Archive For February 2010
JACK BALL obituary
March 1st, 2010
Jack Ball, 72, passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the Holland & Bon...
Chile troops, police attack post-quake looting spree
March 1st, 2010
Rescuers found signs of life in a quake-toppled building this morning as the world offered aid to victims of a catastrophe that killed m o r e than 700 p e o p l e. T r o o p s a n d p o l i c e cr...
Inquest ordered in Missoula man’s death
March 1st, 2010
An inquest will be conducted into the death of a man who Missoula police say committed suicide when an officer tried to serve an arrest warrant, the Missoula County attorney said. Fred Van Va...
A weekend full of basketball
March 1st, 2010
From Glasgow to Great Falls, and of course Havre, basketball reached a fever pitch this weekend for area high school and college teams. In Glasgow, the Rocky Boy boys basketball team captured...
Highway 2 project: It’s more than tourism, experts say
March 1st, 2010
A four-lane U.S. Highway 2 would bring more tourists onto the Hi-Line, and the tourists would spend more money here. That was the agreement of civic and economic development leaders attending...
Rejected in Mont., compost firm OK'd in N.D.
March 1st, 2010
A Montana man believes he has found the perfect place to compost oil sludge with cow manure and other organic waste: North Dakota. Environmental regulators in Montana forced Dale Leivestad to...
Mont. Iwo Jima soldier gets tribute
March 1st, 2010
The focus on Louis Charlo, when there's a focus at all, is how he helped raise the first flag on Iwo Jima and how he died there. There is so much more to the story, and Jack Gladstone is det...
Challenging: Pony girls still alive
March 1st, 2010
After the Havre High girls basketball team lost to the Lewistown Golden eagles 50-43 on Thursday night, the Blue Ponies' state hopes took a big hit. But taking the long way through the loser...
A miraculous run by Big Sandy ends another one by Chinook
March 1st, 2010
In boys Northern C action the Big Sandy Pioneers and Chinook Sugarbeeters have met four times this season. And as history repeated itself once again, the Pioneers knocked off the Beeters in t...
Perfect Stars: Rocky Boy wins Northern B
March 1st, 2010
For the second time in two years, the Rocky Boy boys basketball team will go into a state tournament with a perfect record. Only this weekend, the Stars (23-0) will do it at another level.&nb...
Lilly settlement will fund mental health programs
February 26th, 2010
The state attorney general's office has settled a lawsuit with a major pharmaceutical company and will use most of the proceeds to pay for mental health services and programs in the state. ...
Chancellor: Northern enrollment numbers ‘mixed’ story
February 26th, 2010
While Montana State University- Northern again has seen a significant drop in the number of students enrolled from fall to spring semester, Chancellor Frank Trocki said this morning that doesn&rsqu...
Billionaire stands ground in trial
February 26th, 2010
Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth stayed on the attack Thursday as lawyers and accountants debated over who knew what — and when — during the financial collapse of the ultra-exclusi...
HELEN GREEN obituary
February 26th, 2010
Helen (Dahl) Green passed away Feb. 23, 2010, in Great Falls, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Helen was born Dec. 2, 1922, to Bernie and Lura Dahl in Scobey, Mont. She married...
Orange Crush
February 26th, 2010
On a night when the No. 1 team in Class C boys basketball fell, the Chinook Sugarbeeters stock just kept rising. Thursday night in the Northern C boys semifinals at the Four Seasons Are...
Pony boys thrash Eagles
February 26th, 2010
It took a full half for the Havre High boys basketball team to warm up, but when the Blue Ponies did they looked impressive in their tournament debut. Thursday at the CMR Fieldhouse, the No.&...
Lights brace for big games
February 26th, 2010
Two games are all that stand between the Montana State University- Northern men's basketball team and the Frontier Conference postseason. Tonight at 8, the No. 20 Lights (8-4, 20-8) ho...
Gray matter matters
February 26th, 2010
I would personally like to thank the folks at Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience for creeping me out with the latest distressing brain information. In the Feb. 16 Discover News online at...
Dems to push ahead on health care
February 26th, 2010
President Barack Obama strongly signaled that Democrats will move forward on a health care overh a u l wi t h o r wi t h o u t Republicans, preparing his party for a fight whose political outcome w...
Six charged with stealing from Fort Peck
February 25th, 2010
Six former employees of the Fort Peck Tribes' Credit Department have been charged with stealing at least $1 million from the organization through fraudulent loans and lost interest payments over a...
Cruzado seeks to reassure residents about MSU-N
February 25th, 2010
Montana State University President Waded Cruzado told community members Wednesday that she wants MSU’s units to work together to provide the best education possible to the most people it can....
Havre native recounts efforts in Haiti
February 25th, 2010
Havre native Fawn Stephens said the two weeks she spent taking part in the Haiti relief effort were at the same time wonderful and horrible. She saw human suffering at its worst, total destru...
State to get $2.35M refund from Blue Cross
February 25th, 2010
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana is set to refund about $2.35 million to the state after an internal audit of the state's Health Care and Benefits Division found that Montana has overpaid the...
New credit card warnings not as startling online
February 25th, 2010
It's meant to jolt borrowers from the complacency of debt: A new credit card statement that spells out the price of making only minimum payments. Yet the shock factor may be lost on the grow...
HHS girls battle Eagles tonight
February 25th, 2010
Even though the Havre High girls basketball team got off to a slow start this year, the Blue Ponies' season was never in question. And after a strong second half the Ponies are ready to take...
Pony boys face Lewistown today
February 25th, 2010
It’s tournament time once again, and the Central A boys divisional basketball tournament should be a close one. Today through Saturday the Central A tournament will take place in Great...
GOP to Obama: ‘We have a better idea’
February 25th, 2010
President Barack Obama argued this morning that a sweeping overhaul of America's broken health care system is needed, setting off an immediate clash in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit with Repu...
Like falling out of love
February 25th, 2010
Last fall in Chinook I saw a marvelous play about the great storyteller, Edgar Allen Poe, presented by the talented young actors of the Montana Repertory Theatre. One thing I took home from t...
Pa. Abortion doctor’s license suspended after raid
February 24th, 2010
Federal agents raided a clinic where abortions are performed and found "deplorable and unsanitary" conditions, including blood on the floor and parts of aborted fetuses in jars, according to the...
MSU president assures local students of support
February 24th, 2010
The new president of Montana State University assured students at Montana State University-Northern Tuesday that she wants to hear their ideas and suggestions and will try to find ways to promote a...
