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In another Republican major victory in traditionally Democratic Hill and Blaine counties, voters generally had the lowest turnout since 1998. The Secretary of State website reports, with all 17 Hill County precincts counted, a slightly more than 53 percent turnout in the county for Tuesday's general election. The most recent lower turnout was in 1998, with 52 percent. The low turnout comes at a time of a first - a Republican sweep of Blaine and Hill counties, traditionally...
The Bullhook Bombshells, the group that aspires to be Havre’s first roller derby team, held their first organizational meeting Wednesday evening in the Community Room at Holiday Village Mall. At the start of the meeting, Amber Wells, the founder of the team, suggested the group elect officers. Wells was elected as president and Lana Dramstad was voted in to be vice president. Additionally, Beth Hannah was elected secretary-treasurer, and Nikki Gregori was named the public relations officer for the team. “Every single per...
Andy Carlson, the superintendent of Havre Public Schools, said the locker room renovations at Havre High School are complete and the new facilities are being used. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, at the high school will give the public a chance to see the work that has been done at the school. “We really want people to see what’s been done,” he said. “Anybody who goes in there will be proud of what’s gone into it. … These buildings do belong to the community, and I think the final product is something they...
A Havre man has pleaded guilty to raping a 7-year-old girl in 2005. Jacob Walker, born in 1985, had asked Judge Daniel Boucher, to dismiss the charges against him, but ended up pleading to a reduced charge. Walker pleaded guilty to sexual assault when the victim was 7 and he was three or more years older. State District Judge Dan Boucher ordered a presentencing investigation be conducted and set sentencing for Jan. 12. The sentencing range, with an enhancement for the age of the victim, is 4 to 100 years. Walker had argued th...
Special to the Daily News Plans are being made for the 2014 Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner is provided free to the entire community by an anonymous donor. The spirit of the dinner is to bring our community together as one big extended family. Organizers said that in 2013 the people who ran the dinner prepared and served more than 750 meals thanks to the more than 135 volunteers who shared their time and talent. The 2014 dinner will take place at St. Jude Parish...
Special to the Havre Daily The Montana State University-Northern Community Orchestra, directed by Rhonda Minnick, will perform its fall concert, An Evening of Classic Rock, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., at Fifth Avenue Christian Church. The concert will showcase musical selections which pay homage to some of the most influential artists or modern time: The Beatles, The Eagles, Elton John, Steppenwolf, Michael Jackson, Queen and more. Special guests will include Mike Carey, guitarist on Classical Gas, and guest vocalists The Nerds of...
Emily Ann Baldik Brown was born Feb. 27, 1919, to Frank and Mary Petr Baldik at Iliad, Montana. She passed away on Nov. 3, 2014, at the age of 95. Emily was the last remaining member of that generation of the Baldik family. Emily had a very long life and saw many changes throughout those years. She loved riding horseback with her brothers and rode to the Iliad school in all kinds of weather. Emily graduated from eighth grade at the Iliad School. She was quite independent and...
Havre Police Department Officers were called to assist a citizen at the police station Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. —— Kenneth Michael Smith, 52, of Havre was arrested Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. on a misdemeanor Justice or City court warrant. —— A 13-year-old boy was issued a summons at the police department Wednesday at 4:34 p.m. —— Officers investigated a report from Saddle Butte Drive concerning suspicious activity today at 12:09 a.m.. The caller reported a neighbor's window was open and a bucket was under the window. —— Nathan K...
My friend Kathy and I lounged on the beach, mindlessly watching the waves roll in. Tide was high so the waves were literally underfoot. We each had a book open but upended on our laps. “I love it the way my mind goes empty while I’m on the beach like this. It is so Zen,” said Kathy. I took 10 seconds to give her statement thought, an uncharacteristic move on my part, before I replied. “Umm hmm. Sun, surf and sand seem to have that effect. ‘Living in the moment.’ It is a state of mind we are supposed to strive to attain. It...
Two weeks left in the Frontier Conference football season, and as expected, the Frontier title will go down to the wire. In fact, unless a drastic upset takes place, it looks like a tie in the Frontier standings is more than likely. This past Saturday, Carroll College and Southern Oregon kept pace with each other, both winning handily. Carroll blasted the Montana State University-Northern Lights in Havre, while SOU thumped Rocky Mountain College 45-28. In the standings, the...
There can be no argument that the 2014 season has been a difficult one for the Havre High volleyball team. But, the great thing about high school volleyball in Montana is, once the postseason begins, the slate is wiped clean and a fresh start may be just what the Blue Ponies need. The Ponies (3-15, 2-6) finished fourth in the final Central A conference standings and will need to finish in the top two this weekend in Browning if they are going to qualify for the Class A State...
Both the Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s basketball teams got an early start to the season, each playing several games in October. But now the calender has turned to November, and after a week off, the Lights and Skylights will really get going. The Northern women, ranked No. 21 in the NAIA, travel to Phoenix this weekend for a pair of tough games against NAIA opponents. Head coach Chris Mouat’s team is off to a 6-0 start, and the Skylights will take on Sa...
It would be easy for Montana State University-Northern senior quarterback Travis Dean to feel like he got a raw deal. After all, he’s already suffered not one, but two season-ending injuries in his time at MSU-Northern. And now, just when he was playing the best football of his life, another season-ending injury has derailed the end of his Lights’ career. Dean will miss Northern’s final two games with a fracture in his leg that he suffered at Eastern Oregon two weeks ago....
Special to the Havre Daily Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association Inc., doing business as Triangle Communications, held its 61st annual meeting of members Oct. 18. More than 120 members, plus numerous guests, attended the meeting, held in the Student Union Building at Montana State University-Northern in Havre. Attendees were served a meal catered by Northern. During the business portion of the meeting, Triangle Board President Tom Bangs stressed to members that Triangle...
Prep Football Playoffs Class AA Quarterfinals, Friday Billings West (4-6) at Kalispell Glacier (10-0), 7 p.m. Missoula Big Sky (7-3) at Billings Skyview (7-3), 7 p.m. Billings Senior (6-4) at Great Falls CMR (8-2), 7 p.m. Bozeman (5-5) at Helena (9-1), 7 p.m. Class A Quarterfinals Friday Dillon (7-2) at Belgrade (8-1), 7 p.m. Saturday Hamilton (7-3) at Billings Central (6-2), 1 p.m. Miles City (8-2) at Whitefish (7-2), 1 p.m. Laurel (7-3) at Butte Central (8-1), 6 p.m. Class B Quarterfinals, Saturday Baker (6-3) at Townsend...