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The old bank building in the declining town of Hingham burned in 2010 and stood as a shell until two weeks ago, when mighty prairie winds blew its charred remains to the ground. When Mayor Ray Lipp was asked if he had considered the building's collapse as a symbolic foreshadowing of Hingham's future, he remained pragmatic. "Well, it needed to be torn down anyway. It was already a done deal," he said, shrugging matter-of-factly. Lipp isn't just the cowboy boot-wearing,...
Two sets of adult auditions for Montana Actors’ Theatre production of Mary Poppins will be held in coming days. They will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, at Montana State University’s Little Theatre on the west end of Cowan Hall and again 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Havre High School auditorium. Children’s auditions will be 5:30 to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, 1 to 3 p.m. at Cowan Hall. The cast will include several adult and child roles including chorus roles. Two children’s speaking roles, Jane, 10, and...
The International Association of Fire Fighters Havre chapter has dropped its grievance against the city of Havre over a letter of reprimand put in the file of firefighter D.J. Olson. Olson has returned to work after a suspension with pay. Olson was given the reprimand over a disagreement with Deputy Fire Chief Norm Paulsen. Management contended Olson's actions were insubordination, while the union said the problem was caused by a misunderstanding and the retaliation came because Olson filed a human relations complaint...
People came from all walks of life to volunteer at the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Senior citizens were there, as were the Montana State University-Northern Lights and Skylights basketball teams. Boy Scouts working on their badges and 4-H members were on hand. A young man who had to perform community service before returning to Montana Youth Challenge Academy in Dillon worked for a while. Local ministers pitched in, as did volunteers from Havre parishes. Families,...
By Emily Mayer Havre received more good news along the line of new business coming to town. Both The Havre Plaindealer and The Hill County Democrat ran the following story on their Nov. 27, 1915 front pages: BREAKING GROUND FOR A FLOUR MILL Havre Plant Will Have Capacity of 50 Barrels Daily Ground was broken this week for a flour mill in Havre, to be located on First Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues. Contractor C. M. C. Taylor has charge of the excavation work. The mill...
When I was 11, 12, 13 and 14 I wanted to join a cloistered order of nuns. It was either a good thing or too bad that any order where I could have boarded for school and preparation was out of my reach. By 15, latent puberty had taken over my mind and emotions. I was rather backward. In those days it meant something special if I said, “He looked at me.” In a modified way I got my wish when I moved to Mexico. I live in a small casita by myself. In the months when the sno...
We serve up the word “traditional” a lot when talking about Thanksgiving dinner, but it’s now clear that our grade school textbooks lied to us about the origins of this holiday. Or maybe you went to a better school than I did. Smithsonianmag.com writer Megan Gambino tells us that the official, federally recognized holiday of Thanksgiving comes to us thanks to the remarkably persistent efforts of Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of what was in the early to mid-1800s a popular women...
The author of the opinion piece entitled “Montana and Havre should welcome refugees” makes some thoughtful and valid points regarding available work and housing in our community and encouraging the residents of Havre to be welcoming and neighborly. Well and good. However, I disagree with the main premise of his argument as reflected in the following statements: “The Old Testament tells us to show justice and mercy to the foreigner seeking refuge among us, because the Israelites knew full well what it was like to be stran...
Dart — The Fort Belknap tribal courts and corrections system is steadfast in making sure that the public doesn't know what is going on with the prisoner who escaped from custody in Havre last week. Under pressure from a reporter, an unnamed spokeswoman agreed that Gabriel Arkinson was still in custody at Fort Belknap. What judge ordered him to jail? What exactly is he charged with doing? How did he manage to escape custody in the middle of Havre? None of the public’s business, was the answer, in effect. Laurel — Commu...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 3:45 a.m. Wednesday report at the police station that a man was sending the caller threatening text messages. —— Officers investigated a 6th Avenue report Wednesday at 6:31 p.m. that a miniature pinscher was left outside in the cold. —— Two arrests were made after a caller on 4th Avenue reported at 8:07 p.m. Wednesday two women fighting. No further information was provided about the arrests. —— Officers investigated a debit card fraud reported Thursday at 2:46 a.m. from 5th St...
From MDT The Montana Department of Transportation has notified the public and is seeking comments on a proposal to mill and overlay about 2.4 miles of Highway 2 west of Havre in Hill County. The project begins west of the intersection with U.S. Highway 87 at reference post 379.1 and extends east for 2.4 miles ending at the transition to concrete surface near the intersection with 9th Avenue Northwest at reference post 381.4. Proposed work includes cold mill; overlay; seal and cover, or chip seal; updated Americans with...
Norman Albert Gorder of Havre passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Norman was born June 18, 1919, in Starbuck, Minnesota, to Arnold and Esther (Christiansen) Gorder. He graduated from Starbuck High School in 1938. At age 19, he left the farm in Starbuck and moved to Montana to live with his Aunt Clara and cousin Harold. He attended college at Northern Montana College but left to begin work at Bear Paw Motors and later at Heltne's Service Center in Havre. In 1942 he entered t... Full story
North Central Senior Center, Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; painting at 1 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.; cards at 1 p.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; cards at 1 p.m.; Walmart/Kmart shopping at 1 p.m. Friday — Medical transportation is available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., but people must make a request 24 hours in advance Pool — John Gilbert Menu by Earlene DeWinter Mo...
Out our way, the folks from the Salvation Army are getting out the little red kettles. Unlike most folks, Christmas goes on all year round for Sally Ann and her crew. But Christmas season is when folks are the most likely to remember their less fortunate neighbors and make an extra effort. So out come the red kettles and the volunteers to ring the bells and begin asking the community to be generous ... for the funds collected are not just for the Christmas season, but help fun...
The price we pay to be thankful is a costly one. Having just celebrated Thanksgiving, we know that thankfulness is a concept not fully mastered. Our culture communicates with a narcissistic mindset in all things, placing themselves at the forefront of every conversation and every decision. Rejoicing in what benefits themselves, they find discontentment and unfulfillment as the chauffeurs of the soul taking them to places that bring no eternal return. For instance, when they do not receive what they desire they find...
The University of Montana Grizzlies got to Saturday’s Football Championship Subdivision first-round game against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits the hard, hard way. But, because Montana had to win three straight games to get in into the FCS’ big dance, it means the Griz are coming in hot. Winners of three straight, including blowouts over rivals Eastern Washington and Montana State, the No. 16 Griz (7-4) will host the No. 10 Jackrabbits (8-3) Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Was...
The Dickinson State women’s basketball team has some very impressive wins this season, and just one blemish on its record. That one blemish just happens to be a loss to the still unbeaten Montana State University-Northern Skylights. And that’s why Northern head coach Chris Mouat believes Saturday’s rematch between the No. 6 Skylights (6-0) and Blue Hawks (6-1) will be one of Northern’s toughest games to date when they meet Saturday in Dickinson, North Dakota. “They’r...
The day after Thanksgiving is always a great day for sports. But when it comes to Havre, the only game in town on Thanksgiving weekend will be the Glacier Nationals, who are looking to brighten their season with a pair of upset victories. The Nationals will get their first shot at an upset on tonight, when they will host the Great Falls Americans at the Havre Ice Dome. Glacier will be looking to avenge an 8-2 defeat, while at the same time snap an eight-game winless streak....
