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At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Havre High School auditorium was home to members of the Lifeguard Group, Montana natives committed to combating human trafficking and introducing students and adults to ways to identify potential victims of trafficking and prevent the creation of more. Earlier that day, they had given presentations of their LifeLine Project to the students of Havre Middle School and Havre High School. Before the evening public presentation began, Havre High School Principal Edward Norman introduced the group as “a gr...
Nora C. Nelson, 95, passed away due to natural causes Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place, and vigil services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2020, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. A memorial Mass will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude’s, with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery. Nora’s family has suggested that memorial donations be made in her name to the North Central Senior Center, St. Jude Tha... Full story
Editor’s note: This version corrects the date of the Class A girls basketball state tournament. The Havre High girls basketball team is ready to go on a quest to three-peat as Class A state champions, but first, the Blue Ponies have to weather the tough storm at the Eastern A Divisionals iniside the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings today through Saturday. The Ponies' mission starts Thursday at 3:30 p.m., where HHS will play the winner of Park (10-8) and Mil...
With the signed counts posted on the Chippewa Cree Tribe’s website, Jody LaMere has regained her seat on the Chippewa Cree Business Committee on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. The signed election results from Tuesday’s special election shows Lamere received the most votes, 119. The results give LaMere back the seat she lost to “Big Mike” Corcoran in 2018. Corcoran, 45, died at his residence of natural causes Jan. 6. Tuesday’s special election was held to fill his seat. The votes received by the other candidates are, 107 fo...
This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week, a nation-wide event run by the North American Invasive Species Management Association. While the issue of invasive species is discussed in Washington, D.C., a series of webinars and local events are being set up around the United States. “It’s to make people aware of the new invaders that are coming in,” said Terry Turner, supervisor of the Hill County Mosquito Control District and Weed Control District, and a founding member of the North American Invasive Weed Manag...
Last week, The Montana Lottery Commission approved legal sports betting in the state, and the option is available in Havre. Montana Lottery Commission Communications Manager Jennifer McKee said the betting will begin at any betting kiosk starting the week of Monday, March 9. The only local business in the official list of approved sites in the state is Murphy’s Irish Pub at 1465 U.S. Highway 2, Suite A, in Havre. Sports betting is placing a wager on the outcome or other occurrence in a real sporting event, McKee said. ...
Nancy A. Herington, 88, passed away due to natural causes Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at her home in Havre, Montana. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of Nancy's life will be held in spring or summer 2020. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Nancy's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com . Nancy was born November 5, 1931, in St. Paul, MN, to James H. and... Full story
Havre Police Department Trey Cole Stiffarm of Havre, 20, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and minor in possession, after a Montana Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 6:17 a.m. an intoxicated man had been banging on her door for an hour. -- Ricky John Clark Jr. of Havre, 24, was arrested on charges of partner or family member assault and disorderly conduct, after a caller reported at 8:31 a.m. Tuesday on Fifth Street that a man had thrown her to the ground. -- A...
My husband, Peter, likes buying in bulk. Peter hates paying shipping fees. He never wants to run out of anything and he loves a bargain. This is why we buy coffee in enormous bags, crackers by the case, nuts and raisins 10 pounds at a time, rice in 20-pound bags, and beans in 50-pound bags. It is sometimes a little alarming when the boxes arrive. I’m not quite sure how he got this way. Peter was the youngest child of six, but I don’t think his family went through any ext...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks With spring just around the corner, the end of winter is finally in sight. But with spring comes more daylight and warmer temperatures, and that means ice conditions will begin to deteriorate. This time of year, anglers should be extra cautious on the ice. Starting in 2020, a new addition to the FWP fishing regulations for the Eastern District states that: • The owner of an ice fishing shelter shall remove it from the ice before it b...
From Havre Lions Swim Team Coach Hayley Coursey Havre Lions Swim Team competed in the Montana State Swim Meet this weekend February 21 to 23 with some of the fastest swimmers in the state like Katheryn Russo and Peter Thompson who will be also competing at the Olympic trials this summer in Omaha, Nebraska. The Lions took six swimmers to state: Audrey Taylor, Blake Taylor, Chole Harber, Brady Pleninger, Ainsley Courtnage and Elizabeth Carroll. Audrey Taylor competed in five...
From Montana Farm Bureau Federation Across the country, county and state Farm Bureaus are making safety a priority through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program. As part of ASAP, March 1-7 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureau in promoting the week with its theme “20:20 Vision on Ag Safety.” A different safety focus will be highlighted by the Montana Farm Bureau and U.S. Ag Centers each day of the week: Monday, March 2 – Mental Healt...
From USDA Farm Service Agency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency announced a new pilot program is being launched that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program Soil Health and Income Protection Program — SHIPP — pilot is available to producers in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The sign-up for this pilot starts March 30 and ends Aug. 21. “We...
Since last season, the Havre High boys basketball team has flashed a lot of potential and improvement. Upsets against top teams and defending champs especially come to mind. But the annual rigorous test for the Blue Ponies, who are eager to make a return to the Class A state tournament, starts today in the Eastern A Divisional tournament at the First Interstate Bank Arena at the Metra in Billings. The test Havre (11-7) will face first is Livingston's Park High Rangers (13-5)...
If you saw our coverage of the District 9C tournament last week, and we hope you did, then you know, we really enjoy bringing you the most comprehensive high school hoops coverage we can. Of course, with the 9C right in our backyard, we’re able to do that pretty well, in my humble opinion. And I would be remise if I didn’t say, last week’s coverage of the 9C tourney didn’t come without the help of many, including Havre High activities director Dennis Murphy, Chinook AD Paul...
Havre High School will hold its annual Spring Sports Parent Meeting Tuesday night at Havre High. There will be separate meetings for tennis, track and field, and softball, and all three will begin at 7 p.m. Parents of all student-athletes wishing to participate in a spring sport should attend. Parents and athletes are also reminded that the student must have a sports physical completed before the first day of spring sports, which is March 9....
With the Havre High boys basketball team playing against the Livingston Rangers this afternoon at 3:30 to try to get in the semifinals of the Eastern A Divisional, the Blue Ponies will be relying on a lot of players to step up and have a great game, including senior Jake Huston. Huston has been playing basketball ever since he could get the ball to the hoop but has been a competitive player since the third grade. Now, he is on the last legs of his final season with the Blue...
Clint Darlington, Big Sandy Basketball The Big Sandy Pioneers played four games at last week's District 9C boys tournament in Havre. And Clint Darlington had double-doubles in three of them. Included in Darlington's big week was a magical Friday when he scored 25 points and 19 rebounds in an OT win over Box Elder, then hours later he added 14 points and 21 rebounds in a win over CJI in the consolation game. Darlington is also an All-State football standout. Tatum Hull, CJI...
