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From the Office of the Governor With school out for the summer, Gov. Steve Bullock and First Lady Lisa Bullock announced today that a total of $50,000 in private grant funding has been awarded to 15 organizations across the state including on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation to help with the cost of operating a local Summer Food Service Program. “When school gets out each year, Montana students still need access to healthy meals, learning opportunities, and social interactions,” Gov. Bullock said. “The summer meal program...
From Northwest Farm Credit Services SPOKANE, Wash. — Sierra Swank of Chinook was among the 85 students from Northwest Farm Credit Services’ five-state territory a total of $212,500 in scholarships. The 18 2019 Scholarship Program winners from Montana will each receive a $2,500 college scholarship. Swank, daughter of Steven and Sonia Swank, plans to use the scholarship while attending Montana State University....
Havre Beneath the Streets is offering a special for Father’s Day weekend with $2 off dads’ tour tickets, Saturday and Sunday only. Reservations are recommended and people can call 265-8888 to book a tour. The office is at 120 Third Ave....
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley announced Tesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding 58 grants for projects in 17 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to reduce energy costs for farmers, ag producers and rural-based businesses and institutions. “Lowering energy costs helps businesses improve their bottom line and create jobs,” Baxley said. “Under the leadership of President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Perdue, USDA is...
From Montana Organic Association MISSOULA — The summers of 2017 and 2018 have been rough growing seasons for Montana’s farmers and ranchers. Extreme drought, extended heat, and wildfires brought very challenging conditions to Montana, including the Johnson’s Ranch in Hinsdale. Matt and Sonja Johnson will share how they faced the drought and heat as it impacted both their organic and conventional crops, their soil health, weeds and finances. The Johnson’s grow naked oats, plow-down/grazing/production field peas, barley...
Matthew J. Brix was sentenced to spend two years in custody after he pleaded guilty to selling methamphetamine. Brix was charged Sept. 26, 2018, with a felony count of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs after the Tri-Agency Task Force performed a controlled purchase from him Jan 19, 2017. He pleaded guilty Jan. 16. District Judge Jon Oldenburg sentenced Brix in state Disrtrict Court in Havre April 15 to five years with the state Department of Corrections with three years suspended and ordered him to pay fees and...
Bernice Ende of Trego, better known as Lady Long Rider, held a presentation Tuesday at Montana State University-Northern where she discussed her 15-year journey of long riding. "I never in my entire life said I wanted to go on a long ride," she said in an interview, adding that at the time she started long riding she just knew she wanted to ride. Ende said her story starts where most stories do, her birth. She said that while her mother was pregnant with her she was there,...
The Joplin Memorial Park and the Joplin Commercial Club is hosting its annual free Art in the Park and Car Show Saturday with events starting at 9 a.m. and ending around 8 p.m. Commercial Club member Tom Wood Jr. said that the theme of this year’s car show is “If it Goes it Shows.” He added that this is the 18th year for the car show. Registration for the car show starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 11 a.m. It will be $10 to pre-register a vehicle and $20 on the day of the show. Check-in is at the northeast corner of the park....
The Great Northern Fair Foundation is holding community swap meets through the end of June to help raise funds for upgrades at the fairgrounds. "It's a community thing, it's for Havre. It's for the fairgrounds," said Ursula Brese, a Great Northern Fair Foundation Board member. This is the second year the Great Northern Fair Foundation has put on the swap meets with goals to grow the event year after year. The event takes place every Saturday throughout the month of June, from...
Havre Police Department Officers at the police station assisted another agency with an investigation Tuesday at 9:28 a.m. -- A 14-year-old was issued a summons during a vehicle stop on Third Street at 2:33 p.m. Tuesday on charges of driving without a driver's license and unauthorized use of a vehicle. -- Theft of cash and items was reported from Fourth Street Tuesday at 3:23 p.m. -- An arrest was made after a caller reported hearing a mother and daughter screaming at each...
Jacob Wayne Russette was sentenced to three years probation on a possession of methamphetamine charge. Russette was charged with a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and a misdemeanor count of theft after Hill County Sheriff’s deputies responded to assist Rocky Boy police on a call that they were pursuing a vehicle reported stolen in Havre traveling at speeds up to 100 mph. A deputy stopped the vehicle and upon searching it discovered a bindle of meth. March 6, Russette pleaded guilty to the drug charge bu...
