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  • For the Record, November 10, 2014

    Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report from Lincoln Avenue Friday at 9:34 a.m concerning landlord-tenant issues. —— A 16-year-old girl was issued a summons Friday at 1:00 p.m. on charges of underage tobacco consumption or possession. —— Paul Robert Barrows, 48, of Havre was arrested Friday at 1:01 p.m. on charges of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. —— Officers investigated a report made at the police station Friday at 1:51 p.m. concerning theft, forgery and fraud. The caller...

  • Winter hits Montana for real

    Tim Leeds|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Old Man Winter blanketed the state with white Sunday night and this morning, with snow falling throughout Montana and a sharp drop in temperatures - with no end in sight for the short term. In Havre, the temperature dropped from a high of 44 Sunday to a low of 5 degrees, with a few inches of snow accumulating in town and the precipitation value recorded at the National Weather Service recording station at the Havre City-County Airport at .3 inches. The temperatures - and...

  • Veterans Day events scheduled throughout the region

    Tori Thomas|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Veterans groups throughout the Hi-Line will hold ceremonies this week to honor war veterans. Tuesday is Veterans Day, and a ceremony in downtown Havre will be held at 10:30 a.m. William Bilger, the commander of the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) organization in Havre, said that his group will be holding a two-part celebration on Veterans Day. This will begin Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the 1st street memorial wall. There will also be a rifle demonstration done by the VFW color...

  • Taking the Polar Plunge

    John Kelleher|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    There was a lot of laughter - though sometimes nervous laughter - prior to the annual Sub-Zero Super-Hero Polar Plunge at Blue Pony Stadium. The Havre High School team - special education teacher Shalyee Lewis, Resource Officer Josh Holt and two other teachers - laughed and blamed each other for coming up with the idea to jump feet-first into a giant vat of water freshly filled with ice cubes. "This is a great way to raise money and raise awareness for Special Olympics," said...

  • Meyers felony conviction surfaces

    John Paul Schmidt, Tim Leeds|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Bruce Meyers, who was elected Tuesday to the Montana House from District 32, was convicted on an assault of a minor that took place Aug. 20, 2005. The political blog “Montana Cowgirl” posted an entry Thursday about Meyers’ conviction on a charge of assaulting a minor. It has been picked up by blogs around the country since. The conviction had not been reported before the election in which Meyers defeated incumbent Democrat Clarena Brockie in a major upset. Meyers said this morning that the whole situation is behind him....

  • Havre businesses fail sting

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    The Hill County DUI Task Force conducted a sting Friday to see which businesses selling alcohol were checking IDs and which were not. At around 4 p.m. Friday, the Task Force conducted alcohol compliance checks on four businesses. Two of the businesses passed and two failed. The Emporium and the Zip Trip on 1st Street both passed the compliance checks. Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods and Stromberg's Sinclair failed the checks. A press release from the Havre Police Department suggests that the businesses should have their employees g...

  • Havre High storms Cut Bank speech tourney

    Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Special to the Daily News Havre High School’s speech and debate team stampeded into Cut Bank last weekend, with Ponies taking four first-place finishes and the team taking first place with 88 points and Browning High School coming in second with 15 points. Havre faced competitors from more than 12 schools, with teams coming from as far west as a AA team from Flathead High School and a Class B team from Eureka near the Canadian and Idaho borders and a Class C team from Culbertson near the North Dakota border. The Havre c...

  • United Way looks to honor student volunteers

    Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Lorraine Verploegen United Way of Hill County United Way of Hill County recognizes an outstanding student from any middle school, high school or college within Hill County, who has helped advance the common good in our county by giving, advocating and volunteering. A letter of nomination should include the following criteria: • Exemplify the spirit of community service • Make outstanding contributions to the community through volunteer service. • Demonstrate exceptional commi...

  • The Princess and the Polar Plunge

    Tori Thomas|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    On Oct. 23 a senior Havre Police Department patrol officer came into the Havre Daily News office and nominated me to participate in the Sub-Zero Super-Hero Polar Plunge. Having recently moved from sunny California, I had yet to experience any form of freezing weather, let alone being engulfed by ice-cold water. What was I thinking? Nonetheless, I accepted the challenge. I felt really passionate about the cause it supported, Special Olympics–Montana. These athletes have perseve...

  • Polar Plunge took the man out of my Superman costume

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Two Havre Daily News reporters John Paul Schmidt and Tori Thomas took part in Saturday's Sub-Zero Super-Hero Polar Plunge. Here is their account. Makeshift and classic superheroes, along with sadist onlookers and Montana Special Olympics athletes, gathered at Blue Pony Stadium to watch me and others make ourselves miserable for a cause. The Sub-Zero Super-Hero Polar Plunge had dozens of people "freezin' for a reason." People had been raising money for Montana Special Olympics...

  • Obituary - John R. Roberts

    Updated Nov 10, 2014

    John R. Roberts of Havre, 73, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at the Big Sandy Medical Center due to cancer. A visitation will be held from 5 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, at Havre Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery. John requested that memorial donations be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children or the charity of the donor's...

