Archive For January 2010
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...
Catcher in the Rye's author J.D. Salinger dies at 91
January 29th, 2010
J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91. Saling...
Has late-night battle permanently wounded Leno?
January 29th, 2010
Certainly Jay Leno would love to wake up to find that the last six months was just a nightmare. That way, he'd be preparing another "Tonight" show monologue, not going on the national shri...
High powered Rustlers trample Blue Pony boys
January 29th, 2010
Facing the Class AA CMR Rustlers isn’t easy for anybody. But on Thursday night the Central A Havre High boys basketball team found out just how daunting of a task that really is. ...
CMR roughs up Havre High girls in Great Falls
January 29th, 2010
It was a difficult night all the way around for the Havre High girls basketball team. On Thursday night at the CMR Fieldhouse in Great Falls, the Blue Ponies could never get on track offensiv...
DORENE RUTTER obituary
January 29th, 2010
Dorene Rutter, born in Havre, Mont., on Feb. 14, 1931, daughter of Achsah and Fred Crites of Gildford, Mont., passed this plan on Jan. 7, 2010. She is survived by her four children, Chuck, La...
PATRICK JOHN MCMASTER obituary
January 29th, 2010
Patrick “Pat” John McMaster, 53, of Chinook, died Jan. 25, 2010, after a brief fight with lung cancer. A funeral Mass will be offered Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at 11 a.m. in St. Ga...
Survival of the least stupid
January 29th, 2010
I know some readers are too young to remember those long ago days, but the rest of you might recall way back when we had that nice weather just last week. Wasn't it awesome?! So now al...
Mystery dancer
January 29th, 2010
For three years, Missoula artist and carpenter Greg Millar searched in vain for anyone who could identify a Native American dancer in a photograph taken by his friend, Patrick Clark. Millar h...
Regents weigh impact of budget cuts
January 29th, 2010
The Montana Board of Regents put a framework in place Thursday that would allow for cuts of up to 5 percent in the university system, the first of the state agencies to publicly heed the governor'...
Continuing the tradition
January 29th, 2010
The local Catholic school will celebrate its long history of education in Havre next week during National Catholic Schools Week. The Rev. Dale Yurkovic, superintendent of St. Jude Thaddeus Sc...
Vaunted Rustlers come to Havre tonight
January 28th, 2010
Having to face Class AA programs is never easy for the Havre High boys basketball team, but with this weekend’s matchups could be especially challenging for the Blue Ponies. Tonight at...
Blue Pony girls visit CMR tonight, host GFH Saturday
January 28th, 2010
The nonconference schedule is used to make teams better for when they face conference opponents. And with two more nonconference games scheduled for the Havre High girls basketball team, the...
MARGARET WICKS obituary
January 28th, 2010
Margaret “Peggy” (Anderson) Wicks, 82, a North Joplin farm wife and homemaker, who moved to Rudyard in 1984 and was active at the Rudyard Senior Center, died from cancer on Saturday at...
Thanks to people who helped during recent storms
January 28th, 2010
This is a thank-you letter to all the very kind neighbors and friends who have so kindly kept my driveway and sidewalks shoveled this long, ongoing, cold and snowy winter. Some of you are so...
The 'Right Way'
January 28th, 2010
When I was growing up I learned that it was important that I always get it “Right”, do things the “Right Way”. The “Right Way” was never spelled out for me...
Obama urges nervous Dems to fight for his agenda
January 28th, 2010
Democratic lawmakers must soon decide whether President Barack Obama is leading them toward statesmanlike courage or political folly with his take-no-prisoners reassertion of an ambitious social ag...
First-time jobless claims drop less than expected
January 28th, 2010
A drop in new jobless claims came in short of expectations and factory orders rose only slightly, fresh evidence the economy is recovering at a slow, uneven pace. The Labor Department said th...
