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You know, Lord, seasons sometimes just seem to slip on by us. Now that it’s officially spring, it’s so nice to see green grass springing up all over the neighborhood. When the grass dies, we are reminded once again of how short our lives are. But then when spring comes, we usually think about birth and since we’re close to some ranches, we know that it is ‘time’ for the birth of new baby calves, little lambs and maybe even baby chicks. The deer that winter near here, usually head off to the mountains to have their new babie...
HELENA (AP) - The Montana House has passed a bill that would allow the state to borrow $80 million to pay for building and infrastructure projects. The measure passed a final 68-30 vote on Friday and now goes to the Senate. The bill requires a two-thirds majority to pass because it proposes putting the state into debt. Its passage ends the previous two sessions' stalemate in which the House rejected infrastructure bills that included bonding. This year, a plan by Republican...
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA (AP) - The Montana House has endorsed a bill to continue the state's Medicaid expansion program while adding a work requirement. Nineteen Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure 61-39 Friday. The bill was to be heard by the House Appropriations Committee Friday and needs a final vote in the House before moving to the Senate. Republican Rep. Ed Buttrey said the program has been a success in improving the health and...
A new group of volunteers was sworn in to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates to help children in the area who suffer from abuse or neglect. "It's entirely a program that is overwhelmed, so you guys stepping into this role is immensely important to the court," state District Judge Kaydee SnipesRuiz said before swearing in the volunteers in her courtroom Thursday. "... So I'm really excited to have you guys join me in my courtroom in the next couple of weeks." She added...
Last week, former Blaine County Museum Director Jude Sheppard, made her last goodbyes to a position she held for more than two decades. "It's something that I truly enjoyed and always have," Sheppard said. "I've always liked history. It was a perfect job." Last week, Sheppard handed the reins over to Havre High School graduate Samantha French. Sheppard officially retired at the start of March, but had been coming in to help French get started in the position. She said that...
Havre Police Department Marvin Dale Spotted Bird of Havre, 24, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served on 12th Avenue Thursday at 6:56 a.m. after a caller on Fourth Street reported at 6:39 a.m. that a man was being disruptive outside. -- Someone stopped at the police station Thursday at 8:59 a.m. to report a fraud. -- A white mountain bike was reported found Thursday at 10:09 a.m. by a First Avenue caller. -- A caller at Montana State University-Northern...
Montana State University Hill County hosted Extension Health in the Hi-Line Thursday, featuring Hill County Health Officer Jessica Sheehy, PA-C. Sheehy, a physician assistant at Northern Montana Hospital, earned her undergraduate degree at Carroll College in Helena, and her medical degree as a physician assistant at the University of Saint Francis in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "Growing up in small town Montana, I began to realize, everyone I knew were becoming PA's and nurse...
Press release The AgriBusiness Committee of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce recently read and introduced 18 new agricultural-themed books Wednesday to seven classes of first-graders at Highland Park Early Primary School. Committee members teamed up for the reading with members of Montana State University-Northern's Postsecondary Agricultural Students Club. The first-grade students were also offered chocolate milk and graham crackers and informed about the many...
Staff from the Bullhook Community Health Center are in Washington this week to advocate “for the continuation of Community Health Center funding for all CHCs,” Bullhook CEO Kyndra Hall said. Long-term funding would allow Bullhook to “plan for the future, recruit staff, expand services for patients and reduce the uncertainty caused by year-to-year renewals,” Hall explained Federally funded health centers are designed to help people who can’t afford specialized health care, as well as serve the vulnerable populatio...
By Leia Larsen Montana Free Press Andrea Melle’s home sits high on a hill overlooking Havre. Forty-six steps lead from the sidewalk to her front door. Inside, Melle’s son, 19-year-old Drew, unwinds from school with YouTube. Her daughter, 21-year-old Kerrie, curls up on a comfy chair and chats with a visiting reporter about her part-time job shelving books at the local library. Kerrie has always wanted to be a librarian, but she’s unable to work more than a few hours at a time or live on her own. In the background, Drew compu...
By Emily Mayer Amidst the numerous stories of thrift, uneasiness with the Russians — or, more specifically, the Bolsheviks — and grasshopper problems, plans were being made to erect a monument to honor those who died in The Great War. The March 29, 1919 edition of The Havre Plaindealer carried this news: BEHIND THE BOYS LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN K. O. Hofdahl and E. C. Sprague, the officers of the Behind the Boys League at Box Elder, are making a canvass of the entire county, placing with the business men the Behind the Boy...
Montana State University-Northern Rodeo’s showcase fundraiser event, the PRCA Extreme Bares and Broncs Challenge, will be bringing in some of the nation’s best pro-rodeo bareback and saddle bronc riders tonight and Saturday in the Bigger Better Barn. Northern head coach Doug Kallenberger said this competition is replacing their annual BullDazzle fundraiser, giving the other two rodeo rough stock events a spot in the limelight. “It’s going to have the same feel as the BullDaz...
