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Special to the Daily News The Havre High School speech and debate team, again shrunken by conflicting events preventing students from competing, once more took several first place finishes Saturday including in the team competition, with central Class A rival Browning taking second Saturday at the Chinook tournament. “We keep having conflicts with other events that keep students from getting on the bus, but I’m very happy with how our kids who did compete this weekend finished,” Havre head coach Tim Leeds said. Havre compe...
Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy’s proposal to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 in Montana is creating quite a stir in Helena, even if, as one lobbyist said, “it doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of being approved.” The bill will go before the Senate’s Business and Labor Committee Wednesday morning. There, lobbyists and people will be given a chance to speak about the proposal. Windy Boy sent out a mass email this weekend urging people he suspects will support the bill, SB2, to come out and speak. Windy Boy, D-Box Elder...
I’m glad to see an increased effort on anti-bullying campaigns in area schools and youth organizations. It was a long time coming. Havre Public Schools and most schools in the area, the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, Scout groups and many others are putting emphasis on the long-range effects of being bullied. All of this is a little bit late for a girl I went through high school with. Sheila, I’ll call her, was not especially attractive, a bit overweight and may have had some minor psychological problems going into jun...
Bear Paw Ski Bowl had its opening day Saturday and more than 100 skiers and snowboarders visited it to test the new snow. "Opening day's been really good," said Dave Martens, the mountain manager. "We had three inches of old snow and three and a half inches of new snow with an 18- to probably 36-inch base." The lift has two stops, Martens said. The halfway stop allows skiers to take the more intermediate and beginner-level courses, while the last stop at the top of the...
The fourth annual Fresno Ice Fishing Derby is set for this weekend. This event is put on by the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce’s Agriculture Committee and will take place Saturday and Sunday at Fresno Reservoir, 14 miles west of Havre. The cost to participate is $25 per day. Fishing will be held Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chuck Wimmer, an Ag Committee member, said anyone is welcome to participate as long as they abide by the Montana fishing regulations. Wimmer said proceeds are used toward...
Havre city government is launching an effort to separate storm water from its sewer system. If the city is successful, it will result in considerable savings on sewer bills, Mayor Tim Solomon said. Lots of ground water that does not have to go through the expensive treatment that sewage must undergo is seeping into the sewer system, he said. The effort is being undertaken in conjunction with the federally mandated upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant, he said. Bids will be opened on the project in two weeks, he s...
Special to the Daily News HELENA — AARP has named Tim Summers to be its new state director in Montana, replacing Bob Bartholomew, who retired after more than 15 years in the post. “Tim has the management and leadership skills necessary to ensure that the AARP Montana State Office remains a vital advocate for Montanans over 50 as well as their families,” said Ralph Yaniz, regional vice president for AARP. “Older Americans continue to face tough challenges, and Tim will bring an experienced voice and a new commitment to helping...
Special to the Daily News BILLINGS — Leadership Montana, the state’s premier leadership development organization, has opened the application process for the Class of 2016. The class will meet in communities across the state during the months of September to May in 2016. Applications are accepted until April 15 of this year. “We look forward to receiving applications from all corners of Montana,” said executive director Chantel Schieffer. “Our program is designed to meet the needs of professionals in all stages of their car...
Despite hysterical fears that it would be the end of freedom and liberty as we know it, not much has changed since the city of Havre banned use of cellphones while driving in the city limits. Except perhaps there have been fewer accidents and near misses. Now, state Rep. Virginia Court, D-Billings, is proposing that the ban be made statewide. Montana would become one of the last states to prohibit use of cellphones while driving. Several Montana cities have joined Havre in prohibiting use of cellphones by motorists. It’s q...
Havre Police Department The police call log was not available by printing deadline this morning. Hill County Sheriff's Office The sheriff's call log was not available by printing deadline this morning. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical technicians responded to two calls Friday, five Saturday and four Sunday. Havre Animal Shelter The shelter this morning held a male black and white husky; a male gray cat; a female calico cat; a male brown, black and tan mixed-breed husky, and a female golden Labrador retreiver. Births A...
Havre/Hill County Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Havre-Hill County Library. The meeting agenda is: • Call to order • Previous minutes • Financial report Quarterlies due • Old business Fort report • New business Approval of CLG grant application Ornaments Oral histories Heritage Tourism Conference Preserve Montana grant • Other Threatened property, Kate • Public comment: Any public matter that is not on the agenda of this meeting and within the jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation...
Elizabeth A. Varnum, 54, of Hamilton, passed away Jan. 16, 2015, in Helena. Services are pending and will be announced when set. Please visit http://www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer condolences to the family or to share a memory of Elizabeth...
