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Four friends, two couples - one of whom is getting divorced - discuss love, marriage and life, on stage. The Montana Actors' Theatre debut of Donald Margulies' Pulitzer-prize winning "Dinner with Friends" is a week from today. The play is more than fiction - it's therapy, the actors and director Rachel Dean said Wednesday. "This is truth, this is life," Dean said. "This show helps you connect and say, 'I'm not alone. There are other people who understand how this feels, who...
The FBI, in conjunction with the Fort Belknap Police Department, is investigating the death of 48-year-old Antonio Castillo Jr., who was found dead of hypothermia Dec. 29 on the reservation. “We are investigating Mr. Castillo’s death along with the Fort Belknap Police Department and an assist by the Blaine County Coroner,” Travis Burrows, supervisory senior resident agent with FBI Billings, said in an email Wednesday. Blaine County Undersheriff Frank Billmayer said in an email Thursday that Castillo died of hypothermia and e...
A local has started a foundation as a way to distribute money that had been donated in the last few months to people who’d been affected by or involved with the East Fork Fire. Arlene Rice of Havre said she started the Hill-Blaine County Fire Foundation and is waiting for 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation approval. She anticipates to have everything completed within the next few days, she said. She would not comment on how much money had been donated to the different local accounts, but she said that “not one dime” of it had b...
When temperatures drop - New Year's Day saw Havre tie a record low of minus 32 also hit in 1911 and 1924 - many people want to stay inside and avoid the cold, but not everyone can do that. Some people in north-central Montana, such as law enforcement and firefighters, public works employees, utility workers, farmers and ranchers, railroad employees, truckers and others have to be out in the cold. In Montana, everything freezes in winter, including the tools local police office...
For some youth, traditional education just doesn't work, and that's where Montana Youth Challenge Academy comes in. Three local youth in December completed the first stage of the academy, a program Marketing Coordinator Ron Carroll labels as an alternative education program. Local students Alexus Flansburg, Mariah Matosich and Erik Cecena completed the initial 22 weeks on campus. They are now in the second phase of Montana Youth Challenge Academy, the year-long mentoring phase...
Firefighters rushed to the rescue Tuesday after receiving a call that two residents of the Havre Eagles Manor Retirement Community were stuck in an elevator. Firefighters pried open the doors to an elevator that was stuck between the first and second floors of the manor, Havre Fire Department Assistant Chief Kelly Jones said this morning. After forcing open, firefighters dropped a ladder and escorted an elderly man and woman out. An ambulance and fire truck were standing by, but the residents were unharmed and did not need...
With Montana's suicide rate persisting in the top five for decades, health officials say they are excited about a new resource they hope will address the issue early - the Montana Crisis Action Toolkit on Suicide. The goal for the Suicide Toolkit is that schools have available an all-encompassing, comprehensive instrument, Karl Rosston, suicide prevention coordinator for Department of Public Health and Human Services, said. "We wanted to have an overall resource, not just for...
There's no question about it, winter weather causes crashes, the Havre Police Department chief said Friday. Havre Chief of Police Gabe Matosich said the icy streets and cold led to a December pile-up of vehicle crashes, adding that includes the man who allegedly drove through the Budget Inn Motel sign early Thursday. "They're all driving-conditions-related," he said. The man, Ian Blaine McCarty, who was arrested on charges including aggravated driving under the influence, afte...
A Havre man was arrested early today on accusation he drunkenly drove into the sign of a local hotel. Four callers reported to police today at 12:53 a.m. that someone had driven into the Budget Inn Motel sign in Havre, Police Chief Gabe Matosich said. The suspect, Ian Blaine McCarty, fled the scene by the time police arrived, Matosich said. Police later found McCarty in the alley of the 1000 Block of First Street and arrested him. He was taken to the Hill County Detention...
Havre police officers, many backed by their families, took 13 lucky kids Christmas shopping Saturday. The third annual Shop with a Cop program, where kids in need are paired with officers who take them holiday gift shopping, started about 9 a.m., with kids and officers rendezvousing at City Hall before commencing an activity-packed day. The kids were chosen by teachers at Highland Park Early Primary School, Sunnyside Intermediate School and Lincoln-McKinley Primary School....
Local business suffers millions in losses A fire Sunday razed Havre's Big Equipment Co. facilities to the ground, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. Havre Fire Department Chief Mel Paulson said the cause of the fire is unknown and the investigation is just beginning. Big Equipment owner Ron Harmon, who said he was in Missoula visiting family when he got word of the fire, didn't see much good in speculating, adding that if he had to guess, the fire may have been sparke...
An inquisitive crowd attended a meeting Thursday night in which Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks representatives discussed a recently approved special hunt intended to gauge the prevalence of chronic wasting disease among deer, moose and elk in north-central Montana. The results of the hunt, scheduled to begin Jan. 6 and take place in a 226-square mile area in the Sage Creek area, could have implications on next fall's hunting season, FWP reps said. CWD, a progressive, fatal...
