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Articles from the April 8, 2015 edition


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  • Carol Gutierrez

    Updated Apr 10, 2015

    Carol Gutierrez, 75, proud member of Rocky Boy Reservation, passed away at Northern Montana Care Center on April 8, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. Wake services began at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2015, and will continue until her funeral service, which will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 10, 2015, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, in Rocky Boy. Burial will follow in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Carol’s online memorial page and leave you...

  • July trial set for Havre man accused of burning child

    Tori Thomas|Updated Apr 10, 2015

    The man accused of burning a 5-year-old child is scheduled to go to trial July 14. District Judge Daniel Boucher set the date in an omnibus hearing Tuesday. Patrick R. Schroeder, born in 1991, of Havre was charged Mar. 23 with a felony count of assault with a weapon, or, in the alternative, felony counts of assault on a minor and assault with a weapon or, in the alternative, a felony count of assault on a minor. He pleaded not guilty to all counts Mar. 26 before District...

  • Bert Corcoran

    Updated Apr 9, 2015

    Bert Wesley Corcoran, 83, of Rocky Boy, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at his residence. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2015, and his funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 10, 2015, also at St. Mary's. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Veterans Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please...

  • Assistant superintendent leaving Havre

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Leland Stocker, the assistant superintendent for Havre Public Schools, will soon be superintendent of Belgrade Public Schools. Stocker will finish out the rest of the school year before he takes his position July 1. This wraps up his three years of work with Havre schools and his second as assistant superintendent. “We’re going to miss him,” said Andy Carlson, superintendent of Havre Public Schools. “He’s done a very nice job as assistant superintendent. I’m excited for his opportunity in Belgrade. He deserves that, and we wi...

  • New United Way of Hill County executive director excited to get things done

    Tori Thomas|Updated Apr 8, 2015

    United Way of Hill County's new executive director has big plans for the area. Jessica Nebel has been working for the organization since January. Nebel said most of the organizations that United Way of Hill County supports fall under the categories of education, health or income stability. "This year, we are really refocusing and rebranding ourselves," she said. "I would like to see us have a bigger presence in the community." Nebel said United Way's plans for the future...

  • Hi-Line Living preview: Clothing the actors

    Updated Apr 8, 2015

  • Local agencies want to explain their work

    John Kelleher|Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Havre and the Hi-Line are being treated to a meal Monday night. Everyone is invited to St Jude Parish Center, 6 to 8 p.m. The sponsoring groups, the Salvation Army’s Havre Service Center, Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen and the Havre Food Bank want to explain to the public what they do and how they serve the needy in the Havre area. They will also honor their volunteers, the people who provide most of the day-in and day-out services to people. “We couldn't do this without the help of volunteers” said Trina Crawford, the direc...

  • HUD sets job training and hiring registry in online searchable database

    Updated Apr 8, 2015

    From Housing and Urban Development DENVER — In an effort to help low-income residents in Montana find jobs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced the launch of a National Section 3 Business Registry that directs jobs and training to low-income workers and connects businesses that hire them with HUD-funded contracting opportunities. The registry, available online at https://portalapps.hud.gov/Sec3BusReg/BRegistry/BRegistryHome, would increase opportunities for businesses that hire local p...

  • New child care provider orientation set

    Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Press release Montana law requires people who are providing or have a desire to provide child care to three or more children from separate families on a regular basis to be registered. A New Child Care Provider Orientation will be held Tuesday, April 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the HRDC building Activity Room, 2229 5th Ave. The presentation is offered at no cost. To register for this child care orientation, call Lorraine at District 4 HRDC Child Care Link, 265-6743, ext. 1112, or email [email protected]. Registration...

  • Letter to the Editor: Reminder: Two Park Board seats up this year

    Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Editor: To Hill County residents and to members of the Hill County Park Board whose terms will expire this spring. Existing rules designate that Park Board members terms are three years. Currently, there are no term limits for Park Board members, which means an individual could be reappointed indefinitely. Automatic reappointment of existing board members has been common practice to a point that there are members who have been on the Park Board for more than 20 years. In recent times, open positions have only been announced...

  • For the Record, April 8, 2015

    Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 9:23 a.m. Tuesday call from Grant Avenue about an identity theft. —— Officers gave a written or verbal warning after responding to a call at 1:24 p.m. from 1st Street about a man walking in the middle of the road with a dog. —— Officers investigated a 2:41 p.m. Tuesday complaint at the police station about someone who wanted to speak to a police officer about someone threatening him. —— Gladys Jean Flatlip, 44, of Box Elder was arrested on charges of shoplifting, disorderly...

  • Obituary - Gregory Wayne Munson

    Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Gregory Wayne Munson, 64, of Havre, died from esophageal cancer on Monday, April 6, 2015, in Great Falls, Montana at Benefis East Campus. Cremation has taken place, and his memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Memorials in Greg’s honor may be made to the Gift of Life Housing P.O. Box 7008, Great Falls, MT 59404. A full obituary will follow....

  • Obituary - Clarice Mae Petrick

    Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Clarice Mae Petrick was born April 11, 1922, in Hingham to Albert and Clara (Olson) Petrick. Because she was born with hearing/speech impairments, she attended school at Boulder, where she learned sign language and speaking skills. In 1939 she completed her secondary education at the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind in Great Falls. Clarice continued her schooling at Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C., where she earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1944. For the...

  • Obituary - Ann Theresa McLain

    Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Ann Theresa McLain, 101, longtime resident of Havre, Montana, was called by her Lord to eternal happiness early Easter morning, Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Northern Montana Care Center. Prayer Vigil will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2015, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with Deacon Tim Maroney officiating. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Burial will be held...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Gunner Aageson, Havre High Track

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Havre High senior Gunnar Aageson sets the bar high in the pole vault Gunnar Aageson has had one heck of a senior year when it comes to athletics. And even though he has already had his moments in the spotlight during both football and wrestling, Aageson is also a standout in track and field, which gives him the opportunity to make an already memorable senior year even better. Aageson, who stars in the pole vault for the Havre High track team, was also a three-year letter...

  • Beeters and Ponies battle on the courts

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 8, 2015

    Winter returned to Havre Monday, but that didn’t stop high school tennis from taking the courts Tuesday. And, the defending Class B-C state champion Chinook Sugarbeeters couldn’t be stopped either. In a varsity/junior varsity dual with the Havre Blue Ponies Tuesday afternoon at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts, the Beeters swept every match against the Blue Ponies. Leading the way for Chinook was defending state B-C singles champion Mariah Swank, who won three tim...