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  • Youth accused of stabbing 3 in home pleads not guilty

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated May 13, 2015

    Justice Lawrence Brown, 17, of Havre pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted deliberate homicide and one count of attempted burglary Wednesday morning. Brown had his arraignment in Hill County Judicial District court at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. A transfer and omnibus hearing is scheduled for June 29, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Brown's council said they will request to have the Defendant transported to Havre for the hearing. Brown is being held in Cascade County Juvenile Center. Read more on the case in Thursday's issue...

  • Museum plans for summer, says farewell to board member

    Tori Thomas|Updated May 13, 2015

    The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board heard updates Monday concerning summer hours and Living History plans, and a board member resigned from his position. Judi Dritshulas, board president, said the Clack Museum summer hours are Monday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. "Most of our visitors come in the afternoon or late afternoon," she said. Dritshulas also said Living History, sponsored by the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee, will be held Saturday, June 6....

  • Quick Picks: Fishing, fun and learning at Fresno Reservoir

    Updated May 12, 2015

  • Schools' Havre Pride celebrates service to the district

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated May 12, 2015

    The Havre Pride Celebration ceremony May 4 recognized employees of the district for outstanding work in the Havre Public Schools. The 2015 Havre Public Schools teacher of the year is David Johnke, the band teacher at Havre High School. The 2015 classified employee of the year is Melony Steckel, a bus driver for the district. Each year, employees are nominated by their peers and then voted on. Classified employees vote for classified nominees and teachers vote for teachers....

  • Havre Trails meets to talk about life after 5K

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated May 12, 2015

    Havre Trails met Monday to discuss the successes of their 5K Walk/Run and talk about future projects. Erin Bradshaw, the treasurer of the group, said the event drew more than 100 community members out to the Bill Baltrusch Nature Trail to participate in the event and, all told, it raised more than $1,000 for the group’s community projects, after the overhead was paid. The group also spoke of the hike they are taking out to Saddle Butte Sunday and the possibility of travelling around Montana to other events and other s...

  • My Neighbor in Need Current Needs May 12, 2015

    Updated May 12, 2015

    From My Neighbor in Need The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for community members to give back to those in need. If you are in need of help, please contact My Neighbor in Need at 406-301-3919 or go to http://www.myneighborinneed.org. Are you in need? Do you know someone in need? If you are in need or know someone in need, My Neighbor in Need is here to help. My Neighbor in Need allows you to ask for help with a specific need and no one...

  • Triangle 4-H Beef Grant deadline is May 20

    Updated May 12, 2015

    Press release Triangle Communications will again be offering the 4-H Beef Grant Program to benefit residents in the areas Triangle serves. Quarters of premium 4-H beef purchased at area fairs this summer will be made available through the beef grant to use for fundraisers or to supplement nonprofit food programs operating in the Triangle service area. Nonprofit groups and organizations are encouraged to apply for the Beef Grant by May 20. Winners will be announced in June and will be contacted when beef is available for...

  • For the Record, May 12, 2015

    Updated May 12, 2015

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 8:54 a.m. Monday call from Lincoln Avenue about a found red metal toolbox in the street. —— Amanda Marie Schaub, 26, of Havre was issue a summons on a charge of nuisance dog or animal after officers responded to a 1:18 p.m. Monday call from 19th Street about barking dogs. —— Officers investigated a 2:30 p.m. Monday complaint at the police station about someone opening a cellphone account under the complainant’s name. —— Officers investigated a 2:47 p.m. Monday call from a 1...

  • Obituary - Denise "Niecee" "Meemaw" Anne Conner Ostwald-Baune

    Updated May 12, 2015

    Denise "Niecee" "Meemaw" Anne Conner Ostwald-Baune, age 46, died April 29, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in her residence at Pompeys Pillar, Montana, of a massive heart attack. Denise was born July 18, 1968, in Helena, Montana, and was adopted to Max and Alice Conner on August 19, 1968. Denise graduated from Havre High School in 1986. She then went on to achieve a CNA certificate and graduated with an associate degree in hospitality service management in 1991 from Denver. Her son, Tynan...

  • Obituary - Ardell C. Peterson

    Updated May 12, 2015

    Ardell C. Peterson, 84, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015, of natural causes at her residence in Great Falls. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2015, at the Havre Assembly of God Church with Pastor Curt Curtis officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements....

  • Local Golf Report: Beeters head to State C tourney

    George Ferguson|Updated May 12, 2015

    For many, golf season is just getting started. For others, this week is the culmination. That is the case for the 2015 Chinook High School golf team. A handful of Sugarbeeters are playing today and Wednesday in the Class C state tournament in Shelby. The tournament is being played at the Marias Valley Golf Club in Shelby. For the Chinook boys, Lane Seymour, Derek Bell, Ian McIntosh and Kade Friede qualified. For the Chinook girls, Jordan Surber and Allie Skoyen made the trip....

  • Chinook dominates Northern B-C tennis

    George Ferguson|Updated May 12, 2015

    The Chinook girls have been the class of Northern B-C divisional tennis for a long, long time. And the 2015 season was no different. Over the weekend, the Sugarbeeters claimed yet another Northern B-C title, this time scoring 65 points to crush the competition at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts in Havre. Chester/J-I was a distant second with 30 points, while Fort Benton scored 13 and Harlem scored two. The Beeters, who are the defending Class B-C state champions, also...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated May 12, 2015

    Tylynn Rettig, North Star Track North Star senior Tylynn Rettig has done a lot of special things in her track and field career. But she saved some of her best for her last District 9C meet. Last Wednesday in Havre, Rettig won four events and finished second in another. She swept the 100 and 200 meters, and also won the pole vault and long jump. For good measure, Rettig, who will compete in track in college, also finished second in the triple jump. Rettig, a four-year standout...

  • Local Summer Sports Camps

    Updated May 12, 2015

    Lights Football Camp New MSU-Northern head football coach Aaron Christensen will be holding a three-day youth camp June 8-10. The camp is open to grades K-8 and will run from 9 to 11 a.m. each day at the MSU-N practice fields. The camp is a noncontact camp and campers will receive a T-shirt. Cost for the camp is $60. To register, visit www.msun.edu/athletics. Bear Paw Wrestling Camp Once again, Havre High head wrestling coach Scott Filius is hosting his annual Bear Paw Youth Wrestling Camp. The camp is held at Camp Kiwanis...