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As players of varying ages and backgrounds skated onto the ice, hundreds piled in the Havre Ice Dome to watch the Ninth Annual Hi-Line Hell Freeze Hockey Tournament. The Hell Freeze Tournament has been held in Havre since January of 2011, started by Brett Patrick, Havre Youth Hockey Association director and Hell Freeze organizer, and a few of his friends after he came back from college. Patrick said the tournament started with five teams, raising money for the Youth Hockey...
State Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, said during a Havre teleconference with local legislators that House Bill 21, Hannah’s Act, sponsored by Rae Peppers, D-Lame Deer, will involve the Montana Department of Justice assisting in cases of murdered and missing indigenous women. Speaking in Helena, Bachmeier added that this bill will be attached to a $100,000 appropriation to help departments communicate and collaborate. Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, said the bill was brought forward and will expand work on missing p...
Montana State University-Northern is providing a free seminar to women to provide an overview of possible career paths in the technical fields Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The seminar is being put on by Northern’s Multicultural Center. Center director Cristina Estrada-Underwood said women who are about to start school at Northern, want to change careers or will be attending college in a year or two are all welcome to attend. Estrada-Underwood said the seminar will also go over the possible circumstances that w...
The 66th Legislature Senate Tax Committee saw 10 Senate bills coming forth this week and no House bills have crossed yet in any of my committees. We did review a controversial bill, SB 96, that would put vapes — e-cigarettes — in the category with cigarettes. The bill as presented did not accomplish the intent of the sponsor so it ended up being tabled. A workforce housing tax credit bill, which would give a tax credit to investors of affordable housing units, has also been put forward. It seems everyone would like to rev...
Frank Mazzuca of Omaha, NE, was born July 25, 1930, and died January 23, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judith; parents, Salvatore and Genevieve Mazzuca, sister, Yolanda Yeon. He is survived by his children, Stephen (Terry) Mazzuca, Patricia (Dan) Molloy, Sue (Dave) Doll, Stephanie (Jim Kattes) Mazzuca; grandchildren, Nicholas Mazzuca, Elizabeth Mazzuca, Sarah Preble, Jessica Heiman, Sean Francis Molloy, Kalea Neeman, Helena Judith Hartman; great-grandchildren,...
Wilbur Joseph Scheresky, 82, of Havre, was called home to be with his relatives on January 24, 2019, under the gentle care of April Custer’s Care and Comfort Home with his family by his side. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Wilbur’s family has requested that memorial donations be made in his name to Friends of the Animal Shelter, Havre, MT, Gift of Life Housing, PO Box 700...
Havre Police Department An officer initiated a vehicle stop on Bullhook Road at 8:04 a.m. Friday, after noticing that the driver matched the description of someone law enforcement was looking for. -- Bradley Lynn Perkins of Havre, 19, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant Friday at 8:16 a.m. on Third Street. -- A summons was issued after a caller on Ninth Avenue Northwest reported a violent dog Friday at 9:31 a.m. -- A Fifth Street caller reported a stolen truck Frid...
Press release The Havre High School speech and debate team competed at the Class A state tournament this weekend, and just missed competitors bringing home some medals from the tournament. "I feel bad for the kids," head coach Tim Leeds said. "They all worked really hard this year and had the talent to earn their way up on stage, but it didn't happen this year. "I feel really bad for Kaleb Gardner," Leeds added. "He has been a trooper for four years and got really good in...
It was a short turnaround for the Montana State University-Northern Lights, and that turnaround took its toll a little. After clobbering Dickinson State last Thursday night, on an emotional senior night, the fourth-ranked Northern wrestling team hopped on a plane and flew all the way to Prescott, Arizona, to battle Cascade Conference rival Embry-Riddle University Saturday night, and the 10th-ranked Eagles handed the Lights their first conference loss of the 2018-19 season....
In its final appearance of the regular season, the Havre High wrestling team went to the Malta Invitational and did what it always does: win a team championship. The Blue Ponies defended their team title in Malta with a 229.5-point effort, which allowed Havre to cruse by Glasgow, which finished second with 182 points and the rest of the competition to take home the team title. Malta finished third with 87 and Chinook, another local team, was 10th with 49. On their way to...
After taking care of a pair of Central A conference opponents last weekend, the Havre High girls basketball team looked to extend its winning streak against non-conference rivals Great Falls High and Malta over the weekend. In the end, the opponents may have been different, but the results were the same, as the Blue Ponies pushed their winning streak to 38 games with a 43-28 win over Great Falls High Friday night, followed by a 69-38 win over Malta Saturday inside the HHS gymn...
So many close games have slipped through the grasp of the Montana State University-Northern Skylight’s hands in the month of January, but not the ones against Montana Tech. After suffering a heartbreaking overtime loss at the University of Providence Thursday night, the Skylights bounced back with an impressive, 59-51 win over the Montana Orediggers Saturday night in Butte. It was a win the Skylights needed, and deserved. “I’m really proud of this group,” Northern head co...
For just the second time this season, the Havre High boys basketball team hosted back-to-back games in the HHS gymnasium and against non-conference rivals Great Falls High and Malta, the results couldn't have been any different. Friday night, against the second-ranked team in Class AA, the Blue Ponies were humbled as the Bison raced out to a 33-14 lead and cruised to a 62-30 win inside the HHS gymnasium. The very next night, in the same building, the Ponies clashed with Class...
The Havre High swim teams are certainly looking forward to the state meet, which is a mere two weeks away now. But first, the Blue Ponies took to the pool one more time in the regular season, competing in Saturday's Missoula Invitational. Havre wrapped up the regular season by taking on strong Class AA teams from Missoula, Helena and Butte, as well as Class A rivals from Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Hardin. On the boys side, Havre's Sergio Tomayo had another strong day in...