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I grew up, my early childhood, in southern Indiana, on a farm. I spent my free time outdoors, in the yard, the barnyard, the woods. I could name by sight or sound more birds than I can today. I had a cinematic butterfly collection in my mind. Summer nights my cousins and I caught fireflies. We called them lightning bugs, made a Mason jar lantern, made sparkly rings on our fingers with some of the fire, then let them go. A lot of years passed. In the late ’70s, I returned, b...
Havre Public Works announced Friday afternoon that the 16th Avenue Bulk Water Station is again working. "After much time spent on the phone, getting soaked, and running from here to there and back again, the bulk water plant is again on line," the department said in a release. "We can't promise that it will work forever, so get there while the getting is good." Due to a software issue, the city had to shut down the station last week. It temporarily sent people to the city...
Montana Auditor Troy Downing was at North Central Senior Citizens Center Thursday to give a presentation on common forms of financial fraud, part of a 14-stop tour aiming to promote awareness, improve prevention and reduce the stigma around people who are victimized by fraudsters, especially senior citizens. Downing said his role in Montana is to regulate the insurance and securities industries, and a big part of that is going after financial fraud, but that isn't quite the...
Arren Kimbel-Sannit Montana Free Press This is excerpted from Capitolized, an insider’s look into what’s happening in and around the halls of power with expert reporting, analysis and insight from the editors and reporters of Montana Free Press. Gov. Greg Gianforte is asking a Lewis and Clark County district court judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging his veto of Senate Bill 442, major bipartisan legislation from the 2023 session that reallocated marijuana tax revenue to conservation and county road projects. In a court fil...
A local group that promotes hiking and biking and improving local trails is holding its annual Summer Brewfest this weekend in Pepin Park. Havre Trails' brewfest is set to run from 2 to 7 p.m. This is the fifth year Havre Trails, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, has held the fundraiser. Proceeds have gone to its work to improve local hiking and biking including creating the Rotary Canyon Loop Trail north of Bear Paw Lake, also called Second Lake and the new Brough's Coulee...
North Central Senior Center Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 Menu Monday, Aug. 28 — Spaghetti, garlic toast, salad, dessert Tuesday, Aug. 19 — Ribs, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, cake Wednesday, Aug. 20 — Goulash, garlic toast, fruit Thursday, Aug. 21 — Chicken and broccoli casserole, bread sticks, fruit Friday, Aug. 22 — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert News from our gift shop: The gift shop is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. New items are added often. Many unique gifts can be found. Handmade necklaces/b...
Police raiding a newspaper and confiscating reporting material seems like something one would expect to find in a banana-republic, or in a scene from a dystopian novel. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently to the Marion County Record. The Record is a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas, serving a population of approximately 1,900 and known for its dogged reporting on various issues affecting the community. On Aug. 11, the newspaper office was raided by the Marion Police Department as was the home of its 98-year-old...
In late August, it was reported that Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter had entered their “final days.” The 39th president is 98 and his bride of 77 years is 96. Their grandson, Josh, told People Magazine that they are “still holding hands” and that Jimmy is still eating his favorite peanut butter ice-cream. The former president has been in hospice care since February, declining lifesaving assistance. He recently revealed final plans for his burial near his modest home at Plains, Georgia, and has requested that President Joe Biden d...
Press release Hill County Water District has limited outdoor water restrictions in member communities while work is done to repair tanks that store water in Hingham and Joplin. The district said in a notice that no outdoor watering is allowed except using a hose for hand watering Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 7-9 a.m. and 7-9 p.m. “We would ask that all users refrain from high use as we have less storage capacity than usual due to the Hingham tank and one of the Joplin tanks being drained to complete repairs,” the not...
Scott Guptill, age 63, passed away at home August 21, 2023. The family is holding an informal luncheon Saturday, August 26, from 4-8 p.m. at 6195 Bullhook Road, Havre.... Full story
The Hill County Water District Board will meet Wednesday, Sept 6, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. in the district’s shop and office at 104 Second St. in Hingham. The meeting agenda is: Recognition of visitors Public comment limited to matters not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of the board with a three-minuted time limit per speaker Call to order and approval of minutes of previous meeting Old business Other old business New business 1. Employee report 2. Financial report Other new business Other 1. Delinquencies 2. Bills T...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health in Great Falls 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the commissioner office 5:15 p.m. — Mosquito control board meeting at the County Weed and Mosquito Office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire call update meeting in the commissioner office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in the commissioner office 1 p.m. — Bear Paw Development Board meeting via Zoom 3 p.m. — Deputy County Attorney Wage meeting in the commissioner office Wednes...
Havre Police Department A caller on First Street Northeast reported Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. that a pickup truck had been stolen, and investigating officers found that the vehicle had been towed. -- Martin Duane Flying Jr. of Havre, 31, was arrested on a criminal contempt charge related to a 24/7 Sobriety Program no-show reported at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday at the police station. -- Evelyn Frances Foursouls of Havre, 40, was issued a summons on a criminal contempt charge reported at the...
Out our way, we know that "There ain't a horse that can't be rode, and there ain't a cowboy that can't be throwed." I have ridden with and known a number of folk working livestock and have yet to meet one who hasn't been tossed, stomped, bitten or gored along the way. It is just a reality we all face and accept. Some of us are lucky - I, for example, only have a bad back from hitting the rocks and hard ground a few many times - but others fare far worse. As some of you know, m...
I am a circuit riding pastor ... not on a trustworthy horse but in a well-used, but reliable Toyota Tacoma or Subaru Forester, depending upon the road conditions. Each Sunday, I drive 194 miles to worship with people in my three congregations in rural Montana. I have a lot of "windshield time" driving across the prairies viewing some beautiful Montana scenery. In each season, as I look out upon the land, I see people at work: planting or spraying fields, harvesting wheat,...
You know Lord, there are "rules" everywhere you look, everywhere you go, everything you try to do, there always seems to be rules. On the road, at the border, and at work, there are rules, regulations, forms to be completed and guidelines to follow. Even silly computers try to tell us what we can or cannot do, to what it can or cannot do! Ralph K. shares this passage from Romans 12:9: "Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good." Then he adds, "Are...
It's been a long road for the Montana State University-Northern football team. Now though, it's time for the Lights to start a new journey. After battling through a winless season in head coach Jerome Souers' debut a year ago, the Lights are ready to start fresh, and they get their first opportunity to show off their new-look team Saturday when they open the 2023 season with a non-conference game against Mayville State. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. at Tilleman Field. In year...
The time has finally arrived for the Havre High football team. After several weeks of preparation, the Blue Ponies will kick off the season tonight in the friendly confines of Blue Pony Stadium. The Ponies will face the Hardin Bulldogs to start the season, so they will be looking to get off on the right foot this fall. The Hardin Bulldogs will be a familiar opponent to start the season. Last year on the road, the Ponies defeated Hardin, 35-0, so they will be looking to play we...
