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My Neighbor in Need, a nonprofit organization new to Havre that allows people to anonymously help others with their specific needs, opened its doors Tuesday. David Snuggs, the founder and president of the nonprofit, gave a presentation on what people can expect from the service. He spoke at the St. Jude Parish Center at noon Tuesday. The nonprofit is based out of Great Falls, and Havre is the 40th city to receive its service. "We're pretty excited about launching it today," Sn...
At 3:05 a.m. this morning, Havre Police Department officers were patrolling the Smithville area when they stopped a 1997 purple Dodge Intrepid in the 1600 Block of Smithville Road for suspicious activity. While the officers were investigating, the driver, Ruben Nathaniel McDowell, 39, took off and the officers initiated a pursuit. The driver made it through the Highland Park area to 13th Street and 5th Avenue, and the traveled at high speeds south on 5th Avenue and into Beaver Creek Park. South of the ski bowl, McDowell was s...
Maxine Fay Denny, 80, a retired nurse, longtime resident and enrolled member of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, passed away at her home on March 23, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. Wake services will begin at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, and will continue until the funeral service, which will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2015, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery. Holland & Bonine...
MISSOULA (AP) — A University of Montana student is recovering from a hantavirus infection that left him hospitalized for nine days. Antonio Morsette, 20, of Rocky Boy said he began suffering intense headaches on March 5. He said his eyes hurt, he had hot and cold flashes and was easily fatigued. He went to the hospital on March 10 and was admitted the next day when his temperature reached 103 degrees and he struggled to breathe. "When I took a breath it felt like nothing was going in," he tsaid. "I was constantly gasping f...
With Easter just around the corner, many organizations are gearing up for their annual Easter events within the community. The Havre Optimist Club will hold its annual Easter egg dyeing event Thursday April 2 at Saddle Butte Custom Smoking, 2520 38th St. Southeast at 6 p.m. Lisa Ophus, a member of the Optimist Club, said approximately 2,500 eggs are expected to be dyed this year. “I love watching the egg dyeing,” she said. “Just to see the smile on their faces is a treat.” The eggs will then be hidden around Optimist Park at...
Today is Pizza Day for Hi-Line United Soccer. Domino’s Pizza will share a portion of its take today with the club, which is hoping to upgrade its facilities. People who get pizza or other food from Domino’s will be making a contribution oto Hi-Line United, said Dana Pyette of Hi-Line United. Some soccer players will be in downtown Havre this afternoon with leaflets encouraging people to go to Domino’s. People can order food from Domino’s online or by by calling 262-9300. They are open until 11 p.m. Tell the Domino’s employee...
The key issues of education, economic development and taxes have taken a back seat in Helena in recent days to the issue of whether the state should designate Scobey Soil at the official state soil. The same was true at the video conference held weekly at Havre Public School’s Robins Administration Building Tuesday. Scobey soil dominates the landscape in the Golden Triangle part of the state, the area bounded by Conrad, Havre and Great Falls. It is the best soil, its supporters say, for growing wheat. Fourth-graders at Bozema...
Some of the legislation being introduced to the Montana legislature this session has an “anti-public education slant” to it, said Havre School Superintendent Andy Carlson. Carlson addressed Hill County Democrats on the education bills before the Legislature this year. He had a receptive audience from the Democrats whose members in the Legislature have been more open to bills supported by the mainstream public educational establishment. In his discussion Tuesday night, Carlson said he has not talked to the Hi-Line del...
Editor: Dogfighting and cockfighting are despicable blood sporst, and unfortunately a loophole in Montana law is letting people get away with attending and participating in this illegal sport. Montanans have a long tradition of caring for animals, so it is a disgrace that ours is the only one in the nation where it is legal to attend a dog fight. Rep. Tom Richmond, Sen. Doug Kary and Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy have a bill to make this right. House Bill 378 would make it a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine to knowingly...
Havre Police Department A noninjury motor vehicle crash was investigated after officers responded to a 1:27 p.m. Tuesday call from 3rd Street. —— Officers investigated a 2:57 p.m. Tuesday call from 17th Street about stolen medication. —— Officers investigated a 3 p.m. Tuesday report at the police station about someone receiving a scam check in the mail. —— Officers investigated a 7:25 p.m. Tuesday report at the police station about a real estate sign that was stolen. —— Officers investigated a 7:53 p.m. Tuesday call fr...
Lois Kegley English of Havre, Montana, passed peacefully surrounded by the love of her family in Paris, Texas, on March 17, 2015. A memorial service will be held at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church on March 27, 2015, at 10 a.m. with Father Pete Guthnek officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Lois was born at Fort Belknap, Montana, on Oct. 25, 1947, to Pete Azure and Mary Akino Azure. Lois was preceded in death by her parents, Pete and Mary, sister Patricia,...
NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H.- Ronald Ray Kristensen, 53, of North Woodstock, N.H., died Friday, March 13, 2015, at his residence with his "loved one" by his side. Ron was born on May 2, 1961, in Livingston, Montana, the son of Karl "Bill" and Colleen (Leistiko) Kristensen. Following his high school graduation in 1979, he joined the U.S. Army in 1980. During his 12 years with the Army he specialized in all forms of nuclear weapons and chemical defense. He was deployed during Desert...
Iona Sonsteng, "Grandma Havre," 86, passed away on Saturday, March 21, at Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Iona was born Jan. 4, 1929. at the home of her grandparents, William and Cloe Anderson in Hinsdale. She was raised by her parents, Myron and Dorothy Frost, 15 miles south of Hinsdale in a cement house on a small ranch. Iona loved animals. She had a pet antelope until he decided to see what marbles tasted like. She attended Steen School until eighth grade. Iona was an...
Steve Kalanick, 101, of Big Sandy passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, in Great Falls. No services are planned. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements....
Last Groseclose tourney to be held this weekend The Jason Groseclose Memorial basketball tournament has been a fun and important fixture of early spring on the Hi-Line. But, after a great run, the tournament is coming to an end. This weekend will mark the last Groseclose tournament, a tournament which has always featured all-star teams from all over Montana. The event is a 5-on-5 basketball tournament, which will crown a champion Sunday afternoon. The tournament draws so many players and is so popular that it requires gyms...
Spring in Montana is very unpredictable. And that's why it should come as no surprise that when the first spring sporting event of the season came around, which saw the Havre High softball team take on Glasgow, it felt much more like winter, than it did spring. The Blue Ponies, who enter 2015 fresh off a state tournament berth, officially got their season underway against the Scotties, who found a way to outlast Havre in a hard-fought game Tuesday at the Sixth Avenue Memorial...
Whether it was in the famed old gym at Malta High School, or now in the Armory Gymnasium, the Hi-Line Invitational basketball tournament, or HIT as it's affectionately called, means a lot to a lot of people. And, starting Thursday afternoon, the HIT will once again take center stage in Havre as high school basketball players converge on Montana State University-Northern's Armory Gymnasium for three days of all-star games. The annual all-star extravaganza starts at 4 p.m. Thurs...
