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With the high-intensity fire suppression scaling down on the East Fork Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains, the top-level incident management team turned the command over to a local management team this morning, although work on the fire is ongoing and the work on cleaning up the damage is just beginning. The federal Type 1 Great Basin Incident Management Team #2 was scheduled to turn over management at 6 this morning to a local Type 3 management team it helped create this week....
A pre-evacuation warning has been issued for residents in Sucker Creek, after a flare-up of the East Fork Fire raging in the Bear Paw Mountains,two posts on the Blaine and Hill County Health Department Facebook pages say, Blaine and Hill County deputies and fire personnel are on location and in communication with Emergency Operation Centers in Blaine and Hill Counties, the posts say, The Health Department asks people not to dispatch resources independently to fight the fire and that people avoid the area to reduce confusion...
John L. Brown of Big Sandy, 88, passed away due to natural causes Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, at the Big Sandy Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Big Sandy Methodist Church with Pastor Sharon Robertson officiating, and visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Big Sandy Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Big Sandy Methodist Church immediately after the graveside service. John's family has r...
Havre is seeing work from local people, businesses and organizations to bring color and vigor to the downtown community and the local economy. Main Street Projects Inspired by a presentation from the Main Street Montana Project on ways to boost the vitality of local communities and economies, a group of people representing a wide cross-section of local organizations and businesses is seeing projects come to fruition and working to develop and implement more plans. Asking...
An article in Thursday’s edition of the Havre Daily News about the East Fork Fire said it started 12 miles south of Havre. While the incident information page listed the fire as 12 miles south of Havre, it started farther south on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. Also in the article, it reported that Rich Gorecki said that while pasture land burned, no livestock were injured or buildings burned. His wife, Michelle Gorecki, said Thursday that their ranch lost no pasture land. The article also misreported Blaine County Und...
Havre Police Department A 16-year-old was issued a summons on charges of theft from buildings and probation violation after a First Street caller reported a theft Thursday at 2:40 p.m. —— A 16-year-old was issued a summons on a charge of juvenile curfew violations after someone stopped at the police station Thursday at 4:55 p.m. to report a juvenile offense. —— Leo Nesmith of Dania, Florida, 70, was arrested on a charge of criminal trespass to property after a 4:24 p.m. Thursday request from Amtrak requested assista...
Press release MISSOULA – The Montana Post Secondary Educational Opportunities Council will host three weeks of college fairs throughout Montana during September, starting Monday at Montana State University-Northern in Havre. As many as 11,000 high school seniors and juniors will attend the fairs with their classmates, families and guidance counselors. The college fairs give students an opportunity to contemplate their options after high school. Students can visit with representatives from in-state and out-of-state colleges a...
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Region 6 Citizen Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Cottonwood Inn conference room in Glasgow. The meeting is open to the public and will include the induction of the newest CAC members. There will also be wildlife, fisheries and law enforcement updates from FWP, and a roundtable discussion with CAC members. Each of FWP’s seven administrative regions has a volunteer CAC to help guide policies and programs. The Reg...
East Fork Fire 2017 Bear Paw Mountains When smoke rose above the horizon and the fire call went out, neighbors responded. In an ever-expanding breadth and depth of support from reservation and multi-county fire crews joined by multi-state and federal responders, people came. At the forefront of this response were the people who live and work in the Bear Paw Mountains, people with ties to the area, people, organizations and businesses who felt called to do their best for...
North Central Senior Citizens Center, Sept. 11-15 Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; TOPS at 8 a.m.; cards at 1 p.m.; mall or Walmart shopping from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; cards at 1 p.m.; exercise class at 11 a.m. Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance. Pinochle...
Last Sunday, a century to the day after her birth, Marybelle Miller attended her 100th birthday party with friends and family at Sweet Home in Chinook, where the Havreite has lived for the past year. "This is a really remarkable thing," Scott Slone, Marybelle's grandson, said. Born in Havre Sept. 3, 1917, to Frank and Vina Stirling, who ranched 16 miles south of Havre in the Bear Paw Mountains, Marybelle grew up with two brothers and one sister, her daughter Linda Slone of...
You know, Lord, when we’re walking down the street we might notice a variety of facial appearances. It’s special when some folks actually smile; if they don’t, maybe we should “give” them one of ours. It doesn’t much matter if the sun is shining or even if there should be rain — weather doesn’t matter. When we’re in a good mood, it’s like we’re loving life — and then, suddenly, it’s like life’s loving us! Little incidents do occur. Overheard at the post office as one person checked their box; he turned to another chap and...
