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In the U.S. vs. Shad Huston case, the prosecution’s motion to remove Michael Sherwood as Huston’s attorney was denied. In the Missouri River Federal Courthouse in Great Falls, Huston’s case has been held up by a series of legal moves. Huston withdrew his guilty plea on the day he was scheduled to be sentenced, with Sherwood saying there was a misunderstanding of the charges presented to them. Soon after, the prosecution filed a motion to disallow Sherwood to represent Huston due to conflict of interested. Sherwood represented...
When he was in high school, in Great Falls, Bill Lanier earned his Boy Scout Eagle Scout badge by helping out in rural blood drives. It was natural for him to be involved in Scouting, His father was a Scout when he was young and became a Scout leader as an adult. Two of his brothers were Eagle Scouts, the top rank a Scout can reach. When he came to Montana State University-Northern, he took a vacation from Scouting. But when his kids got old enough, they enrolled in Scouts,...
In Montana, the Legislature is responsible for establishing the state programs to benefit the public, while the executive branch is charged with administering them. That structure has worked very well for decades, and is referred to as the separation of powers. When the power of the purse is taken over by the executive branch, that’s when we start having problems. In 2011, then-Gov. Brian Schweitzer established — without legislative authority — “free” health clinics for state employees and their dependents to use “free of...
With the 2015 Special Olympics Montana Summer State Games just around the corner, area athletes are training for the big event. Athletes and their supporters will also be participating in other upcoming Special Olympics events. The Great Northern Area Special Olympics Games, where about 80 athletes from across the Hi-Line will compete, will take place April 29 in Havre. The 2015 State Summer Games will take place May 19 through 22 in Missoula. Mandy Hansen, a Havre Special...
The time may be right for Havre — especially downtown Havre — to begin a program to improve and promote itself. That was the consensus of people attending a special meeting put on by the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce and the city Thursday. It was held at the Havre Historic Post Office, Debbie Vandeberg, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, said it was “exciting to see” the reaction of participants. The group of merchants, business leaders and concerned citizens agreed to continue meeting monthly to brainst...
"Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and take care of your bedding!" And immediately Aeneas arose - Acts 9: 34 Out our way, a lot of folks spend the winter and wet spring fixing equipment. I don't know of a rancher or a farmer who wouldn't put a mechanical engineer to shame with the way they can jury-rig an old tractor, combine or baler, or just keep "old Blue" (that broken down pickup you couldn't trade in on a skateboard) running a few more miles. I...
Emily Mayer In the April 17, 1915 issue of The Hill County Democrat, three bid openings concerning the Hill County Courthouse and Jail were advertised. One was for the wiring, another was for the plumbing and the third was for the actual construction of the building. All bids were to be sent to Hill County Clerk and Recorder John H. Devine. Parties dominated the news this week 100 years ago. I guess everyone was in a gathering mood after the Lenten season ended. Here is an ent...
Editor: As a community we have to give full credit to Bill Dritshulas and Lotton Construction Co. for creating one of the most spectacular man-made views in north-central Montana. When you drive west on U.S. Highway 2 or 2nd Street in the early morning or late evening, the new motel-tourist center they have created on Havre’s west hill is indeed remarkable. The newly built center, whose construction is still being completed, stands out in the sunset or the morning sky like a large, medieval castle with decorative turrets from...
Laurel — The Montana Legislature has given final approval to expansion of Medicaid that will allow about 70,000 people to benefit from health insurance. Our waitresses, taxi drivers and hundreds of other pink and blue collar workers will soon be eligible for health insurance. This is good for the community and good for Northern Montana Hospital and other health care providers who have had to dig into their pockets to pay to give some of these people good care. Laurel — Havre 911 dispatchers are marking National Tel...
If you don’t already know who 61-year-old Ruskin, Florida, mailman Doug Hughes is, you should make it your business to know. He’s just spent the last 2 1/2 years planning and executing a spectacular, death-defying stunt that has landed him in jail, and he did it for you. He did it for America. He did it on the White House lawn. Hughes flew an ultralight airplane-helicopter hybrid, called a gyrocopter, through restricted air space over Washington, D.C., and landed on the Whi...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Buildings Manager Anez 5:15 p.m. — Mosquito Board Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road Supervisor-Otto Noon — Legislative Call-In 1:30 p.m. — Health Board meeting 5:30 p.m. — Fair Board Wednesday 7 a.m. — Chamber Business Committee 1 p.m. — Marketing Application Class Thursday 10 a.m. — Business meeting: manual claims; employment review; resolutions; tax adjustments; county permit approval; subdivision/survey approval; time for comments from the public 11:30 p.m. — Bear Paw Development Board of Directors meeting F...
