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  • The story that got away

    Pam Burke|Updated Dec 22, 2013

    I believe the definition of fizzle is “to fail pitifully, drizzled in embarrassment.” For what it’s worth, I’d rather fail spectacularly because, really, if you’re going to fail it might as well be epic. In the case of a public speaking fail, flop sweats should actually gush from your pores like from a sprinkler system. Extravagant gesturing should wipe out a table-full of wine bottles. That Tourette-like thing where I start swearing to make a dock-worker proud, like I di...

  • Judge blocks cost-of-living cuts to pensions

    Updated Dec 22, 2013

    HELENA (AP) — A Montana judge on Friday blocked reductions to the annual cost-of-living raises on pension payments that thousands of retired local and state government employees receive. District Judge James Reynolds in Helena granted a preliminary injunction to the Association of Montana Retired Public Employees and individual retirees, Lee Newspapers of Montana reported. Lawmakers earlier this year passed a pension overhaul measure cutting retired public employees' annual inflationary increases from 3 percent to 1.5 p...

  • Police: Woman shot and killed in Billings

    Updated Dec 22, 2013

    BILLINGS (AP) — Police in Billings say a woman has been shot to death and that a man has been taken into custody. Sgt. Ronda Fox tells the Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/1d1xuoD) that 27-year-old Richard Reinert lived at the residence and was arrested at the scene after police responded at about 11:25 p.m. Saturday. He's being held at the Yellowstone County Detention Center on suspicion of felony deliberate homicide and obstructing a peace officer. Fox says Reinert and the victim weren't married, and it's unclear if she a...

  • Saturday's Prep Basketball: HHS girls blow out Panthers

    Updated Dec 21, 2013

    The Havre High girls made it three in a row Saturday, by blowing out the Belgrade Panthers 57-37 at the HHS gymnasium. The Blue Pony boys fell to Belgrade earlier in the day, 65-47. Brandy Lambourne paced the Pony girls (3-1, 2-0) with 16 points, while Dane Warp poured in 24 points to lead the HHS boys (2-2, 1-1). Havre is now off until January. For a look at all the area high school hoops, see Monday's special edition of the Hi-Line Roundups. Saturday's Scores The Associated...

  • Police chief's German shepherds quarantined

    Updated Dec 21, 2013

    HELENA (AP) — Authorities say two German shepherds belonging to a western Montana police chief are being held in quarantine after attacking a boy. The Independent Record reports (http://bit.ly/1hrPV6E) the dogs belonging to Boulder Police Chief Rick Streib will remain quarantined a minimum of 10 days. Boulder City Attorney Steven Shapiro says a complaint was filed to the police office reporting the dogs jumped a fence surrounding the police chief's yard on Dec. 13 and attacked a boy walking to school. Shapiro told The A...

  • Rape suspect at large on the Hi-Line

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Dec 21, 2013

    A Havre man accused of rape is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service. Donald Haseagle, 25, was charged with rape after officers investigated an April 14 call from a woman who said another woman had been raped. Authorities said the victim consented to sex at first, but Haseagle allegedly forced her to have sex in ways she did not agree to and then refused to let her leave. The U.S. Marshals Service’s Montana Violent Offender Task Force issued a Be On the Look Out alert for H...

  • Friday's Prep Basketball: Blue Ponies sweep Rangers

    Updated Dec 20, 2013

    The Havre High boys and girls basketball teams got the weekend, and the Central A Conference season off to a dominating start on Friday night at the HHS gymnasium. The Blue Pony boys defeated Livingston 59-32, while the Pony girls beat the Rangers 64-25. Dane Warp scored a game-high 28 points as HHS won its home debut, while senior Peyton Filius poured in a game-high 20 to lead the HHS girls to a second straight home win. Havre will host Belgrade in a boys and girls doublehead...

