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  • Benefit set for Borstad to help with medical expenses

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Mar 6, 2020

    Editor’s note: This version corrects that Michelle Borstad was a physical therapy technician at Northern Montana Hospital. A silent auction and sloppy joe dinner to help with costs of medical expenses is set for Michelle Borstad of Havre at the Havre Eagles Club Sunday, March 15, from noon to 3 p.m. Borstad suffered from a massive brain bleed Jan. 19 and is in Seattle at Harborview Medical Center, Borstad's best friend and benefit host Jamie Christiansen said. "She was d...

  • Triple Dog launches cans promoting dog adoption

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 6, 2020

    Triple Dog Brewing Co. on First street has released a new line of cans featuring pictures of dogs that have been adopted from the Havre Animal Shelter to highlight the need for animal adoption. “It’s just to get the word out there that there are a lot of dogs still up there that need a home,” Triple Dog owner Erin Garrity said. Erin and her husband, Michael, who is also the brewmaster, own Triple Dog, and both have been working on this can line, which has been in the works for...

  • Tester and Daines speak about LWCF at Wednesday press conference

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Cory Gardner, R-Colo., along with a group of fellow senators including Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press conference Wednesday about President Donald Trump's recent commitment to sign the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act, as well as recent legislation that will permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The LWCF, which was established in 1964, uses revenues from oil and gas leasing to pay for conservation efforts across...

  • Thompson St. Pierre sentenced to 10 years in Montana State Prison

    Patrick Johnston|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    A local man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges stemming from a police standoff in the Bear Paw Mountains that led to an armored vehicle being brought in from Great Falls to end the standoff. Thompson St. Pierre was sentenced in Havre Wednesday by state District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz to 10 years in Montana State Prison, with no time suspended for assault with a weapon. Snipes Ruiz designated St. Pierre as a persistent felony offender, and sentenced him to six months in the Hill County Detention Center for...

  • Rosendale stumps in Havre for congressional seat

    Rachel Jamieson|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    State Auditor Matt Rosendale visited Havre Wednesday to talk to community members about what he did as state auditor and what his plans are for Congress.. Rosendale filed in February with the Montana Secretary of State's office as a Republican candidate in the House race, running for the spot being vacated by Rep. Greg Gianforte, who is running for governor. So far, Rosendale faces Debra Lamm of Livingston, a former state representative and former chair of the Montana...

  • Obituary - Louis A. 'Sonny' Raining Bird, Looking for That Special Boy

    Updated Mar 5, 2020

    Louis A. “Sonny” Raining Bird, Looking for That Special Boy, 61, passed away due to natural causes Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls. Wake services began at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2020, and continued until his traditional funeral service, which were at 10:00 a.m. today, March 5, 2020, all at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Raining Bird Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arran...

  • For the Record, March 5, 2020

    Updated Mar 5, 2020

    Havre Police Department A caller on College West Road reported Wednesday at 9:18 a.m. that a wallet was stolen. -- Nancy Mildred Sutherland of Box Elder, 25, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant, after a caller at a U.S. Highway 2 West business reported suspicious activity Wednesday at 10:34 p.m. Hill County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's office dispatch listed no arrests, summonses or investigations in the 24-hour reporting period. Havre Fire Department Emergency...

  • Native American art show, guided rock art hike set at First People's Buffalo Jump State Park

    Updated Mar 5, 2020

    Press release First People’s Buffalo Jump State Park has two events set for Saturday, March 21. Art of the Kuka family and of Grand Teton National Park and contemporary Native American artist DG House will be featured in a show March 21 from noon to 3 p.m. The museum will also host a hike March 21 from 10 a.m. to noon to view petroglyphs and pictographs made by the First Nations peoples as well as European carvings made by early setttlers. This guided hike is an opportunity to learn about two distinctive methods for p...

  • Artitudes features fourth graders' '26 Pieces'

    Updated Mar 5, 2020

    Press release Artitudes Gallery presents “26 Pieces” artwork by Erin Lynch’s fourth grade class. Lynch has been working all year helping students build art portfolios. They have learned different mediums and have chosen their favorite works for this show. A Featured Artist reception will be held Friday from 6-8 p.m. in the gallery on the upper level of The Atrium, 220 Third Ave. People are invited to come to see their artwork and visit with the students, who said they are excited about showing their artwor...

  • Looking out my Backdoor: Involuntary system purge

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    Day three with an unwanted, invasive, intimate companion — the flu. So weak, I feel like a newborn kitten without a mama. While alternative health methods have a long and checkered history of purposefully and purposely cleaning out one’s digestive tract as a measure for optimum good health, if you ask me, such drastic measures are total nonsense. The first 36 hours I spent every 20 to 40 minutes, literally, on the commode, plastic lined garbage can on my lap, inv...

  • Harlem, Rocky Boy aim for state in Shelby

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    After the boys of the Northern B basketball wrapped up their divisional tournament last week, it is now the girls turn to compete in their 2020 Northern B Divisionals today through Saturday in Shelby. In the case of Harlem and Rocky Boy, both teams survived their respective district tournaments to make it to the next level, where the competition only gets fiercer. The Wildcats (18-1) secured the No. 1 seed after dominating in the District 2B, while the Morning Stars (10-11) ha...

  • Havre hits the ice for the state tournament

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    It has been a season full of ups and downs for the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team. The Ice Hawks have pulled off some incredible wins on the road, at home, in overtime and in shoot outs throughout the year. But next up, Havre will face its biggest challenge yet. Starting Friday and going through Sunday, the Ice Hawks will be competing in the 2020 MAHA High School Varsity State Championships at the Haynes Pavillion and Ressler Motors Ice Rink in Bozeman. The tourney...

  • Three Lights aiming for NAIA glory

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    When the Montana State University-Northern Lights take part in the Parade of Athletes during the opening day of the 2020 NAIA wrestling national championships, they'll be a smaller than normal unit. But, while the Lights may not have quantity this week at nationals, they do have quality. Three Northern wrestlers, Nick Kunz, Chase Short and Isaac Bartel, qualified for the national tournament, which runs Friday and Saturday in Wichita, Kansas, and longtime head coach Tyson...

  • Dawgs eliminate Skylights from playoffs

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    It's been a tough second half of the season for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. And that tough stretch came to an end Wednesday night in Dillon. In the opening round of the Frontier Conference women's playoffs, the Skylights fell to the No. 17 Montana Western Bulldogs 62-48, effectively ending Northern's season. And it was a season where the Skylights, once ranked No. 11 in the NAIA, were riddled with devastating injuries, including losing their top three...

  • Local Bowling Report: Elks tourney comes to Havre

    Julie Rodgers|Updated Mar 5, 2020

    We have the results of the Challenge Tournament: 1st place went to Ed Lowe of Chinook, 2nd place Kyle Surber, Havre, 3rd place Roman Surber, Havre, 4th place Chris Owens, Havre, 5th place Ryne Antley, Havre. Kyle Surber led the tournament until the final stage of the step ladder in which Ed Lowe beat him out of first place. Harvest Moon would like to thank all the bowlers who participated, also thank-you to, Hi-Line Polaris, Bear Paw Credit Union, Havre Distributors, Harvest...