Candidates file, announce for legislature, commissioner
February 24th, 2010
Races are assured for Hill County commissioner and House District 34 as a result of announcements this week. Dana Seidel told a meeting of Hill County Democrats Tuesday that she will run for...
Butte’s M&M bar memorabilia for sale online
February 24th, 2010
Memorabilia from Butte's historic M&M bar is being auctioned online, including the back bar and a safe that have been on the premises since the early 1890s. Majority owner Dan Klemann cl...
Celebrating everyday life every day
February 24th, 2010
I've never been one to opt against wearing family jewelry. It's a trait that drives my mother crazy. Her worry is that you could lose an earring that belonged to your grandmother and...
Offers reward for info on hit-and-run
February 24th, 2010
On Valentine’s Day morning, Feb. 14, and in broad daylight, a vehicle slammed into my pickup, which was parked in front of my residence on Ridge Road. The collision caused significant b...
Teacher tackles gunman
February 24th, 2010
The gunman was walking through a middle school parking lot and taking shots at students with a hunting rifle as terrified teenagers ran for their lives. He had just wounded two students and s...
Founder goes on trial for looting resort
February 24th, 2010
The founder of t h e m i l l i o n a i r e s - o n l y Yellowstone Club goes on trial today to face claims that he fleeced the private ski resort out of at least $286 million. Before its 2008...
DIANE LOREEN HOWARD obituary
February 24th, 2010
Diane Loreen (Calvert) Howard, 68, of Stevensville, passed away from cancer Feb. 20, 2010. She was born in Great Falls Feb. 16, 1942, to Len and Mary (Burton) Calvert. She was raised in...
CARL SHANLEY WHITE obituary
February 24th, 2010
A force to be reckoned with, Havre’s own Atticus Finch, champion of the underdog and advocate for justice, Carl S. White, 49, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at the Northern Montana Hospital of...
Northern C boys get started today
February 24th, 2010
It was just two days ago that the District 9C boys basketball tournament wrapped up with Chinook winning a challenge game. Now, boys teams from all over North central Montana will get back on...
Mixed City Tournament coming to Havre in March
February 24th, 2010
A Mixed City Tourney is on tap for the weekend's of March 6-7 and 13-14. The cost is $15 per person per event for team, singles, and doubles. Teams can consist of any combination of me...
Raw milk debate spills into capitols, courts
February 24th, 2010
Debate about the health attributes and risks of raw milk is spilling into statehouses and courtrooms across the country as proponents of unpasteurized dairy products push to make them easier for co...
Football coach selected for Havre High School
February 23rd, 2010
The Havre High football program has its new head coach. Pending school board approval Tuesday, March 9, former Blue Pony and current Montana State University-Northern assistant coach Jason Ch...
Report: U.S. fails to fight high blood pressure
February 23rd, 2010
A critical new report declares high blood pressure in the U.S. to be a neglected disease — a term that usually describes mysterious tropical illnesses, not a wellknown plague of rich countrie...
Chinook survives North Star's challenge
February 23rd, 2010
It may have taken an extra game, but the District 9C tournament is in the books. The Chinook Sugarbeeters are the No. 2 team in the 9C and are headed to the Northern C boys Divisional T...
Stars stay perfect after capturing a District 1B title
February 23rd, 2010
It wasn't easy, but the Rocky Boy Stars are still unbeaten after the their first District 1B tournament. On Saturday night in Shelby, the Stars pulled out a one-point thriller, 40-39 to clai...
Initiative would severely limit payday loans
February 23rd, 2010
A group is planning to gather petitions for a ballot initiative that could cut back the profits of payday and car title loan businesses in Montana. A coalition is creating an initiative to li...
Stimulus program cuts Mont. Share of Medicaid costs
February 23rd, 2010
A new stimulus program will allow Montana to keep $8.7 million that it normally would have had to reimburse the federal government for prescription drug coverage for people who are eligible for bot...
Boy perishes in Box Elder house fire
February 23rd, 2010
A fire at a Box Elder location killed a boy and left a residence a total loss early Sunday morning. Ruby BigKnife, who lived in the Wild Rose Village home with her son, daughter and grandson,...
FWP talks deer overcrowding in area
February 23rd, 2010
Some 60 local landowners and sportsmen heard from the state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks about what it can do to reduce the number of deer in the area, while department representatives he...
IRENE 'JO' SMITH obituary
February 23rd, 2010
Irene “Jo” Smith, 87, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and at her request there will not be any serv...
It's time for school trustees to answer questions
February 23rd, 2010
It's been a month since Havre Public Schools Superintendent Dave Mahon resigned his post due to personal reasons, and the community still doesn't have a straight answer as to why. Hired in...
Movie on ‘Winter in the Blood’ is overdue
February 23rd, 2010
I was delighted to read your article in last Monday's paper ("Novel by Native American writer will be movie," page 2, Feb. 15), discussing the fact that James Welch's classic novel, "Winter in...
HELEN J. DOLEZAL obituary
February 22nd, 2010
Helen J. (McDermot t ) Dolezal, 73, daughter of the Sweetgrass Hills, ended her long, courageous struggle with Scleroderma on the evening of Feb. 17 in her home surrounded by her loving husband and...
BILL THOMPSON obituary
February 22nd, 2010
Bill Thompson, 84, a longtime Williston, N.D. resident, formerly of Glasgow, Mont., and Havre, Mont., passed away Thursday evening, Feb. 18, 2010, at his home with his family by his side. His...
North Star player bounces back from injury
February 22nd, 2010
Taylor Warren of Hingham was walking around her room at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls Sunday, having been disconnected from the tubes that kept her alive earlier in the week. It was quite a...
MSU president to make first visit to MSU-N
February 22nd, 2010
The new president of Montana State University will be in Havre today, starting a tour of the community and Havre’s branch of the Montana University System. The tour includes a forum wit...
Great Falls doctor begins medical marijuana survey
February 22nd, 2010
A Great Falls doctor who specializes in pain treatment is launching a statewide online survey of medical marijuana users seeking to learn its benefits and side effects. Dr. K. Allan Ward, a p...
NATO airstrike kills 27 civilians
February 22nd, 2010
A NATO airstrike killed at least 27 Afghan civilians, officials said today, in the third coalition strike this month to kill noncombatants and draw a s h a r p r e b u k e f r o m Afghanistan's go...
Obama puts forward last-ditch health plan
February 22nd, 2010
Making a last-ditch effort to save his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama this morning put forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year compromise that would allow the government to deny or roll...