MSU-N automotive facility among cuts made by governor
January 28th, 2010
Hearing that funds for the new automotive technology center were cut from the state budget was a difficult pill to swallow, the dean of Montana Stuate University- Northern’s College of Techni...
Orphans from Haiti arrive in Montana
January 28th, 2010
Two orphans from Haiti who were adopted by a Glendive family have arrived in Montana. John and Kristen Marble had been working for four years to adopt now 9-year-old Florencia and 8-year-old...
Fair to offer tips, screenings
January 28th, 2010
The Havre Health & Safety Fair at Holiday Village Mall often attracts thousands of people interested in learning more about ways to detect and prevent disease. Organizers think that will...
Food, fuel from flowers
January 27th, 2010
A $10.5 million research project aimed at mapping the DNA sequence of sunflowers could one day yield a towering new variety for both food and fuel. Researchers envision crossbreeding a standa...
Pony matmen come back on Great Falls High
January 27th, 2010
The Havre High wrestling team got off to a slow start on Tuesday night, but down the stretch the Blue Ponies were able to get the points when they needed them the most. On Tuesday night the C...
Harlem couple takes No-Tap Mixed Doubles title
January 27th, 2010
The No-Tap Mixed Doubles ended Sunday with Ivol Jackson and Arlene Ball of Harlem remaining in first with their 1,778. Chris Drew and Roman Surber finished in second with 1,703 followed by: L...
Children face big problems in disaster
January 27th, 2010
The smallest survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake are growing into one of the biggest problems in its aftermath. Many of the countless thousands of children scattered among Port-au-P...
Apple tablet stirs up video game business
January 27th, 2010
When Apple introduced the iPhone, it shook up the cell phone business, but it also changed the way people play video games. About a quarter of the 100,000 applications that can be downloaded...
Vermont assumes a heavy burden in Iraq war
January 27th, 2010
Vermont, a bastion of ex-hippies and Ben & Jerry liberals, has another distinction seemingly at odds with its peace-loving, tie-dyed politics: It has suffered more deaths per capita in the Iraq...
Otjen challenges Rehberg in primary
January 27th, 2010
Things are starting to heat up in the state-level races for office, with new filings by candidates on the national level and for the state Public Service Commission. A Montana State Univers i...
Montana regents eye budget cuts up to 5 percent
January 27th, 2010
The Board of Regents will evaluate budget cuts of up to 5 percent for the state's colleges and universities at a meeting this week. The regents have decided to join other state agencies that...
MAT to present 'Cupid and Psyche'
January 27th, 2010
The local acting troupe is bringing a mixture of old and new to Havre this weekend when it opens a production of Joseph Fisher’s “Cupid and Psyche” Friday. Montana Actors&rs...
Annexation details not settled yet
January 27th, 2010
With a final annexation resolution filed with the state, Havre and Hill County are still working out which entity will take over maintenance of which roads. During a meeting Tuesday afternoon...
Despite the snow, 9C girls race continues to heat up
January 26th, 2010
This week in Hi-Line girls high school basketball saw some excitement, and disappointment. Friday and Saturday's snowstorm across the state brought plenty of cancellations, but there was hoo...
MSU-Northern men jump into NAIA Top 25 after sweep
January 26th, 2010
The Montana State University- Northern men's basketball team is now ranked. The Lights finished last season ranked among the NAIA's Top 25, but it took until this week for the Lights to cli...
Super Saints emotional about first Super Bowl
January 26th, 2010
Sean Payton still hadn't gone home yet when the New Orleans Saints returned to work the day after the biggest win in franchise history. Drained after an emotional overtime triumph that set o...
FRANCES KNUTSON obituary
January 26th, 2010
Frances Knutson, 91, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in Chinook, Mont., at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and a celebrat i o n o f Frances' life wil...
BEVERLY ANN THOMAS obituary
January 26th, 2010
Beverly Ann (Bolken) Thomas passed away Jan. 12, 2010, at Corona Regional Medical Center. Beverly Ann (Bolken) Thomas was born in Arengard, N.D., on May 31, 1934, to Blanche (Hanson) and Olai...
