Expanding Medicaid plan divides Hi-Line lawmakers
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Former legislative candidate Karen Sloan said she was “appalled” by the anti-immigrant tone of some comments made by lawmakers during the debate on legislation to curb hiring of illegal aliens in the state.
Rocky Boy election board votes to delay election
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
The board that oversees elections at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has voted to delay a special election while questions about a 1966 ordinance are answered.
Henderson pleads guilty in Box Elder shooting
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
A Rock Boy man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge stemming from a Nov. 26 incident at a gas station in Box Elder in which he repeatedly fired a rifle at a pickup with two adults and a 3-year-old child inside.
Fair Board discusses rodeo sponsorships, barrel racing
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
The Great Northern Fair Board discussed, at length, issues about how the fairground arena is used including who can sell sponsorships there and how groups can go about renting the grounds.
Board hears update on 2013 Great Northern Fair
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
The Great Northern Fair Board heard that planning is proceeding smoothly for the 2013 fair in Hill County, with some major changes being implemented.
Rocky Boy special election delayed, apparently
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The special election scheduled today to select a new chair of the leadership of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation apparently has been delayed, although the reasons are unclear.
Railroad museum, Fort Assinniboine group honored
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association and the Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum have been honored for their efforts to preserve Hill County history.
Saturday last chance to register for GED Boot Camp
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The last day to register for a program designed to help people get their General Education Development, or GED, high school equivalency diploma is fast approaching.
City Council OKs pact with public works union
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Public Works Department employees will get a 1 percent pay increase under the terms of a contract with the city of Havre.
Kamp for Kids still in planning
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
A group trying to bring back a decades-old Hill County tradition is still in the planning stages, with a change to the name of the youth summer camp.
Graduations on the Hi-Line
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013
There were cheers, tears and laughter the Class of 2013 was saluted at commencement ceremonies across the Hi-line over the weekend.
Havre may allow students to use mobile devices on classwork
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013
Havre Public Schools may soon have a policy officials are calling BYOD — Bring Your Own Device.
Denny pleads guilty to meth distribution
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013
Joscayne Denny of Box Elder, 33, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Great Falls to distributing methamphetamine.
Birdtail pleads guilty to abusing 1-year-old
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013
Joseph Christopher Birdtail of Harlem, 36, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Great Falls to sexually abusing a 1-½-year-old child.
Cheers, laughter, tears at Box Elder graduation
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013
There were cheers, tears and laughter as the 11 members of the Box Elder High School Class of 2013 were saluted at commencement ceremonies Saturday. Havre Daily News/John KelleherDakota Sage Stan...
St. Marks asks court to act on Rocky Boy election
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
The picture of the upcoming special election at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation could be changing again.
Sangray resigns from Highway Patrol
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Less than two months after being placed on administrative leave, the head of the local nine-county district of the Montana Highway Patrol will end his 22-year career with the force.
Saturday will mark opening of Bailey Reservoir access
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
In the late 1960s, Howard Bailey built a reservoir on his property south of Kremlin.
Wahkpa Chu’gn, Wildlife Museum on television, Hands on History a suc...
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board this week heard updates on events completed, work being done, work being planned and a local attraction being featured this month on public television.
Graduations scheduled across the Hi-Line
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
High school graduations begin in full force this weekend, as seniors say goodbye to their high schools and start their adult lives.
Montana jobless rate down, Hi-Line rate plunges
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Montana’s unemployment rate fell slightly to at 5.5 percent in April, down by 0.1 percentage points from March.
Defendants file counterclaim in Giveaway House suit
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
The two factions seeking control of the Community Giveaway House in Havre are continuing their legal squabbles.
Eastlick pleads not guilty to embezzlement
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
The last of six defendants accused of embezzling federal money from a tribal water project that would serve 30,000 people across north-central Montana has been arraigned in fe...
Three arraigned for selling meth in Havre
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Three men were arraigned in federal District Court in Great Falls on accusations including being arrested in Havre with more than two pounds of methamphetamine.
Daines calls for hydropower on waterways, including Milk River Project
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Montana’s freshman U.S. representative is looking to overturn a 1936 rule, an action that would allow generating electricity from federal water projects including the Milk River Project.
Tester: Seizing press phone records ‘flagrantly crossed the line’
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Department of Justice, expressing “serious concerns” about revelations the department seized phone records of lines assigned to The Associated Press and its journalists, and has co-sponsored legislation to increase protection of journalists.
MAT brings trailer park play, lawn-chair ‘gah-la’ to Havre
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The local acting troupe is bringing its latest production to the stage this weekend, with a special event planned for its last day.
Havre superintendent proposes building plan
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Havre School Superintendent Andy Carlson is recommending the school board approve a construction plan to improve the locker and physical training areas of the high school and a considerable renovation of Sunnyside Intermediate School.
Havre man charged with rape
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
A Havre man faces a felony rape charge stemming from accusations he forced a woman to have sex with him in ways she had refused to do and refused to let her leave despite her telling him to stop and trying to leave.
Denny sentenced to seven years on rape charge
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
A Box Elder man was sentenced to more than seven years in a federal penitentiary for having sex with a woman who had passed out after a party.
Havre man charged with child abuse
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
A Havre man is in the Hill County jail on pending charges that he abused a minor after a day of drinking at a barbecue.
Havre man charged with driving truck into house
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
A Havre man faces felony charges stemming from accusations that he crashed a vehicle into a neighbor’s house while highly intoxicated.
Hours confusion fixed at Port of Wild Horse
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
nce again — for now, at least — both sides of the border at the Port of Wild Horse north of Havre are planning to stay open the same hours.
Living History Day set for June 1
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Fresh off of its last event, the board of Havre’s public museum is deep into the planning of its next major event, its participation in Havre’s annual Living History Day, slated this year for Saturday, June 1.
Ronan man walks in support of fellow vets
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Chuck Lewis says he has learned a lot during the first phase of his nationwide walk to raise funds and awareness for wounded and fallen veterans.
Post-session legislative forum slated for May 21
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Now that the 2013 Legislature has wrapped up, two groups that helped people connect with lawmakers during the session are holding an after-session forum to hear a recap of the work in Helena.
Farmers Union Kamp for Kids set for June
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
The group that used to organize a major summer camp in Hill County has stepped back into the picture, and organizers are looking for up to 50 children who want to spend a week in the Bear Paw Mountains in the 2103 Farmers Union Kamp for Kids.
Collier victim of Thursday’s Havre crash
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Authorities released the name of a man who died in a car crash in Havre Thursday.
Election board kills St. Marks run for Rocky Boy chair
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
The Chippewa Cree Tribal Election Board of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has removed the former chair of the tribal council as a candidate for the chair, three days after it certified him as a candidate.
Man killed in Havre crash
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
A 31-year-old man was killed in a car crash on 9th Street late Thursday night.
Big Sandy man claims $100K Montana Cash jackpot
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
A Big Sandy man has claimed the $100,000 Montana Cash jackpot from the May 1 drawing.
Rockin’ the Hills fundraiser concert set for Saturday
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
The fundraising foundation for the Great Northern Fairgrounds again is set to rock the fairgrounds, with a concert set for Saturday.
Tester wants action to clean budget problems
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., talked Thursday about several issues dealing with federal spending, and said he wants to see Congress take action to clean up the budget on both the spending and revenue sides.
Baucus sets tax revision website
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Montana’s senior senator is joining his counterpart in the House of Representatives to ask for ideas on what should be done to clean up the U.S. federal tax code.
Short power outage hits Havre area
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
A NorthWestern Energy representative said a tripped breaker cut power to 1,600 customers in the Havre area this morning, but only for a quarter-of-an-hour. T...
Big Sandy man claims $100,000 Montana Cash jackpot
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
HELENA — John Limback of Big Sandy claimed a $100,000 Montana Cash jackpot prize with a ticket purchased at Gary And Leo's Fresh Foods, 730 1 St.; Havre. &...
Havre High raises curtain on series of plays
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
The Havre High School Drama Department is giving a variety of shows to the community, starting tonight and running through Saturday.
Problems with border hours again
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Once again the international committee trying to upgrade operations at a border port north of Havre is faced with an hours problem — each side of the port is running different hours of operation.
Agency asks for public comments on Hi-Line management
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
More than 50 people — some from regions far off the Hi-Line — attended a meeting in Havre to hear about plans on how the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will manage its land on the Hi-Line.
Two have filed for Havre offices, Hencz announces retirement
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Two weeks into the filing process for candidates in city elections, only two candidates had filed as of this morning, with one aiming for a spot where the incumbent has announced she will not run for re-election.
Charges filed in Rocky Boy embezzlement
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
A day after the tribal government at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation issued a press release denouncing allegations of misuse of federal money, the federal government unsealed i...
Film shot in Havre picked for prestigious festival
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Directors of “Winter in the Blood” had hoped to premiere their movie in Havre, but they will have to settle for the prestigious Los Angeles Film Festival.
