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Articles from the March 9, 2022 edition


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  • Havre board looks at four-day school week

    Updated Mar 23, 2022

    Editor’s note: This version corrects the job title of Sunnyside Intermediate School Librarian Carrie Gillen.The Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees examined the possibility of moving to a four-day week for the district at their monthly meeting Tuesday, a decision spoken in favor of by a crowd of teachers which will be voted on at a later meeting. Discussion of the issue began with Havre Superintendent Craig Mueller presenting four possible calendars to the board, two w...

  • State A: Ponies beat Frenchtown in opener

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 9, 2022

    MISSOULA - Six years ended up being worth the wait. The last time a Havre High boys basketball team reached the Class A state tournament, it was held in Missoula's Dahlberg Arena back in 2016. Fast forward to the 2022 state tournament, and there were the Blue Ponies, battling the Frenchtown Broncs in the first round of the 2022 A extravaganza Wednesday afternoon. And while it was certainly a battle from start-to-finish, Havre's state tourney drought was snapped with a resoundi...

  • MFU Scholarships deadline March 15

    From Montana Farmers Union|Updated Mar 9, 2022

    GREAT FALLS — The deadline for Montana Farmers Union scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000 is fast approaching. Students have until Tuesday, March 15, to submit their application for the Bud Daniels Memorial Scholarship, the John Korsbeck Memorial Scholarship, the MFU Scholarship, and the County Scholarships. A single application can be submitted for all the scholarships. MFU’s website also has information about the Stanley Moore Scholarship, a $1,500 scholarship offered by the Farmers Union Industries Foundation. The long...

  • Bears Are Back: Box Elder girls part of a loaded Class C field

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 9, 2022

    The last time the Box Elder girls basketball team played in a state tournament on the hardwood of the Four Seasons Arena, they hoisted their second straight state championship trophy. The year was 2019, and the Bears had just cut the nets down for the second straight season. Now, with Joel Rosette back at the helm, Box Elder is returning to state and, wouldn't you know, it's in Great Falls once again. "We're excited," Rosette said after finishing second at the Northern C two w...

  • OFF TO STATE

    Kason Clark|Updated Mar 9, 2022

    The Havre High girls basketball program can only be summed up as a living dynasty. Since 2014, the Blue Ponies have won four state titles and are hoping to win their second in a row when they head to the Class A State Tournament in Missoula this week. With a chance to add to the program's legacy, the Ponies have high hopes. "We're super excited," Havre junior Avery Carlson said. "Nothing's guaranteed but we've worked pretty hard and we're pretty confident in what we can do."...

  • Local News - No harp program at library next Tuesday

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    Press release The library’s usual harp program that takes place Tuesdays at 4 p.m. will be canceled for Tuesday, March 15. It will resume the following week, Tuesday, March 22, at 4 p.m....

  • Support for Ukraine and democracy must be bipartisan

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    As I watched Russian troops march across the Ukrainian border in an unprovoked war that immediately made the world less safe for our kids and grandkids, I thought about the words of a World War I veteran from Great Falls named Mike Mansfield, spoken in the days after Hitler invaded Poland in 1939: “Democracy — as we know it, understand it, and love it — is today facing a challenge to its continuance. This challenge must be met, met by all who believe fundamentally in the process and [who] love the freedom and the respo...

  • The Postscript - Room for more

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    My husband, Peter, and I were traveling in Mexico when we suddenly found ourselves without a place to stay. Over the years, all our accommodations while traveling have been quirky in one way or another, but they have all been pretty much what we were expecting, and we’ve never had any insurmountable problems. This week, we encountered insurmountable problems. When we arrived at the airport, the caretaker stood us up. That was not a good sign. We found other transportation and, when we finally found the caretaker, we were g...

