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It has been 12 years, but the best of the best in Class A speech, debate and drama competitors again will be flocking to Havre to compete in the state tournament this month. "We're really excited about having that back in our community …, " Havre High School Activities Director Dennis Murphy said. "This is a great way for us to show the state what kind of community we are. " Head speech and debate coach Kevin Shellenberger echoed that, saying it will give the opportunity to show the other teams in the state the quality of j...
Former UM associate head coach Mick Delaney will serve as the interim head football coach, and Jean Gee has been selected as the school's interim athletics director. President Royce Engstrom made the announcement Friday afternoon, one day after he fired Robin Pflugrad and Athletic Director Jim O'Dea. Delaney recently concluded his fourth season as an assistant coach at Montana working with the running backs, and was the associate head coach. A veteran mentor, Delaney has been in the coaching ranks 44 years, with 29 of them...
The Montana State University-Northern Volleyball program has been busy with its annual camps this summer, but things will continue to heat up this weekend, as the Skylights host several local squads for their annual team camp. With the renovations still underway at the Armory Gymnasium, this year the camp will be held at the Havre Middle School. The team camp will run today and Saturday beginning each morning at 9 a.m. As of now, Havre, Poplar, Dutton Brady, North Star and Box Elder have teams registered to participate, and...
Laurel — After 12 months of dawdling, public officials have taken some action in the case involving former Police Chief Jerry Nystrom and his wife, Ashlie, for their alleged role in a barroom brawl last year. We have no idea if they are innocent or guilty. But rumors, innuendo and allegations of coverups have run rampant in the community over the past year. Now assault charges have been filed, and the Nystroms can face their accusers in court. The public can now be assured that the case will be heard in court, not in the c...
Laurel: Havre High School students Nate Welch and Jaden Griggs will be going to the national automotive technology championships in Detroit in June, representing Montana. They won the state championships in Helena. Best of luck in the Motor City, Nate and Jaden, as you represent Havre and Montana. Dart: Laurel: Blaine County commissioners were about to eliminate the Extension agent position in the county to save money. The county faces a lot of fiscal problems, and we understand the need to pinch pennies, but farming is the...
Butte 38, Bozeman 36 (AA) In an incredible finish, the Butte High Bulldogs captured their first state champion since 1990 by beating the Bozeman Hawks 38-36 Friday night in Butte. The Hawks, coached by former Havre High head coach Troy Purcell, had rallied from two touchdowns down in just two minutes, by scoring a TD, recovering an onside kick and scoring again. The Hawks led 36=35 with just 21 seconds left, and it looked as though Purcell would get his second Class AA state title in three years. But the Bulldogs got a great...
The Havre Daily News came home with seven first-place awards and 11 other honors at the annual Montana Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest Saturday night. Havre Daily News Publisher/Advertising Director Stacy Mantle said she was very pleased with the staff's performance in 2011. "I couldn't be prouder of what our team has accomplished this last year, and what the future has in store for us." The contest was judged by journalists from the Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Press Association. John Barrows,...
A fire east of Havre charred several hundred acres Tuesday Firefighters were on the scene late into the afternoon. Wit A fire truck is seen in the middle of smoke at a fire east of Havre Tuesday afternoon. nesses said the flames flew high into the air late in the morning, after the blaze first erupted. The fire started near the track on the south side of the river, but the flames jumped the Milk River and started flames in grass north of the river. Witnesses aid the fire appeared to start near the railroad, where Burlington...
National Volunteer Week is nearing. The Havre Daily News would like to feature some of the people who volunteer their time for community, social, educational and religious. If you know anyone in your organization, family or neighborhood who does a lot of unsung work, please let us know. If you have a picture you can send, please do so. One of them doing volunteer work would be great. Please provide the following information and email it to [email protected] or drop it off at our office at 119 2nd St., Havre. - Name of...
Charles Loudermilk of Havre Friday claimed a $110,000 Montana Cash jackpot prize with a ticket purchased at Holiday on West First Street in Havre. The Montana Cash drawing was held Wednesday. The winning numbers were 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24. Loudermilk is a long-time Lottery player and said that his jackpot win got his "heart pounding. " The day after the drawing, he stopped into the same Holiday store to pick up a newspaper and saw a sign in the store that said the jackpot winner was from Havre. "I got out to my truck and opened...
Laurel — Mail carriers will conduct their annual food drive on Saturday. There is always a need for food at area food banks, but the need is stronger now than ever. The letter carriers food drive raises more food for food banks than virtually any other event. Help them out by leaving some food near your mailbox. You won't miss the food anywhere near as much as the recipients will appreciate it. Laurel — And speaking of the food bank, Penny Velk has stepped down as the manager of the Havre Food Bank. For years, her name has...
Kari Johnson of Big Sandy will be off to visit a friend in Denver after winning $3,171 in the "Shake a Day" EZplay Jackpot. Johnson bought the ticket at the Mint Bar and Cafe in Big Sandy. This was only the third time she has played the Shake a Day contest. The first time she won $50, the second she won nothing. The third tiome was the charm. She said she was the first person to win the jackpot at the Mint. The jackpot starts at $500 and increases every day there is no winner. EZplay instant online games can be played and...
Take one look at the trophy cases at Havre High School and you understand just how successful the Blue Pony swimming program has been, for years now. Under head coach Chris Inman, the Pony boys and girls have thrived in the water, winning multiple Class A state championships on both sides of the coin. And, as a new season has gone, the Ponies have worked hard to have a chance at more swimming glory, and the time to go after it is now. Today and Saturday, the Blue Pony swim teams will compete in the 2012 Montana State Swimming...