Park board discusses budget, new rules, fees
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
The Hill County Park Board heard during its monthly meeting Monday a preview of the budget proposal and an update on Beaver Creek Park rules, as well as a discussion of setting up a reserve account and possibly setting some new fees for campers or RV dumping at Beaver Creek.
Park Board hears about Beaver Creek activities at potluck meeting
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
The Hill County Park Board heard about activities at a special meeting at Beaver Creek Park Monday, complete with a potluck dinner served by the Friends of Beaver Creek Park.
5 accused of diverting stimulus money from Rocky Boy
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
GREAT FALLS — A Chippewa Cree tribal leader, a former state lawmaker and three others used a fake billing system and a shell company to pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulu...
5 charged with diverting stimulus money from Rocky Boy
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A Chippewa Cree tribal leader, a former state lawmaker and three others used a fake billing system and a shell company to pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal st...
Tribe denounces ‘false’ reporting on water project
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
he Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has issued a release saying work on a regional water project is proceeding and that an article reporting that the Bureau of Reclamation had temporarily halted funding on the project contained comments that were “not only taken out of context but untrue.”
Democrat Pyette named to Havre City Council
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
On a party-line vote, Havre City Council appointed Jay Pyette, a Havre High School teacher and director of Montana Actors’ Theatre, to fill the vacant Third Ward seat.
Council accepts pool deal
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
A frustrated Havre City Council reluctantly agreed to a deal with Hill County over the city swimming pool Monday night.
BLM sets Havre meeting for Wednesday
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
The Bureau of Land Management is holding a meeting in Havre Wednesday to hear comments on its draft management plan for BLM land in northern Montana from Valley through Glacier counties, including plans to improve habitat for the greater sage grouse in the region, oil and gas development and recreation in the region.
Breaking news: 7 seek Rocky Boy chair post
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
The Chippewa Cree Election Committee has announced the list of certified candidates for the May 21 special election to take the place of ousted Business Committee Chair Ken Blatt St. Marks. St. Marks...
Advice to Northern grads: Give back, stay in touch
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Told by guest speaker Paul Tuss that “we expect great things from you,” graduates at Montana State University-Northern accepted their diplomas Saturday.
Council’s choice: Pyette or Rhines to replace Dow
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Havre City Council will pick its eighth member tonight, when councilmen choose between Debi Rhines and Jay Pyette to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rick Dow.
Women charged for dragging woman with car
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Two women are facing felony charges alleging they dragged another woman alongside a vehicle during an attempted theft.
List of official Rocky Boy candidates not completed
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
The list of candidates for a May 21 election to fill the top office at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation is still waiting to be certified, the Chippewa Cree attorney general said in an email to the Havre Daily News this morning.
Police ask help in locating man
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Rocky Boy police are asking the public's help in locating Robert Grant Alexander, 57, who has been missing about a week. He is also known as Robbie Alexander. Pol...
Crowd prays, sings at Day of Prayer
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Patriotic music and speeches at the Havre celebration of the National Day of Prayer Thursday praised the United States for what it stands for.
Fitzpatricks enter plea deal on marijuana charges
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Two former Havre medical marijuana caregivers each pleaded guilty to one set of felony charges that they were illegally selling pot, in exchange for a second set of charges from another year being dropped.
Special Olympics torch run to start Monday
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
The ceremonial lighting of the torch for Montana Special Olympics will be held at 8 a.m. Monday at the Havre Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, and local officials hope local residents will be on hand to celebrate.
Rocky Boy candidate list pending
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
The filing process for people who want to run for the chair of the tribal council at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation is complete, and eligibility of prospective candidates is being checked this morning.
No one yet claims Havre lottery winnings
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
No one has claimed the $100,000 winnings from a Montana Cash lottery ticket that was purchased at Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods in Havre this week.
Board responds to lawsuit over Community Giveaway House
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Less than a week after holding what it called a successful reopening of the Havre Community Giveaway House, a group responded to a lawsuit that claims it has no authority to operate the charity — in a battle between two boards that each say they represent the charity.
$100K lottery ticket sold in Havre
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Someone who bought a ticket in the Havre area is $100,000 richer and may not even know it.
Havre woman charged with child abuse
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
The state court has summoned a Havre woman to face felony charges alleging she abused two children while they were in her care.
Lead paint certification course set for May 14
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
To help local contractors meet certification requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Blaine and Hill county Montana State University Extension agencies are hosting a special class in Chinook to train renovators on the rules on lead-based paint.
MDT plans to resurface Highway 87 from Box Elder to Havre
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
The Montana Department of Transportation plans to resurface U.S. Highway 87, likely next year, from just south of Box Elder to its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 west of Havre, and is seeking comments on the proposal.
Pizza fundraiser will help Havre student
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Havre teenager Rory Milligan had to give up volleyball and gymnastics when she started getting headaches, losing her balance and feeling tingling in her fingers and feet.
Officials upbeat about grants for North Havre sewer
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
The odds look good that a second source of funding can be found to fully pay for a repair of the sewer systems for North Havre, Michele Turville said Tuesday during a public hearing on the project.
Heimlich helps student save friend’s life
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
An ordinary day at Havre High School turned life-threatening for one student, but luckily for him, a friend nearby was ready to save the day.
Preite takes back helm at Rural Development
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
A Havre native is returning to a federal-level economic development job.
Meeting tonight on North Havre sewer upgrade
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
The Hill County Commission will hold a hearing tonight to talk about finding some additional funding for a major project for some North Havre districts: repairing or upgrading some sewer lines before a major catastrophe occurs.
Meeting set on North Havre sewer line repairs
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
The Hill County Commission has set a public hearing for Tuesday, April 30, for an update on plans to repair some problems with the sewer lines for parts of North Havre. The county government has been...
Experts search new methods of dinosaur education
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
Dinosaurs roamed Montana more than 50 million years ago, but those in charge of the state’s museums are looking at new ways of educating young people and adults about them.
Election seasons open
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
The season to file for city elections started today, with a slew of races open in Havre and others open in incorporated towns throughout the area.
Rocky Boy special election is May 21
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
The deadline is right around the corner for people to file as candidates to fill the spot vacated when the tribal council members at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation voted to remove their chair.
Professional volunteers: Not a contradiction
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
By definition, a person cannot be a professional volunteer, but a handful of people in the area come close to embodying that contradiction, and one of them offered a few different perspectives on volunteering this week.
Board holds off final decision on library director
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
The Havre-Hill County Library Board decided Thursday to hold off making a decision on how to fill its director position, following a suggestion from a long-time holder of that position.
Scott Filius named Havre Teacher of the Year
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
Scott Filius is best known in the Havre community for his successes as the coach of the state championship wrestling team.
May have to lose city-county joint status
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
The Havre public library is facing possible changes in operation due to problems with insurance — its provider says it can’t offer coverage to its employees.
Businesses: Volunteering helps community
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
To honor volunteerism in north-central Montana during National Volunteer Week, every day this week Havre Daily News will be looking at some volunteers and volunteer-run organizations which help sustain our communities and enrich our lives.
Saturday concert will help Salvation Army do its work
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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. In turn, she says, the Salvation Army turns to the community to seek out help so it can help others.
Green Team honored as environmental heroes
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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. Now they have partnered with Recycle Hi-Line, a group that coordinates recycling efforts in the area, and their dream has come true.
Bountiful Baskets: Helping people eat healthier
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
To honor volunteerism in north-central Montana during National Volunteer Week, every day this week Havre Daily News will be looking at some volunteers and volunteer-run organizations which help sustain our communities and enrich our lives.
Healy convicted of assault, sexual abuse
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Louis Michael Healy was convicted in federal court of charges he attacked, threatened and sexually assaulted a woman Oct. 13 at his home near Hays.
Sen. Baucus to retire
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but broke with his party on gun control, said this morning he will not run for re-election.
Chinook volunteer: ‘You just feel good about it’
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
To honor volunteerism in north-central Montana during National Volunteer Week, every day this week Havre Daily News will be looking at some volunteers and volunteer-run organizations which help sustain our communities and enrich our lives.
Water project freeze could hit much of Hi-Line
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
A federal investigation into allegations of misuse of money intended for a regional water project could have impacts far beyond the borders of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation.
Davis pleads not guilty to molesting boy
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
A Havre man Monday denied in court claims that he molested a Havre preschool-age boy he babysat.
Baucus: 'I don't want to die with my boots on'
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but broke with his party on gun control, sa...
Officials: Democratic Sen. Baucus to retire
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials say Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, plans to retire. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File Senat...
Feds halt funds for $361M water project
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
ederal officials temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and parts of north-central Montana after learning that millions of project dollars were missing and a Chippewa Cree leader in charge of the project steered federal dollars to a company he owns.
Recycle Hi-Line: To them, trash is treasure
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
To honor volunteerism in north-central Montana during National Volunteer Week, every day this week Havre Daily News will be looking at some volunteers and volunteer-run organizations which help sustain our communities and enrich our lives.
