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Articles from the April 6, 2016 edition


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  • Obituary - Tillie S. Patterson

    Updated Apr 7, 2016

    Tillie S. Patterson, 102, died of natural causes on Feb. 13, 2016, at her home in Havre, Montana. Cremation has taken place, and per Tillie's wishes, no funeral services will be held. Final interment will be at a later date with family and friends. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Tillie's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her friends and family at http://www.hollandbonine.com. Tillie was born Dec. 22,... Full story

  • McLean visits local tribal colleges during tour

    Alex Ross|Updated Apr 6, 2016

    The promise and challenges facing Stone Child College were at the heart of the discussion Tuesday morning when former Lt. Gov, Angela McLean came to the tribal college on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Tuesday morning. It was McLean's first visit to Stone Child since she stepped down as lieutenant governor earlier this year to become director of American Indian and Minority Achievement and K-12 Partnerships with the Montana's office of the Commissioner of Higher Education....

  • Quick Pic: Flamingos for life

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

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  • Quick Pic: Jumping rope for their own - and others' - hearts

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

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  • PSC asks people to call before they dig

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

    By Montana Public Service Commission In an effort to remind the public about safe practices when digging, the non-profit Common Ground Alliance sponsors National Safe Digging Month every April. “As spring projects get underway, I would like to remind Montana that anyone digging take the proper precautions to ensure their own, and others’, safety. A quick call to 811 before you dig can save a life, and as April is National Safe Digging Month, it’s only appropriate that we spread awareness of this important tool,” Montana...

  • Harlem Ambassadors to play in Malta

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

    Press release Hoops and hijinks are coming to Malta on May 2, when local all stars take on the national touring Harlem Ambassadors in a comedy basketball show. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Malta High School gymnasium. “We’re proud to give communities quality family entertainment that parents, grandparents and kids can enjoy together and create memories that last a lifetime,” Harlem Ambassadors president Dale Moss said. “Every Harlem Ambassadors game is one-of-a-kind because the Ambassadors play against local competi...

  • For the Record, April 6, 2016

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

    Havre Police Department Elizabeth Primroseelaine Pitzer, 27, of Dodson was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant Tuesday at 12:12 p.m. near 1st Street. —— Jonathan Seaton, 23, of Havre was issued a summons on a traffic crime charge after an officer investigated suspicious activity Tuesday at 9:07 p.m. near 16th Avenue. —— An officer initiated investigation of suspicious activity this morning at 1:28 on 9th Avenue Northwest and arrested Lynn Rose Werk, 28, of Havre on charges of obstructing a peace officer and a probati...

  • Obituary - Leland "Gus" (Crazy) Collins

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

    Leland "Gus" (Crazy) Collins, 60, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at the Mission Rec Center in Hays, and his funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Mission Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Leland's online memorial page and leave a message... Full story

  • Obituary - Leora June Brown

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

    June 7, 1932-March 31, 2016 Mrs. Leora June Brown, beloved wife of Mr. Dwight Brown, passed away at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at the age of 83 years. She is survived by her husband, Dwight; children, Owen (Beth) Leraas, Lynn (Gregg) Hester, Lori (Francis) Wendland, Karen (Ken) Koncilya; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Helen (Vern) Johnson and Dorene (Duane) Wenstad. She was prede... Full story

  • Obituaries - Shirley Sargent Wisch

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

    Shirley Sargent Wisch, 81, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Shirley was born on Dec, 30, 1934, in Chinook, Montana. After graduating from Chinook High School in 1952, she attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, Washington. She then worked for a short time at a bank in Cut Bank, Montana, before marrying her lifelong soul mate on March 27, 1954. Shirley worked at various positions in Chinook including 20 years as... Full story

  • Court briefs, April 6, 2016

    Paul Dragu|Updated Apr 6, 2016

    Accused drug-selling married couple plead not guilty A married couple, James and Martha Mitchell, pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon in state District Court to charges of selling drugs. The Mitchells are accused of selling the opioid Oxycontin in February 2014 during two separate incidents to an informant working in conjunction with the Tri-Agency Safe Trails Task Force. Martha and James Mitchell are each charged with two counts of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. Judge Dan Boucher told public defender Jesse Fries...

  • Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Luke Karnauskas, Havre Track

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 6, 2016

    Havre's Luke Karnauskas building an outstanding career on the track For many athletes, their talents and abilities seem to come naturally and for Luke Karnauskas running is something that has always been second nature. Karnauskas is a senior at Havre High School and he is one of the top athletes on the Blue Pony boys track team. He is a talented runner as he proved in the 2015 boys cross country campaign for Havre. He reached the state meet in his first and only season in the...

  • Local Sports Briefs

    Updated Apr 6, 2016

    Pony softball game postponed Tuesday's home opener for the Havre High softball team against Browning was postponed due to poor weather and field conditions. The Blue Ponies will make up that Central A Conference game with the Indians April 14 at 3 and 5 p.m. at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field. Havre has more games this weekend as the Blue Ponies travel to Belgrade to play in the two-day Belgrade Invitational. The Ponies opened the season at last weekend's Great Falls Jamboree. Sign Up for Middle School Tennis Once again,...

  • Lights much deeper this spring

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 6, 2016

    With every day that the Montana State University-Northern football team hits the field in the second year of spring football under head coach Aaron Christensen, it gets better. Already, with spring practice less than halfway toward being completed, the Lights have clearly taken a step forward from last season, not only from last fall, but from last spring. Yet, while the Lights are progressing, including many young players, some of them redshirt freshman, Christensen knows his...

  • Beeters win on the course

    George Ferguson|Updated Apr 6, 2016

    Class B and C golf is underway, and the Chinook boys are off to a great start. The Sugarbeeters captured first place at last weekend’s Shelby Invitational and Belt-Centerville Invite. Ian McIntosh led the way for Chinook in Shelby with a 79, while Derek Bell shot 87 and Kade Friede shot 90. Jake Norby was fourth in scoring for the Beeters with a 101. Rocky Boy and Harlem also had players in the field. Chinook scored a 256 to easily beat second-place Fort Benton. The B...

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