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Blaine County School Superintendent Lisa Stroh will be leaving her post to become superintendent of the Valdez, Alaska, school district. The Valdez school district gave Stroh a two-year contract with an option for a third year. She will earn $125,000 annually, a substantial increase over her $44,000 salary in Blaine County. Stroh taught in Alaska for several years, and later served as principal of Havre’s Highland Park School. After three years at Highland Park, she became a professor at Fort Belknap College, now known as A...
There’s nothing better than summer in Montana. Sweet Flathead cherries, fresh bread baked with Montana wheat, huckleberries and bison burgers on the grill. In Montana, we share our bounty. The main reason Montanans lock their doors in the summer? So their neighbors won’t drop off another bushel of zucchini or rhubarb. But for the one in seven Montanans who have trouble keeping food on the table, this summer bounty is a dream, not a reality. A staggering one-third of Montanans are at risk of food insecurity. In rural par...
A rush of candidate filings that some expected last-minute on the last day to file in the Havre city elections didn’t happen, with only two contested elections — one a rematch of the 2009 mayoral election — and the Democrats guaranteed to regain a majority on the Havre City Council. Both incumbent Mayor Tim Solomon, a Democrat, and former Republican Mayor Bob Rice filed in the race for Havre’s top elected official, while Democrats filled the slots in the races for the five op...
BILLINGS (AP) — A Billings man charged with kidnapping an Illinois man and his girlfriend from a motel, robbing them and killing the man has reached a plea agreement that calls for him to spend the rest of his life in prison. Simon Elliott Jacobson, 28, pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated kidnapping and deliberate homicide for the Jan. 17 death of Dejuan Laster of Rockford, Ill. Jacobson also pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery by common scheme for 11 casino robberies — 10 in Billings and one in Livingston — that nette...
MISSOULA (AP) — A helicopter crashed in the Clark Fork River northwest of Missoula during firefighting training. The pilot was not seriously injured. Missoula County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Kennedy said the helicopter crew was practicing water-bucket drops at about 1 p.m. Friday when the helicopter crashed. It was sitting upright in about 3 feet of water. It was not immediately clear where the instructor was. Missoula Rural Fire District assistant chief Brent Christopherson said one person was on the helicopter and the i...
HELENA (AP) — The new Montana Healthcare Foundation will have a hefty $40 million bankroll to start, and up to $200 million after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana's assets are sold in a pending acquisition, but it's not yet clear what the nonprofit will do with that money. Attorney General Tim Fox announced the creation of the new foundation Friday, the same week he and Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen approved the sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana to Health Care Service Corp. of Chicago. The two companies are r...
MISSOULA (AP) — Missoula County authorities say an undercover sheriff's deputy shot a man involved in a drug deal outside a casino in Missoula after the man didn't follow police commands. Missoula County Sheriff Carl Ibsen tells the Missoulian (http://bit.ly/1aoXMRx) that the man dropped his hands to reach for something and attempted to flee the scene in a vehicle when the deputy opened fire shortly after 4 p.m. Friday outside the Magic Diamond Casino. The sheriff says the man was hit once and the injury isn't life t...
HELENA (AP) — The state is investigating allegations that the coordinator of the Broadwater County Disaster and Emergency Services was allowed to contract some DES work to his own company, a Justice Department official said. Division of Criminal Investigations Director John Strandell told the Independent Record (http://bit.ly/1aUfR8L ) on Thursday that he reviewed information from the Broadwater County attorney and said it appears an investigation into Bill Fleiner and Paradigm Communications and Preparedness Solutions LLC is...
HELENA — The Montana Healthcare Foundation will have a hefty $40 million in the bank to start, but just what the nonprofit will do with that money is not yet clear. Attorney General Tim Fox announced the foundation's creation Friday from the pending sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana to Health Care Service Corp. Proceeds from the sale of nonprofit health insurers such as Blue Cross must go to a nonprofit foundation under state law. Legal documents establishing the foundation say it will provide financial support to i...
HELENA (AP) — Montana's Essential Air Service provider has announced it won't bid on another two-year contract, but will continue to fly the routes until a new airline is awarded the contract and is ready to begin service. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Silver Airways announced Friday that it plans to move its Beech 1900D airplanes from Montana to serve its Cleveland market. Silver Airways' two-year EAS contract with the Department of Transportation expired in May. DOT is taking bids through July 2 for a contract to serve G...
Laurel — Northern Agricultural Research Center held its annual Field Day event this week, once again a reminder of the services it offers to area farmers and ranchers and the community at large. This year, Montana State University President Waded Cruzado was on hand to tell people that she appreciates the work of research stations and will fight for funding. Laurel — The Woodwick brothers — Vince and Woody — will once again sponsor the annual July Fourth Festival at Pepin Park next week. The grassroots festival is America...
