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Articles from the March 14, 2017 edition


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  • Rosendale: Health care proposal a good first step

    Alex Ross|Updated Jun 15, 2017

    Montana State Auditor Matthew Rosendale hailed the new Republican legislation to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare as a good first step Monday, but said more needs to be done to reduce health care costs and improve services. Rosendale said he sent a letter to Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Tennessee Republican Senator and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Lamar...

  • Quick Pics - A look at fine arts

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

  • Quick Pics - Trying out for the play

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

  • Jayce Lodgepole Pizza Hut fundraiser to be held Thursday

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    Havre Daily News staff Another fundraiser is set for a young boy who is back in Havre after several months of emergency room visits and out-of-town care. The Pizza Hut fundraiser for Jayce Lodgepole will run Thursday. If people tell the Pizza Hut employee ringing up the purchase they are donating to the benefit, 20 percent of the purchase will be donated. Lodgepole has gastroenteropathy, a stomach and intestines disorder, and has developed adrenal suppression due to steroid use to fight that disorder, his mother, Elizabeth...

  • New TV show to engage seniors in health education

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    Press release Mountain-Pacific Quality Health will be launching a television series that will premiere April 1. The weekly program, called “Healthy Living for Life,” aims to educate Montana and northern Wyoming viewers about how they can become active participants in today’s ever-changing health care climate. While the show is geared toward seniors and their caregivers, it will cover a wide range of topics that will appeal to a broader audience. “We are excited to have this opportunity to provide viewers with cutting...

  • Quick Pics - Simonson honored by Great Falls Rotarians

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

  • New Dungeons and Dragons night set for Tuesdays at library

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    Havre-Hill County Library will be hosting a Dungeons and Dragons night Tuesday evenings starting at 6 p.m. “Prepare for the fight of your life,” organizer Paul Verity said in a release. “At our weekly meetings we will develop an adventure where your character can decimate your enemies, heal your allies and live dangerously — or not.” This group is open to beginners and adepts. The first meeting will cover character creation and the campaign setting. All interested players are encouraged to attend. If possible bring plenty of...

  • The hijacking of a special election

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    The special election to select a new Congressman for Montana is less than 80 days away and the process for conducting the election has been turned into a political football. First, Gov. Steve Bullock scheduled the election at the earliest possible time, 85 days after Ryan Zinke resigned to serve as President Trump’s secretary of the interior. This puts the election on Thursday, May 25, just before Memorial Day weekend. This date will interfere with graduation plans, family vacations, and other weekend activities. June 6, (...

  • Our View:

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    Republican leaders have now shown two sides of a coin in their opposition to mail ballots in the election to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke — and both sides are wrong. Rep. Forrest Mandeville, R-Columbus, chair of the House State Administration Committee, sent a column out to newspapers saying the election has been turned into a political football, and he would oppose using mail ballots in the election because, he says, making it easier to vote will suppress votes. Even though the m...

  • For the Record, Mar. 14, 2017

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    Havre Police Department Donald Garret Bear of Hays, 34, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant and a charge of no insurance during a vehicle stop on First Street Monday at 8:33 a.m. —— After a report was made by Adult Probation and Patrol Monday at 11:21 a.m. that an unlicensed driver had driven off down First Street, Kody John Campanella of Havre, 32, was arrested during a vehicle stop on First Street at 11:26 a.m. on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license and failure to carry proof of in...

  • Havre City-County Airport Board

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    The Havre City-County Airport Board will meet Thursday in the airport terminal. The meeting agenda is: Approval of Feb. 16 minutes. 1. Correspondence. 2. Reports: (A) Manager (B) Inspection (C) Finance (D) Engineer — DOWL a.Taxiway and Apron Area Project update 3. Public comments 4. Unfinished business (A) Big Hangar repair status a. Siding (B) NorthWestern Energy power bill 5. New business (A) Consider signing Montana Department of Transportation External Audit Management letter. (B) Cape Air lease renewal (C) Haying l...

  • Obituary: Fred G. Bitz

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    Fred G. Bitz of Big Sandy, 89, passed away March 11, 2017, at Big Sandy Nursing Home due to natural causes. Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 17, 2017, at 1 p.m. at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating; burial to follow at Big Sandy Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Fred’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com. A full obituary will f...

  • Obituary: Delores "Dee" Heltne

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    Delores “Dee” Heltne passed away March 9, 2017, in Billings, Montana. Her funeral service will be 11 a.m., Friday, March 17, 2017, at the First Lutheran Church with Pastor Tanner Howard officiating. Visit www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for the family. A full obituary will follow....

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Mar 14, 2017

    Jace Shambo, HLP Basketball Hays-Lodge Pole didn’t quite get the state championship it was looking for, but the T-birds fourth-place finish at the Class C state tourney this past weekend in Bozeman was helped by the excellent play of Jace Shambo. In his final two games, Shambo scored 23 and 21 points, respectively, and over the course of the 9C, Northern C and State C tournaments, Shambo averaged 15 points and eight rebounds per game. He also helped the T-Birds to their best s...

  • MSU-N Daily Diary: Skylights enjoy the animal life

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 14, 2017

    The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team arrived in Billings Sunday for the 2017 NAIA Division I Women's National Tournament. Monday, though, as the rest of the field arrived at Billings' Logan International Airport, the Skylights were already soaking up the fun of being at the NAIA's Big Dance. While Northern doesn't play until Thursday night, the No. 11 Skylights certainly went to work, practicing at Rocky Mountain College Monday morning. Of course, MSU-...

  • The Career

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 14, 2017

    "She's the best player I've ever coached" Those are the words of Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball coach Chris Mouat. Because of all of Northern’s success during Mouat’s watch, he could have been talking about any number of players who have donned a Skylight uniform. But as great as so many were, only one can be the best. That one is Natalee Faupel. And he’s not the only one who feels that way. Ask just about anybody who has played with, played against...