Articles from the January 22, 2008 edition

page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f... Full story

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.comgferguson@havredailynews.com The end of January is approaching, and things are really starting to get interesting in girls basketball on the Hi- Line. On Friday night, the No.1-ranked Big Sandy Pioneers were able to remain undefeated, but just barely. Big Sandy went on the road and had to hold off a hard-charging Box Elder team, 61-58 in order to remain on top of the District 9C standings. The Bears gave the Pioneers all they could handle, holding a...

Cheryl K. Gruszie, 60, passed away unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Billings Clinic. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at 11 a. m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Havre with burial following at Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Memorials may be sent to Youth Ministries at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 709 Newman Dr., Billings, MT 59101, or to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1100 11th Ave., Havre, MT 59501. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Cheryl was born on Nov....

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) Officials in northern Idaho's Bonner County under orders to no longer dispose of scrap wood by burning it are searching for ways to get rid of the tree limbs, brush and discarded lumber that residents drop off. "We need to come up with a plan on how we're going to addre s s i t , " said Le s l i e Marshall, solid waste director for the county. One option, used by nearby Kootenai County, is to hire Cannon Hill Industries, based in Post Falls. The company grinds up wood debris and trucks it to Stone...

BIG SKY (AP) An avalanche 500 feet long killed a backcountry skier in the mountains west of Big Sky, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center said. The avalanche Sunday swept the man into trees and he was dead from trauma when searchers found him within 10 minutes of the slide, the center said in a statement. Searchers included the man's ski partner and other people in the southwestern Montana area known as Beehive Basin. Madison County Sheriff Dave Schenk confirmed the death, and referred a request for more information...

Krista Corner Havre Daily News kcorner@havredailynews.comkcorner@havredailynews.com The Social Security Administration has teamed up with the District IV Human Resources Development Council to bring a new service to Hi-Line residents. Area residents, via a video conference link, will be able to speak with SSA representatives from Fergus Falls, Minn. Beginning Feb. 15 through a Webcam terminal at HRDC. The service will be available Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment to use the service is necessary, though users will... Full story

page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.comgferguson@havredailynews.com The end of January is approaching, and things are really starting to get interesting in girls basketball on the Hi- Line. On Friday night, the No.1-ranked Big Sandy Pioneers were able to remain undefeated, but just barely. Big Sandy went on the road and had to hold off a hard-charging Box Elder team, 61-58 in order to remain on top of the District 9C standings. The Bears gave the Pioneers all they could handle, holding a...

Cheryl K. Gruszie, 60, passed away unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Billings Clinic. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at 11 a. m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Havre with burial following at Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Memorials may be sent to Youth Ministries at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 709 Newman Dr., Billings, MT 59101, or to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1100 11th Ave., Havre, MT 59501. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Cheryl was born on Nov.... Full story

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) Officials in northern Idaho's Bonner County under orders to no longer dispose of scrap wood by burning it are searching for ways to get rid of the tree limbs, brush and discarded lumber that residents drop off. "We need to come up with a plan on how we're going to addre s s i t , " said Le s l i e Marshall, solid waste director for the county. One option, used by nearby Kootenai County, is to hire Cannon Hill Industries, based in Post Falls. The company grinds up wood debris and trucks it to Stone... Full story

BIG SKY (AP) An avalanche 500 feet long killed a backcountry skier in the mountains west of Big Sky, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center said. The avalanche Sunday swept the man into trees and he was dead from trauma when searchers found him within 10 minutes of the slide, the center said in a statement. Searchers included the man's ski partner and other people in the southwestern Montana area known as Beehive Basin. Madison County Sheriff Dave Schenk confirmed the death, and referred a request for more information...