  • Leaders laud Baucus, avoid queries on replacement

    MATT VOLZ Associated Press|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock joined other Montana political leaders Friday in lauding Max Baucus' 35-year career in the U.S. Senate, but the Democratic governor deflected questions on a possible replacement if Baucus is confirmed as the next ambassador to China. Bullock Chief of Staff Kevin O'Brien acknowledged the governor will likely have to appoint a replacement for Baucus, but he shed little light about whom Bullock was considering. "Today is about Max, his commitment to public service and the state of Montana. It a...

  • Opportunity Link awarded $300,000 grant

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    Opportunity Link Inc. recently received more than $300,000 from a grant to help those in need rise up. The grant was given to Opportunity Link by the Northwest Area Foundation, to pursue initiatives for more housing and more jobs in the region. Barbara Stiffarm, the executive director of Opportunity Link, said the funds will be from a two-year grant, amounting to $344,000. "We will be working diligently to continue this work," Stiffarm said. Gary Cunningham, the vice...

  • Christmas memories

    John Kelleher|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    From her youngest years, Emily Mayer has loved old houses. She recalls the houses she lived in when she was a youngster. Her favorites were the older homes. The older, the better. When she was 13, she went on a family trip to Glacier National Park. They stopped at the Conrad Mansion in Kalispell, and Emily fell in love with it. Her interest in old homes combined with her interest in history and genealogy. "I was always the one who was asking my grandmothers what it was like...

  • Havre of the Past: A grand party at Fort Assinniboine

    Emily Mayer|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    There was a mix-up with last week's article. It should have run this week! So, here is the article that should have been in last week's paper, celebrating the 49th installment of this series honoring Havre's 120th anniversary. My apologies to those who keep track. The entries for this article come from the Dec. 7, 1893, issue of The Havre Advertiser. The most interesting comes from Fort Assinniboine, proving that not all in Havre was uncultured and unsophisticated. The...

  • Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels, December 20, 2013

    Updated Dec 20, 2013

    Laurel — United Way of Hill County does a tremendous job of raising funds for a variety of community organizations that provide invaluable services to the Havre community. Unfortunately, they are about $30,000 short of their goal for the coming year. We hope the Hi-Line joins in its usual generosity to help out United Way. Laurel — The Domestic Abuse Hotline has been of tremendous value to Hi-Line residents. People in abusive relationships have found help by learning where to turn. Now there is an effort to expand the ser...

  • Quick Pic: Christmas Carols with the Havre High Hi-Liters

    Lindsay Brown|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    The Havre High School Hi-Liters perform Christmas carols Thursday afternoon at Havre Middle School. The Hi-Liters also performed Thursday at Sunnyside Intermediate School, Lincoln-McKinley Primary School, Highland Park Early Primary School and Eagles Manor....

  • Sharon Bronder

    Updated Dec 20, 2013

    Sharon Bronder, 62, passed away Dec. 15, 2013, in Chinook. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....

  • For the Record, December 20, 2013

    Updated Dec 20, 2013

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash between a Dodge Ram and a Pontiac Bonneville after receiving a 7:54 a.m. Thursday call from 7th Street. ——— Officers investigated an 8:03 a.m. Thursday call from 1st Street from an employee of a hotel who saw the driver of the work van hit a pole. ——— Officers arrested someone after responding to a 1:45 p.m. Thursday call from a 10th Street West apartment complex about a marijuana smell. No other information was given. ——— Ella Christina Olin, 35, of Havr...

  • Family Fun Night gives Rocky Boy a safe place to go

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    The Rocky Boy Family Resource Center relaunched its Family Fun Night Wednesday to give kids and families a safe, clean place to have fun. Anita Whitworth of the resource center said, "We provide dinner and all kinds of activities like cupcake, cookie and Christmas ornament decorating." Whitworth said the smallest number of people one of the events have ever seen was 176. "The highest was over 500," Whitworth said. The events are two hours in length and have a theme. The...

