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Articles from the September 20, 2017 edition


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  • Bullhook sets sessions to help people deal with fire's mental, emotional impacts

    Updated Sep 21, 2017

    Bullhook Community Health Center has set a series of counseling sessions, starting today, for people who had to deal with the East Fork Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains Anyone involved in or impacted by the fire, including property owners, firefighters, emergency responders and family members of people in the fire, are invited to come to the sessions. Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Jay Getten and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Lindsey Reichelt will be available at...

  • Provost candidate says Northern in a strong position

    Alex Ross|Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Neil Moisey, the third of four candidates for Montana State University-Northern's provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs, said the university is poised to take advantage of its location, programs and mission statement. "And that is why I applied for this position to be here, so I think this is a really, really exciting opportunity to see that happen," he said Tuesday during a public forum in Hensler Auditorium in Northern's Applied Technology Center. Moisey is the...

  • Committee continues discussion on pot storefronts

    Alex Ross|Updated Sep 20, 2017

    The Havre City Council Ordinance Committee held its second meeting discussing medical marijuana dispensaries Tuesday night at City Hall. The committee members, city officials and members of the public talked about whether medical marijuana storefront dispensaries within city limits should be banned, or regulated through zoning. Council President and Ordinance Committee Chair Andrew Brekke said at the opening of the meeting that the city was not debating whether to ban medical marijuana, but about storefront dispensaries that...

  • Fair board talks about Chuckwagon, internet, hail insurance

    Paul Dragu|Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Members of the Great Northern Fair Board discussed construction issues relating to the incoming Chuckwagon, internet provider options and long-awaited incoming insurance money during Tuesday evening’s meeting at the Community Center on the fairgrounds. Bob Kaul told the board it needs to capitalize on the construction of a new 4-H Chuckwagon and use the opportunity to improve the water drainage system during the public comment portion of the meeting. The Montana State University-Northern engineering department did a survey l...

  • Quick Pics: Getting fired up for homecoming

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

  • Secret Service takes over investigation of counterfeit bills

    Paul Dragu|Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Havre Police Department investigators said they have turned over a regional counterfeit money investigation to the Secret Service. The police dispatch log shows that an Independence Bank employee reported receiving a counterfeit $20 bill Monday at 3:13 p.m. Lt. Aaron Wittmer said bank employees had already been on the lookout for counterfeit money after the bank received a counterfeit $50 bill a few weeks before. The fake 20 was passed through the teller window and the police have no suspects. The 20 bill, Wittmer said, was...

  • Volunteer opportunity for licensed mental health clinicians

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    From Mental Health America of Montana The Florida Department of Emergency Services is looking for volunteer licensed behavioral health providers to provide services to responders and the communities affected by Irma. “The Behavioral Health Community Services Team consists of behavioral health specialists capable of providing behavioral health interventions, psychological first aid, crisis intervention, and referrals for survivors, responders, and the public in the aftermath of a critical incident or disaster,” the req...

  • Youth Leadership Council applicants sought

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    From the Governor’s Office of Community Service HELEN — The Governor’s Office of Community Service is accepting applications to serve on the 2017-18 Governor and First Lady Youth Leadership Council. Committed to addressing childhood hunger in Montana, the ccouncil will consist of seventh- through 12th-graders from across the state. Last year, the council engaged 19 students from 13 different communities in service, including tribal and rural communities. “The Governor and First Lady Youth Leadership Council is an amazing...

  • Rifle Club season starting

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Press release The VFW Bear Paw Junior Rifle Club will be starting its 2017-18 season with signup Monday, Sept. 25, and Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the range, downstairs from the Havre Fire Department office through the Fifth Avenue entrance. Children and young adults ages 10 to 21 can join, for $30 per season, at any time during the season, which runs to April. Targets, rifles and shooting jackets are provided. Members must bring safety glasses, if they don’t wear prescription glasses, and bring or — buy at the...

  • Sweet Medical Center awarded grants

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    From Sweet Medical Center CHINOOK — Sweet Medical Center is proud to announce it was recently awarded two grants for integrating behavioral health into the clinic’s primary care services. The Montana Healthcare Foundation awarded SMC a one-year planning grant of $48,215 and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resource and Services Administration awarded SMC $175,000 to support expansion and integration of mental health and substance abuse services. As part of SMC’s commitment to empowering people to live...

  • Agenda - Havre City-County Airport

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. at the airport terminal. The meeting agenda follows. 1. Approval of Aug. 17 minutes. 2. Correspondence. 3. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a. Taxiway and Apron Area Project update 4. Public comments 5. Unfinished business (A) Big Hangar repair status a. Siding (B) NorthWestern Energy power bill 6. New business 7. Approval of September claims....

