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HELENA - Our beloved mother and grandmother, Julia Svendsen, left us Nov. 14, 2013, for her heavenly home. Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. at Hogeland Lutheran Church. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. She was born in Caledonia, Minn., on Sept. 21, 1915. Julia was raised in Hogeland (the farm) by Walter and Alma Wing. She attended the Wing School and Harlem High School. She married Ingeman Svendsen on Oct. 1, 1932.... Full story
Elizabeth “Bette” Killian was born Aug. 11, 1930, the second of four daughters born to Harry E. and Wilma (Varner) Anderson. Bette was raised in Chinook, graduating from high school in 1948. She attended Northern Montana College and spent many years working as a legal secretary for various firms in Oklahoma and Texas. In 1956 she married Marion E. Killian in Helena, Mont. Bette passed away on Aug. 10, 2013, at a hospital in Las Cruces, N.M, just three hours before her birthday. Bette was cremated, and her ashes and those of... Full story
Thomas "Todd" Gummer born Aug 20, 1923, in Gildford, Mont., passed away Nov. 14, 2013, in Spokane, Wash. He is survived by his wife, Helen; and two daughters and sons-in-law, Darlene and Rick Lockert and Debbie and Gary McMurtery. He is also survived by four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.... Full story
Edna Mae Roe, 81, passed away on Nov. 14, 2013, at the Care and Comfort Home of natural causes. Her memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Schultz officiating. A full obituary will follow.... Full story
MALTA - Velma M. Bjerum-Winkle, 86, of Malta, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Mountain View Cemetery in Livingston, Mont. Velma requested that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Alzheimer's Association or the American Diabetes Association. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. You can... Full story
Austin Boyce, 7, smiles as he skates during Open Skate at Havre Ice Dome Friday evening. Open skating happens at the Havre Ice Dome three days a week: Wednesdays from 5:45 to 7 p.m., Fridays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Ice Dome also provides an arena for youth and adult hockey teams, as well as adult curling teams.... Full story
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is calling out the federal Food and Drug Administration, saying the agency is ignoring the intent of a law he passed in 2011 to protect small farms that market product locally. Tester said in a press release that FDA drafts of policies could force farmers with less than $500,000 gross annual sales who primarily market locally to use the same requirements as large corporations. Tester amended a bill in 2011 to ensure that the smaller operations didn’t have to follow all of the same requirements. ... Full story
The chief legal counsel of the state commissioner of securities and insurance Friday said the rollout of the Affordable Care Act and changes made since the rollout have caused some serious problems. Jesse Laslovich, chief legal counsel for the office of Montana Auditor Monica Lindeen, said in a meeting in Havre Friday that President Barack Obama likened the problems in rolling out his signature health care reform to a fumble in a football game. Obama made the reference during a press conference Thursday about problems with... Full story
MISSOULA (AP) — Jordan Canada rushed for a career-high 189 yards and two touchdowns as Montana throttled lowly Weber State 42-6 on Saturday. The Grizzlies (9-2, 5-2 Big Sky) piled up 461 yards of total offense, with John Nguyen, Marlon Miles and Shay Smithwick-Hann each rushing for a TD. Cam Warren caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Johnson to put Montana on the scoreboard in the first quarter with a lead it would never relinquish. "I'm so tired of everybody saying w... Full story
After a perfect 4-0 start to the season, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team turned in another impressive showing on the road over the weekend. Playing in Great Falls, the Skylights took on two non-conference opponents and improved to 6-0. At the preseason tournament hosted by UGF in Great Falls, the Skylights recorded two big wins. Friday, Northern defeated the Pacific Union Pioneers 78-58. Saturday, Northern remained in Great Falls where the Skyligh... Full story
It’s hard to believe the Montana State University-Northern football season is over. It seemed to end as fast as it got here. But what was even more difficult to grasp, as everybody exited Blue Pony Stadium after Rocky Mountain College defeated the Lights Saturday afternoon, was the fact that one of the most talented and athletic senior classes to play at Northern in recent years, was done too. And in the moments following Saturday’s game, and even during, all I kept thi... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team got out of town before the winter storm rolled through, but it was still a rough weekend in sunny Phoenix, Ariz., for the Lights. Entering the weekend with a 6-0 start to the season, and ranked No. 24 in the NAIA, the Lights faced two strong programs at the Arizona Christian Tournament. Friday, the NCAA DII New Mexico Highlands Cowboys defeated Northern 64-49. And Saturday, the NAIA No. 16 Arizona Christian Firestorm defeated Northern 77-56. Prior to the two losses,... Full story
Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium started out as a celebration. It was a celebration of nine Montana State University-Northern seniors who have been an integral part of the program for the last four, and for some, five years. And though the No. 11 Rocky Mountain Battlin’ Bears did all the celebrating by game’s end, with a 49-28 win over the Lights, on senior day, the seniors still shined bright. Senior quarterback Derek Lear, who has battled injuries for much of what has been a r... Full story
It was a great ride for the Chinook Sugarbeeter volleyball team. But all good things must come to an end. Chinook was eliminated from the 2013 Class C state volleyball tournament by Jordan Friday afternoon in Bozeman. Jordan beat the Beeters by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-20. In the loss, Chinook got 12 kills and eight blocks by senior Makhayla Farmer. Fellow senior Emily Dennis had 14 digs and an ace while Brooke Nicholson totaled 12 digs and an ace in what was Chinook’s f... Full story
It was cold, it was dark and it was dreary. A classic November football day in Havre. But the Montana State University-Northern Lights didn’t start out that way. Instead, they started out on fire. However, the Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears made sure the day ended as dreary as it looked. Northern scored on its opening possession of Saturday’s senior day finale, but the No. 11 Bears went on to blast the Lights 49-28 at Blue Pony Stadium. The win clinched a playoff berth... Full story
GREAT FALLS — The ending wasn’t what the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team was hoping for. But the start to the Frontier Conference Tournament was everything the Skylights wanted and more. Northern breezed into Saturday night’s championship match by crushing UM-Western in the opening round of the tournament Friday afternoon in Great Falls, and Westminster College in Saturday’s semifinals. The win over Westminster was especially impressive considering the Gri... Full story
GREAT FALLS — They say the third time’s a charm. And Saturday night in Great Falls, it was … just not for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. The No. 24 Skylights saw their remarkable 2013 season come to a bitter end when they couldn’t get past the Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears for a third time this season, as the Bears swept the Skylights in the championship match of the Frontier Conference Tournament in front of a huge crowd at UGF’s McLaughlin... Full story
