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Editor’s note: The location of the service has changed. Havre resident John "Roger" Erickson, 84, passed away July 12, 2022 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at American Lutheran Church, 537 Ohio St., Chinook, MT. Immediately following the service, military honors will commence, and a celebration of life/birthday party will follow at the church rectory. John was born August... Full story
The Hill County Health Board met Wednesday and discussed rising COVID-19 cases and some important openings at the Hill County Public Health Department. Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg was not able to be at Wednesday’s meeting nor was Board Chair Mark Peterson, so Vice Chair Erica McKeon-Hanson read an update on the pandemic from Berg. McKeon-Hanson said, reading from Berg’s update, much like the rest of the state, Hill County is seeing an increase in cases of COVID-19 and most of these are being identified thr...
Editor’s note: This version corrects an editing error that referred to the battle flag of The Army of North Virginia as “The Stars and Bars.” That refers to the original flag of the Confederate States of America. During this year's Great Northern Fair, the battle flag of the Army of North Virginia, widely recognized as a symbol of white supremacy, could be seen flying prominently at a flag-selling booth in front of the fairground's arena main entrance. No members of the Great...
After an exciting win on Thursday night to open the North A District Tournament at Legion Field, the Havre Northstars American Legion baseball club made it to Sunday. However, they will have to play an elimination game on Sunday morning after the Northstars lost, 5-4, to the Lewistown Redbirds on Saturday night. The Northstars had their struggles on both sides of the plate. The offense was unable to get on a roll as they only produced two hits against the Redbirds. The defense...
Havre Police Department A caller on U.S. Highway 2 East reported Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. finding a nice bike abandoned at his location. -- A Third Avenue caller reported a juvenile daughter missing at 9:14 a.m. Wednesday. -- Jayde Ray Azure of Havre, 28, was issued a summons on charges of vicious dog, dog at large and dog registration and vaccination required after a caller reported Wednesday at 11:23 a.m. being bitten by a dog. -- A shoplifter was reported at a First Street...
The Great Northern Fair Board praised this year's fair and thanked everyone involved for their hard work making it happen at a meeting at the fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday. Fair Board member Bob Kaul said Great Northern Fairgrounds Manager Frank English put in a tremendous amount of work for the fair, but it ultimately would not be possible to put on without a substantial number of people volunteering their time. The meeting was posted on the fair website as...
Judy Vosen Local Red Cross Blood Drive volunteer coordinator The recent Havre Community Red Cross Blood Drive held at St. Jude Parish Center Monday, July 18, was again a success. There were 106 units collected, several of which were double red cell units, more commonly known as Power Red units. Once again there were a few first time donors this month, an also a few returnees who hadn’t donated in several years. A thank you is given to the Eagles volunteers for providing a selection of delicious sandwiches, and thank you to S...
North Central Senior Citizens Center July 25-29 Menu Monday, July 25 — Pork tips, buttered noodles, corn, pudding Tuesday, July 26 — Salad, oven-baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, cake Wednesday, July 27 — Oven-baked fish, rice pilaf, carrots, coffee cake Thursday, July 28 — Ham/scalloped potato casserole, peas, cranberry cake Friday, July 29 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert Keeping Up with the pandemic: No new reports for now. July 11, 37 new cases of COVID-19, total number is 5,127, Active 27, one hospita...
Out our way, herders are still necessary, even in supposedly familiar country. Big Mike's herd is on the same Tiger Ridge pasture land for years, and every year they move from summer pasture to winter pasture and back again. The reason is obvious - after a few months of grazing, the grass gets grazed down and, especially in the summer, the runoff and spring rains that filled the reservoir in the upper pasture have ceased and the water level is low. They have to move to the...
Last week, we had Vacation Bible School. When I say "we" I mean First Lutheran Church, Messiah Lutheran Church, Van Orsdel United Methodist Church and St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. The week of VBS was made available to youth ages preschool through sixth grade for free and it was open to all religious denominations and to anyone who might not have any religious affiliation. Everyone was welcome. The common goal of the churches involved was to share with the children...
You know, Lord, the month of July has wind, thunder, lightning, and some think July is a wonderful time for us to lie on our backs and watch thunder heads lift, suggesting snow peaks range upon range. White clouds sail along, reminiscent of a fleet of merchant sailing ships from long ago paintings. They sail where the wind wills, across the summer sky. Lord, You have made the summer skies more beautiful to see beyond the telling. Could one say the winds hunt us up as if we...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health meeting in Great Falls Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — DNRC Fire Update call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office Wednesday 1:30 p.m. — Hill County and Lodestar Zoom meeting in the Timmons Room Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly Business meeting in commissioners’ office 2 p.m. — commissioners’ Budget Review meeting in the commissioners’ office 3 p.m. — Sheriff’s Office Budget Review meeting in the commissioners’ office Friday 8 a.m. — Payroll & Claims in...
Betty Jean Green, 91, passed away due to natural causes at the Northern Montana Care Center Thursday, July 14, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and private family graveside services will be held in Highland Cemetery at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Betty's online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com . Betty was born July 25, 1930, in Salt Lak... Full story
Clarence Wilhelm "Clancy" Goll, 94, passed away July 14, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by both parents, his first wife, two sons, two brothers and a sister. He leaves behind his wife, Marjorie; two sons, Larry (Barb) and Dennis (Trula); two stepchildren, Chris Snedeker (Cheryl) and Michelle Davis, and a sister, Goldi Siemens; 25 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. He will be greatly missed. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July... Full story
The morning of July 18, 2022, Dennis Gene Morgan of Dayton, Montana, 75, died after an 18-month wrestle with acute myeloid leukemia. Born December 26, 1946, Dennis was raised in Cut Bank, Montana. He grew up with six siblings and extended family all around. He graduated from Cut Bank High School in 1965 where he had been involved in student government, sports, and Boys State. Dennis married his high school sweetheart, Betty Ann Giovetti, in 1967 while attending Montana State... Full story
MANDAN, N.D. — Joshua James Kuhn, 31, passed away July 17, 2022, at Sanford Hospital. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m.today, July 22, 2022, at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home. Josh was born May 4, 1991, to Kevin and Maria (Walters) Kuhn in Havre, Montana. He attended Havre High School and graduated in 2010. Josh met the love of his life, Makayla Mooney, when they were in grade school, starting off as just friends but eventually dating when they were 16 years old. December... Full story
Saturday, July 16, 2022, Darrell D. Newbury, loving husband, father, and grandfather of five children, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, passed away at the age of 71. Darrell was born August 7, 1950, in Great Falls, MT, to Ellen and Arthur Newbury. He retired from BNSF railroad after 38 years of employment. Darrell married Deborah Starkey in December of 1967 in Great Falls, MT, and they had three children together, William, Dale, and Tava. Later in life, he... Full story
Quarterbacks have always flourished in the Frontier Conference. After all, the league has been noted for high-powered offenses for decades. This fall, quarterbacks will again be front-and-center, as some of the very best signal callers in the NAIA reside in the Frontier. That certainly includes returning NAIA All-American and 2021 Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Year Jon Jund. Now a senior at Western, Jund is a four-year starter, and could very well be one of the b...
The North A District baseball tournament got started on Thursday morning at Legion Field with a pair of games. In the opening game of the tournament, the Tri County Cardinals won, 6-5, against the Lethbridge Miners. Then later in the day, the Lewistown Redbirds defeated the Medicine Hat Knights, 10-0, in five innings. The Cardinals entered the tournament as the American No. 3 seed while the Miners were the Canadian No. 2 seed. The Cardinals took the lead early as they scored t...