Twin Olympic biathletes talk to Havre youth
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
When twin sisters Tracy and Lanny Barnes were young, they followed in their father’s footsteps.
Public invited to cheer on Hi-Line Special Olympians
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
The Great Northern Special Olympics, featuring athletes from throughout the Hi-Line, will take place Wednesday at Havre Middle School.
Havre Pride ‘The biggest one ever’
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Lorrie Cofer stood in the parking lot at 5th Avenue and 1st Street early Saturday morning, sorting through a large container of plastic materials as part of Havre Pride Day.
Northern building plan moves ahead
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
A long-delayed project at Montana State University-Northern may be moving forward, with the Montana House of Representatives Friday approving an appropriations bill that spends some $180 million on construction projects.
First responders honored during Sunday service
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2011
Pat Floyd looked out at the front rows of the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church Sunday morning. They were filled with officers from the Havre Police and Fire departments, the Hill County Sheriff's Department and the U. S. Border Patrol.
No Child Left Behind topic for Tuesday school board
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2011
The districts’ administrators are looking at the performance of students last year on the standardized tests that measure how the district is moving toward state- and federal-mandated progress standards, as set up in the No Child Left Behind program nearly ten years ago.
Pres. candidate touring Hi-Line
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2011
A candidate for U. S. president will be passing along the Hi-Line Thursday, part of his goal to visit every county in the nation before the 2012 election.
9/11 led to changes across Hi-Line
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
The world has changed since terrorists attacked major U. S. targets on Sept. 11, 2001, and north-central Montana has changed with it.
Readers share more 9/11 memories
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
More Havre Daily News readers share their 9/11 memories.
To young students, 9/11 just a history lesson
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, people everywhere are thinking back to their memories of that day.
Tester talks about budget, deficit
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
Montana’s U. S. Sen. Jon Tester said Thursday he is back in Washington with a long agenda ahead after spending the August recess meeting with people and groups in Montana, and even completing his harvest at his farm near Big Sandy.
FEMA disaster center to open in Chinook
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Chinook to help people with questions about filing for assistance for flood damage.
Answering the call after 9/11
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011
When the Twin Towers fell on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, everyone knew that things had changed, especially those in America’s armed forces who watched as a new threat surfaced from which they would have to defend the nation.
Readers share 9/11 stories
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Recently published stories about the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks have gotten Havre Daily News readers thinking about what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy.
Rocky Boy receives another $900,000 for water upgrades
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has received another grant to bring more clean water to its residents.
Fresno, Beaver Creek reservoirs down, but not below yearly averages
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2011
The beaches at Fresno and Beaver Creek reservoirs are highly evident, with water down severely from the high levels this spring, but officials say they are not far off of average and the levels should start coming back up soon.
Hi-Line recalls 9/11
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
It was a moment frozen in time. To previous generations, it was the moment they heard about Pearl Harbor being attacked or the second they learned that President John Kennedy had been assassinated. But today's generations will never forget when they heard that New York City's Twin Towers had been attacked.
Reporting on 9/11
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Sept. 11, 2001, began like any other day, I suppose. My wife and I were up, getting ourselves ready for work, getting our sons ready for school and day care, and then going to work.
Food bank faces dire crisis
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Penny Velk says as long as she can remember, the Havre Food Bank has been operating on a shoestring. But this year, things are in a crisis stage, she said.
Joplin boy killed, father injured in motorcycle accident
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Saturday at 7:30 p. m., a motorcycle accident occurred between Joplin and Inverness on U. S. Highway 2 that put a 40-year-old Joplin man, Cory Duane Fraser, in the hospital and resulted in the death of his son Dawson David Fraser, who turned 8 years old less than three weeks ago.
Blaine, Chouteau, Hill implement fire restrictions
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Fire restrictions will go into effect at the end of the week in counties in Montana’s fire district administered out of Lewistown, including Blaine, Chouteau and Hill counties.
Rocky Boy school trustee charged with assault
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
An employee of the Chippewa Cree Tribe housing program and member of the Rocky Boy school board is facing a felony assault charge after he was accused of putting a man into the hospital.
Hill County drops local treatment for Great Falls recovery program
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
After years of providing alcohol and narcotic addiction services, Hi-Line Recovery has been dropped by Hill County, as well as the other counties represented on the Hi-Line Recovery board of directors, as their official treatment provider.
DEQ waiting on reply to landfill environmental violations
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has filed a list of water quality violations against the local landfill and is waiting for operators to respond.
Havre firefighter takes part in 9/11 ceremony
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
On Sept. 11, 2001, it was the heroics of the American people and the emergency responders of New York that shone through the tragedy and gave hope to the rest of the country and the world.
Commisioners to talk with senate hopefuls
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
A meeting is set for mid-September for the commissioners of Hill and Blaine counties to meet with the candidates for an empty state Senate seat in the counties.
Labor leaders insist unions still important
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
This Labor Day weekend many people will enjoy their day off with a barbecue or an outdoor activity to take advantage of the remnants of summer before autumn’s short slide to freezing temperatures. But for some in Havre and across Montana, Labor Day means something more that should not be forgotten.
Lights game to be broadcast live online
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Montana State University-Northern football fans far and wide will be able to see the Lights open their season Saturday against UM-Western live on the Internet.
Communities along the Hi-Line struggle with water quality
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
New smells in municipal water have travelled down the Milk River and are offending the noses and taste buds of residents of towns across the Hi-Line.
Cows on the park — and the highway — next week
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
With the long holiday weekend comes another annual event in Hill County, cattle moving onto Beaver Creek Park, and county officials are urging people to be aware and use caution.
Rocky Boy throws out special election results
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Stacey Small, who won an electoral victory after losing a court battle about a previous election, will have to take to campaigning again after the election board at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation approved a protest and has ordered another special election.
Police offer ways to prevent break-ins
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Rumors of a recent rash of break-ins have circulated Havre, but Acting Police Chief Gabe Matosich said Wednesday that, with a bit of prevention, people have nothing to worry about.
City to offer ‘grace period’ on upcoming cellphone ban
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2011
People who use their cellphones while driving have one month left to stop before the city of Havre’s new ban takes effect.
Pony netters take a shot at glory
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The Blue Ponies will play in the state tournament Thursday-Friday in Polson and Ronan, and there’s plenty to be excited about. Only two of Havre’s eight players have previous state tournament experience, while the Ponies also qualified four of their five seniors. And HHS head coach George Ferguson couldn’t be happier about the kids who are making the trip.
MSU-N's Wagner headed back to CNFR
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
For the second straight season, Montana State University-Northern rodeo star Robert Wagner has qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo.
Chinook tennis team finishes strong
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The Chinook girls tennis team has had quite the run the last few years. And the Sugarbeeters made plenty of noise at this weekend’s Class B-C state tennis tournament. The...
North Stars win in Great Falls
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
And though the North Stars got just one of their scheduled two games in due to weather, they did come home with a victory. Sunday afternoon, the North Stars defeated the Electric City Volts senior Babe Ruth Team, 8-4 in a six-inning game. The win was Havre’s first of the season, while the North Stars are 0-2 in Northern District play.
Local Golf Report: Floren nabs
an ace at
Prairie Farms
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
On Wednesday night, during men’s league at Prairie Farms, Havre’s Ric Floren recorded an ace on the par-3 4th hole. Floren made the shot with a 9-iron from 138 yards out. The shot was witnessed by Cal Wirtzberger, Frank Peterson, Kerry Ward and Rachelle Bennett. It was Floren’s second career hole-in-one at Prairie Farms.
Hi-Line Athletes of the Week
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
But it was hard to overlook Blue Pony Martha Stocker at this weekend's Central A Divisional in Livingston. Stocker captured the divisional championship in the shot put with a toss of 34.02, and for good measure she finished fourth in the discus. Stocker's performance helped HHS to score 92.5 points and finish in third place. Stocker, who will compe
Pony netters score big at Central A
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
The Havre boys successfully defended the Central A title by scoring 41 points to edge Lewistown by nine points, while the Havre girls scored 36 points and posted a solid second-place finish. Individually, freshman Jeff Miller captured the Central A boys singles title, while the senior duo of Nick Rhines and J.J. Hovet placed second in doubles. Havre’s top duo of Lainey Chagnon and Jennifer Cichosz reached the girls doubles final and placed second while Breck Don and Ellery Bresler placed third, and Brandy Lambourne placed third in singles.
Ponies edged out of Central A tourney
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
The Ponies finished the regular season with a 3-5 conference record, and as the No. 4 seed heading into the first annual Central A divisional softball tournament. The newly decided on divisional tournamen now meant the Ponies had a shot at extending their season after gaining momentum through the regular season. But after a 1-2 weekend, with two very tight, and tough losses, the Ponies will have to wait until next year to make another state title run.
Havre track teams look strong in Livingston
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Competing in Livingston on Friday and Saturday, at the Central A divisional meet, the Blue Ponies were well represented. And though neither team earned a team title, a lot of individual athletes have a lot to be proud of, with just the state meet remaining this season.
