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Brianna Robertson of Whitewater will marry Jett Anderson of Whitewater in ceremonies Sept. 19, at Prairie Farms Golf Course in Havre. The two graduated from high school in 1990 and both attended Montana State University-Northern. Jeff runs and owns the family ranch. Brianna is a stay-at-home mom....
A man was injured after being thrown from a vehicle during a rollover after leading Montana Highway Patrol and Havre Police officers on a pursuit. “He was traveling 60 miles per hour through town,” said Trooper Chris Baker. “I turned around to follow him and stop him. He failed to stop.” Frank Janshen, 45, of Athol, Idaho, reportedly stole a 1995 Chevrolet van from Havre Distributors and was traveling west on U.S. Highway 2 just before 10 p.m. Monday when Baker tried to stop him. “As we were traveling westbound through t...
The Bullhook Bombshells are bringing to Havre a sport the town has never seen before - women's flat track roller derby. Roller derby brings together a myriad of personalities to participate in an alternative sport that gains popularity every year. Anyone who can don skates can take part - this is unanimous consensus among the members of the Bullhook Bombshells. The sport's current form has been going strong since its rebirth in Austin in 2001. Since then, well over 1,000...
HAVRE (AP) — Authorities say a man has died and three people, including two small children, have been injured in a rollover crash in north-central Montana. The crash was reported Thursday afternoon on secondary Route 232 near Havre. Officials say Craig Lawrence, 28, was heading northbound in a Ford Explorer when he lost control of the vehicle. He overcorrected and veered into a ditch, where the car rolled several times. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. A 26-year-old woman and two 1-year-old girls inside the v...
Administrators and faculty at Montana State University-Northern took Montana State University officials, members of the state's Long Range Building Program and prominent local stakeholders on a tour of the campus's 49-year-old Hagener Science Center building Thursday. MSU President Waded Cruzado, Greg Kegel, chancellor at Northern, Provost William Rugg, Northern Montana Health Care are CEO David Henry, Havre Mayor Tim Solomon, Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson and State...
The Havre Police Department Citizens Academy took a group of interested community members through a crash course in what it's like to be an officer. The class met every Wednesday for around two months and topics were varied. Each class would explore one aspect of the officers' line of work. Classes covered topics including crime scene investigation, how to safely pull over a vehicle, gun safety, recognizing when lethal force is applicable and others. The first class covered...
Havre Pride, the twice-annual effort to spruce up Havre, will take place 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Trash buckets will be stationed at 1st Street and 5th Avenue. and at Zip Trip in Highland Park. Groups gather at the 1st Street and 5th Avenue location and fan out to all parts of the city to pick up trash that has gathered at curbsides and in open spaces throughout the city. They bring back trash to the trash bins at the central locations. Different civic groups will take part, but individuals are more than welcome to show up...
Stage 1 fire restrictions have been rescinded on all private, state and Bureau of Land Management lands within Blaine County. Fire restrictions remain in effect at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. Last week, restrictions were lifted for Hill County and the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation area of Blaine County. BLM officials said recent moisture and cooler temperatures have slowed the fire season. But they warned that dangers still remain from this summer’s hot, dry conditions. The Lewistown Area Restrictions Group reminds the...
From Emily Mayer The year 1915 was a busy and exciting one in Havre. This article was on the front page of The Hill County Democrat in its Sept. 11 issue: EXCAVATION FOR A NEW BUILDING The excavation for the new Buttery building on First street, opposite the Democrat office, was commenced this week and the work of erecting the building will be rapidly pushing towards completion. The new building will be a magnificent structure and be an ornament to that portion of the...
Laurel — A laurel goes to Montana State University-Northern for its effort to rehabilitate its lovely old Hagener Science Center building and especially for rehabilitating it to improve facilities for its worthwhile nursing program, which is vital for the Hi-Line. And a laurel goes to Montana State University President Waded Cruzado for her role in the effort. We hope the university system agrees to Northern's plan. Dart — State Sen. Art Wittich, R-Bozeman, blasted MSU President Waded Cruzado because she spoke out against som...
Press release Wheat Country Estate, an assisted living facility in Liberty County, has received $20,000 from CoBank on behalf of Mary Fritz, a member of the cooperative bank’s board of directors. Wheat Country Estate residents receive help with everyday living, from taking proper medications to bathing to getting dressed. Regular themed parties, exercise classes and other events keep the residents active. CoBank’s donation will be used to purchase a large utility shed where the facility can store indoor and outdoor fur...
My parents did their best to teach their children to be fair to a fault. It made thinking hurt sometimes. Despite our demands for sympathy in disagreements, moral disputes and a wide variety of emotional issues surely destined to ruin our lives — forever — their first response to drama was to tell us to consider how the other person, group or entity felt and to think about other viewpoints of any story or issue. I'm sure they would not approve of my current, and ironic, int...
