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The Havre police department is calling out for help with an investigation of the death of a former Havre man in Idaho. A release from the Havre Police Department said a body found Sept. 8 in Shoshone Park in Mullan, Idaho, has been identified as 36-year-old Kendall Quinnell, formerly of Havre. Idaho state police are investigating the death as a homicide. Havre Police Lieutenant Aaron Wittmer asked people with any information about the death of Quinnell to contact him at the Havre Police Department at 265-4... Full story
State Sen. Greg Jergeson — now D-Havre — announced at the Pasma Peck Hill County Democrat fundraising dinner tonight he now has a Havre address and will run for the Montana Senate in 2014. Jergeson said his new address has a couple of added benefits. “This November I get to vote for Tim Solomon for mayor,” he said was one. The other was, if he wins his election bid, “I will end up with one (U.S. Sen.) Jon Tester as one of my constituents,” he said. After terming out of the Senate after 22 years of service early last decade, t... Full story
Havre City Council held a special public hearing to address the clerical error made in notices of annexation sent to those who own property that falls within the proposed new city limits. The notice sent reported City Council would meet Thursday, when in fact it was scheduled to meet Monday. Council announced after the Monday meeting it would hold another public hearing about annexation Thursday after receiving complaints about the error. Several concerned parties from in and out of the annexation areas showed up at the... Full story
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It took nearly a month, and being part of a bizarre and rare tie. But the Havre High football team is finally in the win column. On Friday night at the Blue Pony Stadium, HHS shut out Eastern A rival Glendive 33-0, improving to 1-2-1 on the season. While HHS played a brilliant defensive game, the Pony offense busted loose too. Freshman Parker Filius scored his first career touchdown to put Havre up 7-0, and he added the final score of the night in the fourth stanza. In between, sophomore quarterback Dane Warp threw a TD pass... Full story
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana announced Friday that the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was one of two tribes in Montana to receive public safety grants, totaling $1.8 million in Montana. The Chippewa Cree Tribe received $1,094,574 from the U.S. Department of Justice, while the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation received $721,266. “We’re increasing our efforts to support tribal communities and to build and sustain tribal justice systems... Full story
The Havre Kiwanis Club again will be serving breakfast — through the early afternoon — at Havre Festival Days, continuing a nearly 60-year tradition of a breakfast fundraiser. The first Havre pancake feed was held by Kiwanis in 1955, and the tradition continues Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Havre Eagles Club, although Kiwanian Robert Floren said the work starts much earlier. Setup at the Eagles Club will be underway by about 4 a.m., and the volunteers — with help from others including the Kiwanis-affiliated Havre... Full story
HELENA (AP) — One of the six people charged with embezzling money from a Blackfeet program for troubled youth has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Charlotte New Breast was the administrative assistant for the now-defunct Po'Ka Project. Under the agreement filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, she will plead guilty to theft from a tribal government receiving federal funds. The charge carries a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Prosecutors plan to dismiss 23 charges of c... Full story
Cornerback is as flashy a position as there is in college football. And the job is quite simple. Cover speedy receivers trying to run by you, don’t let them get their hands on the ball, tackle any other ball carrier that comes your way. It’s a simple job in theory, but it’s considered one of the single most difficult positions to play. And that’s probably why star NFL corners get paid the really big bucks, and why those same stars are some of the flashiest, cockiest, and mos... Full story
There are not a lot of towns or cities in Montana that offer full contact, tackle football below the middle school age level. But the city of Havre is not one of those without, as Havre is fortunate enough to have the Lil’ Ponies football program for the last 10 years. The Lil’ Ponies got started by the likes of Phil Stokes and Scott Filius, and it has been going strong ever since. And Havre’s fourth, fifth, and sixth graders have the opportunity to play just like their Havre... Full story
Wins have been hard to come by for the Havre High volleyball team this season, but hopefully this weekend will change that. After a couple of tournaments the last two weekends, two matches on the road seems like a relatively light weekend, but facing two very good Class A programs, there will be nothing easy about Saturday’s matchups. Last weekend, the Central A Ponies played in Great Falls at the Electric City Classic, playing nine matches. Saturday, they will be in Lewistown where they will play two non-conference o... Full story
The Havre High golf teams began the first of a two-day road trip with mixed results Thursday in Billings. The Billings Central Invitational, held at Eagle Rock Golf Course, turned out to be a strong showing for the Blue Pony girls. Havre captured the team title with a total of 395, one of HHS’s best team scores of the season. The Blue Pony boys however, finished fifth with a 361. Individually, the Havre girls were led by sophomore Payton Howard, who captured medalist honors w... Full story
The round-robin schedule in Frontier Conference football has been altered, but divisional opponents still play each other twice a season. Yet, it’s rare for two opponents to play twice in a four-week span. That’s exactly the case for the Montana State University-Northern Lights (2-1, 2-1), who will celebrate homecoming with their second meeting with the Dickinson State Blue Hawks (0-3, 0-3). The rematch is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Blue Pony Stadium. The Lights com... Full story
