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Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown The old Havre Police Department patch is seen to the left. To the right, the new patch features a redesigned emblem and fixes the misspelled Latin motto. For Havre police officers, the side of their uniforms now match the sides of their cars. The seal on the Havre Police Department's patch will fix some spelling errors and change the creature to make it "a little more coppish, " as Police Chief Kirk Fitch put it, to match the emblem used elsewhere. The patch has been, for about 20 years, a...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Governor Steve Bullock, from left, tours the Montana State University-Northern diesel technology program facilities Thursday morning with Greg Kegel, Dean of the College of Technical Sciences, and Chancellor Jim Limbaugh. Before he pushes for the legislature to fund the reconstruction of Montana State University-Northern's Auto/Diesel Technology Center, Gov. Steve Bullock visited the Havre campus Thursday to see why he should. Through an hour-long tour of Northern's automotive facilities...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown The old Havre Police Department patch is seen to the left. To the right, the new patch features a redesigned emblem and fixes the misspelled Latin motto. For Havre police officers, the side of their uniforms now match the sides of their cars. The seal on the Havre Police Department's patch will fix some spelling errors and change the creature to make it "a little more coppish, " as Police Chief Kirk Fitch put it, to match the emblem used elsewhere. The patch has been, for about 20 years, a...
All in all, the first three months of this winter weren't too bad, so even if the next three months of winter are harsh, we really have nothing to complain about. But I will anyway. It's not a secret; I'm no fan of winter. If I had my way, we'd have a month of it and a month of high-summer and the rest would be spring and fall. This time of year I imagine a Shangri-La exists, possibly somewhere in the mountains of New Mexico, where the weather is like this all year. Pam Burke...
Laurel — Havre High School Activities Director Dennis Murphy has been lauded by the Montana High School Association for his work. He was named the Class A Athletic Director of the Year. Murphy has done a lot of good work providing students with extra activities that provide them with experiences they will remember for the rest of their lives. Congrats on the award. Laurel — Members of Recycle Hi-Line have kept thousands of pounds of recyclable materials out of the landfill and have taught many people in the area the val...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an embarrassing setback for President Barack Obama, a federal appeals court panel ruled that he violated the Constitution in making recess appointments last year, a decision that would effectively curtail a president's ability to bypass the Senate to fill administration vacancies. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said that Obama did not have the power to make three recess appointments last year to the National Labor Relations Board because the Senate was officially i...
William "Pat" O'Brien, 79, passed away Jan. 21, 2013, in Laurel. Rosary Services will be held Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at 7 p. m., at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Chinook. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 11 a. m. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
MISSOULA (AP) — A 72-year-old woman from northwestern Montana has died in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 93. The Montana Highway Patrol tells the Missoulian (http://bit.ly/Z6Xvwq) that the woman from Arlee died Friday afternoon in the crash near the Schall Flats area. Trooper Terrance Rosenbaum says the woman was driving a Cadillac southbound when she drifted left into the turn lane before veering right and into oncoming traffic where she collided with a commercial truck. Rosenbaum says she might have had a medical c...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care. But now they've lost an 8-month-old to what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. And instead of another involuntary manslaughter charge, they're now charged with third-degree murder. AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, David Maialetti Catherine, left, and Herbert Schaible arrive to turn t...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. "I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whose current college aspirations take her to two neighboring towns. Saturday's graduations for Westmoore, Southmoore and Moore high schools are another step toward normalcy for this...
HELENA (AP) — State wildlife officials are setting up boat inspection checkpoints to try to prevent aquatic invasive species from entering Montana's waterways. Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say state law requires vehicles hauling boats to stop at watercraft inspection stations, which are located at key border crossing sites, along major highways and near heavily used bodies of water. FWP aquatic invasive species coordinator Allison Begley says two boats were found to be carrying dead zebra mussels at a checkpoint near H...
Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Volunteer Jeff Ralph makes sure props are in precisely the right place on stage during a rehearsal at St. Jude Thaddeus School in Havre. Wednesday's rehearsal was in preparation of Ralph's, and the school's production of "The Secret Case of Sherlock Holmes." The play will run Friday and Saturday night at the St. Jude gymnasium. To honor volunteerism in north-central Montana during National Volunteer Week, every day this week Havre Daily News...
When the Public Service Commission first proposed the repeal of its rule which mandates the disclosure of utility executives' salaries, commissioners proposing the repeal argued that executives have a constitutional right to privacy and that the PSC has no business being a clearinghouse for information like this. I disagree with those points, and voted against the repeal of a good, pro-consumer rule at the PSC. Travis Kavulla It is obvious that a vast majority of Montanans...
In 2015, Montana will say welcome home to one of our state's greatest public servants, United States Sen. Max Baucus. Max, an avid runner, announced this week that he will be sitting out the 2014 senate race and instead retire after 36 years in the Senate. As the longest-serving Senator in Montana history, Max's decision to sit out stunned everyone from Washington pundits to Main Street Montanans. It was even a surprise to those of us who have worked for him for years. In his announcement, Max cautioned that he's not...
