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Richard Allen Nicholson of Havre, Montana, passed away peacefully and painlessly on May 31, 2015, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born to Harold Wayne Nicholson and Molly (Brazier) Nicholson on October 19, 1945, in Fairview, Montana, He was raised in Sidney, Laurel, Billings and Havre. In 1960 he joined the U.S. Army, served two tours in Vietnam and was medically discharged in 1965. In 1969 he married Wanda Lu...
Havre High held its season-ending awards night Monday night, and during the ceremony, the Blue Pony Athletes of the Year were announced. The HHS Female Athlete of the Year award went to Morgan Mazurkiewicz. The senior standout played three sports at HHS this past school year, with basketball being her most prevalent. Mazurkiewicz earned Class A All-State honors for the Pony basketball team, which reached the Class A state tournament, and won its fourth straight Central A...
Salaries paid to Havre police lag behind other cities of similar size in the state, although the city’s crime rate is higher and the per capita income is greater. That’s according to a report prepared for City Council by police officer Brian Cassidy Monday night. Cassidy studied 11 cities with populations fewer than 10,000 people throughout Montana. He said he tried to find cities comparable to Havre. He said he hoped the report would “help express the challenges the city of Havre along with the Havre Police Department face...
State Rep. Mike Lang, R-Malta, will run for the open Senate seat in his area in the 2016 elections. He will seek the seat being vacated by State Sen. John Brenden, R-Scobey, who is is barred from seeking a third term by the state's term-limit laws. Lang confirmed his decision Monday. Brenden's sprawling 18th Senate District runs from the North Dakota border west to Wild Horse in Hill County. It covers only the northernmost, sparsely populated part of Hill County. "I've...
The Montana Actors' Theater KidsMAT youth camps have been bringing local children to the stage for almost 20 years and are now expanding across north-central Montana. "It's evolved as it's gone along," said Jay Pyette, the artistic director of MAT. Chinook, Chester, Hays, Great Falls and Malta will all be able to enroll their youth in the camps and Havre is getting another camp for a total of two due to the high demand for the program every year. Pyette said the youth acting c...
Unless there is a last-minute objection from somebody, a small portion of 20th Street will be abandoned and turned over to the Havre school district. The street is used by no one but school personnel and students, City Council members said Monday night. No one spoke at a public hearing on the proposal, and the Council set a final vote on the matter for the Council’s June 15 meeting. Council Member Allen “Woody” Woodwick said the school district has “some interesting plans” for the area. Parking will be reconfigured in the hi...
HELENA (AP) — Companies must preserve video recorded at the time of a workplace accident, even if company officials previously concluded the footage is not relevant, the Montana Supreme Court said in a ruling granting a railroad machinist a new trial. The 6-1 ruling was made Friday in a case brought by an injured machinist against BNSF Railway Company in an alleged 2009 accident in the BNSF Diesel Shop in Havre. The machinist, Mark Spotted Horse, said BNSF destroyed video footage that would have provided evidence of his c...
From My Neighbor in Need The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre is a website that provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. If you are in need of help, please contact My Neighbor in Need at 406-301-3919 or go to http://www.myneighborinneed.org. Current Needs My Neighbor in Need — Disabled young man who is going to school is in need of help getting his car repaired. Our friends at Havre Ford are able to give us a discounted price of $406.02. The n...
Steve Mulonet or Judy Loendorf, service officers for Montana Veteran Affairs Division, will be in the area in the following places and times: • Shelby, Courthouse, June 10 and June 24, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Malta, Phillips County Hospital Conference Room, June 18, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Fort Belknap, IHS Conference Room, June 18, 1 to 3 p.m. People who would like to apply for benefits with the VA can meet with a service officer at one of the scheduled times. Bring a copy of discharge/separation papers....
After splitting a pair of games with the Great Falls Electrics last Saturday, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team traveled up north to play two against a conference foe north of the border. Havre took on the Medicine Hat Knights Sunday and much like Saturday, split a doubleheader against their Northern A rival. The Knights captured the first by the score of 8-5 before the North Stars rebounded to salvage a win thanks to a 15-8 victory. In the opening game of...
It’s tournament time at Prairie Farms Golf Course, and kicking things off will be one of the most important tournaments on the Hi-Line. The Havre Women’s Golf Association is hosting the annual Women Golfing for a Cure for Cancer Tournament Saturday at Prairie Farms. This tournament is a way to support those battling all forms of cancer. Last year, the association raised approximately $20,000 to assist in defraying the costs associated with cancer to anyone along the Hi-...