Haiti's homeless plead for tents
January 26th, 2010
The dusty soccer field lined with spacious tents is an oasis for earthquake survivors among Haiti's homeless sheltering in acres of squalid camps. Competition for the canvas homes has boiled...
'Up in the Air'
January 26th, 2010
It's a scenario many authors dream about: Their book becomes a smash movie. But novelist Walter Kirn a Montana resident and Minnesota native, is taking the pessimistic view as he watches the...
Man challenges speech protection for lawmakers
January 26th, 2010
A feud between two neighbors that spilled onto the floor of the Montana House is now headed to the Supreme Court. Robert F. Cooper’s lawsuit against Republican Rep. Bill Glaser of...
Rehberg could support phased-in wilderness plan
January 26th, 2010
U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg said Monday that he could support U.S. Sen. Jon Tester's plan to expand wilderness and increase logging - but only with more assurances that the logging will oc...
Doing business in the snow in Havre
January 26th, 2010
The open sign at Norman’s Ranch and Western Wear wasn’t lit Sunday. “Because there was no way people could even get in in front of the store,” owner Scott Young said.&...
Lights storm past Orediggers, Bulldogs
January 25th, 2010
Coming into this weekend’s Frontier Conference games at home, the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team was giving up a league-best 59 points per game on defense. ...
Havre High girls pick up an important road split
January 25th, 2010
The snow didn’t stop the Havre High girls basketball team this weekend, and on their two-game conference road trip, the Blue Ponies were able to come away with another win. On Friday th...
Belgrade takes down HHS at Class A Duals
January 25th, 2010
It was another good weekend for the Havre High wrestling program, but this time around the top-ranked Blue Ponies came up one dual short of their normal dominance. Friday and Saturday the Pon...
Death toll rises in plane crash
January 25th, 2010
An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut early today, setting off a frantic search as passenger seats, baby sandals a...
MARGARET O'BRIEN TAYLOR obituary
January 25th, 2010
Margaret O’Brien Taylor passed away with her family at her side on Jan. 20, 2010, at Sweetwater Retirement Community. Margaret was born in Chinook, Mont., to Thomas and Edna O’Bri...
Storm sweeps the state, blankets Havre area
January 25th, 2010
After a couple of weeks of warm weather, Mother Nature brought winter back to the area with a vengeance over the weekend, with storms dropping more than 10 inches of snow in Havre and blanketing mo...
OPI report prompts closer look at suspensions
January 25th, 2010
An initial report from the state Office of Public Instruction showing high percentages of suspensions prompted Havre’s director of education to take a closer look at the numbers. Andy C...
Rare dinosaur skeleton turned over to researchers
January 25th, 2010
A rare and nearly complete dinosaur skeleton stolen from private property in Montana and stored in an evidence locker for more than two years has been turned over to researchers. Scientists a...
Highland Park stays in session despite water main break
January 22nd, 2010
A water main break occurred on Boulevard Avenue early this morning, which flooded the southwest corner of Highland Park Early Primary School’s playground. Principal Maureen Odegard said...
Havre High goes to Northern for biodiesel training
January 22nd, 2010
Havre High School students had the opportunity to use topend equipment to learn about the future of fuels as they made biodiesel in the Applied Technology Cent e r at Montana Stat e University-Nort...
UN team recommends moratorium on Flathead mining
January 22nd, 2010
U.N. scientists have recommended a moratorium on mining in Bri t ish Columbia’s Flathead Valley and the creation of a conservation plan for the remote region spanning the United States-Canada...
JIM BUDESKI obituary
January 22nd, 2010
Jim Budeski, 50, a retired brick mason of Great Falls, died on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in the Dearborn, due to exposure. Arrangements are pending at Schnider Funeral Home....
