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It's been a long winter for everyone in Havre. But perhaps no one has had to wait longer for spring the new Montana State University-Northern head football coach Andrew Rolin. Hired in December, Rolin has been working almost, round the clock, on recruiting, winter conditioning, assembling a staff, and so many different things a head coach does. But at the same time, he's been waiting - waiting to see his team on the football field. That day finally arrived Monday when Rolin...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Student survivors of the Florida school massacre anchored a massive rally against gun violence Saturday in Washington, D.C., while throngs of young people took to the streets in sister marches across the U.S. Some students also participated in counter protests in places like Helena, Montana, and Salt Lake City. Here’s a look at what some of the demonstrators had to say: TALIA RUMSKY, 16 SCHOOL: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida MARCHED IN: Washington, D.C. WHY? “Because we keep chant...
Students at Lincoln-McKinley Primary School in Havre got an extra day off from classes today when a water main break shut down water to the school and the residences on the block. Havre Superintendent Andy Carlson said he received word about the break about 5 a.m. and the district notified families that classes were canceled. He said faculty and staff are at the school and students will not have to make up the day. He is waiting to hear if the break is fixed today, he said....
Montana State University-Northern’s Sweetgrass Society will kickoff the powwow season this weekend with their 42nd annual powwow in the campus Armory Gymnasium. The first grand entry will be 7 p.m. Friday, Sweetgrass Society President Amy Murdock said. Subsequent grand entries are Saturday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Missing and murdered indigenous women will be honored Friday night with an honor song and dance, Murdock said. People are encouraged to wear red to show solidarity with the victims. “We want women of all ages to com...
Gloria S. Flores, 65, passed away at her residence due to natural causes Sunday, March 25, 2018. Wake services began at 4 p.m. Monday and continued until her funeral service, which was at 11 a.m. today, March 27, 2018, all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Gloria’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com/. Gloria was born on Feb. 25, 195... Full story
March 13, 2018, our Father in Heaven called home his daughter Helen Nordling to join him and be reunited with her beloved husband, Gordon. She is survived by her six daughters, one sister, numerous grand- and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral mass will be held later this summer at St..Judes.... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a Monday 10:29 a.m. report of a vandalized car on Grant Avenue. —— Officers were called to a U.S. Highway 2 Northwest business Monday at 12:32 p.m. to investigate a white crystal substance found in a bag. —— Officers investigated a report at the police station at 12:45 p.m. Monday report of some stolen disks. —— An arrest was made during a Monday 4:58 p.m. vehicle stop on First Street, but no further details were provided. —— Officers investigated a report from 11th Street Mon...
Https://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre is a website that provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. My Neighbor in Need has completed 138 need fulfillments in the Havre community. We would like to thank everyone who has and continues to help their neighbors in need. Current Needs Neighbor in Need — Mother of a disabled young adult who has had numerous surgeries, and still has more to go through, is in need of a couch. They were promised a couch from a friend ov...
Montana Legal Services Association Did you know that you can require a debt collector to verify the debt they are contacting you about? If a debt collector is contacting you about a debt, you have the right to dispute that debt. If you dispute a debt, the debt collector must provide a written explanation of why they think you owe it. A debt collector must stop collecting a debt until they provide you with the verification. You can find a model debt dispute letter at MontanaLawHelp.org. For more information, visit the Money...
Judy Loendorf and/or Steve Mulonet, service officers for the Montana Veterans Affairs will be visiting local communities next month to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. Veterans who are interested in applying for benefits are asked to bring a copy of their discharge paperwork, DD214, with them. The officers will be on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation at the Rocky Boy Vet Center Friday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. They will be at the IHS CHR Conference Room on the Fort Belkanp Indian R...
Press release The Havre High School Key Club is still hosting its Easter Egg Hunt Saturday with slight changes to the planning. Instead of the practice fields being used for the participants, the Key Club will move indoors and use the hallways and gymnasium at Havre High School for the event. Time will still be 1 p.m. Saturday. A free-will donation will be taken and donated to the March of Dimes. Participants will use the west parking lot doors to enter the high school....
Press release Kailee Horn of Harlem High School is one of 95 seniors representing 23 Montana high schools notified by Montana GEAR UP that they had earned the Montana TRIO Achievement Grant. Some students who received the award did not consent to have their names released and were not identified. The Montana TRIO Achievement Grant is a one-time award of $1,500. The grant may be used to cover the student’s cost of attendance at any U.S. accredited college or university that awards an associate’s degree or higher. In order to...
Press release Paying for postsecondary education can be a daunting proposition for many Montana families. Fortunately, the Montana Contractors’ Association — through its Associates’ and Concrete divisions — offers $1,000 scholarships to students whose parents or guardians are employed by MCA member companies. “We at the MCA have a strong commitment to helping Montana students pay for their postsecondary education, whether that includes certificate programs, four-year degree programs, or whatever their calling may be,” said...
Banks and credit unions don’t always agree on much, but they agree on this: Sen. Jon Tester stood up for Montana’s communities, and their small banks and credit unions, when he helped author a bipartisan bill to provide regulatory relief to certain financial institutions. The Dodd-Frank Act was a “one-size-fits-all” congressional response to the 2008 financial crisis designed to address the risky decisions made by “Too-Big-To-Fail” Wall Street banks. It was 2,300 pages long and created more than 400 new regulations...
Editor, This past week put me in Helena for an Education Interim meeting. At the meeting was two past administrators of the Havre school system, now executive director of the School Administrators of Montana Kirk Miller and Dennis Parman, now director of the Montana Rural Education Association. As we worked on mental health issues, special education cooperative funding and work-based learning, they both weighed in on their programs feelings. Was interesting to work with Mr. Miller as my wife was teaching in Havre when he was...
By Julianne LaSmith Recent statistics show that relationships between co-workers are on the rise. One of the main reasons is proximity. Americans spend more time at work so it would make sense to seek a "significant other" there. But what about relationships where the involved parties end up working together after they're a couple? It seems that the reasons it can be advantageous to work with your spouse; more time together, shared commute, a better understanding of the...
There hasn't been much fun to be had in the first two weeks of the 2018 spring sports season. That changed however for the Havre High tennis teams Saturday in Cut Bank. Despite winter grasping firmly to much of Montana, the Blue Pony netters got their regular season started thanks to the two indoor tennis courts in Cut Bank. The Ponies met up the with the host Wolves, as well as a handful of players from Conrad Saturday, and Havre got in a ton of matches, which was exactly...
It's been nearly two months since Havre High junior Martin Wilkie captured his third straight Class A state championship on the wrestling mat. But wrestling season has kept on going for the Blue Pony star. This past week, Wilkie was in Virginia Beach, Virginia, taking part in the prestigious NHSCA Nationals. Wilkie was one of seven Montana wrestlers to earn All-American honors at the tournament. Wilkie, who will be gunning for his fourth straight state title next winter,...
