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In the months I have been in Mazatlan, I have collected referrals for several ways to enhance my poor command of Spanish. But all seem to be formal classes. No thank you. If small children point and laugh at me for my misuse of tense or gender, so be it. My desire is to understand, be understood, and interact in everyday situations. Like most gringos, I start with the elementary please, thank you, and where is the bathroom. From there I progressed to a smattering of weather...
HELENA (AP) — Senators have voted to blast a Republican lawmaker's Medicaid expansion bill out of committee and to the floor for debate. The motion passed by a 28-22 vote on Thursday. Sen. Ed Buttrey of Great Falls introduced Senate Bill 405 last week, touting it as a compromise bill. The measure would accept money from the federal government for expanding Medicaid eligibility to low-income Montanans, but requires them to pay premiums each month as well as co-payments for certain services. Those who enroll would also be a...
HAMILTON (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a $150,000 restitution award in a securities fraud case against a Hamilton pastor, but reversed his conviction for fraudulent practices and sent the case back to District Court for a new trial. Harris Himes was convicted in September 2013 of failure to register a security, failure to register as a security salesman and fraudulent practices. He was sentenced to three concurrent 10-year commitments with the Department of Corrections. Prosecutors alleged Himes cheated a c...
At 3:05 a.m. Wednesday 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 then traveled at high speeds south on 5th Avenue and on through Beaver Creek Park. South of the ski bowl,...
A couple has been charged in state District Court 2 1/2 years after a search led to the seizure of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Frankie L. Henderson, born in 1987, of Box Elder, was charged Jan. 29 with seven counts of criminal possession with intent to distribute, one count of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of theft. Kenneth S. Gardipee, whose age and place of residency was not available, was also charged Jan. 29 with three counts of criminal possession with intent to distribute, one count of...
The Great Northern Fair Board held a special meeting Tuesday. Last week, the board reviewed three bids that were submitted for the fairgrounds manager position. Mike Sharp’s bid was the one the board accepted. Gus Sharp, a board member, and Mike’s father, said the meeting was held in regards to the new fairgrounds manager position. “They were just discussing about what they were doing as far as fair manager contracts,” he said. “They’ve got a committee that’s working on what and if they will update the job description f...
Tribal Transfer Day will have students from tribal colleges visit Montana State University-Northern to learn about what the college has to offer. Cristina Estrada-Underwood, the director of cultural activities, said that it is an all-day event that has the main focus of easing the transition between two-year tribal colleges into a four-year institution like MSU-Northern. The day begins at 9 a.m. for coffee and doughnuts in the Hensler Auditorium and a word from the chancellor or provost and then moves on to presentations...
The man who assisted Larry Denny of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation in continuing to get paychecks from the U.S. government for a job at which he was no longer working was found guilty of his charges Wednesday. John Grimson Lyon, of Virginia, was convicted by the jury on counts of wire fraud, making false claims and theft of government property after making sure Denny was paid when he left his job at the Bureau of Land Management in Virginia to go to Rocky Boy to work with his own company there. Lyon’s sentencing hearing is...
The city of Havre and the union representing firefighters will go to arbitration on the terms of its labor contract. Mayor Tim Solomon said the two sides are at loggerheads after going through mediation and fact finding. The contract expired in July 2014, he said, and efforts to reach an agreement haven’t been fruitful. He said the talks haven’t been acrimonious, just not fruitful. “It really comes down to money,” he said. The union contends that the city has more money it can pay firefighters with, while the city says it...
From FWP Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking information on the wasting of two deer near Glasgow. FWP Warden Todd Tryan said the deer, a mule deer and whitetail, were found in a ditch near the Willow Creek Block Management Area just south of Glasgow on Britzman road. The deer's heads were removed, they were skinned, and the only meat taken was one back strap off of the mule deer. The deer were covered in mold and showed other signs of decomposition. They are a...
Staff report The federal Bureau of Land Management is teaming up with other agencies to offer a day of education about wildfires in Glasgow April 8. “With a little warm weather, our countryside will certainly green up and some of that vegetation will become potential wildfire fuel later this summer and fall,” said Karly DeMars, a BLM fire mitigation and education specialist and chair of the event. “If this wildfire education day helps prevent one fire or helps one person stay safe around a fire, the effort will have been...
Staff report Students starting their high school career at Havre High School next fall are asked to meet Monday, April 13, to find out what they need to do to enroll and to graduate four years later. The assembly for students and their parents or guardians starts at 6:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium, a press release says. School representatives will give packets of information about the high school curriculum at the meeting, including forms for students to use to list the courses they wish to take. For Havre Middle...
Havre Police Department Someone was issued a summons Wednesday at 6:28 a.m. at Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods concerning a theft from March 22. No further information was provided. —— Robert Joseph Sunchild, 32, of Havre was arrested Wednesday at 10:04 a.m. on two Justice or City court warrants. —— Officers investigated a sexual assault report made Wednesday at 2:06 p.m. —— Officers investigated a complaint made Wednesday at 3:08 p.m. at the police station concerning a male who is threatening a woman. Hill County Sheriff's Off...
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 began at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, and continued until the funeral service, which was 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 Funeral Home has...
From FWP Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks honored the service of its Region 6 Hunter and Bowhunter Education volunteer instructors at the annual workshop held on March 14, at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow. The workshop is an annual event that invites all the volunteer instructors across the region for a day filled with visiting, updates to the program, possible legislative changes, demonstrations of new equipment, and most importantly, honoring years of service. Receiving special awards at this year’s workshop were n...
Some might think of just tennis, track and softball when it comes to spring sports, but there is another sport that gets things going around Havre in the spring time and that’s soccer. Around here, that means Hi-Line United club soccer. The Hi-Line United is a local club soccer team that competes against other club soccer teams from around the state of Montana. And this year, as in the past, there will be one team for up to 19-year-olds (U19) and one that is for 1...
Montana State University-Northern senior A’Jha Edwards has achieved a lot in a short amount of time as a Skylight. But on Wednesday night, Edwards found out she achieved one of the highest honors a basketball player at her level can. The NAIA released its 2014-15 All-American Team, and as expected, Edwards was a part of it. She was also a part of the top of the list as she was named an NAIA First-Team All-American which, according to the record books, is the first time a S...
Rome wasn't built in a day and neither are great track teams. But with a solid foundation in place and an increasing number of good, all-around athletes coming out and competing, the future is bright for the Havre High track teams. And believe it or not, both the boys and girls track teams are set to make their 2015 debuts this Saturday in Lewistown. The meet will give both the boys team, which finished third at the Central A divisionals last year, and the girls team, which...
