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An attempt to rehabilitate the 100-year-old system that supplies much of the water to the Milk River may be facing a legal setback. Alliance for the Wild Rockies plans to file a lawsuit over the threatened species bull trout in the management of the St Mary Diversion. Alliance for the Wild Rockies Executive Director Mike Garrity said bull trout are being killed by the hundreds every year due to poor dam design, unscreened diversions into irrigation ditches and river...
Tom LaFond, owner of Tom LaFond State Farm, told the Havre Ordinance Committee during the public comment section of its meeting Monday that the city has a shortage of parking available in the downtown area and the city does not have clear signage indicating two-hour parking spaces and 15-minute parking spaces in the downtown area. "I don't know what the right answer is for that," committee Chair Caleb Hutchins said. "It's an issue that every city deals with." LaFond said he...
Dave Brewer of Havre said during the public comment portion of Havre City Council meeting Monday that the city should look into the possibility of flying the United States flag half-staff in honor of active or retired city firefighters, emergency medical technicians or police officers when they die. "I think it would be really appropriate because, I know when I was here years ago, you get into some pretty dangerous situations whether you're in the fire department or you're...
Affiliated Developers Inc. Executive Director Kirk Bruce said Monday at a public meeting that the Oakwood Village rehabilitation project is coming to a head, with Affiliated Developers planning to start work in April of next year with plans to have it completed by March of 2021. "That is our intent with this project," he said. Affiliated Developers Inc., a Michigan nonprofit corporation, announced last year the company was looking to purchase Oakwood Village Apartments, a...
The Hill County Mental Health Local Advisory Council discussed Monday what its focus should be and agreed to change its name based on its new focus. Members voted on renaming the council the Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council. “Things are shifting from mental health to behavioral health so it is more inclusive of substance use and recovery and other stuff like that,” council chair Andi Daniel said. Daniel led a discussion about what is working well in behavioral health in Hill County. Montana State Uni...
Havre Police Department Keenan Lewis Doney of Havre, 29, was issued a summons on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, after officers were called to assist probation and parole Monday at 8:27 a.m. on Ninth Avenue. -- A caller reported Monday at 11:33 a.m. finding counterfeit money in a Lincoln Avenue yard. -- Officers investigated a hit-and-run crash reported on First Avenue Monday at 11:41 a.m. -- Isaiah Terrence Eubanks of Havre, 18, was arrested on a Justice or...
George Ronald "Ron" "Okie" Folk of Rudyard, Montana, 78, passed away November 8, 2019, at Liberty Medical Center. George was born in Iola, KS, October 6, 1941. George was married to Dianne Domire September 24, 1976. They were happily married for 43 years. Throughout his years he worked in many different occupations - magazine salesman, bartender, worked at a fertilizer plant in Colorado, custom harvester, a truck driver for road construction and over the road trucking. During...
BILLINGS - Merle "Ann" LaCroix went home to be with the Lord Nov. 14, 2019, at the age of 84. Ann was born on Feb. 10, 1935, in Havre. Family was important to Ann. She came from a big family (with five sisters and four brothers) and she raised seven children. There were always get-togethers and fun times. She loved to play softball and spent many years playing for the Lucky Lagers Team in Havre. After moving to Billings, Ann worked as a bookkeeper for Buttrey's/Albertson's....
LEBANON, Ore. — Eugene Daw Erwin, 79, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019, A celebration of life service will take place at AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home, 805 Ellsworth Street Southwest in Albany Saturday, December 7, 2019, at 1 p.m. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Visit http://www.aasum-dufour.com to leave a message of condolence for the family....
Press release Heavy equipment company Modern Machinery visited Montana State University-Northern Wednesday with 12 employees to kick off Modern Machinery Days, interview students, and announce their new Diesel Student Tuition Assistance and Loan Repayment Program. Modern Machinery Days is a three-day event during which Modern Machinery’s instructors teach Northern’s diesel students about their industry-leading Komatsu bulldozers, excavators and wheel loaders. This year, they conducted three master-classes covering hyd...