DALE HENRY DRIVER obituary
January 22nd, 2010
Dale Henry Driver, 81, a farmer/rancher of Malta died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in Billings of natural causes. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at the Kirkwood Memoria...
The politics of attractants
January 22nd, 2010
In international politics this week, the news is that civilized debate in Taiwan's parliament erupted into a riotous brawl between at least 70 members of opposing parties. In the U.S. the bi...
Skylights brace for talented Diggers and Dawgs'
January 22nd, 2010
The Montana State University- Northern women's basketball team is coming off one impressive blowout victory. But with one of the Frontier Conference's most dangerous teams coming to Havre t...
Lights hit the mat tonight
January 21st, 2010
To say the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team will be happy to be on its own maroon and gold mat tonight might be an understatement. The No. 13 Lights haven't wrestled at...
Help people who can't shovel sidewalks
January 21st, 2010
Recently, I have read several letters to the editor in the paper about "Why don't people shovel their sidewalks?" When we are young and able this is not a problem, but who knows who lives...
Mahon resigns superintendent�s post aft...
January 21st, 2010
Havre Publ ic School s Superintendent Dave Mahon resigned effective immediately Wednesday. Board of Trustees members unanimously accepted his resignation during a special meeting Wednesday ba...
Forrest Gump� talks about life and succ...
January 21st, 2010
People attending the 101st annual Havre Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday had a small box of Russell Stover Chocolates next to their plates. That was a signal of things to come.&nbs...
Racist fliers irk some Billings residents
January 21st, 2010
Some Billings residents are angry and frustrated after finding recruitment fliers for a white-supremacist group at a multicultural event. Officials say fliers promoting the Creativity Movemen...
Chemicals coat apples decades after Alar scare
January 20th, 2010
More than two decades after parents dumped apples from children's lunch boxes because of concerns about a chemical applied to the fruit, most researchers agree the crop is safer although most of i...
Blue Ponies tame Mustangs
January 20th, 2010
It was a rare Tuesday night matchup for the Havre High boys basketball team, and in a game that went down to the wire, it was the Blue Pony defense helping to ensure the win. Tuesday night th...
MYRNA OEN obituary
January 20th, 2010
Myrna Ruth Kirkeide Oen died on Jan. 16, 2010, at a Havre care center of natural causes. A memorial aervice will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church w...
LORENA LYNN JOHNSON Usinee Montuo Squa-o 'Rock Bird Woman' obituary
January 20th, 2010
Lorena Lynn Johnson, 32, died Monday,Jan. 18, 2010, at her home in Havre after suffering with brain cancer. Her wake service will be 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the Rocky Boy Cat...
Think safety, improve two-lane Highway 2
January 20th, 2010
The rebuilding of U.S. Highway 2 from Havre to Harlem is a safety issue not an economic issue. Since Sen. Kitzenberg of Glasgow succeeded in stopping all reconstruction on this section...
No recycling center yet
January 20th, 2010
An application for a grant to build a recycling center at the new landfill will not be submitted after all. "Our idea of a recycling facility in partnership with the city and the county fail...
Norquay sentenced to 10 more years
January 20th, 2010
Kim A. “Junior” Norquay of Havre and Hays, born in 1979, was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to 10 years as a persistent felony offender after he pleaded guilty in a plea agr...
Judge won't step down in Beach evidence case
January 20th, 2010
A judge who denied convicted murderer Barry Beach's petition for a hearing on what Beach calls new evidence in the case said he won't assign a new judge to the case. Beach, who is serving 1...
Chinook, Big Sandy roll to victories
January 19th, 2010
With another week of boys basketball in the books, a lot of teams from across the Hi-Line saw action this weekend. On Thursday the 9C North Star Knights got things started with a 54-41 win ov...
DORIS COUCH obituary
January 19th, 2010
Doris E. Couch, 89, longtime Zurich school cook, passed away on Jan. 17, at Care & Comfort Home Services in Havre due to natural causes. Funeral services will be Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at 1 p...