Daniel Horton column: Central A got it right by settling it on the dia...
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Yes, watching the Havre High Blue Ponies take one of the top three spots, and punch their ticket to state after a 3-5 regular season conference record, would have been the icing on the cake, but all in all, the tournament was an all-around success in every sense.
Panthers roar to the Central A softball title
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Friday and Saturday, the Lewistown Golden Eagles, Livingston Rangers, Belgrade Panthers, Havre Blue Ponies, and Browning Indians, all battled it out for a spot in the Class A state tournament. The inaugural Central A tournament was played at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Softball Filed in Havre, where the Panthers were crowned conference champions, with an 11-5 win over the Rangers in the chipper.
Local thinclads excel at Northern C Divisionals
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Local track and field programs are one step closer to the state meet, and area athletes performed very well at the Northern C divisional track meet. Thursday in Great Falls, C...
Diamond Dreams
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Davee McLeod isn’t just any Havre High senior to navigate through the Blue Pony softball program the last four years. Yes, McLeod has been a permanent varsity fixture since her freshm...
Lights make a big impact
at the Battle of the Rockies
Published: Monday, December 3rd, 2012
The Battle of the Rockies Tournament in Great Falls is always one of the biggest events on the Montana State University-Northern schedule each season. It’s close to home and th...
George Furgeson column: A Lights debut to remember
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
It was a successful debut for the Montana State University-Northern football team on a glorious day at Blue Pony Stadium. But perhaps no individual debut around th...
Lights game to be broadcast live online
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Montana State University-Northern football fans far and wide will be able to see the Lights open their season Saturday against UM-Western live on the Internet.
MSU education professor dies in landslide in Nepal
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
BOZEMAN (AP) — An associate professor at Montana State University died of injuries suffered in a landslide in Nepal, where she was leading a group of students taking an...
Bullock to make political practices pick next week
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock said Friday that the state's next political practices chief could still influence regulation of so-called "dark money" despite the failure of legislation dealing w...
Judge laments man's return to prison
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
BILLINGS — A Lewistown judge said he fears he's done a "soul-wrenching injustice" to a man he freed from prison after more than 27 years, only to see him ordered back behind bars by a h...
High court strikes order for new Barry Beach trial
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court said Tuesday that a judge was wrong to release Barry Beach from prison two years ago and order a new trial in the 1979 slaying of a teenage girl.The...
AP Exclusive: Montana goes its own way on marijuana
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2013
HELENA — If American society's tolerance for marijuana is now growing, then what happened in Montana illustrates just what can happen when the government decides things have gone too far.Pot ad...
Medical marijuana by the numbers
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — A breakdown of the federal crackdown on marijuana trafficking by people operating under Montana's medical marijuana law.Time period 2010-2013Investig...
Schweitzer courts unions as he considers 2014
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2013
BILLINGS— Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer told a gathering of union leaders Friday that he has not decided on a possible run for U.S. Senate in 2014, but indicated he would need their suppo...
Officials gives initial OK to expanding wolf hunt
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Wildlife officials have given tentative approval to a proposal to lengthen the hunting season for wolves and increase the limit from one to five animals.After making the decision o...
Woman charged with DUI after drunken horse ride
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
BILLINGS (AP) — A Billings woman has denied drunken driving for an arrest that happened shortly after police escorted her home when they found her riding a horse while intoxicated.The Billings G...
Report: US winter wheat production forecast down
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The winter wheat crop is expected to be far smaller this season compared to last, particularly for hard red varieties used in bread, the U.S. Department of Agriculture repor...
Deal reached in UM sex-assault probe
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
MISSOULA — Federal officials reached agreements with the University of Montana after a yearlong investigation into mishandled sexual assault reports on campus that require the university t...
Montana ranchers worry as hay supplies dwindle
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2013
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A late freeze last year that cut into hay production and a wet spring this year that is extending the hay-feeding season has resulted in a tight supply of hay and rising...
Montana governor to pick ethics boss from list
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
HELENA — Montana legislative leaders decided Friday to send the governor five potential candidates for the commissioner of political practices post after deadlocking on efforts to trim the list...
Bullock signs main budget —_ with some exceptions
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
HELENA, (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock signed the Legislature's main budget bill Friday — but not after first using his line-item veto authority to strike a small portion of the spending.Bullo...
Montana Gov. Bullock vetoes 12 bills
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed a measure Friday that he says would have allowed a way for anonymous political organizations to contribute to campaigns through religious gr...
Standoff at Stillwater
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
NYE — Shareholders of Montana's largest public company elected former Gov. Brian Schweitzer and three other outsiders to Stillwater Mining Co.'s board Thursday after alleging mismanagement by...
Montana hospitals to pay $3.95M over referrals
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
HELENA — Federal prosecutors say two Montana hospitals will pay $3.95 million to settle allegations they gave doctors incentive payments for patient referrals.The hospitals received reimbursemen...
Montana hospital says woman posed as nurse
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
BILLINGS (AP) — A woman posing as a health care worker at a Billings hospital accompanied doctors on multiple patient checks, leading Montana health officials to warn employees at ot...
Accused Flathead prosecutor avoids weekend jail stay
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
HELENA — A midnight court hearing in Kalispell helped a Montana prosecutor accused of assaulting a family member avoid spending last weekend in jail, but his attorney said there was no special t...
New law requires insurers to cover cancer trials
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
BOZEMAN (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage for cancer patients participating in clinical trials.Bullock signed...
Bullock signs law to crack down on drunken driving
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that will allow judges to look back 10 years to add penalties for multiple drunken-driving offenders.Attorney General Tim Fox...
Bullock signs law creating new board for parks
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
BILLINGS — Montana's state parks will be overseen by a board dedicated to parks and recreation matters under a new law that splits up the duties of the former Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commissio...
Bullock signs law to crack down on drunken driving
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that will allow judges to look back 10 years to add penalties for multiple drunken-driving offenders.Attorney General Tim Fox...
Woman's body found in Butte trash bin
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2013
BUTTE (AP) — Police in Butte say the body of a woman was found Sunday in a large trash bin.Butte police Capt. Jerome McCarthy tells the Montana Standard (http://bit.ly/12SJvaA) the 49-year...
UM tight ends coach demoted following incident
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2013
MISSOULA (AP) — The tight ends coach for the University of Montana football team has been demoted following an incident in downtown Missoula in which a bar window was brokenHead coach Mick...
Amber alert canceled for missing Montana boy
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2013
KALISPELL (AP) — An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 1-year-old Montana boy who has been found in Washington state.The Flathead County Sheriff's Office says the boy was fou...
Health care fight to continue after session ends
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — The Montana legislative session may be over, but Medicaid expansion advocates say the fight to get health insurance to the working poor will continue.Advocates and Gov. Steve...
Bullock vetoes 9 bills, line-item vetoes a 10th
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed nine more bills and issued a line-item veto for a tenth from the recently ended legislative session.Bullock announced the vetoes Friday.One woul...
Stillwater fight intensifies as senate race looms
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013
BILLINGS — The struggle for control of Montana's largest publicly-traded company is turning increasingly bitter ahead of a May 2 shareholders' vote.Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer and a tea...
Report: UM football player cited for DUI
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013
MISSOULA — A University of Montana football player was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence after a Missoula police officer stopped him for speeding, a newspaper reported Friday....
Internal GOP battle promises to continue
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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....
Rehberg considers another Senate run
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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...
Tenured faculty at Montana State reject union
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
BOZEMAN (AP) — Tenured faculty at Montana State University have voted to decertify the union that has represented them for the past four years.Members of the Associated Faculty of MSU vote...
State high number of gastroenteritis outbreaks
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
HELENA — State health officials say there have been an unusually high number of outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Montana this year.The Department of Public Health & Human Services says 20 out...
Montana Legislature hits hiccup on last day
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
HELENA — The Montana Senate has wrapped up the final day of the 2013 session after more in-fighting and maneuvering over a bipartisan budget deal.The Senate approved the deal and adjourned Wedne...
Montana Legislature wraps up work Wednesday
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
HELENA — The Montana Legislature is wrapping up the 2013 session with leaders praising a relatively smooth budget deal, along with fixes to the pension system and other pressing issues.The House...
Lawmakers move closer to budget deal with governor
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock and the Montana Legislature moved closer Tuesday to an agreement on the remaining big pieces of the state budget and eyed an early adjournment. Bullock said a gap of...
Bullock vetoes 6 bills, including bison measure
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed six bills, including a proposal to restrict bison relocation in the state and another that would end same-day voter registration. &...
Blue Cross merger plan clears Montana hurdle
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
HELENA (AP) — A proposed merger between nation's fourth-largest health insurer and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana has cleared a major regulatory hurdle and is now in the h...
Obama administration touts Montana benefits in plan
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
HELENA — The Obama administration rolled out state-by-state benefits of the president's jobs plan on Friday, saying 30,000 Montana businesses would see a cut in payroll taxes under the proposal...
