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Northern's Kylee Denham (middle) drives to the basket during Saturday's women's basketball game between the Skylights and Mounht Royal University in Havre. There was a little rust at the beginning, but eventually, that wouldn't matter to the MSU-Northern women's basketball team. The Skylights closed out an impressive 2011 portion of their schedule with a 63-47 New Year's Eve day win over Mount Royal University of Alberta Saturday at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Skylights were sluggish after almost three weeks off and... Full story
Editor: I am writing to encourage the voters of Havre's Ward 3 to re-elect Bob Kaul as their City Council representative. I've attended many City Council and committee meetings and have observed Bob in action. He is concerned about improving the infrastructure of Havre and making Havre a better place in which to work and live. I know he will work hard to achieve those goals. Bob Kaul will "Do It Right." Val Murri Havre... Full story
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Havre Food Bank volunteer Marysue Davis prepares a package of food for a client Friday morning. Every year, more than half of the funds to operate the Havre Food Bank come from direct contributions from the public. This year, as the food bank tightens its belt because demand is up and government support is down, the community has come forward with more donations of cash and food to help the food bank provide more help to people who have a hard time feeding their families, according to Karen...
With children expected to be out en masse to scare and be treated tonight, drivers are warned to be on the lookout and children and parents urged to use caution while trick-or-treating. The American Automobile Association says the evening of Oct. 31 is consistently one of the top three days for pedestrian injuries and fatalities, with children among the most injured. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says children are three to four times more likely to struck by a vehicle on Halloween than any other day of the... Full story
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Brothers Mason Rismon, 9, from left, Nate Rismon, 14, and Kade Rismon, 16, move water and fertilizer tanks on their farm north of Havre that were tipped over in the Saturday morning high winds. Montana's federal lawmakers said last week they are pleased that the U. S. Department of Labor has extended a comment period on some proposals that could have "unintended consequences" on family farms and ranches. Department of Labor originally had set a Nov. 1 deadline for comments on the first major...
Tyrone P. Brannigan is at peace with his maker. Ty was born Nov. 15, 1956, in Bridgeport, Conn., to loving parents, Bonnie and Barney Brannigan. He passed on Oct. 19, 2011. His schooling was in Connecticut and New Jersey. His interest led him to construction and carpentry. A young adult of the '70s, his life was that of a "beat of a different drummer. " He loved his family and his rescued cat, "Big Boy. " Ty had a great appreciation for any kindness shown him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bonnie and Barney; and...
Paul Carl Schwan, 84, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, of natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center. His rosary and Mass will be Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, with the rosary being said at 1:45 p. m. and his funeral service beginning 2 p. m., all at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home....
WASHINGTON— Denying he sexually harassed anyone, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Monday he was falsely accused in the 1990s while he was head of the National Restaurant Association, and he branded revelation of the allegations a "witch hunt." The former pizza company executive was responding to a Politico report that said the trade group gave financial settlements to at least two female employees who had accused Cain of inappropriate sexual behavior. He said he had no knowledge of whether the association p...
MISSOULA (AP) — The season premiere of "America's Most Wanted" brought in more than a dozen tips on Montana fugitive David Burgert, including six that officers in Missoula County consider "very interesting." Saturday's two-hour episode highlighted the most dangerous fugitives in each of the 50 states, beginning with Burgert, a former militia leader who has been missing since a shootout with deputies on June 12 in the Lolo area, the Missoulian (http://bit.ly/scGQcy ) reported. Sheriff's detective Jason Johnson was at the TV s...
HELEN (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that the family of a man who was run over and dragged by a cement truck is not covered under the vehicle's insurance policy because he did not technically "occupy" the truck. Terry Richerson's widow had asked the state's high court to overturn a lower court's ruling that The Cincinnati Insurance Company did not have to pay for Richerson's medical and funeral bills from the accident at a construction site on the Benefis Healthcare campus in Great Falls. The insurance company a... Full story
Even with the ups and downs the Havre High volleyball team has experienced this season, the Blue Ponies were still in control of their post season fate this weekend. With three conference games on the line the Ponies had the opportunity to finish the regular season as high as the No. 2 seed. But if unable to find their way into the win column, the Ponies also were at 4 seed in the Central A. Friday night, the Ponies were at home when they suffered a three-game loss to the undefeated Lewistown Golden Eagles. The Eagles earned... Full story
The Blaine and Hill County commissions soon will be looking at the list of people nominated to fill an empty state lawmaker sear. A joint committee of the Blaine and Hill county Republican Central Committees Tuesday selected three people from whom the commissions of the counties can appoint a replacement for the state Senate position vacated by the resignation of former Havre Republican Rowlie Hutton. The committee, comprising three members of the Blaine County Republican committee and three from the Hill County committee, se...
