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Articles from the February 16, 2015 edition


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  • Hansen: Legislature quieter this year

    John Kelleher|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    The Montana Legislative session has been less contentious than the last two sessions, State Sen. Kris Hansen said Sunday night. But Gov. Steve Bullock's Medicaid expansion program will be coming before committee this week, and that could bring out some sharp differences with Democrats, she said. Hansen, R-Havre, spoke to the audience at the Hill and Blaine County Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner. She and Rep. G. Bruce Meyers addressed the party faithful after they heard from Sen....

  • Three-peat: State wrestling champions

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    BILLINGS - It was a weekend to remember for wrestling along the Hi-Line as the Havre Blue Ponies and Chinook Sugarbeeters each came away from the All-Class state tournament in Billings with state championships. Havre, which entered the tournament at Rimrock Auto Arena at Metra Park as the two-time defending Class A state champions, successfully defended their title, amassing a school-record 297 points to complete the three-peat. Sidney finished second with 268 and Columbia...

  • Soccer accepting registrations

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    Press release Hi-Line United Soccer is still accepting registrations for the 2015 competitive season. Youth ages 12 to 18, with any level of experience are welcome. To register or obtain information about the soccer league, contact April Snyder at 262-7252 for U-14 players and ages 12-15, and Nicole Knowlton at 945-0510 for U-19 players, or send an email to [email protected]....

  • Ponies compete at debate national qualifier

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    Special to the Daily News The Havre High School speech and debate team took some debaters to Billings over the weekend for the qualifier for national competition in Dallas in June, and although no Blue Ponies qualified for the national tournament, head coach Tim Leeds said he was happy with their efforts. Junior Jacob Bachmeier and freshman Caitlyn Acuff competed in Lincoln-Douglas debate and Junior Trenton Parrotte and sophomore Ethan Smith competed for Havre in team policy debate. “I would have liked to have seen them a...

  • Our View: Havre city officials face tough decisions ahead

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    In coming weeks, Havre city officials will be looking at the possibility of a major infrastructure renovation project. It calls for improvements for streets and perhaps sidewalks and stormwater systems. Over the next 20 years, city officials said, they could spend as much as $100 million to improve all the streets and sidewalks that now need or will need repairs. Anyone who drives on Havre streets or walks on sidewalks realizes that there is a need for some major fixes. It’s not quite as obvious, but there is also need for r...

  • Letter to the Editor: Girl Scout cookie season is in fulll swing

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    Editor: It’s the 40th birthday of the Samoa cookie and Girl Scout cookie season is here. Girl Scouts will be knocking on doors through Feb. 22 to take cookie orders and will set up their cookie booths around the community, March 27-April 19. Of course, we will have all your favorites: thin mints, Samoas, tagalongs, do-si-dos, trefoils and Savannah smiles — and this year we are introducing two new cookie flavors, the rah-rah raisin and the toffee-tastic, which is gluten free and only available at booth sales. Everyone kno...

  • Letter to the Editor: Northern should cancel tarot card readings

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    Editor: I am in agreement with Kathy Shirilla pertaining to tarot card reading to be held at Montana State University-Northern. It is not a good thing to have. Hopefully Northern will cancel this event. Dona Woods Havre...

  • Letter to the Editor: HDN reporter did good job on MAT story

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    Editor: I was very pleased to see that your reporter, John Paul Schmidt, included two full paragraphs describing the new play being produced by Montana Actors’ Theatre at Cowan Hall’s Little Theatre. In his story announcing tryouts for the plan, "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," Schmidt provided a general description of the text of the play, presented the play's humorous perspective and described the general development of the play — without giving away any information that might be vital to its enjoyment by a future audie...

  • Agenda - Great Northern Fair Board

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    The Great Northern Fair Board will meet at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Hill County Courthouse. The agenda: • Call the meeting to order • Roll call of board members • Read and approve the minutes of the previous meeting Finances: 1. Budget 2. Bills to be paid Committee Reports: 1. Rodeo 2. Free stage 3. Carnival 4. Night shows 5. School 6. 4-H 7. Commercial building/outside exhibits 8. Food booth 9. Grounds and maintenance Old Business: • Committees • Grounds contract • Tractor rent New Business • Public comment • The...

  • For the Record, Feb. 16, 2015

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    Havre Police Department The Havre Police call log was not available by printing deadline this morning. Hill County Sheriff’s Office The Hill County Sheriff call log was not available by printing deadline this morning. Havre Fire Department Emergency medical technicians responded to one call Saturday...

  • Obituary - Preston Lyle Stiffarm

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    EE-Gib-Na-Nak, "Rides High," Preston Lyle Stiffarm of Fort Belknap, surrounded by his family and loved ones, passed away from natural causes at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana, on Feb. 13, 2015. He was 63 years of age. A traditional wake services will be conducted Monday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m. at Red Whip Gymnasium in Fort Belknap, Montana. A traditional Whiteclay farewell will be Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. Burial will be at the Stiffarm family cemetery in Hays,...

  • Obituary - Gary Schlieve

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    MALTA — Gary Schlieve, 71, passed away Feb. 12, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer at Phillips County Hospital with his family at his side. At his request, graveside services will be held Feb. 17, 10 a.m. at Malta Cemetery, with military honors and interment of his ashes. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com....

