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Havre little league baseball, which has had area kids trying their hands at working as a team and learning the game, is wrap ping up soon in June. A youth baseball season lasts around two or three months for the teams that are, on average, made up of 5- and 6-year-olds. Some teams have the players rotate positions each time they take the field, while the other team's players each take their turns taking a swing at the ball on the batting tee. Lavon Myers is a coach for one of...
Last week was an exciting one for Chinook spring sports. And the Chinook boys golf team was a big part of that excitement. The Sugarbeeters placed second at last week’s Class C state golf tournament, held at the Double Arrow Lodge at Seeley Lake. Chinook scored a 497 to finish 16 strokes behind state champion Lone Peak. Seely-Swan was a distant third with a 505. Individually, Chinook junior Lane Seymour tied for second with rounds of 78-76 for a tow-day total of 154. The B...
After a short stretch of no games for the Havre American Legion baseball program, the North Stars are once again preparing to continue on with the 2014 schedule. A week ago the North Stars split a home doubleheader with the Glasgow Reds, bringing their overall record to 2-4. But the competition isn't going to get any easier, as the North Stars now await a home doubleheader with the Medicine Hat Knights from north of the border. Sunday's games will be played at Legion Field in...
Summer is coming, and the NAIA wrestling season is still a long way off. But the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team had plenty of big news over the past week. Recently, MSU-N redshirt-freshman Garrett DeMers was named to the All-Rookie Team by Amateur Wrestling News for the 2014 season. DeMers, who was only one of three NAIA wrestlers to make the list, finished fifth for the Lights at 197 pounds at the NAIA national tournament back in March. DeMers went 28-11 on...
Thinking back over the last several state track meets, it is hard to think of a time when the Hi-Line wasn't sending an exciting and explosive talent to compete against the best of the best. And there have been some greats in recent history, including several names from the North Star girls team, Kourtney Danreuther from Big Sandy, Kellen Warren from North Star, and even Sammy Evans from Havre High. One thing these greats always have in common is the buzz surrounding them...
Part 1 of 2. I saw Mike Rowe naked. Not in person, of course, like with my eyes reaching out and touching his bare-naked skin — because he’s Mike Rowe, “Dirty Jobs,” “Deadliest Catch,” “I got me a resonant, opera-trained voice that I use to advocate for blue collar work” Mike Rowe, so the possibility that I would personally see him naked-as-the-day is just, that would, so far, it’s really, yeah, right. You know what I mean. Plus, he was holding a “Help Wanted” sign over h...
Laurel — United Way of Hill County’s Day of Action will be June 21. This year, United way is asking people to gather at VanOrsdel United Methodist Church to help package macaroni and cheese and bean and rice meals for the Havre Food Bank. The food bank provides an invaluable service to Hill County, especially families who are in need of food. It would be great if people could spare some time to stop by, work with neighbors, have a good time and help out a worthy cause. Dart — Kris Hansen has taken a lot of contr...
We continue to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Montana Territory with this 21st installment in this series. The following entries were found in the May 30, 1914 issue of The Hill County Democrat, complete with grammatical and spelling errors. Gas Directors Hold Meeting Building Operations Have Begun Volumn Not Yet Known Enough Has Been Discovered For Commercial Purposes. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Havre Gas Co. was held at the city hall on Thursday evening,...
Thomas "Todd" D. Gummer was born to Charles and Sylvia Gummer on Aug. 20, 1923, in Gildford, Montana, and passed away after a long battle with COPD on Nov. 14, 2013, in Spokane. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Donovan, Earl, Morris and Sivert and is survived by Helen, his wife of almost 69 years; daughters, Darlene (Rick) Lockert and Debbie (Gary) McMurtery; grandchildren, Shannon (Scott) Hendrickson, Darcy (Daniel) Brixey, Jeff (Monica) McMurtery, and Gayle...
A Fort Belknap man who led law enforcement on a chase from Havre to Shelby will spend five years under state custody and has to pay nearly $11,000 in restitution. Kyle David Stanley, born in 1994, pleaded guilty last month to charges of criminal endangerment, a felony, and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence. Under the plea agreement, the prosecution dropped charges of theft, a felony, and misdemeanor counts of fleeing from peace officers, criminal possession of marijuana and speeding. This week, state...
Havre’s Pam Veis will be playing the title role in Fort Peck Theatre’s production of “Driving Miss Daisy” tonight at the opening showing of the play. “Driving Miss Daisy” is a popular play about an older Southern woman who hires an African-American man to chauffeur her and how she gets past her prejudice to forge a friendship with the man. “It’s been a really great experience,” Veis said. “She’s a very complex character.” Veis said this is her seventh year with the theater and she is excited to perform as Miss Daisy. “I think...
Democratic candidates for the state Legislature during a fundraiser Tuesday in Havre called for help and support to take seats in Helena. Sen. Greg Jergeson, D-Havre, who faces the winner of the primary race between state Rep. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, and Chester farmer Carl Mattson, said he and volunteers have been busy — they prepared 2,200 mailers to residents of Senate District 14 Monday alone. “We can’t match the other side for money … ,” Jergeson said. “It’s those kind of volunteer efforts that are going to make the differ...
Rocky Boy Emergency Medical Service has proved to have a dedicated crew who sacrifice much of their time to help those in need. Rocky Boy EMS is fully equipped, with four ambulances and a current crew of nine. The emergency medical technicians are all certified and only the newest three members of the crew do not have their advanced EMT certifications. More than half of the EMTs have been working with the EMS for over 15 years. The EMTs all split their time between their...
A confident Ryan Zinke campaigned for Congress in Havre Thursday, predicting victory in Tuesday's five-way race for the Republican nomination for Congress. Zinke said his campaign's polling showed him 5 percentage points ahead of former state Senate Majority Leader Corey Stapleton. State Sen. Matt Rosendale of Glendive trails in the single digits, he said. Zinke, a former state senator from Whitefish and ex-Navy SEAL, attended a meeting of supporters at the home of Mike and...
