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Editor’s note: This version corrects some misreporting and clarifies some issues. Animal organizations in Chinook and Havre are scheduling spay-neuter and vaccination clinics in the upcoming months, with the organizer of the Chinook event for cats looking for volunteers and asking people to schedule early. PAWS of Chinook volunteer Alissa Hewitt said the Chinook event, co-sponsored by PAWS and Hi-Line Spay and Neuter clinics, is for stray and feral cast, and is set for A...
The Havre High School drama department is reaching back in time to bring a classic to the stage in Havre. Its production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde premieres Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Director Angela Pratt said the story is a classic comedy that has stood the test of time. "It's the story of two bachelors, John 'Jack' Worthing and Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. They...
A five-week series of workshops aimed to help people find jobs is continuing its rotation this week at Job Service-Havre. The five-week rotation goes throughout the year, with this week’s workshop Thursday, “Success on the Job.” Job Service-Havre workforce consultant Ligia Arango teaches the five different workshops to help people get prepared to not only find a job, but also to keep a job. The workshops are held every Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. This week’s workshop is about how to get ready for the first day, Arango said....
From the Office of the Governor HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock, along with state public health and emergency response officials, announced Tuesday the activation of the Governor’s Coronavirus Task Force. While no cases have yet been diagnosed in the state, Montana is monitoring the fast-moving situation and taking steps to prepare and aggressively respond in the event the coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak reaches Montana. “Today, I announced the activation of the Governor’s Coronavirus Task Force to bolster the state’s...
Staff and wire report Montana’s U.S. senators both praised President Donald Trump’s call to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said he and Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., secured Trump’s call for legislation to fully fund the conservation fund, while Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., praised what he called Trump’s reversing course from a budget that proposed cutting the fund by 97 percent. Daines, Gardner and Tester were scheduled to hold a press conference in Washington at 11:30 a.m. Mountai...
William Laurence Larsen, 78, passed away of natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center March 1, 2020. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. Donations in William's honor can be made to the Havre Eagles Pool Table Fund. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit William's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com . William was born March 2, 1941,...
Elizabeth "Betty" Solomon Majerus joined her husband, Leonard, and her three daughters in heaven with her family at her side at Lasting Legacy Sunday March 1, 2020. She was born March 23, 1926, in Havre to Chester Joseph and Delia Merle Redwing Solomon. Betty grew up on the family ranch south of Havre and went to country school until her high school years. She graduated from Havre High School in 1944 and enrolled into nursing school. June 27, 1945, she married Leonard Majerus...
Patty Olson, 84, formerly of Havre, passed away on March 1, 2020, in Brownsville, TX, in a hospice home. She is preceded in death by her granddaughter Megan Bailey. She is survived by her husband, Glenn, son, Mitch (Cathie) Olson of Denver CO, daughters, Shelly (Greg) Bailey of Havre, MT and Marcie (Don) Wald of Wahpeton, ND, granddaughters Mallory (Tyrel) Stygles of Havre and Aerika (Sam) Trappen of Wahpeton, ND, and three great-grandchildren, Tristan and Tucker Stygles and...
Havre Police Department A Fourth Street caller reported Tuesday at 7:20 a.m. that someone poured latex paint on the side of a vehicle. -- A 13-year-old at Havre Middle School was issued a summons on a charge of under age tobacco possession or consumption, after a caller at the school asked Tuesday at 10:06 a.m. for an officer to speak with a juvenile who had a vaping device. -- A second caller on Fourth Street reported at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday that someone had poured paint on a...
In the final stretches of the 2020 Frontier Conference regular season, perhaps no two teams had been hotter than Montana Tech and the Montana State University-Northern Lights. So, it was only fitting that they met in the first round of the 2020 Frontier playoffs. And for the second time in three weeks, it was the Lights who found a way to get out of the HPER in Butte with a win — only this time, it was a huge, keep-the-season-alive win. Tuesday night in Butte, Northern came ba...
Bob suggested we all do push-ups. I guess I should mention that I don’t know Bob. Peter, my husband, knew Bob in high school. To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure Peter and Bob were even close pals in high school. But Bob sent me a Facebook friend request shortly after he became Facebook friends with Peter and, even though I don’t know Bob, I accepted. Then Bob challenged me to do push-ups. “Join me in the push-up challenge!” Bob said. I was delighted that I been invited....
Press release This is the Montana Seed Show’s 71st year, and numerous events are set over those three days. One of these is the Bread Show. Bread entry time will be Friday, March 13, between 8 and 9:30 a.m. at Harlem High School’s big gym. Adults and youth may enter in the various categories: White bread, 100 percent whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50 percent combination whole wheat bread. The addition of specialty yeast breads will continue. Monetary prizes will be awarded in all categories. Adult first pl...
Press release Great Falls Flower Growers annually awards a $1,000 scholarship in horticulture, agriculture, landscape design, forestry and/or related fields. Applications have been sent to financial aid offices in Bozeman, Missoula, Dillon and Havre. The application is also available on the internet at http://www.mtfgc.org . Deadline for the application is March 31. Great Falls Flower Growers are members of National Garden Clubs, Inc., Rocky Mountain Region and the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs. Members raise funds for...
Press release Havre Middle School is hosting a Middle School Invitational Choral Festival Monday, March 9, at Havre High School. Seventh and eighth grade students from Sunburst, Shelby, Chinook, Turner, Malta, Valier, North Star and Havre Middle School will sing in a large mass choir under the direction of a guest conductor, Great Falls High School choral director Jordan Spicher. After a day of rehearsing, an evening concert will be presented at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre High School Auditorium. The repertoire is a diverse...
Davey Elementary School District #12 Press release The Davey School District has announced the upcoming school election will be held Tuesday, May 5. One trustee position is up for election for a three-year term. The seat is held by Fred Davey. To file for a seat on the Davey Elementary School Board, contact District Clerk Serena Dawson for candidate forms. The deadline to file is March 26. Cottonwood Elementary School District #57 The Cottonwood School District has announced the upcoming school election will be held Tuesday,...
Kadia Miller, Havre Girls Basketball After a roller coaster ride at the Eastern A Divisional, the Havre Blue Ponies are headed to state to defend their crown. Last week in Billings, senior Kadia Miller had a strong four games for the Ponies, averaging more than 12 points and nine rebounds as Havre finished third. Miller had a tournament-high 16 points in the dramatic semifinal game against Billings Central, and in Havre’s four games, she scored in double figures three t...
The last two months have been rough on the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. Once upon a time, Northern was 4-0 in the Frontier Conference and ranked No. 11 in the NAIA. But a series of devastating injuries ended up derailing Northern's bright season. "We've been though some tough circumstances this season," Northern head coach Chris Mouat said. "And we make no excuses, but at the same time, that's reality. We've had some of our top players be out for long periods...