There have been a lot of important games and landmark wins in the Havre High football program’s history, and nine years ago, the first home game of the 2004 season was one of the biggest. Now, the Blue Ponies and Glendive Red Devils don’t meet very often, but back in the day, these two teams used to clash on the gridiron quite a bit, and even battled for the coveted Moore Trophy. In 2004 the meeting between the Ponies and Red Devils went in Havre’s favor, but more impor... Full story
The Montana State Bobcats are hoping their second trip to Texas in three weeks tuns out differently than their first one did. The Montana Grizzlies are just hoping for more of the same in their return to Missoula. Saturday, the No. 3 Bobcats (2-1) travel to FCS rival S.F. Austin for a Texas showdown, just two weeks after falling in the final seconds at FBS power SMU. Meanwhile, the No. 9 Griz (2-0) return to Washington-Grizzly Stadium to take on NCAA Division II Independent Ok... Full story
Every family does it: trots out those favorite little anecdotes about loved ones to prove a variety of points from wise to weird, poignant to pointless. Sadly, my family is no different, and I am a favorite victim. One of their favorites about me is about how “Pam, when she was just learning to walk — my gaawd, what a spectacle. She wouldn’t let anyone stand her up to help her walk. As soon as we’d ask her to take a step she’d fold up her legs and collapse. If we tried too muc... Full story
Attempting to avoid a second straight loss, and the third loss on the season, the Havre High football team knows exactly what it has to do get the first win of the year. Sitting at 0-2-1, the Central A Blue Ponies know they have a winnable week-four game. And after a couple of tight matchups over the last two weeks, the Ponies would love nothing more than to grab their first win of the season playing in Havre at Blue Pony Stadium. And in their return home, the Blue Ponies... Full story
Laurel — Montana State University-Northern received a $1.7 million grant this week that will be used to increase the college’s programs designed to train people for well-paying jobs. The Hi-Line has far too few well-paying jobs, and efforts to improve prospects for our young people should be encouraged. Laurel — Speaking of Northern, word came out this week that enrollment is headed in the right direction: up. More students are seeing the advantages that Northern offers. Efforts of the administration to get the word out a... Full story
A rousing home win over Carroll College was a big start to the 2013 Frontier Conference volleyball season for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. But things got much bigger Thursday night in Billings. The Skylights went into the Fortin Center Thursday night having not won there in seven years. They were also going up against the only Frontier team ranked in this week’s NAIA Coaches Poll, the No. 24 Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears. However, just as they hav... Full story
Havre Police Department The police department’s computers were down, rendering them unable to send a dispatch log. Hill County Sheriff’s Office A summons was issued to a 15-year-old Havre boy for assault at 8:27 a.m. Thursday after deputies received a call from Box Elder School. ——— A 33-year-old Havre man was arrested for outstanding city court warrants after deputies received a 7:47 p.m. Thursday call from 15th Street North to assist another agency. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical personnel responded to five call... Full story
Festival Days celebrants again get the chance to support students and the local university while participating in a unique event — the Northern Alumni Association auction. “It’s fast and furious, and it’s a blast,” Alumni Association Director Autumn Elliott said. All of the proceeds — Elliott said typically $13,000-$20,000 — go to fund scholarships to Montana State University-Northern. “All that goes back to student scholarships,” Elliott said. The auction itself is, to say the least, unique. Northern athletes stand by... Full story
The Havre-Hill County Historic Preservation Commission said that sales of its latest historical Christmas ornament will pick up again after the annual Festival Days event. The ornament, a pewter depiction of the historic St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on the corner of 3rd Ave. and 6th St., is for sale at the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce office at 130 5th Ave. As the office is closed on weekends, the normal kick-off for the sale of the ornaments, sales will resume after the celebration. The Preservation Commission began s... Full story
The 33rd annual Festival Days festivities kick off today to “honor our past and celebrate our future,” which is the theme this year. “I think it’s going to go pretty darn well,” said Debbie Vandeberg, executive director of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce. “The weather report says it’s going to be great this weekend, and I think that’s really going to bring people out.” Today’s events began at 8 a.m. with the Friends of the Library Book Sale and today’s festivities... Full story
Montana State University’s technical college will soon be changed for the better after receiving their $1.7 million grant. The university’s portion of the $24.98 million is part of the $474.5 million grants awarded by the Obama administration to colleges around the country to “expand demand-driven skills training and strengthen employer partnerships,” according to a U.S. Department of Labor press release Greg Kegel, the dean of MSU-Northern’s Department of Technical Sciences, said the grant is going to bring big changes t... Full story
We continue to celebrate Havre’s 120th anniversary of incorporation with the 37th installment in this series. The Sept. 19, 1893, The Havre Advertiser had a plethora of local news in the “City and State” social pages In that column, we find complete with misspelling: Miss Nellie Selsted, formerly Great Northern operator at Havre, is now stationed at Essex. Revs. W. W. Van Orsdell and Allan Roger paid the Advertiser office a pleasant call on Friday. Reverend Wesley W. Van O... Full story
