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  • Powwow brings energy to the crowd

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Aug 5, 2013

    The annual Rocky Boy powwow kicked off with an energetic Grand Entry Friday. Many people filled the stands around the circular grass arena to wait for the first Grand Entry, which was delayed over an hour due to rain. The Grand Entry began with all the dancers participating in the event following a color guard made up of Native American veterans circling through the arena, showcasing their respective dancing styles. Jamon Paskemin, of Sweetgrass, Saskatchewan, attended the pow...

  • Med-flight firm, hospital spar over service

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 5, 2013
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    Representatives of a company trying to set up a locally based medical transportation service say they can’t understand why Havre’s hospital is not calling them to transport patients to other hospitals. “At this point, there is just no reason, there is just no cause or justification that we can come up with” Greg Beaty, chief flight paramedic for Medico Transport System said. Medico owner James Hunt said he does not want an adversarial relationship with the adminis...

  • Frontier Conference Football Preview: Tight ends still play a key role

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 5, 2013

    The more college football teams advance and adapt the modern-day spread-option offense, it seems the less the tight end position is heard from. And though most tight ends in the college game aren’t racking up 1,000-yard seasons these days, the position is still as important as ever. At MSU-Northern, the tight end has always been an integral part of the offense, whether in red-zone and short-yardage situations, or in blocking schemes. And in 2013, the Lights till be breaking in...

  • Frontier Conference Preview: As always, Frontier has great receivers

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 5, 2013

    There’s no doubt the Frontier Conference is flush with great quarterbacks. That’s already been established. And there’s no question the offensive lines assigned to protect those great QBs will play a key role in how the passers do this coming season. But protection isn’t the only key to success in the passing game. Great QBs also need great wide receivers, and the Frontier has seen plenty of them over the years. The 2013 season will feature some exciting and speedy wide outs,...

  • Margaret E. "Donia" Corcoran Peterson

    Updated Aug 5, 2013

    Margaret E. “Donia” Corcoran Peterson, 66, of Great Falls, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at Peace Hospice due to cancer. Wake services will begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy, and will continue until her funeral service, which will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. Interment will follow in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements, and you can leave...

  • Betty Lee Babcock, backer of Montana Constitution, dies

    Updated Aug 5, 2013

    HELENA (AP) — Betty Babcock, a backer of the 1972 push to modernize Montana's constitution and the wife of former Montana Gov. Tim Babcock, died in Helena on Sunday. She was 91. Babcock also served as a Republican in the Montana House. Montana Republican Party Chairman Will Deschamps confirmed her death in an email. Babcock was one of 19 female delegates to the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention where the document was written to replace the 1889 version. Concerns over the older Montana Constitution, including allowances f...

  • Feds probe $9M Blackfeet children's program

    MATT VOLZ Associated Press|Updated Aug 5, 2013

    HELENA — A federal investigation is underway into allegations of mismanagement and misspending by the managers of a now-defunct Blackfeet tribal program for troubled youth that received $9.6 million in federal grants over six years. The investigation was prompted by a Blackfeet Tribal Business Council resolution asking federal authorities to look into allegations of the misuse of federal grant money, credit cards, property procured for the program and the direct or in-kind contributions the tribe was supposed to make to t...

  • Foes find common ground on Montana's resources

    Bob Brown|Updated Aug 5, 2013

    Last month, Chuck Roady, vice president and general manager of F.H. Stoltz Land and Lumber Co., a family-owned sawmill that has been operating in northwest Montana for more than 100 years, traveled to Washington, D.C., to share with the powers that be what it’s like to run a mill in Montana. At the invitation of Rep. Steve Daines, Roady spoke to the House Natural Resources Committee about the web of lawsuits that too often ensnare federal timber sales. He called it, with g...

  • Melody Ann Coghill

    Updated Aug 5, 2013

    On Aug. 1 2013, Melody Ann Coghill of Montana went to be with her dad. Melody was loved by many. She had a never-ending spirit that was contagious. She had a gypsy soul. She loved to sing and dance while she cooked for her friends and family. Her grandchildren loved her, and she had a love for them that could be seen by everyone. She loved to work and be around many different kinds of people. There wasn’t one person that she walked by that she didn’t say hello to. She had a heart that helped all walks of life. She never tur...

  • Jerome Smith

    Updated Aug 5, 2013

    Jerome “Jerry” Smith, 70, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Entombment of his cremated remains will be held at a later date in Fort Harrison Veterans’ Cemetery. The family has requested that memorials be made in Jerry’s name to the Montana Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation, the Lion...

  • Library's summer Reading Program winds down

    Rachel Rawn Havre Hill County Library|Updated Aug 5, 2013

    Rachael Rawn Havre-Hill County Public Library As the Havre-Hill County Library wraps up the yearly Summer Reading Program, we always feel a little pang of longing. Fall is just around the corner; soon school will start, and the library will be a much quieter place. But don’t worry, the library won’t let the summer slip quietly into the night. Here at the library summer will go out with a bang. The Summer Reading Program finale extravaganza will be Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. Puppet duo Bat Honey, based in Missoula, will present the...