Rick Hill asks courts to help in real estate scam
Published: Sunday, September 4th, 2011
HELENA — Former Republican congressman Rick Hill is among a group of investors alleging they were cheated out of millions in a real estate investment deal.Rick HillThe group will be asking the M...
19 New Orleans shooting victims included 2 kids
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2013
NEW ORLEANS — Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19 people.The shooting shattered the festive mood...
IRS apologizes for targeting tea party groups
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was "inappropriate" targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they...
Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid...
NJ Gov. Christie had secret weight loss surgery
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has both joked about his weight and said that it's a real concern, secretly underwent a weight-loss surgery in February that experts say could help him if he gets...
FBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect's room
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
BOSTON — Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev removed a backpack containing fireworks emptied of gunpowder from his dorm room at the University of Massachus...
Obama: Boston review designed to prevent attacks
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a national security review following the Boston Marathon bombings will look at whether there is more the government can do to stop people within the...
FBI: Miss. man arrested in suspicious letters case
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has been arrested in the case, ac...
Boston Marathon bombing suspect out of hospital
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Massac...
Second Miss. man investigated in ricin case
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
TUPELO, Miss. — Law enforcement officials searched the home of a second Mississippi man in connection to ricin-laced letters sent to the president and a U.S. senator after charges were dropped w...
Hackers compromise AP Twitter account
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.The false tweet said there had been two expl...
More details sought on mute Boston bomb suspect
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — The 19-year-old charged with the Boston Marathon bombing, his throat injured by a gunshot wound, wrote down answers to the questions of investigators about his motives and connecti...
Police: 2 arrested in Canada terror plot
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
TORONTO (AP) — Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida, police said Monday.The Royal Canadian Mounted Pol...
Boston Marathon bombing suspect is charged
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal prosecutors in his hospital room Monday with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction — a crime that...
Mayor declares emergency in New Orleans
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (LAN'-droo) has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lee threatens to bring heavy rain and flooding over the weekend. AP Photo/Sun...
Our View: Havre schools are right to embrace mobile technology
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
The administration at Havre Public Schools is considering a plan to let students use their own mobile devices for class work, a stark contrast to the days when use of a cellphone in...
Our View: Preservation Month worth celebrating
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Havre and Hill County are celebrating Historic Preservation Month, an especially meaningful commemoration because the Hi-Line is so rich in history.
Mr. Bernstein, give your evil pen a rest
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
This letter is in response to “The public has the right to know,” in Norman Bernstein's column “Consider This,” published in the Havre Daily News Wednesday,...
Our View Hi-Line darts and laurels
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Laurel — U.S. Rep. Steve Daines has a good idea that is worth looking into. He would let the Bureau of Reclamation allow hydropower dams be built on streams canals and ditches. That would provid...
The 30-Day Torture Challenge
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Friends don’t let friends do sit-ups. They don’t let them do crunches, either, or leg raises or this thing called a plank which is like a push-up...
Celebrating Nursing Home Week
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
National Nursing Home Week is celebrated across the country in the month of May to honor nursing home residents and the caring, committed staff who assist them in their daily lives. As the admin...
Thanks to community members for Town Square work
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Editor: Spring is finally here and our Town Square was mowed and cleaned by a few of us from the Havre Chamber Town Square committee during Havre Pride Day. T...
Doesn’t think much of Bernstein column
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Editor: This is in response to Norman Bernstein's commentary comparing Texas to Bangladesh. Wow. All I can say is "Wow." This article was very poorly writt...
Our View: International comedy at Port of Wild Horse needs to end
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
It’s like watching an old black-and-white movie with the Keystone Cops, or Bud Abbot and Lou Costello, doing slapstick — but maybe, maybe, not as funny. p...
A community update on Seth Ironchild
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Courtesy photoSeth Ironchild poses with teachers and staff at Harlem Elementary School who shaved their heeds as part of a fundraiser for the now 6-year-old kindergartner. (Har...
The public has a right to know
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The Havre-Hill County Library has been a focus of social life in the city and county for the more than 30 years that Bonnie Williamson was the library director.
Our View: Feds actions against AP are outrageous
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
For more than two months, the federal government has been spying on The Associated Press. Taps have been placed on 20 phone lines going in and out of the AP’...
Does expensive energy serve the working man, governor?
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
If talk is cheap, political talk is even cheaper. We can thank our governor for reminding us of this, when he vetoed two bills, unanimously endorsed by the PSC, that would hav...
Even the evil deserve a decent burial
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried last week at a small Muslim cemetery in rural Virginia, far away from the massive chaos he created while detonating bombs that disrupted the Boston marathon, killin...
A great start for improving public safety
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Looking east from Montana toward Washington, D.C., the view can be grim at times. Congress and the president are too often bogged down in rancorous bickering while solutions t...
Two third world countries — Bangladesh and the Republic of Texas
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Two third world countries — Bangladesh and the Republic of Texas On April 24, at 9 a.m., in a crowded suburb of the Bangladesh capita...
Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Laurel — The Special Olympics torch run from Havre to Billings started this week. U.S. Border Patrol officers took off from their station to run and bicycle from Havre to Great Falls. Special Ol...
Don’t mess with the hard-hearted
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
One thing you have to learn when you live in the country with pets, livestock and all manner of wild critters doing their call-of-nature things, you have to harden your heart to handle this lif...
The tribe wants support, it should support the people, too
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Editor: Claims of sovereignty abound when tribal officials push their agenda. Given recent revelations, I have a suggestion in regards to sovereignty. The Business Committee me...
Legislature left important work undone
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
The 63rd Montana Legislature adjourned without taking action on one of the most important pieces of public policy before them — the acceptance of federal funds to expand healt...
$10 billion ‘binge’ budget a burden to Montana
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. — P.J. O’Rourke The dust hasn’t totally settled on...
Our View: Thanks students, we hope some of you will stay in Havre
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Commencement ceremonies are always touching events as grads prepare to end one phase of their life and begin another. Thus was the case Saturday when graduates too...
Wilderness access should be preserved
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
On May 8, the Bureau of Land Management will hold a public meeting in the Triangle Telephone Hospitality Room at 6 p.m. These meetings will also be held in Glasgow, Malta, Chester and Great Fal...
Voluntary conservation will prevent fed intervention
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Editor: The clock is ticking on an “endangered species” listing of the greater sage-grouse. If U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decides to list the bird in 2015, it will me...
Is Afghanistan just another kind of Vietnam?
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
John Maresca, Union Oil of California's (UNOCAL) vice president for international relations, testified before the House Committee on International Relations on Feb. 12, 1998,...
Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Laurel — Havre High School student Kade Lanier saved the life of his friend, Franklin Walter, because he knew when and how to administer the Heimlich maneuver when food got lodged in Franklin&rs...
What was I reading about?
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Writing headlines is an art form, one I don’t practice myself, but for better or worse, every article, column and feature story has to have one. Whether written by the pros (yes, la...
Library director was never told why she was fired
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Editor: I have never written a letter to an editor before because I prefer to have my privacy. However, it is important to have my story told. I want it to be known what has ha...
No coverage for 70,000 Montana’s worst legislative blunder
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Generally, we should be grateful that the current Montana legislative session has come to an end for two years — unless we have a special session on some specific issue, such...
Against Medicaid expansion? Explain yourself
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Having served nine sessions in the Montana Legislature, it‘s a real honor to represent my constituents and serve Montanans. As citizen legislators serving in a part-time capacity, we are...
May Day 2013
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Whereas, the historical nature of man’s existence on this earth has been one of servitude to a monarch, despot or benevolent government; and Whereas,...
In Montana’s election laws, let there be light
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
“I never bought a man that wasn’t for sale,” said former U.S. Sen. William Clark. One of Montana’s first senators, Clark bought his way to Washington with $1...
Our View: Dinosaurs are good for business
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Dinosaur Trail representatives met in Havre this weekend. The group represents the museums from around the state that are partially or entirely dedicated to showing off dinosaur bon...
Montana FWP ignored public comment
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Essen The ability to comment on proposed state and federal government regulations is an important right for all Americans. Since we live in a republic, not a direct democracy, public...
Baucus: Thank you. Now let’s get to work.
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
Baucus Serving you is the greatest privilege of my life. Over the past 40 years, I’ve had one goal: make life better for the people of this state. You d...
Many successes for moderates
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
Jergeson This regular session of the Legislature concluded with the adjournment of the Montana Senate at about 3p.m. Wednesday, during the 87th day, three days early. ...
On most issues, Montana’s moderate majority won
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
Here's to working together. Here's to the slow, arduous pursuit of compromise. Here's to the overlooked, under-appreciated, unglamorous middle ground. These da...
The reservations of the Indian – broken beyond repair?
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
CAPTION The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created in 1824 by the War Department of the U.S. government. Its main function was to control Native American opposition to white American e...