A recently sentenced thief and meth dealer was sentenced for more offenses Monday in District Court in Havre. Zachariah Lee Ambler of Havre, born in 1995, was sentenced to five years, all suspended, with the Department of Corrections for felony criminal production or manufacture of dangerous drugs; a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for felony criminal child endangerment; and six months in the county jail, all suspended, for misdemeanor theft. The sentence is part of a plea deal that dropped misdemeanor charges of...
Havre Jaycees had extra money this year and decided buying gifts for children served by the nonprofit Youth Dynamics would be a great way to spend it. "It kinda just happened," Youth Dynamics Area Manager Briayan Flores said Wednesday. "(Jaycees member) Chelby (Gooch), she just knocked on our door about a month ago. She asked the age of the kids we have and surprised us with 33 gifts. "It was amazing," he added The best part, Flores added, is the kids weren't even expecting th...
CASA — Court Appointed Special Advocates — of Hill County is scheduled to bring in the new year with a new executive director. Incoming director Terry Hanson will begin her new job Jan. 2, Board of Directors of CASA of Hill County President Beth Hannah said Wednesday. Hanson has an extensive social work portfolio and the board is very happy with the incoming director, Hannah added. Former CASA of Hill County Director Mark Douglass left CASA to work for Child Protective Services around the end of October, Hannah said. The abs...
Editor's note: This corrects who the Pizza Hut customers should say they are donating to A Chinook man who says he has been continually helping his stepson’s Chinook High School Class of 2020 raise money for yearly expenses continues that effort Thursday with a Pizza Hut fundraiser. Rob Kellie’s stepson, Josh, is set to graduate in 2020 with his fellow Sugarbeeters. Until then, Kellie said, he will continue to help the class raise money for ongoing expenses. Every year, his son’s class, like all the others, have expen...
It has become tradition for Highland Park Early Primary School students to corral their efforts into gathering food for the needy just in time for Christmas. All the boxes that have been planted for weeks in the 16 school classrooms will be collected in the front office today before being sent to the Havre Food Bank and Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. School librarian and food drive coordinator Kathryn Holt said the set goal was 250 pounds of food, a goal the students will...
Two Havre High School Spanish instructors are hosting a camp to raise money for a summer Puerto Rico trip for high school students. Spanish teachers Marie Deegan and Diana Coy will be hosting two days of Spanish learning and cultural activities Dec. 28 and 29 at Havre High School for first- through sixth-graders. The camp will cost $15 for one day and $25 for two days. No early registration is needed. Parents can bring students to camp on the day it starts. The camp runs from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 18 of Havre High School. In...
A state district judge sentenced a Havre man to three years probation for hitting a 9-month-old hard enough to cause a hemorrhage in the infant's left eye. Judge Daniel Boucher sentenced Bruce Collins, born in 1989, to a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for felony assault on a minor. The sentence is part of a plea deal and if Collins abides by his conditions he can have the offense struck from his record. Boucher said the reason for the sentence is that, aside from...
A Havre woman whose toddlers tested positive for methamphetamine use after drugs were discovered in her room was sentenced to two years with the Department of Corrections Monday. Cassandra M. Stidham, born in 1986, received five years with three suspended for felony endangering the welfare of children and six months to the county jail, all suspended with credit for 28 days served, for misdemeanor criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. A man called police June 19, 2016, to report he had a fight with his ex-girlfriend,...
Parents, friends, teachers and shoppers flooded the Sunnyside Intermediate School gymnasium Thursday night to buy crafts from the students who glued, stapled, colored or dipped their homemade inventions and put them on the market. The annual Fifth Grade Trade Fair allows students a chance to combine their creativity and their entrepreneurial drive just in time for the holiday shopping season. Students, with the help of parents, family members and teachers created items like...
Police say they are looking for a man who fled after his girlfriend’s mother pulled a gun on him for allegedly assaulting both of them. Aaron Twoteeth, suspected of assault and partner or family member assault charges, is on the loose, Lt. Aaron Wittmer of the Havre Police Department said this morning. Police dispatch records show that a Third Street caller reported to police Thursday at 9:26 p.m. that someone was being held at gunpoint. The assault was drug-related, Wittmer said. Twoteeth, who was going through drug w...
Among the Christmas trees dispersed throughout Havre this holiday season are a select group of trees which could make a significant difference for some children this season. Salvation Army's Angel Giving Trees give people a chance to anonymously buy gifts for children who may otherwise not receive any this Christmas. Every year in Havre, between 80 and 90 children receive Giving Tree gift packages, Salvation Army Social Services Director Trina Crawford said. The children are b...
Power was restored late Wednesday morning to more than 2,000 NorthWestern Energy customers after a problem with the relay in the Havre eastside substation was diagnosed. The permanent fix is being worked on this morning, company spokesperson Butch Larcombe said. “We were able to restore service by rerouting power from other substations to the affected area, giving our crew a window to diagnose the problem and make repairs. We expect to have the parts we need and repairs made this morning,” Larcombe said in an email this mor...
Havre school board members approved to move on and consider district policy changes during Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting, among them one that will allow students to wear cultural-appropriate clothing. Trustees will have until the next meeting Jan. 9 to review the proposed policy changes before ultimately voting whether to make the changes official. The cultural-dress policy, mainly aimed to accommodate Native American students, allows for those students to wear for...
