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The temperature wasn't the only thing cold Saturday as 14 plungers signed up and dove into an ice-filled pool as part of the annual Havre SubZero SuperHero Polar Plunge. Members of the local Hill County Search and Rescue were on hand and in the water to assist anyone who was having difficulty getting out of the water. Hill County Search and Rescue President Paul Nugent said Search and Rescue has been volunteering at the Polar Plunge for the past six to seven years. "We come...
Staff and wire report Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced this morning that he is suspending his campaign for the Democratic presidential primary. "Today, I am suspending my campaign to become the Democratic Party's nominee for president," Bullock said in a press release emailed from his campaign website by [email protected]. "While there were many obstacles we could not have anticipated when entering this race, it has become clear that in this moment, I won't be able...
Snow gently fell as hundreds of people gathered to watch the Parade of Lights Friday, Chinook's annual Christmas parade, getting many people into the spirit of the holidays. "It just brings everybody together, it's great. We actually see people that you see only once or twice a year, but they all come out on this night," Nancy Diemert said. Events were held throughout Chinook Friday, with the parade an annual highlight of the day. Chinook's Festival of Trees and Parade of...
Despite the bitter cold temperatures, a crowd came together at Town Square to the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Saturday. Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and one of their elves traveled from The North Pole to the Havre Eagles Club to have cookies and milk with children and then walked over to light up the tree in Town Square. Santa Claus said that it was colder than he was expecting coming from the North Pole, but he hitched up all his reindeer, not just the usual 13, to get to...
Press release The Hill County Community Foundation is pleased to announce six grant recipients for the 2019 grant cycle. The HCCF 2019 grant cycle was very competitive with the committee having received 14 applications for funding. This year’s grantees include CASA of Hill County, the Havre Main Street Group, Stone Child College, North Star Hingham Pool, Shakespeare in the Parks and the Van Orsdel SOS Committee. Each grantee was awarded for their respective projects in one of three HCCF focus areas: basic human needs, arts a...
Press release Hi-Line United Soccer traveling teams for high school and middle school ages will hold the next information and sign-up meeting for the spring 2020 season Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Havre High School library. All parents, students and coaches are encouraged to attend. People can contact Ann McKnight at [email protected] for more information. Forms are available at the high school and middle school offices, at the city pool and on the team Facebook page....
Andrew Medicine Horse Sr., 59, passed away surrounded by loved ones due to natural causes in Salt Lake City, UT, Friday, November 22, 2019. Wake services began at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 29, 2019, and continued until his funeral at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 30, 2019, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Andrew's online memorial page...
Morris St. Pierre (Day Eagle), 68, passed away due to natural causes Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Northern Montana Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. Wake services began at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019, and continue until his funeral service at 10:00 a.m. today, December 2, 2019, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the St. Pierre Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit...
Louis D. "Buckskin" LaTray, 69, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Wake services began at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019, and continued until his funeral service at 11:00 a.m. today, December 2, 2019, all at the Fort Belknap Community Center. Burial followed in the Fort Belknap Agency Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Buckskin's online memorial...
Havre Police Department A hit-and-run crash was reported Friday at 3:22 p.m. on Fourth Street. -- Officers were called Friday at 9:43 p.m. to assist Hill County Sheriff's deputies on Third Avenue West. -- Fernando Herminio Bautista of Havre, 26, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and probation violation after a Fifth Street caller reported an intoxicated and belligerent son Friday at 10:36 p.m. -- Raymond Windyboy of Box Elder, 57, was arrested on a disorderly...
When you read this, I won’t be around. I am bound for Asia: Hong Kong and then onto Myanmar (Burma). It is probably the longest, scariest trip I have ever taken. If you are a praying person, please stop and say a prayer for me. It isn’t the first time I have been to Asia. In 1974, I was getting ready to graduate from Bible College when I was asked to join a mission team for the summer in Hong Kong. There were four girls and two guys on our team named “The Harbingers” (Messen...
Montana is a wrestling state. And Havre and the Hi-Line is certainly wrestling territory. So excuse all of us if we're just a little bit excited this week, because, the 2019-2020 high school wrestling season is here. Starting with this weekend's Havre Invitational, the local wrestling season will again be fast and furious and, a while it's lot of fun, there will also be plenty of intrigue too, as area teams, led by the powerhouse Havre Blue Ponies, navigate their way back to B...
The college basketball season pushes onward and many teams are still upholding the undefeated record, including the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams. Last Friday, the Skylights and the Lights beat the Yellowstone Christian College Centurions in the AmericInn Classic in the Armory Gymnasium. The Skylights beat the Lady Centurions 74-28 to open the classic and the Lights followed, beating the Centurions 63-42. The two games left both Northern teams undefeated....