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Randee Maria Allard, 44, passed away peacefully in her home Monday, January 22, 2024. Our loving Randee is survived by her daughter, Allysa C. Allard of Havre, MT; sister, Crysandra (Matt) Neuman of Havre; father, Randy L. Allard of Loma, MT; mother, Sara (Vic) Sieglock of Havre; 10 aunts and uncles, and many cousins of the Moline, Bronec, Little, and Burtchett families of Geraldine, MT, the Meinzen families of Sula, MT, and the Allard family of Loma. She was preceded in... Full story
Havre Police Department A caller reported Thursday at 11:46 a.m. that a man on Third Street West made a threat of physical harm. -- Two arrests were made during a 2:05 p.m. Thursday vehicle stop on First Street, but no details on charges were provided. -- Curtis Wayne Stanley of Havre, 58, was arrested on a state District Court warrant and a pick up and hold order served on First Street Thursday at 2:34 p.m. -- A hit and run vehicle crash was reported at Havre High School at...
David Hugh Greenwood, 86, passed away January 20, 2024, at his home in Havre, MT. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, February 2, 2024, at Van Orsdel Methodist Church in Havre, MT. A celebration of life service is tentatively planned for spring/summer 2024 in Belle Fourche, SD. Dave was born in Springfield, South Dakota, the youngest of three children, to Burl and Leah Greenwood September 13, 1937. He graduated from Springfield High school in 1955 and went on to... Full story
Stone Child College Business Professor and long-time Havre High School Activities Director Dennis Murphy was bestowed the Montana High School Association's highest honor earlier this month, the James C. Haugen Meritorious Service Award, for his years of service in the organization. Murphy said the award is named after James Haugen, a long-time executive director of the organization who led it through some of its most turbulent times and had a profound impact on it and the...
Press release Havre High School took a small team to the Class A state speech, debate and drama meet in Columbia Falls over the weekend, and while no one brought home any hardware, the head coach said he is pleased with their performance. “All of our competitors are in their first year in their events, and while I would have liked to have seen some finalists, they did well against the best Class A has to offer for competition,” coach Tim Leeds said. Sophomore Paige Anderson, competing in her first year in impromptu spe...
The Havre High swim teams finished their regular season last Friday in Great Falls. The Blue Ponies competed with Class AA powerhouses Great Falls High and CMR in a double-dual. The Havre boys scored 60 points against GFH and 62 against CMR, while the HHS girls nabbed 105 points against the Bison and 133 against the Rustlers. Individually, the Havre girls saw Elizabeth Carroll finish fifth in the 200 yard freestyle, while Liliana Smith took second and Mackenzie Dean finished...
Beverly Ann Haugen, 94, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, at the Big Sandy Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held in June of 2024 where she will be buried next to her husband, H. John Haugen. Memorials in Bev's honor may be made to the Big Sandy Medical Center, The Kremlin Lutheran Church or to a memorial of one's choice. Please visit Bev's online memorial page at https://www.hollandbonine.com to send a card or leave a message of condolence for her family. Beverly w... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern cross country teams have announced the signing of Havre High School's Zack May. He will join both the Lights' cross country and distance track programs this fall. In high school, May competed in varsity through all four years. After wrapping up his senior season, he was named the Most Improved Runner for his career. This past season, May recorded a personal record of 17:26. May will be joining an MSU-N cross country program that just saw...
Jon S. Stimson, 59, passed away due to natural causes at his residence Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of Jon's life will be held later this year. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Jon's online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family at https://www.hollandbonine.com . Jon was born on April 18, 1964, in Havre to Pat and Edna (Miller) Stimson. He was... Full story
Havre Police Department A vehicle crash was reported at 9:51 a.m. Tuesday on the 500 Block of 10th Street, and a wrecker was called to the scene. Emergency medical technicians treated two patients but no one was transported to the hospital. -- A Tuesday 9:53 a.m. caller reported a credit card had been stolen and used in the Havre area. -- A two-vehicle crash involving two pickup trucks was reported Tuesday at 10:04 a.m. on the 1100 Block of Lincoln Avenue. Emergency medical...
Phyllis Anne (Faber) Ausk passed away peacefully January 14, 2024, after a five-year battle against cancer. She was a strong, spunky woman. Phyllis was married to Kenneth Lyle Ausk, and was mother to three daughters, Keni, Susan, and Theresa. She lived an adventurous 86 years. Phyllis was born July 25, 1937, to Paul and Alvina (Luoma) Faber in Havre and raised on the 2F Faber Ranch in the Bear Paw Mountains. She received her early education at the Faber School, a one room... Full story
After having their home meet canceled due to bad weather last weekend, the Havre High swim teams finally got back in the water. Last Saturday, Havre was in Great Falls for the Stacy Frey Memorial, where the Ponies competed against a slew of Class AA teams, as well as Class A rivals Billings Central and Hardin. In the team race, the Havre girls scored 77 points, while the HHS boys scored 48 points. The Pony girls were led by by an outstanding second-place finish from senior...
It's been a Hall of Fame year for Havre Blue Pony Marc Mariani. Back in October, Mariani was inducted into the Grizzly Athletics Hall of Fame. Now, he can add the Montana High School Association Hall of Fame to his long list of achievements. At last week's annual MHSA meetings in Helena, Mariani was announced as part of the 2024 MHSA Hall of Fame Class. Mariani was a three-time All-State two-way player for the Blue Ponies, and helped lead them to the 2004 Class A state champio...