Our Hill County Courthouse is a beautiful historic building worthy of preservation and deserves to be an active part of Hill County and Havre's future. I commend the Hill County Commissioners on their quest to preserve and maintain our courthouse and applaud their efforts seeking CTEP funding to keep our courthouse safe and beautiful. This is not to impugn the efforts of the Softball Association. Both projects are worthy of funding and assets to the community. Our Hill County Courthouse is the most beautiful piece of architec...
Editor: Many of you are aware of this project, but for those of you who are not: I am reclaiming a campground, now named Hidden Hollows in Beaver Creek Park, about 1 mile south of Lions Campground on the west side of the road. This campground has the potential for seven camp sites that I plan to designate with fire pits, picnic tables and shelters with tin roofs and concrete pads. I will also be fixing the existing outhouse unless funding allows for a new one. My original estimated costs for this project were $8,000, plus or...
HELENA — Former U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg isn't ruling out a run for the Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus. The Republican is coming off a bruising loss last year to Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. But an open Senate seat could entice Rehberg to run again in 2014. Rehberg said Thursday he has been receiving encouragement to take a serious look at the race. He wrote in a brief email to The Associated Press that he owes it to his supporters to "to keep listening and see how things develop." Rehberg is a c...
HELENA — Republican legislators left the Legislature even more divided then when they arrived, with warring factions promising a protracted fight for control of the direction of the Montana GOP. AP Photo/Matt Volz From left, state sensators Jon Sesso, Jason Priest, Cliff Larsen and Art Wittich discussing their dispute over a budget bill that delayed the end of the legislative session. Wittich and Priest lead one of the Republican factions that emerged during the 2013 session, hinting at a future battle for control of the poli...
HHS seniors Lainey Chagnon and Jennifer Cichosz working well together on the tennis court In their final season as Havre High tennis players, both Jennifer Cichosz and Lainey Chagnon have high hopes of making a run at the Class A state tournament. As the Blue Ponies' top doubles team, that's the goal. Havre High senior Jennifer Cichosz is hoping to return to the Class A state tournament this spring. She and doubles partner Lainey Chagnon are alsoboth following in the footsteps of older siblings who played tennis at HHS....
In American Legion baseball, youth can be a good thing. And it's certainly should be for the upstart Havre North Stars as they embark on a brand new season. The North Stars, who will open their season Sunday against the Class AA Great Falls Chargers, have just one 18-year-old on their roster this season. And though second-year head coach Dan Wirtzberger has several more key returning players, the North Stars will field a young and hungry team this season. Spencer Ross is a...
It is another short turnaround for the very busy Havre High track and field program, but every opportunity to compete, is a welcomed opportunity by the Blue Ponies. Coming off of meet in Malta on Tuesday, the Central A Ponies now gear up to compete Saturday in Whitefish. The Ponies are just one of the many teams looking for another successful weekend as the post season meets draw closer and closer. The Ponies will face squads like Glacier, Plains, Charlo, Whitefish, Big Fork, Browning, Columbia Falls, Cut Bank, Libby,...
It's back to Great Falls for the Havre High tennis teams. And the Blue Ponies couldn't be happier. Havre High will be attending the Great Falls Invitational today and Saturday, and with the forecast, at least warm and dry, the tournament will be a welcome surprise for the Ponies. Because of weather, and one year, not enough court space, HHS hasn't competed in the Great Falls Invite since the 2008 season. Havre High senior Jade McCormick strikes a backhand during a Havre Invitational tennis match earlier this month. The Blue...
Conference play is in full swing for the Havre High softball team, and this weekend could be a big one for the Blue Ponies. The Central A Ponies are sitting at 1-2 in the conference, but will get ample opportunity to either gain an edge, or fall behind in the conference race. Havre High's Harlee Boucher takes a cut during a Central A girls fastpitch softball game last Saturday in Havre. The Blue Ponies are home for two games against the Browning Indians, before taking to the road to face the Livingston Rangers on Saturday. Th...
Havre Daily News/John Kelleher Ashley, a member of the Green Team at the Center for Mental Health, helps carry cardboard items to the recycle bin during Havre Pride Saturday at the recycling station at 1st Street and 5th Avenue. The Green Team was named an Environmental Hero by Recycle Hi-Line. When the Green Team was founded in 2011, it was so named because they had a belief that someday they would be part of a recycling effort. The team, clients of the Center for Mental Health in downtown Havre, went to work on snow...
Sometimes destitute people walk into Havre's Salvation Army on the verge of having their gas cut off or being evicted because they have no money to pay rent. The Salvation Army staff does what it can to help the people, said Trina Crawford, head of the Salvation Army in town. In turn, she says, the Salvation Army turns to the community to seek out help so it can help others. This weekend, the Salvation Army will ask for help from people while entertaining them with some great homegrown Hi-Line musical entertainment. The...
