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Gary T. Teske, 50, passed away on Tuesday, Dec.. 2, 2014, at his residence of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Frank Donato officiating. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Gary's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com. Gary was born on March 25, 1964,... Full story
The Chippewa Cree Business Committee meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. today was canceled due to the chaotic environment surrounding the expulsion of chairman Ken Blatt St. Marks and the delay of the swearings-in of the new members of the committee. Richard “Ricky” Morsette said that the committee canceled the meeting because there was too much chaos. The hearing for the allegations against St. Marks brought dozens of people to the tribal offices, and tribal officials were unable to conduct the meeting because of it. Tuesday, the... Full story
BOZEMAN (AP) — A Montana State University student was hospitalized with burns over more than half his body after an explosion in his dorm room. University spokesman Tracy Ellig tells The Bozeman Daily Chronicle (http://bit.ly/15RRJFD ) the student and his roommate were "horsing around" in their room Thursday evening by spraying an aerosol product used to remove stuck-on chewing gum. After spraying the flammable chemical around the room, one of the students triggered the explosion with a lighter. The blast was strong enough t... Full story
Friends call Richard Jarvis “a nice guy, the kind of guy everybody knows.” That’s why so many people were devastated to learn he had been diagnosed by Hodgkins lymphoma. The former Havre High School football and wrestling standout is undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Great Falls. That means a lot of driving back and forth from Havre, and the bills are mounting, said his friend Jessica Garza. His wife and three children have been behind him all the way she said. Today, friends are putting on a benefit at Pizza Hut to help...
Local children made Christmas cards Wednesday during Story Time at Havre-Hill County Library for the 101st Airborne unit that is in Liberia, helping in the efforts against Ebola. Lori Roberts, the children's librarian, said that she came up with the idea to send the cards overseas. Roberts believe this brings people together. "It brings together a community - it doesn't matter how far away they are," she said. "We have a lot of families here in Havre where (one's) husbands... Full story
Opportunity Link Inc. has received a $25,000 grant allowing it to take a look at the availability of food in remote areas throughout north-central Montana. Communities are being surveyed on topics such as food security, food access and availability, and community food production resources, a press release from Opportunity link reads. One of the aspects of the data collection is looking for communities where residents are more than 10 miles from a food source. This includes... Full story
Special to the Daily News The Hill County Conservation District announced that the Hill County Local Working Group will hold a meeting Wednesday, Dec. 17, 4 to 5 p.m. at the Havre USDA Service Center, 206 25th Ave W., Suite 1. Local Working Group meetings are open to the general public. The decisions made are used by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to allocate local funds and develop ranking criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Anyone who feels they may have an interest in the decisions... Full story
Editor: To our community, The mission statement for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner states: “The purpose of this project is to provide a free Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings to all who wish to participate: rich, poor, young, old, singles, couples and families. The spirit of the project is to bring our community together as one big extended family to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.” The home deliveries are provided to people who are unable to make it to the location. With many helping hands we were once aga... Full story
In recent history, the United States has supported economic sanctions against authoritarian regimes around the world. However, in our own backyard there exists a tribal regime that has gone unnoticed for its undemocratic rule and repressive actions taken against its own people. Congress has chosen to ignore the mounting evidence of corruption, fraud, embezzlement and the denial of civil rights by this regime. The excuse is that “American Indian Nations are independent and sovereign, and we can’t touch them.” Recent actio... Full story
We met in Mazatlan several years ago. Evelyn is also from Harlem — not Montana — the Harlem in that Big City eastern seaboard state. A world traveler, Evelyn takes trips every year to different countries. She is an intriguing, well-read and versatile woman. She annually spends three weeks in Mazatlan at the same resort where I stay with my friends, Kathy and Richard. As we came to know Evelyn, we realized we like to do many of the same things; we diverge from the usual tou...