DARYL PATERA obituary
January 19th, 2010
As per Daryl’s wishes, there will be no funeral or memorial. For those who wish, contributions may be made to a charity of their choice. A scattering of his ashes will occur at a...
Little Shell leaders respond to â��distortionsâ�...
January 19th, 2010
The Little Shell Tribal Council feels it needs to comment on the actions of the splinter group calling itself the Little Shell Alliance. We encourage all Little Shell people to ignore mailing...
Transit system uses Montana-grown biodiesel
January 19th, 2010
North Central Montana Transit formally celebrated its use of Montana-grown biodiesel fuel Monday, touting its use as a boost for the environment and for the H-Line's economy. The biodiesel i...
LORAN-C signal north of Havre to be shut off
January 19th, 2010
The nautical navigational signal known as LORAN-C will be shut off Feb. 8 nationwide, including at the U.S. Coast Guard base north of Havre. The base, which deals exclusively with the signal...
Stimulus money questions
January 19th, 2010
Few governors with political aspirations would bother to debate a riled-up city commission, on their turf and in front of television cameras, over its "misuse" of federal stimulus money. Mo...
Skylights thrash rival Argos at home
January 18th, 2010
After an 0-2 start to the Frontier Conference season, the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team needed a win. Not only did the Skylights need a victory to erase last...
Why don�t people shovel their sidewalks?
January 18th, 2010
Hello. My name is Thomas and I was just wondering why it is so hard for people to shovel their sidewalks the morning or night after the day or days that it snows. Everybody knows that w...
People to People
January 18th, 2010
Four area students — two from Havre and two from Chinook — will be going to Europe this summer as part of the People to People program. The program, founded by President Dwight Ei...
4 for 2 seeks Havre�s support
January 18th, 2010
One stretch of U.S. Highway 2 near the North Dakota border is being rebuilt as a four-lane highway. Now the president of the group working to make the entire 600-plus miles of the road four l...
Regents still looking for ways to trim budget
January 18th, 2010
The state Board of Regents is still searching for ways to trim the university system budget, but Chairman Stephen Barrett said tuition increases aren't being considered. "To no one's surpr...
Lights, Skylights ready for an Argo invasion
January 15th, 2010
The Frontier Conference season is now underway, and the Montana State University-Northern men's and women's basketball teams are ready for a good old fashioned rivalry. On Saturday night, t...
In Havre, it is the people
January 15th, 2010
I was recently waiting at the stop light on 5th Avenue and 10th Street. At this time the truck at the front of the line in the turning lane broke down in the middle of the intersection. ...
Saving the environment
January 15th, 2010
A Libby logger who speaks around the nation and has created a presidentially recognized educational program brought a message of woe — and success and hope — to agriculture producers at...
Election filings for local, state, national offices
January 15th, 2010
Things were busy at the Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s Office — and the Montana Secretary of State’s Office — Thursday with the opening of the candidate filing for the 201...
Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians
January 15th, 2010
Hundreds of U.S. paratroopers touched down in shattered Portau- Prince overnight as U.N. and other aid organizations struggled today to get food and water to stricken millions. Fears spread o...
Sukut out as Pony coach
January 14th, 2010
There will be a change at the top of the Havre High School football program. On Wednesday afternoon, Havre Public Schools announced that Blue Pony head football coach Kevin Sukut will not be...
Ponies will be dangerous on the mats in Missoula
January 14th, 2010
The Havre High wrestling program is more than halfway through its season, and while the Blue Ponies have been consistently dominant they prepare to face one more major test before state. Frid...
Showdown at sundown
January 14th, 2010
Nasty Nate, nattily attired in black from his hat to his boots, swaggers in and leans against the wall at the back of the room. He adjusts his 10-gallon hat, opens his jacket to expose the bu...
Economic roundtable
January 14th, 2010
Officials heard a variety of ideas and comments on job creation in north-central Montana during an economic roundtable in Havre Wednesday, ranging from the government taking a hands-off approach to...