MONDAY 1:30 p.m. — Buildings meeting — Anez 5:30 p.m. — Park Board meeting TUESDAY 10:30 a.m. — Road Supervisor — Otto & Great West Engineering 5:30 p.m. — Fair Board meeting WEDNESDAY 10:30 a.m. — Superintendent of Schools THURSDAY 10 a.m. — County officials meeting 11 a.m. — Business meeting • Manual claims • Employment review • Resolutions • Tax adjustments • County permit approval • Subdivision/survey approval • Contracts • Time for comments from the public 3 p.m. — Airport Board meeting FRIDAY Office hours...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 8:08 a.m. Thursday complaint at the police station about a stolen wallet. — Nichole Rae Moline, 21, of Havre was arrested on a charge of speeding and on a Justice or City court warrant after an officer made a motor vehicle stop at 2:02 p.m. Thursday on 13th Street West. — Officers investigated a 2:48 p.m. Thursday call from Montana State University-Northern about a two-vehicle, noninjury motor vehicle crash. — Officers investigated a 2:55 p.m. Thursday call from Smithville Road...
Charlene Hill, 60, of Anaconda, formerly of Hardin, passed away Sept. 2, 2015. She has joined her beloved husband, William Hill, and her loving father, Arthur D. Pitsch. She is survived by her loving daughter, Karen Kay Hill; mother, Marilyn Pitsch; sisters, Diana (George) Robertson of Forsyth, Sharon (Ron) Greene of Moore, Steven (Jane) Pitsch of Big Timber, Joan (Terry) D'Hooge of Lewistown, Eileen (Bill) Schilling of Havre, Laurie Cleveland, Tammy (Don) Yerbich, Tina... Full story
Robert Joseph Koszewski of Havre passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. He was 45. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Great Falls. Robert loved his family, especially his mother, Kathy, his sister, Jennifer, and his niece and nephew. He enjoyed reading, cooking, drawing and spending time with his friends, Tom and Jona Bleskin. Robert graduated from Havre High, attended the University of Great Falls and Montana State University-Northern and was a member of the Eagles a... Full story
Duane Lodge Pole, 58, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at Benefis Healthcare of natural causes. Wake services began at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, and continued until his traditional funeral service, which began at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, all at the Leslie Lodge Pole residence on Mission Taylor Road, with Merle Tendoy and others officiating. Burial will follow in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.... Full story
Roy Elmer Nordgulen passed away peacefully in Kerville, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2015. Roy was born in Havre, Montana, on Nov. 27, 1935, to Roy Wolford Nordgulen and Joyce Eleanor Carpenter. He grew up in Havre and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy. He moved to Colorado and served as a police officer in Colorado Springs for 26 years. He went on to get his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Colorado and became a licensed psychotherapist. He married Vicki Lynne... Full story
Lawrence "PeeWee" Phillip Wise passed away very peacefully at the Big Sky Care Center on Aug. 17, 2015. He was 83. He was born to Lawrence Wesley and Gladys Besse Wise on May 1, 1932, in Rapelje, Montana. He graduated Rapelje High School in 1950 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1952 and found himself in the Korean Theater. After the service he worked in the Havre, Lewistown, Brady and Dutton area as a ranch hand and/or handyman. PeeWee is survived by several cousins and was... Full story
William D. "Billy" Roberts, 47, passed away Aug. 31, 2015, in Kalispell, Montana. Billy was born April 3, 1968, in Los Angeles, to William H. and Patricia M. (Corner) Roberts. Early schooling was spent in Maywood, California, then the family moved to Havre, Montana, where Billy graduated from Havre High School in 1986. Bill took pride in providing for his family in his work as a paintless dent repairman. He was one of the few specialists in that area in the Flathead Valley. Bi... Full story
By Francine Brady For those of you who have been following my reviews of Adriana Trigiani’s “Big Stone Gap” series, “Home to Big Stone Gap” is the fourth and final book in the series Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney has been married to her beloved Jack for nearly 20 years. She has buried one child, Joe, and raised another, Etta. Etta has married, is expecting a child and moved to Italy. Ave Maria has finally decided to live life for herself and reinvent her world whether she wants to or not. An opportunistic coal company a...
"So they came into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath day Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. And the people were astonished and amazed by the way He taught, for He taught with authority and not like the supposed "experts" in the Law did. - Mark 1:21-22 Out our way, if you want to talk about farming, you begin with a farmer. If you want to talk ranching, you talk with a rancher. You can learn a lot from books, and there are many who have written and...
After a promising start to the 2015 football season, the Chester/J-I Hawks have the look of a state championship contender and big reason for that has been the play of brothers Brandon and Cory Richter. Brandon Richter, who is in his senior season for C/J-I, is the Hawk’s quarterback. Cory Ricther, on the other hand, is a wide receiver. He is also the backup quarterback and one that is ready to take over when his brother is gone. “I have been learning from him my whole lif...
For the first time in the 2015 season, the Havre High football team will hit the road. And when the Blue Ponies reach their destination, they will see a familiar face — the Miles City Cowboys. The last time Havre and Miles City met was last year in the Class A state playoffs. The Cowboys bested HHS 48-47 in overtime, ending the Ponies’ season. Now, the two teams, both playoff hopefuls again, will converge for a highly anticipated rematch tonight at Denton Field. Kickoff will b...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights are hungry for a win. And they badly want to rebound from two tough losses to start the season. But there’s a problem — their opponent on Saturday is in the exact same boat. Both the Lights (0-2, 0-1) and the Rocky Mountain Battlin Bears (1-1, 0-1) are fresh off of blowout losses in their Frontier Conference openers, and when they meet Saturday in Billings, something will have to give. Kickoff between the Lights and Bears is set...