Edward John Keeling, 62, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana. At his request cremation has taken place. His celebration of life service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at the Havre Elks. Memorials in Ed's honor may be made to the Havre Elks 1201 Club Fund. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Visit www.hollandbonine.com to leave a message of condolence for the family. Ed was born Aug. 25,... Full story
Jerome "Jerry" Maynard Gerstenberger, 81, of Ventura, Calif., passed away at home on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was diagnosed in January 2013, just after celebrating 25 years of being cancer free. Jerry had been a survivor from previous colon cancer. He was born on Feb. 23, 1933, in Havre, Montana, to Francis Anthony Gerstenberger and Mary (Farnick) Gerstenberger. He had been a Ventura resident of 19 years. Jerry resided in Santa... Full story
After a brutal stretch of competition, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team had a week to regroup, heal up and rest up. But now the Lights are back on the meet for one of the biggest weekend's of the regular season. Northern, ranked No. 4 in the NAIA, will travel to Great Falls this weekend for the annual Battle of the Rockies. The meet, hosted by the University of Great Falls, is two days of non-stop wrestling, with duals Friday and a tournament Saturday. And...
Havre Police Department An officer issued a warning after receiving a call from 2nd Street at 6:11 Tuesday morning in which the caller said someone was in the caller’s garage. —— An officer arrested Scott William Shreeve, 40, of Havre on a state District Court warrant at 11:21 a.m. Tuesday. —— After a caller from a 1st Street hotel reported at 11:52 a.m. Tuesday that someone was sitting on a bench outside drinking, an officer issued a summons on a charge of open container to William Joseph Williams Jr, 29, of Havre. ... Full story
So far, no one has been able to solve the riddle that is the powerful Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team. A total of 11 teams have tried, and 11 teams have failed. Now, three more teams will get a crack at the No. 21 Skylights, as Northern puts its perfect 11-0 record on the line in three road games this weekend. MSU-N, which is coming off a rousing win over Valley City State last Friday night, will visit Willamette University tonight, then play at M...
When it comes to the best-of-the-best in Class A football, three Havre Blue Ponies made the cut in 2014. The 2014 Class A All-State Team was announced earlier this week, and three HHS stars were touted. For the third time in his prep career, Blue Pony Dane Warp was named All-State at quarterback. In 2014, Warp was joined on the All-State list at QB by two players who the Ponies square off against this season: Whitefish junior Luke May, as well as Mile City’s Alex Haughian. W... Full story
For the second straight season, the Montana High School Association is changing weight classifications for wrestling Starting with this weekend’s season-opening tournaments around the state, there will be 13 weight classes in MHSA sanctioned wrestling competition. The change comes just one year after MHSA member schools adopted the National Federation's weight classes with the exception of keeping the 98-pound class for a total of 15 weight divisions. The debate among w...
The word dynasty sometimes gets thrown around a bit loosely in sports, but when it comes to the Havre High wrestling team, there really is no other way to describe its success over the last 17 years other than to call it what it is — a dynasty. Since 1997, HHS has won nine Class A State championships under head coach Scott Filius, two of which came in 2013 and 2014, when the Ponies captured back-to-back titles. Now, armed with three defending individual state champions and s... Full story
Special to the Havre Daily Ty Hedalen has been promoted to consumer loan officer at Independence Bank. In addition to his new lending duties, he will transition into the management of the VISA and Escrow Departments for Havre and the five branch locations in Malta, Glasgow, Poplar, Scobey and Conrad. He will also manage the Security Reserve portfolio and Christmas Cash Program in Havre. Hedalen, who has been with Independence Bank since June 2013, previously served as credit a... Full story
From Hill County Conservation District The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6 Citizen Advisory Committee will meet Monday, Dec. 15, in the conference room of the Best Western Great Northern Inn in Havre at 1345 1st St. beginning at 10 a.m. In conjunction with the meeting, an open house to provide an opportunity for legislators to interact with attendees is scheduled 2-4 p.m. The intent of this portion of the meeting is to provide legislative updates and present FWP proposed legislation. A second open house will be... Full story