Havre City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at city hall. The agenda: Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comments on regular agenda items one through 11. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the meeting. 1. Acceptance of American Heart Association grant for EKG monitor. 2. A resolution amending the budget in the ambulance operations fund of the city of Havre. 3. Ordinance No. 890 — Maintaining chicken hens within city limits. (Second reading). 4. Waive r...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 8:31 a.m. Thursday complaint at the police station about someone filing taxes with the complainant’s information. —— Elmo Francis Bailey Jr., 49, of Havre was arrested on a state District Court warrant after an officer served it to him at 12:33 p.m. Thursday on Boulevard Avenue. —— David Brian Gideon, 36, of Havre was issued a summons on two charges of possession of drug paraphernalia after officers responded to a 5:49 p.m. Thursday call from 5th Street about a marijuana...
From gold panning and paper doll making, to old-time clothes washing and apple peeling, the 11th Annual Hands On History fundraiser filled Holiday Village Mall Saturday. This year, 32 activities were set up for people to learn about how things used to be done before electricity. Allison Keeley, a co-chair of the event, said this year's turnout was "fantastic" and that 150 volunteers participated this year. "We've had an excellent turnout - tons of volunteers," she said....
Havre Middle School's sixth-grade Student of the Month for the month of March is Lexi Haney. Lexi is the daughter of Micky and Heather Haney. She has a sister, Lizzi, and a brother, Grady. Lexi runs cross country for the Mustangs. She also plays softball, basketball and enjoys being outside. Lexi's teachers note that she is on time every day. She is organized and prepared every day. Lexi cares about her work, wants to understand each and every lesson and isn't afraid to ask...
Christopher Wood, a seventh-grader at Rocky Boy Junior/Senior High school, is one of the March Students of the Month. He is the grandson of Judy Wood. Chris was nominated by his teacher for exemplifying what it means to be a STAR student. He has outstanding grades, attendance and attitude. Further, he has an extensive knowledge of the Stars Wars saga. Shakeen Stump, a seventh-grader at Rocky Boy Junior/Senior High school, is one of the March Students of the Month. She is the granddaughter of Geri Racine. Shakeen is known for...
From Montana State Library HELENA — Montana State Library Commission presented the Havre-Hill County Library the 2015 Excellent Library Service Award April 10 at the 102nd annual Montana Library Association conference held in Bozeman. The awards were announced by Commission Chair Colet Bartow. “The Montana State Library Commission is pleased to recognize Montana’s excellent libraries with the ELSA award,” Bartow said. “Montana’s communities face unique challenges of geography, scarce resources, and diverse needs. The librari...
Don Pfotenhauer, founding pastor of Way of the Cross Church in Blaine, Minnesota, will be at the Ark Church, 325 2nd St., tonight at 7. Everyone is welcome. People with questions can call 390-3226....
From Hopa Mountain George Winston, one of the most recognized solo pianists in the world, will be playing a benefit concert Tuesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. in the Emerson Cultural Center’s Crawford Theater in support of Hopa Mountain, a Bozeman-based nonprofit organization. The benefit concert will feature Winston’s “Winter Show,” including melodic fall and winter type songs, some of Vince Guaraldi’s “Peanuts” pieces, pieces inspired by the New Orleans piano and the stride piano traditions, and songs from his upcoming albu...
The Havre High track teams are riding high after good showings at their past few track meets. But this Saturday in Belgrade both Blue Pony teams will get to see how they stack up against some of the top teams in Class A at the Belgrade Invitational. The Havre boys in particular have been lighting it up and scoring plenty of points recently and have come away with first-place finishes in three straight meets. But, the HHS girls shouldn't be overlooked either after a...
Havre High head tennis coach George Ferguson preaches that improving from week-to-week, match-to-match is the single biggest goal of his tennis teams during the regular season. However, Saturday's trip to Lewistown will carry a second objective to go along with the main goal of getting better. The Blue Ponies are in Lewistown for the Central A Preview Meet, and while Ferguson said continuing to get better is still the ultimate goal, matches against Livingston, Anaconda,...
Coming into Thursday night's game at Glasgow, the Havre High softball team had yet to find its groove. But after an impressive road win, it appears the Blue Ponies are on track to find it soon enough. Following consecutive losses at the Belgrade Invitational last Saturday, the Ponies responded in a big way with a 9-1 defeat of the Glasgow Scotties, a team that beat HHS 6-4 in Havre to open the season back on Mar. 24. The loss was also the first of the year for Glasgow. Havre,...