  • George Ferguson Column: I choose to remember the good times of the 2014 season

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    It will be hard for the Montana State University-Northern Lights, players and coaches, to forget about the last three weeks. It will be tough for them to shrug off the sting of back-to-back home defeats to Carroll College and UM-Western. How could it not be? After all, football players and coaches are very prideful, and there’s no doubt the Lights’ pride was certainly bruised after Saturday’s 60-15 loss at the hands of the UM-Western Bulldogs. However, as the Lights walked out...

  • Game Day Notebook: Great Falls kids shine at Blue Pony Stadium

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Saturday’s Frontier Conference football game between the Montana State University-Northern Lights and the UM-Western Bulldogs was played in Havre’s Blue Pony Stadium. But it sure was a day when Great Falls could be proud. The Bulldogs shellacked the struggling Lights 60-15, but on both teams, and on both sides of the ball, natives of Great Falls impacted the game in big ways. For the Lights, sophomore Zach McKinley added 91 yards rushing and 41 receiving to his already hug...

  • Cat-Griz Report: Eagles clip Griz; Bobcats sink Vikings

    Updated Nov 10, 2014

    BOZEMAN (AP) — Dakota Prukop and Gunnar Brekke each scored two touchdowns and Montana State ran for 329 yards to down Portland State 29-22. The No. 15 Bobcats (7-3, 5-1 Big Sky) stayed in the conference title chase with the win. Brekke, who was filling in for injured All-American Shawn Johnson, opened the scoring with a 71-yard touchdown run and MSU led the rest of the way. MSU will take on one of the other three one-loss Big Sky teams when Idaho State travels to Bozeman. I...

  • Northern grapplers get plenty of work in Wyoming

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    It was another busy week for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team, as the Lights traveled throughout Wyoming to square off against some high-level competition early in the 2014-15 season. After dueling Northwest College and Western Wyoming last Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, the Lights competed in the Cowboy Open on Saturday in Laramie, Wyoming, which featured a number of NCAA Division One programs such as Wyoming, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Boise State, Air...

  • Northern spikers swept by the Argos in regular season finale

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    At least for this season, the bitter rivalry between the Montana State University-Northern Skylights and the University of Great Falls Argos was a little one-sided. For the second time this season, the Argos swept the Skylights on the volleyball court, as UGF beat Northern by scores of 25-18, 25-13 and 25-19 Saturday night at the McLaughlin Center in Great Falls. The loss means Northern finishes the regular season with a 3-11 record in the Frontier Conference, and tied with th...

  • Bighorns skate by Nationals

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    The Glacier Nationals of the North American Tier 3 Hockey League play a long season. And if injuiries and illness hit, it can make things difficult, which is something the Nationals learned first-hand this past weekend against the powerful Helena Bighorns. The Nationals and the Bighorns met Saturday in a battle of Frontier Division teams and even though Glacier was able to hang around two periods against Helena, the Bighorns proved to be too much for the Nationals and earned a...

  • Ponies' season ends at divisionals

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    After a difficult season, the Havre High volleyball team was out for redemption at the Central A Divisional tournament. But, despite a valiant effort from the Blue Ponies, Havre once again failed to make it to the Class A State tournament. The fourth-seeded Ponies opened the tournament with a three-game sweep of the host team Browning, then proceeded to lose to Belgrade in three games and Livingston in five games to be eliminated. All games took place Friday in Browning....

  • Bad Dawgs: Western 60, Northern 15

    George Ferguson|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    Emotions were running high on a beautiful November day in Havre. After all, it was senior day for the Montana State University-Northern Lights, and what has already been an emotional season, meant that Saturday’s home finale against the UM-Western Bulldogs was going to be extra special. But somebody forgot to tell that to Western. From the start, the Bulldogs, playing in their regular season finale, were dominant, and by game’s end, they finished off a 60-15 thrashing of the...

  • Rolling: Chinook beats Broadus

    Chris Peterson|Updated Nov 10, 2014

    CHINOOK — Before the start of the 2014 football season, Chinook head coach Scott Friede told his team to dream big. And after a second consecutive playoff victory, the Suagrbeeters are starting to dream of a Class C 8-man state championship. Thanks to an incredible performance from quarterback Ian McIntosh and another dominating game on the ground from Gavin Gunderson, the seventh-ranked Beeters won a hard fought battle over Broadus 40-20 Saturday at Hoon Field in the q...

  • Complete MSU-Northern/UM-Western Box Score

    Updated Nov 9, 2014

    UM-Western 21 17 12 10 – 60 MSU-Northern 0 0 7 8 – 15 1st Quarter UM-W – Sam Rutherford 3-yard run (Connor Greth PAT) Drive: 4 Plays, 18 Yards UM-W – Beau Brekke 30-yard Pass from Tyler Hulse (Greth PAT) Drive: 3 Plays, 64 Yards UM-W – George Sherwodd 30-yard pass from Hulse (Greth PAT) Drive: 1 Play, 30 Yards 2nd Quarter UM-W – Rutherford 2-yard run (Greth PAT) Drive: 4 Plays, 19 Yards UM-W – Greth 41-yard field goal Drive: 9 Plays, 20 Yards UM-W – Hulse 15-yard run (Gr...