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Editor’s note: This story corrects the time of the meeting Friday. Hill County Weed Board will meet Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. at the Hill County Shop. • Call to order: Minutes • Public comment • Correspondence • Unfinished business • New business: Budget; purchase orders; grants; set meeting dates for 2018; election of officers; and annual meeting in Great Falls, Jan. 9-11, 2018....
While some Montana high school basketball teams played games on the first weekend of December, for all intents and purposes, this past weekend was the unofficial jumping off point for most of the teams along the Hi-Line. With local teams taking part in different tournaments throughout the weekend, there was no shortage of exciting action and last Thursday in Chester, a number of local teams kicked off their 2017-18 seasons. The Big Sandy Pioneers, who won just a handful of gam...
Havre Boy Scout Ammon Lines is a few packed duffel bags away from having an Eagle Scout badge. For his Eagle Scout project, Ammon says he has decided to assemble duffel bags for foster teenagers on their way to their new foster home. The bags, he said, will be stuffed with toiletries, necessities and add-ons such as blankets and maybe some clothes. The idea is personal, he said. "We have friends who had foster kids and when they came into their homes they had nothing but a...
The tepee in front of the Holiday Village Mall will remain in place, even after it was discovered that someone had been staying in it, H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board Chair Judi Dritshulas said at the board’s monthly meeting Monday. Havre Police reported last month that they found after being called by Holiday Village Mall management that someone had been residing in the tepee, owned by the Wahkpa Chu’gn Buffalo Jump that is administered by the museum board. Dritshulas said mall staff later told her that they had fou...
The Hill County Community Foundation is helping the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce to light up Town Square even more. The foundation presented Chamber Executive Director Jody Olson and President Shawn Holden with a $500 check to install new electrical outlets at the square. Olson said the project to install the outlets will begin this spring. "We want to light more of the poles and trees for Christmas," she said. Olson added that $2,400 that has been gathered from the Havre...
With the deadline moved back, people now have until Friday to donate to the Havre Elks Blanket Drive. Blankets can be dropped off at the Elks Club at 321 Second St. or at Western Trailer and Marine Sales at 1865 U.S. Highway 2 East, where Elks Lodge Secretary Brandy Kurtz works. Kurtz, who is helping coordinate the drive, said she even has blankets in her pickup truck. The blankets will be given just in time for the holidays and peak cold season to people in need, Kurtz said. Priority will go first to people and...
Press release The deadline is fast approaching for registration in a program to help people help people dealing with mental illness. Dec. 22 is the deadline to register for the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Havre’s 12-session Family-to-Family education program to help caregivers understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well-being. The program is free for family members, partners and friends of people with major depression; bipolar disorder, also known as manic d...
Press release As winter weather arrives, the Chippewa Cree tribal leaders, tribal Roads, tribal Housing and Plain Green joined together to provide coats to students in the Head Start Program and Rocky Boy and Box Elder schools. More than a thousand winter jackets were distributed between Nov. 20 through Nov. 22. "The students' reaction to last year's winter jacket distribution was very positive, so we made sure to include the program for a second year," said Ian Windy Boy,...
Havre Police Department Deputies arrested Shannon Leah Wing of Harlem, 42, on four Justice or City court warrants and charges of shoplifting and disorderly conduct after a First Street business caller reported Monday at 12:29 p.m. that there is a combative shoplifter in the store. Hill County Sheriff’s Office Deputies investigated after a 37th Avenue West caller reported Monday at 8:56 a.m. that her house was vandalized. —— Deputies arrested Monday at 2:06 p.m. Christopher Paul Anderson of Havre, 47, on a criminal tresp...
William “Bill” Schmockel of Havre, MT, a member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. Billy was born March 25, 1956, in Fort Belknap to Richard Schmockel and Theresa Small. He was raised and attended schools in Havre, MT, until the age of 16 when he left to pursue work on the oil rigs. He loved working the rigs and enjoyed providing for his family. He learned from his father to be independent, self-sufficient and a hard worker. His hobbies included visiting with fri... Full story
Press release Last week, Northern Montana Health Care presented the C.A.R.E. Award to Henry Carillo, a member of the Buildings and Grounds team. Employees at NMHC nominate their fellow employees for this award Henry joined the team in 2012 and is part of the grounds crew for the Northern Montana Healthcare campus. He was referred to NMHC by his mother-in-law, Noreen Peterson, who has worked in the Imaging Department at NMH for 27 years. "Henry's co-workers nominated him for...
Kobi Burchard, Havre High Swimming Saturday was senior day for the Havre High swim teams as the Blue Ponies hosted the 2017 Havre Invitational, but a freshman made a big splash for the Ponies. HHS’ Kobi Burchard won the girls 200-meter freestyle with a time of 2:29.19 and followed that up with a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly. It was Burchard’s first high school swim meet, and her 19 points helped the Blue Ponies finish second, only to the Class AA CMR Rustlers. Rya...
High school girls basketball is back on the Hi-Line. And if the first full week of action is any indication, it's going to be an exciting season in our area. Normally, this weekend is reserved for the Native American Classic in Havre, but the tournament was moved to Salish-Kootenai College for this year, and that's where Box Elder, Rocky Boy and Harlem opened their seasons. Thursday night, Box Elder began its march towards a Class C title with a 68-34 thrashing of Arlee in...
One of the toughest duals the Montana State University-Northern Lights wrestle each season isn't one against a Cascade Conference opponent, or even an NAIA rival. Instead, it's when the Lights go head to head with the North Idaho Cardinals. And yet again, Northern's latest bout with the Cardinals was a tough one as the No. 13 Lights tripped to Coeur d' Alene, Idaho to face the Cardinals, the No. 7 team in the NJCAA Saturday night. As expected, the dual was a close one, but eve...
The Havre Ice Hawks began their 2017-18 season almost a month ago, but after a few weeks away from competitive action on the ice, Havre was back at this last weekend for back-to-back games against Butte. The Butte Blues, who traditionally have a strong team, swept the Ice Hawks in consecutive games by the scores of 9-2 and 12-0. The teams first played Friday night in Butte and right away in the first period, the Ice Hawks fell behind 3-0. Then, Butte added six goals in the...
