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Articles from the January 13, 2020 edition


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  • Scouts come to Northern to learn for merit badges

    Derek Hann|Updated Jan 15, 2020

    Editor's note: This version corrects the title of Bill Lanier and the age of Severin Heimbigner in a photograph caption. Scouts from all across the state gathered Saturday at Montana State University-Northern for the Eighth Annual Hi-Line Merit Badge College program, where scouts can work and earn merit badges while working with a number of different instructors. Event organizer Bill Lanier said that it was the first year they have had the event entirely at the university. He...

  • Fire burns historic College Park Plaza

    Derek Hann|Updated Jan 14, 2020

    Editor’s note: This version corrects some information about the history of College Park Plaza. Havre Fire Department responded to a fire at the College Park Plaza on 100 Block of 11th Street West which was reported at 12:54 a.m. Sunday morning. Havre Fire Department Chief Mel Paulson said this morning that the fire department dispatched three fire trucks, one ambulance and a total of 13 personnel to respond to the fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene at about 1:01 a.m. He a...

  • Obituary - Alice L. Andersen

    Updated Jan 14, 2020

    Alice L. Andersen, 87, Passed away January 1, 2020, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre MT. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the First Lutheran Church in Havre at 2:00 pm....

  • Montana Hemp Co-op continues to push forward

    Derek Hann|Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Montana Farmers Union held a summit in Great Falls Tuesday for local producers to discuss what is next for Montana’s hemp industry, and members of Montana Hemp Cooperative, a hemp co-op based in Blaine County, said they spoke at the summit with several members of Farmers Union and other hemp processors on what the next step should be for the co-op. “The main takeaway is, for me, ’cause where we are at, there’s just nobody really, other than the co-op, there is nobody looking at how to process fiber right now on a mass sc...

  • Crazyboy charged with 71 counts in burglary ring

    Tim Leeds|Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Jaylen Jake Crazboy of Havre, 18, has been formally charged with 71 felony and misdemeanor counts related to a burglary ring witnesses say he created and spearheaded, a court document said. The charges include counts from burglaries at the Havre John Deere dealership Northern Ag Solutions and E-1 Towing that made headlines the end of January and beginning of February last year. Crazyboy is scheduled to be arraigned, where defendants typically make their initial plea to the charges, Thursday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. He was charged...

  • Hobby gaming store opens in Holiday Village

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Jan 13, 2020

    A hobby gaming store has opened in the Holiday Village Mall called Sugar & Dice. "Sugar & Dice is a hobby gaming store where we are going to be carrying collectible card games like Magic: The Gathering, we are going to be carrying hobby board games," store owner Kevin Zoren said. "We also carry role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder and Call of Cthulhu." He said hobby board games are something that have really taken off in Europe, especially over the last 20...

  • For the Record, Jan. 13, 2020

    Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Havre Police Department Dusty Lee Manuel of Harlem, 33, was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license and driving under the influence after a caller at a First Street West business reported a fight in progress at 1:17 p.m. Friday. Another arrest was made or summons issued, but no information on charges was provided. -- Jasper Leon Lewis Jr. of Dodson, 23, was issued a summons on a charge of violation of a protective order after a caller a...

  • Tester secures $1M for Rocky Boy Head Start

    Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Havre Daily News staff The office of Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced Friday he secured secured more than $1 million for Head Start programs on Rocky Boy’s Reservation. The $1,007,749 secured will fund initiatives that prepare Native American children for the classroom, including education programs, nutrition and health care screenings, and afterschool activities. “Our next generation deserves to be put on the right path to success. Head Start gives students and families the tools and resources they need to thrive, and...

  • Obituary - Katherine M. 'Kay' Evans

    Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Katherine M. "Kay" Evans of Havre, 86, passed away due to natural causes Tuesday, January 8, 2020, at the Care and Comfort Home. Cremation has taken place, and vigil services will begin at 7:00 p.m. today, January 13, 2020, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2020, also at St. Jude, and burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Kay's family has suggested memorial donations be made to the Shriners' Hospitals for C...