Schweitzer seeks public�s ideas for sav...
January 14th, 2010
Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Wednesday he wants ideas from the public on how the state can save money without reducing services, and he promises to implement the plan that gets the most votes. ...
Haiti quake - Survivors struggle while awaiting aid
January 14th, 2010
The world struggled to rush help to Haiti this morning, fighting bottlenecks to get aid and order to desperate people scrambling to save the trapped and injured on their own, with little help from...
JERRY PUGH obituary
January 14th, 2010
Rosary will be Thursday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Mass will be 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, a t t h e c h u r c h . Interment will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan...
Farmers fight back against animal rights groups
January 13th, 2010
It's little wonder that farmers fret about the future of the livestock industry. In the past two years, feed costs skyrocketed, pork and dairy prices plummeted, and animal rights groups step...
Two weeks left in No-Tap Mixed Doubles tourney
January 13th, 2010
"Don't let your team find a sub for you too often or you may discover you're not even missed." There are two weekends left in the No-Tap Mixed Doubles. Ivol Jackson and Arlene Ball...
MARY ANN HERNDON obituary
January 13th, 2010
Funeral Mass will be Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at 11 a.m. in St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church.&n...
February is Sexual Health Awareness Month
January 13th, 2010
February is traditionally known as the month of love and romance. Howeve r, along with roses and chocolate comes the need to make well-informed choices about intimate relationships and sexual...
Sunnyside geography bee
January 13th, 2010
The stage was set, and fifth-graders, along with one fourth-grader, were asked questions about geography. Those questions, developed by the National Geographic Society, were not easy question...
State parks report record 2 million visits
January 13th, 2010
Montana's 54 state parks reported a record 2 million visits in 2009. State Parks Administrator Chas Van Genderen said water-based parks were the most popular, with more than a million visits...
United States obesity rate high, but not rising
January 13th, 2010
Raise a glass of diet soda, the nation's obesity rate seems to have leveled off. But more than two-thirds of adults and almost a third of children are overweight, and there are no signs of i...
Hawks sweep; Morning Stars win twice
January 12th, 2010
The race is on. It's now just one month from postseason basketball play, and things are going to get interesting in girls hoops along the Hi-Line. This past week started with the Rocky...
WILBUR WESLEY ROLSTON obituary
January 12th, 2010
His funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre, with Pastor Marvin Eldridge officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemete...
Bottled pollution
January 12th, 2010
I know we’re a nation of inveterate consumers, but who would buy pollution in a bottle? Well, millions of Americans do, to the tune of $11 billionworth a year. That's the size of...
Steering Northern�s fundraising
January 12th, 2010
A new face is taking the helm of the private organization that helps fund the local university. Shauna Albrecht, 33, a native of Helena, will take over the Montana State University-Northern F...
Tester to speak during grazing seminar
January 12th, 2010
The keynote speaker during an agricultural seminar is Montana’s junior senator, who will focus on his legislation on Montana forest policy and how it would affect agriculture. Sen. ...
Court reinstates death sentence for Ohio neo-Nazi
January 12th, 2010
T h e Supreme Court this morning reinstated for a second time the death sentence of a neo-Nazi convicted of murdering three men in Ohio more than a quarter century ago. The justices ruled una...
Blue Pony girls earn coveted first win
January 11th, 2010
The Havre High girls basketball team has been desperately looking for its first win of the season, and with the Blue Ponies back in conference play, they picked a good weekend to find it. On...
GORDON SKONES obituary
January 11th, 2010
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at 1 p.m., in the Turner American Lutheran Church, with burial following in the Wing Cemetery. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chi...
Thank you to Kafkas
January 11th, 2010
I would like to send a big thank you to Kim and Cindy Kafka of the Diamond K Ranch located west of Havre for their continuous support of the Hill County 4-H program. They very generously dona...
