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Articles from the August 5, 2014 edition


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  • City Court asks for second clerk

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Aug 7, 2014

    Correction: The print version of this story incorrectly stated City Court Judge Virginia Seigel took office in November 2013. She was elected November and took office in January 2014. Havre City Council Monday discussed the possibility of adding a full- or part-time staff member to the city court office. City Judge Virginia Seigel gave a report of her work in City Court since she took the office in January. During her presentation, Seigel asked for permission to take on another employee, an assistant clerk. Seigel said the...

  • Mariani off to a big start in Nashville

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 6, 2014
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    If Marc Mariani has a battle on his hands in order to make the Tennessee Titans’ 53-man roster at the end of the month, he’s certainly taking the fight to his competition. The Titans opened training camp last week, and the former Havre Blue Pony and Montana Grizzly great has been making some splashy plays thus far. On the first day of training camp, Mariani ended the Titans’ first official practice of the 2014 season with a 60-yard touchdown catch in live drills. The pass...

  • Sen. Walsh cancels events; campaign mum on race

    MATT VOLZ Associated Press|Updated Aug 6, 2014

    HELENA — Sen. John Walsh of Montana on Tuesday postponed at least two upcoming events as his campaign declined to answer questions about whether he planned to remain in the U.S. Senate race amid allegations that he plagiarized a research paper. The Walsh campaign notified Gallatin County Democratic party members that he would not attend a backyard meet-and-greet in Bozeman hosted by Women for Walsh that was scheduled for Wednesday or a Friday talk on public lands at the county party's new headquarters. The campaign did not gi...

  • A quirky Yard of the Week

    Eric Seidle|Updated Aug 6, 2014

    Sarah Kraske's 1235 14th Ave. home has been chosen as the Bullhook Blossoms Garden Club's Yard of the Week. Quirky details - like flowerpots decorated with family pictures - create a fun, unique setting. See more pictures on Page B1....

  • Kathleen Remington

    Updated Aug 5, 2014

    Kathleen Remington, 64, of Havre, Montana, passed away July 28, 2014. Cremation has taken place, and Kathy has asked that no services be held or flowers sent. Donations may be made to Kathy’s son, Robert Koszewski, 20 3rd St. W #116, Havre, MT 59501. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Kathy’s online memorial and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com. Kathy was born April 19, 1950, in Great Falls, Montana, to Cecil and Virginia Remington. She was...

  • New activities at Relay for Life

    Pam Burke|Updated Aug 5, 2014

    Havre's annual Relay for Life, set for Friday evening through Saturday morning, will provide a mix of familiar and new activities for everyone participating in the walk which helps raise awareness of and money for the fight to cure cancer. The event will kick off at Havre High School Friday at 5 p.m. with the community barbecue, which is $5 per plate and free for cancer survivors, followed by the flag ceremony and survivor's walk around the high school track at 6 p.m. then...

  • Delorme not guilty of assaulting 5-year-old

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 5, 2014

    A Havre man accused of threatening a 5-year-old the child with a screwdriver, as well as possessing drugs and paraphernalia was acquitted of all felony charges. Some of charges against Jason R. Delorme were dismissed by the prosecution after the judge excluded evidence. Delorme, born in 1980, was sentenced to time served on a misdemeanor conviction after a trial in Havre last week. Delorme took the stand in his own defense during the lengthy one-day trial last week in state District Court in Havre. After deliberating from...

  • FWP eyes Beaver Creek easement

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 5, 2014
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    A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks official said Monday that the agency is close to making a proposal to solve a controversial issue at Beaver Creek Park — the park charging access fees to fish waters stocked by FWP. Tom Flowers, FWP Region 6 regional manager in Glasgow, told the Hill County Park Board that the agency is working on a proposal to purchase a recreational conservation easement from the park. He told the board at its monthly meeting in May that people had complained about being charged to fish in areas stocked by...

  • Zinke ready to fight for identity of America

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 5, 2014
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    U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke said Monday that he thinks there are major problems in the attitude and bureaucracy in the nation’s capital. “It is fixable,” Zinke said in an interview with the Havre Daily News. “I think this is a battle that needs to be fought. It is a battle, I think, for the identity of America, and it is a battle that needs to be fought, and I think we’ll win.” Zinke, the Republican candidate, faces Democrat John Lewis in the Nov. 4 general election. Zinke said national leaders need to stop using one-s...

  • Bethel "Betsy" J. Coe

    Updated Aug 5, 2014

    Bethel "Betsy" J. Coe, 88, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at the Havre Assembly of God Church with Pastor John Chapman officiating. The family has requested that memorials be made in Betsy's name to World Vision, PO Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063, or to Newborns in Need, 3323 Transou Road, Pfafftown, NC 27040. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been...

  • For the Record, August 5, 2014

    Updated Aug 5, 2014

    Havre Police Department Alexandra Ricciardelli, 23, of Keyport, New Jersey, was arrested on a charge of theft after officers responded to an 8:16 a.m. Monday call from 1st Street about female transients stealing beer out of the back of a truck. ——— Officers investigated a 3:39 p.m. Monday call from a 1st Street West business about a gas drive off of $40.07 by a white van headed east. ——— Tyler Joe Gilead, 22, of Havre was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license and criminal contempt afte...

  • Michael John Renaker

    Updated Aug 5, 2014

    Michael John Renaker of south of Chinook passed away Sunday, August 3, of natural causes. He was 54. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mike was born on Dec. 10, 1959 in Missoula, Montana, to George Thomas Jr. and Doris (Green) Renaker. The family moved several times before arriving in Havre, where Mike graduated from HHS in 1978. He worked as a mechanic for Heltne's Exxon before traveling to Oregon to work for Geo Tech Services. After moving back to...

  • Griz fifth, Cats 19th in preseason poll

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 5, 2014

    Fall camp is officially underway for the both the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats. And both teams will enter the 2014 regular season nationally ranked. Monday afternoon, the NCAA released the 2014 Football Championship Subdivision Preseason Coaches Poll, and both the Griz and Cats were a part of it, while four Big Sky Conference schools, total, were on the list. Montana, which went 10-3 and reached the FCS playoffs last fall, was voted fifth in the poll, the...

  • Local Golf Report: Just two weeks before men's playoffs

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 5, 2014

    The hot, dry, sunny, and sometimes windy days of August are officially here. It won’t be long and, though the weather won’t change, the golf scenery will. The high school golf season is just around the corner, and the Havre Blue Ponies will begin their season Aug. 14 at Prairie Farms Golf Course. The Ponies will be under the guidance of Brett Gilman again this season. And, as a reminder to anyone wishing to participate in Havre High golf, students must have a sports phy...