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It's not easy finding a place to live in Havre. Ask anyone who has come to Havre within the last few years and they're likely to have a frustrating story that might include spending weeks in a hotel or settling for a less-than-ideal place. Renting options are especially few, their correlating property managers even fewer. Every employee who has come to work for Havre Daily News within the last year has had trouble settling down in an apartment. A company from Great Falls...
The “For the Record” on Page A5 in Monday’s edition of the Havre Daily News misreported that, in separate incidents, Michael Alan Ruhkamp, 24, of Havre, Rick John Linie, 57, of Havre, and Kristopher Alan Chapman, 29, of Havre were arrested on charges of unlawful transfer or possession of alcohol. Each was issued a ticket on that offense in separate incidents.... Full story
One year after the creation of a license plate commemorating Beaver Creek Park - and in the 100th anniversary of the recreation area's formal dedication - the funding foundation for the park has seen a significant boost in revenues from sales of the plate. Anastasia Burton, spokesperson for the Montana Department of Justice, said last week that sales of the license plates, which went on sale Jan. 31, 2015, had generated $2,820 in revenue for Friends of Beaver Creek Park. A...
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said he has not decided who he backs or whether he will publicly endorse one of the five candidates running for president before his party's primary field is narrowed down to just one candidate. "I'm looking," Zinke said during an interview at the Blaine and Hill County Lincoln- Reagan Dinner Sunday night. "Like most Americans, I have a bag of popcorn I have a good seat. I am going to look at this, and watch it unfold." Zinke, a freshman...
Dirk Sandefur, a former Havre police officer and current district court judge hoping to be elected onto the Montana Supreme Court came back to the city he used to call home for a fundraiser at Triple Dog Brewing Co. Tuesday evening. Retired and current police officers, area attorneys and judges, along with leaders in the community ranging from Mayor Tim Solomon and Police Chief Gabe Matosich to Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel were there. "Thank you all...
Press release MISSOULA — University of Montana School of Journalism graduate Kaci Felstet recently placed sixth in the prestigious national Hearst Journalism Awards Program in the Multimedia One/Features category. Felstet’s piece, “Late Start,” was produced this past spring as part of the Native News Project, co-taught by assistant professor Jason Begay and associate professor Jeremy Lurgio. “Late Start” tackles attendance issues at Rocky Boy’s Elementary School. Originally, Felstet and her reporting partner, Courtney Ande...
Helen Denny Bacon "Squasis" 75, our aunt, grandmother, friend and relative, joined her father, Sam, and mother, Ann (Swinging Girl Sandy) Denny, in the Creator's gardens on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Missouri River Manor in Great Falls. Helen was born on May 28, 1940 in Fort Belknap, Montana. She was raised in the Parker School area of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. She was a fluent Cree speaker, and Cree was her primary language at home and in public. Helen was raised in the... Full story
On the evening of Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, following a valiant seven-year battle, the world lost a loving and caring man just days before his 39th birthday. Steven Raymond Siefert of Hardwick, Massachusetts, passed from this world surrounded by his loving family. Steve was born to Charles R. "Chuck" Siefert and Janet Vannatta Siefert in Helena, Montana, on Feb. 24, 1977. He was an independent soul from an early age. He was an adventurous risk-taker. He gained a love of downhill... Full story
Edward Leo Hybner was born Oct. 24, 1924 in Portland, Oregon. He was the second of four children born to Antonia "Margaret" Mejstrik and Frank Hybner. Ed's father had homesteaded north of Rudyard in 1912. The Hybners had gone to Oregon to work in the sawmills to raise additional funds to develop the land on their Montana farm. Edward was raised on the family farm and attended the nearby Oreana country school for eight years, then finished his secondary education in Rudyard,... Full story
Editor’s note: The computer program provided by the Montana state government to print media reports on court actions does not always list all fines assessed. The following cases were resolved by Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel in September. Paul Robert Verity, born in 1986, was fined $350 and ordered to pay $95.40 restitution for owner permitting operation of vehicle without liability insurance, first offense. Leslie Annette Crazyboy, born in 1979, was given a deferred imposition of sentence and sentenced to 365 days in j...
If I'm seeing basketball's in my sleep, there's a good reason for that. If I'm hearing chants of "Go Bears Go" or "Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar, all for the Hawks stand up and holler," I have a good excuse. And if I'm hearing the screeching sound of a whistle being blown right in my ear, I don't need to wonder why. All of those things are happening to me because of marathon basketball day that was last Thursday. Don't misunderstand, I'm not complaining. Days like las...
The Havre High girls basketball team has dominated during divisionals, winning the last four Central A championships. But this year, divisionals are a whole new animal and that means a brand new challenge for the Blue Ponies. Of course, in previous years, the Blue Ponies pretty much knew they were a shoe-in for the Class A state tournament. But this year, with the increased competition, no team, not even Havre can think that way going in and right now, Havre head coach Dustin...
Some teams are defined by what they do during tournament time and one team that will be defined by what it does in the postseason is the Havre High boys basketball team. That’s because after falling just short of both the Central A divisional and the Class A state titles a season ago, these Blue Ponies have some unfinished business, which they will be looking to complete, starting today against Laurel at 5 in the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra in Billings. Yet, as the P...
Wednesday High School Basketball Havre boys vs Laurel, 5 p.m. At Billings Northern C Boys At Great Falls Boys HLP vs Sunburst C/J-I vs Belt Box Elder vs TBD, 4 p.m. Girls C/J-I vs GFCC, 7 p.m. Chinook vs Belt, 8:30 p.m. Thursday High School Basketball Havre girls vs Laurel, 3 p.m. In Billings Northern C boys/Girls All day in Great Falls Northern B Boys At Malta Harlem vs Fairfield, 8 p.m. Friday High School Basketball Eastern A at Billings All Day Northern C at Great Falls...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team scored two big wins over nationally ranked rivals last weekend. And the Skylights inched up in the NAIA Women's Coaches Poll as a result. Following wins over UGF and Carroll College last week, the Skylights moved up one spot to No. 16 in the new coaches poll. Northern will play another nationally ranked rival Friday night when the Lewis-Clark State Warriors come to Havre. LCSC is ranked No. 12 in the new poll. Once...
The annual Butte Cyclops Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament was held over the weekend, and of the thousands of athletes, the Havre Wrestling Club secured a fourth-place finish. There were 35 wrestlers from the Havre club in the tournament in Butte. See below for results. The Havre Wrestling Club will be hosting its own tournament Friday at the Havre High School gym starting at 5:30 p.m. PeeWee 40 – Kord Scheele DNP PeeWee 45 – Mason Lewis DNP Girls PeeWee 45/50 – Amariah Kim p...