Hi-Line Darts and Laurels
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
Laurel — All week the Havre Daily News has been highlighting volunteers for community groups of all sorts. From hospitals to care centers to churches to schools to groups that...
Salvation Army thanks volunteers for ‘life-changing’ work
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
Editor: As recognition to National Volunteer Week, I would like to take the time to thank our many volunteers who enhance our services here at The Salvation Army. ...
Don’t worry about me, I’m OK-ish
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a good person — neither am I a particularly bad person. I’m just OK-ish. I’ll admit to that.Pa...
Montana PSC should get back to work
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
The over-reaction to the announcement that the Public Service Commission was considering rescinding administrative rule 38.2.5031, which concerns disclosure of executive pay, is bot...
Hidden Hollows Eagle Scout project update
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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...
Our courthouse should be preserved
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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 t...
Max Baucus leaves a legacy to be proud of
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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...
PSC has the right to make utility executives salaries public
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
When the Public Service Commission first proposed the repeal of its rule which mandates the disclosure of utility executives’ salaries, commissioners proposing the repeal argu...
Our View: Max Baucus knew who his 1 million bosses were
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
The left wing of the political spectrum joined forces with the right wing on Tuesday, screaming in delight that Sen. Max Baucus would not run for a seventh term in the U.S. Senate.&...
Community partners help make Havre Pride Day a success
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Havre Pride Day cleanup on Saturday was a great success. The Havre Pride Committee of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce led the way for the spring clean-up campaign in partnership...
Our View: Thanks to all for the clean-up and recycle efforts
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
The last week on the Hi-Line has shown once again of the growth of environmentalism in our daily lives while environmental causes along the Hi-Line. While environmental causes...
Our View: Thanks to all for the clean-up and recycle efforts
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
The last week on the Hi-Line has shown once again of the growth of environmentalism in our daily lives while environmental causes along the Hi-Line. While environm...
’Tis the season, once again
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
These words give all of us the sense that things need to be done. I am not talking about Christmas, but I am referring to all of the jobs that present themselves to us when the snow...
PSC seeks opinions on executive pay rule
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Much hubbub has been made recently in the press about Montana Public Service Commission’s decision to consider repealing what has come to be called the “PSC Executive Pay Rule.&rdqu...
Remember when baseball was fun
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
We are now a few weeks into the Major League Baseball season, with the same, predictable steroid-laden lack of baseball, which is supposed to be a team sport, but has become a race...
Moderates provide success at Legislature
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Frequently, any legislative session is compared to a chess match. There are a huge number of moving parts. There are numerous players, with skill levels ranging from master to no sk...
Volunteering demonstrates who we are
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Volunteer — a person who is willing to undertake a service. This is a short definition for a word that profoundly affects an individual. I...
Our View: Answers needed in Rocky Boy scandal
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
A badly needed water system that would have brought potable water to all parts of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation has been put on hold. It appears the the books for the...
Dining out on the town at Little Rockies Center
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
My friend Katie recently became manager (that is probably not her official title) at the Little Rockies Center here in Harlem. The Little Rockies Sondra AshtonCenter houses the Sweet Medical Cl...
Our View: Havre schools are right to embrace mobile technology
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
The administration at Havre Public Schools is considering a plan to let students use their own mobile devices for class work, a stark contrast to the days when use of a cellphone in...
Our View Hi-Line darts and laurels
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Laurel — U.S. Rep. Steve Daines has a good idea that is worth looking into. He would let the Bureau of Reclamation allow hydropower dams be built on streams canals and ditches. That would provid...
Our View: International comedy at Port of Wild Horse needs to end
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
It’s like watching an old black-and-white movie with the Keystone Cops, or Bud Abbot and Lou Costello, doing slapstick — but maybe, maybe, not as funny. p...
Our View: Feds actions against AP are outrageous
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
For more than two months, the federal government has been spying on The Associated Press. Taps have been placed on 20 phone lines going in and out of the AP’...
Our View: Despite the bad stuff, a lot is going well at Rocky Boy
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Things have been rather tumultuous at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation in recent months. The newly elected chair of the Business Committee was tossed out of office by comm...
Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Laurel — The Special Olympics torch run from Havre to Billings started this week. U.S. Border Patrol officers took off from their station to run and bicycle from Havre to Great Falls. Special Ol...
Our View: Thanks students, we hope some of you will stay in Havre
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Commencement ceremonies are always touching events as grads prepare to end one phase of their life and begin another. Thus was the case Saturday when graduates too...
Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Laurel — Havre High School student Kade Lanier saved the life of his friend, Franklin Walter, because he knew when and how to administer the Heimlich maneuver when food got lodged in Franklin&rs...
Our View: Dinosaurs are good for business
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Dinosaur Trail representatives met in Havre this weekend. The group represents the museums from around the state that are partially or entirely dedicated to showing off dinosaur bon...
Hi-Line Darts and Laurels
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
Laurel — All week the Havre Daily News has been highlighting volunteers for community groups of all sorts. From hospitals to care centers to churches to schools to groups that...
Our View: Max Baucus knew who his 1 million bosses were
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
The left wing of the political spectrum joined forces with the right wing on Tuesday, screaming in delight that Sen. Max Baucus would not run for a seventh term in the U.S. Senate.&...
Our View: Thanks to all for the clean-up and recycle efforts
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
The last week on the Hi-Line has shown once again of the growth of environmentalism in our daily lives while environmental causes along the Hi-Line. While environmental causes...
Our View: Answers needed in Rocky Boy scandal
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
A badly needed water system that would have brought potable water to all parts of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation has been put on hold. It appears the the books for the...
Harold Halingstad
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Harold Halingstad, 80, of Chinook, rancher, passed away May 18, 2013. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 25, 2013, at 10 a.m. at American Lutheran C...
Jason Duncan
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Jason Duncan, 39, passed away Nov. 25, 2012, in Denver, Colo. A graveside memorial will be held Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 4 p.m., at Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chi...
Barbara Ann (Baker) Hopkins
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Barbara Ann (Baker) Hopkins Barbara Ann (Baker) Hopkins passed away suddenly and peacefully at 93 years old on May 18, 2013, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre of natural...
Madilon Mahle
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Madilon Mahle Madilon Mahle, 85, of Havre passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A prayer vigil for Madilon is scheduled...
Betty Lou Malmberg
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Betty Lou Malmberg Betty Lou Malmberg of Havre and Bozeman, Mont., passed away peacefully of congestive heart failure on Feb. 27, 2013. She was born Jan. 25, 1927, in Hibbing,...
Lucille M. Howard
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013
Lucille M. Howard Lucille M. Howard, 92, of Havre, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Vigil service...
Robert Wayne Milbury
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013
Robert Wayne Milbury, age 69, of Havre passed away April 26, 2013, at his home due to natural causes. Robert was born April 11, 1944, in Lynn, Mass., to Gloria an...
Barbara Hopkins
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013
Barbara Hopkins, 93, of Havre, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. We...
Bruce A. ‘Buzz’ Doney
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Bruce A. ‘Buzz’ Doney Bruce A. “Buzz” Doney, 62, of Hays passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Indian Health Services in Fort...
Anne Marie Stranahan Shaw
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Anne Marie Stranahan Shaw Anne Marie Stranahan Shaw died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at her home in Missoula, in the loving care of family, after a brave fight with cancer. ...
Wesley Brook Collier
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Wesley Brook Collier Wesley Brook Collier, 31, of Havre, Mont., passed away May 10, 2013. His memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Kingdom Hall of Jeh...
Madilon A. Mahle
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Madilon A. Mahle, 85, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her viewing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday,...
Edith Wavrick
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Edith Wavrick, 94, passed away May 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Chinook. ...
Edith Mae Wavrick
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Edith Mae Wavrick Edith Mae Wavrick of Havre and Bigfork area died at age 94 on May 10, 2013. Edith was born May 17, 1918, at home in the Lone Tree Benc...
Edith Campbell
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Edith Campbell, 94, passed away May 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Chinook. ...
Edward Sargent
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Edward Sargent, 36, of Bule, N.D., passed away May 11, 2013, in Bule, N.D. A graveside burial will be held Monday, May 20, 2013, at 2 p.m., at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook...
Wesley Brook Collier
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Wesley Brook Collier, 31, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, in Great Falls, Mont. His memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Kingdom Hall o...
Gerald Basler
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Gerald Basler Gerald Basler, 79, passed away on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service w...
Donald B. Milam
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Donald B. Milam Donald B. Milam passed away Friday, May 3 following an extended illness. His memorial service will be at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell, on June 14,...
Ivan G. Dibblee
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Ivan G. Dibblee Ivan Dibblee, 79, of Malta, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial se...
Geraldine Patricia (Sticka) Robinson
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Geraldine Patricia (Sticka) Robinson “Pat” Robinson was born Geraldine Patricia Sticka in Havre, Mont., on April 10, 1925. Pat grew up on a ranch 20 miles out of Ha...
