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Articles from the August 18, 2015 edition


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  • Jury clears St. Marks of fraud allegations

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Aug 18, 2015
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    A tribal jury found Chippewa Cree Business Committee Chairman Ken St. Marks not liable for the charges the committee has accused him of, a press release from St. Marks' attorneys has announced The Chippewa Cree jury also found the tribe is liable for more than $200,000 that the tribal government did not pay him. The plaintiffs, Rocky Boy's Reservation of Montana and the Chippewa Cree Construction Corp., claimed St. Marks and his company defrauded the tribe of $2.9 million for...

  • Quick Pics: Bumpin' and runnin' at the Great Northern Fairgrounds

    Updated Aug 18, 2015

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  • Havre $30M street repair program goes to voters

    John Kelleher|Updated Aug 18, 2015

    Havre City Council Monday night officially put the proposed $30 million street repair program on the fall election ballot. As they voted on the proposal, several council members urged that the city undertake a public information campaign to let people know what the proposal contains. If approved by the voters, the city would spend $1.5 million per year for 20 years to improve streets that have fallen into disrepair. Taxes would rise accordingly. Council member Pam Hillery said said she had posted comments on social media in...

  • Ordinance for complete streets considered

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Aug 18, 2015

    The Havre City Ordinance Committee held a meeting prior to the City Council meeting Monday to discuss instating an ordinance or resolution that could change street accessibility. A group of community members and leaders gathered to discuss with the committee the possibility of voting in an ordinance that would mandate that every time a street is to be redone, the feasibility of instating a bike lane, fixing up sidewalks, creating a walking trail - options that would increase a...

  • Flap over booze breaks out at council

    John Kelleher|Updated Aug 18, 2015

    The proposal to allow alcohol during Sounds on the Square prompted another controversy at Monday night's City Council meeting. Havre resident Val Murri said he was concerned about the council's decision to allow alcohol to be consumed during the weekly concert on Town Square. A stir was caused after Havre police charged a man for violation of the city's open container ordinances because he was drinking alcohol during the concert. Leaders of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce,...

  • Current needs for My Neighbor in Need, Aug. 18, 2015

    Updated Aug 18, 2015

    From My Neighbor in Need The website http://www.myneighborinneed.org/havre is provides local citizens a way to ask for help from their community and a way for the community to give back. Current Needs Neighbor in Need — A single mother who recently gained custody of her two teenage children is in need of two used, clean or new bed systems with mattress and box spring. Valley Furniture is able to sell us a new mattress and box spring for the discounted price of $159 each bringing the total to $318 and they will deliver it at n...

  • Letter to the Editor: Rocky Boy veterans cemetery is awesome

    Updated Aug 18, 2015

    Editor: I would like to acknowledge a very special place here at Rocky Boy — the new veterans cemetery along Laredo Road. I drive by it twice a day, in the morning coming to Rocky Boy and in the late afternoon returning to Havre. For me this has become an awesome sight to see the five flags waving in awesome salute. Sometimes they are standing "at ease," but alway in honor to those who lie buried here. One of those things that Rocky Boy can truly be proud of is the large number of men and women who have served or who are c...

  • Agenda: Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated Aug 18, 2015

    The Great Northern Fair Board will meet tonight at 5:30 at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center. The agenda is: Call the meeting to order Roll call of board members Read and approve the minutes of the previous meeting Finances: 1. Budget 2. Bills to be paid Committee reports: 1. Rodeo 2. Jaycees 3. Free Stage 4. Carnival 5. Night Shows 6. School 7. 4-H 8. Commercial Building/ Outside Exhibits 8. Food Booth 9. Grounds and Maintenance Old business: 1. Committees A. Finance Committee B. Arena Committee C. Stall...

  • For the Record, Aug. 19, 2015

    Updated Aug 18, 2015

    Havre Police Department Someone was arrested after officers responded to a 6:45 a.m. Monday call from 6th Street about a man trying to break into the calling party’s house. —— Someone was arrested or issued a summons after a 9:40 a.m. Monday complaint at the police station. —— Officers investigated an 11:14 a.m. Monday call from 6th Avenue about the calling party’s driver’s side door being open and the vehicle looking to have been rummaged through, though nothing appeared to have been taken. —— Someone was served a warrant at...

  • Ponies off to a good start

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 18, 2015

    With 18 holes of the Great Falls Invitational in the books, the 2015 Havre High golf season is officially underway. Five Blue Pony boys and two HHS girls were in Great Falls Monday to play in the first round of the 2015 Great Falls Invite, which was held at Meadowlark Country Club. And even with just three practices under their belt, the HHS boys are already looking like a top contender in the Class A ranks, even though the Ponies played against all Class AA competition Monday...

  • Local Golf Report: Class and sportsmanship is real in golf

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 18, 2015

    If you watched the final round of the 2015 PGA Championship Sunday, you really got to see what golf is all about. You got to see exactly why it’s called a gentleman’s sport. Honestly, many, many professional golfers are classy, but it’s widely known around the PGA Tour that there’s none more classy than Jason Day. And so it was no surprise that so many of his fellow competitors took to Twitter in the moments following Sunday’s conclusion to congratulate Day on his first profes...

  • 2015 MSU-N football preview: Lights offense led by the ground game

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 18, 2015

    The Montana State University-Northern Lights have a new head coach. And Aaron Christensen brought with him a new offense for 2015. However, as the old saying goes, the more things change, the more they'll stay the same. Christensen was the offensive coordinator at Missouri Valley College the last several years, a perennial NAIA playoff contender, and under his direction, was one of the top offenses in the country. And, he brings that no-huddle, up-tempo offense that was...