County has 66 teen births out of a thousand teen girls, nearly twice the state average. One idea that the task force discussed is displaying a “Children with Children” exhibit in Havre. Jessica Kennedy, public health nurse with Hill County Family Planning, said the exhibit has interactive pictu...
Boy Scout troops came together Monday night to collect nonperishable food items for the Havre Food Bank. Troops 1438 and 1492, along with their supporters gathered outside Messiah Lutheran Church on the cold November evening, piled into cars and set out to collect the food items. Thomas Huether, district executive of the Boy Scouts of America Montana Council, said one of the things Boy Scouts model is helping people at all times. "What we're doing here is the Boy Scouts are ge...
An 83-year-old Harlem woman died of smoke inhalation in a fire that destroyed her house Thursday. Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer said Dorothy Belden died in the fire, which was reported at 7:35 a.m. Thursday. Her husband, 87-year-old Harry Belden, was able to escape. Firefighters said the house was fully involved when they arrived on the scene. The sheriff’s office said it was an electrical fire and no foul play is suspected. Harlem Mayor William Taylor said he did not know the Belden’s very well. “I knew him a...
The Friends of Beaver Creek Park's new license plate design is scheduled to be released in early 2015. Six designs were submitted in the license plate design contest that was held in January 2011. Loretta Widdekind of Havre won the contest, and her design will be the face of the new license plates. The design depicts a scene of Bear Paw Lake during fall with Mount Otis and the Bear Paw Mountains in the background. Widdekind said that when she heard the contest was taking...
