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Hill County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Border Patrol Havre Sector partnered Wednesday morning in a snowball challenge to send food to the Havre Food Bank. Hill County Sheriff Jamie Ross hit U.S. Border Patrol Havre Sector Chief Patrol Agent Sean McGoffin with eight snowballs, out of the 10 he threw. For each hit, 10 pounds of food will be donated to the food bank, so U.S. Border Patrol Havre Sector is sending over 80 pounds of food. "We were trying to do our part to raise...
Editor’s note: This version corrects that Olszewski is an orthopedic surgeon. Being born and raised in Montana, said state Sen. Al Olszewki, R-Kalispel, he knows the state well, and, with his life-long experiences and work, can make a positive difference as governor. "What I see is we need a governor that's really going to work hard to protect Montanans from our own government and that's to regain management and control over the agencies and make sure that they also follow t...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the telephone number for the clinic. This month, some new owners took over Havre Chiropractic Clinic located 1465 Hwy 2 NW, Suite D. Brett Kuca and Ashley Vandolah took ownership of the clinic Feb. 12. Vandolah said she just received her chiropractic license this year and Kuca has been a chiropractor for more than a year. They both attended chiropractic school at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minnesota. "I'm f...
Since he announced his candidacy for governor last year, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox said he has been working to develop a number of plans for the state and bring changes that benefit everyone within the state. "It's important, I think, that we engage all Montanans and put things out there for people to know not only who we are, what we stand for and what we are suggesting, but allow them the opportunity to chime in, too," he said. Fox was in Havre Sunday for the annual...
Some local children have new transportation to early education. Havre's Head Start received two new school buses, one Tuesday and one Wednesday. District 4 Human Resources Development Council Child Services Director and Head Start Program Director Samantha Clawson said the buses the program used prior were a decade old with mechanical issues that made them unreliable for transportation. "A lot of our students rely on us providing transportation for them to be able to participa...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an accident between a silver Dodge and a black Accord that occurred Wednesday at 8:01 a.m. at Havre High School. -- An arrest was made after a caller on Second Street reported Wednesday at 10:46 a.m. that someone had failed to register as an an offender. Patrick Howard St. Marks, who was named as an involved party in the dispatch log, was listed in the jail roster on a charge of failure to register in the sexual or violent...
Daniel Kenneth Willson, my gentle giant, passed away February 10, 2020, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. A reception will follow at the Eagles Club in Havre. Memorial donations in Dan's name can be made to the Havre Animal Shelter or a charity of one's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with...
Betty J. Bauer, 90, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center February 18, 2020. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held this summer. Betty's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her name to Friends of Beaver Creek Park. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Betty's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine....
I am soooo bad. The “like killing snakes” part is hard for me. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve been told, “Slow down. You are going at that job (whatever it is) like killing snakes.” Uh, huh. More than one person. Is that a tried and true Montana phrase? I don’t know. Miguel, my physical therapist, tells me the same thing in different words. He says, “No rapido, no rapido!” or “Lento, lento!” “Despacio!”Or “Suave, suave.” Those are the words he says. What I hear is “Sl...
Press release The 54th Annual Hill County Spelling Bee was held Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Havre Middle School assembly room with approximately 70 spellers from nine of the county's schools. Participating schools included Box Elder, Cottonwood, Davey, Gildford Colony, Havre Sunnyside Intermediate, Havre Middle School, North Star, Rocky Boy and St. Jude Thaddeus School. At 9 a.m., the contest kicked off with a practice round with Maggie Daniels of Havre Middle School chosen as...
Kids all over the Hi-Line dream of playing in the Distrcit 9C tournament. Big Sandy's Ryan Roth was no different. This week, however, Roth is playing in his fifth 9C tournament, which will, emotionally, also be his last. The 6-1 senior has been a force for the Pioneers this season. There have been many times he has scored in double figures. But Roth is not just great at scoring points naturally. He's been working since he was young to get better in his game. Over all the...
With the dual season behind them, now, the real work begins for the Montana State University-Northern Lights. Every college wrestler's dream is to make it to the national tournament, and 12 Lights will get that chance this weekend. The No. 20 Lights will be in California Friday and Saturday for the Cascade Conference Championships, where places in the NAIA national tourney will be on the line. And those spots are coveted because they're based on the final NAIA rankings in each...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights have just two home games left in the 2020 Frontier Conference regular season. But the next two nights in the Armory Gymnasium aren't just your garden variety home games. No, these are big, and they are special. First off, the Lights (6-8, 16-10) are chasing a top-four finish in the Frontier standings, which would put them back in the Armory for the first round of the playoffs. Secondly, this weekend will be an emotional farewell to...
There's just two games left under the bright lights of the Armory Gymnasium for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. And they're two games in which Northern desperately wants to win, for a myriad of reasons. The oft-injured Skylights (4-10, 15-11) are home to host Rocky Mountain College Friday night, before taking on Montana Western in their home finale Saturday. And the Skylights, who have been without key players at different times this season, including leading...
The four-five matchup in a district tournament always seems to be a toss-up. It always seems to be one of the most competitive and exciting games of any bracket. And the four-five matchup in the opening round of the 2020 District 9C boys basketball tournament was no different, as the fifth-seeded North Star Knights edged the fourth-seeded Box Elder Bears 59-56 inside the Havre High gymnasium Wednesday afternoon. "I'm proud of these boys," North Star head coach Cody Donoven...
After another deep postseason run in football, the Big Sandy boys basketball team is trying to do the same thing on the hardwood. And the Pioneers started that quest off right by beating the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks 53-39 Wednesday night in the first round of the District 9C boys tournament at the Havre High gymnasium. The win moved Big Sandy on to the semifinals in the tournament, where the Pioneers will play Chinook tonight. Pioneers' head coach Thomas Dilworth was...
The Fort Benton Longhorns knew they were heavy favorites in their 2020 District 9C opener against Turner. And yet, head coach Tyler Pasha wanted to make sure his unbeaten Longhorns played like it. In the opening round of the 9C boys tournament Wednesday afternoon at the HHS gymnasium, the Longhorns did just that, with a 79-22 thrashing of winless Turner. The win pushed Fort Benton not only to 19-0 on the season, but also into tonight's semifinal where they'll take on North...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters want to 3-peat in Havre. The quest started Wednesday night. In the opening round of the 2020 District 9C boys tournament, Chinook grounded the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds 71-36 inside the Havre High gymnasium and now the Beeters will meet the Big Sandy Pioneers in the second semifinal game. Chinook head coach Mike Seymour was glad to see his team stay strong and in control throughout the match with the Thunderbirds. "That's just one win," Seymour...
