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Harlem Mayor and former state Sen. Ken "Kim" Hansen died of natural causes Saturday at age 71. Harlem City Clerk Becky Schroeder said City Council President Chris Green is serving as mayor, with a meeting scheduled for next Tuesday to decide whether he, or another council member, will finish out Hansen's term, which lasts until 2025. Hansen, who operated a farm near Harlem before moving to town, was born in 1951 and graduated from Harlem High School in 1971. He attended...
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board discussed, at their monthly meeting Monday evening, a number of issues, including museum hours, parking and incoming gift shop items, and also discussed presentations recently given at a meeting of the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Board members decided not to change the museum’s hours for the summer, but did decide to put up a sign cautioning people that the museum may open a half-hour late occasionally due to the schedule of tours at the Wahkpa C...
Evening summertime music is back in Havre starting Wednesday with the first Sounds on the Square scheduled to start at Havre’s Town Square at 6 p.m. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce has been organizing free music at the square pretty much since it was created two decades ago. “Pack up that picnic basket and dine al fresco with friends, neighbors and family at the square all while enjoying the rhythm of the music from old favorites, country and rock,” a post from the Chamber says. “Large crowds enjoy the variety music p...
Press release Paws of Chinook, a non-profit, no-kill shelter, is holding an adoption event at North 40 Outfitters in Havre Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with several of their dogs and puppies attending. All animals at the event will be current on vaccines, spayed or neutered, and microchipped. Adoption fees will be reduced to $150 during this event only. People are encouraged to check out the dogs posted on the Paws website at http://www.pawsofchinook.org, fill out an apply and get pre-approved before the...
Folks have been asking what a legislator does during the interim (time between legislative sessions). First off, we get assigned to an interim committee and connect with other legislators on the committee. In the past, I have been on the Education Interim Committee and this interim I have been appointed to the Local Government Committee. Having not been on Local Government before, I reached out to a couple of the members who served on Local Government during session. I wanted to find out if there might be a study that was pla...
I heard him yelling before I saw him. He was in front of the church. His possessions were loaded into a shopping cart, and it appeared he was trying to navigate the steep hill. And he was yelling. Was there a fight? Should I be worried? But when I finally saw him, he was standing alone with his shopping cart. His face was flushed, and his voice was loud. I walked until I stood on the sidewalk in front of him. “What’s the matter?” I asked. He stopped yelling immediately. He lo...
The No Labels Party thinks the country needs a centrist option for the 2024 presidential contest — maybe something like a West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin/former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan unity ticket. But do the two big parties really have that much trouble uniting when it counts? The recent debt ceiling drama answers the question. Whatever the partisan uproar might be about who gets to say what on Twitter and what books kids get to read in school (...
Kathleen A. Aspevig of Hungry Horse, 74, passed away May 31, 2023. Services are being held privately at the convenience of the family....
Kenneth "Kim" Mark Hansen, 71, passed away June 10, 2023, of natural causes. He was born October 15, 1951, in Havre, MT, to Kenny and Elsie (Klungland) Hansen of Harlem, MT, and was the oldest of three children. Kim attended school in Harlem and graduated from Harlem High School in 1971. June 23, 1973, he married the love of his life, Ann Burkhartsmeyer and lived on the farm south of Harlem before moving to Harlem. Together they had two children, Jessica and Julie. He spent...
Peter "Justin" Lawrence St. Marks, 50, passed away due to natural causes at the Rocky Boy Clinic Friday, June 9, 2023. A viewing was held at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, and graveside services at 12:00 p.m. at the St. Marks Family Cemetery, all today, June 13, 2023. A reception will follow the graveside service at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Justin's online memorial page to send a...
Beverly Ann (Branden) Williams passed away at Peace Hospice in Great Falls May 27, 2023, and cremation has taken place. Her memorial service will be Friday July 7th, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church. A luncheon will follow the service....
Havre Police Department A break-in was reported at 10:18 a.m. Monday on Ninth Avenue. -- A caller reported spray paint on the wall in the alley at a Fourth Avenue facility Monday at 11:09 a.m. -- A First Street caller reported at 12:50 p.m. Monday that someone had thrown feces into his backyard. -- A Monday 7:01 p.m. caller reported a building north off First Street had been hit in the last two days. -- Officers investigated a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation reported Monday at...
The school year has come to an end for Havre High School and so has another great year of sports for the Blue Ponies. Over the course of the last 10 months, many Ponies excelled in their sports to earn All-State honors. This past fall, the HHS football team went 6-3 and qualified for the postseason. For their seasons leading the staunch HHS defense, Kale Van Campen earned All-State honors as an inside linebacker and Jacob Herring earned All-State honors as an outside...
Before we get into the tournament and league action from this week in Havre golf, a reminder. You can now sign up for the 2023 Youth Summer League at Prairie Farms Golf Course. The league runs every Tuesday July 11-July 18 from 8 a.m. to noon. It’s open to kids entering 6th through 9th grades and is limited to 25 players. Call Prairie Farms for more information. And I’d like to add that, having coached Havre High golf for five years, we’ve had some very successful playe...
