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POLSON - Havre waited five years to get here, but it only took six innings to get a victory. Sophomore Dani Wagner smashed a 3-run homerun in the top of the sixth inning of Havre High's opening game of the Class A state softball tournament Thursday in Polson, and the blast turned out to be the game-winner as the Ponies beat Miles City 7-5. Havre trailed 2-0 early, but a 3-RBI double by Wagner gave the Ponies a lead in the third inning. Miles City rallied and led 5-4 in the...
Lizards startle me. Back in the long-ago days when I rode horseback to check cows, now and then I'd see a flash of movement when a lizard sunning itself on a rock was equally startled by me. My mouth emitted a screech without my permission and my heart swung into overdrive. I couldn't help myself. Meanwhile the lizard disappeared behind, around or under the lichen encrusted rock, a perfect habitat for its lichen colored skin. Fortunately, there aren't a lot of lizards in easte...
Hill County Democrats heard Tuesday from the candidates in the only contested Hill County Democratic primary this year — the race for Hill County treasurer and assessor. During the Democratic fundraiser in Havre Tuesday, incumbent Sandy Brown and former treasurer Carrie Dickson both made their cases as to why voters should mark their names in Tuesday’s primary. Brown said she has been working in the office 15 years, and in her first term as treasurer she has made some changes to the office, but has more she wants to do. “We...
The Havre school board has ratified a new contract with the union representing the district paraprofessional employees. The two-year contract calls for a new method of providing salary increases to the employees, who used to be called classroom aides, said Superintendent Andy Carlson. Under previous contract, he said, employees got pay increases based on longevity. The new contract calls for increases based on professional development programs the employees undertake. For instance, he said, some employees are taking courses...
It had been quite a week for longtime community volunteer Sue Swan. Her family members came from Boston, Georgia and Rocky Boy to help celebrate her 70th birthday last week. And Saturday morning, her son Jon Swan picked her up to take her to Pepin Park. Her grandson, Nathan, was to celebrate his graduation from preschool at a picnic, he told her. But it was a rouse. Jon was taking his mother to St. Jude Parish Center, where a large crowd was on hand for a surprise birthday...
Last weekend at the Central A divisional track meet in Havre, the Havre Blue Ponies’ lack of numbers proved to put the program at a disadvantage in the team standings. But that doesn’t mean the Ponies don’t have standout individuals. In fact, the Ponies do have quality athletes, and those individuals will be on display this weekend for one final track meet as they attempt to finish strong among the best of the best. With just one meet left on the schedule, the Ponies will...
Areas of Hill and surrounding counties were pelted with hail Wednesday night and received some damage. Chrissa Oliva, the supervisor of the Rocky Boy Emergency Medical Service, said Rocky Boy was hit by hailstorms Wednesday night. “It didn’t last very long, but it seemed like a long time,” Oliva said. Oliva said the stones were probably as big as golf balls and that they caused some damage to vehicles in the area, including police vehicles. She added the hail dropped from around 7 to 7:30 p.m. The National Weather Service rep...
Cheenah M. Piapot led police on a high-speed chase that included 16 miles and three-quarters of an hour in the Havre area alone early Monday, according to court papers. The chase ended with the arrest of Piapot and a fugitive from Yellowstone County, Christopher James Michelotti of Great Falls. The Hill County Attorney’s Office Wednesday filed charges against Piapot, born in 1987, alleging she drove a red sedan vehicle in the early morning hours Memorial Day in a high-speed chase from Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation thr...
The North Star girls track and field team captured a state championship just two short years ago. It was the culmination of a long building process as the Knights had been knocking on the door of state glory for years. Now, just two years later, the Knights might just kick the door down again. The North Star girls, and many other area athletes and teams will converge on Great Falls’ Memorial Stadium for the 2014 Class C state track meet Friday and Saturday. And while plenty o...
