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***BREAKING NEWS*** Former Tribal Health Board CEO Charged w
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (NMB) - A 41-year-old Box Elder woman and former Rocky Boy Tribal Health Board Chief Executive Officer appeared in District Court in Great Falls on multiple theft charges.
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, Fawn Tadios pled not guilty to the following charges:
Counts I and II: Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization Receiving Federal Grants
Count III: Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization
and Count IV: Theft from a Health Care Facility.
Tadios is currently released on special conditions. The investigation was a cooperative effort between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service - Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Havre City Council Approves Contracts
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HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) - During Monday night's Havre City Council meeting, a number of contracts proposed by the Finance Committee were approved. Among them was a Prosecutor Legal Services Contract. Tamara Barkus was approved to a one-year contract to handle all prosecution for the city court. The Committee initially sought a two-year deal, but Finance Director Doug Kaercher a change was made due to the uncertainty on the judge's bench.
"We all know that there's a judges' race gonna happen this fall. So we're having a new judge which llarger workload, or a different workload for a prosecuting attorney."
He adds that all three contracts that were approved have worked with the city before.
"Once you're used to dealing with certain firms, it's always easier to go with the ones you're used to. But, change is always good too, so that's why there's a bid process."
The law firm of Bosch, Kuhr, Dugdale, Martin and Kaze was retained for another year as the city's Civil Legal Services team. Hamilton Consulting Group was also approved as the city's auditor.
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Kicks @ 6 Debuts Tuesday
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HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) - Tonight, the Kicks @ 6 2013 Summer Concert Series will officially begin. The summer-long concerts will be held every Tuesday night at Pepin Park beginning at 6:00. Kirt Miller serves as the Director of the Series. He says the event is free, but donations are always accepted. He notes that the money raised goes towards helping children who are battling mental disabilities.
"The first year we took some kids to Spokane, to the theater there, and they saw a play. This year, our emphasis is going to be providing instruments."
In all, 9 concerts are scheduled, starting with tonight's "Celebration of Flags", a patriotic show.
"We always like to do something for Flag Day. Flag Day is the 14th of June, but we're on the 18th this year, but we're gonna do what's called a "Celebration of Flags" anyway because our first one's always around Flag Day."
Here is a schedule of shows this summer:
June 18 - "Celebration of Flags" (Patriotic Show)
June 25 - "Outlaw Country" (Willie Nelson Tribute)
July 2 - No music due to the 4th of July
July 9 - "All Shook Up" (Elvis Tribute)
July 16 - "Let It Be" (Beatles Tribute)
July 23 - "Maggie's Farm" (Bob Dylan Tribute)
July 30 - "Surf's Up" (Beach Boys and Other 60's)
August 6 - "La Bamba" (Latin and Salsa)
August 13 - "Hooligan's Chowder" (Irish Music)
August 20 - "Good Times Celebration" (Special Guests)
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Sounds on the Square Launches on Wednesday
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HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) - On Wednesday night, the Havre Chamber of Commerce's Sounds on the Square music series officially kicks off for the summer. Executive Director Debbie Vandeberg explains what the event entails.
"Sounds on the Square is a fun evening at the Community Town Square from 6:00 to 8:00 where folks can gather. They can bring a sack lunch or whatever, and sit and enjoy music from several local bands."
What originally started 13 years ago as "Tunes at Noon", the series was moved to the evening in 2008 to avoid construction conflicts along 1st Street. Vandeberg says the format change was wildly popular.
"And folks liked it a lot better, because it gave them more time to just relax rather than hurry down for an hour and eat lunch and go back to work."
Here is a summer schedule:
June 19 - Blind Luck
June 26 - Milk River Band
July 3 - No music due to the 4th of July
July 10 - Electric Ranch
July 17 - Enzymatic
July 24 - Stone Buddah Bluez
July 31 - Shovels and Shotguns
August 7 - Shades of Blue
August 14 - TBD
August 21 - TBD
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GM Discovery Shuts Down Some MT Wheat Exports
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POWDER RIVER, Mont. (NMB) - Montana exports 75% of its wheat overseas, and half of that goes to Japan - a country with a strict ban on genetically-modified wheat. Japan shut down US imports recently when GM wheat created by Monsanto was unexpectedly found in a field in Oregon.
Walter Archer is a wheat farmer in Powder River County and chairman of the Northern Plains Resource Council. He's calling on Monsanto to reimburse farmers for revenue losses related to the Japanese suspension.
"Apparently, Monsanto doesn't have very good control of their GM seeds - where they're at or where they might turn up. It is a concern, especially when Montana's wheat market is overseas to countries that don't want GM wheat."
Archer says the situation has put wheat farmers all over the state on edge.
"The only defense I think I have to be very, very careful about where I get my seed. In a lot of cases, I try to raise my own."
South Korea has also suspended US wheat imports because of the discovery.
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HPS Tackles Communication Arts Curriculum
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HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) - At last week's Havre School Board meeting, Superintendent Andy Carlson outlined the district's Communication Arts curriculum. Communication Arts encompasses the literacy skills such as reading and writing. He says no matter what happens to a student after they graduate, the ability to communicate effectively is important.
"If you're headed on to college, obviously there's some applications there, but even reading technical manuals...if you're going directly into the work force, and the complexity of the written language at that level can be very difficult."
He adds that a lot of hard work from the entire school staff makes the curriculum relevant.
"We ask our experts in the field to tell us what it is kids need to know. And once we define what it is kids need to know, when and where, how are we going to measure it? And that's what it really boils down to."
The Communication Arts curriculum is cumulative, and extends from kindergarten through 12th grade.
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MSUN Public Forum Well Attended
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HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) - On Friday, Montana State University-Northern Chancellor James Limbaugh held a public forum to discuss the recent academic program prioritization process. A number of MSUN faculty and Havre residents attended the session. Among them was state Representative Kris Hansen, who chaired the House Educatio Committee this past legislative session. She applauded Northern's efforts in setting a new trend among Montana Universities.
"You guys have done a terrific job. I am so proud of the way you have handled it, and I just want to say thank you for doing and keep up the good work. Don't slack off now that you've made the big, hard decisions."
Limbaugh has recommended that 25 programs either be terminated or placed in moratorium, which means admission is temporarily suspended. The most contested of the programs to be cut involve secondary education. Dean of the College of Education, Arts and Sciences and Nursing Christine Shearer-Cremean says small class sizes led to that decision, among other things.
"We've had students in math, for example, that have had to take 4 classes as independent study in order to get the degree, because they're the only one. They're going to be teachers in classrooms full of 20 and 25 students, and they haven't had classroom experiences."
Overall, 74 total programs were assessed.
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HPS Spruces Up Robins Building
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HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) - Much of the news regarding the Havre School District lately has been centered around potential building projects at both Sunnyside Intermediary and Havre High Schools. At last week's School Board meeting, Superintendent Andy Carlson told trustees that they would be asking for a bond by July or August at the latest. He notes that there is work being done at the Robins Administration Building, as well.
"We've eliminated some problem areas. We've got some real safety issues on the front side of our building, especially in the winter months, because of how sloped it was. It turned into quite an ice skating rink, so we're trying to eliminate some of that, but also dress up along 5th Avenue there. It's been quite a few years since something's been done over there, and we want to put some trees in along that side."
The High School's Metals, Wood and Auto Shops are also being upgraded this summer.
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