Fast food diets — I'm ready
February 22nd, 2010
In the words of, I believe, the immortal Paris Hilton, “I’m cheap and I’m easy.” If all it takes to reach instant fame (as in one of those cardboard cutouts where the star s...
Blue Pony girls finish strong
February 22nd, 2010
The Havre High girls basketball team needed a win in their last game to lock up the No. 3 seed heading into the divisional tournament. And Friday night at Havre Central, the Class A Pon...
Five Lights headed to NAIA nationals after Western Regional
February 22nd, 2010
The NAIA wrestling postseason hasn't been in Havre in quite some time. But with six of the top 20 teams in the NAIA in town for the Western Regional on Saturday afternoon, the excitement rea...
Finally it's Big Sandy's turn
February 22nd, 2010
It’s been a long time coming. And on Saturday night the Big Sandy Pioneers finally walked away with the boys District 9C championship. The Pioneers defeated the Chinook Sugarbeete...
Magical Bears: Box Elder girls turn back Knights for 9C title
February 22nd, 2010
When it comes district championships it’s normally the older, more experienced team coming away with the title. But this year that wasn’t the case in girl’s 9C action. ...
Browning boys spoil Havre High's regular season finale
February 19th, 2010
To get a good look at how far they have come, the Havre High boys basketball team wanted to play well in their last game of the regular season. And though they suffered a home loss to the con...
NAIA grapplers invade Havre for Western Regional tournament
February 19th, 2010
There will be plenty at stake on Saturday at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The reason so much will be on the line for NAIA wrestlers from around the western U.S. is because the last spots in t...
District 9C championship games will have some new faces
February 19th, 2010
Last year it was the North Star girls, now it's two more District 9C teams which have already taken a big step towards improving their basketball programs. Thursday night's semifinal round...
Tiger Woods: Sorry for behavior
February 19th, 2010
Tiger Woods apologized this morning for cheating on his wife and said he is unsure when he will return to competitive golf. "I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. Wha...
Suicide prevention in schools
February 19th, 2010
Everything about the freshman transfer from a rural area was different from the rest of the students at the large, California school. He stood out and became an automatic target for bullying....
Governor, premier sign mining, drilling ban
February 19th, 2010
Leaders from Montana and British Columbia signed an agreement Thursday banning mining and drilling in a valley along the U.S.- Canadian border north of Glacier National Park. Gov. Brian Schwe...
Weights and balances
February 19th, 2010
Cooper, the scourge of wild cottontail bunnies, had to be coaxed and towed into the vet's office last week for his annual vaccinations. I felt bad for the little dude. It's hard to ma...
Stop politicking, pass health reform
February 19th, 2010
We need health care reform. We hear about having the best medical care in the world — and we do — for those who can afford it. I'm a senior — 76 year old — and...
Talks between Benefis, Great Falls Clinic end
February 19th, 2010
Negotiations for Benefis Health System to buy Great Falls Clinic have fallen apart, and both sides are blaming each other for ending the talks. Officials with Great Falls Clinic said Wednesda...
Box Elder 53 Big Sandy 50 (Girls)
February 18th, 2010
Aricka Wolfs Chief led Box Elder with 26 points as the Bears defeated Big Sandy 53-50 Thursday night.
The Bears now take on North Star for the champsionship game of the 9-C tournament at 6:...
Box Elder 53 Big Sandy 50 (girls)
February 18th, 2010
Aricka Wolfs Chief scored 26 points as Box Elder defeated Big Sandy 53-50 Thursday night.
The Bears now take on North Star in the champsionship game of the 9-C tournament at 6:30 p.m. Satur...
First of Yellowstone bison moved to Turner ranch
February 18th, 2010
Eighty of the 88 bison that have been held in a quarantine compound outside Yellowstone National Park were loaded in large stock trailers Wednesday for the two-hour ride to their new home on Ted Tu...
Havre firefighters train for live situations
February 18th, 2010
Heads were turning as drivers passed the Havre Fire Station and craned to get a closer look at a burning metal trailer Wednesday afternoon. Fires don't often occur in Havre, said Chief Dave...
Bus system moves toward second year of funding
February 18th, 2010
The new transit system transporting people around north-central Montana is moving toward its second year, with an application pending for its second year of funding and thanks coming from the commu...
Missionaries freed by Haitian judge back in U.S.
February 18th, 2010
Eight American missionaries charged with child kidnapping in Haiti were back in the U.S. this morning, even as two others remained in a Haitian jail in an ordeal sparked by the group's attempt to...
KENNETH GERSTENBERGER obituary
February 18th, 2010
Kenneth M. Gerstenberger, 81, passed away Feb. 7, 2010, in Seattle, Wash. Born in Havre on Sept. 27, 1928, to Frank and Mary Gerstenberger, he attended St. Jude Thaddeus School and was a 1946...
FREDRICK ALEXANDER SMITH obituary
February 18th, 2010
Amy Belle Smith of Chinook, Mont., received word from Vallejo, Calif., of the death of her son Fredrick Alexander Smith, on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, of a heart attack. Plans are being made to h...
URIEL MAY obituary
February 18th, 2010
Uriel Ephraim May was born Aug. 8, 1914, at Lamberton, Minn. He was one of three children born to George and Rose (Evans) May. When Rose died in childbirth, George later married Anna (S...
Havre doesn't want medical marijuana
February 18th, 2010
Let's stop this before it begins. I am responding to the medical marijuana article that is in the Havre Daily News Wednesday. We do not need this in our community. We do not want...
Dear Uncle George,
February 18th, 2010
I wish I could have returned to Indiana for Aunt JoAnne’s funeral. But more than that, I wish I could have been there to spend time with her and with all of you before she died. S...
Judge: Search of defendant's trash was OK
February 18th, 2010
A District Court judge in Miles City has denied a motion to suppress evidence found in the garbage of a former fire captain who is facing drug charges. District Judge Gary Day ruled last Frid...
Havre High boys finish the regular season tonight at Havre Central
February 18th, 2010
It’s the final game of the season for Havre High boys basketball team, and while it wont determine the Blue Ponies' seeding in the postseason, it will have an impact. Tonight the Centr...
Chinook girls roll through first round
February 18th, 2010
The District 9C girls basketball tournament is finally underway, and it was the Chinook Sugarbeeters drawing fist blood. On Wednesday afternoon the No. 4 Beeters defeated the No. ...
The passion of basketball was on display during 9C's opening night
February 18th, 2010
It's not something that shows up in the box score. It isn't something that shows up in the finals score or in the course of a 32-minute basketball game. But it's something you'll se...
