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Articles from the June 2, 2016 edition


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  • Fir the Record June 2, 2016

    Updated Jun 3, 2016

    Havre City Police Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash on 13th Street and Monroe after a caller reported it Wednesday at 8:09 a.m. —— Officers investigated a disturbance after a caller near 4th Avenue reported Wednesday at 11:09 a.m. that a man and woman were yelling at each other, there was a bang and the man took off in a vehicle. —— Corey Ray Black wolf, 38, of Box Elder was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a 1st Street Northeast caller made a complaint Wednesday at 3:33 p.m. —— Officers in...

  • Budget cuts prompt Saturday library closing

    John Kelleher|Updated Jun 3, 2016

    The Havre-Hill County Library, faced with budget cuts, will be closed on Saturdays beginning July 2. “After much discussion and deliberation, the Havre-Hill County Library Board of Trustees and the library staff have decided that the best course of action right now is to close the library on Saturday,” library director Rachel Rawn said in a statement. The cash-strapped city of Havre cut the allocation to the library by $30,000. The city and Hill County have traditionally shared the cost of the library. The county levies a 3 m...

  • Quick Pic: Summertime pruning

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

  • Quick Pics: Doing some math on the sidewalk

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

  • Quick Pic: Hitting the skate park in Havre

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

  • Plain Green splits with partner amid lawsuit

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

    MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA — An online lending company owned by Montana’s Chippewa Cree Tribe is parting ways with its non-Native American partner, which a lawsuit claims controlled the company and only used the tribe to shield it from state lending laws. Plain Green CEO Jay Abbasi said Wednesday the company decided to leave its Texas-based partner, Think Finance Inc., because the company has grown to the point where it can be run from the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. “What has been happening for several years,...

  • Families connect with culture through equine therapy

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

    HOLLY MICHELS Billings Gazette BILLINGS (AP) — Shelly Fyant from Arlee painted circles around the eyes of a horse named Big Medicine. “The circle gives us a clear vision so we can see our enemy,” she said. The enemy Fyant is talking about is methamphetamine. She and a dozen others gathered at a horse barn west of Billings to learn about equine-assisted therapy and the role it can play in recovery. The event was held in conjunction with a meeting of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leadership Council to address what is being calle...

  • Customs and Border Protection announces Global Entry enrollment event

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

    Press release U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations announced Tuesday that a Global Entry enrollment event will be held June 22 at the Sweetgrass Port of Entry. During this enrollment event, CBP will conduct interviews for conditionally approved Global Entry applicants. Applicants who have received conditional approval will need to telephone the port of Sweetgrass at 406-335-9610, est. 329, to schedule an appointment for the June 22 Global Entry enrollment event. Global Entry is a voluntary expedited c...

  • Looking Out My Back Door: Hard-headed woman finds treasure in backyard

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Jun 2, 2016

    Eureka. I’ve just discovered my backyard. That’s not to say I never knew I had a backyard. But I dismissed it. “Dismiss.” Hang onto that word. My first focus, of necessity, centered on my humble casita, on making it fit for human habitation. Next I devoted my time and attention to the front portion of the property, cleaned out the storage bodega, fancied up my patio, built brick bases for potted flowers and herbs. Each evening I surveyed my “kingdom” from one of my rocking cha...

  • Obituary - Mary L. Garbani

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

    Mary L. Garbani, 91, passed due to natural causes on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place, and interment will be in the Riverside National Cemetery in California. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit http://www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for Mary’s family....

  • Quick Pics: Wildlife takes in the spring weather in northern Hill County

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

  • Chamber sets business clinic June 22

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

    Press release The Havre Assistance for Business Clinic is set for Wednesday, June 22, at the Hensler Auditorium in the Applied Technology Center on the Montana State University-Northern campus. ABC is a partnership between the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce and the state of Montana. The Havre Chamber has partnered with the state to bring this workshop to Havre for more than 25 years as a service to the businesses. The Chamber sponsors education opportunities for Havre businesses throughout the year. “If you are in b...

  • Faber promoted to VP at Independence Bank

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

    Press release Independence Bank announced that Karene Faber has been promoted to assistant vice president of consumer lending. In her new position, Faber will oversee the consumer lending and one to four family residential real estate departments for the six branch locations including Havre, Poplar, Scobey, Conrad, Malta and Glasgow. "We are very pleased to see Karene move into this new leadership role with Independence Bank. As part of the management team, Karene's knowledge...

  • Payne completes line training

    Updated Jun 2, 2016

    Press release Hill County Electric Cooperative has announced that its employee Spencer Payne has completed one of the world’s most comprehensive training programs for power line personnel. The Merchant Job Training and Safety Program is technical training administered to line personnel in 40 states throughout the United States. Completing the training is an important accomplishment as he moves toward becoming a journeyman lineman. Payne will obtain this status once he has completed an additional 850 hours of on the job t...

  • George Ferguson Column: HHS'spring athletes meet tough challenges

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 2, 2016

    Tonight, inside the hallowed halls of Havre High School, the sports season will officially come to an end, as the Spring Sports Awards Banquet is held. And while another incredible year of Blue Pony athletics has come and gone, to be more specific, it was also another terrific spring for HHS. Of course, I am biased when it comes to spring sports, and the reason is obvious. But, it isn’t just tennis that makes me have an affinity for spring sports. No, the reasons our spring s...

  • Gatch ready to keep the Ponies rolling

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jun 2, 2016

    There is a tremendous tradition when it comes to Havre High football. The Blue Ponies and their faithful fans are used to winning, which can bring forth some high standards. New head football coach Ryan Gatch isn’t afraid of those high standards. In fact, he’s ready to get to work and help HHS maintain its status as a perennial playoff team in Class A. “I have to come in and evaluate things,” Gatch said after he met his players for the first time Tuesday. “But as the evaluatio...

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