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In recent years, the Havre High wrestling team has seen a number of talented freshmen come through the program and this season, with the emergence of Mick Chagnon, the Blue Ponies have found another. In the grand scheme of things, the Ponies don't have a lot of seniors, but they have an experienced roster and as of right now, Chagnon is the only freshman among Havre's regulars. And this weekend, he will look to build on his stellar campaign at the Class A Duals in Lewistown....
A group of Havre Public School faculty, staff and students spoke at the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting about the district's Pony Pride Initiative. Pony Pride is the local version of the Montana Behavioral Initiative. MBI programs are meant to encourage positive standards of behavior among students in a school setting, district Assistant Superintendent Craig Mueller said. The big idea behind MBIs, Mueller said, is to see the academic gains that come from...
Local community and business leaders gathered at the Duck Inn Olympic Room Wednesday for the 109th Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. People at the meeting celebrated the Chamber's achievements of the last year, recognized Chamber board members and spoke about the organization's plans for the coming year. The luncheon was the first for the Chamber under the leadership of Executive Director Jody Olson, who took the helm in July after the retirement of former...
Since the Hill County Health Board voted Nov. 2 to close the College Park Plaza apartment complex, after years of compiling code violations and becoming increasingly unsafe, 12 of 17 tenants have moved out. The last five tenants have until Tuesday to move out or they may be removed by law enforcement. Deputy County Attorney Karen Alley told members of the Hill County Health Board Wednesday the next step to remove the last tenants, should they still be there by Tuesday, will include filing eviction notices through Justice...
Montanans will soon have more reason to be proud as the USS Montana, the first nuclear attack submarine to bear the name of the Treasure State, is scheduled to join the U.S. Navy fleet in 2020. The sub is scheduled for completion in 2019, said Bill Whitsitt, the chairman of the USS Montana Committee, who spoke in Havre Wednesday in a statewide tour that aims to tell people about the sub and gather support for it. After a year of sea trials, the USS Montana will be commissioned...
Havre Daily News staff The North Star speech and drama team is inviting people to an open house tonight in The Pit in North Star High School to catch a glimpse of what speech and drama is doing this year. The team is coming off a successful weekend at the Simms invitational tournament Saturday on their way to the BC North divisional tournament this weekend in Choteau. The qualifiers from divisionals will compete at the Class BC State Tournamment Jan. 26-27 in Huntley Project....
Greetings from Mazatlan. Every morning I sit on my balcony and watch the waves sloppy kiss the sand. Bird Island sits directly across a narrow stretch of water. Condors, vultures by any other name, circle thermals upward from island nests, then split off in search of wider skies and prey. Shrimp boats troll the horizon. Frigate birds patrol the sky. Pelicans dive face first into the sea, bob up with fish hanging from beaks. Morning sun splatters the beach through coconut palm...
Long-time Savoy/Harlem resident Arline M. Baker, 97, passed away Jan. 15, 2018, after a brief stay at the Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook, Montana. A viewing will be held at Edwards Funeral Home Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, from 3 to 5 p.m. A graveside service will be held at the Harlem Cemetery at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, followed by a remembrance service and luncheon at the Harlem Senior Citizen's Center. Arline was born Aug. 17, 1920, in Libby, Montana, to A.P. and Nellie... Full story
James Michael DuPree, born in Roundup, MT, Oct. 3, 1959, to James and Carol (Templeton) Dupree, died Jan. 1, 2018, due to health problems. Mike started his schooling at Roundup Elementary. After various moves around Montana he landed in Fort Benton, where he graduated in the Class of 1978. He then went to Havre to attend Northern Montana College. It was in Havre he met the love of his life, Nancy Sundberg. The two married Feb. 14, 1981. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers made an arrest and issued a summons during a motor vehicle stop on Fourth Avenue Wednesday at 8:06 a.m. Isaac Pearson of Havre, 28, was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license and failure to obey a red traffic signal. Thomas Mohar of Havre, 26, was issued a summons for the charge of vehicle operation insurance. —— Officers issued two summonses after a Third Street caller reported Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. that a couple was fighting outside. Sheena Brian...
Press release Plain Green LLC, the online short-term lending business at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, has announced the appointment of Guy Dilger to vice president of marketing. With more than 12 years of experience designing groundbreaking marketing strategies for Fortune 500 companies and financial technology brands, Dilger is known for generating engaging content and compelling concepts that resonate with targeted consumers. “Guy comes to us as an accomplished marketing strategist adept at getting the right con...
CHESTER (AP) — Hunters killed 35 mule deer in the second week of a special hunt in north-central Montana to test for the prevalence of a brain wasting disease. Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials said Tuesday that none of the 50 mule deer killed and sampled during the first week of the hunt north of Chester tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Hunters killed 11 bucks and 24 does from Jan. 8-14. Test results will be available in about a week. The hunt will continue until Feb. 15 or until 157 deer are killed. The s...
It’s hard to believe, but the Havre High boys and girls swim teams have just three more chances to test themselves in the pool before the Montana State Swimming Championships next month in Great Falls. And two of those chances come this weekend. Friday, the Blue Ponies will be back in Great Falls for a meet with Great Falls High and CMR, then Havre will head off to Missoula for the Missoula Invitational Saturday. The Blue Ponies competed last weekend at the Stacy Frey Memorial...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is headed on its final road trip of the regular season. And it's a tournament the Lights look forward to every year. Friday and Saturday, the Lights will be in Missouri for the prestigious Missouri Valley Invitational, a tournament that features many of the top teams in the NAIA, and offers a national tournament type feel. The event is hosted by Missouri Valley College, which is currently ranked No. 2 in the NAIA. It will...
The road has not been friendly to the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams so far in Frontier Conference play. And the Lights and Skylights couldn't even find any friendliness on their shortest road trip of the season. On Wednesday night, Northern was swept by the University of Providence inside the McLaughlin Center in Great Falls. The Northern women, which suffered their fifth straight loss in league play, fell to the 14th-ranked Argos 67-62 inside the...
Prep Basketball Standings GIRLS Central A Conf. Overall Havre 3-0 10-0 Belgrade 1-1 5-4 Lewistown 1-1 6-3 Livingston 0-3 3-7 Eastern A Conf. Overall Laurel 4-0 5-5 Hardin 4-1 8-1 Billings Central 1-1 4-3 Miles City 1-3 4-5 Glendive 0-1 0-8 Sidney 0-2 0-9 District 1B W-L Tay. Pts Fairfield 4-1 39 Rocky Boy 4-1 53 Shelby 3-2 17 Cut Bank 2-3 (18) Conrad 1-4 (41) Choteau 1-4 (50) District 2B Conf. Overall Harlem 4-0 9-1 Poplar 3-1 9-1 Wolf Point 2-2 7-3 Malta 1-3 1-9 Glasgow 0-4 2-8 District 9C Conf. Overall Box Elder 7-0 10-0...
