Articles from the June 7, 2005 edition

Story and photos by Nikki Carlson On THE MILK RIVER - Water sloshing against the river banks and bending around rocks gives the Milk River a fine-tuned heartbeat. This rhythmic dance whispers the river's past and future. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service watershed specialist Warren Kellogg says the Milk River is a precious "jewel in our back yard" and its legacy should continue for future generations. "You feel like you've gone back in time" when you're on the river, Kellogg said. NRCS's mission is to educate...

Ryan Divish Havre Daily News Sports Editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Ben Erickson and the Havre Northstars only got to play one game this weekend, but they made the most of it. Erickson was simply unhittable on Sunday at Legion Field, shutting down and shutting out the Fort MacLeod Royals with a masterful no-hit performance in a 10-0 six-inning win for the Northstars. Because of incessant rain on Friday and Saturday, the Northstars postponed Friday's doubleheader with the Lethbridge Miners and...

PARK CITY - Joe Hutton, 81, of Park City died Wednesday, May 25, 2005, after a long battle with emphysema. A memorial celebration will be held at Turner School at 2 p.m. Saturday. Joe was born on May 11, 1924, in Dodson. He served in the Navy and was a World War II veteran, before meeting his wife, Maxine. He then resided in Turner for most of his life, where he was a master mechanic. He also spent many years in Loring and in Big Coulee near Ryegate. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Muriel Hutton; wife,...

Associated Press Writer PALOMINO VALLEY, Nev. - They are revered as majestic, galloping icons of the American West - or reviled as starving, disfigured varmints that rob ranchers of their livelihood. Wild horses and burros are again stirring emotional debate from Western rangelands to the halls of Congress after dozens of horses were slaughtered legally in April for the first time since the federal government outlawed the practice in 1971. Backers of a measure in Congress to reinstate protections for the mustangs that were...

9-hole golf course is under construction at the Baltrusch ranch George Ferguson Havre Daily News Sports [email protected]@havredailynews.com You can't hear it and most people certainly haven't seen it this spring, or even last summer and fall. But make no mistake about it, the construction of Havre's first 18-hole golf course is well under way. Five miles east of North Havre and a mile south of Shepherd Road on the Baltrusch Land and Cattle Co. ranch, brothers Greg and Gary Baltrusch, along with Dan...

Associated Press Writer LONDON - The U.S. National Academy of Sciences joined similar groups from other nations today in a call for prompt action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, warning that delays will be costly. The statement was released as British Prime Minister Tony Blair was meeting with President Bush in Washington. Blair has made action on climate change a priority for the July G-8 summit. Bush opposes the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, and his administration questions scientists' views that man-made... Full story

for offenders needs money, judge says Larry Kline Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Havre City Court Judge Joyce Perszyk met with Havre City Council members Monday night to plead her case. Perszyk asked members of the council's Finance Committee to allow her to hire a staffer to coordinate, among other things, a community service program to replace one that is being lost. The District IV Human Resources Development Council recently learned that, because of federal funding cuts, a state Board...

PARIS (AP) - New scientific evidence supports the theory that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with arsenic during his second exile, a French toxicologist said Thursday. Pascal Kintz said he found traces of the poison in two strands of the French emperor's hair, supporting the conclusions of past tests. Napoleon died May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena, where he had been banished after his defeat at Waterloo. He was 52. The official cause of death is stomach cancer....

Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Scientists studying the mighty T. rex may have found a way to tell a she rex from a he rex. The dinosaurs knew the difference, of course. Scientists, with only fossilized bones to work from, have had little to go on as far as knowing which specimen was a male and which was a female. Now, a team led by Mary H. Schweitzer of North Carolina State University reports finding a layer of medullary bone inside the leg bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana. Medullary bone is a...

Story and photos by Nikki Carlson On THE MILK RIVER - Water sloshing against the river banks and bending around rocks gives the Milk River a fine-tuned heartbeat. This rhythmic dance whispers the river's past and future. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service watershed specialist Warren Kellogg says the Milk River is a precious "jewel in our back yard" and its legacy should continue for future generations. "You feel like you've gone back in time" when you're on the river, Kellogg said. NRCS's mission is to educate...

Ryan Divish Havre Daily News Sports Editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Ben Erickson and the Havre Northstars only got to play one game this weekend, but they made the most of it. Erickson was simply unhittable on Sunday at Legion Field, shutting down and shutting out the Fort MacLeod Royals with a masterful no-hit performance in a 10-0 six-inning win for the Northstars. Because of incessant rain on Friday and Saturday, the Northstars postponed Friday's doubleheader with the Lethbridge Miners and... Full story

PARK CITY - Joe Hutton, 81, of Park City died Wednesday, May 25, 2005, after a long battle with emphysema. A memorial celebration will be held at Turner School at 2 p.m. Saturday. Joe was born on May 11, 1924, in Dodson. He served in the Navy and was a World War II veteran, before meeting his wife, Maxine. He then resided in Turner for most of his life, where he was a master mechanic. He also spent many years in Loring and in Big Coulee near Ryegate. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Muriel Hutton; wife,...