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education classroom course dates have been set for the Havre area for this year, and there are two more courses offered this spring. The courses will be held at Montana State University-Northern in Cowan Hall Room 300, and are free of charge. The course dates are: Class 2: April 4, 6-7 p.m. — Orientation April 8-12 — Classes April 13 — Field day/live shoot Class 3: May 9, 6-7 p.m. —Orientation May 13-17 — Class May 18 — Field day/live shoot For youth to be...
Hill County Park Board will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room. The meeting agenda is: 1. Approval of minutes 2. Approval of agenda 3. Guests and public comments on agenda items only 4. Cabin business 5. Old business: Monitoring progress Folf course Grazing Committee ordinance 6. New business Girl Scouts Camp Kiwanis petition May meeting: Potluck at Lodge? Preliminary call for 2019-2020 budget requests 7. Committee reports Rules and Regulation Committee Finance and Planning Committee Grazing...
From the the Montana Attorney General’s Office It was recently announced that the Wisconsin-headquartered department store Shopko will be closing all of its remaining Montana stores and well over 100 stores nationwide after filing for bankruptcy protection in January of this year. Attorney General Tim Fox encourages Montanans who possess Shopko gift cards to use them as soon as possible. The Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection has been communicating with bankruptcy counsel for Shopko and has been informed tha...
Havre City Council will meet Monday in City Hall at 7 p.m. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 3. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Confirmation of the mayor’s Arbor Day Proclamation. 2. Chief Mel Paulson will give updates on the happenings in the Havre Fire Department. 3. Approval of March claims and manual war...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health meeting in Great Falls 5:30 p.m. — Park Board meeting in Timmons Room 6:15 p.m. — HRDC executive meeting at HRDC facility Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Weekly road meeting 11 a.m. — Agicultural exemption – Harold Hanson to Lyle Petersen Wednesday 2 p.m. — Extension meeting 3 p.m. — Local Working Group at USDA building Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly business meeting Manual claims Employment review Resolutions Tax adjustments County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Contracts Time fo...
A celebration of life for Juanita Engebretson wil be held April 6, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Four Square Church, formerly the Lutheran Church, in Hingham, Montana. Luncheon will be served at Spencer's Hi-Way Bar and Grill following the celebration....
Spring is, kind of in the air, and that means the highly successful Havre High boys and girls tennis teams are primed and ready for a new season, a season that should finally start Saturday in Conrad. And, it's a season that, longtime head coach George Ferguson said he's very excited for. "So excited," Ferguson, who has coached 18 seasons and led the Blue Ponies to five team state titles, said. "We have great kids, we have great numbers again this year, and we've already been...
When it comes to playing quarterback, either you have it or you don't and when it comes to throwing the football, Brenden Medina has it. Now, he just needs to figure out what it means to be a college football quarterback. "He can sling it," Montana State University-Northern Light's assistant coach Jonathan Amosa said during the first practice after a particularly impressive sideline throw by Medina. "He just needs to learn to play quarterback now." Certainly, there is a big...
For those people tired of elected officials fighting over trivial matters that have nothing to do with properly governing our country at federal, state and local levels, this saying offers some comfort: Everything must come to an end one day. I am here today to assure you that today is not that day. The New York Times reported Tuesday that on Jan. 14 New York City councilman from Brooklyn Robert Cornegy Jr. was recognized and officially certified by Guinness World Records as...
Montana youths have been invited to submit auditions to an event June 15 intended to highlight Montana talent. The deadline to submit video auditions to Treasure State Talent 2019 is May 15. The competition will be in Fergus High School Auditorium in Lewistown Saturday, June 15, at 7 p.m. “This will be, hopefully our first year of many years to come for the statewide promotion of our talented youth in Montana,” a post on the event’s website said. “The White Sulphur Springs High School Music Program Is a proud sponsor and the...
North Central Senior Citizens Center, April1-5 Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Walmart trip 1 to 4 p.m. Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance. March Menu by Earlene DeWinter (Subject to Change) Monday — Tator tot casserole, garlic cheddar bisc...
Many of the ideas and Scriptures used in this article are from the book “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 states, “Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.” As believers we should live our lives with the expectation that the best is yet to come. We will have trouble in this world. We need to remember that Jesus has overcome. We too shall overcome our enemy by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. How we handle...
Out our way, folks who spend much time on horseback can all tell stories of “wrecks” they have had. Everybody gets thrown from time to time, but some more than others. Especially the ones who refuse to learn from it. I recall a time when Doc lost his footing, I wasn’t paying attention, and I ended up flying over his head. I was luck in that I only had a few sprained ribs — but I still went to the doctor and when he came in, my doctor, an experienced horseman himself, just laughed. This was not the first — nor the last — ti...
