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LaVern Joan Perkins died of lung cancer Oct. 26. 2023, in Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, Montana. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Homes, 101 Wilson St., Broadus, Montana. LaVern was born May 5, 1946, in Miles City, Montana, to Elmer and Lydia (Halford) Watters. She attended and graduated from Broads High School and, later in life, went to Miles Community College and Montana State University-Northern to...
Press release Havre High School's speech and debate team again fielded a small group of competitors over the weekend, but the team of four did well enough in competition that the Ponies still almost won the team trophy. Havre just missed beating Class A rival Sidney by four points, taking second at the Scotties Speech and Drama tournament. "This was really close, and our kids did well," head coach Tim Leeds said. "We lost some competitors to illness and conflicting...
Press release Havre Middle school's Sixth-Grade Student of the Month for October is Roxi Turntoes-Kuhnhenn. Roxi is the daughter of Kyle and Kerry Shabi. She has two brothers, Ryden and Henry Turntoes. At school, Roxi participates in choir and plans to join track in the Spring. Outside of school, she is involved with basketball, soccer and softball. In her free time, she enjoys traditional dancing at Powwows and spending time with family. As a student, Roxi is kind and always...
Havre Police Department A 12:24 p.m. Wednesday caller reported their pickup truck had been run into at Havre High School. -- A caller on First Street asked Wednesday at 4:53 p.m. to speak with officers about suspicious activity. -- The theft of license plates from a vehicle parked at a Second Street West business was reported Wednesday at 5:13 p.m. -- Tyler Roy Lawrence of Rocky Boy, 30, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served at Hill County Detention Center...
Press release Havre High School’s small team competing at its home speech, drama and debate tournament did well Saturday, bringing home some top placings and the first place team finish in Class A speech. Browning took second in Class A speech Saturday, and won the first-place finish in Class A drama. In Class B speech, Conrad took first followed by Shelby in second and Choteau in third. Simms won the Class C speech award, followed by CJI in second and North Star in third. In Class B drama, Choteau took the top honors f...
Havre Police Department A First Street business reported Friday at 9:45 a.m. that e-cigarettes had been stolen the previous day. -- A Friday 4:09 p.m. caller on U.S. Highway 2 Northwest reported an account had been hacked and more than $800 taken. -- A vehicle crash was reported at 4:12 p.m. Friday at Ninth Street and First Avenue. -- Money was reported stolen from a tip jar at a Fifth Avenue business Friday at 4:59 p.m. -- A Wilson Avenue vehicle crash was reported at 6:15 p....
As a fan of the Montana Grizzly football program, I've had some magical memories. After all, I was a student in Missoula during the Dave Dickenson era, and beyond. I also witnessed the Grizzlies win the 2001 FCS national championship from the front row of the stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, alongside some of my best friends. That eight-year stretch, from 1993-2001 alone is considered the Golden Age of Grizzly football now, and had it ended there, it still would have been...
The last stop of the Rocky Boy Health Center's Smudge the Rez Tour was held at the Holiday Village Mall in Havre Wednesday, with music, dancing, prizes, burning sage, food and speakers from local organizations talking about the services they provide to those in need. The series of events and ceremonies were set up to address the increase in suicide the Rocky Boy area has seen in the past few years, and to raise awareness about local services. People crowded into a vacant area...
Postseason high school football is finally here as the Havre High football team will host Lockwood at Blue Pony Stadium Friday night. As the Lions come into town, the Blue Ponies look for a win that they hope can be the start of a deep postseason run. The Lockwood Lions clinched a postseason berth after going 5-4 in the regular season. However, the Lions finished the year with two straight losses to Billings Central and Laurel. The Lions will also be looking to avenge an 11-9...
Havre Police Department A vehicle crash was reported on Second Avenue Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. -- A sexual or violent offender registry violation was reported at 10:22 a.m. Tuesday at the police station. -- A Tuesday 12:08 p.m. caller at Havre High School reported a student assaulted another student. -- A First Street caller reported Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. that an RV had been broken into. -- Vandalism to a garage on Third Street was reported Tuesday at 5:02 p.m. -- Tristen Jace...
Thursday, October 12, 2023, the world lost a kind, generous, talented man. James "Jim" Muller was born to Hilda G. (Mayer) Muller and Alphonse H. Muller June 4, 1936, in Havre, MT. With a 12-year gap between him and his four older siblings, he often commented on practically growing up an only child. He was raised in the Hingham area where Alphonse farmed and did carpentry work. A love of farming and working with wood were in Jim's being from the start. In 1949, he moved with...
Press release Havre High School speech and debate has set a judging clinic for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the high school library for people interested in judging for the Havre invitational tournament Saturday. Havre head coach Tim Leeds said the coaching staff will answer any questions at the clinic and help people review the process and ballots used at the tournament. Leeds said conflicts and illnesses have arisen that have left the tournament short some judges, as well as losing contact with some regular judges. “We have a g...