Krista Corner Havre Daily News kcorner@havredailynews.comkcorner@havredailynews.com The Social Security Administration has teamed up with the District IV Human Resources Development Council to bring a new service to Hi-Line residents. Area residents, via a video conference link, will be able to speak with SSA representatives from Fergus Falls, Minn. Beginning Feb. 15 through a Webcam terminal at HRDC. The service will be available Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment to use the service is necessary, though users will...

page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.comgferguson@havredailynews.com The end of January is approaching, and things are really starting to get interesting in girls basketball on the Hi- Line. On Friday night, the No.1-ranked Big Sandy Pioneers were able to remain undefeated, but just barely. Big Sandy went on the road and had to hold off a hard-charging Box Elder team, 61-58 in order to remain on top of the District 9C standings. The Bears gave the Pioneers all they could handle, holding a...

Cheryl K. Gruszie, 60, passed away unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Billings Clinic. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at 11 a. m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Havre with burial following at Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Memorials may be sent to Youth Ministries at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 709 Newman Dr., Billings, MT 59101, or to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1100 11th Ave., Havre, MT 59501. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Cheryl was born on Nov....

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) Officials in northern Idaho's Bonner County under orders to no longer dispose of scrap wood by burning it are searching for ways to get rid of the tree limbs, brush and discarded lumber that residents drop off. "We need to come up with a plan on how we're going to addre s s i t , " said Le s l i e Marshall, solid waste director for the county. One option, used by nearby Kootenai County, is to hire Cannon Hill Industries, based in Post Falls. The company grinds up wood debris and trucks it to Stone...

BIG SKY (AP) An avalanche 500 feet long killed a backcountry skier in the mountains west of Big Sky, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center said. The avalanche Sunday swept the man into trees and he was dead from trauma when searchers found him within 10 minutes of the slide, the center said in a statement. Searchers included the man's ski partner and other people in the southwestern Montana area known as Beehive Basin. Madison County Sheriff Dave Schenk confirmed the death, and referred a request for more information...

Krista Corner Havre Daily News kcorner@havredailynews.comkcorner@havredailynews.com The Social Security Administration has teamed up with the District IV Human Resources Development Council to bring a new service to Hi-Line residents. Area residents, via a video conference link, will be able to speak with SSA representatives from Fergus Falls, Minn. Beginning Feb. 15 through a Webcam terminal at HRDC. The service will be available Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment to use the service is necessary, though users will...

page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor gferguson@havredailynews.comgferguson@havredailynews.com The end of January is approaching, and things are really starting to get interesting in girls basketball on the Hi- Line. On Friday night, the No.1-ranked Big Sandy Pioneers were able to remain undefeated, but just barely. Big Sandy went on the road and had to hold off a hard-charging Box Elder team, 61-58 in order to remain on top of the District 9C standings. The Bears gave the Pioneers all they could handle, holding a...

Cheryl K. Gruszie, 60, passed away unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Billings Clinic. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at 11 a. m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Havre with burial following at Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Memorials may be sent to Youth Ministries at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 709 Newman Dr., Billings, MT 59101, or to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1100 11th Ave., Havre, MT 59501. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Cheryl was born on Nov....

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) Officials in northern Idaho's Bonner County under orders to no longer dispose of scrap wood by burning it are searching for ways to get rid of the tree limbs, brush and discarded lumber that residents drop off. "We need to come up with a plan on how we're going to addre s s i t , " said Le s l i e Marshall, solid waste director for the county. One option, used by nearby Kootenai County, is to hire Cannon Hill Industries, based in Post Falls. The company grinds up wood debris and trucks it to Stone...

BIG SKY (AP) An avalanche 500 feet long killed a backcountry skier in the mountains west of Big Sky, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center said. The avalanche Sunday swept the man into trees and he was dead from trauma when searchers found him within 10 minutes of the slide, the center said in a statement. Searchers included the man's ski partner and other people in the southwestern Montana area known as Beehive Basin. Madison County Sheriff Dave Schenk confirmed the death, and referred a request for more information...

Krista Corner Havre Daily News kcorner@havredailynews.comkcorner@havredailynews.com The Social Security Administration has teamed up with the District IV Human Resources Development Council to bring a new service to Hi-Line residents. Area residents, via a video conference link, will be able to speak with SSA representatives from Fergus Falls, Minn. Beginning Feb. 15 through a Webcam terminal at HRDC. The service will be available Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment to use the service is necessary, though users will...

page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...