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It’s that time of year when people with Medicare review their health insurance choices and enroll in a Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug plan for the coming year. People typically have a lot of questions as they research their Medicare options, which primarily include Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans, before finding the plan that best fits their needs. Here are a few of the most commonly asked questions: When is the annual enrollment period to choose a Medicare plan for 2019? The M...
Louis Gardipee, 57, passed away due to natural causes at Billings Clinic on Friday, September 28, 2018. Wake services began at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 30, 2018, and will continue until his traditional funeral service, which will be at 10:00 a.m. today, Monday, October 1, 2018, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Louis' online... Full story
The Montana commissioner of political practices has dismissed a campaign finance complaint against a candidate for the Public Service Commission district that serves north-central and northeastern Montana, ruling that a $3,000 loan Republican Randy Pinocci of Sun River made to his campaign was legitimate, Pinocci, who is facing Havre Democrat Doug Kaercher in the race for PSC District 1, said Friday that the person who filed the complaint, Montana Democratic Party Executive...
The last time the Havre High volleyball team made the Class A state tournament was 2015. That was also the last time the Blue Ponies beat Lewistown in a Central A conference match - until Saturday night inside the HHS gymnasium that is. In the final match of a five-match homestand, the Ponies earned their fourth win in their last five matches with a sweep of Lewistown by the scores of 25-17, 25-22 and 25-20. In addition to being the fourth win for the Ponies in their last...
Dogs and their owners alike braved cold weather Saturday for a special event, Woofstock, to raise money for the local animal shelter, said Friends of the Havre Animal Shelter President Kim Federspiel. Havre's first Woofstock was held in Pepin Park with live music, vendors, food trucks, beer and wine. Friends of the Havre Animal Shelter organized this event a few months after receiving their nonprofit status and made quick work of raising money for the Havre Animal Shelter....
The inside of Harvest Moon Lanes was standing room only Saturday as cheers came from various lanes. This was not a local league night, but the Special Olympics Montana Bowling Tournament. Special Olympics Montana held their annual bowling tournament Saturday in Havre. This is the third year that the tournament has been held in Havre, said Jamie Wood, vice president of sports for Special Olympics Montana. "Harvest Moon has been phenomenal to work with," Wood said, "we...
Clifford D. "Cliff" Jacobsen, 70, passed away at Northern Montana Care Center on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, after fighting a courageous battle with brain cancer, glioblastoma. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Tanner Howard officiating. Burial will follow at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, October 5, 2018, in the Sunset Hills Cemetery in Fairfield. Cliff's family has suggested memorial donations be made in... Full story
Havre Police Department Chad Steven Cliff of Havre, 39, was arrested at the police station Friday at 9:01 a.m. on a charge of probation violation related to Drug Court. -- A First Avenue West caller reported Friday at 9:53 a.m. a trailer had been broken into the previous day. -- Jon Christopher Abel listed as a homeless from Oregon, 47, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, negligent endangerment and driving without insurance during a vehicle stop on Ninth Street at...
Editor, The word “bamboozled” isn’t one we use often nor understand anymore. However, if I-186 passes we’ll get a darn good reminder of its proper use. Bamboozled means the use of a ploy, ruse or scheme to achieve a specific goal. An example would be, “Tom Sawyer ‘bamboozled’ the neighborhood boys into doing it for him.” The proponents behind I-186 are presenting it as a much-needed solution, when in reality I-186 creates more problems than it solves. I-186 is a proposal to stop the future of mining in Montana that is being p...
Editor, As a mother of two children with autism, I know the fear of not being able to afford to keep my family covered with health insurance to keep them healthy. We all need to realize, we are one stroke, one heart attack, one car wreck, one birth away from being in a situation of having a pre-existing condition that you didn’t have two days ago! Ending protections for people with pre-existing conditions could happen if the Affordable Care Act is dismantled. 425,900 Montanans live with preexisting conditions. If this h...
Montana’s rural communities have always been the backbone of our economy, driving economic growth through a foundation of hard work and a strong tradition of agriculture. In Montana, when our rural communities are thriving, our entire state thrives. Gov. Steve Bullock and I recently visited our rural communities to hear from rural Montanans as we tackle the issues facing our state. Farmers and ranchers described what is a “perfect storm” threatening Montana’s most important industry. When we look at what is happening with tr...
MSU News Service HELENA — What does honey bee health have to do with human health? How can a playground swing lead to independence from non-renewable energy? What can hawks tell us about the health of our environment? These are just a few topics researchers from Montana universities will discuss during Montana’s Research Roadshow. Presented by the Montana University System, the October roadshow features dynamic speakers traveling to 25 Montana towns to share 10-minute research stories. Speakers on the roadshow hail from eve...
Press release ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking individuals to serve as area representatives in the local community. ASSE provides academic year and semester exchange programs in the United States for high school students from around the world. Students are 15 to 18 years of age, have passed a series of academic and character requirements. Area representatives recruit and screen prospective host families, interview students to study abroad and supervise the exchange students in their community. Area...
Press release Independence Bank is seeking applicants for its 2019 Summer Internship program. The student selected for this position will be located in Havre, gaining insight and experience with all aspects of a full-service community bank. The internship will begin May 20 and run through Aug. 9. To qualify, students must have attained junior level academic classification, be in good standing at their college or university and have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. Targeted degree fields include business and agriculture. This is...
The Havre High football team has been dealing with injuries in recent weeks and in Sidney Saturday, a beat up Blue Pony team was routed by the Eagles 40-3. Sidney scored 33 points in the first half, while the Ponies managed just five first downs for the entire game. Havre got on the board with a Max Olson field goal in the fourth quarter, but that was the Ponies’ only score as they fell to 1-5 on the season. Sidney improved to 4-2 and enhanced its playoff chances. While the E...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF., (AP) — Ten years is a long, long time to go without a win in anyone’s stadium, especially if you’re a program like the Montana Grizzlies. And yet, 10 years is exactly how long it had been since the Grizzlies beat Cal Poly inside Alex Spanos Stadium. Saturday night, that all changed. Montana’s defense did enough to stifle the Cal Poly option attack, and the Griz’ offense raced up and down the field in a 48-28 Big Sky Conference win in San Luis Obis...
While the Havre High cross country teams will have more important meets to compete in this season, there may not be another quite like the Mountain West Classic that both teams participated in Saturday in Missoula, The massive field at the Mountain West Classic which featured around 70 boys and girls teams from the state of Montana and some surrounding states, is still possibly the toughest Havre will face all season. In the boys competition, Lewis and Clark won the meet with...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights were in search of their first Frontier Conference win when they went to Billings Saturday afternoon, but that was going to be a tall order against the Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears. And Rocky, ranked No. 6 in the NAIA, wound up easily sweeping the Skylights by scores of 25-8, 25-15 and 25-15. The loss dropped Northern to 0-5 in the Frontier, while Rocky moved to a perfect 5-0. From the start, the Bears were in control o...
The Havre High golf teams reached the finish line Saturday in Hamilton, and while the Class A state tournament may not have yielded the kind of success the Blue Ponies were looking for, it won't take away from an outstanding season on the links. The Havre golf teams wrapped up the season at this weekend's state tourney in Hamilton, with the HHS boys finishing 10th with a team score of 770, and the Pony girls placing eighth with a score of 906. Laurel swept the boys and girls...
