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- Ernest D. Friede, 85, finally joined the love of his life, Marie (Saddler) Friede, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at his residence of natural causes. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Rosary service will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2015, and his Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2015, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow in Kuper Me...
Press release RedWind has set it’s next native entrepreneurial workshop, hosted by the Tribal Planning and Development Department of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. “We are pleased to offer this free business training and hope that you will join us,” said Joan Mitchell, the Tribal Planning and Development Department director. “One of our goals is to enhance our communities by providing technical assistance and trainings for the development of small businesses. Business development is an importan...
Montana State University-Northern has received a $255,079 award from the U.S Department of Education. The grant was part of a larger $270 million award to 968 colleges designed to help first-generation and underprivileged students finish college “Every student has the right to an equal opportunity to learn and succeed in college,” said U.S Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan in announcing the grants Friday. “These grants provide critical support to students who can benefit from extra help and encouragement along their colle...
MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA - A wildfire driven by gusting winds swept down Glacier National Park's most popular roadway toward a small community at the park's eastern entrance, sending visitors packing and residents scrambling to protect their homes and businesses. Officials evacuated the small community of St. Mary and homes along nearby St. Mary Lake Wednesday afternoon as a precaution against the approaching fire. "We're kind of in the direct line right now," said...
HAVMAT, Havre's alternative arts and entertainment publication, is sponsoring a stand-up comedy show tonight at Eagle's Aerie #166. Local comedian and HAVMAT contributor James Carden decided to organize a night of comedy some months ago and his efforts have come to fruition. Missoula comedians and Carden himself will be telling their jokes to the crowd at the Eagles Club tonight. Carden has performed in shows from all over the state, including Missoula, Billings, Great Falls...
From the Office of the Montana Auditor HELENA - Montana Auditor Monica J. Lindeen, the insurance commissioner for the state, is warning Havre and Hi-Line area residents to be aware of "storm chasers," or out-of-the area roofing contractors who solicit repair work from homeowners, sometimes doing second-rate work or committing insurance fraud. Lindeen's office is hearing reports of storm chasers moving into the area in the wake of a July 4 hail storm that battered a swathe...
I’ve been accused more than once of being Polly Perfect or Goody Gertie Two-Shoes. “It’s your smile. You always see the bright side. You think life is always wonderful.” (Accusation often accompanied with spit.) Not guilty. Take this morning. I woke up on the down-in-the-dumps side, unaware of any obvious cause. A case of poor, poor pitiful me. My outlook black and bleak. Poet Dylan Thomas, urges that “old age should burn and rage at close of day.” This ol’ gal barely manage...
Havre Police Department An officer assisted with a prisoner transport from Great Falls to Havre at 12:26 p.m. Wednesday. —— James David Berger Jr., 36, of Havre was arrested on a charge of violation of conditions of release after officers assisted another agency at 1:53 p.m. Wednesday on 1st Street West. —— A 13-year-old was issued a summons after officers responded to a 1:59 p.m. Wednesday call from the Havre Skate Park reporting someone was selling drugs. An offense was not listed. —— A 13-year-old was issued a summons at...
Press release Six members of the Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Club participated at the Billings Rod and Gun Club in the 30th Annual Big Sky Games held in Billings Saturday, July 18. They were joined by nine other shooters from Wyoming and Montana to compete in the Olympic-style event which had about 35 competitions going on all over Billings. Included among the black powder participants was 88-year old Frank Hanzel of Lewistown, who made his first appearance at the games. Shooting conditions were excellent with the...
A new ice cream parlor opened Monday, bringing cool treats to the Hi-Line and making a local mother of three and grandmother of five Havre's newest entrepreneur. Gram's Ice Cream and Candy Shoppe at 127 1st St., the former location of Scotty's Ice Cream, is a cornucopia of sugary confections. Its 24 flavors of ice cream, 32 varieties of taffy and candy that include jellybeans, chocolate raisins, chewing gum, peppermint sticks and classic hard candy are sure to satisfy any...
Rocky Boy will once again be the sight of an exciting 3-on-3 basketball tournament, and the deadline to sign up is Friday. The 2nd annual Team Redskins Jamboree will be held July 31-Aug. 2 in Rocky Boy, and the tournament has divisions for all ages. There are divisions for junior high boys and girls, high school boys and girls, 18-22 men's and women's and 45 and over men's. The entry fee is $25 per team and the games will be played in the Stone Child College parking lot. The basketball tournament, along with two rodeos next...
There have been some exciting changes taking place with the Havre High football program, namely with the addition of new head coach Mark Samson. Yet, as exciting as Samson’s return to the sidelines will be, another thing that has me excited about the 2015 season of Class A football in Montana is a change in the way teams qualify for the state playoffs. While change will be nothing new to the ranks of Class A athletics, which as a whole are underdoing some major adjustments t...
The Montana State University-Northern football team doesn’t play a Frontier Conference game until Sept. 5 when the Lights host the Montana Tech Orediggers at Blue Pony Stadium. However, Northern’s first season under head coach Aaron Christensen is still rapidly approaching. Because Northern opens the season with an Aug. 22 visit to Dickinson State University, the Lights will begin fall camp in less than two weeks. And with the Lights getting ready to go, the Havre Daily New...
