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Havre Police Department Rueben Jessie Gillian of Havre, 33, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge Friday at 7:45 a.m. at the police department. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash near 12th Avenue after it was reported Friday at 7:53 a.m. —— Angelo Duran of Havre, 26, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation Friday at 8 a.m. at the police station. —— Officers investigated burglary report after a Second Street caller made a report Friday at 8:08 a.m. —— Mat...
Havre City Council member Brian Barrows spoke Friday about the city government including the city's ambulance service at a meeting of the Pachyderm Club at the Duck Inn. Barrows, the lead minister at Abundant Life Church who is in his second term on the council representing Ward 2, spent the first portion of the speech talking about his time on the council and why he ran in 2011. "I felt like I wanted to do something to give back to the city and thought this was a great way...
The first several days of the Donald Trump administration caused me great worry. Not about the substance of his presidency, but about its form; not about the product, but about the process. Based on his first week it looks like the worst instincts of President Trump may be erupting to the surface and there appears to be no one around him who can stop the Mount Trump eruptions. It seems that the President has surrounded himself with enablers, not counselors. That became even clearer when the President started signing...
The Montana State University-Northern Alumni Foundation has invited people to attend a Kentucky Derby-themed gala for this year's We Love Northern Ball Saturday, an annual event that raises money for scholarships for students. Jim Bennett, director of the Northern Alumni Foundation, which organizes the event, said this year's ball in the Armory Gymnasium will consist of horse race-themed games, a lady's hat contest, derby-themed drinks, Southern cuisine, dancing and several...
The Chippewa Cree Business Committee hired a longtime veteran of Rocky Boy’s Police Department as the department’s new chief, committee members Ted Whitford and Calvin Joliet said Friday. Whitford said that the Business Committee, the governing body at Rocky Boy, voted 7-1 with one other member abstaining to make acting Chief Larry Bernard the new police chief. Bernard, an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree, who said he has been on the force for nearly 40 years, said he is excited to be chosen to head the department. “I...
Havre City Council President Andrew Brekke came to the defense of fellow Council member Brian Barrows Friday for voting against a proclamation denouncing anti-Semitic activity in Whitefish. Brekke made the comments Friday at the meeting of the Pachyderm Club in the Vineyard Room of the Duck Inn. Brekke, who voted in support of the proclamation, said that just because someone votes against a proclamation does not mean they support those values being denounced. He said that since the vote, Barrows has been the subject of...
Press release After careful consideration of safety and environmental precautions, and upcoming rulemaking proposals, all 58 open-water fishing contests set for this season in Montana will be allowed to occur, the Joint Mussel Response Implementation Team announced last week. Montana Mussel Response Incident Command watercraft protocols recommend rules for mandatory inspections of all boats and equipment entering the state before launching on any Montana waterbody. Additionally, all boats leaving invasive mussel-detected wate...
American Legion offers vets transportation Press release The American Legion Post 67 has received a grant to provide transportation services for Veterans living in Chouteau, Hill, and Blaine counties. This transportation service is free of charge to veterans, however, the service is only for VA or VA-referred medical appointments. For more information, contact American Legion Post 67 Transportation Coordinator Paul Gopher at 395-5610 or at [email protected] Water meters updated, replaced Press release The City of Havre...
Byron "Les" Bebee, 58, passed away due to natural causes at his residence Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Pastor Brian Barrows officiating. A private family burial will be held later. Les' family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, or to the charity of the...
Elizabeth "Bette" Derbyshire, 91, passed away due to natural causes Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at Northern Montana Care Center. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at 11 a.m. at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Bette's name to the Wesley Circle in care of Van Orsdel United Methodist Church or the charity of the donor's choice. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home...
Thomas Anderson "Doc" Reese was born July 16, 1920, in Teresita, Missouri, and, as a result of "too many birthdays" died peacefully with his family around him Jan. 28, 2017, at the ripe old age of 96 years and 6 months. Dad was named after Dr. Thomas Anderson, the physician who saved the lives of both mother and son following a difficult birth, and he was known as "Doc" from those early days. He was the second son of George Elijah and Myrtle (Culpepper) Reese. He grew up on...
With both Fairfield and Lewistown on the schedule this past weekend, the Havre High boys basketball team was going to have its work cut out for it. And in the end, the Blue Ponies didn't have enough to beat either team, as they fell to Fairfield at home Friday night, 58-28. Havre followed that up with a loss in a crucial road game against Lewistown Saturday night. The final in that game was 59-49. With the loss, HHS has now lost six games in a row and is just 3-13 on the...
If there's one gym that hasn't been too kind to the Montana State University-Northern Lights in recent years, Stroh Gymnasium in Dillon would be the one. But, with one game, Northern exercised a lot of demons. Saturday night, in a critical Frontier Conference showdown, the Lights knocked off the No. 13 Bulldogs 76-73, completing a road sweep that helped the Lights jump right back into the Frontier title chase. "It was truly a total team effort and I am excited about how much g...
The Glacier Nationals have a habit of ending long losing streaks against the Billings Bulls. They did it back in October and last Friday, inside the Havre Ice Dome, the Nationals did it again. After going winless in 29 consecutive games, the Nationals topped Billings Friday night in the first of back-to-back games between the two teams over the weekend in Havre. The win was the first for Glacier since Oct. 8 when it beat Billings by the same score. The victory was also the...
The Havre High wrestling team dominated the first installment of the Eastern A wrestling meet one year ago, and Saturday in Glendive, the Blue Ponies put together an impressive repeat performance. Havre won the tournament going away, with 294 points, compared to 166 for second-place Hardin and 162 for third-place Glendive. The Ponies crowned five individual champions and qualified 15 wrestlers for the Class A state meet which starts Friday in Billings. Both Parker Filius (145) and Jase Stokes (205) won their...
After starting the season 10-1, the Havre High girls basketball team had lost three straight following a defeat to Fairfield in the Blue Ponies first game of the weekend Friday. But with Lewistown on the schedule for Saturday, Havre got back to doing what it does - winning conference games. And after losing 46-23 to Fairfield the previous night, the Ponies knocked off Lewistown 61-47 inside the HHS gymnasium. The win got Havre to 7-0 on the season in the Central A and at the...