  • Letter to the Editor - Seeking information on Montana

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    Dear people of the Great State of Montana, Hello! I am a third-grade student in Northern Virginia. Our class is learning about the United States, and I will be teaching our school about the state of Montana. In the month of May, I will create a display for our State Fair that I hope will make you proud. Although I have gathered facts about your state from books and websites, I think that I can receive the best information from the people who live there. This is why I am writing to you. I am hoping that you would be willing to...

  • Letter to the Editor - Do we want to stop Russia taking Ukraine

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    I don’t claim to have any amazing solutions or answers and honestly any decisions at this point puts everything at risk and is very delicate. Here’s what I can guarantee … Putin is going to take Ukraine regardless of how long or what it takes and make it part of Russia again. So either “the West” does something or that is absolutely going to happen. So assuming that’s a known outcome which is going to happen and sanctions aren’t going to do anything to stop it … I’d say Putin is leaving the West with no choice. Otherwise...

  • Obituary - Perry Lee Chapman

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    Perry Lee Chapman passed away March 2, 2022, at his home in Havre, MT, at the age of 84. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. March 11, 2022, at Blaine County Funeral Chapel in Chinook. Burial will follow in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Perry's online memorial page and send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com . Perry was born...

  • Obituary - Ginger Faber

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    Ginger Faber, age 77, passed into the mercy and grace of her Lord and Savior March 4, 2022, in Conrad, MT, after a short onset of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Virginia "Ginger" Margaret Hanberg was born Nov. 16, 1944, in Vancouver, WA. Her parents were Glenn Hanberg and Margaret Cain Hanberg Newton. She was oldest of seven children, being followed by her siblings, Dave Hanberg, Judy Lewis, Teri Templet, Phil Hanberg, Lloyd Hanberg and Heidi LeCount. Her early schooling was...

  • Obituary - Charles J. 'Chuck' Vaughn

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    Charles J. “Chuck” Vaughn, 69, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Monday, March 7, 2022. Cremation has taken place, and a graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Calvary Cemetery with Deacon Tim Maroney officiating. His family has suggested memorial donations be made in Chuck’s memory to the St. Jude School Playground Fund....

  • For the Record, March 9, 2022

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    Havre Police Department A Havre area caller reported Tuesday at 10:47 a.m. that a juvenile needs to speak with officers. -- A two-vehicle crash was reported on First Street West Tuesday at 7:13 p.m. -- Lane Timothy Vandermars of Havre, 20, was issued a summons on a charge of selling or providing alcohol to a person younger than 21 after a complaint involving a fake I.D. was reported Tuesday at 7:27 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's office dispatch log listed no...

  • Local Bowling Report: Five weeks left for leagues

    Julie Rodgers|Updated Mar 9, 2022

    This week seemed like a pretty quiet week compared to last week. No tournaments. The next tournament is the first week of April so bowlers get ready for the No-Tap Tournament. Also would like to mention the sign-up sheet at the desk for Monday Straightaway league we are trying to form for next season. Anyone interested please sign up. May be be a quiet week tournament wise but not score wise. I’m predicting more 300 games before the season is over. My predictions are, Jason M...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Xavier Butler, Havre Boys Basketball

    Kason Clark|Updated Mar 9, 2022

    The Havre High boys basketball team has had several ups and downs this year but were able to rally in the Eastern A Divisionals to place fourth and qualify for this week's Class A State Tournament in Missoula. Xavier Butler stepped up to help the Ponies keep their season alive, but he knows it was a team effort to make it to state. "We were just sticking together and doing the little things," Butler said. The state berth was the Blue Ponies' first since 2016, so it will be a...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Mar 9, 2022

    Taya Trottier, Harlem Girls Basketball Harlem's Taya Trottier has done so much in her time as a Wildcat. Now, she's led them back to the Class B state tournament. At last weekend's Northern B in Cut Bank, Trottier averaged a double-double, including scoring 29 points in a semifinal win over Wolf Point, as the Wildcats finished second at the divisional tournament, and returned to state for the first time in three years. Trottier will be an MSU-Northern Skylight next fall....