Havre City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at city hall. The agenda: Public comment on regular agenda items 1-3 only. For Items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments offered here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda: • Confirmation of Tim Hedges as mayor’s appointment for fire chief.. • Consideration of 4 for 2 Association Membership. • Approval of Independence Bank Pledged Securities. • There will be a public hearing on study and finalization. • Council initiatives...
Horace J. "Buck" Raty passed away of natural causes on Jan. 14, 2015, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home. Services were held at the LDS church in Chinook. Public viewing was at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, with funeral at 2 p.m., Graveside services were to follow. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com Buck was born in Challis, Idaho, on July 10, 1925. He was raised in the Idaho Falls area and resided there until enlisting in the U.S. Navy...
Memorial services for Dorothy (Bebee) Nitz will be held Friday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m., at Fifth Avenue Christian Church, 2015 5th Ave., Havre. People can call Larry Nitz at 265-4508 for more information....
Cynthia Ann Murie, "Pi-si-mo-k kah-wi-se- wah-t," Walks With The Sun, was called home to our Creator's kingdom on Jan. 16, 2015. Wake services began at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy and continued until her traditional funeral service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, also at St. Mary's. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Cynthia's online memorial page and leave a message of condole...
Helen Irene (Skillman) Milam, 84, of Livingston, Montana, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 12, 2015. She passed away peacefully with her daughter and son-in-law by her side in Havre, Montana. Helen was born in 1930, in Livingston. She was the second of four children born to Thomas and Esther Skillman. Helen spent her early years on Mission Creek where she developed a lifelong love for family and the outdoors. She attended school at Beaver Creek, Gordon, Tom Miner and Lincoln...
It’s becoming cliché, but there’s no denying the Montana State University-Northern Skylights are having a dream season. And while there’s a lot of season left, the Skylights took a big step forward again Saturday night. In Billings, the Skylights ran away from Rocky Mountain College, 67-53. The win took the No. 11 Skylights to a perfect 4-0 start to Frontier Conference play, while improving them to a stellar 19-1 overall. And while the final score was a bit lopsided, the Ba...
The Havre High swim teams are certainly familiar with the pool at the Swarthout Fieldhouse in Great Falls. After all, the Blue Ponies spend a lot of their time their during the season. And they made good use of their experience in the pool at this weekend’s Great Falls Invitational. Saturday afternoon in Great Falls, the HHS girls swam to an exciting third-place finish in the Great Falls Invite. The Ponies scored 126 points and tied rival Billings Central for third. CMR and Bo...
It was a busy weekend for the Glacier Nationals as they played three straight games against three of the toughest teams in the Frontier Division of the North American Tier 3 Hockey League. And while the Nationals have played better of late, they were not quite up to par against some high-level competition. The weekend started Friday night at the Havre Ice Dome against first-place Great Falls. The Americans, who have dominated the Frontier this season, continued that...
In their first-ever appearance at the prestigious Missouri Valley Invitational, the Montana State Univesity-Northern Lights could certainly call their trip to Marshall, Missouri, a success. And if not for a couple of injuries, things would have been even better. Friday and Saturday, the No. 3 Lights competed against the best of the best in the NAIA at the MVC Invitational, and they came away with a fourth-place finish with 109.5 points. Top-ranked Grand View was first with...
Teams often have to overcome adversity to prove their greatness. And after two road losses this weekend, the Havre High boys basketball team will have plenty to overcome in its quest to play Saturday night at the Class A state tournament. The weekend started Friday in Browning for the Blue Ponies, as they looked to grab complete control of the Central A conference race. Yet, the Indians had other ideas and ended up narrowly defeating No. 3 Havre 62-59. Havre got an...
Outside of the state wrestling meet, there may not be any meet in the state of Montana that compares to the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic. The field is outstanding and Havre head coach Scott Filius even said recently, the competition was tougher than what would be found at state. That’s part of what makes Havre’s first-place finish this past weekend in Missoula so impressive. The Blue Ponies used a total of five finalists to score a total of 219.5 points, 21 more than tha...
If there was any doubt about who is the best girls basketball team in the Central A Conference, the Havre Blue Ponies put it to rest this past weekend. The Ponies, who had won three straight entering Friday’s game against Browning, took care of the Indians, in a battle of unbeaten Central A teams inside the HHS gymnasium. It was a back and forth battle but thanks to some outstanding defense and clutch shooting, HHS came out on top by the score of 61-52. “It definitely put...
