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The following is the revised schedule for the Havre Northstar 2002 Baseball Jamboree: Thursday: Game 1 12:30 p.m. Lewistown vs. Kootenai Valley Game 2 2:45 p.m. Lewistown vs. Havre Northstars Game 3 5 p.m. Kootenai Valley vs. Glasgow Game 4 7:15 p.m. Glasgow vs. Havre Comets Friday: Game 5 8 a.m. Lewistown vs. Missoula Game 6 10:15 a.m. Havre Comets vs. Williston Game 7 12:30 p.m. Lewistown vs. Scobey Game 8 2:45 p.m. Missoula vs. Glasgow Game 9 5 p.m. Havre Comets vs. Kootenai Valley Game 10 7:15 p.m. Dillon vs. Havre...
The following are the Havre High track team awards handed out last week: Team MVPs: Girls Jayla McPherson Boys Steve Heberly Vukasin Award: Garrett Watson Adams Award: Steven Harman Hall of Fame: Steve Heberly 100-meter dash, 10.7 seconds Steve Heberly 200-meter dash, 22.02 seconds Garrett Watson 800-meter run, 1 minute, 59.32 seconds Jeff Sprinkle 3200-meter run, 10 minutes, 10.69 seconds Rylee O'Connell 100-meter dash, 12.75 seconds Jayla McPherson Shot put, 38 feet, 1 1/2 inches Katie Malsam Javelin, 116 feet, 6 inches...
Lindsey Buehler, a 6-foot junior post player from Lewistown, will transfer to play basketball for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights this fall. Buehler is transferring from Montana Tech, where she averaged eight points and six rebounds per game for the Orediggers. "Lindsey will bring us great size, strength and experience to the Skylight team," first-year coach Mike Erickson said. "I feel Lindsey will step in and make a definite impact to our future success." Buehler will major in education. Buehler will join...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights wrestling team has added three out-of-state recruits to its roster David Waters, Anthony Haukenberry and Matt Schuster. Waters is a 5-foot-8, 178-pound wrestler from Sequim High School in Part Angeles, Wash., who placed fifth at the state wrestling tournament as a senior. He compiled a 33-7 record his senior year. "I think David will get a lot better in our program," Lights head coach David Ray said. "He's a strong and physical kid." Waters won the Sierra Nevada Classic this year....
EVERETT, Wash. Arnold "Arnie" Braaten, 74, died Sunday, June 2, 2002, at his home in Everett, Wash. Viewing will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home in Everett. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. at the Salvation Army Community Center. Burial will follow at Glacier memorial Gardens. Arnie was born Dec. 6, 1927, in Wolf Point. He married Norma on June 10, 1948, in Kalispell. Arnie was a salesman for Carolina Shoe Co. in North Carolina, Oliver Hammer Clothing in Sedro Woolley, Wash., and Sam's Western Wear in...
Havre members of the Montana Wilderness Association are hosting a program about hiking and history in central Montana. The program will feature a slide presentation of central Montana landscapes and hiking opportunities by outdoors writer Bill Cunningham. In addition, local historian Jim Magera will provide a overview of events surrounding some of central Montana's scenic backdrops. Ron Lorang of Finest Boot Repair will also provide some tips about purchasing and caring for hiking boots. Copies of the 2002 Wilderness Walks...
The federal Bureau of Land Management has scheduled 11 open houses to provide information about its planned resource management plan for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and identify issues to address in the plan. The meetings scheduled are: July 8, Winifred High School cafeteria in Winifred; July 9, BLM Office meeting room in Lewistown; July 10, Big Sandy High School auditorium in Big Sandy; July 11, the agricultural museum in Fort Benton July 15, Best Western Great Northern Inn, Havre July 16, Chinook...
Efforts to create a management plan are proceeding for a controversial national monument in the Upper Missouri River Breaks. The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled 11 public meetings to present information and collect ideas for a permanent plan to manage the resources of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. "It's to go ahead and kind of define what the different stakeholders see as issues in this management plan," said Craig Flentie, spokesman for the BLM field office in Lewistown. The meetings include...
Federal dollars earmarked for the renovation of a parking lot could be reassigned and used to build a skate park in Havre. Mayor Bob Rice, at a Wednesday meeting of the Havre Skateboarders Association, proposed that about $43,000 of CTEP money allocated to the Sixth Avenue Ballpark parking lot be diverted to the efforts to build a skateboarding and in-line skating facility in Havre. Through the Community Transportation Enhancement Program, the Federal Highway Administration allocates money for projects ranging from...
The Hill County Health Department has some suggestions on how to avoid being bitten by wood ticks this time of year. This seems to be a heavier than average tick season, so recreationists should follow as many of these tips as they can. Health Department sanitarian Heidi Bischoff suggested that first, remove all leaves, clean brush and cut tall grass around your home and garden edges where immature ticks often live. Wear light-colored clothing while hiking and camping so any ticks on you can be easily seen. Wear long pants...
Praise the planters of trees Howdy Beaver Sometimes there is something just so good to report that it makes for a good feeling just when writing the words. In spite of our oasis the beautiful Bear Paw Mountains we really live in the midst of mostly treeless prairies that roll on endlessly from Glacier National Park clear to North Dakota. Pioneers even saw fewer trees, for most of the cottonwoods growing by rivers had been chopped down to make log houses. Our grandmother Lucke reported that on early Fourth of July...