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The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team couldn't have asked for a better start to their season. Now, the North Stars will look to keep it going in the midst of a long home stand. On Saturday at Legion Field, the North Stars (4-0) will take on the Great Falls Electrics in a single nine-inning, nonconference game. And with only one game this week, the North Stars will look to keep the momentum going. Havre's season began two weeks ago with a sweep of the Great Falls Stallions in Great Falls. The North Stars then...
It has been two weeks since the Havre High School boys and girls track teams have seen any competition. But after two weeks of nothing but preparation, the Blue Ponies are ready for what could turn out to be a very rewarding divisional track meet. Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Havre High senior Paighton Gilman competes in the shot put at a triangular meet earlier this month in Havre. Gilman will help lead a strong HHS girls contingent in to this weekend's Central A Meet in Butte. Today and Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies...
An event touted as potentially bringing huge benefits to the state started Wednesday in Montana, with trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group meeting in Big Sky, one of four meetings set in the United States this year. U. S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., helped bring the meeting to Montana. Baucus gave a welcome speech Wednesday night to the ministers of the countries that participate in APEC, and urged them to look at the small and medium-sized businesses from Montana as examples of what could be done to...
Upgrades to radar systems to improve security on the northern border in hopes of reducing illegal air crossings could be in place by the fall, according to Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. U. S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin told a Senate panel Tuesday that military-grade radar will be in place to strengthen northern border security as soon as November. Under an agreement with the Canadian government, 22 Canadian radar feeds will be transmitted directly to the U. S. Air and Marine Operation Center. The issue...
A near-exact repeat of a major Havre emergency — a report of a radioactive device on a train — occured throughout the region Wednesday … sort of. Officials in three counties and two Indian reservations worked through a simulated emergency. The excercise tested a high-performance communications system and the emergency plans, procedures and training set in Hill, Blaine and Liberty counties and at Rocky Boy's and the Fort Belknap Indian reservations. Hill County Sheriff Don Brostrom, who helped set up the training incid...
If garage sales are not effective enough at clearing out old junk, Karen Bradway and others at the Presbyterian Church in Chinook have an alternative, Give Your Stuff Away Day. This Saturday, from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m., people in Chinook are encouraged to put their unwanted possessions on the curb, or take them to the Presbyterian Church parking lot at 437 Indiana St., for anyone to come and claim. "Maybe you bought your kid a bike, then they outgrew it and got a new one. Now it's just collecting dust in a garage. Someone else c...
The eyes of the students, faculty and staff of all of the institutions of higher education were on the Flathead Community College campus in Kalispell, where the Board of Regents was meeting this morning to talk about budget issues, particularly tuition. The board, following a suggestion from Commissioner of Higher Education Sheila Stearns, were on the verge of passing a 5 percent raise in tuition each year in the biennium for all of the four-year institutions in the state, including Montana State University-Northern. Since...
The chair of the tribal council of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation's Chippewa Cree Tribe has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of theft from a tribal organization, and the Havre Daily News could not determine this morning whether he still is acting as chair. Raymond "Jake" Parker Jr., chair of the Chippewa Cree Business Committee, charged more than $58,000 to a credit card set for official government use between May 10, 2009, and Nov. 19, 2010, alleges a document filed Thursday by U. S. Assistant Attorney Michael S....
James M. Rodgers, 85, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, Mont., of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and his memorial graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May, 24, 2011, at the Calvary section of Highland Cemetery with Pastor Cleve McSwain officiating. James M. Rodgers, Burial will follow. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles Club immediately after the graveside services. Memorial contributions in James' honor may be made to the Gift Of Life, P.O. Box 7008, Great...
Havre residents in Highland Park may have had difficulty on a Sunday drive if they had to go near the intersection of 13th Street West and McKinley Avenue. The Department of Public Works started digging for a broken section of a 12-inch main line around 10:30 a. m. "That's a reasonably good-sized water main up there, " Jim Cook from Public Works said. Over the next nine hours, the crew worked in a massive pit to replace a 6-foot section of the pipe. Cook said that the hole was filled back in that night, around 7:30. It was...
While still engaged in a drawn-out litigation process over an annexation attempt from 2009, the city of Havre appears to be ready to move forward with new requests. The Planning and Development Committee met Tuesday night to talk about several topics under the annexation umbrella, including five new properties requesting annexation, the lawsuit, and House Bill 575, which was signed by Gov. Brian Schweitzer last week to address annexation issues. "We have to take this very slowly, " Council member and former Annexation Committ...
The community group that took over the rodeo at the Great Northern Fair will run the event again this summer. Clint Solomon and Chad Murnin of the grassroots committee putting on the rodeo signed the contract at a meeting of the fair board's rodeo committee before the meeting of the full Hill County Fair Board Tuesday. The group will put on a National Rodeo Association and Indian Rodeo Association rodeo on Thursday and Friday during the fair, July 21-22. That event will be preceded by a junior rodeo Wednesday, July 20, put on...