The Blaine and Hill County commissions soon will be looking at the list of people nominated to fill an empty state lawmaker sear. A joint committee of the Blaine and Hill county Republican Central Committees Tuesday selected three people from whom the commissions of the counties can appoint a replacement for the state Senate position vacated by the resignation of former Havre Republican Rowlie Hutton. The committee, comprising three members of the Blaine County Republican committee and three from the Hill County committee, se... Full story
The Havre Central Gym has proudly stood in Havre for over 50 years now and has not only been a huge part of Havre's sports history, but also a source of community pride for St. Judes Thaddeus School, Havre Central Junior High and also the once-great Havre Central High School. If there is one place in Havre that is totally, and completely enriched in sports history, it is the Havre Central Gym. St. Jude Thaddeus School is celebrating its 95th birthday this year. And while the gymnasium wasn't actually built and opened until... Full story
Special teams always seems to play a key role in the outcome of college football games. And at MSU-Northern, building solid special team's units is a big part of the preparation for the upcoming 2011 season. One thing Northern seems to have a lot of this season is speed, and that should serve the Lights well in the return game. But MSU-N has also focused in on its speciality positions, and the Lights are hoping for a very solid year in that respect. Here's a look at the...
MSU-Northern linebacker A.J. Pasalo zeros in on Eastern Oregon running back Kevin Sampson during a Frontier Conference football game last fall in Havre. Pasalo is one of several key returnees for a Lights' defense that is looking to be very talented and very stingy this fall. For a look at the Lights' offense, see Thursday's Havre Daily News. The Montana State University-Northern Lights are predicted to have a very explosive offense in 2011. The fact the Lights return so many...
After the second day of classes, with this year's unexpectedly large kindergarten class, the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees made a few personnel changes, including hiring a new teacher to handle the kindergarten surplus. At a special board meeting on Tuesday evening, the board hired Ristina Wilting, a teacher who has previously spent one year teaching first grade at St. Jude Thaddeus School, according to Karla Wohlwend, the district's personnel director. "I am pleased we are able to react this quickly, "...
The Havre City Council's public hearing Tuesday night on the 2012 budget turned again to one of the city's most controversial topics, the city's water and it's unusual color. Pam Harada, a resident who had come to ask the council about the water situation before, was one of two attendees with comments at the meeting. She came to ask about the budget's increase in water treatment chemical spending, from $268,000 to $327,000. "Is that because you have found the problem with our orange water? " Harada said. Jeff Jensen, deputy... Full story
A state district judge Tuesday dismissed charges against two governmental employees from Havre, accused of violating the law while working as medical marijuana caregivers, ruling that the state committed governmental misconduct and overstepped its legal bounds in conducting the investigation leading to the charges. State District Judge Julie Macek dismissed all charges against sisters Delaine and Malisa Fitzpatrick, accused of selling more marijuana than was legally allowed, selling to a medical marijuana recipient who was... Full story
Click to enlarge The Blaine and Hill County commissions soon will be looking at the list of three people nominated to fill an empty state lawmaker seat. A joint committee of the Blaine and Hill County Republican Central Committees Tuesday selected three people from whom the commissions of the counties can appoint a replacement for the state Senate position vacated by Havre Republican Rowlie Hutton. The committee, comprising three members of the Blaine County Republican Committee and three from the Hill County organization,...
Betty Jo (LaValley) Wolery, 83, a farmwife and homemaker, died Sunday at the Wheat Country Estates in Chester. A celebration of life service will be 11 a. m. Friday, Sept. 2, at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. A memorial luncheon will follow. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel of Chester. Memorials will be given to the Bethel and Immanuel churches, Wheat Country Estates, or "Gift of Life, " (Great Falls). She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Wayne Wolery of Chester; four children, Ken Wolery of Billings,...
Gay and Dick McLain A celebration of Dick and Gay McLain's lives will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 2 p. m., at Highland Cemetery in Havre. Arrangements are under the direction of Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Fifty-eight years of sharing hopes and living dreams together all began with a dance. This once country school teacher and Air Force sergeant became a couple that made them one with each other. From this union, Butch, Cookie and Jim were born. Even though Dick traveled as an engineer with the railroad, Gay kept...
Jay Dwight 'J. D.' Griggs Jay Dwight "J. D." Griggs, 41, of Havre, loving father, son, brother, uncle and friend, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, of a heart attack. His memorial service is Friday, Sept. 2, at 1 p. m. at First Lutheran Church, Havre, with burial of ashes at a later date. J. D. was born on Jan. 3, 1970, in Kalispell, Mont. His parents are James and Bonita Griggs. He grew up in Conrad and Havre, attending Havre Public Schools. He received his GED and welding certificate from Job Corps and went to Florida to weld. He...
NellieKim Sorenson NellieKim Sorenson was born Feb. 25, 1980. After a terrible accident in which she suffered burns over 75 percent of her body, her parents, Barbara Jones and Arnold Sorenson, and her brother, Carl Sorenson, released her from a world of pain and placed her in the arms of God. She left us on Aug. 25, 2011. She went gently. NellieKim left behind her parents, Arnie and Cindy Sorenson of Montana and Barbara and Michael Jones of Washington. She left behind her siblings, Carl Sorenson of Montana, Chris Frelich of M... Full story
HELENA(AP) — A cold front moved in to the region Wednesday, providing welcome relief to firefighters in western Montana but bringing strong wind gusts and red-flag fire conditions to the south-central and southeastern parts of the state. The front meant temperatures in the 60s Wednesday morning near Bonner, where fire crews battled a 3,700-acre wildfire. The crews planned to take advantage of the cool, moist conditions to directly attack the fire's northern and eastern flanks. The fire was 45 percent contained and has cost $3... Full story
