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A Havre quilting supply store is looking for volunteers to make teddy bears Saturday for children afflicted with rare diseases. “It’s a day of community service, but you are doing it on a bigger scale for a bigger organization,” said Wendy Gerke, owner of Bearly Square Quilting at 109 1st St. W. Gerke said she is asking that volunteers bring scraps of fabric and their own sewing machines to the store Saturday, where they will make the teddy bears that will be about 18 inches in height. She added that people who don’t have a...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — Karla Gray, the first female chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, has died of cancer. She was 69. Gray’s husband, Myron Currie, said Gray died Sunday at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena. Gov. Steve Bullock ordered flags to be flown at half-staff today in Gray’s honor. Bullock called her a dedicated public servant and a champion for access to justice. He said her work ethic, humor, humility and sense of justice have served as an inspiration for young lawyers in the state. Gray was appointed to the Mon...
A Havre Middle School science teacher is taking 47 students on a science trip to Florida in June, where, among the activities scheduled, they are to disect a shark and snorkel with manatees. “It’s a life-changing experience,” Danielle Parsons said. Parsons, in her third year as a Havre science teacher, said she plans to make these trips routine, every year. To help pay for the trip, she has set up a GoFundMe account and is holding a Pizza Hut fundraiser. If customers say Thursday they are donating to the fundraiser, Pizza...
A highlight this week during session was visiting with administration and staff from Montana State University-Northern and Montana State University in Bozeman. We were presented with their past accomplishments, future goals, and building ideas. A number of Northern Stock Growers Club members also were in to visit with the senators from north-central Montana. I’m proud to see how far Northern has advanced since my college days, but so have many other things. This week was Montana Association of Counties’ time in Helena for...
In a Feb. 17 front page story about state Rep. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, apologizing to state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, Essmann’s last name was misspelled....
Havre Police Department Joshua James Fredrick Nimmick of Havre, 39, was arrested on a charge of criminal contempt related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program violation Monday at 7:50 a.m. —— Officers assisted a citizen who stopped by the police station Monday at 10:49 a.m. to report having more information on her stolen phone. —— Officers investigated after a Second Avenue caller reported Monday at 10:55 a.m. that the bars were pried off and something was written on the windows. —— Alexander Dennis Eakins of Havre, 27, was arreste...
Frances (Danell) Steckel, age 74, passed away in Havre Feb. 15, 2017, following an extended illness. Frances was born to Art and Eleanor Danell and raised in Havre with her younger brother, John. Frances met George Steckel in 1961 in Spokane, Washington. They married and were devoted to each other for 56 years, truly believing, "'Til death do us part." George and Frances raised three sons in Havre. Being a wife, mother and eventually a grandmother was the greatest joy to... Full story
Ray Hanel Jr. of Great Falls, 69, peacefully passed away at Peace Hospice Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. Cremation has been entrusted to Croxford Funeral Home. Ray was born in Glasgow, Montana, to Ray and Evelyn Hanel. He entered the military and served his country in Vietnam. He retired from the government and went on to receive a certificate to teach. Ray is survived by two brothers, Gary of Beaverton, Oregon, and Garlyn of Pendleton, Oregon; his sister, Darla Whitehead of Truckee,... Full story
Press release Havre's Bullhook Community Health Center has been awarded accreditation by National Children's Alliance following an extensive application and site review process. As the accrediting agency for Children's Advocacy Centers across the country, National Children's Alliance awards various levels of accreditation and membership to centers responding to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient and put the needs of child victims of abuse...
Joelnell Momberg, Box Elder Girls Basketball Box Elder's Joelnell Momberg certainly didn't look like she was playing in her first District 9C tournament. This past week in Havre, the Box Elder freshman averaged 14 points and seven rebounds in three games at the 9C girls tournament, helping the Bears repeat as District 9C champions. Momberg scored 14 points in Box Elder's championship game win over Fort Benton Friday night and will now help the Bears at this week's Northern C...
The Rocky Boy Morning Stars are headed back to the Northern B Divisional Tournament. After falling in the semifinals of the District 1B last Friday, Rocky Boy won back-to-back games to place an outstanding third in the toughest district in Class B basketball. Rocky Boy got to the semifinals by trouncing Conrad 63-35 Thursday night in Cut Bank. Rocky Boy jumped out with an 11-2 lead and never looked back as Jaylynn Mitchell scored 16 points and Adrienne Gopher added 14 in the...
For many of us who are there, year-after-year, the District 9C Tournament can be a long week. Whether you’re running the tournament, keeping the stats, working the door or the concessions, whatever it is, being a part of 24 basketball games in four days is hard work. But the things you see, the things you get to experience, it’s all worth it in the end. That’s because there aren’t many things as special as a high school basketball tournament in Montana. And there really...
While the District 9C tournament may have been the local focus, other hoops teams from along the Hi-Line took part in postseason tournaments this past weekend with Rocky Boy and Harlem taking part in the 1B and 2B district tournaments. Rocky Boy went 3-0 over the weekend and beat Cut Bank Saturday 68-63 to win the 1B. Harlem, on the other hand, finished fourth in the 2B, but did enough to advance to the Northern B Divisional March 2-4 in Cut Bank. Both teams were in action...
Eight teams just got done duking it out at the District 9C girls tournament last week inside the HHS gymnasium. Now, three of them are getting right back at it. Box Elder, Fort Benton and North Star all represent the 9C at this week’s Northern C Divisional in Great Falls, which starts Wednesday morning and runs through Friday night, with two coveted berths in the Class C state tournament on the line. And while the 9C was tough, the Northern C is going to be even more d...
After a forgettable regular season, the Havre High boys basketball team still needs one win to get a chance at defending its Eastern A Divisional championship. And after finishing 2-6 in the Central A conference, (3-15 overall), the Ponies will need to beat Miles City Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in a play-in game for the Eastern A divisional tournament. Glendive will also play Livingston in the other play-in game Wednesday inside the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra in Billings....
For the fifth time this season, Montana State University-Northern senior Natalee Faupel has been named the Frontier Conference Women's Player of the Week. Faupel is a 5-10 senior guard from Butte. MSU-Northern won a pair of road games over the weekend. The Skylights downed (RV) Carroll College 54-45 and beat the University of Great Falls 81-63. Faupel averaged 20.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and three assists per game. She was 14 of 29 from the field and 12 of 14 from the free...
