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Wade Bessette was born April 17, 1946, and died Jan. 28, 2019. He was born and raised north of Havre, Montana. Wade married Cathy Golie in 1966. To this union children Shane and Lisa were born. Wade worked for Hill County Road Department and farmed. The family moved to Great Falls, where they owned and operated K-Bar Stables, in 1989. Looking for a change, Wade became a ranch foreman and loved it. Wade is survived by his wife, Cathy; children, Shane (Ardythe) Bessette and Lisa (James) Warfield; grandchildren, Barb, Tyrel...
Havre City Council Monday rescinded the donation of a fire truck to the Kremlin Volunteer Fire Department then donated the truck to Rudyard Volunteer Fire Department - and poked some fun at Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson in the process. "If this wouldn't have been on the agenda there wouldn't have been anything there," Council Member Eric Meis said. "It gave us a reason to be here," Council Member Denise Brewer said. Rescinding the donation to Kremlin and donating the fire...
Havre City Council's Streets and Sidewalks Committee agreed Monday to bring in an expert to give a presentation on and answer questions about special improvement districts in an attempt to get some work going on repairing Havre streets. Committee member Terry Lilletvedt said that the voters have denied two proposed mill levies the city put on the ballot to help fund street repair, and Havre needs to find some other way to fund repairs. Havre Clerk and Finance Director Doug...
In conjunction with local United States Postal Service workers, the Havre Food Bank collected 2,913 pounds of non-perishable food items Saturday, May 11, as part of the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Sam Nimmick, director of the Havre Food Bank, said the drive collected 249 more pounds than last year and that it is at least the fourth year in a row that Havre's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has increased its total collection. "Every year that I've been here, we've gone up...
By Anne Cantrell MSU News Service BOZEMAN - A research class Havre High School graduate Jacie Meldrum opted to take her first year at Montana State University has propelled her toward a future career that she previously didn't even know existed. It also led to her participation in one of the country's most prestigious undergraduate research fairs. Meldrum presented her research poster, "Families' Experiences with Early Intervention Services in Montana: Alignment with...
Educators from across Montana spoke on the importance of career and technical education and the issues facing the program as well as education systems across the state Monday in Havre. Montana State University sponsored the second public hearing for Perkins V where educators from across the state communicated in a conference. Montana State University-Northern Montana Career Pathways, Dual Enrollment and Perkins Coordinator Holly Haas said the meeting was to ask questions and...
Havre Police Department A two vehicle crash with no injuries on Fifth Avenue was reported Monday at 1:19 p.m. -- A 17th Street West caller reported vandalism Monday at 1:30 p.m. -- An arrest was made after a First Street West caller reported suspicious activity Monday at 3:38 p.m. No additional information was provided on the arrest. -- Monday at 5:50 p.m. a First Street West caller reported a stolen vehicle. -- Jeremy Clement Larsen of Havre, 40, was arrested on charges of...
From Montana Highway Patrol HELENA - Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer will return home to Montana Wednesday. He is receiving treatment at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where his doctors have determined he is ready to transition to the next phase of care. At 11:30am on Wednesday, a brief news conference will be held at the Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City with Wade's lead physician, Lindsey Palmer, Montana Highway Patrol Chief Tom Butler,...
The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims Employment Tax adjustments Resolutions Contracts Board appointments Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Ron Turner Platte Survey...
From the office of Rep. Greg Gianforte WASHINGTON — Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., praised Monday the artists who entered the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, and congratulated Jessie Graveley, a student from Powell County High School, as Montana’s winner. “Every year, I’m impressed with the talent of our high school artists. Every piece submitted was unique and showed a different aspect of our state. Thank you to all of the students who entered this year’s competiti...
The Studio of Dance and Arts attended the Thunderstruck Dance Competition in Billings May 10-12, with dancers under the artistic direction of Dani Alex receiving high marks. The ratings, from highest to lowest, are Lightning Gold, Elite High Gold, High Gold, Gold and High Silver Studio of Dance and Arts performers’s songs performed to and ranks are: Kalistasia Kaftan, “Shatter Me,” High Gold Angeline Riener “Slipping Through My Fingers,” High Gold, Ninth Place Overall Teen Solo – Future Star Division Alexa Squires, “N...
The 2019 Montana State University-Northern cross country season is still a few months away, but the Lights and Skylights are adding some exciting new runners. Northern head coach Chad Spangler recently announced the signing of three new runners to the 2019 Northern recruiting class. The Lights added Dan Kirwa, who will transfer from Northwest Kansas Technical College. Dan has two years of collegiate experience and will have an immediate impact on the Men's team. He will major...
New Montana State University-Northern volleyball head coach Jerry Wagner knows the Frontier Conference well. And, he'll get his first taste of Frontier play in more than two decades when the Skylights begin conference play Sept. 19 in Lewistown, Idaho against Lewis-Clark State. Northern's volleyball schedule for the 2019 season is mostly complete, including the Skylights' first three destinations. MSU-N will play three non-conference tournaments to start the Wagner's first...
From Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services The Department of Public Health and Human Services and local public health agencies remind Montanans and visitors to the state to be aware of the risk of hantavirus and to take precautions to avoid exposures to rodents, their droppings and nests. “Although hantavirus infection can occur during any month, the risk of exposure is increased in the spring and summer as people clean cabins and sheds, and spend more time outside in the vicinity of rodents,” said Mag...
From Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services As Montanans look to enjoy the outdoors this spring and summer, state and local public health officials urge everyone to follow a few simple steps to prevent tick bites and their illnesses: Limit, repel, and inspect. Exactly how severe the tick season will be is unpredictable. However, each year thousands of people in the United States are bitten by ticks and become infected with a tick-borne illness. “To avoid becoming a victim of a tick bite, people should be aware...
Tommy Brown/Tyrel Kjersem, Havre High Tennis For the third straight year, the Central A divisional doubles final came down to an all-Havre affair. And in 2019, it was Blue Pony senior Tommy Brown teaming up with junior Tyrel Kjersem to win the doubles title. The duo upended teammates Reese Bulkley and Jake Huston in last Wednesday's finale in Lewistown to bring Havre it's sixth straight Central A boys doubles title, and help the Ponies to their 10th straight team title. Brown...
Just before the spring weather turned for the worse, area high school golfers were able to get their respective state tournaments in. And last week was an especially good one for the Chinook girls golf team, which earned a second-place trophy at the 2019 Class C state tournament, held at Double Arrow Resort in Seeley Lake. The Sugarbeeters shot a two-day total of 651 to finish in second place behind state champion Manhattan Christian. The Fort Benton girls also earned third...
