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Havre voters Tuesday elected two new members to its city council and rejected a proposed property tax hike that would have paid to redo the city streets. The proposed mill levy increase was rejected by voters 1199 to 1090. The increase would have generated an additional $750,000 a year, or $15 million over 20 years to redo the city streets. The increase would have cost owners of property within city limits with a taxable value of $100,000 an additional $89.50 a year and properties valued at $200,000 an additional $179....
It’s been a season without playing on Sundays for Marc Mariani. But the former Havre Blue Pony and Montana Grizzly great hasn’t been without football all together. Instead, Mariani, who was not re-signed by the Tennessee Titans following the 2016 NFL season, has been working diligently, as he always does, since last season ended, staying ready in case a new opportunity comes, much like it did after his first stint with the Titans was over. That’s when the Chicago Bears came ca...
Havre City Council President Andrew Brekke said at Monday's council meeting that another Ordinance Committee meeting has been scheduled Nov. 15 for 7 p.m Wednesday, at City Hall to discuss whether the city should ban medical marijuana storefront dispensaries. The meeting is the fourth the committee has held on the issue since August. Brekke said more than 90 people showed up to the last meeting Oct. 17. He said that since then he has heard from more members of the public about...
A Havre man who fought the Centennial Mountain Fire in the Bear Paw Mountains in 1984 says there are many similarities between this summer's East Fork Fire and the blaze he battled long ago. Jim Tautges of Havre had been on the Bear Paw Volunteer Fire Department about three of his 13 total years, he said, when lightning struck Aug. 19, 1984, and started the Centennial Mountain Fire on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. "As a volunteer, you just dropped whatever you were doing...
Hill County Park Board members met Monday and discussed contracting loggers to clear out burnt timber, dealing with delinquent lessees and construction options for lessees who lost buildings to the East Fork Fire. The East Fork Fire left a trail of burnt timber, Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse during the board's monthly meeting, and he has been talking to a logger from Kalispell about clearing it out. The...
Press release Montana State University-Northern is hosting a November Civil Discourse Series event focused on people understanding each other Nov. 15, during American Indian Heritage Month. Stage and independent film actor, artist and painter, singer, writer, policy and social justice advocate Joseph Grady will be facilitating the conversation "What is the Meaning of Race?" Grady will cover aspects related to the concepts of race, culture, and identity leading to an...
Press release The MSU-Northern ensembles, consisting of the Community Orchestra and Community Choir, which are joining efforts this year, will present “Sounds of the Season” Thursday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. at the Havre High School auditorium. The ensembles will perform a selection of traditional and contemporary arrangements of well-known seasonal favorites. The concert is free, but free-will offerings will be accepted. Everyone is welcome....
Press release Jack Glatzer, world-class American violinist, will perform “Rembrandt and Bach — A Musical Journey Into the Light” consisting of a violin performance and slide show. The concert will take place at Fifth Avenue Christian Church Sunday, Nov. 12, at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public; free-will donations accepted....
In this troublesome era of anger, violence and blame, it's well to look back to a kinder time, and the good and heart-warming story of a remarkable Montana character. Dorothy Johnson grew up in poverty in Whitefish, and despite a life of crushing adversity, her achievement as a writer has been compared by some critics to that of Ernest Hemmingway, Mark Twain, Mary Austin, Willa Cather and Mari Sandoz. She has been described as possibly the greatest writer of western fiction...
The benefits promised by technology have always lagged a bit behind in rural America. While most urban areas have a profusion of choices for broadband access, people in many parts of Montana are lucky if they have even a single option for high-speed internet. It doesn’t have to be this way — the technology exists that would open up new opportunities to rural Americans who now have limited broadband access. But as often happens, technology moves at a much faster pace than regulators. Today, one of the biggest impediments to...
One of the greatest privileges of serving Montana in Washington, D.C., has been hearing the most admirable stories of Montanans who have fought for our nation all across the globe. Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow served as an Army scout during WWII and fulfilled the requirements to become a war chief. Ben Steele served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was captured by the Japanese — he was a prisoner of war for 1,244 days during WWII. David Thatcher took part in the Doolittle Raid and was awarded the Silver Star. If you’ve ever seen th...
Alice Faye "Apple" Brown, 89, a lifelong resident of Havre, passed away due to natural causes Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating; burial to follow at Highland Cemetery. Memorials in Apple's name may be made to the Havre Food Bank, the Havre Jaycees or to the local charity of the donor's choice....
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a noninjury motor vehicle crash after an 11th Street West business caller reported Monday at 7:17 a.m. that a white Pontiac and a white Chevrolet Impala collided. —— Officers arrested someone during a motor vehicle stop on Boulevard Avenue Monday at 6 p.m. No further information was provided. —— Adrian Moses Shawl of Dodson, 25, was arrested on a partner or family member assault charge after an 11th Street West caller reported Monday at 6:05 p.m. that a disturbance was in progres...
Julianne LaSmith, Northern Montana Health Care Mohammed Ali once said, "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." Service to others is defined as "choosing to engage without expectation of reciprocation." Alice Chambers, RN, is a member of a group called the Baptist Nursing Fellowship. BNF was founded by Dr. Ellen Tabor in 1983 and is designed to help health care professionals use their talents to fulfill their desires to serve God alongside other...
The Montana State University-Northern cross country teams finished their third season as a program, posting good times at the 2017 Frontier Conference Championships. The Lights and Skylights ran in the season-ending meet last Friday in Lewiston, Idaho, with the Northern women finishing fifth with a score of 144, and the men finishing sixth with a score of 143. In the three years that Northern has competed in cross country, the Skylights turned in their best finish thus far,...
Less than two weeks ago, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights blew out the Dickinson State Blue Hawks. But that was inside the Armory Gymnasium. The rematch turned out to be a lot more difficult, but Monday night in Dickinson, North Dakota, the No. 21 Skylights were able to hold on for a 66-61 win over the Blue Hawks. "Very proud of our kids tonight," MSU-N head coach Chris Mouat said. "We knew they (Blue Hawks) would be tough at home. They have already improved a...
The 2017 season was tough one for the Havre High football team. However, despite the fact that the Blue Ponies finished 0-9, Havre was still well represented on the Central A All-Conference team. While the Eastern and Central A conferences joined to form one big, 10-team league, the six-team East and the four-team Central A stayed within their own grouping of teams for All-Conference selections. However, the Ponies did feature just one First-Team All-Conference honoree, as...
Kadia Miller, Havre High X-Country Havre High sophomore Kadia Miller made sure her last race of the fall was one of her best. For the second year in a row, Miller posted a Class A All-State finish, as she wound up 12th at the state meet earlier this month in Helena. Miller ran of 20:33.32 in the meet, which put her in the Top 15 yet again. Miller, who also competes in basketball at HHS, will return to cross country next fall as one of the top runners in Class A. Her finish...
The Montana State University-Northern cross country teams finished their third season as a program, posting good times at the 2017 Frontier Conference Championships. The Lights and Skylights ran in the season-ending meet last Friday in Lewiston, Idaho, with the Northern women finishing fifth with a score of 144, and the men finishing sixth with a score of 143. In the three years that Northern has competed in cross country, the Skylights turned in their best finish thus far,...
