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John Pratte, a candidate for Montana State University-Northern's provost of academic affairs, spoke to the public including university faculty and staff Monday in Hensler Auditorium in Northern's Applied Technology Center. Pratte is one of four candidates vying to replace former Provost William Rugg who retired June 30. Elizabeth Mauch, a professor and former dean of the College of Education Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania was interviewed last week. A self-described "wor...
BILLINGS (AP) — Authorities say a school bus taking students on northeastern Montana field trip to Havre has collided head-on with a pickup truck in a crash that killed the bus driver and the pickup's driver. The Montana Highway Patrol said Tuesday that four eighth-graders were injured along with an adult field trip chaperone. The highway patrol says the accident happened about 15 miles west of Glasgow as the students headed to Havre on the trip focusing on Montana state history. Trooper Mitch Willett said the woman d...
Local firefighting groups in the counties and reservation on which embers of the East Fork Fire still smolder took control at 8 this morning of the 22,000-acre fire. The fire was 100 percent contained by Saturday, 21 days after its Aug. 27 outbreak, significantly downgrading its urgency and eliminating the need for outside help and resources, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Incident Commander Don Pyrah said Monday morning. The Hill County Sheriff's...
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is warning people that counterfeit $20 bills are being circulated in the area. The Chamber sent out a memo that they received a call from the Havre Police Department that the counterfeit bills, which do not have the required security bar, are being circulated. The police dispatch log shows that someone from Independence Bank called police to report the fake bill Monday at 3:13 p.m. No one from the police department was available to provide further information on the counterfeit...
The Havre City Council voted 7 to 0 at its council meeting Monday to pass the first reading of a change to an ordinance that would allow the sale of fireworks within city limits Dec. 31. The proposed ordinance would allow for the sale of fireworks between 8 a.m. to midnight Dec. 31. The sale of fireworks within city limits is now only allowed July 2-4. Council President Andrew Brekke said when the original ordinance was written in 2011, it was done so using language from the fireworks ordinance for the city of Great Falls. He...
Press release The newest free application for Federal Student Aid will be available at http://www.fafsa.gov Oct. 1, so Montana students and families should prepare to complete this application before priority filing dates at Montana schools. For most Montana postsecondary schools, the priority FAFSA filing date is Dec. 1. Reach Higher Montana College Goal is an annual campaign to encourage FAFSA awareness and to help students and families complete the form that provides access to federal, and some state and institutional...
Havre Daily News staff The Blaine County Wildlife Museum has extended its hours into October— partly with the intent of being available for hunters in the area — and is also raffling off a rifle every day in October. Tickets are $20 or a book of six for $100, available in Chinook at Jamieson Motors, Triple T Sales and Chinook Tire, Oil, & Lube and in Havre at Western Trailer Sales and Duchscher Insurance Agency. Tickets also can be purchased at the museum during its extended hours, 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or fro...
Press release The Montana State Seniors Bowling Tournament will be held Sept. 30 through Oct. 22 at Lucky Strike lanes in Ronan. Bowlers ages 50 and older will be competing in the handicap tournament with using five age divisions for both women’s and men’s divisions. The winners in each division will earn paid entries in to the National Senior Tournament next August in Reno. Each bowler will bowl two three-game blocks with total pins plus handicap determining the final standings. Bowlers do not have to bowl all six games at...
Editor, What a great Festival Days celebration we just had! This town never ceases to amaze me, and that’s why we live here! My list of people and organizations to thank is long. Thanks to everyone who participated in any way, large or small in Havre Pride Town Wide in an effort to make Havre look tidy before Festival Days. Thanks to the city of Havre and Mayor Tim Solomon for all they do. Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped with the parade and all the other activities that went on this weekend. The police d...
Havre Police Department Portia Dawn Rencurel of Havre, 27, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant Monday at 9:10 a.m. —— James Everett Eagleman of Havre, 38, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a 12th Avenue caller requested Monday at 3:05 p.m. a civil standby and a First Street caller reported Monday at 3:11 p.m. that four transient males, who seemed to be on drugs, were looking at their cars. —— Officers investigated after a Third Street business caller reported Monday at 3:13 p.m. receiving a cou...
From Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club Melissa Litzinger and Tom Scruggs' home of about five years on Pike Street is a work of creativity and imagination. They have arranged a red maple and a thornless cockspur hawthorne tree and a border of burning bushes in the front yard to blend in with more than 40 species of flowers that Melissa tends to on a daily basis. Most striking are the canna lilies with blazing red blooms against the brick and coleus with leaves the size of...
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Kim Ghekiere, CJI Volleyball The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks are off to a strong start this volleyball season and so is Kim Ghekiere The standout middle and right side hitter for the Hawks has been one of the leaders in the 6C in kills so far this season. Last week, Ghekiere tallied 17 kills in CJI’s two wins over Hays-Lodge Pole. And she had another strong all-around performance for CJI in its loss to North Star last Saturday night. Ghekiere also stands out on the basketba...
This past weekend in Bozeman, both the Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s cross country teams got to test their skills against some of the top programs in the region. The meet, which was hosted by Montana State, included the Bobcats, the University of Montana, as well as Utah, North Dakota, Idaho State, Northern Colorado and Montana State University-Billings. Carroll College joined MSU-N as the only Frontier Conference team at the meet. Facing such tough com...
District play is in full swing now, and the local volleyball scene saw plenty of action last week. Things got started last Tuesday when Rocky Boy dropped a District 1B home match to Fairfield, by scores of 25-22, 25-22 and 27-25. The Morning Stars, who got five kills and four blocks from Jaylynn Mitchell, played tough in every set, but just couldn’t get over the hump. Thursday, the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks continued their hot start to District 6C play with two wins o...
What can you say about the last week on the local golf scene other than, Hallelujah! The rains finally came. Now, I certainly could have lived without the 40-plus degree high temperatures that came with the rain last week and through the weekend, but I, like every other native Montanan, certainly can’t complain. I don’t know how much rain we received locally, but I know it was a great start, and I know it was certainly appreciated by our local greens keepers, who have bat...
At one time, the Fort Benton football program was a powerhouse and last Friday night in front of their hometown fans, they looked on their way to becoming that again with a 36-2 win over Chinook. The Longhorns and Sugarbeeters met in a Northern C B Division matchup, but it was Fort Benton and Landon Taylor that came out on top. Taylor scored four rushing touchdowns, with one in each quarter, while also throwing a 46-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Diekhans in the second quarter...
