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Local police officers have been spread to all Havre public schools today to watch and guard after a threat was found Thursday in a Havre High bathroom. Despite the threat, and the seriousness with which the school administration and local law enforcement is taking it, school is in session today. “Obviously, there was a threat,” School District Superintendent Andy Carlson said this morning, adding, “We would not hold school if we had a more credible threat.” Carlson would not say why the threat is not credible enough to canc...
For Bear Paw Development Corp. 2017 was "a year of incredible accomplishment" Bear Paw Executive Director Paul Tuss said at this year's annual meeting Thursday in the Montana State University-Northern Student Union Building Ballroom. "This good work occurred because Bear Paw has talented, committed and hardworking staff. I am blessed to be able to work every day with people who truly make a difference," Tuss said. Bear Paw Development, the oldest economic development district...
Friday's Scores The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL= Billings West 57, Great Falls Russell 53 Great Falls 56, Billings Senior 54 Eastern A at MetraPark= Loser Out= Billings Central 65, Glendive 47 Sidney 52, Livingston 47 Semifinal= Belgrade 41, Lewistown (Fergus) 33 Hardin 61, Laurel 41 Western A at Butte= Loser Out= Browning 77, Polson 70 Ronan 51, Libby 32 Semifinal= Frenchtown 45, Butte Central 43, OT Hamilton 56, Dillon 44 Northern B at Glasgow= Loser Out= Glasgow 71,...
Following their first loss of the season in the District 9C championship game last Saturday, the Box Elder girls basketball team took the floor at the Northern C Divisional with a vengeance and it was Great Falls Central that paid the price. Great Falls Central kept pace early with the Bears, but it wasn't long before Box Elder (21-1) pulled away and won easily, 78-38 inside the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls Thursday. "At 9:30 (a.m.) after a tough loss, I thought our kids...
GREAT FALLS - The crazy thing about sports, is that sometimes you can play your best game and still fall short, which is exactly what happened to the Chinook Sugarbeeters. They were great, Heart Butte was just better. In an epic game at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, Heart Butte won a thriller over Chinook 64-60 in the semifinals of the Northern C Divisional Tournament Thursday night. Shylon Spoonhunter made two free throws with just a few seconds left to put the game...
At the end of a special meeting Thursday, the Hill County Park Board approved sending a draft revision of lease agreements for Beaver Creek Park cabins to the Hill County Attorney almost unchanged, despite audience members saying their suggestions on ways to improve the draft were essentially ignored. “We do have to make decisions and sometimes they are not popular, but they need to be done,” Hill County Commission Chair Mark Peterson said during the meeting. Beaver Creek Park secretary Aubrey Williams said the schedule is...
Ever since joining the Havre High basketball team as a sophomore, Danielle Wallace has been a core part of the team's success, which includes two appearances at the Class A state tournament. However, this season, much more is expected of the Blue Ponies, who are 19-0 as they head to the Eastern A Divisional semifnals, where the Ponies play for a berth in yet another state tournament tonight at 8. One thing that makes the Eastern A so exciting is the fact that the tournament...
University of Montana President Seth Bodnar was the keynote speaker at Bear Paw Development Corp's annual meeting Thursday, where he discussed the role that higher education plays in shaping an ever-evolving economy. Bodnar is a graduate of West Point, a Rhodes and Truman scholar, and earned two master's degrees from the University of Oxford. He served as an assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point, and continues to serve as a U.S. Army Reserve...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health Meeting in Great Falls 5 p.m. — HRDC Executive Committee Meeting Tuesday 1 p.m. — North Central Montana Transit public meeting at NCMT Bus Barn Wednesday 9 a.m. — Payroll approval 1:30 p.m. — Claims approval 3 p.m. — DEQ — RSID #22 meeting Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting Manual Claims Employment Review Resolutions Tax adjustments County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Contracts Time for comments from the public Friday 11 a.m. — Highway 2 Association Meeti...
Press release The Highway 2 Association Annual Meeting will be held, Friday, March 2, at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow. The association has been advocating for an adequate highway in the U.S. Highway 2 corridor since 2001. Senate Bill 3, directing Montana Department of Transportation to construct four lanes — 4 For 2 — in the U.S. highway corridor across the state, was approved by the Legislature in 2001. Association President Bob Sivertsen said, “An adequate highway is the prerequisite for economic development in north...
The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Robins School Administration Building. The agenda for the meeting is: A. Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll call 3. Welcome to visitors 4. Agenda deletions or corrections, if any B. New business 1. Personnel Open agenda — An opportunity for any member of the audience to bring to the attention of the board questions or relevant comments concerning district matters not on the agenda. The board will not discuss or take action on items not o...
Havre Police Department Officers arrested two people after a Sixth Street caller reported Thursday at 7:24 a.m. that a white sedan had been sitting out front for more than an hour and the person behind the steering wheel appeared to be passed out. Eric Lee Ambler of Havre, 41, was arrested on a driving under the influence charge and Mercedes Rose McDowell of Havre, 23, was arrested on charges of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. —— Officers investigated after a Montana State Uni...