Rum revival sparks new interest in old spirit
February 18th, 2010
If the huge anchor and float lights hanging from the ceiling of Martin Cate's Smuggler's Cove bar don't clue you in, the stacks of barrels and ship's figurehead mounted on the wall should get y...
Lawmakers help food stamps get to farmers markets
February 17th, 2010
Tina Tennyson loved to make raspberry jam using the fresh fruit she bought at the farmers market in San Jose. When she recently moved to Sacramento, she hit a stumbling block: The local marke...
Biden: U.S. got ‘money’s worth’ from stimulus act
February 17th, 2010
Vice President Joe Biden asserted in an interview this morning that taxpayers have "gotten their money's worth" out of the $787 billion stimulus program that Congress passed during the depths of...
French President Sarkozy arrives in Haiti
February 17th, 2010
France's national anthem blared across the tarmac today as Nicolas Sarkozy made the first visit ever by a French president to Haiti, once his nation's richest colony — offering aid to a cou...
BETTY MOES obituary
February 17th, 2010
Betty Moes, 87, of Big Sandy, Mont., passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at the Big Sandy Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church...
CLAYTON PARSONS obituary
February 17th, 2010
Clayton Parsons, 86, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and his memorial service will be 11 a.m. S...
State lowers bonus bid for Otter Creek coal
February 17th, 2010
The state Land Board voted 3-2 Tuesday to reduce the asking price for development rights to a vast reserve of publicly owned coal near the Wyoming border after not receiving any bids on an earlier...
Medical marijuana, strippers in Havre?
February 17th, 2010
A new committee will examine whether to allow medical marijuana businesses in Havre, after the city received a request to locate a growing facility here. Mayor Tim Solomon said someone has as...
Beeing a champion
February 17th, 2010
It took six rounds, but Genae Kaftan beat 71 other competitors to take the title as Hill County Spelling Bee Champion for the second year in a row. In a seventh round, the homeschooled sixth-...
Budget director recommends $40M in cuts
February 17th, 2010
The governor's budget director is recommending nearly $40.5 million in cuts, including $17 million from the Department of Public Health and Human Services. Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Tuesday...
Recycling group to receive grant funding
February 17th, 2010
A local recycling group will use $3,200 to expand efforts in the area, purchasing desk-side recycling bins for a pilot program to recycle office paper. Recycle Hi-Line applied for a $25,000 g...
GOP winning war over Miranda rights for terrorists
February 17th, 2010
On Capitol Hill, there's a war being fought over the War on Terror, and so far, Republicans are winning. Or at least they're winning the Battle of Miranda. GOP lawmakers believe they...
Pray, fast to end abortion
February 17th, 2010
I would like to share a story worth reading. A doctor's wisdom: A worried woman went to her gynecologist and said, "Doctor, I have a serious problem and desperately need your help. My...
Men's City Tournament starting at Hi-Line Lanes
February 17th, 2010
Mens' City Tourney begins tonight with a team event at 7. An any and all event shift will be held at 9:30 . In other words you can can bowl team, doubles, and singles. Available...
Area teams take on district tournaments
February 17th, 2010
It's that time of year. The time when area boys and girls basketball teams put everything on the line for a shot at a state championship. No matter a team's regular season record, the...
District 9C teams looking to grab top spots in Havre
February 16th, 2010
Whether a team went undefeated or winless through the 18 regular season games, it doesn’t really matter. Now heading into the District 9C Tournament, it’s anybody’s ball gam...
District 9C girls tourney up for grabs
February 16th, 2010
There's always a few surprises when it comes to the District 9C girls basketball tournament. But as area teams get set to invade Havre for the 2010 9C girls tournament this week, things have...
NORMA C. PLASCENCIA obituary
February 16th, 2010
Norma C. Plascencia, 60, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Her wake service began Monday. Her funeral service was 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 201...
Clack Museum thanks PPL
February 16th, 2010
Thanks to PPL. On behalf of the Clack Museum/Buffalo Jump, we would like to thank the PPL Company for its support. The Clack Museum Foundation applied for a community grant through PPL....
Some thoughts on the Palin Tea Party
February 16th, 2010
The Divine Sarah has spoken. “How’s that hopey-changey thing working out for you?” That’s what she said, Sarah Palin. She said it to the Tea Party at their recen...
Wyoming considers wind power tax
February 16th, 2010
A bill to impose a tax on wind energy generation in Wyoming advanced Monday despite warnings that it could slow development and increase power costs. The House Revenue Committee voted to redu...
Bison shot in winter hunt
February 16th, 2010
Only one Yellowstone bison was reported shot as Montana's bison hunt ended Monday with most of the animals still inside the national park, where hunting is banned. Now that the three-month h...
ACLU seeks to expand voting lawsuit
February 16th, 2010
The American Civil Liberties Union wants to expand a voting rights lawsuit against state officials into a classaction lawsuit on behalf of American Indians in South Dakota. At i s sue i s a s...
Bronze of famed rodeo bull cast in Montana
February 16th, 2010
Outlaw, a Brahma-longhorn bull, is a legend at the Calgary Stampede. Fifty-seven cowboys in a row tried riding him for eight seconds, and 57 cowboys failed. Staying on Outlaw was such a...
9C players and fans again set to flock to Havre
February 16th, 2010
Havre once again will be filled with basketball mania as players and fans fill the Havre High School gymnasium cheering for teams in pursuit of a state championship. Havre High School activit...
High horse and high court
February 15th, 2010
If you run the phrase “high horse” through any online search engine you will get a fairly consistent definition: a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner. These are not...
Group to study Blaine and Hill county DUI arrests
February 15th, 2010
Hill and Blaine county volunteers are taking part in a yearlong effort to track driving under the influence charges in area courts. The intent of the project, said LuAnn McLain project coordi...
Elvis set for Havre show Tuesday
February 15th, 2010
Hi-Line residents have a chance to see a blast from the past as a worldclass tribute artist brings a show honoring the King of Rock 'n' Roll to Havre. Ryan Pelton of Nashville, Tenn., will...
Novel by Native American writer will be movie
February 15th, 2010
A novel by celebrated American Indian writer James Welch is being made into a movie, and hundreds of people are showing up at auditions hoping to land a part. Filmmakers and brothers Alex and...
Gov.: Pine beetle woes here to stay
February 15th, 2010
Gov. Brian Schweitzer, speaking to land use managers, said that state and federal agencies must tell the public that the scarred forests left behind by voracious pine beetles will remain for years....
At least 12 dead on Belgian train
February 15th, 2010
Two commuter trains collided head-on Monday after one ran a stop light at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 12 people and injuring 55, a Belgian official said. Other officials...