Associated Press Writer PALOMINO VALLEY, Nev. - They are revered as majestic, galloping icons of the American West - or reviled as starving, disfigured varmints that rob ranchers of their livelihood. Wild horses and burros are again stirring emotional debate from Western rangelands to the halls of Congress after dozens of horses were slaughtered legally in April for the first time since the federal government outlawed the practice in 1971. Backers of a measure in Congress to reinstate protections for the mustangs that were...

9-hole golf course is under construction at the Baltrusch ranch George Ferguson Havre Daily News Sports [email protected]@havredailynews.com You can't hear it and most people certainly haven't seen it this spring, or even last summer and fall. But make no mistake about it, the construction of Havre's first 18-hole golf course is well under way. Five miles east of North Havre and a mile south of Shepherd Road on the Baltrusch Land and Cattle Co. ranch, brothers Greg and Gary Baltrusch, along with Dan... Full story

Associated Press Writer LONDON - The U.S. National Academy of Sciences joined similar groups from other nations today in a call for prompt action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, warning that delays will be costly. The statement was released as British Prime Minister Tony Blair was meeting with President Bush in Washington. Blair has made action on climate change a priority for the July G-8 summit. Bush opposes the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, and his administration questions scientists' views that man-made...

for offenders needs money, judge says Larry Kline Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Havre City Court Judge Joyce Perszyk met with Havre City Council members Monday night to plead her case. Perszyk asked members of the council's Finance Committee to allow her to hire a staffer to coordinate, among other things, a community service program to replace one that is being lost. The District IV Human Resources Development Council recently learned that, because of federal funding cuts, a state Board...

PARIS (AP) - New scientific evidence supports the theory that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with arsenic during his second exile, a French toxicologist said Thursday. Pascal Kintz said he found traces of the poison in two strands of the French emperor's hair, supporting the conclusions of past tests. Napoleon died May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena, where he had been banished after his defeat at Waterloo. He was 52. The official cause of death is stomach cancer.... Full story

Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Scientists studying the mighty T. rex may have found a way to tell a she rex from a he rex. The dinosaurs knew the difference, of course. Scientists, with only fossilized bones to work from, have had little to go on as far as knowing which specimen was a male and which was a female. Now, a team led by Mary H. Schweitzer of North Carolina State University reports finding a layer of medullary bone inside the leg bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana. Medullary bone is a...

Story and photos by Nikki Carlson On THE MILK RIVER - Water sloshing against the river banks and bending around rocks gives the Milk River a fine-tuned heartbeat. This rhythmic dance whispers the river's past and future. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service watershed specialist Warren Kellogg says the Milk River is a precious "jewel in our back yard" and its legacy should continue for future generations. "You feel like you've gone back in time" when you're on the river, Kellogg said. NRCS's mission is to educate...

Ryan Divish Havre Daily News Sports Editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Ben Erickson and the Havre Northstars only got to play one game this weekend, but they made the most of it. Erickson was simply unhittable on Sunday at Legion Field, shutting down and shutting out the Fort MacLeod Royals with a masterful no-hit performance in a 10-0 six-inning win for the Northstars. Because of incessant rain on Friday and Saturday, the Northstars postponed Friday's doubleheader with the Lethbridge Miners and...

PARK CITY - Joe Hutton, 81, of Park City died Wednesday, May 25, 2005, after a long battle with emphysema. A memorial celebration will be held at Turner School at 2 p.m. Saturday. Joe was born on May 11, 1924, in Dodson. He served in the Navy and was a World War II veteran, before meeting his wife, Maxine. He then resided in Turner for most of his life, where he was a master mechanic. He also spent many years in Loring and in Big Coulee near Ryegate. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Muriel Hutton; wife,...

Associated Press Writer PALOMINO VALLEY, Nev. - They are revered as majestic, galloping icons of the American West - or reviled as starving, disfigured varmints that rob ranchers of their livelihood. Wild horses and burros are again stirring emotional debate from Western rangelands to the halls of Congress after dozens of horses were slaughtered legally in April for the first time since the federal government outlawed the practice in 1971. Backers of a measure in Congress to reinstate protections for the mustangs that were...

9-hole golf course is under construction at the Baltrusch ranch George Ferguson Havre Daily News Sports [email protected]@havredailynews.com You can't hear it and most people certainly haven't seen it this spring, or even last summer and fall. But make no mistake about it, the construction of Havre's first 18-hole golf course is well under way. Five miles east of North Havre and a mile south of Shepherd Road on the Baltrusch Land and Cattle Co. ranch, brothers Greg and Gary Baltrusch, along with Dan...

Associated Press Writer LONDON - The U.S. National Academy of Sciences joined similar groups from other nations today in a call for prompt action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, warning that delays will be costly. The statement was released as British Prime Minister Tony Blair was meeting with President Bush in Washington. Blair has made action on climate change a priority for the July G-8 summit. Bush opposes the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, and his administration questions scientists' views that man-made...

for offenders needs money, judge says Larry Kline Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Havre City Court Judge Joyce Perszyk met with Havre City Council members Monday night to plead her case. Perszyk asked members of the council's Finance Committee to allow her to hire a staffer to coordinate, among other things, a community service program to replace one that is being lost. The District IV Human Resources Development Council recently learned that, because of federal funding cuts, a state Board... Full story