Montana’s farms and ranches are an essential part of our state’s economy. They also provide important habitat for wildlife and, often, public access for hunting and other recreation. Working lands support big game, upland birds and waterfowl, as well as numerous nongame species. That abundance didn’t happen by chance. For decades, Montana hunters and landowners have worked together to restore and manage the public’s wildlife on private habitat. Hunters and landowners don’t always agree, but our cooperation has given Montana t...
Nature is all around us, and sometimes it’s a little too much in-your-face. A Cooper’s hawk in upstate New York is helping one city with its pigeon problem, but not everyone is appreciative. A red-eyed, crow-sized raptor, the Cooper’s hawk normally feasts on birds like pigeons and mourning doves, which are often found in urban and suburban areas — so now the hawks are, too. NYup.com reports that a bank in Dewitt, New York, had a Cooper’s hawk move into the area in the first...
This is it. One weekend for all the marbles. That's what the Frontier Conference men's and women's basketball season has come down to. And when it's over, the postseason will be here. And heading into the final weekend, the Frontier races couldn't be any closer either. On the men's side, UM-Western entered Thursday night with a one-game lead on Carroll College and two games up on Lewis-Clark State. With a weekend sweep, the Bulldogs can clinch the regular season title and the...
By Emily Mayer The Havre Plaindealer’s Feb. 23, 1918 edition was full of news related to the Great War. Dr. H. C. Culbertson of the United States Food Administration was scheduled to speak before interested community members on March 5 regarding the world food shortage and what Americans could do to help alleviate the shortage. Two letters from local men were published among the national war news. BOYS ABROAD WANT LETTERS FROM HOME The Plaindealer is in receipt of a letter from Private Wm. J. Lorimer, who went with the f...
Out our way, we sometimes don't get all the moisture we want. Even a winter like this one with one Alberta Clipper after another may not provide enough to fill the reservoirs this summer. The snow has been mostly powder, and while it makes travel tough, there just isn't that much water in it. But sometimes we need a dry spell. I recall fighting some grass fires in Wyoming when I was in the volunteer fire department. Whole pastures went up and the cattlemen knew the grazing...
We celebrated a wedding at Abundant Life recently. The bride and groom wrote their own vows, and I was very impressed with the promises they made to each other. One statement in particular has been rolling around in my head since then. Here’s my recollection of what was said: “This is not a promise of contentment but of commitment.” That statement expresses a level of maturity and understanding that I admire. In this case, the bride was the speaker. She apparently recognizes that life in general and marriage in parti...
This year I purchased some financial books by Howard Dayton who is the author of “Money and Marriage God’s Way.” I enjoy listening to him on the radio when he shares Christian principles about money. I was most impressed with how Howard served his wife through her illness for several years before she passed away. I would like to share some highlights of Mr. Dayton’s book in this article. Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than t...
You know, Lord, re-reading a blurb from way back, our first astronauts, while being trained for that moon flight, were required to give 20 answers to the query, “Who are you?” If we took the same test ourselves, and ran out of things to add to that list, we might ask ourselves if we had truly answered the question. A friend shared that while browsing through some books at the library, she ran across some e. e. cummings poetry — Edward Estlin “E. E.” Cummings. 1894 — 1962. A friend had told her about his poetry some years...
North Central Senior Citizens Center, Feb. 26 to March 2 Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m.; cards at 1 p.m.; mall or Walmart shopping from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; pinochle at 1 p.m.; mall or Walmart shopping 1 to 4 p.m. Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advanc...
Havre Daily News staff Montana Actors’ Theatre is holding auditions next week for people who want to bring a classic of children’s literature to the stage. Auditions for the stage adaptation of E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” start at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 26-27, in Cowan Hall’s Little Theatre at Montana State University-Northern. The beloved children’s tale recounts the story of the runt pig Wilbur as he is raised on a farm by farm girl Fern and his experiences with his friend and mentor, the barnyard spider...
Before Montana became a state, before the name Havre had ever been emblazoned on, or staked in, any part of the Hi-Line, there was a Fort Assinniboine. "If it weren't for Fort Assinniboine, there might have not been a Havre," said Candi Zion, a historian and former chair of the Havre/Hill County Preservation Commission. At the time of its establishment, the fort stretched 220,000 acres. That large swath of territory covered a portion of present-day Havre, as well as Rocky...
However, things stalled for the Ponies late in the second stanza. Trailing by just three points, Havre would score just four points in the second period, while Sidney's Max Peters drilled his third 3-pointer of the first half, sending the Eagles into the locker room with a 26-17 lead. From that point, the Ponies didn't threaten again, though they did pick up the pace offensively. Parsons continued to have a strong outing, but Aaron Entz hit a three to extend Sidney's lead to 3...
