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  • Suspect in Lunch Box embezzlement case to change plea

    Tori Thomas|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    A former Lunch Box manager accused of theft after a $60 cookie sale led to a charge alleging she embezzled more than $60,000 from the restaurant is scheduled to change her plea Friday morning. Jean A. Grandberg, born in 1964, of Havre was charged with one count of theft by embezzlement by a common scheme Aug. 5, 2014. She pleaded not guilty in 2014. A plea agreement was filed April 6. According to the plea agreement, Grandberg is prepared to plead guilty to the one count of theft by embezzlement by a common scheme. According...

  • Boucher touts street repair plan

    John Kelleher|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Havre City Council member Matt Boucher Friday touted the 20-year, $30 million street renovation project, though he admitted it would only put a dent in the city’s infrastructure problems. The proposal would cost taxpayers about $233 per year on a $100,000 home, though that figure may be lower if the city is successful in its effort to annex property to the west of the city, he said. Boucher admitted that was a hefty increase for taxpayers, but the problem will get only worse and the solutions more expensive as years go by. Th...

  • A dispatcher's job - stressful, rewarding

    John Kelleher|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Every day, 911 dispatchers with the Havre Police Department answer calls for all kinds of emergencies - accidents, heart attacks, violence, premature births and much more. The job, dispatchers say, is stressful and tremendously fulfilling. If you call 911 from anywhere in Hill County, the Havre dispatchers will answer your call. They dispatch emergency units from Havre police and fire departments, Hill County Sheriff's Department, Rocky Boy agencies and emergency responders...

  • Weather balloon launches at Big Sandy

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    On Sen. Jon Tester's farm outside Big Sandy Friday, university students and professionals prepared to launch a high-altitude balloon as part of the Borealis Project. The balloon, after launching, sent back data to computers set up at the farm. Cameras set up in the apparatus sent back images and video of the flight. "It's actually a pretty amazing feat," said Angela Des Jardins, director of the Montana Space Grant Consortium. The event at the farm cost the group a total of...

  • Dominique Preputin - volunteer on ice

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Dominique Preputen is Monday's pick for Volunteer of the Week, a five-day look at five members of the community who have done more than their share to help better Havre and the Hi-Line. Preputin is the owner of Western Drug Pharmacy and president of the Havre Youth Hockey Association. This will be her sixth year working with the association and her fifth year as its president. She said Saturday that she spends about two hours a week working with the association. When it's...

  • Pony Power on the Track

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    The Havre High track teams rarely get a chance to compete in front of their hometown fans, so when the opportunity arises, the Blue Ponies do their best to take advantage of it. And despite facing some difficult weather conditions, that is exactly what both teams did Saturday at the Havre Invitational. Thanks to another stellar performance in the relays and sprints, the HHS boys took home first-place in the Lions Havre Invitational Saturday at the Havre Middle School track to...

  • Chinook girls win Lions Havre Invite

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    While the Lions Havre Invitational track meet was a great chance for Havre athletes to showcase their skills in front of their hometown fans, it also gave athletes from along the Hi-Line the chance to show what they can do in track and field. While Chinook, North Star, Turner, Big Sandy, Box Elder Rocky Boy and Harlem all competed in the Havre Invite Saturday at the Havre Middle School track, no team had a better outing than the Chinook girls, who took home first place in the...

  • 2 named to state boards

    Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Press release Two area residents have been named to state boards by Gov. Steve Bullock. • Havre City Councilwoman Janet Trethewey has been named to the state Board of Athletic Trainers. She will represent the public who is not connected directly with the practice of athletic training. Trethewey is a retired professor at Montana State University-Northern and was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the state House in November. • Dan Belcourt, who divides his time between Missoula and Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, has b...

  • Groups seek Living History

    Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Special to Havre Daily News Living History will be held June 6. Fort Assinniboine is looking for groups or organizations that would be interested in attending the event at the fort to showcase their items or set up a booth. Selections will be picked by May 5. People who want more information on this event or to pick up a form to register their organization can contact Becky Miller at 945-2339. Havre Beneath the Streets is looking for volunteers for Living History Day on June 6. Anyone who is interested or wants more...

  • Agenda: Recycle Hi-Line

    Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Recycle Hi-Line will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday at Hill County Electric Hospitality Room. The agenda: • Call to order • Minutes • Correspondence • Financial report • Activities reports • Membership secretary • Volunteer hours/membership • Education • Green Team • MSUN Sustainability Group • Projects for 2015 • Review to-do list • Glass/trailer/signage/T-shirts • Conflict of Interest forms • Raffle item • Bylaw review • Formalizing directors. “The Corporation shall have a Board of Directors consisting of at least 5 Directors...

  • For the Record, April 13, 2015

    Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 7:05 a.m. Friday call from 14th Street West about the calling party’s vehicle being vandalised. —— Officers investigated a 2:09 p.m. Friday call from 14th Place West about a possible scam. —— Jenell Rene Leo, 38, of Havre was issued a summons on a charge of trespassing after officers investigated a 3:06 p.m. Friday call from 11th Street West. —— Willdette Mary Duran, 28, of Havre was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after an officer made a motor vehicle stop at 10:37...

  • Obituary - Marcus Ole Warren

    Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Marcus Ole Warren was born March 19, 1932, in Grove City, Minnesota. His parents were Martin and Inez (Peterson) Warren, and he was one of 15 children in the family. Ole was baptized as a Lutheran and received his formal education in Grove City. At age 19, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during the Korean Conflict from 1951-54 as a seaman first class. After receiving his honorable discharge, he hiked to Montana to visit a brother who was living in Gildford. Ole's...

  • Obituary - Edward Arthur Tollefson

    Updated Apr 13, 2015

    Edward Arthur Tollefson, 83, of Havre died at Northern Montana Hospital Thursday, April 9, 2015. He was cremated per his request. No services are planned at this time. Services were provided by Hi-Line Funeral Services of Havre....

  • Obituary - George T. Elias

    Updated Apr 13, 2015

    George T. Elias, 82, passed April 10, 2015, at Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 11 a.m., at Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook. Condolences my be left for the family at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com....

  • Obituaries - Lauretta M. Azure

    Updated Apr 13, 2015

    CHINOOK — Lauretta M. Azure, 76, passed away April 10, 2015, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre There are no services planned for Lauretta at this time. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences may be left for the family at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com....

  • Ponies finish fourth in Belgrade

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    After getting rained out in Lewistown earlier in the week, the Havre High softball team was back in action this past weekend in Belgrade to take part in the Belgrade Invitational. Over the course of Friday and Saturday in Belgrade, the Blue Ponies posted a 2-2 record, winning two games Friday and losing two Saturday to notch a fourth-place finish in the tournament. Havre opened the tournament Friday and put together two impressive victories with an 8-1 win over Colstrip and a...

  • Pony netters compete well against Class A rivals

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 13, 2015

    For the first time this season, the Havre High tennis teams were up against Class A competition. But, it wasn’t the first time the Blue Ponies were up against severe conditions. Friday and Saturday, the Blue Ponies were in Cut Bank where they took on Hardin, Polson, Libby and Whitefish at the Class A Invite, and despite some rough and windy conditions, the Ponies had a successful weekend. The HHS boys finished a perfect 4-0 in four duals while the Havre girls went 1-3 on a w...