Paul Seagraves
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Paul Seagraves Paul Carl Seagraves was born June 30, 1929, in Elbert, W. Va. He was one of six children born to Curtis and Nancy (Owens) Seagraves. Paul grew up in West V...
Evelyn Viola (Anderson) Bond
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Evelyn Viola (Anderson) Bond, 90, passed away on Feb. 2, 2013, of natural causes in Malta. Cremation has taken place and Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta is in charg...
Lyle A. Gone
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Lyle A. Gone “Black Coyote,” a member of the Aaniiih Nation, 56, of Harlem, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls of natural ca...
Mark Richard
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
A memorial service for Mark Richard will be 11 a.m., Saturday, May 18, at Eagles Campground at Beaver Creek Park....
Lyle A. Gone
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Lyle A. Gone “Black Coyote”, a member of the Aaniiih Nation, 56, of Harlem, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls of natural ca...
Donald B. Milam
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Donald B. Milam passed away Friday, May 3, following an extended illness. His memorial service will be at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Kalispell on June 14, 2013, at 3 p.m. ...
Douglas Stiffarm
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Douglas Stiffarm, 64, of Harlem, passed away May 4, 2013. Rosary services will be held Friday, May 10, 2013 at 7 p.m., at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem. Funeral s...
F. Collin Campbell
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
F. Collin Campbell, 83, passed away May 7, 2013. Memorial services will be held Monday, May 13, 2013, at 1 p.m., at the St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Havre. Arrangem...
Norman E. Andrew
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Norman E. Andrew Our beloved father, grandfather and friend Norman Everett Andrew passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at his home in Havre of natural causes. His funeral service...
Bernard ‘Abe’ Bergren
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Bernard ‘Abe’ Bergren Bernard “Abe” Bergren, 89, our husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at his home i...
Bernard G. Robertson, Sr.
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Bernard G. Robertson, Sr. Bernard G. "Bernie" Robertson, Sr. passed away peacefully Sunday, April 28, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family....
Mark Richard
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Mark Richard, 58, passed away in his home in Denver, Colo. He was very passionate about his job driving the city transit bus and about all of his family. He loved his artwork, woodw...
Nina T. Brown
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Nina T. Brown Nina T. Brown, 79, of Havre, director of Child Evangelism for the Hi-Line, went to her final rewards in Heaven at 4:30 a.m. on May 5, 2013. Nina’s Memorial...
Helen Young
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Helen Young Helen Young, 73, of Lloyd, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be he...
LoDemie Myrtle See Lindquist
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
LoDemie Myrtle See Lindquist passed away April 20th, 2013, at the age of 71. LoDemie, “Dee” was born Dec. 20, 1941, in Malta, Mont., and graduated from Malta High School...
Richard A. Habeger
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Richard A. Habeger Rich A. Habeger, 57, went to meet his Lord and savior after losing his battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, April 29. Rich was born to Richard D. and Maryh...
Russell O. Erickson
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Russell O. Erickson Russell O. Erickson, 73, of Havre, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., of congestive heart...
Russell O. Erickson
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
Russell O. Erickson, 73, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center after battling congestive heart failure. His memorial...
Paul C. Seagraves
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
The Rev. Paul C. Seagraves, 83, who preached in the Assembly of God ministries for 50 years in the United States, Haiti and Canada before retiring to Havre in 1992, died Frida...
Alan Berquist
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Alan Berquist Alan Berquist was ushered into Glory on April 18, 2013. He valiantly fought a heart infection for six months, and in the end he did win. He is wrapped...
Pearl Luella Powell Morgan
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Pearl Luella Powell Morgan Pearl Luella Powell Morgan, longtime resident of the Bear Paw Mountains and Chinook, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at a Great Falls hospital. Servic...
Viola Marie Staples
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
Viola Marie Staples, 86, born March 14, 1925, died Sept. 3, 2011. She is survived by her beloved husband, James Staples, of 65 years; children, Linda Duce, Vicky Randolph, Jimmy Staples, Judy Strand a...
George (Gordon) McGillivray
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
George (Gordon) McGillivray, 92, a farmer from Hogeland, passed away Sept. 2.Burial has taken place. A memorial service will be held 11 a. m. Saturday at the Chinook Assembly God.An obituary in Wednes...
Ethel Kalanick
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
Ethel Kalanick, 93, a longtime farm-and-ranch wife, fromerly of Big Sandy, Mont., died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at her home at Cambridge Court in Great Falls, Mont. Cremation has taken place, and at th...
Leo J. Drong
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
Leo J. Drong, 102, a 100- year Havre resident, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes.Cremation has taken place and his memorial service will be 2 p. m. Thu...
Dawson Fraser
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
JOPLIN — Dawson D. Fraser, 8, a second-grader at C/J-I Elementary School in Chester, died from injuries in a motorcycle accident Saturday near Inverness.His funeral will be 1 p. m. Friday, Sept....
George McGillivray
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
George (Gordon) McGillivray, 92, a farmer from Hogeland, passed away Sept. 2.Burial has taken place. A memorial service will be held 11 a. m. Saturday at the Chinook Assembly God.An obituary in Wednes...
Gov. looks for centenarians to celebrate with in Havre
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Two conferences on aging in Montana include recognition of people who have marked a special milestone, and the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging is looking for people to celebrate with.
Local support helping push med marijuana changes to ballot
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
With less than a month to go, the medical marijuana advocacy group Patients for Reform — Not Repeal has announced they’ve gathered 30,000 reported signatures.
Richard ‘Rick’ John Frey
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Former Havre resident, Richard “Rick” John Frey, 59, died of respiratory failure, Monday, Aug. 29, at the Adventist Medical Center Emergency Room in Portland, Ore.
Anna R. (Freier) Shelstad
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2011
A graveside memorial service will be held for Anna R. (Freier) Shelstad at the Havre cemetery Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at 10:30 a. m. followed by a luncheon at the First Lutheran Church of Havre.Anna d...
Dorothy L. Gallik
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Dorothy L. Gallik was born Sept. 28, 1929, to Clayton and Rose Gibbons in Lawton, N.D. She passed away on Aug. 30, 2011, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Mont.When she was 12 years old, Dorothy moved...
Our View: Preservation Month worth celebrating
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Havre and Hill County are celebrating Historic Preservation Month, an especially meaningful commemoration because the Hi-Line is so rich in history.
Mr. Bernstein, give your evil pen a rest
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
This letter is in response to “The public has the right to know,” in Norman Bernstein's column “Consider This,” published in the Havre Daily News Wednesday,...
The 30-Day Torture Challenge
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Friends don’t let friends do sit-ups. They don’t let them do crunches, either, or leg raises or this thing called a plank which is like a push-up...
Celebrating Nursing Home Week
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
National Nursing Home Week is celebrated across the country in the month of May to honor nursing home residents and the caring, committed staff who assist them in their daily lives. As the admin...
The public has a right to know
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The Havre-Hill County Library has been a focus of social life in the city and county for the more than 30 years that Bonnie Williamson was the library director.
Does expensive energy serve the working man, governor?
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
If talk is cheap, political talk is even cheaper. We can thank our governor for reminding us of this, when he vetoed two bills, unanimously endorsed by the PSC, that would hav...
Even the evil deserve a decent burial
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried last week at a small Muslim cemetery in rural Virginia, far away from the massive chaos he created while detonating bombs that disrupted the Boston marathon, killin...
A great start for improving public safety
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Looking east from Montana toward Washington, D.C., the view can be grim at times. Congress and the president are too often bogged down in rancorous bickering while solutions t...
Two third world countries — Bangladesh and the Republic of Texas
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2013
Two third world countries — Bangladesh and the Republic of Texas On April 24, at 9 a.m., in a crowded suburb of the Bangladesh capita...
Don’t mess with the hard-hearted
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
One thing you have to learn when you live in the country with pets, livestock and all manner of wild critters doing their call-of-nature things, you have to harden your heart to handle this lif...
Legislature left important work undone
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
The 63rd Montana Legislature adjourned without taking action on one of the most important pieces of public policy before them — the acceptance of federal funds to expand healt...
$10 billion ‘binge’ budget a burden to Montana
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. — P.J. O’Rourke The dust hasn’t totally settled on...
Wilderness access should be preserved
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
On May 8, the Bureau of Land Management will hold a public meeting in the Triangle Telephone Hospitality Room at 6 p.m. These meetings will also be held in Glasgow, Malta, Chester and Great Fal...
Is Afghanistan just another kind of Vietnam?
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
John Maresca, Union Oil of California's (UNOCAL) vice president for international relations, testified before the House Committee on International Relations on Feb. 12, 1998,...
What was I reading about?
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Writing headlines is an art form, one I don’t practice myself, but for better or worse, every article, column and feature story has to have one. Whether written by the pros (yes, la...
No coverage for 70,000 Montana’s worst legislative blunder
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Generally, we should be grateful that the current Montana legislative session has come to an end for two years — unless we have a special session on some specific issue, such...