Now that summer is upon us and everyone is outside enjoying their daily activities, the Havre Police Department has been receiving complaints concerning several city ordinance dog violations. I would like to remind everyone as to what the city of Havre ordinances state. The following ordinances can also be viewed online on Sterling Codifiers under the city of Havre, http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com. 6-2-5: Animal Running at Large An animal that is off the premise of the Owner or Keeper of said Animal and not under control of...
Havre, the "pride of the Hi-Line." in the Treasure State of Montana ... but do we have some whiners among us? The summer fun activities are wonderful, especially Sounds on the Square on Wednesday evenings. However, in attending the very first musical showcase featuring the amazing Blind Luck, we were disappointed there was not going to be refreshments sold during the melody extravaganza. We heard, through the grapevine, the reason food is not being sold is because local merchants feel selling food would take away from their...
Let us consider, for just one moment, the problem of the common chore. The everyday task, the duty, the promise made, the tedious thing, the burden that which must be completed, if not by you then who. The chore. The thing needing doing of which we have many. What's up with chores? It occurred to my husband and I, as we stared one day at the disarray around us — undone chores allowing life to run amuck — that we were sadly mistaken about the purpose of life. We had tho...
There’s nothing better than summer in Montana. Sweet Flathead cherries, fresh bread baked with Montana wheat, huckleberries and bison burgers on the grill. In Montana, we share our bounty. The main reason Montanans lock their doors in the summer? So their neighbors won’t drop off another bushel of zucchini or rhubarb. But for the one in seven Montanans who have trouble keeping food on the table, this summer bounty is a dream, not a reality. A staggering one-third of Montanans are at risk of food insecurity. In rural par...
After starting Thursday night’s doubleheader with a positive step forward, the Havre North Stars’ night was spoiled by a tough loss. Havre’s Legion Field held two district games Thursday night. The American Legion North Stars hosted the Great Falls Electrics, a team that swept the North Stars nearly two months ago in Great Falls. But in the second meeting, the North Stars showed they have done a lot of improving since the beginning of the season. Havre proved its point with an...
When it comes to coaches, it’s pretty unique to have the perspective I do. Not only do I get to cover coaches for a living, but I am one myself. And that gives me the opportunity to see both sides of the fence, so to speak. As is the case with any coach, I have many mentors, many coaches who have influenced my life, my coaching philosophy, and in general, the way I approach sports all together. I also know that coaches have a unique ability to touch the lives of many, no m...
The Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Line and the HELP Committee along with the help of Montana State University-Northern put on the HELP Camp Tuesday through Thursday for students 5 through 8 grade. This is the 24th year that the HELP Prevention Camp program has been running, said Mark Douglass, staff member at the Boys & Girls Club, “quite a while now.” The purpose of the camp is modeled after the HELP — Havre Encourages Long-Range Prevention — Committee, and meant to teach k...
This series starts in 1893, 125 years ago, just before Havre’s incorporation as a city. The Havre Advertiser was the newspaper. A one-year subscription to this weekly publication cost $2, or for six months it was $1. Most of the news in the paper was taken from other newspapers, as well as national sources and serial articles to read and be entertained. Local news included this story found in the June 27, 1893 edition: The Glorious Fourth Havre will endeavor to eclipse h...
All area gardens, bakers and crafters are extended an invitation to participate in Saturday Market at Town Square. The market exploded last summer having on average 40 vendors each weekend, said Debbie Vandeberg, executive director of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce. “And, it looks like the market will have another record year of vendors by the early registration,” she added. “Think about participating in the market, as you are nurturing your garden, baking special homem...
Kevin Corcoran, 48, of Williston, N.D., and formerly Havre, Mont., passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Williston. His funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday morning, June 29, 2013, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Williston by Father Russell Kovash. Interment will follow at a later date. Cremation has taken place. An evening vigil will be held Friday at 5 p.m. at the Everson Memorial Chapel. Kevin Daniel Corcoran was born July 30,...
David J. Heimdahl, 64, died from a sudden illness on June 24, 2013. He was born in Havre, Mont., to Finn and Alice Heimdahl. The family moved to St. Louis Park, Minn., in 1952. David graduated from St. Louis Park High School in 1967 and received his bachelor's degree in business from Moorhead State University in 1971. After graduating college, David found his true passion working with young people as youth director and director of camp cormorant of the YMCA in Fargo, N.D. While on the job, he had a car accident that would cha...
Marian Buell of Havre died Thursday, June 27. A full obituary will appear in Monday's Havre Daily News....
