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Articles from the April 12, 2018 edition


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  • Forward Montana works to register young voters

    Alex Ross|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Editor’s Note: This version corrects the tax designation of Forward Montana Foundation. A nonpartisan group that registers students to vote and encourages them to take a more active role in the political process is ending a statewide campus tour this week with a four-day visit to Havre. Hannah Pate, campus tour manager with Forward Montana Foundation, was at Triple Dog Brewing Co. Wednesday to talk with people about her organization and how people can get more engaged in t...

  • Effort shining through as Lights go through spring

    Chris Peterson|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    For the second straight practice, the Montana State University-Northern football team was treated to a glorious spring day as the Lights continued spring football with the second practice of the week. Monday provided the best weather Northern has seen since it started spring football, but Wednesday offered another picturesque day on the Lights practice field. And this time around, both the offense and the defense took advantage of the pristine conditions, as opposed to the...

  • National Record Day brings independent music back to Havre

    Kristen Takeuchi|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    For one Saturday this month, the building that housed the former music store Creative Leisure will once again be filled with music lovers buying and selling their favorite tunes, as well as having the chance to buy a Montana band’s album that is being released 50 years after it was recorded. Radio station KNMC will host a Record Swap celebrating National Record Day April 21. According to the Record Store Day official website, this day “is a party all over the world, because the fun of hanging out and buying records in a rec...

  • Quick Pics: A unique stopover on the way north

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

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  • Flood advisory put in place through this afternoon

    Tim Leeds|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    A flood advisory was in effect through early this afternoon in Blaine, Chouteau, Hill and Liberty counties with reports of some roads flooded already in the area, and the forecast still calling for more snow today through Friday morning. A National Weather Service flood advisory in effect through 1:30 this afternoon reported that flooding was confirmed over a road about a mile west of Big Sandy and flooding on a road north of Joplin. Blaine County Commissioner Frank DePriest said this morning that Blaine County also had some...

  • For the Record, April 12, 2018

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Havre Police Department Flint Walker Blackwolf of Great Falls, 30, was arrested on charges of theft and resisting arrest Wednesday at 11:32 a.m. at a First Street business. —— Officers investigated a noninjury crash on Second Street at 1:09 p.m. Wednesday. —— Officers investigated a reported shoplifting at a First Street business Wednesday at 2:25 p.m. after a caller dropped off video of the theft. —— Nancy Leeann Cline of Havre, 35, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a vehicle stop on Lincoln Avenue Wedn...

  • Plant a Seed in Spring Planting for Literacy

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Press release It's been a long winter and many of you are anxiously waiting to get into your gardens, looking forward to sunshine and rejoicing when the snow disappears. Here at Plant a Seed...READ!, the 2018 Annual Spring Planting for Literacy campaign is in full swing as we continue to promote the importance of reading aloud to children from birth. Our goals for 2018 are to: • Increase the awareness of the benefits of reading aloud to children from birth; • Provide boo...

  • Looking out my Backdoor: It's my party and I'll cry if I want to

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Setenta tres. Seventy-three. I bought a fancy chocolate cake yesterday at my favorite pasteleria. I’m invited to dinner at John and Carol’s house tonight. Nobody knows it’s my birthday and I ain’t telling. But I’m taking my cake to share and will get great and secret pleasure from having a party when nobody else knows it’s my party. Day on top of day, the years have a way of rolling past. Getting older doesn’t hold the same pizzazz and crackle for me that earliest year...

  • Lights land standout wrestlers

    George Ferguson|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    The 2017-18 NAIA wrestling season ended over a month ago for the Montana State University-Northern Lights. But head coach Tyson Thivierge has been busy nonetheless. On Tuesday, Thivierge announced the signing of five new Lights in his 2018 recruiting class, including Havre Blue Pony Ryan Stewart. Stewart was a four-time state placer for the Blue Ponies and head coach Scott Filius. "We've known Ryan for a long time," Thivierge said. "And I'm excited to see how he develops in...

  • Brown earns designation with D.A. Davidson

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Press release GREAT FALLS - Rick Brown, senior financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Havre, has earned the Certified Wealth Strategist® designation. The designation is awarded to financial services professionals who have demonstrat- ed an advanced understanding of details involved in wealth management. The designation provides technical knowledge, practice management understanding and client communication skills to work effectively for clients with more complex...

  • Streatery food truck bridges the gap from producer to consumer

    Alex Ross|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    People who like homemade food made with organic and or locally-produced ingredients have a new option when they go out to eat. Sarah Manuel opened Streatery, a food truck outside Triple Dog Brewing Co., on St. Patrick's Day. A traditional Irish and corn beef dinner was served when it opened, she said. Irish menu items, have been served since then such as pasties, a traditional meat pie served with India pale ale gravy; purple cabbage salad and other menu item specials. She...

  • Tails and Trails - Too much water?

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    By Bruce Auchly FWP Region 4 Information Officer This year when winter ends, and yes someday it will, talk will turn from snowfall and ice depth to snowmelt, runoff and flooding. Old timers will recall the great flood years from the 1960s and 1970s. More recently came high water in 1993 and 2011. Those were tough years for many of us. We may not like floods, but they serve a purpose in nature. Whether birds, amphibians or fish, many prairie wildlife species profit from excess...

  • Region 6 volunteer hunter and bowhunter education instructors honored

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks honored the service of its Region 6 Hunter and Bowhunter Education volunteer instructors at the annual workshop, which was held Saturday, March 24, in Wolf Point and Sunday, March 25, in Havre. The workshop is an annual event that invites all the volunteer instructors across the region for a day filled with visiting, updates to the program, demonstrations of new equipment and ideas, and most importantly, honoring years of...

  • Certified boater training now available online

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Press release Certified boater training for Tiber and Canyon Ferry Reservoirs can now be done online at http://www.cleandraindrymt.com. Watercraft owners who primarily recreate on either Tiber or Canyon Ferry Reservoir can received the certified boater designation. The online training course provides participants with information about the invasive mussel threat; how to appropriately clean, drain and dry watercraft; and why it’s important for everyone to take responsibility in protecting Montana’s waterbodies. Certified boa...

  • Some Region 6 block management areas open for turkey season

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and participating land owners will open some block management areas for spring turkey hunting along the Milk River and one area south of Zortman. Twelve areas will be open for the spring turkey season, beginning April 14, and running through May 20. Most of the properties are located along the Milk River between Hinsdale and Nashua. One additional property is located just south of Zortman in Goslin Flats, which is a portion of the Square Butte BMA. “The BMA spring t...

  • Receive incentive to plant a food plot for game birds

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Fish, Wildlife and Parks The cold, snowy, and lingering winter we’ve had across the state has many citizens concerned about game birds such as pheasants, grouse, and partridge. Although these species are well-adapted to make it through even tough winters, there is something landowners can do to help birds next winter — plant a food plot. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has two options to help landowners establish food plots for game birds: standing grain plots and new diverse seed mixes. Standing grain plots: For sta...