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Articles from the August 23, 2018 edition


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  • Pony football team hungry for success

    Chris Peterson|Updated Aug 23, 2018

    After going winless last season, the Havre High football team has been itching to get back on the field, and with the 2018 season just days away, the Blue Ponies are about to get what they've been waiting for. "I think to use the word excitement is an understatement," HHS head coach Ryan Gatch said. "We are ready to get after it and compete. The guys have been working really hard. Some of the guys have been working really hard since the end of last season so we are looking...

  • 2018 Lights Football: Lights intend on making waves this fall

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 23, 2018

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights have already been on quite the journey. But as the saying goes, it's only just begun. Over the course of the last three seasons, the Lights have won just two games, and gone through some difficult and tumultuous times along the way. But, from the day Northern announced the hiring of Andrew Rolin as the program's fourth head coach in its modern history, a new journey started, and, the past started being put to rest. Now, the Lights...

  • 2018 Havre Festival Days fast approaching

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 23, 2018

    The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce executive director said Wednesday she is excited about 2018 Festival Days being almost here, and with some changes that are happening with the 38th annual event. “I want people to be aware of the changes and to get me some grand marshal nominees (for the parade,” Chamber Executive Director Jody Olson said. One of those changes will be the route of the parade, which will once again head to Third Avenue as it had early in the history of the event, where people at the festival will find ano...

  • New campground, new boat inspection station at Tiber Marina

    Derek Hann|Updated Aug 23, 2018

    Using a new location for a boat inspection station and creating 12 new campsites for Tiber Reservoir is under discussion. "I think this development and the way we're going to set this up is going make it more convenient for sportsmen and recreationalist that come off the water and provide us with the needed protection from seeing mussels," Gary Bertellotti, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks regional supervisor for Great Falls, said during a meeting at the reservoir Wednesday....

  • Obituary - James William Yeon

    Updated Aug 23, 2018

    James William Yeon, 83, died due to natural causes Wednesday, August 22, 2018, in Great Falls, Montana, at Benefis Hospital. His graveside service will be 1 p.m. Friday, August 24, 2018, at the Calvary Section of Highland Cemetery in Havre. A full obituary will follow. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home....

  • For the Record, Aug. 23, 2018

    Updated Aug 23, 2018

    Havre Police Department A caller at UPS reported Wednesday at 11:22 a.m. intercepting a package that is drug related. -- An arrest was made related to a request from First Avenue Northeast Wednesday 12:26 p.m. for a well-being check. No details on the charges were provided. -- An arrest was made after a 1:46 p.m. Wednesday request from Probation and Parole for a transport related to a violation of conditions of release. No details on the charges were provided. -- Michael Delni...

  • Looking out my Backdoor: Where lines converge

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Aug 23, 2018

    When passing by a mirror this morning, I thought, “Lord, oh dear, I’m composting.” Well, aren’t we all but that’s no consolation. Which thought led me to a memory that shook me to my bones. My Aunt Mary, at 90, who had composted a lot by that time, said to me, “I’ve outlived all my friends. There is nobody with whom I can talk about how it used to be. “And many can’t hear me when I talk about how it is now,” she continued. Which memory led me to several threads, lines convergi...

  • Talented HHS spikers ready to hit the court

    Chris Peterson|Updated Aug 23, 2018

    After making the Class A state tournament back in 2015 under head coach Tamecia Jarvis, the Havre High volleyball team has experienced some growing pains in each of the past two seasons. Yet, with another year ready to start this weekend, it's time to see if those pains have paid off in a good way for the Blue Ponies. Havre, which posted a losing record in both 2016 and 2017, will open this season playing on its home floor for once as HHS will host the Eastern A Tip-off...

  • Outdoors: 2018 Upland Game Bird Region 6 Outlook

    Updated Aug 23, 2018

    By Montana FWP Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 biologists have been compiling data about upland bird numbers in the area. Biologists conduct spring surveys to determine trends of adult numbers, including lek counts for sharp-tailed and sage grouse, and crowing counts for pheasants. These surveys provide a general idea of adult numbers in those respective survey areas compared to other years and long-term averages. Although spring numbers provide an estimate of the...

  • Outdoors: Labor Day outdoor recreation could be hindered by fire

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 23, 2018

    Labor Day Weekend is fast approaching, and that's usually the last gasp for outdoor recreationalists to enjoy some camping, boating and fishing before fall arrives and school starts in earnest. But for those of us who love the outdoors, this Labor Day is once again likely to be marred by fire and smoke. Locally, there are currently no fires affecting any of the recreational areas surrounding Havre and the Hi-Line. People are reminded that the area is under a Stage I Fire...