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I live out in the country with my dog, cat and horses, visited daily by deer, birds of all timidness and ferocity, and mysterious predators that slink through in the night, but this ain't a Disney movie out here. We have the creepy and disgusting creatures too, and thus far in October we've had encounters with two of them. As you can see from the title, I'm going to call this column Part 1 of a two-part "Ewww" series, because the protagonist of this part 1 was our resident...
Havre Art Association is gearing up this year for its 49th annual Havre Art Association Show and Sale Saturday and Sunday Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church, featuring a local artist and hosting a fundraising event for Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. "When I look back in history, they've had some of the top artists in the state come here," Art Association member Kris Martens said. This year's featured artist is local artist Garrette Brough of Big Sky Bones,...
Press release District 4 Human Resources Development Council will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday for staff training. District 4 HRDC will open to the public at 1 p.m. that day....
Press release Havre Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Craig Mueller was one of the outstanding Montana school superintendents from each of the Montana Association of School Superintendents regions across the state honored as recipients of the MASS Regional Superintendents of the Year at the annual Montana Conference of Education Leadership held in Billings, Oct. 16-18, 2019. The award recognizes outstanding leadership of superintendents who have succeeded in providing...
By Emily Mayer Regular readers of this column may recall that the City of Havre found itself in hot water over the dumping of raw sewage into the Milk River. The city was being sued by the State Board of Health and Montana State Attorney General Sam Ford for doing so. When the case was called, it was decided to submit questions to a commission of experts, approved by the State Board of Health, and allow the panel to investigate the sanitary conditions of the community and determine a solution. Havre was not the only bad...
Havre Police Department John Joseph Bear Jr. of Havre, 31, was arrested on a partner of family member assault charge, when officers stopped on Second Street Thursday at 11:36 a.m. to serve him a warrant. -- Someone at Hill County Courthouse reported Thursday at 3:33 p.m. that another woman was using her name to obtain information. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash between a 2007 Impala and a 2000 Dodge on First Street West was reported Thursday at 4:22 p.m. -- Lester Tyrel...
Monday 8 a.m. — Center for Mental Health Meeting 1:30 p.m. — Building Manager Tuesday 8 a.m. — Employee Training 10:30 a.m. — County Road Department Meeting Wednesday 1 p.m. — Tax Appeal Board Thursday Claims and Payroll 10 a.m. — Business Meeting Public Comments Manual Claims Employment Review Resolutions Tax Adjustments County Permit Approval Subdivision/ Survey Approval Contracts Friday Regular Office Hours of 8 a.m. — 5 p.m....
Staff and Wire To honor Gallatin County Sheriff’s Deputy Jake Allmendinger, who was killed in the line of duty Saturday, Gov. Steve Bullock ordered flags in Montana be flown at half-staff today. Allmender and another deputy were responding to a report of a stranded motorist on Fairy Lake Road in the Bridger Mountain Range Saturday when their patrol Chevrolet Tahoe began to slide backward on ice as they drove up an incline looking for the motorist, the Officer Down Memorial webpage said. Allmender left the vehicle as it s...
Nancy Fussell died of complications of old age Aug. 26, 2019, surrounded by her children at Aljoya retirement home in Mercer Island, WA. She was 101 years old. Nancy Elizabeth Bridges Fussell was born on Nov. 9, 1917, in Stovall, Georgia, to Annie and William Bridges. Her mother was a homemaker and her father was a station master for the Seaboard Railroad. She and Aubrey Fussell married June 9, 1942. From about 1946 to about 1983, Aubrey was a consulting engineer, designing... Full story
Rita Maxine Campbell, 56, passed away peacefully October 19, 2019, at Missoula Health and Rehabilitation in Missoula, Montana. She was born in Havre, Montana, and resided in Missoula, Montana. She was a graduate of St Jude Thaddeus School and Havre High School. She enjoyed raising her children as well as providing child care to the small communities she lived in. Later in life, she worked as a waitress at Uncle Joe's. She made a great many of friends wherever she was. Rita... Full story
Oct. 17, LaVern Bitterman died peacefully at St. Johns Nursing Home in Billings, MT, at the age of 94. Vern is survived by his wife, Virginia of Billings; son Lonnie of Ocala, FL; daughter, Lori of Palm Springs, CA; and son Larry of Belgrade, MT. He is preceded in death by his mother, father, three sisters and brother. Vern was born on March 8th, 1925, in Havre to Adolf and Annie Bitterman. He graduated from Havre High in 1943 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Upon return, he... Full story
As puffs of smoke drifted high into the air from a ceremonial fire, hundreds of Native Americans from Gros Ventre, or Aaniiih; Assiniboine, or Nakoda; Crow; Northern Arapaho, and other tribes gathered together outside of Dodson Saturday to hold a ceremony, held to help put to rest the spirits of those who died in a smallpox outbreak 150 years ago. "I feel really good," organizer and Gros Ventre tribal member "Snuffy" Main said. "There has been a lot of community members who...