Press release Havre resident Brian Williams was recently called as the presiding bishop to lead the Havre Ward congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Williams invites all residents of Hill County to follow the Saviors example by “Loving thy neighbor as thyself.” “As we show forth more kindness, empathy and gratitude towards one another we will build stronger families and a greater community,” he said. Williams and his wife, Linda, have five children, four boys and one daughter. The oldest, Brandon is...
As we look around at the current state of the world, we can see that we are living in a state of turmoil. Montana is experiencing catastrophic wildfires. Texas has been flooded from Harvey. Florida may be about to face Hurricane Irma. North Korea is provoking its neighbors and the United states. When seeing disasters that have happened, are happening, and/or are the brink of happening it is only natural that people begin to wonder: Where is God in all of this? ome have decided that God could not be who He says He is because...
Out our way, being a farmer or a rancher requires a good deal more than knowing about soil, seed, livestock and land management. The modern farmer/rancher now has to deal with machinery that is constantly in need of maintenance and repairs. That is why the modern farmer/rancher doesn't just read the "Farmer's Almanac" but also the various owner manuals that come with each machine. I recall working cows with Charlie on a fairly well known rancher's spread and us both being so...
Press release Starting the school year 2017-2018, Robert Gopher (Chippewa Cree) is the September artist of the month at Montana State University-Northern's Office of Diversity Awareness and Multicultural Programs. He presents the piece "The Grand Entry" (acrylic, 24" X 30"). This is a scene that singles out four dancers entering an outdoor powwow. Because of the yellowish and orange tones, it sure gives the impression that the entry is taking place in the evening, at the real...
The start to the 2017 season has not gone as planned so far for the Havre Blue Ponies, but the good thing is, there is plenty of time to right the ship and if that happens, one of the driving forces behind any turnaround will certainly be Ivar Aageson. For Aageson, 2017 is his third year of playing varsity football and in that time, he's seen plenty of changes and more than his share of ups and downs. He was there when Havre started 1-2 in 2015, with blowout losses to...
The Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats are trading places this week. Kind of. Montana opened its season last Saturday with a 45-23 win over FCS Valparaiso in Missoula, while MSU suffered a 31-0 loss in Pullman to FBS No. 24 Washington State. This week, the roles will be reversed as the Grizzlies travel west to take on FBS No. 7 Washington, while the Cats come home to host South Dakota State. However, while the Cats are back playing an FCS rival, their home opener...
It won't be in Havre, not yet anyway, but the Montana State University-Northern golf teams have their own invitational now. The Lights and Skylights, of head coach Dave Boles, open their season Sunday and Monday, by hosting the MSU-Northern Invitational in Shelby. The tournament will be played at Marias Valley Golf Club, and will be a 54-hole event featuring Northern, the University of Providence and Rocky Mountain College. It's been some time since Northern was the host of...
Over the past few years, the Northern rodeo program has been working to get better and better and this season, with a bunch of promising holdovers from last year’s program, both the Lights and Skylights will be looking to reach greater heights this season. Last season, both teams fared well and were competitive in the Big Sky Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, as the Lights finished fourth and the Skylights team finished fifth. “We actually have a mor...
For the first time this season, the Havre High cross country teams will compete with their varsity rosters and they will do so Saturday at the Malta Invitational. Both Blue Pony teams opened the season at the Cut Bank Time Trials last Friday and head coach Josh Holt used that meet not only as a warmup, but as a way of finalizing his varsity rosters for the meet in Malta. The meet gets underway Saturday at 10 a.m. in Malta. "We are going with our top seven runners from Cut...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights took a lot of positives away from their 32-25, last-minute loss to Rocky Mountain College in their season-opener last Saturday. After all, the Lights took the lead twice in the fourth quarter and had a shot to beat the Battlin' Bears in their house in the final seconds of the game. But for Northern's home opener, the Lights have a much more formidable task ahead of them. On Saturday afternoon, Northern (0-1) kicks off its home...
No one associated with the Havre High football team is happy with its 0-2 start, which is why the Blue Ponies have been working so hard to turn things around, starting tonight, with a home game against Laurel. "Winning solves lots of problems," HHS head coach Ryan Gatch said. "It can cause some, too, but it would help our morale a lot. But you know, we are still really early in the season. There is still a lot that can happen and I think we are still just scratching the...
On the football field, weapons come in all shapes and sizes. And they come at all positions too. And that includes kickers. If you have a good kicker, a guy you know will go out there and score points for you, well, then you have a leg up on the competition. The Montana State University-Northern Lights know they have one of those. They have a guy who will go out and do his job when he's called upon. In the Frontier Conference, that's rare too. At the NAIA level, finding a kick...