Going back to his roots
January 11th, 2010
Marc Mariani's football career has been closely followed by Havre residents for two years. His flare for long gains on kickoff returns and turning hard to reach passes into points for the Un...
Governor seeking proposals for budget cuts
January 11th, 2010
Gov. Brian Schweitzer is asking state agency directors to prepare contingency plans for cuts of up to 5 percent by the end of the month because the state government budget is getting tight. H...
Frontier provision riding on N.D. officials
January 11th, 2010
A provision in the health care reform bill that boosts Medicare reimbursement rates for some rural states has North Dakota written all over it. Officials from a Fargo hospital conceived the p...
Northern looks to replace retiring Provost Joe Callahan
January 8th, 2010
Montana State University-Northern is searching for a replacement for its provost, who is ending a relationship with Havre’s university that goes back to 1973. Joe Callahan, who left in...
AP prevails in records lawsuit
January 8th, 2010
A state agency that sued The Associated Press over a request to see documents on alleged sexual misconduct of prison employees must hand over the records, a Helena judge decided in the constitution...
UPS cutting 1,800 management jobs
January 8th, 2010
Shipping giant UPS Inc. will cut 1,800 management and administrative jobs, less than 1 percent of its global work force, as it repositions itself for a gradual economic recovery. About 1,100...
Pamville News in short shorts
January 8th, 2010
Here at Pamville News we stand four-square against the real news (don't tell the editor) and all the mundane, factual information contained therein. Reporters insist on adding a bunch of, y...
Pony girls host rival Eagles tonight
January 8th, 2010
It’s tough to play well, but remain winless. But the Havre High girls basketball team continues to stay optimistic and is excited for this weekend's two conference matchups. Toni...
BARBARA RATHBUN obituary
January 8th, 2010
Memor-ial services were 11 a.m. Monday at the Gildford Baptist Church. Burial of ashes will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel of Chest...
UPS cutting 1,800 management jobs
January 8th, 2010
Shipping giant UPS Inc. will cut 1,800 management and administrative jobs, less than 1 percent of its global work force, as it repositions itself for a gradual economic recovery. About 1,100...
Lights, Skylights travel to Frontier powers
January 7th, 2010
For the Montana State University- Northern men's and women's basketball teams, October began a season of two teams searching for a new identity. Now, the Lights and Skylights start a new jo...
MARY E. HUMES obituary
January 7th, 2010
A memorial service will be held in Big Sandy, Mont., at a later date. Condolences may be sent to Box 1211, Malta, MT 59538 or posted online at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome com. Memorials are...
Transit system provided quality transportation
January 7th, 2010
I enjoyed my bus trip from Great Falls to Havre last Tuesday. Run by the North Central Montana Tranist, the 11-passenger van was clean and the driver capable of handling any road condition or...
Honoring returning troops
January 7th, 2010
Pictures of young people serving in Iraq adorn a wall of the Senior Center at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, where the community gathered Wednesday to pay tribute to three returning soldiers.&nbs...
Fourteen governor�s office employees ge...
January 7th, 2010
Fourteen employees in the governor's budget office recently received pay raises, even as most state employees are in the midst of a two-year pay freeze. The budget director said he isn't fi...
Obama orders changes after foul-ups
January 7th, 2010
Security officials flagged the name of the airline bombing suspect for extra screening after he was already in the air, U.S. officials said today, as President Barack Obama got ready to outline gov...
Blue Ponies trounce CMR matmen in Great Falls
January 6th, 2010
As the wrestling season progresses, the Havre High wrestling program continues to roll through the competition. The Central A Blue Ponies earned another dual win on Tuesday. This the ti...
Great Lakes flight was a great experience
January 6th, 2010
I have just completed a holiday trip to visit my daughter and her family in Atlanta, Ga. On my previous trips there, I usually took the Northwest (now Delta) flight from Great Falls and chang...
Montana State University offers new online course on international ext...