  • Obituary - Gloria Jean Winkenweder

    Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Gloria Jean Winkenweder, 81, passed away in Spokane, WA, August 11, 2019. She was born July 22, 1938 in Havre, Montana to Wendlin and Pearl Schweitzer. She was raised in Havre, met and married Donald C. Winkenweder in 1959, had their son Tom in 1963, and then moved to Spokane, WA in 1969. Gloria had a career as an office manager for over 20 years. She enjoyed sewing, crafting and traveling with Don. She is survived by her husband of 60 years and her son Tom. A graveside...

  • Independence Bank Scholarship Deadline Approaching

    Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Press release The Independence Bank Scholarship application deadline is quickly approaching. Applications for the scholarship must be received in the Montana State University-Northern Financial Aid Office by Feb. 7. The Independence Bank Scholarship is open to incoming freshman students planning to attend Northern. To be eligible students must graduate from a high school in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Roosevelt, Daniels, Sheridan, Liberty, Chouteau, Pondera, or Toole...

  • CASA holding informational sessions

    Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Press release CASA of Hill County will be holding informational sessions on becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in foster care. The sessions will meet in the in the Garden Side Room of District 4 Human Resources Development Center, 2229 Fifth Ave. The meetings will be • Thursday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. • Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. • Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. • Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 1 and 6 p.m. • Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. People who want to be a voice for an abused or neglected child can call 262-...

  • Short-handed Lights fall short in Minot State dual

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 13, 2020

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights didn't quite get the win they were looking for Thursday night. But on the mat in one of Montana's biggest wrestling communities, the Lights still prevailed. Last Thursday, the No. 18 Lights took on NCAA Division II Minot State in a special dual at the Sidney High School Gymnasium. Sidney is home to the proud Sidney Eagle wrestling program, and it was a great place for Northern to showcase its proud program. Early on the Lights had...

  • Pony swim teams tested in Bozeman

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Times will always get tough in a season and there will ultimately be a low-point. A lot of the time that tough point comes when a team is up against really tough competition. For the Havre High swim teams, the Bozeman Invitational Saturday did not go as well as it had hoped, but there were still some good moments. The Blue Ponies went up against a lot of the Class AA and Class A elite last Saturday in the Bozeman Swim Center. The meet was intense and both the girls and boys fe...

  • On top again: Ponies win Cut Bank mat title

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Jan 13, 2020

    There are some cases where a team continues a trend of dominance throughout multiple years and, in some cases, maybe decades. When it comes to the Cut Bank Invitational, the Havre High wrestling team has had a history of excellence in the tournament for a long, long time. And this past weekend added another year to the Blue Ponies’ legacy of championships at the invite in Cut Bank. Havre rose to the top and racked up 211 points Saturday to claim the crown of Cut Bank once m...

  • Running away: HHS girls clobber Lewistown, Sidney

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Jan 13, 2020

    Another weekend of conference games came and went, and with them came two more big wins for the Havre High girls basketball team. But the wins were not just big because they were against conference opponents, but also by the margin of victory for the Blue Ponies, as well. Havre started the weekend against a long-time rival in the Lewistown Golden Eagles Friday in the Havre High Gymnasium, where the Ponies gashed the Golden Eagles 72-13 in a blowout. Then, HHS traveled down to...

  • Back-to-Back: Pony boys roll

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Jan 13, 2020

    After falling into a 0-2 hole in conference play, the Havre High boys basketball team aimed to even its record with two wins over a pair of Northeast A rivals. A couple of wins would give the Blue Ponies hopes of moving higher in conference standings. There were wins to be claimed. And that is exactly what Havre did against the Lewistown Golden Eagles Friday and the Sidney Eagles Saturday. The Ponies started the great weekend with a hard-fought win over long-time rival...