Press release Havre High School's small speech and debate team did well at the Class A eastern Montana speech, debate and drama divisional tournament in Sidney Friday and Saturday, with three of the five competitors qualifying for Class A state by placing in the top 12 in their event and the last two qualifying as alternate competitors. First-year policy debate team Malachi Morris and Ishaan Vickas, both freshmen, brought home divisional medals, taking fourth place in their ev...
Natasha Monique St. Pierre, Eagle Woman (Kiiew Iskwew), 39, began her next journey, leaving us January 12, 2024. She was born October 21, 1984, in Bozeman, Montana, to Nathaniel and Melvina (Hinckley) St. Pierre. At the time of her passing, Natasha was living and employed in Las Vegas working as a concierge. Natasha was preceded in death by her father Nathaniel, the greatest joy of her life, grandmother Gloria Fisher, and grandfather Roger St. Pierre, Sr. Natasha graduated... Full story
As the Havre High boys wrestling team gets ready for the postseason, it will be looking to use its last few competitions of the regular season to prepare. In Butte this past weekend, the Blue Ponies competed against some of the schools they will face in the postseason. Against this competition, the Ponies finished eighth in the dual tournament. The Ponies began the weekend in pool play, which they opened with a 48-24 dual victory over Bigfork. After falling behind 18-0,...
Natasha Monique St. Pierre, Eagle Woman [Kiiew Iskwew], 39, began her next journey, leaving us January 12, 2024. She was born on October 21, 1984, in Bozeman, Montana, to Nathaniel and Melvina [Hinckley] St. Pierre. At the time of her passing, Natasha was living and employed in Las Vegas working as a concierge. Natasha was preceded in death by her father Nathaniel, the greatest joy of her life, grandmother Gloria Fisher, and grandfather Roger St. Pierre, Sr. Natasha graduated... Full story
The local acting troupe is bringing their acting knowledge to the youth of Havre. Montana Actors' Theatre Youth Activities directors Angela Pratt and Tylyn Turner, as well as other MAT volunteers, are traveling to schools around Havre to teach children some basic acting skills. The first session was Wednesday. "We are just doing small acting workshops with the K-3 graders," Pratt said. "Workshops are free to the participants. We started last week and will continue through the...
Sharon Kae LaBuda passed away December 26, 2023, in Lacey, Washington. She was born June 30, 1951, to Mike and Evelin (Ophus) LaBuda in Big Sandy, Montana, where she lived until 1969. She also resided in Havre, Montana (1970-1986), and Olympia, Washington (1987-2023). Sharon attended and graduated high school in the Big Sandy Public School District. She earned a B.S. of Secondary Education from Northern Montana College in Havre (1974), followed by an M.Ed. of Career Guidance... Full story
Schools across Montana, including in Big Sandy, Chester, Chinook, Harlem and Havre received bomb threats overnight, causing many, including those in Havre, to delay classes while law enforcement investigates. "HPS will be working with the Havre Police Department to ensure adequate safety measures are in place," Havre Public Schools Superintendent Brian Gum said in a press release. "... If our situation changes we will immediately send a followup message." Just before 10 a.m. t...
Havre Police Department Officers assisted at a vehicle fire on Third Street at 6:46 a.m. Tuesday. -- A two-vehicle, non-injury crash involving a Dodge Durango and a Ford Taurus was reported on Third Street at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, with two wrecker services attending at the scene. -- Two summonses were issued after officers were called to Havre High School Tuesday at 12:36 p.m. and 12:56 p.m. for juveniles with vape pens. No details on charges were provided. -- A 7:02 p.m. Tuesda...
Havre hit a record low of -44 last night, surpassing the previous record of -43 set more than a century ago in 1907, and while temperatures are poised to rise somewhat as the week progresses, it looks like a winter storm is on the way Tuesday night. The cold this weekend was so extreme that it caused Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation to declare a state of emergency just after 2 p.m. Saturday and tribal officials set up an incident command center to coordinate service in emergency situations. Ten hours later Rocky Boy Health C...
Most local schools that were planning to be open today announced they would have late starts with several altering or canceling morning buses. The North Star School District with high school in Rudyard and the elementary in Gildford announced Sunday that it would have a late start today, with classes at 10 a.m., and announced this morning that no morning buses would run. The district said in a release Sunday that, due to the extreme cold temperatures and prioritizing the health and safety of students and staff the North Star... Full story
By Emily Mayer It was reported 100 years ago in this week’s Havre Daily Promoter that after several individuals and local civic groups worked hard to petition the Hill County Commissioners to create and fund a county agent position, the commissioners approved the measure. The Jan. 10, 1924, issue stated: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL EMPLOY COUNTY AGENT Provision Is Made to Secure Most Competent Man Possible and to Give Him Every Assistance The members of the board of county commissioners in conference with r...
As foul weather crisscrosses the country with more on the way, the National Weather Service has put out a wind chill advisory for Hill and northern Blaine counties which will last until 5 p.m. tonight, and a much more serious wind chill warning for the area between then and 5 p.m. Sunday, as temperatures are predicted to plummet further as the week continues. An advisory indicates that conditions will likely cause significant inconvenience or danger without precaution, and a...