Against Medicaid expansion? Explain yourself
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Having served nine sessions in the Montana Legislature, it‘s a real honor to represent my constituents and serve Montanans. As citizen legislators serving in a part-time capacity, we are...
May Day 2013
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Whereas, the historical nature of man’s existence on this earth has been one of servitude to a monarch, despot or benevolent government; and Whereas,...
In Montana’s election laws, let there be light
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
“I never bought a man that wasn’t for sale,” said former U.S. Sen. William Clark. One of Montana’s first senators, Clark bought his way to Washington with $1...
Montana FWP ignored public comment
Published: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Essen The ability to comment on proposed state and federal government regulations is an important right for all Americans. Since we live in a republic, not a direct democracy, public...
Baucus: Thank you. Now let’s get to work.
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
Baucus Serving you is the greatest privilege of my life. Over the past 40 years, I’ve had one goal: make life better for the people of this state. You d...
Many successes for moderates
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
Jergeson This regular session of the Legislature concluded with the adjournment of the Montana Senate at about 3p.m. Wednesday, during the 87th day, three days early. ...
On most issues, Montana’s moderate majority won
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
Here's to working together. Here's to the slow, arduous pursuit of compromise. Here's to the overlooked, under-appreciated, unglamorous middle ground. These da...
The reservations of the Indian – broken beyond repair?
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013
CAPTION The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created in 1824 by the War Department of the U.S. government. Its main function was to control Native American opposition to white American e...
Don’t worry about me, I’m OK-ish
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a good person — neither am I a particularly bad person. I’m just OK-ish. I’ll admit to that.Pa...
Montana PSC should get back to work
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
The over-reaction to the announcement that the Public Service Commission was considering rescinding administrative rule 38.2.5031, which concerns disclosure of executive pay, is bot...
Hidden Hollows Eagle Scout project update
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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...
Our courthouse should be preserved
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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 t...
Max Baucus leaves a legacy to be proud of
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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...
PSC has the right to make utility executives salaries public
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
When the Public Service Commission first proposed the repeal of its rule which mandates the disclosure of utility executives’ salaries, commissioners proposing the repeal argu...
Community partners help make Havre Pride Day a success
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Havre Pride Day cleanup on Saturday was a great success. The Havre Pride Committee of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce led the way for the spring clean-up campaign in partnership...
Our View: Thanks to all for the clean-up and recycle efforts
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
The last week on the Hi-Line has shown once again of the growth of environmentalism in our daily lives while environmental causes along the Hi-Line. While environm...
’Tis the season, once again
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
These words give all of us the sense that things need to be done. I am not talking about Christmas, but I am referring to all of the jobs that present themselves to us when the snow...
PSC seeks opinions on executive pay rule
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Much hubbub has been made recently in the press about Montana Public Service Commission’s decision to consider repealing what has come to be called the “PSC Executive Pay Rule.&rdqu...
Remember when baseball was fun
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
We are now a few weeks into the Major League Baseball season, with the same, predictable steroid-laden lack of baseball, which is supposed to be a team sport, but has become a race...
Moderates provide success at Legislature
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Frequently, any legislative session is compared to a chess match. There are a huge number of moving parts. There are numerous players, with skill levels ranging from master to no sk...
Volunteering demonstrates who we are
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Volunteer — a person who is willing to undertake a service. This is a short definition for a word that profoundly affects an individual. I...
Dining out on the town at Little Rockies Center
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2011
My friend Katie recently became manager (that is probably not her official title) at the Little Rockies Center here in Harlem. The Little Rockies Sondra AshtonCenter houses the Sweet Medical Cl...
Pony netters take a shot at glory
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The Blue Ponies will play in the state tournament Thursday-Friday in Polson and Ronan, and there’s plenty to be excited about. Only two of Havre’s eight players have previous state tournament experience, while the Ponies also qualified four of their five seniors. And HHS head coach George Ferguson couldn’t be happier about the kids who are making the trip.
Chinook tennis team finishes strong
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The Chinook girls tennis team has had quite the run the last few years. And the Sugarbeeters made plenty of noise at this weekend’s Class B-C state tennis tournament. The...
North Stars win in Great Falls
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
And though the North Stars got just one of their scheduled two games in due to weather, they did come home with a victory. Sunday afternoon, the North Stars defeated the Electric City Volts senior Babe Ruth Team, 8-4 in a six-inning game. The win was Havre’s first of the season, while the North Stars are 0-2 in Northern District play.
Hi-Line Athletes of the Week
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
But it was hard to overlook Blue Pony Martha Stocker at this weekend's Central A Divisional in Livingston. Stocker captured the divisional championship in the shot put with a toss of 34.02, and for good measure she finished fourth in the discus. Stocker's performance helped HHS to score 92.5 points and finish in third place. Stocker, who will compe
Pony netters score big at Central A
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
The Havre boys successfully defended the Central A title by scoring 41 points to edge Lewistown by nine points, while the Havre girls scored 36 points and posted a solid second-place finish. Individually, freshman Jeff Miller captured the Central A boys singles title, while the senior duo of Nick Rhines and J.J. Hovet placed second in doubles. Havre’s top duo of Lainey Chagnon and Jennifer Cichosz reached the girls doubles final and placed second while Breck Don and Ellery Bresler placed third, and Brandy Lambourne placed third in singles.
Ponies edged out of Central A tourney
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
The Ponies finished the regular season with a 3-5 conference record, and as the No. 4 seed heading into the first annual Central A divisional softball tournament. The newly decided on divisional tournamen now meant the Ponies had a shot at extending their season after gaining momentum through the regular season. But after a 1-2 weekend, with two very tight, and tough losses, the Ponies will have to wait until next year to make another state title run.
Havre track teams look strong in Livingston
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Competing in Livingston on Friday and Saturday, at the Central A divisional meet, the Blue Ponies were well represented. And though neither team earned a team title, a lot of individual athletes have a lot to be proud of, with just the state meet remaining this season.
Daniel Horton column: Central A got it right by settling it on the dia...
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Yes, watching the Havre High Blue Ponies take one of the top three spots, and punch their ticket to state after a 3-5 regular season conference record, would have been the icing on the cake, but all in all, the tournament was an all-around success in every sense.
Panthers roar to the Central A softball title
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Friday and Saturday, the Lewistown Golden Eagles, Livingston Rangers, Belgrade Panthers, Havre Blue Ponies, and Browning Indians, all battled it out for a spot in the Class A state tournament. The inaugural Central A tournament was played at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Softball Filed in Havre, where the Panthers were crowned conference champions, with an 11-5 win over the Rangers in the chipper.
Local thinclads excel at Northern C Divisionals
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Local track and field programs are one step closer to the state meet, and area athletes performed very well at the Northern C divisional track meet. Thursday in Great Falls, C...
Diamond Dreams
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Davee McLeod isn’t just any Havre High senior to navigate through the Blue Pony softball program the last four years. Yes, McLeod has been a permanent varsity fixture since her freshm...
MSU-N's Wagner headed back to CNFR
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
For the second straight season, Montana State University-Northern rodeo star Robert Wagner has qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo.
Lights make a big impact
at the Battle of the Rockies
Published: Monday, December 3rd, 2012
The Battle of the Rockies Tournament in Great Falls is always one of the biggest events on the Montana State University-Northern schedule each season. It’s close to home and th...
George Furgeson column: A Lights debut to remember
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
It was a successful debut for the Montana State University-Northern football team on a glorious day at Blue Pony Stadium. But perhaps no individual debut around th...
Thanks to community members for Town Square work
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Editor: Spring is finally here and our Town Square was mowed and cleaned by a few of us from the Havre Chamber Town Square committee during Havre Pride Day. T...
Doesn’t think much of Bernstein column
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Editor: This is in response to Norman Bernstein's commentary comparing Texas to Bangladesh. Wow. All I can say is "Wow." This article was very poorly writt...
A community update on Seth Ironchild
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Courtesy photoSeth Ironchild poses with teachers and staff at Harlem Elementary School who shaved their heeds as part of a fundraiser for the now 6-year-old kindergartner. (Har...
The tribe wants support, it should support the people, too
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Editor: Claims of sovereignty abound when tribal officials push their agenda. Given recent revelations, I have a suggestion in regards to sovereignty. The Business Committee me...
Thank you, Sen. Tester, for putting public health first
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Editor: When Sen. Jon Tester voted in favor of the Manchin-Toomey amendment to expand background checks to gun sales online and at gun shows last month, he was taking a stand against...
Voluntary conservation will prevent fed intervention
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Editor: The clock is ticking on an “endangered species” listing of the greater sage-grouse. If U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decides to list the bird in 2015, it will me...
Library director was never told why she was fired
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Editor: I have never written a letter to an editor before because I prefer to have my privacy. However, it is important to have my story told. I want it to be known what has ha...
Salvation Army thanks volunteers for ‘life-changing’ work
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
Editor: As recognition to National Volunteer Week, I would like to take the time to thank our many volunteers who enhance our services here at The Salvation Army. ...
