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Nikki Carlson I remember the day I trekked across the Midwest 1,700 miles to start working as the ag reporter and photographer for the Havre Daily News. I had a garage sale in my home in Shenandoah, Iowa, to sell everything I could to get gas money to get up here to Havre. What I couldn't sell, I gave away or left behind. I loaded up what I could into my 1985 Crown Victoria, said goodbye to my family and began my journey to Montana. It was smooth sailing for the most part. When I had arrived in central North Dakota, the... Full story
Trey Simanton, left, 13, of Malta takes down Lane Paulson, 12, of Havre Tuesday afternoon at the Bear Paw Wrestling Camp at Camp Kiwanis in Beaver Creek Park. The camp began Saturday and will run through today. Here are photos from the annual Bear Paw wrestling camp, currently being held at Camp Kiwanis south of Havre. The camp, which started on Saturdy and runs through today, is put on by Havre High head coach Scott Filius and is one of the most popular summer wrestling camps in Montana. Youth and high school wrestlers from...
Chinook senior Ben Stroh is already one of the most successful Hi-Line wrestlers ever. He'll put his stamp on a brilliant prep career Friday and Saturday in Billings. Senior Ben Stroh hasn't lost a single high school match in the state of Montana since his freshman season. Sugarbeeter Ben Stroh already holds the Montana and national mark for consecutive wins by pin. The more you talk to Chinook senior Ben Stroh, obviously the more you learn what a remarkable student-athlete he truly is. And when it comes to high school...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Carl Little cuts 12 inches of the hair of his wife, Courtney Little, during a Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart closing assembly at Box Elder Schools Thursday afternoon. Courtney Little, Box Elder Elementary School fifth-grade teacher, promised to get her locks cut if the school reached its $10,000 goal of raising money for the American Heart Association. The school passed that amount, raising a total of $10,401.43 for the organization. Courtney Little donated her hair to Locks of Love.... Full story
Hooked on catching the big one Nikki Carlson Children crouched around ice holes while jigging their fishing poles to catch perch during an annual ice fishing field trip Tuesday afternoon. They didn't have to wait long to catch a fish. "I got one," echoed across the pond as dozens of perch were pulled up from the frigid water. Catching the fish is the best part about going fishing, and now students across the Hi-Line will become "hooked on fishing." Lincoln-McKinley Primary School third-graders in Kim Tommerup and Erin...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Kimmy Iron Bear, second from left, shows her mother, Angel Iron Bear, a pair of scissors while her sister Lexi Iron Bear and brother Little Man Iron Bear eagerly look through their new backpacks of school supplies they received at the Salvation Army Wednesday afternoon. Kimmy, Lexi and Little Man Iron Bear eagerly dug through their new backpacks Wednesday afternoon. The children each received a new backpack full of school supplies through the Salvation Army's annual Back To School Program for...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Continental Cinema Corp. digital cinema installation technician Chase Taylor of Troy, Ala., checks the inside of a new digital Barco projector that was installed in Theater 4 at Cottonwood Cinema 4 Thursday afternoon. Cottonwood Cinema theaters are switching from 35 mm movie film to digital. Movie-goers may notice a change in their movie experience at the big screens in Cottonwood Cinema 4 this week. Cottonwood is one of 11 Polson Theatres Inc. -owned theaters making the transition from 35 mm... Full story
Kids craft clever artwork at Boys & Girls Club Children, with their parents in-tow, scanned the display panels looking for their own works of art they had entered in the Fine Arts Festival Tuesday evening at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. Congratulations from parents and family members echoed from corner to corner of the display panels as children's eyes widened with excitement as soon as they discovered their colorful pieces on display. Boys & Girls Club members began making art pieces in July, with some pieces...
Kids craft clever artwork at Boys & Girls Club Nikki Carlson Children, with their parents in-tow, scanned the display panels looking for their own works of art they had entered in the Fine Arts Festival Tuesday evening at the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. Congratulations from parents and family members echoed from corner to corner of the display panels as children's eyes widened with excitement as soon as they discovered their colorful pieces on display. Boys & Girls Club members began making art pieces in July, with...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson A Sletten Construction Companies employee helps install a new window on the top floor of the Hill County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon. Over the next couple of months, 103 windows at the Hill County Courthouse are being replaced with energy-efficient ones. Sletten Construction Companies out of Great Falls began working on the project about two weeks ago, but Hill County Commissioner Kathy Bessette said the work for the grant began "a long time ago." Hill County Deputy Clerk and Recorder Lois Ann...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson The Center for Mental Health The Green Team members Ronnie "The Muffin Man" Anderson, in front, Bryan Lantz, back row from left, Josh Dixon, Wayne Small, Chad Ellingson and Bobby LaValley, third from right, stand with The Green Team's job coach Rachel Bianco, from right, the center's rural case manager Pam Veis and the center's clinical social worker Joe Uhl around the team's pickup truck and trailer Thursday afternoon outside of the center. The team's logos were just put on the truck and... Full story
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Terry Leonard shakes the water off of his lighted reindeer while repairing it in his garage Wednesday afternoon after the wind knocked it off of his rooftop. Leonard, who lives at 1145 Cleveland Ave., has between 35,000 and 40,000 Christmas lights installed on his house and in his yard. Move over Clark W. Griswold, "The Christmas-Light Guy" is making the holidays a little brighter this time of the year for Havre. On Wednesday afternoon, Terry Leonard hauled a lighted reindeer into his garage to...
A water main break occurred on Boulevard Avenue early this morning, which flooded the southwest corner of Highland Park Early Primary School's playground. Principal Maureen Odegard said the school directed students to be dropped off at the east entrance due to the break. Odegard said she had received a call about the water main break at about 7 a.m., and Public Works Director David Peterson said that his crew was notified at about that time as well. Odegard said the flooded area of the playground was barricaded so that...
A water main break occurred on Boulevard Avenue early this morning, which flooded the southwest corner of Highland Park Early Primary School's playground. Principal Maureen Odegard said the school directed students to be dropped off at the east entrance due to the break. Odegard said she had received a call about the water main break at about 7 a.m., and Public Works Director David Peterson said that his crew was notified at about that time as well. Odegard said the flooded area of the playground was barricaded so that... Full story
Art is an expression of oneself, and the Artitudes Gallery is flaunting the talents of Havre High School students this month so the community can see some of artwork of Havre's blossoming young artists. For some, Tuesday evening's reception was the first time the high school students had seen their work on display in a gallery. Junior Melissa Clayborn was one of those students. Clayborn, who is a Student Council representative for the Art Club, eagerly pointed out her acrylic painting of a grizzly bear. For students like...
Early morning crash takes out local business sign Nikki Carlson, [email protected] At 1:42 a.m. today, a motor vehicle crash took out the sign at Stromberg's Sinclair, located at 12th Avenue and 1st Street. The Havre Police Department report lists Rebecca Boschee, 28, of Chinook, as being charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving. Police department officials were unavailable this morning. Stromberg's Sinclair co-owner Howard Stromberg said this morning that the vehicle was traveling... Full story
Persistent rainfalls flooded and caused damage to parts of the area along the Hi-Line. In some areas, the damage left people praying for a miracle. Yet for St. Jude Thaddeus School, the heavy rainfall was the answer to its prayers. Over the Fourth of July weekend, St. Jude physical education instructor Dana Roe stood in a "lake" of water covering the Havre Central Gymnasium floor. In the ball room and physical education room, the carpet squished beneath his feet. Roe said needles from a pine tree, located on the west side of...
