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Articles from the November 28, 2023 edition


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  • Holiday events continuing this weekend

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Nov 28, 2023

    After a busy Thanksgiving weekend, holiday events will return to the area Friday and last through this coming weekend and beyond. Friday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will again host their Hi-Line Nativity Festival, themed "Mary Did You Know," with the display open 2-9 p.m. "We will be exhibiting Nativities from around the world as well as art and sculptures depicting the Savior's life and ministry," a Community Christmas Festival release said. "If you...

  • Agenda - Hill County Public Cemetery District

    Updated Nov 28, 2023

    Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims....

  • BLM's Coal Banks Landing, James Kipp Recreation Area close for winter season

    Updated Nov 28, 2023

    Press release The Coal Banks Landing Campground and James Kipp Recreation Area will close for the winter season, starting Friday, Dec. 1, according to Bureau of Land Management officials at the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. The campgrounds, along with the day-use areas, including launch ramps and restroom facilities, will be inaccessible throughout the winter closure. "The boat launch and other facilities there aren't safe or accessible for recreation and are...

  • The Postscript: A few words

    Carrie Classon|Updated Nov 28, 2023

    We had dinner with friends last night. There is nothing unusual about that, except these were all people I did not know; people my husband, Peter, had met while taking his daily hike in Mexico. This was not the first gathering of Peter’s friends we’ve had. My self-professed introvert of a husband has become something of a social butterfly outside of the U.S. He goes to the same botanical nature reserve to hike every day and he meets new people and forms new friendships. Pet...

  • Obituary - James A. Thompson

    Updated Nov 28, 2023

    James A. Thompson, 91, passed away peacefully at Northern Montana Hospital November 23, 2023. James was born in Fairview, MT, to William and Vivian Thompson. He graduated Fairview High School in 1950. He attended MSU in Bozeman and graduated with a degree in biology. He then went on to get his teaching certificate. He also had a master's degree in school administration. He moved to Harlem, MT, where he met the love of his life, Raye Durocher. They were married in 1964. They...

  • Agendas - Hill County Commission weekly business meeting

    Updated Nov 28, 2023

    The Hill County Commission Monday sent out an amended agenda for its business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. The agenda for the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. is: Public comments on non-agenda items Public comments on agenda items Claims and payroll Employment Budgets Abatements Journal and vouchers Ordinance Resolutions Contracts Board appointments Tax Appeal Board appointment Policy updates County permit approval Subdivision/survey approval County needs...

  • For the Record, Nov. 28, 2023

    Updated Nov 28, 2023

    Havre Police Department A wallet was reported stolen Monday at 11:07 a.m. from a 15th Avenue residence. -- Officers were asked Monday at 12:18 p.m. to assist Montana Highway Patrol with a warrant, and John Burns, who was named as an involved party, is listed in this morning's jail roster as being held on a $250,000 bond for a Yellowstone District Court warrant on charges of sexual assault of a minor and intimidation, solicitation or tampering with a witness. -- Jaden Latray...

  • Local volleyball players earn All-State honors

    Kason Clark|Updated Nov 28, 2023

    After a long and exciting season of high school volleyball on the Hi-Line, several local players were honored with All-State and All-Conference honors for their performances throughout the fall. In Class C volleyball, the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks and Big Sandy Pioneers each had two players selected All-State. For CJI, Brynn Kammerzell and Lily Wickum both earned All-State and First Team All-Conference honors in the 7C. Their teammate Savannah Riggin earned First Team...

  • Lights honored by the Frontier Conference

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 28, 2023

    It was another difficult season for the Montana State University-Northern football team. And still, the Lights were very much a part of the postseason awards. Northern senior linebacker Dylan Wampler was named All-Conference on defense for the third straight year. This season, Wampler, who was one of the top tacklers in the Frontier, was named Second-Team All-Conference on defense. Wampler was one of three Lights to earn defensive honors. Freshman Brayden Cline a former Big...

  • From the Fringe … We'll keep doing our very best to cover you all this winter. I promise

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 28, 2023

    It’s hard to believe, but the high school winter sports season is already upon us. As always, wrestling kicks things off, and then, hoops and swimming follow right behind. And I know once again, the Hi-Line is going to be a hotbed for winter sports once again. It seems year-in-and-year-out, the constants for winter around Havre and the Hi-Line are: cold and sports. And this next three months will be no different. One thing that will be a little different again is how w...