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  • HPS Education Foundation presents 2018 scholarships

    Updated Feb 1, 2019

    Press Release Havre Public Schools Education Foundation recently presented the 2018 scholarships offered by several donors. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the HHS Academic Awards May 10. There were 22 scholarships awarded totaling about $25,000.00. The $500 HPSEF Memorial Scholarship in memory of Cynthia Collier as well as a donation from the HHS Class of 1964 was presented to Baylee Miller. The $500 HHS Blewett Wrestling Scholarship was presented to Ryan Stewart by...

  • Amtrak says ticket agent decision is final

    Derek Hann, HDN|Updated Jul 6, 2018

    Montana's senior senator, Democrat Jon Tester received a response for his concerns about Amtrak closing ticket offices in Havre and Shelby from Amtrak Executive Vice President Stephen J. Gardner the day the Havre ticket agents lost their jobs. In the letter, Gardner cited the fact that more and more people are purchasing tickets online and over the phone nationwide as why the national passenger rail service is eliminating ticket agents in stations averaging fewer than 40...

  • Stockman Clinic

    Ryan Welch|Updated Jun 7, 2018

    Cattle producers from around the Hi-Line gathered at the Northern Agricultural Research Center outside Havre Wednesday morning to hear Curt Pate, who manages a small grazing operation in South Dakota, talk about low-stress cattle handling Wednesday, June 6, 2018, and demonstrate how to read signs of stress when cattle are being handled. Pate, who has conducted demonstrations and clinics on stock handling and horse training for more than a decade, demonstrated his cattle...

  • Baseball excitement comes to town with the Havre Jamboree

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jun 7, 2018

    The Havre Northstars American Legion baseball team has some momentum on its side after a three-game winning streak to close out play last weekend. And starting Friday at Legion Field, the Northstars will look to continue that as they host the Havre Jamboree. The annual jamboree, which will run through Sunday at Legion, will start with the Northstars taking on the Glasgow Reds Friday at 3 p.m. There will be a total of nine teams in attendance, including the Northstars and the...

  • MDT hosting Great Falls district infrastructure tour

    Updated Jun 7, 2018

    Press release MISSOULA — The Montana Department of Transportation Great Falls District US-2 has announced a free opportunity for the public to join an infrastructure tour from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 20. The tour will include stops at Havre East, Lohman, Chinook, Zurich, Belknap, and the Milk River Bridge as an opportunity to learn firsthand of current projects enhancing Montana communities. Staff from the Montana Department of Transportation and Transportation Commissioners, including Great Falls District Transportation C...

  • Sivertsen files in race for Havre house district

    Tim Leeds, HDN|Updated Jun 7, 2018

    A former state legislator is stepping back into the ring after being out of office more than 35 years. Former state Rep. Bob Sivertsen announced Wednesday he is running as an independent in the race for House District 28, which essentially includes most of Havre and a bit to the east of the town. "Friends and neighbors," he said in a statement announcing his candidacy, "I am running for the state Legislature in House District 28 as an independent because I don't feel politics...

  • Rod Run brings car fans from near and far

    Kristen Takeuchi, HDN|Updated Jun 7, 2018

    Car enthusiasts will be flocking to Havre this weekend for Hi-Line Cruz’n Association’s 32nd Annual Rod Run. This year’s theme for the rod run is “Karz Across the Border.” “We have had quite a few Canadians over the years,” Hi-Line Cruz’n Association member Craig Otterstrom said. “We have had different themes over the years; this year we wanted to honor the Canadians.” The rod run includes many events spanning the weekend, June 8-10. After June 1, registration fees are $40 per person, $50 per couple, or $55 per family, which...

  • For the Record, June 7, 2018

    Updated Jun 7, 2018

    Havre Police Department A 12-year-old was issued a summons on an assault charge after an officer initiated investigation of a disturbance in the Havre Middle School Gym Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. —— A Wilson Avenue caller reported damage to a vehicle topper Wednesday at 11:49 a.m. —— Hunter Ray Selman of Fort Worth, Texas, 23, was arrested on charges of shoplifting, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia after a caller at a First Street business reported a shoplifter Wednesday at 1:53 p.m. —— Officers...

  • Correction - For the Record

    Updated Jun 7, 2018

    Tuesday’s For the Record on Page A5 misreported that Elizabeth Ashley Hartzell of Havre, 28, was arrested. Hartzell was issued a summons on a charge of disorderly conduct related to a report of a disturbance among three or four people Monday at 10:07 p.m. on Fourth Avenue. The dispatch log narrative says a woman caller said she got attacked by her neighbor, and a man said a woman attacked his mother....

  • Obituary - Peggy Fink

    Updated Jun 7, 2018

    Peggy Fink, 65, passed peacefully June 4, 2018, in Idaho Falls after a hard-fought battle with dementia and early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Peggy Fink was a devoted daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. She was born June 24, 1952, to Jessie O'Malley and John O'Malley. Peggy graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1970. In 1972, as a sophomore at Carroll College, Peggy finished fourth in the women's competition of the National Oratory Contest. She graduated cum laude from...

  • Hi-Line United heads to Montana Gold Cup

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jun 7, 2018

    While most spring sports have concluded along the Hi-Line, there is one local sport that will finish up its state tournament this weekend and that's the Hi-Line United soccer team. The United, a U17 soccer club, will take part in the annual Montana Cup this weekend and in its bracket, Havre will compete with both Livingston and Whitehall for the U17 title in its division. The United will open its Montana Cup Saturday morning against Livingston at 8. They will then take on Whit...

  • HYBA tournaments continue next week

    George Ferguson|Updated Jun 7, 2018

    School is out, and that means baseball season in and around Havre is now in full swing. And next week, Havre will continue its city tournament season with a pair of Havre Youth Baseball Association championships to be decided. While the HYBA Majors wrapped up their postseason last weekend at Lions Field, the Minors and Babe Ruth titles are still up for grabs. The Minors will play their tournament Monday through Thursday at Elks Park. The tournament will feature every team in...

  • Looking out my backdoor - As the worm turns

    Sondra Ashton|Updated Jun 7, 2018

    Paradise. Yes, I live in a garden of Paradise. I suppose there is a snake in every garden. My snake is gray. Pure deep gray with diamond shaped markings like fish scales. I’m told he is harmless. Every woman since Eve has heard those words whispered in her ears. I can live with my gray snake. What can I do? He slithers whither he wills. My hope is that he eats rats. Week before last, a rat infested my bodega. Until the evidence appears, One doesn’t know a rodent has set up hou...