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A group of volunteers began laying the foundation for a pavilion at a Beaver Creek Park campground Tuesday. Pete Golden, one of a group of what he estimates are about six or seven volunteers, have, with the support of others, worked to build a 16-by-24 pavilion at Campground 39 in the county park. Golden said the group recently received approval from the Hill County Park Board. "They said, 'go for it, make it look nice,'" he said. He said the project has been under...
A man who was in jail for allegedly beating up three women is also accused of assaulting an officer at the Hill County Detention Center. Wallace Grant Doney Jr. faces charges of assault on a peace officer in one case and charges of felony theft, partner or family member assault, criminal trespass to property and criminal mischief in the case that put him in jail. Hill County Undersheriff Jamie Ross said the officer involved is on medical leave and no further information on...
A Montana company is exploring the possibility of building a plant in Havre to process a clean-burning airplane fuel additive. Representatives with Big Fork-based Omega Grains LLC, including the company’s CEO, Carlos Rubione, came to Montana State University-Northern Monday. The visitors met with Chancellor Greg Kegel and researchers at Northern’s Advanced Fuels Center to discuss helping commercialize the fuel center’s patented clean-burning aviation fuel additive, a press release from The Advanced Fuel Center said....
Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Debbie Vandeberg, Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission member Keith J. Doll, John Wodarz' relative Jeff Hockett and Montana Department of Transportation Havre Maintenance Chief Matt Ladenburg pose for a photograph Tuesday at the dedication of the new sign on the John Wodarz Memorial Bridge that passes over the Milk River on Seventh Avenue North in North Havre. Wodarz, who moved to Havre in 1926 and worked for the...
Press release The Montana State University-Northern Community Orchestra will have its first rehearsal of the season Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. in the music room of Pershing Hall on the Northern campus. The ensemble will meet weekly from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for rehearsals, and will perform in concert mid-November. This year's concert will be a collaboration with local dance studios and will include a winter-theme program featuring music from from “The Polar Express,” “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” and “The...
The buses of North Central Montana Transit will not run Monday in observance of Labor Day. The buses will resume their normal schedules Tuesday with routes in Havre and between Havre and Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy’s Indian reservations, as well as towns in between, and to and from Great Falls....
On Aug. 24, 2016, Daisy Louise Watson quietly slipped home to the waiting arms of the Lord. Daisy was born on May 3, 1936, in Havre, Montana, the oldest of James and Minnie Simpson's six children. On May 11, 1953, she married Glennon Watson. Their union was blessed with eight children. After many years of farming and ranching in the Gildford, Montana area, Daisy and Glennon retired and relocated to Billings, Montana. After Glennon passed away, Daisy moved to a smaller home in...
Carlo R. Alvarez, 53, passed away due to natural causes on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place, and no services will be held. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Carlo's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com. Carlo was born on Oct. 7, 1962, in Santa Cruz, California, to Radames and Frances (Dahilig) Alvarez. The family...
Havre Police Department Darrin Kent Torgerson of Havre, 44, was arrested on a charge of possession of dangerous drugs after a caller from the skate park called Tuesday at 11:26 a.m. to report that a man in a maroon car was smoking marijuana. —— Officers investigated a vandalism report after a Ninth Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 1:58 p.m. that a Ford F-150 was keyed within the previous 30 minutes. —— Two arrests were made Tuesday after a couple of Fourth Street callers reported at 4:19 p.m. that a 17-year-old was...
Over the last decade, the Montana State Bobcats have been one of the most successful programs in the Big Sky Conference. And that’s why last season was such a shocker as the Cats stumbled to a 5-6 overall record and a 10th-place finish in the Big Sky. Because last season was so rare, MSU has taken big steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again. The biggest step, of course, was a coaching change, as Rob Ash, the winningest head coach in MSU history was let go just days...
When the Montana Grizzlies began the 2015 season, and the Bob Stitt era with a shocking 38-35 win over then four-time FCS national champion North Dakota State, on ESPN, fans and rivals probably thought the Griz were about to return to national championship prominence. It didn’t work out though. Yes, the Griz had a strong season, going 8-5 overall, finishing second in the Big Sky Conference at 6-2 and reaching the FCS playoffs. But in a rematch with NDSU, an FCS quarterfinal...