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No spring sport has been immune to delays, cancellations and postponements and the Havre High softball team is no different. But after playing three games last week, the Blue Ponies are finally set to host their home opener this Friday against Lewistown. Of course, it's always a big deal when the Ponies and the Eagles get together. It's an important game and with it being the first contest for Havre inside the Sixth Avenue Memorial, emotions should be riding high. One player...
A major effort is planned for Saturday, Global Youth Service Day, to continue work to clean up storm damage from a blizzard last October. Adam Maes, AmeriCorps volunteer with Montana Campus Compact at Montana State University-Northern, said this morning that he is spearheading an effort to clean up branches still littering the town from the record-setting snowstorm Oct. 2-3, and everyone is invited. He is asking people to gather at Northern’s Student Union Building Saturday at 10 a.m., where the volunteers will be split i...
A local foundation is meeting this week to try to revitalize efforts to support the Great Northern Fairgrounds. The Great Northern Fair board and foundation board have been the focus of community attention since the fiscal situation of the fairgrounds was brought to light. Last month, the Great Northern Fair board held two meetings; their monthly meeting as well as an emergency meeting and this Thursday the foundation board will hold a meeting open to the public. Great Northern Fair Board Chair Tyler Smith said he feels that...
The Great Northern Fair in its monthly meeting Tuesday discussed new and old business, which centered primarily on the financial situation concerning the fair and how money should be spent, raised and saved. The board started out by giving the fair manager's report. Fair board chair Tyler Smith said that since the previous manager was laid off because of lack of money, the board has taken over the duties and would be giving the report. Smith said the Bigger Better Barn will be...
Havre and Hill County officials were meeting with National Weather Service representatives in Havre this morning to talk about the flooding in the region, as Blaine County also issued a disaster declaration. Hill County said it is pursuing a state and federal disaster declaration due to the flooding. In a message sent at 3:28 this morning, Hill County Commission Chair Mark Peterson said he flew over western Hill County to inspect damage and flooding, and saw water everywhere...
Havre Police Department Priscilla Rae Strike of Havre, 31, was issued a summons on a charge of criminal contempt Tuesday at 6:57 a.m. at the police station. —— Rochelle Marie Hopkins of Harlem, 47, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license Tuesday at 9:05 a.m. at a First Street business after a caller reported a woman who had been sitting in the parking lot since she arrived at work. —— Officers investigated a noninjury vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon at 12...
By MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA — Pearl Jam will look to tap into a national youth movement to register new voters when the pioneering grunge rock band plays a concert in Missoula, one of just four cities in its U.S. tour this summer. The politically active band has dubbed the sold-out Aug. 13 concert “Rock2Vote” and plans to give a portion of its proceeds to four Montana organizations that support youth and Native American voting, land conservation and women’s health. Bassist Jeff Ament, a native of Big Sandy who liv...
Maryann (Barileach) Buerkle, age 89, passed away April 15, 2018, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre surrounded by her family. A service will be held at the Grace Chapel, in the Northern Montana Care Center at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018, with interment at the Calvary Cemetery following the service. Memorials can be made in her name to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, Havre Senior Citizens Center or Havre Animal Shelter. Services and arrangements are under the...
The Bureau of Land Management just completed a series of public scoping meetings on the American Prairie Reserve’s request to convert 17 federal grazing leases from cattle to bison. The take-away from these meetings is that BLM is trying to balance the concerns of ranchers with the steps APR needs to advance their bison reserve agenda. Because the conversion of grazing leases from cattle to bison assures APR’s bison restoration goals, landowners firmly believe the real issue BLM should be examining is the big elephant in the...
After what seemed like forever, the Havre High tennis teams are starting to get to play consistently now. And the Blue Ponies were back on the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts Tuesday for a dual with the Class B-C Great Falls Central Mustangs. For Havre, the afternoon was mixed with some varsity and junior varsity matches, and there were plenty of good results. But for HHS head coach George Ferguson, the fact that his teams gained more valuable match experience was the...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team graduated four outstanding seniors, and a bulk of its scoring off this past winter's squad. So, it stands to reason, veteran head coach Chris Mouat has been hot on the recruiting trail since the season came to a close. And Tuesday, Mouat inked another piece to the puzzle that is the future of Northern women's basketball. Mouat announced the signing of Sabin Keo, a 5-9 guard, who hails from Woodinville, Washington,...
The fun is not over just yet for the triumphant Havre High girls basketball team. It's been over a month since the Blue Ponies capped an undefeated season with the 2017-18 Class A state championship. And to the victor goes the spoils. On Tuesday, Havre sophomore Kyndall Keller was handed a prestigious honor as she was named to the USA Today All-USA Montana Girls Basketball Team. Keller was honored as a First-Team selection for the 2017-18 season, and she follows in the...