Biden, Cheney spar over terrorism policies
February 15th, 2010
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says his successor, Joe Biden, is "dead wrong" about terrorist threats facing the United States. Biden says Cheney is "misinformed." And the feud g...
LYMAN YOUNG obituary HAYS
February 15th, 2010
Lyman Young, 73, passed away on Feb. 12, 2010, at his residence due to natural causes. The funeral Mass will be Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at 11 a.m. in St. Paul’s Catholic Church, with bur...
TOM SIRE obituary FORT BENTON
February 15th, 2010
Tom Sire, 82, passed away Feb. 8, 2010, from exposure. He was born Oct. 10, 1927, in Fort Benton. He married Joyce Ann Irvine June 4, 1950. He is preceded in death by his wife, Jo...
Blue Pony dynasty
February 15th, 2010
After three years of smashing records and blowing away the competition, it might have seemed logical to think the Havre High wrestling team could get complacent. Not these Blue Ponies and not...
Pony boys swim to a Class A state title
February 15th, 2010
The state swimming championships are what the Havre High boys and girls swim teams have worked for all season long. And though one streak came to an end, maybe one more has begun. Frida...
MSU-N basketball teams leave Great Falls victorious
February 15th, 2010
Having already blown out the University of Great Falls in home games last month, both the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams were expecting much tougher games wh...
PAUL TONJUM obituary
February 12th, 2010
Paul Tonjum, 64, died on Jan. 26, 2010, in Yuma, Ariz., doing what he loved so much, dancing with his wife. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held June 1 at 2 p.m. at...
Local film festival
February 12th, 2010
A local group will bring several films to Havre during the Hi-Line Documentary and Independent Film Festival to encourage awareness and discussion about current issues. "The films are inform...
Cutting royalty on coal tracts would cost state
February 12th, 2010
Lowering the price for mining a vast reserve of publicly owned coal near the Wyoming border would cost the state of Montana between $29 million and $170 million over the next few decades, officials...
Army Corps looking for comment on Havre-East project
February 12th, 2010
The U.S. Army Co rps o f Engineers is looking for comments on its pending permit to rebuild a section of U.S. Highway 2 east of Havre. Local officials are waiting for the date to be set to ta...
Blue Pony girls host Conrad tonight
February 12th, 2010
With all of the two-game weekends the Havre High girls and boys basketball teams have put in this season, this weekend should seem like a light one. But with both Central A Blue Pony squads p...
Havre High swimmers race for state titles
February 12th, 2010
It’s that time of year, and just as so many other schools are doing, the Havre High boys and girls swim teams are preparing to compete at the Montana State Swimming Championships. Today...
Of cowboys and office drones
February 12th, 2010
Reuters news agency reported Feb. 10 in the article "Grumpy workers: Let's not 'touch base'" that a recent survey in London revealed the top ten things that annoy office workers the most. ...
Putting the oomph in oom-pah-pah
February 12th, 2010
It's 3 p.m. on Saturday and the place is packed. Folks have traveled 500 miles or more for the show. As the night unfolds and the band picks up, silver-haired supporters scurry onto th...
South is getting rare winter storm
February 12th, 2010
Schools were shuttered and flights canceled across the South on today as snow began falling, bringing a rare white landscape that could stretch into areas that haven't seen snow in a decade &mdash...
Bill Clinton returns home after heart procedure
February 12th, 2010
Former President Bill Clinton was recovering at his suburban home this morning after leaving a Manhattan hospital where he underwent a heart procedure. Three black SUVs with tinted windows ar...
NW power plan: No coal, only wind, gas, efficiency
February 11th, 2010
Regional energy planners say improved efficiency, conservation, wind power and gas will help the Pacific Northwest meet electricity demand over the next 20 years without adding an extra lump of coa...
Ponies chase more history in Billings
February 11th, 2010
The Havre High wrestling team has already cemented itself as a bona fide dynasty when it comes to Class A state championships. The Blue Ponies and head coach Scott Filius have easily won the...
Rain soaks Haitians, collapses shacks
February 11th, 2010
A pre-dawn rain shower soaked tens of thousands living in rudimentary shelters in Haiti's capital this morning, an alarming taste of the havoc a sustained tropical downpour could wreak on this ear...
SHELLI LAREE RICE obituary
February 11th, 2010
Shelli Laree Rice, 49, formerly of Havre, Mont., passed away Feb. 6, 2010, of natural causes. She was born Oct. 23, 1960, in Havre to Sharon Hoodenpyle and Vernald D. Burchard. She was...
DAVID ALLEN BROWN obituary
February 11th, 2010
On January 21, 2010, David Allen Brown passed away of natural causes at home with his wife, Marie, by his side. According to Allen's wishes, cremation has taken place, and there will be no f...
A reporter who makes us proud of our profession
February 11th, 2010
La s t ye a r, Dr. Sanjay Gupta was considered the leading candidate to become surgeon general of the United States. President Barack Obama was going to name Gupta, news reports stated, becau...
Thanks to Havre for all the moral support
February 11th, 2010
Recently I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The shaking and tears started. Then big decisions. And then a mastectomy. And chemo was next ... so scary. But what a surp...
House horse
February 11th, 2010
Rowan is a lot like a dog. She sleeps next to her owners' bed, she weighs about a hundred pounds and she takes baths in the bathtub. She rides in the back of an SUV, and she even has a...
Gazette seeks information on county investigation
February 11th, 2010
A District Court judge has ordered Yellowstone County to turn over a copy of an investigation into a complaint about a jailer by Feb. 2 3 or appear in cour t t o explain why it won't. The Ga...
Hooked on Fishing
February 11th, 2010
When Kaleb Gardner went fishing during warmer months, he didn't catch anything. "Although I caught seaweed," the 8-year-old said while peering over the edge of an ice hole at Beaver Creek...
Gov. appoints Hi-Line residents to commissions
February 11th, 2010
Several Hi-Line residents are among appointments Gov. Brian Schweitzer has made to 10 boards, councils and commissions. Schweitzer named Paul Tuss of Havre to the state Judicial Nominating Co...
Carlson appointed as interim superintendent
February 10th, 2010
Andy Carlson will remain at the helm of Havre Public Schools until a full-time superintendent is hired. Havre Public Schools trustees voted unanimously during a meeting Tuesday evening to app...
County attornies favor tough DUI laws
February 10th, 2010
Last year, the Blaine County undersheriff pulled over a vehicle because he suspected that the driver was intoxicated. Indeed, the driver was charged with driving under the influence. An...