This article was prepared for publication by the Rudyard Depot Museum staff and volunteers. There aren’t 596 people living in Rudyard, nice or not, but this is a village that supports itself with enthusiasm. Starting from a small donated Habeck home, casually called “The Paper House,” the Rudyard Depot Museum, Dinosaur Hall, and the Rock Building make up a complex that is an ongoing work of pride for the entire community. The summer season of 2019 was a banner year for guests visiting the complex. Staffed by volunteers, the m...
From Carla Jenewein, Red Cross Blood Drive coordinator for Chinook The Chinook community hosted the American Red Cross Blood Drive Nov. 5. There were 39 individuals that showed up to donate with four deferrals making the total number of pints donated 35, toward a goal of 41. We appreciate all who braved the weather to come out and donate. Our next blood drive will be Tuesday, Jan. 7, 12:30-6 p.m. at Wallner Hall. You can go online at http://www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment early. Jim Warburton and Ede...
Though a “news junkie,” I’ve grown deeply weary of the unrelenting impeachment coverage, and so was grateful to escape for a recent vacation to the Emerald Isle of Ireland. I’m a typical all-American mix of ethnicities, but primarily Irish, and like many Montanans I’m proud to be Irish. In Ireland there was coverage of the U.S. impeachment, but Brexit news dominated, followed by the riots in Spanish Catalonia, and the tragedy of the British boy killed by a car driven by...
Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the volunteers that help with the blood drive that takes place at the St. Judes Parish Center every other month. Since the drive is also held during the school year months of January, March, September and November the cooks have to rearrange their schedule to serve the school lunch. It is much appreciated for the canteen volunteers to be able to use the kitchen to serve the donors a snack after their donation. Those organizations serving the canteen...
It has been quite the year for Havre High senior athletes thus far. Kyndall Keller signed with the University of Montana women's basketball team, senior Jessa Chvilicek signed with the Montana State University-Northern Skylights and now, senior Kasee Henderson has verbally committed to the MSU-Northern Lights football team. The signing day for Henderson has not happened yet, but that day will come and when it does, it will be an exciting day for Henderson. The Blue Pony...
It was official last week - but it bares repeating. The College of Idaho Yotes are the undefeated, undisputed Frontier Conference champions, and they did it in just six short years. C of I's program laid dormant until the Yotes made their Frontier Conference debut in 2014. Now, in just their sixth year under head coach Mike Moroski, the Yotes not only claimed their first outright Frontier championship, but they also went 10-0. The Yotes have also won 16 straight games dating...
With the 2019 volleyball season in the books, the Frontier Conference released its postseason awards Monday night, and a pair of Skylights were honored. Northern junior outside hitter Rylee Burmester was named Frontier Second-Team All-Conference for her efforts in her first season at MSU-N. Burmester transferred to Northern from junior college in Wyoming, and ended up leading the Skylights in kills and hitting percentage, while finishing second on the team in total digs....
From Havre’s HELP Committee For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. The Great American Smokeout is an opportunity for smokers to commit to healthy, smoke-free lives — not just for a day, but all year round. The Great American Smokeout provides an opportunity for individuals, community groups, businesses, health care providers and others to encourage people to use the date to make a plan to quit, or plan in advance and initiate a smoking ces...
THURSDAY College Wrestling Lights vs Warner Pacific, 7 p.m. FRIDAY College Basketball Skylights vs Northwest, 2 p.m. In Great Falls Lights vs Northwest, 4 p.m. In Great Falls SATURDAY College Football Griz at Cats, 12 p.m. College Basketball Skylights vs DSU, 2 p.m. In Great Falls Lights vs DSU, 4 p.m. In Great Falls SUNDAY College Wrestling Lights at Spokane Open FRIDAY, NOV. 29 Skylights vs YCC, 6 p.m. Lights vs YCC, 8 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 30 Lights vs SLCC, 6...
