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Members of the Chippewa Cree Business Committee said Thursday that a move by Plain Green, an online lender owned by the tribe, to break away from financial services provider Think Finance, demonstrates progress for the tribe. “I think we took a giant step forward yesterday to controlling this whole company,” said tribal Chair Ken St. Marks during a meeting of the Business Committee. Plain Green, which is based on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, It acts as an economic development arm of the tribe, providing money for sch...
Larry Strizich has been appointed the permanent dean of the College of Technical Sciences at Montana State University-Northern. This appointment was effective Wednesday and is the result of a nationwide search. Strizich has served as interim dean of COTS since September 2014, when former Dean Greg Kegel became the chancellor at MSU-Northern. Prior to that, he had been the chair of the College of Technical Sciences since September 2004. "It is a great honor to be able to...
The people at Havre Ford hope they can fill a pickup with peanut butter to help fill the shelves of the Havre Food Bank. Ford dealerships throughout the country are taking part in the program. They are asking people throughout the community to donate jars of peanut butter. They simply have to put their donations in a F-150 pickup truck parked at Havre Ford. Last year, at the end of the drive, the truck was half full, said Kaylene Breen of Havre Ford. "This year, we hope to do...
By Emily Mayer Havre newspapers 100 years ago carried the sad news that James J. Hill, namesake of our county, had passed away. A very large article was published on the front page of The Havre Plaindealer’s June 3, 1916 issue. After the headline, the first three paragraphs read: GREAT “EMPIRE BUILDER” PASSES TO THE BEYOND James J. Hill, the King of Financiers Dies at His Home in St. Paul At his home in St. Paul last Monday morning occurred the death of Jas. J. Hill, founder of the Great Northern railroad and allied inter...
Eleven kids aren’t that many. Any teacher would be happy to have that many kids in a classroom. A baker could make a regular dozen doughnuts and still have one left. So, yeah, 11 is nothing, unless that’s the number of children in your family. I don’t mean my family, and I don’t mean your family, unless the math happens to work out that way for you. I mean my older brother’s family. There is, officially, 11 of the little darlings. That’s a lot when you have to feed them a...
Havre Police Department Sheldon Joseph Flying, 46, of Havre was issued a summons Thursday at 8 p.m. at the police station on a charge of criminal contempt in relation to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation. —— Officers made two arrests during a motor vehicle stop on 1st Street Thursday at 8:55 p.m. Adrian James Roastingstick, 35, of Box Elder was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license and driving without insurance, and Shalona Kateri Brockie, 29, of Box Elder was arrested on three Justice or...
MONDAY 1:30 p.m. — Buildings Manager — Anez 5:30 p.m. — Park Board meeting TUESDAY 7 a.m. — 8 p.m. — Primary Election 10:30 a.m. — Road Supervisor — Otto WEDNESDAY 8 a.m. — FWP CAC Meeting THURSDAY 10 a.m. — Business meeting Manual claims Employment review Resolutions Tax adjustments County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval Contracts Time for comments from the public FRIDAY Office hours...
Daniel Louis Peressini was born on March 20, 1938, in Havre, Montana, to Anthony and Carmela (Granier) Peressini, and died on May 29, 2016, in Helena, Montana, after a long battle with cancer. Danny's primary and secondary education took place in Havre, after which he studied at Seattle University and received a degree in social work from the University of Utah. After finishing school, Danny founded and was the initial director of Hilltop Recovery Center in Havre. He...
Havre City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Havre City Hall. The agenda: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on regular agenda items: 1 through 5 only. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments offered here are limited to one ( minute. Regular agenda 1. Resolution No. 3731 — A resolution adopting a budget in the Historic Preservation Fund of the City of Havre, Montana. 2. Resolution No. 3732 — A resolution amending the...
Paula Schafer, 57, of Great Falls, formerly of Havre, died May 15, 3016, at her home in Great Falls. She was born March 4, 1959, the daughter of Dick and Virginia Wieweck. She went to school in Havre and graduated from Havre High School. She graduated from Northern Montana College with a four-year nursing degree. She was a registered nurse. She was married to Kelly Schafer. They were later divorced. She worked and owned her own company for 12 years and was well-known for her f...
More than 90 motorcycle riders from all over the region put on their leathers, strapped on their helmets and roared through the wind at nearly illegal speeds, raising over $8,000 for wounded veterans in the process. Bikers began gathering Saturday morning at 8:30 for breakfast at the Eagles Club for the fourth annual Havre Eagle Riders Spring Opener Poker Run. Everyone began spilling onto 2nd Avenue about 9:30 a.m., before getting on their bikes an hour later and riding to bar...
Press release Leigha Hansen of Havre graduated in December from Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, She is among students from 19 states and 15 countries who graduated over the past year form the two-year institution. Hansen earned honors student status at Northwest....
Bryan P. Thompson of Havre has been named to the 2016 Spring Semester Dean’s List at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota....