Budget cutting suggestions coming in
February 10th, 2010
Montanans have offered more than 700 suggestions for making cuts to the state budget, from cutting or eliminating the state motor pool to consolidating school districts and counties. The sugg...
Blizzards pound snowbound Mid-Atlantic to New York
February 10th, 2010
Snow, wind and slush hounded eastern commuters today as blizzard warnings from Baltimore to New York City heralded the second major storm in a region already blanketed by historic weekend snowfalls...
New aerial photos of Sept. 11 released
February 10th, 2010
Newly released aerial photos of the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attack show the towers coming down from a dramatic new angle. The photos were obtained by ABC News, which f i led a Free...
American strength — made in China
February 10th, 2010
You can knock us Americans down, but you can't keep us down. For example, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City were crashed to the ground on 9/11. But now, a new...
Officials say no mines near Canada border
February 10th, 2010
Leaders of Montana and British Columbia said Tuesday they will ban drilling and mining in a remote valley along the U.S.-Canada border that companies have tried to develop for more than a quarter-c...
Farm to School program changes kids’ views on food
February 10th, 2010
The third- and fourth-graders at Sharon Elementary know where the veggies in their soup come from because they've visited the farms. They know the nutritional value of the carrots, onions an...
DIANA LORRAINE (SEAMAN) ENLOE obituary
February 10th, 2010
Diana Lorraine (Seaman) Enloe, 64, died Jan. 18, 2010, peacefully at home surrounded by family. Rostad Mortuary Chapel in Rawlins, Wyo., held funeral services Saturday, Jan. 23, a 10 a.m., wi...
LONNA SUE KNOLL obituary
February 10th, 2010
Lonna Sue “Corky” Knoll, 64, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., of renal failure. Her prayer vigil service will be 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11...
Round two: Lights and Argos tangle tonight
February 10th, 2010
In wrestling, emotions are always running high. But tonight at 7:30, the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse, things could reach a fever pitch as the Montana State University-Northern Lights host rival U...
Men's City Tourney coming to Hi-Line Lanes
February 10th, 2010
Ken will be holding help sessions for all interested youth bowlers from 11-1 p.m. Saturday mornings. For anyone interested the aim of these sessions are to help with: delivery, arm swing, app...
Is swine flu epidemic slowing down?
February 9th, 2010
If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has...
Group sues to force decision on pygmy rabbits
February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service improperly failed to make a decision about protecting the rare pygmy rabbit in eight Western states, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court by an environme...
No offers for Montana's 1/2-billion tons of coal
February 9th, 2010
Montana's Land Board will have to reconsider its price for developing a half-billion ton reserve of state-owned coal after receiving no offers during a lease sale that ended Monday. Critics...
Montana budget forecast sees red
February 9th, 2010
A new budget forecast indicates that state coffers will run into a deficit by the middle of 2011 — a forecast the governor's office called irrelevant even as it makes plans to start cutting...
Drawing up a school
February 9th, 2010
Money is going to a local elementary school district to design a new building to replace its 25-year-old facility. “We’re pretty excited about it. The school is getting pret...
Leaders today and tomorrow
February 9th, 2010
"Challenge yourself. That's how you can improve your community," Sen. Jonathon Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, told students at Rocky Boy High School Monday, while urging them to become invo...
STEVEN B. PARSONS obituary
February 9th, 2010
Steven B. Parsons, 64, a resident of Chinook, Mont., and retired railroad conductor, passed away Saturday, Feb. 5, 2010, of natural causes at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. Cremat...
WILLIAM D. KAUFMAN obituary
February 9th, 2010
William D. Kaufman, 78, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at his home in Havre of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and his memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at the F...
THELMA PAPILLO-NEELY obituary
February 9th, 2010
Thelma Papillo-Neely, 90, died Saturday Feb. 6, 2010, at the Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings, Mont. Her graveside and burial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at Highland Cemetery...
JERRY LEE HENRY obituary
February 9th, 2010
Jerry Lee Henry, 37, of Box Elder, Mont., died on Feb. 8, 2010, at his residence of natural causes, after a long illness. Wake services began Monday, Feb. 8, and will continue through Tuesday...
Pioneers, Bears win key games
February 9th, 2010
One week is all that stands between area high school girls basketball teams and the postseason. Here's a look back at a pivotal week in girls basketball on the Hi-Line. On Thursday nig...
Wall Street gets it
February 9th, 2010
I don’t know why people, even smart people, keep saying that bankers and the rest of the Wall Street crowd don’t get it. Dana Milbank, writing in The Washington Post, said it just...
Thanks to Havre
February 9th, 2010
Damn woman. My life was good here in Havre. I was able to enjoy and experience the hunting, fishing, people, and a wonderful occupation as a veterinarian. I was going to die here...
Skramstad sentenced on Jaycee fireworks fire
February 8th, 2010
The second of three defendants in a Havre arson case that caught national attention was sentenced Friday. A third defendant later in the day pleaded guilty to all charges. State Distric...
Norwegian tradition celebrated Saturday
February 8th, 2010
It is a Viking tradition that dates back 13 centuries. And it's a Havre tradition that dates back 76 years. The annual lutefisk dinner at Havre's First Lutheran Church drew large crow...
Wolves touted for park stewards
February 8th, 2010
With ballooning elk and deer populations eating up greenery and altering ecosystems at national parks across the country, a group of researchers is suggesting an unusual solution: introduce small p...
Company says gold found at Rock Creek near Philipsburg
February 8th, 2010
Dutch Gold Resources Inc. of Atlanta says its Basin Gulch project 16 miles west of Philipsburg could produce more than $3 billion in gold. The company in a news release aimed at bringing in i...
Some thoughts on the political situation
February 8th, 2010
Reading about the antics in Washington of the Republicans brings to mind of about 30 years back a woman active in farmers' problems told me that it was like dogs and cats between the aisle separat...
Official: 5 unaccounted for after Conn. Blast
February 8th, 2010
About five people remain unaccounted for after a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and a section of the site was too unstable to search, a fire official said this morning.. Sun...
Shuttle blasts off
February 8th, 2010
Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit this morning on what's likely the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observat ion deck for the International Spa...
Blue Ponies edge Belgrade for Central A wrestling championship
February 8th, 2010
Heading into the divisional tournament, the Havre High wrestling program was more concerned with advancing grapplers into the state rather than winning yet another Central A title. But just a...
Lights topple LC State, fall to Westminster
February 8th, 2010
The Montana State University- Northern Lights had a chance to make plenty of headway in the Frontier Conference standings this weekend on their home floor. Instead, the No. 10 Westminst...