One of Havre High School's September students of the month is senior Hannah Pratt. The daughter of Luke and Jade Pratt, Hannah has seven siblings, Aliviah, 15, Ada, 13, Elizah, 12, Mariannah, 8, Arabellah, 5, Adam, 2, and Tayah, 10 months. Hannah takes part in multiple Havre High activities including swimming, theater and the Hi-Liters choir group, while outside of school she works as a lifeguard at the Havre Community Swimming Pool. Her hobbies include making and playing...
North Central Senior Citizens Center, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m. Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance. March Menu by Earlene DeWinter (Subject to Change) Monday — Shepherd’s pie, biscuits, salad and fruit Tuesday — Ove...
You know, Lord, sometimes when we’re just plain tired out, we might think: Rest time? What is that? How is that going to happen when there are still so many chores waiting to get done? A friend reminded us that we need to take time out for ourselves, to take care of ourselves, that we need to back up a bit and let You, Lord, refresh us. Another friend told about an interesting thing that she’d heard, which is/was called FOB. Like, what is that? She smiled as she told us that at her house, this was making time to put your “Fe...
Out our way, you get to know what cows belong to what herd by the ear tags and brands. Back in the day, when most cattle grazed on open range branding was especially essential as cattle from a variety of ranches mixed together. Come roundup, the cattle were rounded up and separated according to their brands. The brand told you whose cattle were whose. Now, Big Mike ran his cattle on fenced land he leased, so when Charlie and I checked the herds, when riding fence and at round up, we seldom had to worry about what brand or...
Well, not yet. It’s Reformation Sunday for churches in the liturgical tradition this weekend, but the anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 theses in Wittenberg is Oct. 31. It’s been 502 years now. That means the big 5-0-0 celebration centered in Wittenberg and spread around the world is itself fading into history and memory. And my pastor/dad joke that Levi’s 501 Jeans ought to be solicited to sponsor an after-party is not only corny, but now outdated and corny. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not complaining. One of the...
Worship night with coffee will be held Friday, Nov. 1, from 8 to 11 p.m. at The Press Espresso Bar with music featuring local talent Kenny Atkins, Katelynn Montagino and Kimmi Boyce. “It is a coffee and worship night for the community to enjoy and worship together,” Fifth Avenue Christian Church worship leader Atkins said. “I see this night of worship as coming together in a really beautiful way,” Assembly of God youth group worship leader Montagino said. “I hope that people can come and feel not only warm because of the co...
Now that both the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats have found out just how good the Sacramento State Hornets are, they can both move on. And that’s exactly what both teams will try and do this Saturday, though neither of them have it easy. The No. 10 Grizzlies (2-1, 5-2) not only got bludgeoned by Sac. State last Saturday night, 49-22, they might have lost senior quarterback Dalton Sneed for yet another huge game — this Saturday’s highly anticipated showdown with...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights played a hungry, angry, Rocky Mountain College squad last Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium. Now, the Lights have to play another team that's reeling a bit. On Saturday, Northern (0-6, 1-6) travels to Dillon to face the No. 24 Montana Western Bulldogs (4-2, 4-2) in the final Frontier Conference matchup of October. And, like Rocky was last week when it came to Havre with a four-game losing streak, the Dawgs are in the midst of a losing...
The Havre High volleyball team's regular season is almost ending and the Blue Ponies are ready to finish it on a good note. Havre, which doesn't have to leave home for the remainder of the season, will face two familiar opponents in their last games of the regular season, the Sidney Eagles Saturday and the Lewistown Golden Eagles Monday, both in the Havre High Gymnasium. The Ponies have played the two teams once already and it is time for rematches. First up to step on the cou...
Last week, Montana State University-Northern head volleyball coach Jerry Wagner announced the signing of two standout Montana players for his 2019-2020 recruiting class. As it turns out, Wagner is nowhere near done recruiting the state of Montana either. On Wednesday, Wagner announced the signing of Flathead High School outside hitter Julia Burden to an NAIA national letter of intent. Burden is a 6-0 senior from Kalispell who plans on studying nursing at Northern. "Julia is a...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team nearly took a big next step last Saturday night at home. And while they tried their hardest to take that step Thursday night, Montana Tech wouldn't let it happen. In a Frontier Conference match Thursday night in the Armory Gymnasium, the Skylights fell to the No. 18 Orediggers, 25-20, 25-16 and 25-16. And while the final score said sweep, for much of the match, it felt like anything but. "We're progressing," MSU-N head coac...
The Havre High School football team has been waiting for this one. Tonight, the Blue Ponies will face off against their arch rival, the Lewistown Golden Eagles in Blue Pony Stadium. Tonight's game carries a lot of weight for Havre, as it will determine its playoff future. If the Blue Ponies win the game, they will play a rematch against the Golden Eagles at home next Saturday. If Havre loses, it will play against Lewistown on the road. Lastly, if Havre loses and either...
The Havre High football team has a big home game tonight at in Blue Pony Stadium, because not only is it the last game of the regular season, but it is also the football team’s senior night and Havre’s homecoming, as well. Senior night is a big event for the Ponies. There is no shortage of emotion, drive and passion that the players and fans show for their team. The Blue Pony seniors are nearing the end of their last year and have put blood, sweat and tears into their hig...
