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Editor’s note: The actual damage to the building, which may have sustained structural damage and had additional damage inside, was unknown at the time this story went to press. The vehicle that hit the building sustained major damage. An SUV driven by a local woman crashed into the north side of the 305 Building, the former Masonic building on Third Avenue, this morning, shattering a door and cracking part of the building's wall. Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson said a call for t...
This obituary is the follow up for the brief statement of Stuart Brandon's death in June. Stuart Ray Brandon was born in Havre, MT on March 11, 1962, and passed away of natural causes on June 10, 2019. He was the second of five children born to Jack and Dolores Brandon, while his father was attending Northern Montana College, now Montana State University-Northern, and his mother Dolores was working as a telephone operator supervisor. He was a bright and lively child, a good at... Full story
When I was about 15 years old a friend of my family rode his 10-speed bicycle on a 330-mile road trip from Salmon, Idaho, to our home in northwest Montana and then home again — a 660-miles that took about a week each way, averaging something under 50 miles per day. He was 16 years old, and this was in the dark ages before cellphones and internet. He had to use quarters in pay phones and know how to fold paper maps. I remember admiring that he even conceived of doing such a t...
Aubrey Welch, a junior at North Star High School, is doing almost back-to-back medical conferences, one on the West Coast and another on the East Coast. Welch left Thursday to attend the National Student Leadership Conference on Medicine and Healthcare at University of California Berkeley, which runs through next Friday. "I am extremely excited about this opportunity," Welch said. She attended another conference at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 23-16....
Hill County Commissioners voted unanimously at their weekly business meeting Thursday to appoint retired Havre High School Spanish teacher Marie Deegan as Hill County superintendent of schools until the next election. "It is going to be really important in August and September, if we can get someone in place to start working with all the budget processing and things that need to go on," County Commissioner Diane McLean said The commission noted that Deegan is out of town and...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced more details Thursday of a $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers while the Trump Administration continues to work on trade. In May, President Donald Trump directed Perdue to craft a relief strategy in line with the estimated impacts of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods and other trade disruptions, a release from USDA issued Thursday said. The Market Facilitation Program, or MFP, Food Purchase and Distribution Program, or FPDP,...
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation announced on their Facebook page Thursday that the reservation is currently experiencing water source problems and is encouraging people who use water conservatively. “Box Elder should be getting water now and (Tribal Water Resource Department) will be distributing water to the people that are out, and it is safe to drink,” the tribe said in a post. The Chippewa Cree Tribal Business Committee and the water resource department did not respond to multiple reque...
U.S. officials from the Census Bureau, the City of Havre and Hill County will be in Havre to plan and discuss the 2020 Census Tuesday. “This is a kickoff event for the city and county to plan out how they intend to make sure the Havre area gets the most accurate count possible,” Census Bureau Dallas Regional Office Media Specialist Josh Manning said in a notice about the meeting. The event begins at 2 p.m. in the Bear Paw Development Corp. large conference room on the second floor of the Ryan Building. “We have learned over...
Hill County Cemetery District will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, at the cemetery office. • Call to order • Public comment • Approval of minutes from previous meeting • Old business • New business • Claims...
Monday 10 a.m. — MDT Conference Call 1:30 p.m. — Census 2020 Meeting Commissioner’s Office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Fire Restriction Conference Call 10:30 a.m. — Road Department Meeting 2 p.m. — Census 2020 Meeting at Bear Paw 5:30 p.m. — HRDC Meeting Wednesday Office Hours Thursday 10 a.m. — Business meeting Manual Claims Employment Review Resolutions Tax Adjustments County Permit Approvals Subdivision/Survey Approval Time for comments from the public. Friday Office Hours...
William Scott Young, 69, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Viewing was held Thursday, July 25, 2019, from 5-7 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, July 27, 2019, at 2 p.m. at the 4-H Chuckwagon at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Memorials in Scott's name may be made to the Scott Young Memorial Fund. You may visit Scott's online Memorial Page at http://www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of... Full story
Richard D. Altman passed away July 6, 2019 at his home. Richard was born September 5, 1934, in Dickinson, ND, to Alvin and Elizabeth Altman. He started school in Mott and Bert, ND. The family moved to Havre in the early 1940s. He attended St Jude's School and graduated from Havre Central. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He was attached to the Combat Support Group with the Canine Police Unit. He was honorably discharged. He returned to Havre and worked for... Full story
Havre Police Department Kara Lee Blacktongue of Havre, 42, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served during a vehicle stop on First Avenue Thursday at 8:46 a.m. -- Lynada Ann Seminole of Box Elder, 46, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant served on First Street at 2:34 p.m. Thursday. -- A caller at a First Street West establishment reported at 12:05 a.m. today that a woman had grabbed her wrist and tried to assault her. Responding officers searched for...
