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Havreite and Montana delegate Brad Lotton praised Donald Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Thursday night. In a 75-minute address, which according to CNN is the longest convention address of any Republican candidate since 1988, Trump called for a crackdown on what he said were rising crimes rates and violence in America's cities. "I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today affects our nation will soon come to an end,"...
Havre Police Department officers sat down Wednesday afternoon to talk about recent police shootings, community relations and the media. Captain Bill Wilkinson, Assistant Chief Jason Barkus and Chief Gabe Matosich have a total of 62 years at the police department between them. If experience were commensurate with height, Captain Wilkinson would have at least a decade more in experience. Matosich spoke up first, saying the shooting of the police officers in Dallas July 7...
Today 2 p.m. — 4-H Dog Show 7 p.m. — Open rodeo 9:30 p.m. — Exhibit buildings, Bigger Better Barn, beef and horse barns close 11 p.m. — Chuckwagon closes Saturday 8 a.m. — 4-H Swine Show Swine showmanship Swine feeder/market classes 9 a.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions open to public 11 a.m. — Chuckwagon opens to public Noon — Exhibit buildings open to public 1 p.m. — 4-H Sheep and Goat Show Sheep showmanship Breeding sheep show Feeder/market sheep classes Goat showmanship Breeding goat show Feeder/market goa...
By Emily Mayer Havre, for the most part, was taking a break between the two big events of the first Great Northern Montana Stampede that had just finished, and the upcoming Chautauqua. The courts, however, were filling that void by naturalizing many new American citizens. Canada, Norway, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Germany were our newest citizens’ place of birth, most of them being from Norway. They were all brought here seeking what most people sought — economic opportunity. Whether it was a “fr...
I don’t want to be thought of as less than a serious amateur scientist, but at some point my home-based research projects always come to loggerheads with what is widely considered to be real life, and then I have to choose between being enthralled and being civilized. Yes, this means I have a spider growing up in my bathroom again this year. No, I don’t particularly like spiders, but I’m fascinated by watching the spider grow from a little eight-legged smidgeon of arach...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash after a caller on 1st Street reported Thursday at 9:29 a.m. a “minor accident” in a business parking lot. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle crash after a caller on 1st Street reported Thursday at 12:08 p.m. that two vans collided, but there were no injuries. —— Officers investigated an animal control report after a McKinley Avenue area caller reported Thursday at 12:41 p.m. that a pitbull was running around. —— Officers investigated a motor vehicle c...
MONDAY 10 a.m. — Juvenile probation budget review 2 p.m. — COA budget review TUESDAY 8:30 a.m. — DNRC firerestriction CC 9:30 am — Road supervisor — Hanson 10:30 a.m. — Progress meeting — Courthouse exteriorproject 5:30 p.m. — Fair Board meeting WEDNESDAY Office hours THURSDAY 10 a.m. — Business meeting • Manual claims • Employment review • Resolutions • Tax adjustments • County permit approval • Subdivision survey approval • Contracts • Time for comments from the public FRIDAY 9 a.m. — Payroll Approval 1:30 p.m. — Claims...
Great Northern Fair Board meeting will be Tuesday, July 26, at 5:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds Community Center. • June meeting minutes approval • Finance: 1. Budget 2. Bills to be paid • Committee reports: 1. Hiring Committees 2. Barn Committees 3. Carnival/Entertainment Committees 4. 4-H Report 5. Manager Report • Old business • Board policy completion • New business • Budget • Fair wrap The next board meeting will be held 5:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Community Center on the fairgrounds....
Mary Embleton Briese, 94, passed away on July 19, 2016. Mary was born in Fort Benton, Montana, to Gilbert and Sadie (Birmingham) Embleton on Aug. 25, 1921. She was raised with her sisters, Dorothy and Franny, and her brother, Bill, at the Green Roof, the family homestead five miles north of Fort Benton on the Teton River. She was the daughter of a hard-working rancher/roundup boss and a milner (hatmaker). Mary loved to share her memories of growing up on the family homestead where Sunday dinners always consisted of fried... Full story
William “Bill” Seaberg passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016. His funeral will be 11 a.m., July 26, 2016, at First Lutheran Church. A full obituary will follow. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements.... Full story
Eva R. Campbell, 95, of Chinook passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home A viewing will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2016. A service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, with a viewing one hour prior; all to be held at the Chinook Untied Methodist Church. Burial to follow at Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Holland & Bonine has been entrusted with services and arrangements.... Full story
Richard “Dunk” Strike, 79, passed away July 19, 2016, in Havre, Montana. Wake services will be held at Fort Belknap at 5 p.m., on Friday, July 22, 2016, at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m., at Sacred Heart Church in Fort Belknap with burial following at HiWay Cemetery, the one with the pink church. Condolences may be left for the family at http://edwardsfuneralhomemt.com.... Full story
By Linda Hermans-Killam National Aeronautics and Space Administration When you look up at the night sky, you see stars and sometimes the moon and the brighter planets. Away from city lights, on a clear night, you might see the beautiful band of the Milky Way stretching across the sky. Is there anything else up there in space? There are many beautiful, strange and mysterious objects in space. We are lucky that we now have large telescopes to help us see far into space. With...
Press release Kyle Richard Bergren was promoted to major in the US. Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas June 30. Attending the promotion ceremony were his parents, Richard and Garnet Bergren of Havre, Montana, and his wife, Amanda of Las Vegas Born and raised in Havre, he spent his youth operating a lawn business, overhauling engines, camping with friends, and restoring and selling classic vehicles. Bergren graduated from Havre High School in 2001 with advanc...
Press release Two Hi-Line students are among 18 Montana residents Northwest Farm Credit Services awarded scholarships in its 2016 scholarship program. The Hi-Line students are: Kiera Miller of Gildford is the daughter of David and Julie Miller. She is a recent graduate of North Star High school and plans to attend Montana State University. Tylynn Rettig of Rudyard is the daughter of Shawn and Tiffany Rettig. Tylynn is a freshman at Carroll College where she is studying anthropology....
Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. We recently celebrated the Fourth of July. Now the smell and sight of fireworks is just a memory. Some of the garbage from the long weekend still remains in our community however. Many of us either do not know or do not care that we are called to be stewards of that which the Lord has entrusted to us. The prophet Isaiah records, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.” Have you ever con...
Mark 6:30-34 Out our way, it is easy to get busy, especially in the summer when the weather is fine and the sun remains above the horizon so late in the evening. And, of course, in Montana there is so much to do. Fishing, camping, hiking, and riding to name a few. And a great many locals are farmers and ranchers, so of course, the long hours of sunlight also mean extra hours of work. I was discussing this with Goliath the other day and he allowed that more and more people are finding themselves feeling “rode hard and put a...
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team has been one of the standard-bearers of the Frontier Conference for the last several years, including a run of three straight NAIA national tournament appearances. And one big reason why the Skylights are so good in league play is because they are always battled-tested thanks to a tough non-conference schedule. Well, veteran Northern head coach Chris Mouat has put together another tough schedule, which means, the S...
The Havre North Stars had hopes of being a sleeper team at the 2016 Northern A District American Legion baseball tournament. But, after the opening round, the North Stars are going to have to fight just to keep their season alive. On Thursday afternoon at Great Falls' Centene Stadium, the eighth-seeded North Stars dropped their tournament opener 14-2 to the Lewistown Redbirds. The loss dropped Havre into the loser-out bracket where the North Stars will face the Medicine Hat Kn...
