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Hill County residents will get a chance to learn about a turn-of-the-20th century prominent Montana journalist and suffragist at an event hosted by the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum. Judy Dritshulas, chair of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum board, said during a meeting of the museum board Monday that Anne Foster's presentation during Havre Festival Days will be the third and final installment of a summer lecture series hosted by the museum. "Alcohol, Corsettes and the Vote:...
It's been known for some time that Havre High's Parker Filius was going to wrestle for a big-time college program, the only thing that wasn't known was where. That was until the three-time state champion verbally committed to Purdue University Tuesday night. Purdue, which is a member of the Big Ten Conference, was the final selection for Filius after much deliberation. The senior narrowed his choices this fall and after visiting a number of other schools, Filius chose to...
Heavy discussion centered on possible changes in Beaver Creek Park fees during Monday night's Hill County Park Board meeting, with the conclusion being that the board should create a finance committee to help determine what the next best step is. Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said that three years ago the board agreed that the need to change fees would be assessed in three years - that time has now come. Some cabin owners who were present spoke out, detailing...
Press release HELENA — The Montana Community Foundation is encouraging organizations that seek to benefit communities and residents of Blaine County to complete their grant application by this Friday, Sept. 16. Grants will be made from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund, established at the Montana Community Foundation by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, also established by Warren Ross. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or a...
After a damaged fiber-optic cable cut cable and Internet access for Charter Communications customers in Havre for up to eight hours, service was restored until late last night when more permanent repairs again shut down service for a few hours. Brett Picciolo said a non-Charter work crew — he said Monday that he did not know for whom the crew worked — damaged a fiber-optic cable about 8 a.m. Monday, disrupting service including internet and cable television in Havre. The disruption was essentially just in the Havre area, Pic...
Local mental health providers are holding a walk Thursday to raise awareness of and to remember people who have died from suicide. The Second Annual Hill County Suicide Awareness Walk will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the clock tower in the quad behind Cowan Hall at Montana State University-Northern. Participants will walk from the clock tower to 11th Street and then to the east part of the campus and back to the clock tower. The event is organized by the Hill County Mental Health Local Advisory Council. Amber Spring, a counselor wi...
A local man admitted Monday morning in state District Court to hitting his girlfriend with a hammer during a drug-fueled argument that took place over a two-day period in November 2015 and ended up with her in the hospital. Tyler the Boy, born in 1990, pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon under a plea deal that has taken five other charges off the table, among them three counts of partner or family member assault and another count of assault with a weapon. The Boy's public...
Press release The VFW Bear Paw Junior Rifle Club will soon be starting its 206-17 season. Signup will be Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 19-20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the range in the basement of the Havre Fire Department on Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street for people ages 10 to 21. People should use the door on Fifth Avenue and go down the stairs to find the range. Shooting will be one hour each week on Monday or Tuesday at 6, 7 or 8 p.m. All equipment is provided except required safety glasses. Prescription glasses are acceptable....
Press release In Minneapolis/St. Paul in the midst of the depression, James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway launched a new train from the Twin Cities to the cities of Portland and Seattle in 1929. The train boasted the most modern power, model P-2 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotives and well-appointed coaches and luxurious diner. The Pullman Co. was contracted to add sleeper service to the train. As it thundered west it began a tradition of exceptional service and speed...
Havre Police Department Sheldon Joseph Flying of Havre, 47, was arrested on charges of criminal contempt after testing positive on a preliminary breath test Monday at 7:45 a.m. at the police station. —— Officers investigated a multi-vehicle crash Monday at 5:13 p.m. at Fourth Avenue and First Street. —— Officers investigated a theft after a Second Street business caller made the report Monday at 5:16 p.m., and authorities were notified to look out for a particular vehicle. —— Officers investigated an animal control iss...
Editor, The Chamber of Commerce Havre Pride Committee would like to thank those who came out this past Saturday to pick up Havre. As with any project, it takes many to make it work and be successful. There were many community folks out and about Saturday along with groups from the hospital and the college. Thank-you to everyone for a job well done! A thank-you also goes to our local media teams for getting the word out about Havre Pride and Recycle Hi-Line and to Zip Trip for agreeing to be a Havre Pride dumpster site. A...
Can we talk? This October, Hill County Family Planning will sponsor Let’s Talk Month to encourage parent-child communication about sexual health. Parents are the first and most important sexual health educators in their children’s lives. However, not all parents are comfortable with or have the resources to discuss sexual health with their children. Often, parents want to talk to their son or daughter about this issue but are afraid that they will not have the right answers and do not know where to get them. Sexual dev...
Plenty of excitement surrounded the third week of the 2016 high school volleyball season. Because on the Hi-Line, conference play began in earnest. However, Chinook started the week off with a non-conference tilt against an old rival, the Class B Malta M-Ettes. And, as expected, the M-Ettes were no match for the Sugarbeeters, who won in a sweep by scores of 25-15, 25-19 and 25-17 back on Tuesday night. Kelsey Mathon had five kills and 18 assists for Chinook, while Taylor Neiba...
Isaac Warp, Havre High Football After an injury-riddled junior season, Havre High’s Isaac Warp made his first game of his senior year in Blue Pony Stadium a memorable one. Warp caught the game-winning touchdown from Trey Murphy in Havre’s 13-12 comeback victory over Miles City last Friday night. And overall, he was everywhere. He caught five passes for 95 yards, while totaling one interception and key tackles on defense, as he’s a two-starter this season for the Ponies. Kelse...
The Montana State University-Northern cross country program is still in its infancy. And the Lights and Skylights started their second season as a program last weekend in Helena. Northern took part in the Carroll College Early Bird Meet last Friday, where both MSU-N teams finished in sixth place, against mainly all Frontier Conference competition. The Northern women scored a 136, but got strong individual performances, including an outstanding run by true freshman Rachel David...
While the high school football season continued to rage on this past weekend, one of the more interesting games along the Hi-Line took place in Rocky Boy as the Stars hosted the Harlem Wildcats. Since Rocky Boy moved up to Class B it has been unable to field a varsity football team until this year and thus, it was the first meeting between Harlem and Rocky Boy since the Stars’ move up. And it was a hard-fought game between the two teams, but in the end, the Wildcats walked a...
When one thinks of Havre's annual Festival Days celebration, they often think of parades, marching bands and craft shows. In other words, they think of fun. Of course, there's a lot to see and do during Festival Days, and, on top of everything the community puts on, there's lots of great sporting events, too. The 2016 Festival Days celebration will be no different, as the Havre sporting landscape will be very busy. An important sporting event during Festival Days is one that i...