A small business started with a bait machine listed for sale on Facebook, and two sisters who are passionate about fishing. Gracee Hencz, 13, an upcoming eighth-grader at Havre Middle School and Hallee Hencz, 9, an upcoming fourth-grader at Sunnyside Intermediate School, are co-owners of G & H Bait. "We provide bait for fishermen who want to go fishing," Gracee Hencz said. G & H Bait is located outside of Bear Paw Meats at 1705 Fifth Ave. in Havre. G & H began July 2017 when...
Press release People are invited to join the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe for its annual powwow Aug. 24, at the First Peoples Buffalo Jump near Ulm,. This traditional powwow features drumming, dancing, craft and food vendors. The powwow is free and open to the public. The cultural event starts at noon and grand entry will be 1 p.m. In case of rain, the powwow will be held at the Heritage Building at the Montana Expo Park in Great Falls. For more information call 406-315-2400....
Havre Public Schools has announced its summer breakfast and lunch menus. The programs run from June 10 through Aug. 9. Havre Public Schools with its Simplified Summer Food Program for children is offering summer meals at two sites. The summer meals are a continuation of a program it has sponsored for several years. The meals will be served free of charge at Highland Park Early Primary School and Lincoln-McKinley Primary School to children 18 and younger, and at a cost of $3 for breakfast and $4 for lunch for people older...
The 2019 Havre Northstars American Legion baseball team didn't necessarily achieve everything it set out to do this past season. But even so, there is no doubt that the Northstars took a big step in the right direction following a 24-20 campaign that saw them finish fourth in the Northern A District regular-season standings. More importantly, Havre also notched just its second win at the district tournament in the last six seasons, which was another sign of progress. "We did...
Jerry Wagner has been inside a lot of volleyball lockerrooms in his stellar career as a college volleyball coach. Once upon a time, he was even inside the Northern Montana College volleyball lockerroom - a long time ago. But, when Wagner returned to MSU-Northern earlier this year, to take over as the Skylight's head coach, he found a much different lockerroom waiting for him, one vastly different from the one he spent time in at the Armory Gymnasium nearly three decades ago....
Out our way, most folks know that a cowboy’s hat is not an affectation, but a statement of who the owner is. Buying a new hat at the ranch wear store is like buying a blank journal. The pages are blank at first, but in time the book is filled. At first the hat, like the new journal, tells nothing of the owner. It has no personality or story to tell at first. But over time, it becomes the working cowboy or cowgirl’s signature. The rain, snow, wind and heat all leave their mark as do the various scrapes and bruises every rid...
Children gathered each morning this week to learn about God, play games, eat snacks and sing songs at the vacation bible school hosted at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic and First Lutheran churches. All week long, worship, work and play focused around God’s transformed community as attested by the thematic verse of Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God — what is good and acceptable and perfect.” It is a verse we also st...
You know, Lord, it is entertaining and amusing to look up Bizarre and Unique Holidays. July does have some interesting ones. For instance, last week was Peach Ice Cream Day. Not every one has tried that flavor, right, Sister Sal? Oh, maybe you and yours have, tee-hee — since you live in a big city. This week we have a Cousin’s Day on the 24th — so Happy Day, Cousins! That day is also Tell an Old Joke Day; we probably all know a few old jokes. Coming up the 25th is Threading the Needle Day. We were pretty young, way back...
From Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds everyone using stand-up paddleboards — SUPs — that a life jacket is required to be on the board. The use of SUPs has exploded in Montana over the past few years. And while the vessels are fun and easy to use, many people don’t realize that SUPs have equipment requirements, just like other vessels. In 2008, the U.S. Coast Guard determined that SUPs are considered to be a vessel when used outside a marked swimming area, and that state law applies for safet...
North Central Senior Citizens Center, July 29 through Aug. 2 Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance. March Menu by Earlene DeWinter (Subject to Change) Monday — Grilled-chicken sandwich, lemon sweet cucumbers,...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks During a conference call Thursday, the Fish and Wildlife Commission lifted all fishing restrictions at Willow Creek Reservoir near Augusta. The department was recently informed that the Bureau of Reclamation and Greenfields Irrigation District need to completely drain the reservoir in order to complete maintenance and repairs to the dam infrastructure. During the drawdown, it is anticipated that some fish will be flushed downstream, and fish that remain in the reservoir will not survive...