Jan. jobless rate dips to 9.7 percent
February 5th, 2010
The outlook for jobs became a bit less bleak with January's unexpected decline in the unemployment rate, which fell to 9.7 percent from 10 percent as more Americans said they had jobs. Still...
Danish forces disrupt pirate takeover of ship
February 5th, 2010
Danish military forces disrupted the takeover by pirates of a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden today, marking the first time this has happened since a multinational armada deployed a year ago, a nava...
CLIFFORD H. FUSK obituary
February 5th, 2010
Clifford Herman Fusk was born Oct. 19, 1926, in Alma Mont., to Peter and Olianna Gotvasli Fusk. He died Jan. 13, 2010. At his home in Port Angles, Wash. He was 83. After lea...
NORMAN DEES obituary
February 5th, 2010
Norman Dees, 77, died Wednesday morning at his home in Havre of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and a private memorial service will be held. Memorials in Norman’s honor...
Household water wells come under scrutiny
February 5th, 2010
Montana officials have agreed to hold hearings on the potential repeal of a state rule that has allowed tens of thousands of homes to be built in rural subdivisions without water permits. A d...
Police try to serve warrant on kitty abuse, man kills self
February 5th, 2010
Missoula police say a man committed suicide as an officer tried to serve an arrest warrant at an apartment where a kitten was found badly abused over the weekend. A Missoula police officer wh...
Comfortable living
February 5th, 2010
As soon as next fall, a new assisted living care facility could be open for business in Havre. During a meeting Thursday evening, Havre's Zoning Board of Adjustments voted 4-0, with one memb...
Havre native helps in Haiti relief
February 5th, 2010
Air Force Capt. Bert King looked down at Port-au-Prince Airport during one of his many flights into the beleaguered city. The 1996 Havre High School graduate saw what appeared to be a f...
Empire Builder ridership down
February 5th, 2010
The Montana Department of Transportation reported this week that ridership on Amtrak’s Empire Builder passenger train that runs along the Hi-Line took a significant hit in 2009. MDT rep...
HHS boys host Lewistown tonight
February 5th, 2010
Conference games are always important. And though the Havre High boys basketball team would love nothing more than to clinch two conference games this weekend, the importance of improvement i...
Wrestling's second season begins at Central A meet for Havre High
February 5th, 2010
It has been another long season of hard work for the Havre High wrestling program. And now with the regular season’s competition behind them, the Blue Ponies will set out to defend what...
MSU-N inks prep standouts
February 5th, 2010
The college football recruiting season is under way, and the Montana State University-Northern football team is signing an outstanding high school class for 2010. On Thursday afternoon, MSUN...
Write to Bullock to get Barry Beach freed
February 5th, 2010
Until hearing of Barry Beach, I never gave much thought to the operations of our criminal justice system. Now I know I was ignoring an important issue in our society. I know plenty of p...
The world according to shark
February 5th, 2010
An article from The Associated Press Monday ("New Zealand teen fights off shark") reported that a 14-yearold girl got bit by what specialist believe was a broad-nosed seven gill shark. The...
Bobcats, Grizzlies load up on new talent
February 4th, 2010
The Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats went different routes on national signing day. But the outcome was the same. Both the Grizzlies and Bobcats inked what could be considere...
Feds investigating Prius brakes
February 4th, 2010
The Transportation Department opened an investigation today into brake problems in the 2010 Prius, the latest in a series of safety troubles at Toyota that have confused drivers and strained the Ja...
Stewart tells O'Reilly he's voice of sanity on Fox News Channel
February 4th, 2010
Comic Jon Stewart told Bill O'Reilly that the "no spin zone" ringleader had become the voice of sanity on Fox News Channel, although "that's like being the thinnest kid at fat camp." Th...
Has had enough of Wilderness Society
February 4th, 2010
The Wilderness Society has become very skilled at sugarcoating horrible public lands legislation. Their use of the word "comprehensive," in describing the Tester logging bill, is great wind...
In search of the elusive lefse stick
February 4th, 2010
It began with an invitation. Katie said, “Come on out Saturday afternoon and help us make lefse.” “Wonderful,” I answered. “I’ve only done it once be...
One in, one out of supreme court race
February 4th, 2010
Recently appointed Montana Supreme Court Justice Mike Wheat filed for a run at the of f i c e Wednesday, whi le Just ice William Leaphart said he won't run again for his seat. Leaphart, 64,...
Feds: Task force arrested 685 fugitives in 2009
February 4th, 2010
A law enforcement task force that hunts down fugitives recorded 685 arrests in Montana in 2009, a record tally that's almost double the figure from five years ago, officials said Wednesday. ...
Celebrating God and country
February 4th, 2010
The first of three brand-new buses is on the road in north-central Montana, transporting passengers on the North Central Montana Transit system routes. Jim Lyons, director of the transit syst...
New bus rolls in local transit system
February 4th, 2010
The first of three brand-new buses is on the road in north-central Montana, transporting passengers on the North Central Montana Transit system routes. Jim Lyons, director of the transit syst...
LaVoi to challenge Anderson
February 4th, 2010
A Bear’s Paw Mountain rancher plans to enter the race for Hill County commissioner as an independent. Jeff LaVoi, who ranches south of Havre on Taylor Road and works at the John Deere d...
Wet summer, more demand could create seed shortage
February 3rd, 2010
Dreaming of biting into a garden- fresh cucumber sandwich this summer? Better order your seeds now. A poor growing season last year and increased orders from Europe could make it diffic...
Vegas upset by Obama's comments
February 3rd, 2010
President Barack Obama is known for having a way with words, but some lawmakers from Nevada wish he would pipe down about trips to Sin City. After sparking a firestorm of criticism from Nevad...
Pakistan blast kills 7
February 3rd, 2010
A roadside bomb killed 3 U.S. soldiers and flattened a girls' school in northwest Pakistan today in an attack that drew attention to a little-publicized American military training mission in the a...
Top-ranked M-Ettes corral Blue Ponies
February 3rd, 2010
The Havre High girls basketball team had steadily gotten better since the season began, but also having their share of struggles, the Blue Ponies turned in another off night. On Tuesday night...
Holden's Scotch Doubles a success yet again
February 3rd, 2010
Hi-Line Lanes is still offering their "Family Bowling Package". A family of four can bowl three lines each, rent shoes, enjoy four medium sodas, and four hot dogs or one pizza for $40. ...
