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ntana board won't pay Dennison's higher pension MATT GOURAS,Associated Press Writer HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A state retirement board on Friday shot down a request from outgoing University of Montana President George Dennison to increase his pension based on his recent 35 percent pay increase. State rules prevent big salary increases near retirement from causing a similar increase in pension payments. But Dennison was asking the Teacher's Retirement Board to grant an exception to the 10 percent cap on such last-minute pay h...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team was rolled over by the No. 11 Lewis-Clark State Warriors Friday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Warriors swept the Skylights by scores of 25-10, 25-11 and 25-13 in MSU-N's home opener. Senior Kaylee Bossert paced MSU-N with 12 kills and six digs as Northern fell to 2-2 in the Frontier Conference. For complete coverage, see Monday's Havre Daily News....
The Havre High football team scored early and often in its Central A Conference opener Friday night in Lewistown. HHS shut out the Lewistown Eagles 42-0 behind four touchdown passes from junior Justin Jensen. Havre's defense was outstanding as well, allowing the Eagles a net of -6 yards rushing for the game. Sophomore Danny Roe was also a perfect 6-for-6 on PAT's for the Ponies. With the win, HHS improved to 1-0 in conference play and 3-1 overall. Havre is back at home next Friday night for its homecoming game. For complete...
Friday's Scores The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Absarokee 50, Park City 6 Anaconda 33, Corvallis 26 Baker 42, Forsyth 24 Big Timber 47, Shepherd 7 Bigfork 34, Eureka 14 Billings West 35, Billings Skyview 21 Butte 38, Missoula Sentinel 36 Charlo 54, Victor 12 Choteau 53, Glasgow 6 Colstrip 43, Broadus 6 Columbus 27, Red Lodge 0 Culbertson-Bainville 36, Circle 28 Cut Bank 48, Superior 13 Deer Lodge 50, Darby 6 Dillon 38, Hamilton 17 Drummond 33, Noxon 6 Ekalaka 46, Jordan 19 Fairfield 51, Conrad 0 Florence 34, Jefferson...
Tonight High School Football Havre High at Lewistown, 7 p.m. Harlem at Malta, 7 p.m. Chinook at Simms, 7 p.m. Big Sandy at Bridger, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball North Star at HLP, 5 p.m. Belt at Chinook, 4:30 p.m. Chester/J-I at Dutton-Brady High School X-Country Havre High at Lewistown, 9:30 a.m. College Volleyball MSU-Northern vs LC State, 7 p.m. Saturday High School Football North Star at Augusta, 1 p.m. Hays-Lodge-Pole at Scobey, 1 p.m. Havre JV at Rocky Boy, 6 p.m. High School Volleyball Havre High vs Conrad, 2 p.m....
Another match got away from the Havre High volleyball team, but the Blue Ponies are still looking up. Thursday night in Lewistown, the Central A Ponies took on the conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles. But the Eagles swept the Ponies 25-12, 25-22 and 25-22. With the conference loss the Ponies now sit at 2-1 in the Central A. "I am not disappointed in how we played," Havre High head coach Melanie Skoyen said. "We worked hard the entire time and we never gave up, even when they were at game point, we just kept chipping...
The fall is officially upon us, and for high school golfers, that means it's time for the postseason. For the Havre High boys and girls golf teams, the postseason begins Saturday when the Blue Ponies compete at the Central A Divisional golf tournament in Lewistown. The 18-hole tournament, which qualifies teams and individuals for next week's Class A state meet, will be held at Judith Shadows Golf Club. The Ponies, under new head coach McKinsey Rodriguez, don't have a lot of divisional experience on their roster. On the girls...
In the first three games of the season, the Havre High football team was able to record a 2-1 nonconference record. And now, heading into the conference portion of the schedule, and with a lot on the line, the Blue Ponies feel they are prepared to compete. Tonight the Central A Ponies will face their first conference opponent of the year when they take to the road to take on the Lewistown Golden Eagles. "There is a little more excitement and energy now," Havre High head coach Jason Christenson said. "The games we're playing... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern Lights were snake bitten in a shoot out last week at Eastern Oregon. On Saturday, the Lights will look to avoid the same type of game when they host the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears at 12 p.m. inside Blue Pony Stadium. Saturday's game marks the start of a three-game home stand for the Lights, who won't go on the road again until Oct. 23. And MSU-N head coach Mark Samson says his team is ready to take advantage of the opportunity in front of it. "It's been a good week of practice,...
They say home is where the heart is. And there will be plenty of emotion inside the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse tonight when the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team finally makes its long-awaited home debut. But the Skylights, who are off to their best start in six years, going 2-1 in Frontier Conference play and 9-4 overall, will have to deal with a not-so-friendly visitor when the No. 11 Lewis-Clark State Warriors come calling tonight at 7. It's as challenging a home debut as Northern could ever have, but...
There is a lot of excitement surrounding the Montana State University-Northern volleyball program right now — and with good reason. After all, the Skylights are off to their best start in six years. But each and every time Northern steps on the floor, no matter how much success the team enjoys, the Skylights do so with a heavy heart. But they also do so in honor and memory of a special teammate and an even more inspirational person. This past summer, Skylight volleyball player Shaina Evans was killed in an automobile a... Full story
Sheriff's office puts Homeland Security trucks into use Tim Leeds The Hill County Sheriff's Office has purchased two patrol vehicles through a federal grant which aims to improve cooperation between local and federal governments in protecting the borders. Sheriff Don Brostrom said his office bought the vehicles using money from Operation Stonegarden, a Department of Homeland Security program intended to increase cooperation between federal agencies and local, state and tribal law enforcement agencies to secure the United...
