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Kathy Bilger is well known around Havre. Over the years, she has waited on people at 4Bs, provided needs for seniors at Northern Montana Care Center and served folks at Town Pump She is known for her friendly manner. Now its the community is waiting on her. She has been diagnosed with liver cancer, and family and friends have organized a fundraiser at Pizza Hut to help pay the many expenses. When people buy any food from Pizza Hut Thursday - call-in, takeout or pick-up - they...
John "Chance" Houle, a former tribal council member at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, was sentenced to 5 years, eight months in federal prison. Federal Judge Brian Morris also ordered Houle to pay back $646,446 he embezzled from the Chippewa Cree tribe in a variety of schemes. Details in Thursday's Havre Daily News....
Canadian officials announced Tuesday that $2 million will be allocated to make upgrades at facilities on the Canadian side of the Port of Wild Horse, the result of years of lobbying by Canadian and American business and civic leaders. Among those present during the announcement at the port were Havre Mayor Tim Solomon and Paul Tuss, executive director of the Havre-based Bear Paw Development Corp. The money is being designated as part of a $440 million effort by the Canadian...
The state’s plan to re-evaluate property values every two years will make it easier for taxpayers and reduce “sticker shock,” according to an official of the Montana Department of Revenue. Jason Boggess, DOR’s northern Montana regional manager, told Hill County Democrats Tuesday night that many people were upset when they got the recent reappraisal notices from the state because of the sharp increase in their property values. But the increase is spread over six years, he said. For instance, the hike in the Great Falls area is...
A Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation official pleaded guilty Tuesday to bribery and theft from the reservation. Timothy Warren Rosette, 52, of Box Elder changed his plea Tuesday during a hearing in the Missouri River Federal Courthouse in Great Falls to guilty for two counts of bribery and one of theft from tribal lands. Rosette was the director of the Rocky Boy Health Clinic's Environmental Health Unit and director of of the Roads Division for the tribe during the time listed in the indictments. He is guilty of working with S...
Steve Mulonet or Judy Loendorf, service officers for Montana Veteran Affairs Division, will be in the area in the following places and times: • Shelby, Courthouse, Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Malta, City Hall, May 14, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Fort Belknap, IHS Conference Room, Thursday, Aug. 13, 1:30 to 3 p.m. People who would like to apply for benefits with the VA can meet with a service officer at one of the scheduled times. Bring a copy of discharge/separation papers....
My daughter is a Navy diver, my son-in-law is an active duty Navy SEAL, and I spent 23 years as a Navy SEAL, leading countless young men through BUDS training and commanding thousands more men and women in Iraq. I know the sacrifices our veterans have made, the incredible leadership skills they develop, and the deep love of country they harbor. In fact, that’s why I’ve hired five veterans to help lead my team in Montana and our nation’s capital. But you don’t have to be a veteran to know that as a nation and a government we a...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a juvenile status offense reported in the Havre area Tuesday at 9:09 a.m. —— Upton Brice Whitford, 28, of Box Elder was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after officer responded to a Tuesday 12:48 p.m. request for assistance at a 1st Street Northeast residence. —— Tuesday at 5:52 p.m. officers investigated a custody issue reported from a 1st Avenue location. —— Officers investigated a Tuesday 8:01 p.m. report from the skate park of four kids smoking pot in a trailer. ...
Glen A. Kulbeck, 68, died of natural causes at the Big Sandy Medical Center on Tuesday, July 28. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at the Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy. Burial of ashes with military rites will be 6 p.m. Saturday at the Kenilworth Cemetery south of the Kulbeck farm. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel, Chester. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Christ Lutheran Church, Big Sandy Volunteer Fire Department, or donor's choice....
The Rev. John A. Ulrich, 75, of Havre passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015, at Northern Montana Care Center due to metastatic melanoma. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church, with Pastor Dolly Collins officiating At Pastor John’s request, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Van Orsdel United Methodist Church, and the funds will be divided up so that memorial benches may be placed at the Flathead United M...
There will be a graveside memorial at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook for Raymond O. Sivertsen, 84, of Lloyd, Montana, who passed away June 24. A reception will follow at the Eagles Club in Chinook....
The Frontier Conference has turned into a pass happy league over the past few years thanks to a slew of talented throwers, wide receivers and wide-open offensive schemes. But with the majority of the teams in the league dealing with inexperience at the quarterback position, it’s safe to assume more importance will be placed on the ground game in 2015. Of course, if any team wants a model for success in the Frontier it just has to look at Carroll College. The Saints once again...
It isn’t often over the last nearly two decades that the Carroll College Fighting Saints weren’t picked to win the Frontier Conference championship at the start of a new season. And the 2015 campaign, which is now just a month away, is no different. On Tuesday afternoon, the league released its 2015 Preseason Coaches Poll, and the Fighting Saints of head coach Mike Van Diest, topped the list. Carroll won the league title over eventual national champion Southern Oregon a yea...
