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A woman from Fort Belknap Indian Reservation won a rehabilitated vehicle after her mother submitted an essay to this year's Custom Collision Repair vehicle giveaway. Custom Collision Repair announced that Marlayna Snow, 25, a single mother and housekeeper at Northern Montana Hospital, won a 2003 Chrysler Concorde Saturday during the business' annual customer appreciation day. Karla Bolken of Havre and her brothers last year donated the vehicle that belonged to their late mothe...
WASHINGTON — Facing bipartisan outrage from a Senate panel over accusations of employee misconduct, Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf appeared taken aback by the intensity of the verbal lashing. At a few points, he seemed flustered and stumbled a bit over his words. He bristled at assertions that the alleged opening of millions of customer accounts without their permission was a "scam." Peppered with criticism for nearly three hours at a hearing Tuesday, the CEO of the nation's second-largest bank faced calls for his resignation f...
HELENA — Mike Fellows, the state Libertarian Party chairman who was making his eighth run for Montana’s U.S. House seat, died in a car crash, authorities said Tuesday. Fellows, 59, was in a head-on collision with another vehicle on Montana Highway 200 Monday night as he was returning home to Missoula after a campaign event in Seeley Lake, Missoula County Undersheriff Jason Johnson said in a statement. Fellows, who has run unsuccessfully for a statewide office every election since 1998, was a long-shot candidate again thi...
Montana State University-Northern is hosting a series of activities throughout the week in observance of American Indian Heritage Day this Friday. The Montana Legislature voted in 1997 to designate the fourth Friday of September each year as American Indian Heritage Day. The Montana Office of Public Instruction says on its website that the day is meant to recognize the cultural significance of American Indian tribes. This year's activities were organized by Northern's Little...
Students at Sunnyside Intermediate School have a new way to keep active at school - riding a bicycle while studying. Librarian Lorraine Don pursued purchasing FitDesks for the school, and after the school parent teacher organization stepped up and provided the full funds for the purchase, four of the desks with bicycles for the seats are in the school library. Don said she became interested in ways to keep students active when she saw a special on television about "sitting dis...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a found property report after a First Street business reported Tuesday at 8:46 a.m. that a set of golf clubs were found in front of the store. —— Officers issued a summons after an 11th Street caller reported a stolen cellphone Tuesday at 11:27 a.m. —— Officers investigated a vandalism report after a Wilson Avenue caller reported Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. that tire had been slashed earlier in the day. —— Officers investigated a theft report after a Main Street caller reported Tu...
Press release Humanities Montana will be carrying out Letters About Literature again this year. Letters about Literature is a national competition that invites students to submit letters written to the authors of their favorite books. Students in grades four through 12 can submit letters to the competition. State and national winners will be awarded. LAL is a great way to get students engaged in literature, and the Library of Congress provides schools with a teaching guide to help kids start writing. Students can enter...
Press release The American Red Cross is urging eligible donors to give blood and platelets this fall to help restock the shelves following a significant summer shortage and ensure an adequate blood supply for patients in need. Through the first two weeks of September, the Red Cross is down more than 10,000 donations from what is needed to replenish the blood supply and be prepared for emergencies large and small. Declines in donations can lead to blood shortages and make it difficult to meet patient needs should a disaster...
Havre Daily News staff The Town Pump Foundation is once again working to help the Havre Food Bank along with other food banks in the state by matching cash donations made to the bank. Lorna Bjerga, director of the Havre Food Bank, said Town Pump will match every dollar donated to Havre Food Bank up to $7,500 through the end of November. Bjerga said people can make donations at Town Pump, at the Havre Food Bank at 453 Fifth St. North in North Havre or at the District 4 HRDC Office at 2229 Fifth Ave. Bjerga said that while...
