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Ken Blatt St. Marks has apparently survived another effort to get him off the ballot in the July 30 elections for Chippewa Cree tribal chair. St. Marks said Tribal Judge Donna Running Wolf ruled Thursday that the provision of tribal code that the Election Board initially used to throw him off the ballot was unconstitutional, The provision says that after a person is removed from tribal office for misconduct, they are ineligible to run for two years. Running Wolf said that was added to tribal law in 1966 by the council, but... Full story
A project started by Gov. Steve Bullock to draft a blueprint for job creation is coming to north-central Montana Indian Country July 25, in coordination with other major events including a Fort Belknap Indian Reservation powwow and the grand opening of a new store by the local telephone cooperative. The roundtable, set to start at 2 p.m. at Aaniiih Nakoda College, formerly Fort Belknap College, will be led by Mainstreet Montana Project co-chairs Bill Johnstone, chairman and CEO of D.A. Davidson & Co., and Larry Simkins,... Full story
BOZEMAN — The state Board of Regents has voted to broaden the university system's anti-discrimination policy to require campuses to ensure there's no discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. Board members voted 4-0 in a conference call Monday to add the new wording. The policy previously prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports seven of the s... Full story
The Pepin Park Summer Program’s Playmobile will not be running on Friday The city;s Parks and Recreation Department apologize for any inconvenience. For further information call 265-5781.... Full story
Over the years, chances are David Denny could be found on either the baseball diamond, or the golf course. Denny has been a steady participant and athlete in Havre, making a lot of noise on the Havre High Blue Pony golf team, and in Havre youth, and American Legion baseball. And as a recent graduate from Havre High, Denny has already finished his prep golf career, and now nears the end of his baseball career. As a sophomore, junior, and senior, Denny was on the HHS golf team.... Full story
If you already find yourself counting down the days until the return of football season, chances are you are not alone. But don’t lose hope, because the annual Montana East-West Shrine Game is just around the corner. Every year, dozens of prep football players from across the state are chosen to play in one of the biggest and the oldest high school all-star games in the country. And this year, the 67th Annual Shrine Game is set for Saturday at Naranche Stadium at Butte High Sc... Full story
Havre, Chinook, Big Sandy, the entire Hi-Line for that matter, it’s all rodeo country. There’s no denying that. And this week marks the biggest rodeo week of the year. It’s Great Northern Fair time in Havre, and that means many things to many people. But one thing that will certainly stand out over the next three days, is the rodeo action inside the Great Northern Fairgrounds arena. It’s interesting that, for all of the excellent cowboys and cowgirls, all of the passion... Full story
I walked into the empty gym at Harlem High. Not the same gym from which I graduated. Not the same school, but one rebuilt after a fire 25 years ago. The “Little Gym” and band room are the only remaining portions of the old structure. Bleachers flanked both sides of the gym floor. A balloon-lined pathway separated rows of chairs. At center back, a huge circular entrance arch, festooned for celebration. To the right, the band was practicing in the bleachers. Chairs on risers for... Full story
There has been a rumor floating around that I had another heart attack and died. This was simply a misunderstanding on someone's part, not a malicious plot. I am alive and well. Unfortunately, many caring people gave needlessly worried. I have enjoyed a quick recovery from a previous heart attack and am now in good health. God has truly blessed me with healing and good friends. So, in the spirit of Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens, I say: "The accounts of my demise have been greatly exaggerated."... Full story
Havre Police Department During a motor vehicle stop on 1st Street West at 8:12 a.m. Tuesday an officer arrested a 23-year-old Hays woman on a Justice or City court warrant ——— A caller reported Tuesday at 8:40 a.m. finding plants destroyed and cellphones and headphones abandoned in front of a 2nd Street business, and officers investigated. ——— Officers were called to assist Rocky Boy police with a blood draw at Northern Montana Hospital at 12:19 p.m. Tuesday. ——— Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash on 5th Avenue report... Full story
From the left, Dylan Kuhn, Jessie Kuhn, Mackenzie Kuhn, Kim Cripps, A.J. Arjanen, Shawn Bickford, Matthew Jones, Jack Murray, the Rev. Daniel Wathen, Joyce Hellman, Kathryn Tilleman, Colby Tilleman, Ann Marie Chvilicek, Shauna Albrecht, Jackson Tilleman and Mackenzie Tilleman pose for a portrait with a $10,000 check from BNSF to St. Jude Thaddeus School. BNSF Railway Foundation awarded the St. Jude Thaddeus School Development Office a $10,000 grant to be used toward the... Full story
A family returned to the Hi-Line from around the state and across the country this month to celebrate 100 years of farming on the Hi-Line. More than 65 descendants of Joe Langel traveled to the land he homesteaded 22 miles north of Rudyard in 1913, farmed now by his grandson, Stan Langel. The oldest attendee was another longtime Hill County farmer, Lloyd Kaercher, 91, who is the husband of Joe Langel’s granddaughter and Stan’s sister, Audrey. Along with the local des... Full story
Great Northern Fair schedule of events Today 7-11 a.m. — 4-H market animal weigh-in 11 a.m. — 4-H Chuckwagon, exhibit buildings and concessions open Noon — Vendors and commercial building open 1 p.m. — Crowning of 4-H queen and teen representative 2 p.m. — Carnival opens; 4-H small animal showmanship and judging; 4, 6 and 8 p.m. — Comedian and ventriloquist Jim Adams, free stage 5 p.m. — Junior rodeo, fairground arena; Pippi the Clown, wandering through the midway Friday... Full story
Fred Gomke, age 75, died July 16, 2013 in Great Falls. No services are presently planned. There will be a celebration of life at the Tip It Bar at a later date. He is survived by his sisters, Shirley Hensley of Havre and Patty Marleau of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; and brothers, Mike Gomke of Havre, Robert Gomke of Kremlin and Blackie Gomke of Great Falls. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.... Full story
Morgan Jappe, upcoming Havre High School senior, will be attending the National Student Leadership Conference at Fordham University in New York. The conference is in its 24th year and will take place Tuesday through Aug. 3. At the conference, students will participate in trips, tours and workshops that are tailored to fit individual interests. Jappe is interested in business and entrepreneurship and will be participating in that particular program this summer. She said that she gets to tour places like the Federal Reserve... Full story
U.S. Border Patrol agents Wednesday helped Glacier County sheriff’s deputies locate and rescue three juveniles who went missing on a float trip. Border Patrol agents from Shelby located the three and helped them reach the deputies and emergency medical services personnel who were leading the search. “Integrated efforts such as this, between the Border Patrol and the Glacier County Sheriff’s Department, are an example of how working together with our partners helps to keep our communities, and residents, safe,” said Havre S... Full story