Press release Four local students were among the 395 students to whom University of Montana Western awarded 481 degrees Saturday, May 7, setting a record for most degrees awarded. Meghan Ortner from Chinook graduated with an Associate of Applied Science in natural horsemanship. Cole Matthew McCann from Harlem graduated with an Associate of Science and a Bachelor of Science in biology. Joni Keith from Havre graduated with an Associate of Applied Science in early childhood education. Bridjour B.D. Han from Rudyard graduated...
Press release Montana GEAR UP recently notified 73 seniors that they had earned the Pathways Scholarship, worth a total of $23,660. The seniors are enrolled in schools served in the 2005 GEAR UP grant. This year’s award winners join a select group of 385 students who have been awarded the Pathways Scholarship over the past six years representing a scholarship commitment of over $9 million from Montana GEAR UP. A few Pathways scholarship recipients shared what receiving the scholarship means to them: “This scholarship is goi...
Press release HELENA - The Governor's Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Student Assistance Foundation May 26 announced that Eric Schwarzbach of Big Sandy High School was one of 100 high school seniors from 58 schools across Montana were awarded $1,000 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. These scholarships recognize each student's commitment to volunteering 100 hours or more. "Congratulations to the students who were awarded with a Youth Serve Montana...
Press release Kiera Miller, 2016 graduate of North Star High School in Rudyard, has been named the 2016 Tim Langel Memorial Scholarship recipient. Miller is the North Star Student Council president, a National Honor Society member, placed fifth at the State Class B/C Speech and Drama meet and has been involved in numerous drama productions. Miller has volunteered more than 100 hours at the Rudyard Depot Museum during the summer, worked at food banks, volunteered at youth...
Press release Stephanie Hovet is the winner of the Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods Hometown Proud Scholarship for 2016-17 to Montana State University-Northern. She will receive a $1,500 scholarship toward their tuition. "Our scholarships are made available for our staff and their family members" said Tracy Job, store manager. "Congratulations to our 2016-2017 recipient." She will be attending MSU-N as a junior pursuing a degree in elementary education. Her current GPA is 3.90, and...
North Central Senior Center, June 6-10 Come in and check out our quilts. They are great for graduation gifts or camping trips and prices have been marked down. Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; exercise at the Senior Center 11-11:45 a.m.; Painting and Adult Coloring Book Group at 1 p.m. Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; TOPS at 8 a.m; cards at 1 p.m.; mall Shopping at 1:30 p.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; cards...
“His incomparably great power for us who believe” — Ephesians 1:19 There are potentially a number of times in our walk with Jesus that we forget about the power of God. God is all-powerful. The only thing that I can think of that God cannot do is lie. He spoke and created the heavens and the earth. He spoke light into existence as well as the sky, water, dry ground, plants, trees, stars, the sun, the moon, living creatures and man. You and I were created in the image of God. If you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ then you ar...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Arts Council staff will host Arts Conversations in four communities on the Hi-Line June 10-14. Executive Director Arni Fishbaugh, Grants and Database Director Kristin Han Burgoyne, Business Development Specialist Cinda Holt and Montana Artrepreneur Program Director Sheri Jarvis will be on hand to discuss agency programs, arts-driven economic development and “the state of the arts” in Montana. Conversations will be held in Havre, Glasgow, Malta and Aaniih Nakoda College at the Fort Belkn...
Acts 4:21-23 Out our way, we have learned that the "Code of the West" is not really such a myth after all. There really is something about the West and the behavior of people of the soil you don't find as common in other places. We also know that the bumper sticker, "Havre - It's the People" is not just a cute promotional phrase - there really is something about this place. I was in California recently checking out the "Old Pastor's Home" for Presbyterians located in...
Summer hasn’t even officially started yet. But, for a bunch of local athletes, the gridiron is where they’ll be on the first weekend of June. Saturday night, two Class C All-Star football games will be played, including the 8-man All-Star Game in Butte, and the 20th Annual Six-Man All-Star Game, which will be played in Highwood. And both games will feature many Hi-Line prep stars. In Highwood, a pair of North Star stalwarts and five players from Box Elder will be on the sam...
Havre High School announced its 2015-16 Senior Athletes of the Year at Thursday night's Spring Sports Awards. Dani Wagner was voted Female Athlete of the Year. Wagner lettered 10 times while at Havre High. She was on the varsity volleyball and basketball teams for three seasons and played varsity softball all four years at HHS. For the past two years, Wagner accomplished an incredible feat by being named Class A All-State in all three sports, while also maintaining one of the...
With a bunch of rainouts and cancellations, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club may be a bit behind many of their rivals right now. But, with plenty of summer sunshine in the forecast, the North Stars are about to hit their stride. Havre, which picked up an 11-9 win in Scobey Monday, will make its summer debut this weekend, with a whopping six-game home stand. And, all of the games for head coach Dick Fuzesy's squad will be Northern A District contests. The...
