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A Havre man pleaded guilty Monday to stealing nearly $3,000 in fireworks last year. Daniel Baranyai, 29, admitted in District Court in Havre to felony theft as part of plea deal that dismissed a felony burglary charge. Baranyai’s sentence has been scheduled for April 16 at 1:30 p.m. A deputy responded and began conducting an investigation after receiving a call July 2 from the manager of the Pyromania fireworks stand. The manager reported that his stand had been broken into the night before. The keyed padlock had been cut o...
The annual Montana Seed Show is coming to Harlem this week, bringing the 69th year of activities to the Hi-Line. Thursday starts with entry day for several activities, including for agricultural exhibits — grains, legumes, grasses and potatoes — from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Harlem High School’s gymnasium;, for woodworking, with judging of that at 2 p.m.; entry from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for fleeces, with judging that is open to the public starting at 1 p.m., and entry from 1 to 5 p.m. for educational and commercial booths at th...
Staff and wire report Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Tuesday that it will hold a meeting March 14 in Chester to review the results of the recently completed chronic wasting disease hunt and discuss the 2018 deer season. A deer harvested north of Chester Nov. 12 tested positive for the contagious wasting disease led to a special deer hunt in Liberty County to gauge the distribution and prevalence of CWD. The special hunt ended Feb. 15 with no diseased animals found among 121 mule deer taken by hunters. FWP announce...
Havre Clerk/Finance Director Doug Kaercher filed with the Montana Secretary of State's office Tuesday to run as a Democrat for the open district 1 seat on the Montana Public Service Commission. "I am looking forward to a new challenge, but mostly I can see some places where I think I can work across the aisle with the current commissioners to make sure we have affordable rates for the citizens of Montana," Kaercher said. District 1, represented by Commissioner Travis Kavulla,...
Dorothy A. (Seidel) Carmony, 90, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center Sunday, March 4, 2018. Cremation has taken place, and vigil services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2018, with Mass held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2018, all at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Havre. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Dorothy’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at h...
Elizabeth Mae Gates of Havre, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Northern Montana Care Center. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 10, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Northern Montana Care Center’s Grace Chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Memorials in Elizabeth’s name may be made to American Cancer Society; 1903 Central Ave., Billings, MT 59102 or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Elizabeth’s online memorial page at http://...
Lou Ann Lucke, born Aug. 27, 1949, to Virginia (Stuart) Lucke Verkuehlen and Lou “Bee” Lucke, of the famous Lou Lucke Company clothing store in Havre, Montana, died Feb. 17, 2018, at 8:33 p.m. in Walnut Creek, California, after succumbing to sepsis. She is survived by her three sons with ex-husband Philip Aaberg, Sean, Michael and Danny James Aaberg; her three grandsons, Otto, Henry and James, and granddaughter, Makeda. She was an accomplished musician, artist and horticulturalist who valued communication above all thi...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Feb. 27 about Amber Alerts, The Associated Press included an outdated and incorrect figure on the number of tribes that would be given access to funding under a bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would provide 573 tribes with access to funding.”Indian tribes shouldn’t be an afterthought to Congress when they are passing these national public safety laws,” she said. “They should be included right there on the front lines, in a direct manner than can help each of their uni...
Havre Police Department Officers issued a summons on a charge of under age tobacco possession or consumption to a 14-year-old after a Havre Middle School employee reported Tuesday at 2:33 p.m. that a boy was vaping in the bathroom. —— Officers investigated after a 16th Street West caller reported Tuesday at 3:22 p.m. a complaint. No further information was available. —— Officers investigated after a Second Street caller reported Tuesday at 5 p.m. that someone had violated a temporary restraining order. Hill County Sheriff’s O...
Editor, Ahead of us is the June primary and some very important races. One important race is the Public Service Commission race in PSC District 1 which includes 19 counties. Please allow me to tell you just how important this race is. There are two main candidates. One who supported the disastrous Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribe water compact that will cost the Montana taxpayers $55 million and in Federal tax dollars $2.3 billion and hand over control of virtually all the water in western Montana. This compact is also...
“I cried … I was praying to God … I didn’t want to die … I want to live to be old like you.” Guns and kids are tragically intertwined today in America. It shouldn’t be so, but it is. From Columbine to Sandy Hook to Parkdale and dozens more, our minds are haunted by the image of innocent young bodies brutally shattered and shredded by the effects of high-powered military weaponry. Public schools and kids. We could talk about colleges, or churches, or places of entertainment, but public schools are where this epidemic of g...
Did you know that you can file your income tax refund for free? The fastest way to get your whole refund is by filing directly with the IRS. To find out where you can e-file directly with the IRS, and to find in-person help, go to MontanaFreeFile.org/. For more information, please visit the Taxes section of http://www.MontanaLawHelp.org. If you can’t find the information you want, click on the LiveHelp button. Or call the Montana Legal Services Association HelpLine at 1 (800) 666-6899....
