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  • Advocate talks about the need for racial equity

    Alex Ross|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    A Montana civil rights advocate spoke during an event Friday at Montana State University-Northern celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. about the progress, setbacks and continued struggle for racial equality. The event, which also included a meal for the community, was organized by Northern's Office of Diversity Awareness and Multicultural Programs and assorted community volunteers. Judith Heilman, a former police detective who is now executive director of...

  • Bullhook to hold mental health aid training

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    Bullhook Community Health Center will offer mental health aid training Jan. 27 to teach how to identify people who struggle with mental health or substance problems and then connect them with the resources they need. The free eight-hour training course will begin at 8 a.m in the Jon Tester Conference Room and will be taught by Curtis Smeby, a professor at Montana State University-Northern and certified instructor by the National Council for Behavioral Health. “These mental health first aiders have the satisfaction of k...

  • Havre speech and debate takes wins at Power

    Updated Jan 16, 2017

    Press release The Havre High School speech and debate team again saw success with good scores and a first-place finish Saturday at the Power-Dutton/Simms invitational tournament, held in Power and Dutton. “I was pretty happy with how our speakers did Saturday,” Havre head coach Tim Leeds said. “I am hoping we peak Saturday at the divisional tournament we are hosting at Montana State University-Northern and at state the following weekend in Laurel. I have high hopes for our team at state this year.” Students from 18 schools...

  • Committees getting into full swing in Helena

    Jacob Bachmeier|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    Early in the session, not a lot of major business takes place on the floor of the House of Representatives. The committees are getting into full swing hearing the bills that have been introduced, and that workload will increase as legislators introduce more bills every day. Following are some of the activities in my three committee assignments. • State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs SAVA has mostly seen “clean up” bills from the Secretary of State’s Office. On Wednesday, we looked at a bill which sought to improve t...

  • What's so great about winter

    Paul Dragu|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    I’ve lived most of my life in a warm place, a place so warm, a place that can get so sweltering hot, that its nickname includes the word “hot.” Hotlanta. In Hotlanta, a snow dusting, however slight, sends everyone home from the office. A few flakes turn wide highways into crawling parking lots. Those white winter flecks on southern ground clear out the bread and milk aisles and reduce grocery stores and gas stations to looking like riot scenes. And for the million or so children in the metro area, the mere whisper, the rumor...

  • For the Record, Jan. 16, 2017

    Updated Jan 16, 2017

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a burglary report after a McKinley Avenue caller reported Friday at 8:01 a.m. that her son’s house had been robbed. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash between two vehicles on First Street after a report of incident was made Friday at 1:10 p.m. —— Officers investigated a complaint made Friday at 4:22 p.m. about a violation of protection order. —— Jason Lee Berger of Havre, 33, was arrested on a charge of obscene phone call, privacy in communication, after a 14th Avenue...

  • Bruins sweep Nationals

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    The Glacier Nationals were unable to end their winless streak this past weekend in two home games against the Missoula Jr. Bruins. But unlike their previous two losses, the Nationals at least found the net, twice in fact in each loss. The two teams, which played Friday and Saturday night inside the Havre Ice Dome, scored 12 goals combined Friday, as Missoula beat Glacier 10-2. Saturday's game was much more competitive, but the Nationals still wound up on the short end, with...

  • Ice Hawks scorch the net, and the Generals

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    Sometimes, playing on home ice is enough to heat up an offense. And that's exactly what happened to the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team this weekend. The Ice Hawks exploded for 18 goals in their two games against the Miles City Generals over the weekend at the Havre Ice Dome, also giving the Ice Hawks their first two wins of the season. On Saturday afternoon, the Hawks skated past the Generals 6-2 in a game where the Ice Hawks peppered Miles City goalie Nick Thompson...

  • Ponies find more success in Missoula

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    The Havre High wrestling team put together a solid effort at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic this past weekend, but for the first time all season, the Blue Ponies walked away from a tournament without a first-place trophy. The Ponies, who competed against the best Montana has to offer, as well as some neighboring states, finished third in its attempt to win a third consecutive title at the prestigious meet held annually in Missoula. Flathead won the team championship with...

  • Blue Pony swimmers post good times in Great Falls

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    With the Montana State Swimming Championships less than a month away, the Havre High swim teams are going to see some much-needed, stiff competition over the next couple of weeks. And they saw plenty of it at the Stacy Frey Memorial Meet Saturday in Great Falls. Against a mostly-Class AA field, the HHS girls placed sixth scoring 93 points, while the pony boys scored 39 points and finished in ninth place. Bozeman High dominated the meet, winning both the boys and girls...

  • Stars shine too bright for Blue Ponies

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    ROCKY BOY - The Havre High boys basketball team traveled to Rocky Boy Saturday hoping for a second straight win, and to build some momentum for the second half of the season. Yet, the Blue Ponies ran into a buzz saw and got run out of the building. Rocky Boy ran up and down the floor all night on the Ponies, scoring at will on the fast break. When it was all said and done, the final score was Stars 70, Ponies 42. "We just were not ready to play," HHS head coach Curt Leeds...

  • HHS girls power past Rocky Boy

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    ROCKY BOY - With seemingly every game, the Havre High girls basketball team is getting better and better. And Saturday in Rocky Boy, the Blue Ponies continued with their upward trajectory. The Ponies, who improved to 7-1 with a 61-29 win on the road, look formidable after controlling the game from start to finish against the Morning Stars, who are now 7-3 after the loss. "Our kids came out and played great," HHS head coach Dustin Kraske said. "We played great defensively and...

  • Lights halve home stand with RMC, Western

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    Life on the road in the Frontier Conference is tough. And that’s what makes playing at home so sweet. The MSU-Northern Lights certainly took advantage of that fact Friday night. Playing their first Frontier Conference game in the Armory Gymnasium, the No. 15 Lights got off to a hot start and never looked back in a 65-55 win over Rocky Mountain College. And after back-to-back losses to UGF and Carroll College last weekend, getting off to a hot start offensively against the B...

  • Skylights cage Dawgs to earn a split

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 16, 2017

    Good teams overcome adversity. Mature teams know how to handle a tough loss. And the Montana State University-Northern Skylights showed exactly that on their home floor against a very good UM-Western squad. After a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Rocky Mountain College Friday night, the No. 11 Skylights rebounded in a big way, knocking off a dangerously good Western squad, 67-50 Saturday night inside the Armory Gymnasium. The Skylights got off to a great start following...