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Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 11:26 a.m. Tuesday report at the police station about a vehicle that was scratched in the parking lot of a dentist office the day prior and the complainant wanted an officer to check the damage and see if it needed to be reported. —— Officers investigated an 11:59 p.m. Tuesday call from 6th Street about the calling party reporting someone smashed his solar light. Hill County Sheriff’s Office Someone was arrested after deputies investigated a 1:10 p.m. Tuesday call from a U.S....
A local celebrity will be in Havre Friday for the grand opening of an expansion to a local recreation site that he funded. Havre city officials said Pearl Jam bass player Jeff Ament, a native of Big Sandy, will attend the ribbon cutting at noon Friday at the revised Havre skate park south of the intersection of 9th Street and 9th Avenue, north of Patterson Park. Ament, a lifetime avid skateboarder, has built and revamped several skateparks including in his home town and in Browning. Earlier this year, the city government...
Press release Bear Paw Development Corp. announced the addition of two new staff members to its roster of economic and community development practitioners that serve the needs of businesses, local governments and others in the organization's five-county region of northern Montana. Samantha Chagnon and Eryn Nissen are the newest members of Bear Paw's staff and serve as the organization's loan technician and community planner, respectively. "As Bear Paw Development continues to...
The Bureau of Reclamation is going to conduct geotechnical investigations at Fresno Dam from later this month to early October. According to a press release from BOR, the investigation is part of their Safety of Dams Program, which is designed "to help determine embankment and foundation characteristics for use in verifying the continued safe operation of the facility." When the investigations are conducted, they will drill several "exploratory" holes into the dam embankment...
Press release As the Blue Ponies gear up for the 2015-2016 school year, the Blue Pony Booster Club is starting the year off with their annual barbecue and membership drive Saturday. The Volleyball Blue White Scrimmage begins at 2 p.m. at Havre High School and the Football Blue White Scrimmage begins at Blue Pony Stadium at 5:30 p.m. To raise money and promote Blue Pony pride, the Booster Club will be holding their annual barbecue and membership drive at the Blue Pony Stadium during the football scrimmage. For more...
Editor: As with so many activities that take place in Havre, Sounds on the Square wouldn’t happen without the volunteer help and the financial generosity of those believing in keeping Havre a great place and offering some fun activities like Sounds on the Square. Thanks to NorthWestern Energy for your generosity this year through your sponsorship of Sounds on the Square. The company's willingness to support community activities such as the summer music series at Town Square is very much appreciated. We also thank the S...
If Iran’s ultimate goal is to obtain a nuclear weapon, the deal reached by the Obama administration sets Iran on a course to do so. From the time this deal is agreed to, Iran has ten years to fill their coffers with tens of billions of dollars from newly unsanctioned oil sales and pursue the research and development of nuclear capabilities. As the world’s leader of state-sponsored terrorism, it will only be a matter of time before Iran achieves its ultimate goal: obtaining a nuclear weapon. These are bipartisan concerns. Top...
William Scott Sward was born Feb. 20, 1951, and died Aug. 8, 2015. Scott was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and devoted Christian. He was born in Kalispell, Montana, to Doris and Elwyn Sward. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout under his father’s watchful instructions. He graduated from Flathead High School in 1969 with a scholarship to continue his education at Western Montana College, where he played football and threw discus. He received his master’s from Montana State University-Northern. Upon securing his fir...
Emma (Keene) Ashcroft passed away Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at the age of 92. Born Jan. 23, 1923, in Taylor, Texas, to Edward (Kiehn) and Helen (Brutke) Keene the family moved to Amity, Oregon, when she was just a little girl. She was raised on the family farm and educated in a little country school. The children worked hard in the berry fields and orchards to help buy material and items needed to help with a growing family. Emma met Brutus, the love of her life, in the hop yard...
MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University has completed an agreement to license more than 700 developmental lines of durum wheat to Montana-based Northern Seed LLC. “Northern Seed is very excited to strengthen our relationship with MSU through this durum license and continued collaboration on behalf of Montana producers,” said Ryan Holt, vice president of supply chain and markets at Northern Seed. “The addition of these Montana lines to our existing durum program will only strengthen our ability to discover and dev...
Jenny Lavey MSU News Service The head of a plant genetics and genomics team at an international university, who is considered a world leader in cereal genetics, has been chosen as Montana State University’s first Montana Plant Sciences Chair. Hikmet Budak from Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, was selected for the position after a national search. He will begin at MSU in January. Budak will be the first endowed chair in the history of the MSU College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, or M...
Fifteen years can be a long time. Heck, even one year can seem to drag on forever. But, when it comes to two very big things in my life, marriage, and sports, 15 years has come and gone in the blink of an eye. Yes, it was 15 years ago today that I said “I do” to my wife, Amy. And though it seems like I shouldn’t be able to remember that far back, it seems to me like it was just yesterday. In the world of sports, look at all that has happened in the last 15 years. I mean,...
If the Havre High golfers who played in the first day of the 2015 Great Falls Invitational felt like they got their season off to a good start, then things got even better in the second round. Playing at Eagle Falls Golf Course Tuesday morning in Great Falls, several HHS golfers posted some outstanding scores, and none better than Blue Pony senior Jerod Boles. Boles torched the Eagle Falls track for an even-par round of 72, besting his Monday total at Meadowlark Country Club b...
Fresh off the first varsity tournament of the season, the full Blue pony golf teams will now get to test themselves on their home course. On Thursday morning, all Havre High golfers will take to the links at Prairie Farms Golf Course for the 2015 Havre High Golf Tournament. The tourney will be 9 a.m. shotgun start and everybody will play 18 holes. The tournament is the first of two home meets for the Blue Ponies, who will also host the Havre Invitational Sept. 5 at Beaver...
There’s a football adage that says offense wins games, but defense wins championships. And while the Montana State University-Northern Lights are still putting together a brand new offense under first-year head coach Aaron Christensen, the Lights’ defense is ready to be a championship-caliber squad. Veteran defensive coordinator Jake Eldridge, who spent last season as Northern’s interim head coach, is back in full charge of the MSU-N defense this season, and so far in fall...