Havre Middle School has scheduled parent-teacher conferences for Thursday from 4 to 7:30 p.m....
Press release Havre’s annual Breakfast for Literacy will take place Sunday, March 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Havre Eagles Club. The Eagles Auxiliary will prepare a breakfast that includes pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, orange juice, milk and coffee. Tickets for the event are $10 per person with children from birth to age 2 free. Each year, the event recognizes one children’s author for his/her contribution to early literacy. This year Eric Carle, famously known for “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” will be the...
Press release DILLON - The University of Montana Western's Equine Studies Department has scheduled its Second Annual Colt Challenge and Sale for April 6-7. The event will be held at La Cense Montana, located at 4600 Carrigan Lane in Dillon. The Colt Challenge, starting at 9 a.m. April 6, will showcase Montana Western students from the Sales Preparation Class riding their assigned colts. Each student in the class is assigned to one of the colts by their Natural Horsemanship...
Press release GREAT FALLS — The Wheat Quality Council held its 68th annual meeting, forum and technical review sessions Feb. 21-22, in Kansas City, Missouri, with over 125 university and industry participants in attendance, and some new Montana lines of wheat were ranked highly at the meeting. The WQC is the only industry wide organization that brings together all wheat interests from breeders and producers to millers, processors and bakers. These participants are provided information on the milling and baking qualities of w...
Press release GREAT FALLS — The Montana Grain Growers Association and the Montana Grains Foundation will each offer scholarships to be used for the 2018-2019 school year. MGGA will award two $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing an agricultural related degree at the college of their choice. Applicants or their parent, grandparent or legal guardian must be a current producer member of MGGA. MGF will award two $2,500 scholarships to Montana State University juniors or seniors — appy through MSU — and two $2,500 schol...
Press release BOZEMAN — Opportunities to be a trade show vendor, volunteer, advertise and sponsor are available at the 88th Annual Montana FFA State Convention in Billings April 4-7, hosted by Rimrock Auto Group. Over 2,000 high school and middle school FFA members, teachers, and supporters from across the Big Sky state are headed to 2018 Montana FFA State Convention the first week of April. Students will take part in numerous competitive career development events, leadership trainings, local service projects in the Billings...
Another Havre youth hockey team brought home a trophy from a state tournament this past weekend. This time, it was the Havre PeeWee squad. The 12U Ice Hawks captured the MAHA PeeWee B state championship over the weekend, with a 7-2 victory over the Bozeman B team in the championship game. The Ice Hawks started the tournament run with a 5-0 win over Billings Thursday, followed by an 8-2 win over Great Falls Friday and a 7-0 win over the Americans Saturday. In the semifinals, Ha...
It has been three years since the Rocky Boy Stars have participated in the Class B state basketball tournament, but after winning a challenge game, the Stars will head to Missoula Thursday with a chance to compete for a state championship. Rocky Boy, which is the second seed from the Northern B will face a difficult test early in the form of Southern B champion Three Forks (21-4). Tip-off between the two teams is set for 1:30 p.m. at Dahlberg Arena at the University of Montana...
The Rocky Boy Morning Stars have already had a historic basketball season — one that has completely erased the memory of how last year ended in heartbreaking fashion. But by no means is this Rocky Boy squad done. And while the Morning Stars (19-5) have already hoisted their first-ever District 1B championship trophy, and their historic first-ever Northern B divisional championship trophy, they aren’t satisfied. No, in their first appearance ever at the Class B state tournament...
The Frontier Conference men’s basketball season came to an official end Monday night, with Carroll College beating UM-Western for the conference championship. On Tuesday morning, the league announced its annual All-Conference Teams, and postseason awards. As expected, Montana State University-Northern senior center Ryan Reeves was named Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Reeves earned the honor for the second straight year, after leading the Frontier in b...
For the second time in three years, the Box Elder girls basketball team has earned the opportunity to chase the Class C state championship. A title the Bears haven't won since 1998. It's an opportunity the Bears are relishing, and, after playing for a state championship just two seasons ago, the Bears have a great chance to do it again. Box Elder (22-2) begins its quest for a state championship Thursday afternoon when the Bears take on Western C champion Twin Bridges at 2...
The Havre High girls basketball team is no stranger to the Class A state tournament, but the 2018 version will be different than any of the trips, because this time, the Blue Ponies are the heavy favorite. And after an 18-0 regular season and three more wins to capture the Eastern A Divisional championship, it's easy to see why. Another edge for Havre (21-0) is the fact that the state tournament will be just down the road in Great Falls, at the Four Seasons Arena, the same...
