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  • Bullock lifts Democrat spirits during state tour

    John Kelleher|Updated Nov 18, 2014

    Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Thursday he doesn't want to get any more cramps in his fingers from vetoing so many bills. So he is asking Hi-Line voters to send fellow Democrats Greg Jergeson and Janet Trethewey to the state Legislature. The two will help him get his proposals such as Medicaid expansion, school aid and pre-kindergarten programs through the recalcitrant Legislature. Bullock spoke before a Democratic Party get-out-the-vote rally at the Eagles Club Thursday...

  • New charges against Sunchild unsealed

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Nov 2, 2014
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    Bruce Harold Sunchild has scheduled a change-of-plea hearing for Nov. 10 in the United States District Court in Great Falls after new theft and tax evasion charges against him were unsealed. The latest charges are part of a massive federal investigation into corruption at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Sunchild was chair of the Chippewa Cree Tribe's Business Committee in 2011, when he allegedly accepted bribes and embezzled from the tribe's funds. He was indicted in June on...

  • Letters to the Editor: Lots of good things happen at Rocky Boy

    Updated Nov 1, 2014
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    Editor: It seems that nothing good is going on out here in Rocky Boy. But I am here to tell you that is just not true. There are way more good going on out here than there is bad, way more. I have worked out here for 21 years now, and I consider many of these people my brothers, sisters and grandchildren. The foundations of Rocky Boy are firm, they are good, they are strong. The culture, the language, the traditions are good. The spiritual foundations, whether they be Catholic, Lutheran, Traditional Chippewa or Cree, or what...

  • Daines makes last-minute push

    John Kelleher|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Rep. Steve Daines was in Havre Thursday, giving away pumpkins, campaigning door to door with State Senate hopeful Kris Hansen and addressing a get-out-the-vote rally at the Great Northern Inn. The one-term Republican U.S. representative who is running for the U.S. Senate, was on stop 17 of a statewide tour that will end in Bozeman Tuesday night where he and his family will watch election returns on his contest for the United State Senate with Democrat Amanda Curtis. At the ral...

  • Mall Hill Crash Update

    Tori Thomas|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    More details have been released about the two-vehicle crash that took place Wednesday night on U.S. Highway 2. According to a Montana Highway Patrol crash information report, two 2011 Chevrolet Silverados collided Wednesday at approximately 7:55 p.m. west of Havre. Samuel A. Sistrunk, 31, of Purvis, Minnesota, was the driver of the Chevrolet Silverado that caused the crash. His passenger was Nathan Boutwell, 24, of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Bret Murphy, 54 of Spring Creek, Nevada, was the driver of the other Chevrolet...

  • Man sentenced to 84 months for child porn

    Tori Thomas|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Corey Morning of Box Elder will serve 84 months in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography. Morning was born in 1987. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris imposed the sentence in Great Falls Thursday. Morning will have 10 months of supervised probation once he is released from prison. Additionally, he will be required to pay $2,000 in restitution. On April 22, Morning was charged with two counts of distributing child pornography and two counts of possessing child pornography. Morning pleaded not guilty at...

  • For the Record, October 31, 2014

    Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report from 2nd Street Thursday at 10:34 a.m. concerning theft, forgery and fraud. The caller reported tools were stolen from a construction site. —— Officers investigated a report from a U.S. Highway 2 business Thursday at 10:54 a.m. concerning theft, forgery and fraud. The caller reported a CD player and other items were stolen from a customer’s vehicle. —— Officers investigated a report from 10th Street Thursday at 11:22 a.m. concerning vandalism. The caller reported...

  • Obituary - Mary Surean

    Updated Oct 31, 2014

    It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother and grandmother, Mary Surean, in Spokane, Washington, at the age of 90. She passed away peacefully on Oct. 24, while in the wonderful hands of Hospice of Spokane. Mary was born on Dec. 1, 1923, in Bedford, England. She attended Goldington Road School in Bedford until she joined the Royal Air Force in 1941 and attained the rank of sergeant. She was proud of her service and her war stories are remembered fondly...

  • Obituary - Marie Vanek

    Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Marie Vanek, 88, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, in Colbert, Washington, of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. www.hollanbonine.com....

  • Election 2014: House District 33: Mike Finley

    Tim Leeds|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Born: Dec. 20, 1948, Butte High school graduation: Butte Central High School, 1967 College: Two years Montana Tech in Butte Military: None Work: Dishwasher; Anaconda Copper Company miner, mine truck driver, working in a smelter; railroad telegrapher, retired as clerk with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. in Havre after 33 years with the railroad Elected office: none Family: No wife, children Groups and organizations: None, former lifelong union member Mike Finley...

  • Election 2014: House District 33: Mike Lang

    Tim Leeds|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Born: Aug. 30 1949 Fort Belknap High school graduation: Malta High School 1967 College: Studied at Carroll College, received a Bachelor of Sciene in business from Eastern Montana College in Billings in 1971 Military: none Work: Farmed in Loring, worked for Conagra foods, in 1981 opened Northern Ag Service in Malta Elected office: First-term state represtentative Family: Wife, Lorna, three children, four grandchildren Groups and organizations: Montana Ag Business, Knights of...

  • Election 2014: House District 28: Stephanie Hess

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Stephanie Hess is the Republican candidate in House District 28 in Tuesday's election. Hess was born in Sterling, Illinois, in August 1972 and graduated from high school in 1990. She attended Olivet Nazarene University and received her bachelor's of science in social work in 1994. Her work experience includes Northern Montana Care Center as a social worker, which she is doing currently, Family Outreach as the adults with disabilities case manager, Frances House as the group...