January 6th, 2010
A new interdisciplinary online course from Montana State University will help students understand the influence of extension systems around the world while examining the impact of agricultural deve...
Traditional Peacemakers
January 6th, 2010
In her role as child support director for the Chippewa Cree Tribe, Brenda Gardipee sees more than 250 cases a year of child support and custodial disputes on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. ...
Governor asks agencies to plan for cuts
January 6th, 2010
State budget cuts could be getting far more severe following an order Tuesday from the governor that agencies prepare contingency plans for 5 percent spending reductions, a move that surprised legi...
3 top Democrats to retire this year
January 6th, 2010
With the 2010 election year barely under way, two senators and one governor — all Democrats — ditched plans to run for re-election in the latest signs of trouble for President Barack Ob...
CMR takes care of HHS in Havre and Great Falls
January 5th, 2010
Just two days after both the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams faced a tough Great Falls High team, the Blue Ponies hand their hands full with an even tougher Class AA program. On Mo...
THOMAS HERRON obituary
January 5th, 2010
A celebration of his life was held in Oregon City on Dec. 22. Tom was born on July 9, 1945, in Havre, Mont., to Francis C. Herron and Mary Louise Herron. He spent his entire childhood i...
HUGO ASPEVIG obituary
January 5th, 2010
He was born the oldest of five sons to Herbert and Cora Aspevig on their homestead at Black Coulee, south of Rudyard. He spent his life farming. Hugo was very innovative and loved to cr...
No bailouts � follow the Constitution
January 5th, 2010
Our government is taking over: 1. Banks — bailouts 2. Companies — car manufacturing 3. Health care — doctors, hospitals, pharmaceuticals. This is just a st...
Swearing in the new
January 5th, 2010
At Havre City Council's first meeting of the year, several new public officials were sworn in, including Mayor Tim Solomon. City Clerk Lowell Swenson swore Solomon in before a near-capacity...
Supco upholds notice rule in lawsuits against bars
January 5th, 2010
A sharply divided Montana Supreme Court has upheld a state law that requires someone planning to sue a bar over liability in a drunken driving crash to notify the bar within 180 days of the crash.&...
Yemen shows frictions with U.S. over terror fight
January 5th, 2010
Yemen showed signs of friction today with the United States over the fight against al-Qaida, insisting it has the terror group under control, as the U.S. Embassy in San'a ended a two-day closure.&...
Ponies take down Eagles, Scotties
January 4th, 2010
When the Havre High wrestling team wrestles to its ability, to say the least, it’s fun to watch. And at the Havre High gymnasium on Saturday, that’s exactly what the the top-ranke...
ALEX MARIE CASTILLO obituary
January 4th, 2010
Services will be at the Red Whip Center on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at 11 a.m. with burial following at the Harlem Cemetery. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Red W...
JERRY COPENHAVER, obituary
January 4th, 2010
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rudyard. Following burial of ashes in the Rudyard Cemetery, a reception will be held at the church. ...
JOHN E. VANDE VEN obituary
January 4th, 2010
He was born June 17, 1941, in Havre, Mont. He was the devoted husband of Linda (nee Leeds) Vande Ven, whom he married Jan. 30, 1970; beloved father of Karen (Mark) Banas of Plainfield and Ada...
CURTIS DEAN DENNY obituary
January 4th, 2010
His wake service began Sunday, Jan. 3, with traditional funeral services at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with Russell Standing Rock and Merle Tendoy officiating.&n...
Montana to allow doctor assisted suicide
January 4th, 2010
The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure. Pati...
Interior head ends first year with vows of reforms
January 4th, 2010
I n t e r i o r Secretary Ken Salazar started on the job a year ago pledging to clean up an agency hit by scandals and assailed by critics as under the sway of the oil and gas industry. Start...
Ringing in the New Year
January 4th, 2010
People at Northern Winz Casino on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation had a rare way to start their new year, as country music superstar Pam Tillis performed New Year’s Eve. “It&...
