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  • Community members increase reward on HHS threat info

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Havre Daily News staff Havre-Hill County Crimestoppers have announced that community members have donated to increase the amount of the reward offered for information about a threat discovered last week in Havre High School. The reward now is $1,200 for information leading to the arrest or conviction of suspect or suspects whole the threat on the wall of a boys bathroom at the high school. The threat was discovered Nov. 12 at 5:38 p.m. in the upstairs boys bathroom. The...

  • Multiple options for raising pledges for Polar Plunge

    Stephen Real|Updated Nov 20, 2018

    The annual SubZero SuperHero Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympians is set for this Saturday and there are many ways for community members to contribute. People participating in the plunge must raise a minimum of $125 to be eligible for the incentives, a flier for the Polar Plunge states. Incentives include: • a Polar Plunge long sleeve shirt ($125) • beanie cap ($250) • stainless steel bottle and shirt ($500) • sweatshirt and T-shirt ($1,000) • a long sleeve T-shirt, beanie, stainless steel bottle and sweatshir...

  • Stein-Chandler to receive posthumous MSU honorary doctorate

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    By Carol Schmidt MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Lynette Stein-Chandler, who dedicated her life to pulling the Aaniiih language from the brink of extinction, will posthumously receive an honorary doctorate in letters from Montana State University during fall commencement, university officials announced Friday. MSU's fall commencement ceremonies are scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. MSU officials said Stein-Chandler's legacy and passion for sus...

  • City judge resigns, recommends city clerk as replacement

    Derek Hann|Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel handed in her official letter of resignation Monday to the Havre City Council. "It is with great care and deliberation that I resign my position," Seigel said. Seigel announced her resignation during the non-agenda public comment section at the end of the City Council meeting. Seigel, who has been the city judge for the past five years, said her last day will be Jan. 21 of this year. The council could not formally accept her resignation...

  • Parks and Rec updates City Council on pools, parks

    Derek Hann|Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Havre Parks and Recreation Director Chris Inman told Havre City Council during its meeting Monday that her department has planted 37 new trees in Havre to recover from damage caused by the October 2017 blizzard that hit the city. Inman's update for the department's activities over the past year was the only agenda item for City Council's meeting Monday. She said that last year's storm brought down approximately 100 trees in the community in various locations, and replacing...

  • Community Thanksgiving delivery deadline Wednsesday

    Pam Burke|Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Havre residents who can’t travel to the Havre Community Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday can arrange to have the free dinner delivered by calling North Central Senior Citizens Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. today or Wednesday at 265-5464. People receiving a delivery need to provide their name, address, phone number and the number of meals needed, and they need to be able to take the delivery between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. Thanksgiving Day. The dinners include turkey, m...

  • For the Record, Nov. 20, 2018

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Havre Police Department Someone stopped at the police station Monday at 9:09 a.m. to report vandalism. -- Officers assisting probation and parole Monday at 11:28 a.m. made three arrests, but no details on the charges were provided. -- Officers assisting probation and parole Monday at 6:09 p.m. issued a summons related to a drug court no-show, but no details on the charges were provided. -- A caller at Northern Montana Hospital at 6:51 p.m. reported a cat bite. -- A 7:23 p.m....

  • Obituary - George P. Noffsinger

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    George P. Noffsinger, 80, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital on Saturday, November 17, 2018. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 23, 2018, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. George's family has suggested memorial donations be made in his memory to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit George's...

  • Obituary - Dean Earl Greeno

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Dean Earl Greeno was born April 15th, 1945, to Walter and Ruth (Kuble) Greeno. He grew up in the small town of Rudyard, Montana, where his family farmed wheat. An avid athlete, Dean played several sports and excelled at basketball, which he played in high school and college. While attending the University of Montana, he discovered his first love, flying airplanes. After graduating with a degree in political science, he pursued his private pilot's license at Harrod's Aviation i...

  • Obituary - Rachel LeaAnn Larson

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Rachel LeaAnn Larson, 45, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center on Sunday, November 18, 2018. Cremation has taken place, and no services are planned at this time. Rachel's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her name to any cancer institute, your local animal shelter or animal rescue center, or a charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Rachel's online memorial pag...

  • Quick Pics: Festival of Trees

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

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  • Triangle members gather for 65th annual meeting

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Press release Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications, held its 65th Annual Meeting of Members Saturday, Oct. 13. Voting members plus numerous guests totaled close to 300 in attendance at the meeting held in the Student Union Building on the campus of Montana State University-Northern in Havre. Attending members voted to approve the proposed By-Law changes. A complete listing of these changes appeared in the meeting notice...

  • Five things to watch in prep wrestling

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 20, 2018

    The winter sports season is right around the corner and along the Hi-Line, that means wrestling season as much as anything. Of course, Havre and Chinook are two schools known for their success in wrestling and both the Blue Ponies and Sugarbeeters will be among the contenders in their respective classifications again this season after each finished as the runner-up in Class A and Class C, respectively, a season ago. Yet as much as things stay the same, things are also going...

  • Northern grapplers see plenty of success on the road

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 20, 2018

    The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team was busy this past week, with a number of duals on the schedule. The Lights opened things last week with a win over University of Providence at the Armory Gymnasium before hitting the road to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, to take part in the Cardinal Duals against both Simon Fraser and the Highline Community College. Northern, the No. 3 team in NAIA wrestling, put together two impressive performances in Idaho, winning nine of 10 m...

  • Cat-Griz Final Thoughts: To borrow the immortal words of Jack Buck, I don't believe what I just saw

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 20, 2018
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    MISSOULA - Whether you're a Bobcat or a Grizzly, you probably felt like Montana State head coach Jeff Choate late in the afternoon following an epic 118th Brawl of the Wild. "Processing all this is probably not going to hit me for a while," Choate said following MSU's dramatic win in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. "Some of it seems like a little bit of a blur right now." In other words, Choate, like so many others, may not have been able to easily comprehend what happened in...

  • Already down to Helena for the Legislature

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Although the session doesn’t start until January, this past week, I was in Helena for the legislative caucus elections. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the opportunity last term to be involved in this part of the procedure. It was interesting to see how the process worked. The leadership has pretty much stayed the same as it was the last session. At this point, it looks like my committees will stay the same: Tax, Education and Cultural Resources, and Energy and Telecommunications. It was good to see the staff and legislators who...

  • Letter to the Editor - Thanks to Zinke on Badger-Two medicine

    Updated Nov 20, 2018

    Dear Editor: The Badger Two-Medicine on the Rocky Mountain Front is a sacred area for the Blackfeet Tribe and one of Montana’s most spectacular landscapes This week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took an important step forward in protecting this part of Montana’s heritage when he moved to have the Department of Interior appeal a federal court ruling reinstating oil and gas leases in the Badger. For decades, conservationists, hunters and the Blackfeet Tribe have sought to protect the Badger-Two Medicine from oil and gas dev...

  • Updated Nov 16, 2018

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