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The simmering dispute between the Havre chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters and the city flared into the open again Wednesday. Both sides argued before the City Council’s Police and Fire Committee at a special noon meeting Wednesday. The union contends that management is seeking to retaliate against firefighter D.J. Olson, the union president, by denying him a chance at a promotion. Management says it is acting within its rights in taking the action it is taking. While there is a history of discord b...
In fewer than four weeks, the name Bobbi Jo Favel will appear on ballots from Box Elder to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Favel, a Democrat, is hoping to be her party's standard bearer in the race for Senate District 16. She is competing against former state Sen. Frank Smith, D-Poplar, and LeAnn Montes, attorney general for the Chippewa Cree Tribe, in the June 7 Democratic primary. The winner will face freshman state Rep. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, in November's general...
Despite changes, faculty and administrators at Montana State University-Northern said the same number of freshmen will be accepted into the school’s two-year program and bachelor’s program next semester, and those in the programs will be able to finish them following the old curriculum requirements. Arlys Williams, chair of the program, said Monday that as a result of a review and subsequent changes made to the curriculum by the Montana Board of Nursing, the content, description, outcomes and requirements of some of the cou...
David Johnke has been whisked away by love and will be leaving Havre after 11 years as the Havre High School band instructor, leaving some big shoes for the next instructor to fill. Under Johnke, the school band has been repeatedly recognized for its excellence. Trying to be as modest as possible, he said, in a hush-hush tone, "I don't mean to brag, but I think we are the best in our class." Johnke said he began dating a woman he'd known for a long time a year and a half ago....
Press release Two Havre High School students, Savanna Pierson and Hailee Kilgore, have received the Montana University System Honor Scholarship. The renewable scholarship is offered by the Montana Board of Regents. It waives undergraduate tuition for up to eight semesters at any campus of the Montana University System or Dawson, Flathead Valley or Miles community colleges. Students offered this scholarship must be graduates of an accredited Montana high school with a minimum grade point average of 3.4 at the end of their...
I live in a garden in paradise. I have met the Snake. He is big. He is bad. He is beautiful. And if I eat of the apple from this Snake, I shall surely die. And that is where the similarities to the Other Garden Story end. My garden is lush with bougainvillea, night-blooming jasmine, hundreds of lilies, a coffee bush, palms, grapefruit, lime, oranges, mango, avocado, ferns, geraniums, ivies, philodendron, and a hundred plants I cannot name. My wee brick casita sits smack in the middle of my garden. The perimeter walls are...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a Tuesday-night hit-and-run accident after a caller from a Second Street trailer court reported it at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday. —— After a caller from a 17th Street location reported, at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday, that a woman had punched a man in the face, officers arrested Jolee Landgraff, 24, of Havre on charges of nonaggravated partner or family member assault and assault. —— Officers responding to a report from the 300 Block of 12th Avenue at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday that a woman way lying...
Barbara L (Bradbury) Peterson, 90, of Havre passed away on May 9, 2016. No services are planned at her request. Memorials are suggested to Havre Food Bank, First Lutheran Church or the North Central Senior Center. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.hi-linefuneralservices.com. She was born on March 25, 1926, in Havre, Montana, to W.H. and Pearl Bradbury. Barbara graduated from Havre High School. She married Garfield Peterson in 1946. She worked side by side...
There’s a lot of starting and stopping in the sport of track and field. And now, the District 9C will try and start again. The postseason has arrived and after postponing the annual District 9C Track Meet on Wednesday, the area athletes will get back at Friday morning. The meet will get underway at 10 a.m. and is scheduled to last until 5 p.m. Every year, the 9C Meet is one of the most competitive meets in Class C track, and Friday’s version should be no different. The Nor...
Montana State University-Northern head volleyball coach Bill Huebsch has put together a strong 2016 recruiting class. Now, the class has a Hi-Line standout to go with it. On Wednesday, Huebsch announced that North Star's Sheridan O'Neil has signed to play for the Skylights next fall. O'Neil, a 5-foot-9 middle blocker and outside hitter, who was a First Team All-Conference selection this season, finished her career as the all-time leader in kills, and she holds the...
There is one sport that is often overlooked, even though it's a popular sport in the state of Montana, and that's the rodeo. While it's sometimes overlooked when it comes to the attention other sports get, the people that are involved with it and participate in it, are extremely passionate about it. And that passion is the life force of the local Hi-Line Rodeo Club. The rodeo team, which includes local high school and middle school competitors from around the area, got its...