Fire chief: Malta blaze's cause may never be known MALTA, Mont. (AP) — The cause of a downtown blaze that destroyed a 95-year-old building and the five businesses it housed may never be known, Malta's fire chief said. Wednesday's fire on Front Street was believed to have started in the basement of the building, built in 1915. The fire burned so long and hot, and so much material fell into the basement, that finding the source of the fire may be impossible, Malta Volunteer Fire Chief Bill Rock said Thursday. "I don't think w...
Fort restoration moves forward Tim Leeds Stimulus funds will pay for Fort Assinniboine, Beaver Creek Park projects Work is moving forward on an effort to restore a more than 100-year-old military building at a historic site south of Havre. And work will soon begin on renovations on a Beaver Creek Park building. Havre-Hill County Historic Preservation officer Becki Miller said Havre contractor Clausen and Sons was awarded the contract to restore a building at Fort Assinniboine. Work will start once the staff of Northern...
Havre schools honored by Special Olympics Zach White Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who organized the first Special Olympic Games in 1968, passed away one year ago. Two years after those first games, the Montana Special Olympics was founded. This Saturday, the first annual Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day, Montana Special Olympics is holding a 40th anniversary gala event at the Mansfield Convention Center in Great Falls. The ceremony will honor 40 key supporters of the Special Olympics in Montana, including Shriver, who have dedicated...
Otto Baltrusch Jr. Otto Baltrusch Jr., 82, longtime area contractor and farmer, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. His funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, at the Havre Assembly of God Church, with pastors Ken Ross and Steve Flatau officiating. Viewing will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the graveside services. Memorials in Otto's honor may be made to the...
Otto Baltrusch Jr. Otto Baltrusch Jr., 82, longtime area contractor and farmer, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. His funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, at the Havre Assembly of God Church, with pastors Ken Ross and Steve Flatau officiating. Viewing will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the graveside services. Memorials in Otto's honor may be made to the... Full story
Dortha May (Geesey) Naber Dortha May (Geesey) Naber, 97, of Great Falls, a kitchen assistant at Cascade County Nursing Home, died on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, at a local care facility of natural causes. Visitation will be held at Hillcrest Lawn Chapel one hour prior to her funeral service at Hillcrest Lawn Chapel on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at 2 p.m., with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Dortha was born March 30, 1913, 22 miles north of Inverness, Mont.,where she was...
Our View: Planning and zoning committee gets it We applaud Havre's Planning and Zoning Committee for continuing to pursue an ordinance requiring city businesses to register with the city. It is especially noteworthy that councilpersons' Janet Trethewey, Pam Hillery and Andrew Brekke understand the importance and need for such an ordinance in spite of the lack of support from Mayor Tim Solomon. We encourage the committee to move forward with the ordinance and abandon the farfetched plan of voluntary registration. What the...
Miracles, it seems, are so very rare these days that I cannot ignore the one I experienced on Sunday. It has completely changed my outlook on life. The miracle — and it was a true miracle, not one of those fakey "Ohmigawd, the lemonade stand kid gave me the correct change this time!" or "What the milk and honey is this?! My pancake looks like Olivia Hussey, who has portrayed both the Virgin Mary and Mother Teresa in movies!" kind of miracles — this was the result of a pro... Full story
Cold and rain doesn't dampen Festival Days spirit By Debbie Vandeberg The cold and rain didn't dampen the community spirits for the 30th Roundup Celebration of Havre Festival Days. Thank you all that participated in the many Festival Days weekend activities. The schedule was filled with something for everyone to enjoy. Our many thanks go to the numerous volunteers, the vendors, the businesses, community organizations and our Festival Days sponsor partner Montana State University-Northern for helping the Havre Area Chamber of... Full story
Queen tried to get UK poverty fund to heat palace GREGORY KATZ RAPHAEL G. SATTER ssociated Press Writers LONDON (AP) — Even a monarch needs a little help from time to time — especially when the cost of heating those drafty old palaces spirals past $1.5 million a year. But a request for assistance from a government fund that provides subsidized heating to low-income Britons has caused a spot of bother for Queen Elizabeth II, long one of the world's wealthiest women. Her Majesty's application in 2004 was politely turned dow...
Colbert tells Congress farm work 'really hard' SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking his blowhard comedy act to Congress, Stephen Colbert told lawmakers that a day picking beans alongside illegal immigrants convinced him that farm work is "really, really hard." "It turns out — and I did not know this — most soil is at ground level," Colbert testified Friday. Also, "It was hotter than I like to be." Still, Colbert expressed befuddlement that more Americans aren't clamoring to "begin an exciting caree... Full story
Montana Tech chancellor to retire in June BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Montana Tech chancellor Frank Gilmore says he will retire at the end of this school year. The 75-year-old Gilmore says that even though he is battling cancer, the decision to step down on June 30 is not health related. He says he and his wife Ann had made the decision months ago that this would be his last year. The Montana Standard reports that Gilmore told the state Board of Regents Thursday of his plans. Gilmore says he believes Montana Tech is an excellent i...
An agent of the local drug task force said Monday that two local state employees, also working as caregivers under the Montana medical marijuana laws, were arrested last week on suspicion of illegally selling marijuana in violation of that law. Agent Pete Federspiel of the Tri-Agency Safe Trails Task Force said Delaine "Lainie" Fitzpatrick, born in 1977, and Malisa Fitzpatrick, born in 1982, were arrested and felony charges are pending on both. Lainie Fitzpatrick is employed by the Child and Family Services division of the...
