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Justin Roland Turner, one of three Havre men who took part in a meth-trafficking ring, was sentenced Tuesday to two years and eight months in prison followed by four months of supervised release. He was ordered to forfeit the money gained from the trafficking. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris imposed the sentence Tuesday. The drug traffickers involved were caught up during the investigation of meth that was being moved from California to North Dakota, dubbed “Operation Highline Crystal Highway.” The investigation res...
The first Havre Trails 5K Run/Walk will have Havreites and Hi-Liners taking the Bill Baltrusch Trail at whatever pace they feel comfortable. Saturday, registration begins at 9 and the race begins at 10 a.m. The fee for registration is $20 for adults and free for children 12 and under. There will be prizes for those who place high in the race. Sponsors include, but not limited to, Independence Bank and Master Sports. Aside from the prizes, the group is putting an emphasis on getting people outside exercising. Those interested...
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas state convention is set to take place Friday and Saturday in Havre. According to the organization’s website, the CDA was founded in 1903. The motto of the organization is “Unity and Charity” and members strive “to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness.” The theme of this year’s convention is 1 Corinthians 10:24 — “No man should seek his own interest, but rather that of his neighbor.” Sue Swan, vice regent of St. Theresa’s Court 1161 and chairperson of the...
Recycle Hi-Line celebrated its sixth anniversary by honoring people who have supported the group in its effort to clean up the environment. At Monday night’s Havre City Council meeting, Candi Zion, a founder and the chair of Recycle Hi-Line, handed out awards to people who have fought the fight with her groups. The winners are: Wayne Koepke and Renelle Braaten “We all wondered why Wayne Koepke was bringing pickup loads of plastic wrap used in shipping to the recycle drives,” Zion said. “What on earth did an accountant use all...
The Great Northern Fair Board discussed the fairgrounds manager position and this year’s fair entertainment and also picked a new chairperson and vice chairperson at a meeting held Tuesday. Alma Seidel was named the chairperson of the board, replacing Bert Corcoran, who died earlier this month. Karla Vaughn was chosen to be vice chairperson. The fairgrounds manager position was discussed, and it was established that the fairgrounds manager must live on the fairgrounds. The board collectively agreed to post the job d...
Teachers should be allowed to teach and students should be allowed to learn, says Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and required federal testing of students is making it harder for those things to happen. To combat this, the senator has introduced legislation to reduce the number of federally mandated tests. Federal No Child Left Behind rules, which went into effect in 2002, require yearly language arts and math testing of public school students in grades 3 through 8, and once in high school. Prior to that law taking effect, Tester...
Press release State and local public health officials said they are concerned about a recent increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. In 2014, Montana’s gonorrhea cases nearly doubled, to more than 400, and the number of chlamydia cases increased to more than 4,100. Many STDs are easy to cure; however, if undiagnosed and untreated, complications can occur. “I can’t emphasize enough that these particular STDs are all preventable,” said Judy Nielsen of the DPHHS STD-HIV Prevention Section. “In addition,...
The recycling community is well aware that April 22 is Earth Day. It is today that recycling businesses, organizations and savvy schools advertise their products and/or sponsor events to celebrate taking care of the earth and, hopefully, positively impact others to do likewise. It is a day that celebrates preserving a clean environment for the future. But, shouldn’t that be everyone’s responsibility, every day? Most people would agree that Americans use a lot of resources and produce a lot of garbage. Take a look at the lan...
Editor: We are thankful for all the help we had for our spring community cleanup this past Saturday. Havre Pride weekend started on Friday with a group of school kids (4- to 5-year-olds) wanting to get in to the act and help. Thanks to Jen Graham and her energetic group for making the kick off to Havre Pride so much fun. Thanks also to United Way of Hill County for providing them all with shirts and flower seed packets for the morning activity. It is always great to see people out and about helping clean our parks and...
Havre Police Department Christina Mary Converse, 36, of Havre was issued a summons on a charge of criminal contempt after a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday at the police station. —— Tracey Hope Tipton, 18, of Havre was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of children and trespassing after officers responded to a 10:22 a.m. Tuesday call from 4th Street about the calling party’s daughter abandoning her child on the porch. —— Officers investigated a 1:13 p.m. Tuesday call from Bullhook Clinic on...
The Chinook golf team is off to a strong start this season, and it continued Monday. The Chinook boys won the Belt Invitational at Signal Point Golf Club Monday in Fort Benton Chinook scored a 252 and had four players in the top 10 at the end of the 18-hole tournament. Lane Seymour led the way with a 79, while Kade Friede was fourth with an 84. Derek Bell finished seventh with an 89, while Ian McIntosh was eighth with a 91. On the girls side, Chinook's Jordan Surber finished...
The Havre High track teams had a nice change of pace Tuesday as they went to Malta to run on a different type of track and against some different competition. And when it was all said and done, the Blue Pony boys posted a second-place finish, while the Havre girls ended up in third at the Malta Invitational in Malta Tuesday. The day was dominated by Malta, which swept the team titles. The Malta boys had 82.5 points compared to 76.5 for Havre. Harlem was third with 68. In the...
The Havre High tennis teams are playing a lot of tennis in Great Falls this week. And it started with three duals in the Electric City on a toasty Tuesday afternoon. The Blue Ponies spent the day at the CMR Courts taking on Class A rival Butte Central, as well as Class AA powers CMR and Great Falls High. And after the long, hot day was over, HHS veteran head coach certainly liked what he saw. “It was a great day for us,” Ferguson said. “We played a ton of tennis, against great...
Wrestling season is in the rearview mirror for now, but Havre High senior Grayson Brenna keeps piling up the accomplishments. Brenna, the 2015 Class A state champion, who will attend Grand View University this fall, recently was awarded the Blewett Wrestling Scholarship. For the ninth year in a row Alexander “Zander” Blewett, III, a trial lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Hoyt & Blewett PLLC in Great Falls, has offered a $500 scholarship to the top stu...