MISRATA, Libya — Two Western photojournalists including an Oscar-nominated film director were killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them were wounded. AP Photo/Getty Images In this photo provided by Getty Images, Getty photographer Chris Hondros stands in front of a burning building while on assignment on Monday in Misrata, Libya. Hondros was critically injured in Misrata on Wednesday. British-born Tim Hetherington, c...
HELENA — The family friend of Greg Mortenson who has stepped in to run the Central Asia Institute while the "Three Cups of Tea" co-author is hospitalized promised Wednesday "full transparency" into how the charity's finances are managed. AP Photo/Department of Defense, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley In this July 15, 2009 file photo released by Department of Defense, "Three Cups of Tea" co-author Greg Mortenson shows the locations of future village schools to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the J...
PALO ALTO, Calif. — President Barack Obama likely has a few more "friends" after a town hall at Facebook headquarters that drew questions from site users and the youthful employees of the social media giant. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais President Barack Obama and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg take part in a town hall meeting to discuss reducing the national debt, Wednesday at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. The president's first question Wednesday came from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who asked Obama a...
HELENA — The Legislature decided Wednesday to take a break until next week as Republican leaders await the governor's response on the main budget bill, which Schweitzer said is woefully lacking. It was not easy to tell exactly what the sticking points may be, with each side giving differing opinions on the matter. And as Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer both appeared increasingly farther apart, the possibility loomed that no budget deal could be reached in the five remaining working days t...
HELENA — Republican leaders say the Legislature is taking a break until Tuesday as they await the governor's response on the budget bill. House Speaker Mike Milburn says a small pay increase for state employees is a main sticking point. But Gov. Brian Schweitzer says the lawmakers have a lot more work to do — led by a school funding plan mired in an internal Republican dispute. Schweitzer has until Saturday to respond to House Bill 2, the primary budget bill. He has indicated that a rewrite, known as an amendatory veto, is...
The manager of the Hill County Fairgrounds said Tuesday that he has a price for initial work on repairing the roof of the horse barn at the fairgrounds, but it might have to take a back seat to road problems, for now. "Something's got to be done before the fair, or even before we open the campgrounds …, " Manager Tim Solomon said. "I don't want to spend all of our money if we have a higher priority right now. Hill County Commissioner Jeff LaVoi said he would talk to Hill County Road and Bridge Supervisor Jerry Otto, and t...
The Havre Jaycees asked the Hill County Fair Board Tuesday about making some changes in the demolition derby held each year at the Great Northern Fair, including the possibility of allowing competitors younger than 18. Jaycee Emily Vaughn told the board the Havre service group would like to expand the entries to include youths, either in general competition or in a special heat. She said many youths in the area are interested in joining the competition. Fairgrounds manager Tim Solomon said the main issue is insurance — if t...
Bert Wayne Nelson, 87, died Monday morning at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, Mont., of natural causes. Cremation will take place, and his memorial service will be 11 a. m. Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Messiah Lutheran Church, with Pastor Val Metropolis officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held immediately after the service. Burial with full military honors will be held at a later time. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Bert was born March 9, 1924, on a homestead near...
Poll: Montana voters want stricter pot regulations HELENA — Most registered voters in Montana prefer stricter regulations concerning medical marijuana rather than repealing the 2004 voter-approved initiative that made medicinal marijuana use legal, according to a poll by the Lee Enterprises Capitol Bureau that was released Sunday. When given three options, the poll found 57 percent want stricter regulations while 31 percent want the law repealed. Eleven percent favor the current law. The rest weren't sure. "It should be r...
Asia holds promise for Yellowstone tourism growth TOM MAST, Casper Star-Tribune CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — As it is the world over, Yellowstone National Park could be a powerful magnet for attracting tourists from the People's Republic of China. Xiang (Robert) Li, assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, said the Chinese are most aware of urban destinations in the U.S. like New York and Los Angeles. But in the West, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon also are on their radar. Li said people were asked to rate the importance...
DURANT, Okla. (AP) — A Bryan County judge has sentenced a man to three life imprisonment terms, plus five years, for child abuse and moving the remains of his 12-year-old daughter from Oklahoma to Havre to Oregon. District Judge Mark Campbell imposed the life terms Thursday on Abel Wolf for enabling child abuse and child abuse by neglect. Wolf received five years for unlawful removal of a dead body. Wolf and his wife, Denise, were arrested in 2009 in Havre after local authorities received a tip from an Oklahoma detective. C...
The weather did its part to make this year's fifth annual Sub-Zero Superhero Polar Plunge particularly polar. In a reversal of the past week's sunny thaw, Saturday brought back the thick grey clouds and winds. The organizers almost didn't need to fill the tank of water with ice cubes. But they did, with bucket after bucket of ice. Still, Town Square was packed with hundreds of people to show support for the Special Olympics through the plungers they had pledged funds for. In total 43 people, some on the seven teams put...
The National Weather Service predicts one inch of snow tonight, up to three inches on Monday and three to seven on Tuesday. The National Weather Service predicts one inch of snow tonight, up to three inches on Monday and three to seven on Tuesday....