Tonight's game is a special one for the Havre High School boys basketball team, as it also marks senior night. Tonight at 7, the Central A Blue Ponies will play their last game of the season in the Havre High gymnasium. And for Brandon Smith, Ryan Brandt, Tyson Kultgen, Justin Jensen, Logan Connor, Tray Trahant and Rydell Ruff, this will be their last game ever at the Havre High gymnasium. "I think they are all going to want to perform well at their last game at Havre High," head coach Andy Smith said. "They want to got out w...
The University of Montana will have a 12-game football schedule in 2013, which features six home games, and match-ups against five teams currently ranked in the Football Championship Subdivision's top 25 national poll. The Grizzlies open at home with one of the premier teams in the FCS on Aug. 31, hosting the Appalachian State Mountaineers. ASU is currently 7-3 overall and ranked 12th in The Sports Network's Top 25 weekly poll (Nov. 5). Montana lost 35-27 at Appalachian State in its second game this season. Montana plays...
Here are a few of the activities planned for the Fourth of July in the Havre area: Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson A red and blue firework bursts in the sky during the Jaycees annual Fourth of July Fireworks Display near the Great Northern Fairgrounds July 4, 2011. • The community is invited to a unique celebration of the holiday at Pepin Park at noon. Allen "Woody" Woodwick and his brother, Vince Woodwick, are sponsoring the 11th annual community picnic. People are invited for burgers, hot dogs, soda and chips. Bands will p...
U. S. Judge Richard Cebull would serve the nation, the federal bench and the interests of justice if he would resign promptly. Cebull, Montana's chief federal judge, used a federal computer system in his Billings office to send an email mocking President Barack Obama and his mother to six friends. By any standards, it was a racist diatribe. The text of the message: A little boy said to his mother: 'Mommy, how come I'm black and you're white." "His mother replied, "Don't even go there, Barack! From what I can remember about...
This past weekend the Havre Ice Dome played host to the 2nd Annual Hi-Line Hell Freeze Adult Hockey Tournament. With teams from around the state, as well as Alberta and Saskatchewan, the tournament was able to raise over $5,000 to support the Havre Youth Hockey Program. The event kicked off Friday night with all teams in action and many fans in attendance. It wrapped up Sunday afternoon. In the end, The Havre River Rats Grey Team took first place in the Speed Division, defeating the Medicine Hat Bobcats 4 to 1 to claim the...
Havre resident Chris Patera has undergone several surgeries for his cancer. He also has had extensive chemotherapy since he was diagnosed with cancer in September 2011. But he hasn't let his problems slow him down. He is still playing hockey, staying in shape even though half of his stomach and the lower part of his esophagus have been removed. Saturday, friends will gather for a benefit in his honor — to wish him well and raise some money to help pay his mounting bills. Chris was able to get coverage in the state's h...
After a storied comeback, Montana State University-Northern junior defensive end Will Andrews has earned one of the NAIA's highest honors. Late last week, Victory Sports Network, one of the leading authorities on NAIA athletics released its 2010 NAIA All-American Team, and Andrews earned second-team honors at defensive end. Andrews came back for the 2010 season after missing almost two full years with a leg injury, and it was like he never left. He finished second on the Northern defense in sacks, and was among the Frontier...
The Havre High swim teams have already seen plenty of stiff competition in the water this season. But this weekend, the Blue Ponies got a good look at what they will be up against next month at the state meet in Butte. The HHS boys and girls swim teams were in the Swarthout Pool in Great Falls Saturday for the Great Falls Invitational. The nine-team meet featured some of the top Class AA swimmers, as well as Class A rivals Billings Central and Hardin. And since all swimmers race together at the state meet, Saturday's...
Being shorthanded isn't easy, especially when it looks like the women's side of the Frontier Conference is loaded yet again. But being shorthanded on the road is an even more daunting task, and winning on the road is hard enough, even at full strength. And this weekend, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team found life on the road to be difficult yet again, as the Skylights lost at Montana Tech 64-54 on Friday, then fell at UM-Western 70-59 Saturday night in Dillon. Northern has now dropped three...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team didn't accomplish everything it set out to do in Clackamas, Ore., but the Lights came pretty close. Northern was in Clackamas for two days of wrestling, including a close 22-20 dual loss to the Clackamas Cougars in a Friday night dual. Clackamas is the top-ranked NJCAA team in the country, and the Lights were open at 125 pounds, or the dual might have come out differently. But as tough a loss as it was on Friday night, MSU-N bounced back in a big way during Saturday's...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team had a rough trip to the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals last weekend in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Now, with their final home dual of the season just a week away, the Lights will look to build some momentum in Oregon. Tonight, the Lights get two days of wrestling started with a dual against Clackamas Community College in Clackamas, Ore. Northern will also compete in the Clackamas Open on Saturday. Tonight's dual will be a homecoming of sorts for a pair of Northern's top wrestlers....
When the Havre High boys and girls swim teams jump into the pool at the Swarthout Fieldhouse Saturday in Great Falls, the Blue Ponies will certainly know their opponent. On Saturday at 12 p.m., the Ponies are back in Great Falls, where they'll compete against the Great Falls High Bison and CMR Rustlers for a third time this season. HHS already hosted both teams in a double-dual in Havre last month, then the following week, competed against the squads in a pair of meets in Great Falls. Now, the Ponies will do so again, and...
