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Every single spring, there is one local track meet that stands above the others in terms of quantity of teams and athletes and that's the annual Cal Wearley track meet. Normally, the meet, which is held every year at the Havre Middle School track, is held in the early part of April. However, this season, it had to be rescheduled twice due to weather and poor track conditions. Yet this Wednesday, the wait will finally be over as the 2018 Cal Wearley, will finally be held, and 3...
Three area fundraisers have been scheduled including one this week for Havre resident and longtime Havre Public Schools employee Eileen Viall, who is in Seattle awaiting a bone marrow transplant for a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia. Viall was diagnosed with AML Feb. 2 and went to Great Falls to receive three weeks of chemotherapy. She then travelled to Seattle to receive additional chemotherapy and blood transfusions. Viall's husband, Monty, accompanied her to be by her...
The Senate of the Associated Students of Montana State University-Northern have set a concert and their Second Annual Bow Tie Ball this week, with money from ticket sales from both events going toward the rehabilitation of Donaldson Hall, one of the campus’ oldest buildings. Money from ticket sales for both events will help finance the planning process for the project, which is still in its early stages, Senate President Collin Miller said. Donaldson Hall was the first building erected with all-new materials on N...
Press release People have the chance Thursday to support local children in need while having some pizza at Pizza Hut. At any given time, 100 children are in foster care in Hill County and the number is expected to continue rising. These children come into the child welfare system through no fault of their own. The needs of Hill County’s children coming into care are more complicated than ever before, and life in foster care can be chaotic. Every child deserves the support of a caring, consistent adult with the training to h...
Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation is joining the Montana communities that have a skate park courtesy of a famous son of the state. The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Reservation announced in a press release that it has partnered with Evergreen Skateparks and Jeff Ament’s foundation to construct a skate park for the Rocky Boy and Box Elder communities. Ament, the bass player for the grunge band Pearl Jam and an avid skateboarder, has helped build skate parks in multiple communities in Montana and other states, inclu...
The river still is above flood stage at Harlem — and north-central Montanans are warned that some areas will be water-logged for weeks — but the level of the Milk River dropped a fraction of an inch today at the measuring gauge near Harlem. Much of this region has been under — and Blaine and Hill counties still are under — flood watches, advisories and warnings as melting near-record levels of snow filled streams and rivers, with Harlem coming close to breaking its record flooding of the Milk River, set in 1986 at 25.7 feet....
Havre Police Department Someone turned three found keys in to the Havre Fire Department Monday at 11:47 a.m. —— Officers investigated a reported non-injury crash Monday at 2:06 p.m. on First Street West. —— Ariel Christine Jones of Havre, 24, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant Monday at 4:35 p.m. after a vehicle stop on First Street. —— Toni Marie Stump of Havre, 38, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct Monday at 4:52 p.m. on First Street Northeast. —— Curtis Pete Onco III of Rocky Boy, 44, was arreste...
HELENA (AP) — In a story April 20 about a woman’s rescue from her flooded vehicle, The Associated Press reported erroneously the citation that April Seubert received. She was ticketed for careless driving, not reckless driving....
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Anaconda watercraft inspection station intercepted a boat carrying zebra mussels Friday. The cabin cruiser was being transported from Ohio to Puget Sound in Washington. The inspection station reported that many mussels were found in the boat’s gimbal area, the trim tabs and several crevices. The boat was wrapped in shrink wrap, and inspectors hot-washed the exterior of the boat to the best of their ability. The inspectors were not able to flush the motors, b...
Martha "Nana" (Finch) Bonebright passed away peacefully April 18, 2018. She was 98 years young. Born to Clarence and Bertha Finch, she was the middle child of five Finch children. Martha was raised on the family farm in Chinook with her four brothers. Growing up, she recalled fond memories of working at Dick's Department Store, where she earned the large sum of 25 cents an hour. In 1938, Martha married the love of her life, John Bonebright. It was a union that would endure...
Rose M. “Sugie” Main, 60, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2018, and will continue until her funeral service, which will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2018, all at the St. Paul Mission Rec Center in Hays. Burial will follow in Big Warm at the Main Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Sugie's online memorial page and leave a message of con...
The Montana State University-Northern basketball season has been over for some time now, but for head coach Shawn Huse, the process continues. Huse announced Monday three additions to the process for the 2018-19 season, with the signings of junior college transfers Mascio McCadney, Joe Fons and Cedric Crutchfield. McCadney is a 6-3 guard, originally from Detroit. He comes to Northern from Henry Ford Community College where he was named All Eastern Conference MCCAA as well as...
Trey Murphy/Kennedy McKay, Havre Tennis Last spring was a good one for the Havre doubles duo of Trey Murphy and Kennedy McKay. Now seniors, the tandem is picking up right where they left off. Saturday in Lewistown, the Blue Pony duo dominated opponents from Great Falls Central, Livingston and Lewistown at the Fergus Duals in Lewistown. The tandem, who finished second in the Central A a year ago, dropped just four games all day, and improved to a stellar 7-1 on the season....
It wasn't that long ago, when Taylor Cummings was racing up and down the floor in a Montana State University-Northern Skylight uniform. Running Northern's fast break and helping the Skylights to enormous success as one of the top point guards the program has seen in sometime. And, it wasn't that long ago that I wrote an emotional and heartfelt story and column, about just how much Cummings inspired me, and inspires all of us who know her. Now several years removed from the...
World Meningitis Day is today, April 24, so this is a good opportunity to share some information to help protect our community from this potentially deadly disease that can be fatal within 24 hours. The good news is that there are safe and effective vaccines that protect against the most common causes of bacterial and viral meningitis. What is it? Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis has various causes, from viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic, amebic to...
April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, an annual observance to raise public awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of Americans and the importance of individuals discussing sexual health with their health care providers and, if sexually active, their partners. STDs are a major public health issue in the United States. The Center for Disease Control estimates that there are approximately 20 million new cases of STDs in the U.S. each year, almost half of them among young people...