  • Election 2014: House District 28: Janet Trethewey

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Janet Trethe-wey is running for House District 28 as the Democratic candidate in Tuesday's election. Trethewey was born February 1963 in Chester and graduated from Hingham High School in 1981. She attended Montana State University and received a bachelor's degree in athletic training with a minor in health in 1985, a master's in sports medicine in 1988 and a doctorate of education in 1997. Her work experience includes working with the ambulance service in Bozeman, where she me...

  • Havre High spikers finish at Central A rival Lewistown

    Chris Peterson|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    It has been a long season for the Havre High volleyball team. But before the Blue Ponies move on to the Central A Divisional tournament, they will have one more shot at knocking off their archrival, Lewistown. The Eagles, who are among the leaders in the Central A conference standings, are looking to shore up their seed in the divisional tournament, which will begin Nov. 7 in Browning, while the Ponies are simply looking to build momentum going into postseason play. The...

  • Beeters, Knights look for playoff success

    Chris Peterson|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    At the start of the football season, every team in the state of Montana dreampt of making the playoffs. And between the two divisions of class C, Six-man and 8-man, only 32 were fortunate enough to see that dream become a reality. Along the Hi-Line, there are two teams, Chinook and North Star that managed to quality for the playoffs, and after achieving that difficult task, they are each preparing for their opening-round game on Saturday. Chinook, which will be in the 8-man...

  • Rematch: Ponies, Cowboys do it again

    Chris Peterson|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    The Havre Blue Ponies have played some big games this football season. But none will be more important than the win-or-go home showdown that awaits them in Miles City, where they will meet a familiar foe in the opening round of the Class A State playoffs. The Ponies (4-5, 2-2) and No. 5 Cowboys (7-2, 4-1) will meet for the second straight season in the first-round of the playoffs and for the second time this season Saturday when Miles City hosts Havre. The action is set to...

  • Glacier comes home

    Chris Peterson|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    The old saying is that there is no place like home. And after a five-game road trip, that saying may come true for the Glacier Nationals, who are looking to end a six-game winless streak. The Nationals, who compete in the Frontier Division of the North American Tier 3 Hockey League, will return to the site of their first and only victory of the season — the Havre Ice Dome, where they will host the Billings Bulls on Saturday night. The first puck will drop at 7:30 p.m. The N...

  • Skylights home for the last time

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    The last home matches are always an emotional time for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. But the last home matches of the 2014 season are about a lot more than emotion, honor and good byes. Simply put, the Skylights (1-10, 5-19) have a golden opportunity to use their home court to get themselves out of the cellar of the Frontier Conference, and into a positive direction heading into the Frontier tournament in two weeks. Northern will try to do just that...

  • Lights take aim at vaunted Saints

    George Ferguson|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    It may sound strange to some, but playing the Carroll College Fighting Saints might be exactly what the Montana State University-Northern football team needs right now. Coming off a humbling 70-21 loss at Eastern Oregon last Saturday, the Lights (1-6, 2-6) are faced with the challenge of trying to turn things around against No. 2 Carroll (6-1, 6-1) when the vaunted Saints come to Blue Pony Stadium Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. And though the task of playing...

  • View from the North 40: For the most part, I had an awesome, Fluffy, childhood

    Pam Burke Humor columnist|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    I’m not saying my childhood was any more awesomer than anyone else’s — certainly it had its share of dark points and failures, many of these self-induced — but my childhood had its amazing highlights that others would be hard pressed to equal or exceed. Specifically, I got to raise, care for and see up close a wide variety of wild animals. Did you get to raise black bear cubs and take them to second-grade show and tell? I think not. Even though one of them peed on a classmate’s desk, I still had plenty of playgroun...

  • Hi-Line Living: Halloween Hits Havre

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Today, the town will be be infested with ghouls, goblins, monsters, probably a couple of guys dressed as hotdogs or condiments, and many other horrors as children go out trick-or-treating and taking part in the numerous activities of the day — and adult children visit the bar at night. One of the activities the kids could have or can take part in is the Highland Park Early Primary School Carnival, scheduled throughout their school day. At the carnival, they will be able to p...

  • Senior News

    Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Here are activities planned at North Central Senior Center for the coming week: Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (except for medical you have to call in early to make arrangements); painting at 1 p.m. Tuesday — Election Day – Center closed Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (except for medical you have to call in early to make arrangements); TOPS at 8 a.m., cards at 1 p.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (except for medical you have to call in early to make arrangements); Cards at...

  • Library news and views

    Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Happy Halloooowee-eeeeeeeeen. Come to the Havre-Hill County Library today and trick or treat for books. From 3:30 to 5 p.m., we will have a haunted room. The children’s reading room will be decorated with a glow in the dark theme. It’ll be a spooky good time so come down and get a book and some scares. In the spirit of Halloween, here are some ideas for quick and cheap last-minute costumes, with a literary twist: 1. For a "Twilight" themed costume, go goth and glittery (bonus if you remember not to smile the whole nig...

  • Yellow Bird comes to Hi-Line with his art

    Tori Thomas|Updated Oct 31, 2014

    Monte Yellow Bird Sr., a Native American artist known for his work with Plains Indians and his use of vibrant colors, will be the featured artist for the 44th Annual Havre Art Association Art Show & Sale that will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. He will give a talk and presentation at 2 p.m. The art show will take place at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church, 410 5th Ave. According to a Havre Art Association press release, Yellow Bird signs his artwork using the name Black Pinto Horse....

  • Updated Oct 30, 2014

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