Larry Joe Miley, longtime electrician on the BNSF Railroad, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre at the age of 79. Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, October 26, 2023, at St. Jude Catholic Church. His burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery with a military flag presentation by the United States Air Force. Memorials in Larry's honor may be made to St. Jude Church or to the St. Jude Children's Hospital. Please visit...
After several months of hard work, the Havre High cross country teams wrapped up the season with the Class A State Cross Country Meet in Kalispell this past Saturday. In their most important meet of the season, the HHS girls team placed sixth while the HHS boys team finished eighth. The HHS girls team finished sixth with 180 total points in the meet. Hardin won the girls meet with 37 total points while Corvallis finished second and Hamilton placed third. In the final meet of t...
At their weekly business meeting Thursday the Hill County Commission passed a resolution authorizing the Montana Association of Counties to intervene on their behalf in ongoing litigation between the state and counties regarding state education levies. Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Department of Revenue recently directed the counties to collect the full 95 mills of the state’s school equalization levy, which supports schools in lower income areas, but counties across the state, including Hill County, bucked the governor, ins...
by Emily Mayer Fifty years ago, on a beautiful autumn October afternoon, hundreds of local women gathered at the Armory Gymnasium on then Northern Montana College's campus to attend the 1973 Food Fair and Fashion Festival. This event was organized by the many homemaker extension clubs in Hill, Blaine, Chouteau and Phillips counties, local merchants in those communities, KOJM radio station, the Havre Chamber of Commerce, and others. The purpose of the event was to share...
October 9th, 2023, we lost our much-loved matriarch Ruth "Bunny Bobo" Brisbo-Winchell. Bunny was born March 12, 1929, and came from humble beginnings from her family home in Big Warm, at Lodge Pole, Mt., on the Fort Belknap Indian reservation. Bunny left her home at the tender age of 12 to attend high school in Flandreau, S.D where she graduated at 16 years old. She then made her way to Havre, Mt., where she made her home for many years and met many of her lifelong friends....
Fall on the University of Montana campus is always a special time - the leaves are turning, and the students' excitement for the new year and achieving their academic and career goals brings a positive energy. This year is particularly special because we welcomed our inaugural class of Cybersecurity Majors to the UM College of Business. Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing field. In Montana, over 700 cyber workforce positions are unfilled, and nationally, we expect 33% job...
F. Charlotte Faust, 87, passed away due to a stroke at Northern Montana Hospital Saturday, October 14, 2023. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 23, 2023, at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Rick Hodshire officiating. Charlotte's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to Fifth Avenue Christian Church, the Veterans of the Hi-Line Memorial Park, or the charity of the donor's choice. Holland...
Press release The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center announced their 16th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame, including legacy inductee Clarence Cuts the Rope of Hays and living inductee Leon Lasalle of Laredo. The inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated by the general public. Inductees are honored for their notable contributions to the history and culture of Montana. "The Hall of Fame exists to honor those who...
Press release The Havre High School speech and debate team is hosting its invitational speech, debate and drama tournament at the high school Saturday, Oct. 28, and is inviting anyone interested to contact the team about judging at the tournament. “We have a great, loyal pool of judges, but we have lost contact with some of them as they change phone numbers and emails, and we want them to get back with us,” head coach Tim Leeds said. “I know there are plenty of other people out there who haven’t judged for us yet who would e...
Lois Jean Normandy, 78, passed away due to natural causes Saturday, October 14, 2023. Lois was born November 1, 1944, in Havre, Montana, to Melvin and Margaret (Hanning) Stengem. She attended school in Havre elementary and high school. October 25, 1963, Lois married Donald Normandy Jr., and this marriage was blessed with two sons and one daughter, Bruce, David and Melissa. She worked as a meat wrapper and at Northern Montana Hospital for years, retiring as a meat wrapper from...
Keith Percy Nordrum, 67, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, in his hometown of Havre, Montana. He had battled serious medical issues over the last few years, which demonstrated his courage in facing life challenges always with humor and a smile. Cremation has taken place and his celebration of life service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, October 19, 2023 at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Havre with his burial to follow with military honors at Highland Cemetery. A gathering of...
Havre High School Attendance Secretary Kaci Hipple was named the second winner of the Pony Pride Award, a monthly award for outstanding work in Havre Public Schools, which she was presented with earlier this week by its first recipient, Havre High Assistant Principal Jeremiah Nitz. Hipple said the receipt of this award was an unexpected honor and she looks forward to continuing her work at Havre High School. As attendance secretary, she said, her job involves interacting with...
Nancy J. Reichelt was born in Havre, MT, May 28, 1946. She was the first-born child of Gene Reichelt and Frances Henderson. They lived in Big Sandy throughout her childhood, attending elementary school and graduating from Big Sandy High School in 1964. October 24, 1964, she married Donald Gasvoda, and to this union, four boys were added, Mark, Brian, Dana, and Brandon. In 1966, the Page Lanning place, southeast of Big Sandy, was purchased where they raised the four boys and...
