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Hi-Line Pregnancy Resource Center is offering more programs and helping more women, people attending the center’s annual banquet were told Tuesday night. The second-annual banquet was held at Montana State University-Northern as a fundraiser to help Havre-area pregnant girls and women. The second annual banquet is one of the center’s main sources of fundraising from Havre and surrounding areas. Ronalee Skees, former director of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center in Kalispell and executive director of Mother’s Arms Crisis Pregn...
HELENA (AP) — Montana lawmakers who say term limits have reduced their effectiveness looked Wednesday to other states for ideas on how to strengthen their branch of government. The Legislature is supposed to be equal to the state's executive and judicial branches, but it has been weakened by eight-year term limits on lawmakers, Republican Senate President Jeff Essmann of Billings said. That frequent turnover in legislators results in the entire body lacking a deep knowledge of government agencies, issues and problems, he s...
The public’s attitude toward developmentally disabled people has changed radically over the years. While bias still exists, many people now see that developmentally disabled people are a vital part of a healthy society as people with goals, ambitions and feelings. There are lots of reasons for this change. Education has played a role. Teachers and experts in the field have been careful in explaining things to people. More developmentally disabled people have been mainstreamed into society at large. When people have friends a...
Montana is diverse, and for this I am thankful. Diverse in its landscape, from the majestic Rocky Mountains to the geological rimrock sandstone formations, to the ancient lake shores and to the wide-open and rolling plains. Diverse in what each landscape offers for recreational opportunities. Diverse in how people like to play and reconnect with nature and wildlife in Montana. Diverse in its seasons of weather, from snowcapped island range mountains, to falling golden, red and brown leaves and to the first signs of spring...
There are so many special things going on right now with the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team, it would be tough to list them all from A-Z. Then again, starting with the letter A is no trouble at all. The word special certainly applies to Northern senior right side hitter Abby Nicholas. Though you wouldn’t know it by her demeanor, Nicholas has been special since the day she stepped foot onto the Armory Gymnasium floor. And it’s no coincidence that the Sky...
The results of the effects of the 16-day federal government shutdown continue to be felt, with the USDA’s Farm Service Agency Hill County office reporting the production of maps for farmers to use to report their crop acreage has been delayed, but the deadline to report those crops stayed the same. Les Respins, Hill County executive director for the FSA, said the deadline for farmers to report the acreage of their fall crops is Nov. 15. FSA provides the maps for farmers to use in reporting their crops, but, Respins said, t...
On Saturday, Nov. 2, people will be freezin' for a reason at Blue Pony Stadium. The annual Sub-Zero Super-Hero Polar Plunge will take place prior to the Montana State University-Northern football game. The idea is that if you raise $100 or more in pledges for the Special Olympics, you get the chance to jump into a large vat of ice-cold water while your friends urge you on. "It's a great event," said Havre Police Community Resource Officer Ryan Pearson, who is working on the...
Coinciding with the start of the general hunting season for elk and deer, National Weather Service predicted the first snowfall in this part of Montana to hit by Sunday night, followed by warmer weather later next week. Weather Service issued a release at 4:39 Monday morning saying "confidence is increasing" that temperatures will drop in central and north-central Montana by the weekend, with a good chance of widespread snow in the mountains with rain in the lower elevations...
John Engleson, 1933–2013 John Allan Engleson, 80 of Pocatello, Idaho, and Dike Lake passed away on Oct. 3, 2013. John was born to Alfred and Mable Fincke Engleson on June 5, 1933, in Benson, Minn. One month later the family, including his brother Don, moved to Glascow, Mont. They eventually settled in Havre, Mont. John attended elementary school there, and graduated from Havre High School. At the age of 14, he worked at the Havre Hotel as a busboy and then began working for th...
Indian name “White Eagle Boy” Born Nov. 1, 2012, Kaidynce Evan Small, joined our Creator in heaven Oct. 21, 2013. Funeral services were held this morning at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Wake services were Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, beginning at 3 p.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Through the short time we had him here, Kaidynce was known to be a happy, adorable baby with a big personality. He had a smile that was pure and full of love. Every morning he would wak...
HARLEM — Evelyn M. Leo, 89, passed away Oct. 21, 2013. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the American Lutheran Church in Harlem. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
Those interested in the Junior Bowling Program are urged to call Hi Line Lanes and sign up for the season. League bowling for U.S.B.C. Youth will be starting very soon. Anyone interested in coaching may also sign up. Bumper bowling will begin at the same time. A rare oddity happened last week with Jacob Anderson rolling 13 consecutive strikes. He ended one game with eight strikes in a row, then started the next game with five more in a row. That is known as a Andy Varipappa 300 game. Congratulations Jacob. TOURNEY TRAIL:...
It took a 10-match winning streak, and beating the Lewis-Clark State Warriors on the road, but the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team can finally say it's nationally-ranked. In the new NAIA Coaches Poll, released Tuesday afternoon, the Skylights (10-0, 19-4) made their debut in the Top 25, coming in at No. 25. Northern hasn't lost a match since a road trip to Florida in the final week of August, and the Skylights just returned home from their most successful...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team made it official on Tuesday night. The Lights are ready for the 2013-14 season. Northern held its annual Maroon/Gold Dual Tuesday night at the Armory Gymnasium, and while the Gold team prevailed 12-6, the point of the night was to get the Lights ready for their season-opening dual with North Idaho College, while will take place Saturday afternoon in Idaho. "We've got a lot to work on," MSU-N head coach Tyson Thivierge said....
MSU-N senior Brandt Montelius is making the most out of his final season The Montana State University-Northern football season is quickly entering the stretch run. The Lights are sitting at 4-3 overall, and but now have three straight home games to close out the 2013 regular season. The final stretch of games against Carroll College, Montana Tech, and Rocky Mountain College (senior day) will make or break what chances the Lights have at a post season. Earlier this season...