Editor, My lifetime as a Montanan leaves me a special perspective on fur trapping and the role it played in the history of Montana and our nation. As a young person in the 1930s and 1940s, I knew a few of the remaining mountain men who traveled the back country wilderness in pursuit of fur. Their lives were filled, as were those of their immediate predecessors, with mystic reflections of the early-day mountain men that they followed. Trapping was an important part of the lives of these people who settled and also explored so...
HARLEM - Venus Bardanouve, 99, passed away Sept. 17, 2016, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook. A celebration of her life will be held at the Harlem Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, with Pastor Ellen Ayres officiating. Interment of ashes will be at the Harlem Cemetery. Venus was born in Doniphan, Nebraska, June 16, 1917, the only child of Edgar Bankson and Emma Valentine Jacobs Potts. Venus' family were pioneers in Nebraska and she loved hearing... Full story
Sylvia Dawn Russette, "Sweet Grass Hills Woman," 45, passed away of natural causes Monday evening at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana. Her traditional Native American service began with a wake at 4 p.m. Tuesday with her service 10 a.m. this morning, all at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Her burial followed at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Sylvia was born Oct. 26, 1970, in Havre, Montana, to... Full story
Marie Hollingshead, 89, passed away of natural causes Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Frank Donato officiating. Memorials may be made in Marie's name to Blankie Blessings, c/o Fifth Avenue Christian Church, or to the charity of donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services... Full story
With fall weather creeping up on us, it means that it's time for the Havre High golf teams to take part in the postseason, as the Blue Ponies’ year on the links winds down. Saturday, Havre will compete in the Central A Divisional tournament in East Glacier and the Pony boys will be trying to defend their title from a season ago, when they placed all their golfers in the top 15 and won the team title going away. One member of that team from a season ago, who will once again b...
By Havre Daily News Staff Middle school sports are now in a full swing for the fall, and last week, the Havre Middle School Mustangs were very busy. Last Tuesday saw the 8th-grade football team beat Browning 34-14, while Saturday, the 7th-grade team beat Medicine Hat 35-0 and the 8th-grade squad beat Medicine Hat 33-7. In girls basketball, last Friday saw the 7th-grade White squad defeat Browning 41-16 and the Blue squad win 25-17. The 8th-grade White squad beat Browning 31-14 and the Blue squad defeated Browning 51-14....
The Montana State University-Northern rodeo teams have gotten their seasons underway and after two competitions, both teams are looking good. The Lights and Skylights first took part in team rodeos Sept. 9-10 at the Northwest College rodeo in Cody, Wyoming. The men's team for MSU-N notched a third-place finish at the rodeo, while the women's team came in fourth. Zane Marcenko and Kyle Clutter finished second in the team-roping competition to lead the way for the Lights, while...
Over the years, Montana State University-Northern athletics have given fans plenty to cheer about. But last weekend was one in which Northern fans had more than just a little to cheer about. No, from last Friday night to Saturday afternoon, fans and students of MSU-N got a dream 24 hours — one that doesn’t come around just every weekend, anywhere. And that’s what makes college athletics so great. When it isn’t expected, or when the chips might be down for your favorit...
Montana Grain Growers Association will hold nine listening sessions around the state this fall, including in Havre, to give producers an opportunity to let the organization know what’s on their mind. “MGGA policy is created at the grass roots level,” said President Rob Davis of Larslan, “and we depend on our members to give us direction. Each farming community has different priorities and these sessions give us an opportunity to learn about local concerns and issues.” Federal farm program development is also an important...
Thursday High School Volleyball Chinook vs CJI North Star vs Big Sandy College Volleyball Skylights vs UGF, 7 p.m. Friday High School Football Havre vs Browning, 7 p.m. Chinook vs PBD, 7 p.m. CJI at Simms, 7 p.m. Ft. Benton vs GFCC, 7 p.m. Big Sandy at Sunburst, 7 p.m. Harlem at Wolf Point, 7 p.m. Rocky Boy vs Fairfield, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Box Elder vs HLP North Star at Sunburst College Volleyball Skylights at Carroll, 7 p.m. College X-Country MSU-N at MSU-B...
