Articles from the March 21, 2006 edition

page design and photos by: nikki carlson Havre Middle School hosted Fine Arts Night on Monday to showcase its students' artistic and musical talents for parents, family members, peers and the community at Fine Arts Night. People had the chance to enjoy students' artwork in the school foyer and to appreciate students' musical skills during performances in the assembly room. At the end of the night, some people expressed pleasure at the amount of talent the students demonstrated. “I really enjoyed it,” parent Karen M...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com There is a saying that goes something like: All good things must come to an end. On Friday afternoon, in Jackson, Tenn., those words rang true for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team, as the No. 24 Skylights fell to No. 12 The Master's College, 67-62 in the second round of the NAIA women's national tournament. “We have had an amazing season and it has certainly had a little bit of...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Even though the Montana High School basketball season is officially over, hoops is still on the brain a lot of high school basketball players. And several local prep basketball stars shined this past weekend in high school all-star tournaments around the state. At the Treasure State Classic in Billings, which is a tournament for high school senior girls, the Havre Blue Ponies were well represented on the Central A team...

HannaH (Witt) Vukasin, 90, a former longtime Great Falls resident, died of heart failure at Northern Montana Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Crema-tion has taken place and a memorial service will be held at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel in Great Falls at 1 p.m. Saturday. Hannah was born June 25, 1915, in Pittsburg, Pa., to Julius and Anna Witt. When Hannah was a child, her family settled in Montana. Hannah met Mark Vukasin, her husband and lifetime companion of 62 years, and they were married July 29, 1935, in...

MALTA - Elizabeth Ann Murdock Schlieve, 70, of Malta, a former elementary teacher, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Adams Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment of the ashes will be in the Malta Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Betty was born in Malta on Sept. 2, 1935, to Robert and Jean Murdock of Whitewater. She was a graduate of Whitewater High School and Northern Montana College. Betty married Robert Schlieve in 1955....

Krista Corner Havre Daily News ROCKY BOY'S INDIAN RESERVATION - As a freshman at Havre High School, Eric Reed felt a hunger for something, but he didn't know what. He tried to fill the void by taking up boxing. He started experimenting with drugs. Just a few months after his graduation, he was on the verge of suicide, Reed said in an interview Monday. None of the things he tried had given him the satisfaction he was looking for. That's when he had a conversation with God. Reed said he prayed that if God was really out there,...

Angela Brandt Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The Hill County Attorney's Office may be on the move. Hill County commissioners on Monday said they will consider moving the office to the county courthouse basement, which is largely empty, as part of a renovation of the floor. The county Health Department and Family Planning have moved to the courthouse annex building, leaving the offices of the county sanitarian and Hill County Extension in the basement. Hill County Attorney Cyndee Peterson...

page design and photos by: nikki carlson Havre Middle School hosted Fine Arts Night on Monday to showcase its students' artistic and musical talents for parents, family members, peers and the community at Fine Arts Night. People had the chance to enjoy students' artwork in the school foyer and to appreciate students' musical skills during performances in the assembly room. At the end of the night, some people expressed pleasure at the amount of talent the students demonstrated. “I really enjoyed it,” parent Karen M...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com There is a saying that goes something like: All good things must come to an end. On Friday afternoon, in Jackson, Tenn., those words rang true for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team, as the No. 24 Skylights fell to No. 12 The Master's College, 67-62 in the second round of the NAIA women's national tournament. “We have had an amazing season and it has certainly had a little bit of...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Even though the Montana High School basketball season is officially over, hoops is still on the brain a lot of high school basketball players. And several local prep basketball stars shined this past weekend in high school all-star tournaments around the state. At the Treasure State Classic in Billings, which is a tournament for high school senior girls, the Havre Blue Ponies were well represented on the Central A team...

HannaH (Witt) Vukasin, 90, a former longtime Great Falls resident, died of heart failure at Northern Montana Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Crema-tion has taken place and a memorial service will be held at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel in Great Falls at 1 p.m. Saturday. Hannah was born June 25, 1915, in Pittsburg, Pa., to Julius and Anna Witt. When Hannah was a child, her family settled in Montana. Hannah met Mark Vukasin, her husband and lifetime companion of 62 years, and they were married July 29, 1935, in...