Schools fear cuts could mean higher taxes
February 3rd, 2010
The Office of Public Instruction said Tuesday that budget cuts being considered at the request of Gov. Brian Schwei tzer could lead to higher local property taxes, just as the governor cautioned th...
MARY "MARGE" DANNELL obituary
February 3rd, 2010
Mary “Marge” (Kelly) Danell, 86, of Great Falls, died on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at her residence of natural causes. At her request no local services are planned. Schnider Fu...
Next, we'll sell Senate seats to Exxon Mobil and AT
February 3rd, 2010
In days of yore they called them the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence and Death — the scourges of humankind. They’re still around, but now they carry new n...
Yellowstone bison going to Turner ranch
February 3rd, 2010
Billionaire Ted Turner is getting 88 Yellowstone National Park bison from a faltering Montana program that was supposed to put the disease-free animals on public or tribal lands. The animals...
Keeping it 'On the Ice'
February 3rd, 2010
Temperatures were warmer at the bottom of the globe than they were in Montana for much of Seth Davidson's more than a month stay on Antarctica. "(The temperature) hovers around freezing mos...
Filings lead to contested state races
February 3rd, 2010
Havre firefighter and convenience store manager Jack Trethewey filed Tuesday as a Democratic candidate in the race for Montana House District 33, which covers western Hill County. Republican...
California to probe spike in birth defects
February 2nd, 2010
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered two state agencies to investigate a rash of birth defects that have confounded impoverished Kettleman City for more than a year. Schwarzenegger's inter...
Morning Stars sweep; Bears, Hawks win big
February 2nd, 2010
The last week of January saw plenty of exciting girls basketball on the Hi- Line as teams turned towards the home stretch of the season. To start the week, the North Knights beat Denton 57-36...
Stars keep on rolling; Bears, Sugarbeeters get important wins
February 2nd, 2010
After limited action last weekend, this weekend was packed with boys basketball action across the Hi-Line. On Thursday the 9C Chinook Sugarbeeters fell to the Class 2B Malta Mustangs 62-56.&n...
RICHARD COLE obituary
February 2nd, 2010
Richard Joseph “Dick” Cole was born April 2, 1925, in Havre, Mont. He passed away on Jan. 29, 2010, in the presence and comfort of family. He left this world the same way he...
WILLIAM HAMILTON obituary
February 2nd, 2010
William “Bill” Hamilton, 59, of Prineville, Ore., passed away Jan. 22, 2010. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Bill was born in Havre, Mont., on March...
Haiti food convoy is attacked
February 2nd, 2010
Twenty armed men blocked a road and tried to hijack a convoy of food for earthquake victims, but were driven off by police gunfire, U.N. officials said today. The attack on the convoy as it c...
Catholic School Week and the Blues Brothers
February 2nd, 2010
While growing up, I did not know much about the Catholic school system. During high school I remember, however, noticing that my friends who attended Catholic schools K-8 consistently did bet...
Former county attorney backs Gina Dahl
February 2nd, 2010
My husband Bob and I have recently received numerous calls from many Hill County friends experiencing shock about my former deputy county attorney’s filing to run against her current boss Hil...
Little Shell opposition sets March 6 election
February 2nd, 2010
An opposition faction within Montana's Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians has scheduled a March 6 election, in defiance of the tribe's president and some council members who say the move is i...
Pneumonia found in 4th Mont. Bighorn sheep herd
February 2nd, 2010
State wildlife officials have confirmed an outbreak of pneumonia in a fourth herd of bighorn sheep in west-central Montana. The latest occurrence was found in the Upper Rock Creek herd, which...
Stratton sentenced for arson
February 2nd, 2010
Charles S. Stratton of Havre, born in 1989, was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to six years of probation and ordered to pay nearly $56,000 in restitution for his role in the destruction...
Has The Eagle sentenced to life in prison
February 2nd, 2010
A Lodge Pole man was sentenced in federal court Monday to four life terms in prison for brutally murdering two Lodge Pole residents in December 2008 while he was already out on bail charged with ot...
Sweet revenge: Pony girls beat GFH
February 1st, 2010
The Havre High girls basketball team didn’t get off to a good start with this weekend's competition. But after falling to CMR on Thursday, the Blue Ponies answered back with a win at h...
Blue Pony grapplers crush Conrad in home finale
February 1st, 2010
In the last dual before the divisional and state tournaments, the Havre High wrestling team was able to send off its seniors with win. On Friday night, the Central A Blue Ponies played host t...
Ice Hawks beat Billings as part of a big, three-game weekend
February 1st, 2010
Endurance. It's a big asset in hockey, and the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team proved they had plenty. After playing a game in Great Falls on Saturday morning, the Ice Hawks tr...
Chamber's 101st annual meeting was a success
February 1st, 2010
The 101st meeting of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce was a huge success! Thank you to each of you for attending. To Trudy and crew at the Duck Inn, thank you for a wonderful lunch.&n...
What do you want to be? A cowgirl
February 1st, 2010
During my undergraduate days, when I grew weary of formulating serious responses to the question of “What do you want to do with your life,” I had fun making up answers. They rang...
KYLE MARTIN STANDING ROCK obituary
February 1st, 2010
Kyle Martin Standing Rock, 22, died Friday evening January 29, 2010 from injuries he received in a motor vehicle accident. He was with Melvina First Raised of Hays, who also died in the accid...
Toyota tells dealers parts are on way
February 1st, 2010
Toyota Motor Corp. said this morning its dealers should get parts to fix a sticky gas pedal problem by the end of this week as the automaker apologized to customers and tried to bring an end to a r...
Utah House: Medicare card won't be valid voter ID
February 1st, 2010
Older voters in Utah won't be allowed to use their Medicare cards as a valid form of identification at the ballot box because state lawmakers fear illegal immigrants would use them to vote. ...
Gernant plans to file for U.S. House Tuesday
February 1st, 2010
Missoula attorney Tyler Gernant announced this weekend that he will file Tuesday as a candidate in the 2010 race for Montana’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Fro...
Satellite developed at MSU to launch into space
February 1st, 2010
A very small research satellite built by Montana State University students is one of three that have been chosen to ride into space this fall on a NASA launch, school officials said. David Kl...
Crowds pack health fair Saturday
February 1st, 2010
“I'm just here to get checked out for my bone density and my cholesterol," said Galen Bitz. "And I want to get a flu shot." He was sitting in a chair at the Holiday Village Ma...
Chamber could soon see hike in tourism dollars
February 1st, 2010
The area’s $3,000-per-year budget for tourism promotion could drastically increase next year if the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is approved to receive a portion of the state accommodations...
