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Laurel — Special praise to the law enforcement and firefighting officials who put their heart and soul into saving the life of Robert Jay Thomas Sunday night and throughout Monday. Trying to save Thomas’ life while keeping the public safe was difficult. It involved shutting down downtown Havre, forcing business people to lose profits, employees to lose pay. It also made life difficult on Havre residents who depend on downtown businesses. But it was the least odius option facing police as they dealt with the crisis. Pol... Full story
Hingham was a busy community this week in 1914. Information comes from the April 10 issue of the Hingham Review. This is the 14th in this series celebrating 150 years of Montana Territory. E. A. Lohrke purchased the Review from Berkley Walker and a big announcement was on the front page. Here are three more articles that shared the same page, complete with misspellings: Gildford Visited By Cracksmen Quite a number of the citizens of the peaceful little town of Gildford were awakened from their slumber, shortly after midnight...
It’s not that I’m afraid of change or that I hate change. I’m just highly suspicious of change, and when I say highly I mean it in a big way that’s in all capital letters — and italics — like HIGHLY suspicious. Change operates under its own motives. Change is amoral. We know these things instinctually. We have the saying: Change for the sake of change is … bad, stupid, pointless, wasteful, insert your negative word of choice here. I know, I know, people also say change is inev... Full story
On March 31, 2014, Betty Ann Grant's spirit for life was released into everlasting life surrounded by her family and the Lord in her last days on earth. Cremation has taken place. Romans 8:38-39 "For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Betty was born Elizabeth Ann... Full story
John Henry “Jack” Young, 87, passed away April 8, 2014, in Great Falls. Wake and rosary services were held Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 7 p.m., at St. Paul’s Mission Recreation Center in Hays. Funeral Mass was held Friday, April 11, 2014, at 11 a.m,. at St. Paul’s Mission Church in Hays, with burial in Harlem Cemetery.... Full story
Daniel B. Friede Sr. "Sun Boy," 56, of Rocky Boy, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls of natural causes. Wake services began at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy Rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2014, at St. Mary's, and the funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2014, also at St. Mary's, with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Interment... Full story
Stanley Albert Muhlbeier, 89, of Hardin. passed away peacefully March 21, 2014. He was born Dec. 16, 1924, in Longmont, Colo., a son of David and Christina Hehr Muhlbeier. He moved to the St. Xavier area with his parents when he was 12 years old. He attended school in St. Xavier and graduated from Hardin High School in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and received his honorable discharge in 1946. Stan married Ruth Taylor on April 24, 1948, in Crow Agency, and they... Full story
Montana's freshman member of the U.S. House of Representatives - also a candidate for the Senate - has joined the Montana U.S. senators in calling for a permanent fund to help complete regional water projects including in north-central Montana. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., announced in a press release he has sponsored a bill to create a fund to build water projects that Congress already has approved. "Water supplies will be the key to the future of northern Montana, and we are...
The District 7 Music Festival is in full swing today and will continue to test students' musical skills until Saturday afternoon. David Johnke, the band director at Havre High School, said this is a pretty big festival. "It's really special, and it's something the kids look forward to every year," Johnke said. Johnke said there are 13 districts in Montana for musicians and choirs in high school, and in District 7, there are 10 schools. High schools from Harlem, Big Sandy, Cut... Full story
The man who took his own life Monday after shutting down downtown Havre in a 21-hour standoff with law enforcement was a 25-year-old man on parole in Cut Bank for a rape charge. Fergus County Coroner R.J. “Dick” Brown said in a press release that Robert Jay Thomas II, 25, died Monday in Havre of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Department of Corrections Communications Director Judy Beck confirmed this morning that Thomas was wanted for absconding Jan. 14 from his parole to Cut Bank. Thomas was sentenced Aug. 28, 200... Full story
The first defendant in a series of indictments alleging fraud and embezzlement involving Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, in a case with charges involving the clinic at Rocky Boy, has been convicted in a trial. After deliberating just more than 1½ hours, a jury in federal District Court in Great Falls convicted Wilford Harlan “Huck” Sunchild after a two-day trial on all counts: theft from an Indian tribal government receiving federal funds, theft from a health care facility and theft from an Indian tribal organization. U.S....
Havre High has kept a close eye on this weekend’s weather forecast, and Saturday continues to look questionable for local athletes and the spring sports programs. So instead of canceling the annual Havre Lions Invite outright, the track meet has been pushed to Monday instead. And unfortunately, some of the teams with an open invite to compete at the Havre Middle School track aren’t sure if they can make the trip with short notice. Teams like Lewistown, Malta, Chinook, Nor... Full story
The Havre High girls softball team is heading into another jamboree weekend where the games may not count towards the program’s overall record, but four more games against talented Class A foes means another weekend to continue to get better. Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies will play four games at the Belgrade Invitational in Belgrade. Havre will open with Frenchtown at 12:30 p.m., followed by Polson at 2:15, Hardin at 4:15, and finally the conference rival Lewistown G... Full story
