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The first part of the postseason is over for the Havre High wrestling team. To start that journey, the Blue Ponies first had to have a good showing at the Eastern A Divisional Tournament in Lewistown Saturday. And Havre did exactly that, pushing through 11 wrestlers to the All-Class State Tournament in Billings and taking fourth place at divisonals with a score of 162.5. On top of that, the Ponies had two champions crowned in Lewistown, too. The weekend went fairly well for...
A representative of an anti-poverty firm from Oregon came to Havre Friday and provided a one-day workshop discussing the language and barriers poverty entails. "There are a lot of myths about poverty and the people who live in it that get in the way of breaking barriers," Poverty 101 workshop speaker Donna M. Beegle said in an interview after the workshop. "Communities must come together to address the housing affordability crisis, the transportation crisis, the child care...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks submitted 6,977 samples for chronic wasting disease testing during the 2019 season, which ran from April 1, 2019, to Jan. 29, 2020. Of those samples, 142 tested positive for the fatal disease, including 86 white-tailed deer, 53 mule deer, two moose and one elk. These were Montana’s first detections in moose and wild elk. FWP’s priority sampling areas in 2019 included southeastern Montana, the Philipsburg area, the Hi-Line area and the Libby area. Spe...
Harvest Moon Lanes hosted Friday 78 athletes participating in the annual Special Olympics Montana Havre's Bowling Championships. Special Olympics Montana Sports Director Scott Held said, overall, the event went exceptionally well. "I enjoyed the athletes," he said. "Joy from competing and having the opportunity to see the teams and their coaches He added that the event had a very full first flight in which every lane in the space was occupied. "What I really love about the...
For the Fort Belknap community, the Mid-Winter Fair is a long-standing tradition, spanning more than five decades. "It's tradition," event volunteer Robert Fox said Friday during the Fiddle and Jig event. He added that he has been volunteering at the Mid-Winter Fair for the past 25 years, helping in a variety of ways and helping organize the event. He said that the event started because the community needed something during the winter that people could attend. During the winte...
Havre Police Department Everett Dale Windyboy of Havre, 67, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant, after an officer served the warrant on First Street Friday at 11:07 a.m. -- Officers were called to a non-injury, two-vehicle crash involving two pickup trucks on Second Street Friday at 3:13 p.m. -- Someone stopped at the police station Friday at 3:26 p.m. to report a theft, forgery or fraud. -- Randy Michael Solomon of Havre, 43, was arrested on charges of criminal...
Editor, Contrary to claims made by some opponents, the Montana Water Rights Protection Act introduced by Sen. Steve Daines and supported by Sen. Jon Tester, is not only bi-partisan, but has tremendous benefits for water users both in Lake County and across our state. The MWRPA protects water users and well owners in our county by defining the federally reserved water rights of the tribes and preventing expensive legal proceedings in the Montana Water Court. In fact, without Sen. Daines’ solution to protect water rights, w...
Press release The 71st Annual Montana Seed Show is approaching. The Montana Seed Show will be held March 12-14 at Harlem High School. The Montana Seed Show would like invite everyone to participate in this year's show. The purpose of the Montana Seed Show is to promote the production and use of good quality seed and feed. All growers are encouraged to exhibit the feed and seed they have for sale or are using on their farms. It is the desire of the Seed Show Committee to...
Press release Attention woodworkers: the 71st Montana Seed Show is coming March 12,13 and 14. The woodworking projects entry day is Thursday, March 12, by 2 p.m. at the Harlem High School gym. Judging starts at 2 p.m. Thursday. Organizers said they want to encourage everyone to get those wood projects finished and enter them in our show. Cash prizes are awarded. Just remember no kits can be entered. People with questions, can call Dale Klungland at 353-2893....
Win two in a row, that’s momentum, win three straight, that’s called a winning streak. And the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team can officially say they’re on one now. Saturday night in Billings, the Lights won their third straight Frontier Conference game with an 80-75 victory at Rocky Mountain College. Northern, which improved to 5-7 in league play, also erased a halftime deficit for the second straight road game. “Just a great team effort all weeke...
With the regular season winding down, the Havre High boys basketball team is looking to end it on a good note, both in the Northeast A and overall. After hitting 4-2 in conference, the Blue Ponies looked to win out in the Northeast A to secure the No. 2 seed and etch a good spot in the Eastern A Divisional Tournament later this month, starting with win over the Sidney Eagles. And Havre accomplished that, snagging a victory over the Eagles Saturday in the Havre High Gymnasium,...
The final home dual was a full one for the Montana State University-Northern Lights. And it was one that the upper weights set the tone for, and the seniors finished. Saturday night in the Armory Gymnasium, the No. 20 Lights closed out the home portion of their schedule with a commanding 34-11 win over the Northwest College Trappers, who came in ranked eighth in the NJCAA. And, it was fitting that a dominant run by the Lights was capped by bonus point wins from Rob Pair at...
It has been a pretty exciting season for the Havre High girls basketball team, as the Blue Ponies have been adding wins to their record on a consistent basis, and clinched its first Northeast A conference title. With a lot of things going right for the Blue Ponies, there will be many things to look forward to once again this year. Even with the conference title clinched, HHS still looked to fight tough against the Sidney Eagles Saturday. The Ponies achieved that goal and...