  • Obituary - William "Bill" Edward Halver

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    CHINOOK — William “Bill” Edward Halver, 86, died Feb. 13, 2015, at his home of natural causes. Wake service will be 7 p.m., Sunday Feb. 15, 2015, at the Chief Nosey Center. Funeral services will also be at the Chief Nosey Center, at 10 a.m., on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Interment will be at Fort Harrison in Helena, with military honors at a later date. Condolences for the family may be left at http://www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com....

  • Obituary - Helen Simpson Ross

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

    Helen Simpson Ross was born March 31, 1921, at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was one of three children born to Helen Fredrica Richter and Wilfred Walter VanBlaricom. Helen was baptized and confirmed in the Roman Catholic faith. She received her formal education at Keromeos, British Columbia. and graduated from high school in 1939. Helen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. She met a fellow-serviceman, George Walter Ross, and they were...

  • Glacier gets a home ice split

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    After failing to score a goal in their last two games, which both resulted in losses, the Glacier Nationals rebounded this past weekend against Bozeman by splitting a two-game set with the Ice Dogs. The action got underway on Friday in the first of back-to-back games against Bozeman inside the Havre Ice Dome. Glacier opened the two-game set by dropping a hard-fought game 3-2 on Friday but bounced back with a 5-4 win Saturday to put an end to a three-game losing skid. Despite...

  • Havre High sweeps Rocky Boy at home

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    Back on Jan. 17, the Havre Blue Ponies were thoroughly outplayed by the Rocky Boy Stars. And while they were given a win retroactively due to forfeit, the Ponies still wanted to prove they could beat the Stars on the court, which they did in dramatic fashion on Saturday. In a game that Rocky Boy led most of the way, Havre executed in the key moments when it had to the most, including a 3-point dagger from Jerod Boles to give the Ponies an exhilarating 71-69 victory inside the...

  • Lights cage Battlin' Bears in a home split

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    There has been very little about that Frontier Conference season that’s come easy for the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team. And, back in front of their home fans this weekend, the Lights made their two-game home stand look both easy,and extremely difficult. Friday night, Northern jumped all over the Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears, and, in a 78-64 win which pulled the Lights all the way back to .500 in the conference standings, even when the going...

  • Skylights sweep with a thriller over Saints

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    For whatever reason, Saturday nights mean huge, NAIA and Frontier Conference showdowns for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights. It’s just the way the schedule works, and with how deep the Frontier is this season it seems as if the Skylights are playing in one of those Saturday night classics every weekend. This past Saturday night inside the Armory Gymnasium was no different as the No. 11 Skylights took on the No. 18 Carroll College Fighting Saints in a crucial Fro...

  • Ponies swim their best at the end

    George Ferguson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    For some, the Montana State Swimming Championships are a last chance to shine. For others, it’s a chance to shine on the biggest stage in high school swimming. And the Havre High swim teams took advantage of both opportunities this past weekend. At the 2015 MHSA State Swim Meet, held at the University of Montana’s Grizzly Pool in Missoula Friday and Saturday, the Blue Ponies had some outstanding performances. Included in that was the HHS girls scoring 34 points to finish sec...

  • Chris Peterson Column: Havre and the Hi-Line showed me what I'd been missing

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    BILLINGS — There is a saying about the Masters golf tournament that it’s a tradition unlike any other. Well, when it comes to high school sports in Montana, the All-Class State wrestling tournament is an event unlike any other. I have to admit that before this weekend, I had never been to the state wrestling tournament at the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra Park in Billings, never as a fan and never as a reporter. So, as I watched the spectacle that was state wrestling ove...

  • Beeter Power: Chinook reclaims the Class C state championship

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    BILLINGS - The Chinook Sugarbeeters went to the All-Class state wrestling meet in Billings to regain the Class C state championship. And after two days and one spectacular performance by Tate Niederegger, the Beeters did exactly what they set out to do. After a stellar opening day at the Rimrock Auto Arena at Metra Park Friday, Chinook had the team title all but locked up. But, after placing three wrestlers Saturday in the top four, that formality became a reality for Chinook...

  • Ponies crown five on finals night

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    BILLINGS — There is nothing quite like finals night at the Montana All-Class state wrestling tournament. And once again this year, the Havre Blue Ponies made quite sure that they left their mark on it. After qualifying 13 wrestlers for the semifinals on day one of the tournament Friday at the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra Park, Havre put six wrestlers into the finals and for the second straight year had an all-Havre championship. By Saturday night’s end, the Blue Ponies wal...

  • MAT KINGS: Blue Ponies rumble to a 3-Peat in Billings

    Chris Peterson|Updated Feb 16, 2015

    BILLINGS - The Havre High wrestling team went to the All-Class state wrestling tournament with one objective: win a third consecutive Class A state championship. And after a record-breaking performance over two days, it was mission accomplished for the Blue Ponies. It didn't always come easy for the Ponies and despite an incredible opening day Friday at the Rimrock Auto Arena at the Metra Park in Billings, Havre still had work to do Saturday to wrap up the coveted 3-peat,...

  • State Wrestling Photo Gallery: Faces of a State Championship

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

  • State Wrestling Photo Gallery: Ponies dominate

    Updated Feb 16, 2015

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