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The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team was supposed to play six games between last Thursday and Sunday, but thanks again to the weather, the team only managed to play three The North Stars opened their six-game road trip with a doubleheader at Medicine Hat Thursday. Havre split the two-game set, dropping the first game to Medicine Hat 5-3, before rallying to the win the second 5-4. The North Stars were supposed to play a doubleheader in Vauxhall Friday, in a...
Dave Brewer said he is a strong supporter of the plan to make major renovations to Havre's deteriorating street system. Just the same, Brewer told the Pachyderms Friday that he is happy the City Council is leaning against placing the multi-million proposal on the ballot this fall. That would mean it would be 2019 before work actually begins. By delaying that vote, he said, it will be easier to win approval of the proposed city manager form of government that will also be in...
Lesley Robinson and her husband Jim were at their home in Zortman one night in February watching a movie, when they received a call that would become a turning point in her political life. Greg Gianforte, a high-tech businessman for Bozeman, who was then the leading Republican candidate for governor, was on the other end. Gianforte, who had officially launched his campaign a month earlier, said he was looking for a running mate. "And I said 'are you asking me for ideas?' He...
Settling into Cleveland and socializing was the highlight of Sunday's activities at the Republican National Convention. Brad Lotton of Havre, one of Montana's delegates, said the highlight for him was a Three Dog Night concert where the classic rock band played "every single top 40 hit they ever recorded." He said security was tight at the convention. "I was never once even the least bit uneasy," he said. The convention was called to order at 11 a.m. today. For the Montana del...
People who came to see Sunday's pig wrestling competition at the 2016 Blaine County Fair got an extra dose of entertainment as a large group banded together to chase a pig that escaped. The pig got loose near the end of the event, as referee Don Richman, who was wearing a pink shirt that said "Boss Hog," in gold letters, accidentally left the door of the wrestling pen open. The pig saw an opportunity and made a run for it. The pig was eventually tackled and nabbed, after it...
Montana Highway Patrol reports that a sedan was hit broadside Friday afternoon by a semitractor-trailer driving at highway speeds when the vehicle attempted to cross U.S. Highway 2. Trooper Matthew Finley said the driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries and has since been released from Northern Montana Hospital. The car was totaled with the entire hood area damaged in the crash. Finley said that the place of impact played a major role in the minimal injuries of the sedan driver’s injuries. The crash was reported F...
Press release The National Center for Appropriate Technology, or NCAT, is now accepting applications from military veterans who want to attend the Armed to Farm training in Great Falls. The week-long training gives veterans and their spouses an opportunity to see sustainable, profitable small-scale farming enterprises and examine farming as a viable career. Armed to Farm offers a blend of farm tours and hands-on experience with classroom instruction. Participants will learn about business planning, budgeting, record keeping,...
The front-page article in Friday’s edition of the Havre Daily News “Lt. gov. candidate helps GOP open headquarters” misspelled the first name of Republican lieutenant governor candidate Lesley Robinson....
Havre Police Department Stella Rose Bishop, 32, of Havre was issued a summons on two counts of endangering the welfare of children and a revocation of suspended or deferred sentence after a 7th Avenue caller reported Friday at 6:01 a.m. that a child was walking by Pepin Park. —— Offers investigated a suspicious activity report after a 10th Street caller reported Friday at 7:35 a.m. that a vehicle had been searched through, and gas was stolen. —— Offers investigated a suspicious activity report on 11th Street Friday at 8:02...
Del Mar Lee "Poncho" Briere Jr., 53, passed away of natural causes at his home on July 6, 2016. Del Mar was born on Nov. 18, 1962 in Malta, Montana, to Del Mar Briere Sr. and Audrey Edgington. He was raised in Chinook, Montana, attending school there until seventh grade. He then attended eighth grade in Wahpeton, North Dakota. He went to high school at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon. After graduation from high school, he attended many colleges: Portland Medical...
You know that when fair time hits around the Hi-Line, that the summer is almost halfway over. And nothing could have brought that point home more than the Bear Paw Roundup PRCA Rodeo, which was part of the Chinook fair this past weekend. The Bear Paw Roundup, which is a sanctioned stop of the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit, invited some of the top cowboys and cowgirls from across the state and beyond to compete for both pride and prize money. Participants duked it out over the...
Three local talents got to experience one last night of high school football. Unfortunately, Havre High's Nate Rismon, Chester-Joplin-Inverness' Justin May and Chinook's Kevin Young had to endure a tough night on the scoreboard. All three Hi-Line stars were a part of the 70th Annual Montana East-West Shrine Game Saturday night at Montana Tech's Alumni Coliseum. But, playing for the East team, the trio watched as the West dominated the game 45-14. The West offense was led by...