Chad. J. Woundedface was sentenced to serve out the remaining portion of a sentence that had been suspended for drug charges in a 2014 case. He was charged Sept. 25, 2014, with felony counts of distribution of morphine and distribution of imitation drugs and accountability for the distribution of methamphetamine from incidents in 2013. In December 2014, he pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to the first two counts, criminal distribution of dangerous drugs and criminal distribution of imitation dangerous drugs. March 12,...
Natasha Lynn Peck was sentenced in state District Court to three years of probation on a drug charge. Peck was charged Oct. 24, 2018, with felony counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and endangering the welfare of a child when officers investigating a report of drug use found her and several other people along with a 3-year-old child in a residence with marijuana and methamphetamine. Under a plea agreement, Peck pleaded guilty to the drug possession charge Feb. 15 and the prosecutors dropped the endangerment...
From U.S. Attorney for District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A judge on Wednesday sentenced a Box Elder man to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release in the assault of his domestic partner on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Larry Ray Denny Jr., 46, pleaded guilty in January to domestic assault by habitual offender. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The assault occurred on Oct. 15, 2017, the prosecution said in court records. The victim told law enforcement that Den...
From Havre Public Works Havre’s nuisance weed ordinance began May 1. Property owners with grass or weeds taller than eight inches will receive a notice. If the weeds are not cut or removed within 10 days, the city will remove the weeds and the cost of the removal will be charged to the property owner. Under City Ordinance No. 888, owners will receive only one violation notice per year, and the city will remove the nuisance grass or weeds in violation of the ordinance without any additional notice....
Father’s Day is a day to celebrate dads for all they do. It is also a great time for dads to remember the important role they play in influencing the choices their kids make regarding tobacco use. Tobacco use among men remains a serious problem. According to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, one in six men currently smoke, more than 278,000 men die every year from smoking and 216,000 kids have already lost their dad to smoking. Dads who smoke can celebrate Father’s Day by quitting; and all dads — smokers and nonsmokers alik...
Dear editor, I am a NorthWestern Energy employee and also a net-metering customer of the company. I bought a home that has rooftop solar installed. I am very interested in the proposal for a new customer class made by my employer to the Montana Public Service Commission in the current rate review application. Being a net-metering customer is a hands-on learning experience for our family. I know that my rooftop solar system typically generates more electricity during the day than my family needs, especially on a beautiful...
Spring came late and so, appropriately, did the annual deep cleaning of the refrigerator. A lot of stuff gets tucked into the refrigerator over the course of the winter. Obsolete condiments band together and take refuge deep in the corners. A thuggish-looking jar of jam wearing a cap of mold sidles up to an empty bottle of horseradish sauce and they both evade detection by skulking behind an oversized bag of sun-dried tomatoes. A stray stalk of celery becomes separated from the pack and is left alone to mummify. Unnoticed...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University’s Continuing, Professional and Lifelong Learning program will offer a non-credit course this summer on writing about nature. “Nature Writing in Big Sky Country: Journaling in the Last Best Place” will explore a range of Western literature and nature writing through readings, journaling and discussion. The course will meet from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on July 11, 18 and 25 and is taught by visiting scholar Peter B. Olson from Mississippi State University. It is open to the public....
The Havre Rotary Club is continuing its decades-old tradition, inviting fathers and their children to Rotary Pond in Beaver Creek Park Sunday for the club's annual Father's Day Fishing Derby. Refreshments, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and water or pop will be available for purchase. Rotarian Brian Lilletvedt said some children have competed in the derby for years, and have their favorite fishing spots picked out. He said each competitor will have a number assigned, and when...
Summer may not feel like the time for football but there will be plenty of football activities taking place at the Montana State University-Northern practice field this week as the Lights host a pair of youth camps this week. MSU-N and head football coach Andrew Rolin are holding a K-5 camp, which goes from 9 a.m. till 11 a.m. and also a future Lights camp that features middle-school aged participants from 1 to 3 p.m. Both camps are running for four days, Monday through...
There's just a little over two months until the Montana State University-Northern Skylights take to the volleyball court for their first season under veteran head coach Jerry Wagner. Now, the Skylights also know the full extent of their 2019 schedule. Northern released a partial volleyball schedule a couple of months ago, but recently, the schedule was updated with more matches. The Skylights will open the regular season at the Big Sky Challenge in Butte Aug. 23-24, and will...