  • Obituary - Carole Marie Espeseth

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Carole Marie Espeseth of Havre, 87, passed away Sept. 18, 2017, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the Northern Montana Care Center Grace Chapel with burial to follow at Highland Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Carole’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandboni...

  • Obituary - Beverly J. Friede

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Beverly J. Friede, 87, passed away surrounded by her family Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at her residence due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at Messiah Lutheran Church with Pastor Scott Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Bev's family has suggested memorial donations be made to the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, 500 First Ave., Havre, MT 59501, the St. Jude Children's...

  • For the Record, Sept. 20, 2017

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated after a Fourth Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 9:57 a.m. that an old bicycle was stolen from her yard. —— Daniel Josef Baranyai of Havre, 29, was arrested on a state District Court warrant and charges of driving while using an electronic communication device and driving without insurance during a motor vehicle stop Tuesday at 12:55 p.m. —— Officers made an arrest after serving a warrant on Laredo Road Tuesday at 1:02 p.m. —— Officers investigated a sex offense after a caller fr...

  • MSU College of Agriculture seeks steer donations for student program

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Montana State University's Steer-A-Year program is seeking steer donations for the 2017-18 academic year. The donated steers will allow agriculture students to gain hands-on learning experience in all aspects of the beef industry, from anatomy to production. Throughout the academic year, students in the Steer-A-Year program provide daily care for steers that Montana ranchers have donated to the university. The steers are then sold in the spring, and...

  • Hill County FSA sets meetings on LFP, NAP disaster programs

    Updated Sep 20, 2017

    From Hill County FSA The Hill County Farm Service Agency is hosting local producer meetings to present information on the Livestock Forage Disaster Program and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, the Agricultural Act of 2014. The meetings are free and open to the public. • Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Northern Agricultural Research Center, 3710 Assinniboine Road, Havre, MT 59501. • Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. at Stone Child College, 8294 Upper Box Elder Road, Box Elder,...

  • Home Fun: A weekend of MSU-N rodeo and cross country in Havre

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 20, 2017

    The Montana State University-Northern rodeo and cross country teams are both two weeks into their 2017 season. And while the first two weeks have gone good for all of the Lights and Skylights, this Saturday is one Northern has really been looking forward too. The MSU-N rodeo teams, under the direction of head coach Doug Kallenberger, will host the MSU-Northern Big Sky Region Rodeo Friday and Saturday at Great Northern Fairgrounds. It's been several years since Northern hosted...

  • MSU-Northern's Borst receives NAIA Award

    Havre Daily News|Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Nichole Borst of Montana State University-Northern has been named the 2017 NAIA Athletic Trainer of the Year. Borst serves as the department's head athletic trainer and has been helping MSU-Northern student-athletes stay healthy for more than a decade. She is an active member of both the NAIA-Athletic Trainers Association and the National Athletic Trainers Association, and was also appointed to the Montana Board of Athletic Trainers by the governor of Montana. In addition to...

  • Skylights set to battle a pair of Frontier rivals

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 20, 2017

    The Montana State University-Northern Skylights saw both sides of Frontier Conference volleyball last week - the highs and the lows. The Skylights opened Frontier play with a three-set loss at Rocky Mountain College last Thursday, but came home to the Armory Gymnasium last, and, they pulled off an impressive, five-set win over the UM-Western Bulldogs. Both matches were tough, and now, the Skylights (1-1, 7-9) will face two more tough matches - and both are against bitter rival...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Grace Litzinger, Regan Lammers, Havre High Golf

    George Ferguson|Updated Sep 20, 2017

    Golf is a tough sport. It can be humbling, even maddening. No matter how much you play, it seems to always be tough. Havre High seniors Grace Litzinger and Regan Lammers know plenty about that. They've been playing the tough sport for a long time now, and through it all, have been part of a resurgence in Blue Pony girls golf under head coach Brett Gilman. Both Litzinger and Lammers will be four-year letter winners at the end of this season - a season that's quickly winding...

  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Updated Sep 19, 2017

    Thursday High School Volleyball Chinook at CJI Rocky Boy at Shelby College Volleyball Skylights at Providence, 7 p.m. Friday High School Football Havre at Glendive, 7 p.m. Harlem vs Shelby, 7 p.m. CJI vs HLP, 7 p.m. Rocky Boy vs Chinook, 7 p.m. Fort Benton at Cascade, 7 p.m. Big Sandy vs Sunburst, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Havre vs Browning, 7 p.m. College Volleyball Skylights vs Carroll, 7 p.m. College Rodeo MSU-N Rodeo, 6:30 p.m. Saturday High School Football Box Elder...