MALTA - Elizabeth Ann Murdock Schlieve, 70, of Malta, a former elementary teacher, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Adams Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment of the ashes will be in the Malta Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Betty was born in Malta on Sept. 2, 1935, to Robert and Jean Murdock of Whitewater. She was a graduate of Whitewater High School and Northern Montana College. Betty married Robert Schlieve in 1955....

Krista Corner Havre Daily News ROCKY BOY'S INDIAN RESERVATION - As a freshman at Havre High School, Eric Reed felt a hunger for something, but he didn't know what. He tried to fill the void by taking up boxing. He started experimenting with drugs. Just a few months after his graduation, he was on the verge of suicide, Reed said in an interview Monday. None of the things he tried had given him the satisfaction he was looking for. That's when he had a conversation with God. Reed said he prayed that if God was really out there,...

Angela Brandt Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The Hill County Attorney's Office may be on the move. Hill County commissioners on Monday said they will consider moving the office to the county courthouse basement, which is largely empty, as part of a renovation of the floor. The county Health Department and Family Planning have moved to the courthouse annex building, leaving the offices of the county sanitarian and Hill County Extension in the basement. Hill County Attorney Cyndee Peterson...

page design and photos by: nikki carlson Havre Middle School hosted Fine Arts Night on Monday to showcase its students' artistic and musical talents for parents, family members, peers and the community at Fine Arts Night. People had the chance to enjoy students' artwork in the school foyer and to appreciate students' musical skills during performances in the assembly room. At the end of the night, some people expressed pleasure at the amount of talent the students demonstrated. “I really enjoyed it,” parent Karen M...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com There is a saying that goes something like: All good things must come to an end. On Friday afternoon, in Jackson, Tenn., those words rang true for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team, as the No. 24 Skylights fell to No. 12 The Master's College, 67-62 in the second round of the NAIA women's national tournament. “We have had an amazing season and it has certainly had a little bit of...

George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Even though the Montana High School basketball season is officially over, hoops is still on the brain a lot of high school basketball players. And several local prep basketball stars shined this past weekend in high school all-star tournaments around the state. At the Treasure State Classic in Billings, which is a tournament for high school senior girls, the Havre Blue Ponies were well represented on the Central A team...

HannaH (Witt) Vukasin, 90, a former longtime Great Falls resident, died of heart failure at Northern Montana Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Crema-tion has taken place and a memorial service will be held at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel in Great Falls at 1 p.m. Saturday. Hannah was born June 25, 1915, in Pittsburg, Pa., to Julius and Anna Witt. When Hannah was a child, her family settled in Montana. Hannah met Mark Vukasin, her husband and lifetime companion of 62 years, and they were married July 29, 1935, in...

MALTA - Elizabeth Ann Murdock Schlieve, 70, of Malta, a former elementary teacher, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Adams Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment of the ashes will be in the Malta Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Betty was born in Malta on Sept. 2, 1935, to Robert and Jean Murdock of Whitewater. She was a graduate of Whitewater High School and Northern Montana College. Betty married Robert Schlieve in 1955....

Krista Corner Havre Daily News ROCKY BOY'S INDIAN RESERVATION - As a freshman at Havre High School, Eric Reed felt a hunger for something, but he didn't know what. He tried to fill the void by taking up boxing. He started experimenting with drugs. Just a few months after his graduation, he was on the verge of suicide, Reed said in an interview Monday. None of the things he tried had given him the satisfaction he was looking for. That's when he had a conversation with God. Reed said he prayed that if God was really out there,...

Angela Brandt Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The Hill County Attorney's Office may be on the move. Hill County commissioners on Monday said they will consider moving the office to the county courthouse basement, which is largely empty, as part of a renovation of the floor. The county Health Department and Family Planning have moved to the courthouse annex building, leaving the offices of the county sanitarian and Hill County Extension in the basement. Hill County Attorney Cyndee Peterson...