  • Loretta Leona Burnell

    Updated Dec 20, 2013

    Loretta Leona Burnell, 83, passed away at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, Mont. She has been cremated and a private family graveside service is being planned. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements and services. You may leave condolences and memories to the family at www.hollandbonine.com. Loretta was born on Sept. 27, 1930, to William and Bertha (Miller) Aevermann in Rudyard, Mont. She spent most of her life in Havre; working at the Park Hotel. She loved to embroider dish towels. Loretta was...

  • Tester: Hopes for quick action on Farm Bill

    Tim Leeds|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said Thursday in a telephonic press conference that he hopes Congress will be able to get more done in 2014 than in the past year, including hopes it will pass a Farm Bill first thing. He said he thinks the passing of the budget in a Senate vote Wednesday was a good sign that the legislative process will go more smoothly next year. “This is a bipartisan deal,” Tester said. “It is a compromise. It is not perfect, but it is pretty darn good plan. … “We’ve gotten a lot of work done in December,...

  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Updated Dec 20, 2013

    Friday High School Basketball Havre boys vs Livingston, 5 p.m. Havre girls vs Livingston, 6:30 Rocky Boy girls vs Cut Bank Rocky Boy boys vs Cut bank Chinook girls vs Box Elder, 6 p.m. Chinook boys vs Box Elder, 7:30 C/J-I girls vs Sunburst, 6 p.m. C/J-I boys vs Sunburst, 7:30 High School Wrestling Havre at CMR Holiday Classic in Great Falls High School Swimming Havre at GF Duals Saturday High School Basketball Havre boys vs Belgrade, 2 p.m. Havre girls vs Belgrade, 3:30...

  • HHS boys host Rangers, Panthers

    Daniel Horton|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    After a solid 1-1 start to the season on the road, the Havre High boys basketball team turns its attention to conference play. After two nonconference games last weekend, the Central A Blue Ponies are ready to take on a pair of conference rivals this weekend, in what is Havre’s home-opener. The Ponies will make their home debut tonight when they host the Livingston Rangers at 5. The Ponies will remain at home Saturday afternoon, welcoming the Belgrade Panthers in at 2 p.m. B...

  • Pony girls begin Central A title defense

    Daniel Horton|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    Still in the beginning stages of the season, the Havre High girls basketball program knows it can still make some adjustments and improve. And going after two very important wins this weekend, the Central A Blue Ponies (0-0, 1-1) need those adjustments to take hold. Tonight marks the start of the conference portion of the schedule, and conference play continues for the Ponies on Saturday. And if the Ponies can build off what they did in their home-opener last weekend, they...

  • Rested Lights do battle at Reno T.O.C

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    After a well-deserved week of rest, the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team has a big opportunity on its agenda. And the Lights will have to travel all the way to Reno, Nev., to take advantage of it. On Sunday, the No. 2 Lights of the NAIA will participate in the annual Reno Tournament of Champions. The annual tournament features top teams from every level of college wrestling, and is billed as the “Toughest Tournament in the USA.” It will also be Northern’s final...

  • George Ferguson Column: Leaving Las Vegas is a big mistake by the PRCA

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 20, 2013
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    You know that old saying “If it isn’t broke, don’t try to fix it?” In sports, it seems a lot of people are trying to fix things that aren’t broken as of late. In the world of professional sports, it’s always about trying to make it bigger, better, more exciting, even if there’s nothing wrong with the product in the first place. And that’s the case for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association right now, as it pertains to its tremendously popular National Finals Rodeo, h...

  • Classic Blowout

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 20, 2013

    It was clear from the onset that the Montana State University-Northern Skylights were going to be too much for the New Hope Christian Deacons to handle. But what was unclear was just how hot the Skylights would get in the first half. And the answer was, while frigid outside, Northern made the first half feel like the two teams were playing in the tropics. MSU-N made six straight 3-pointers at the end of the first half, and overall shot 60 percent from three in the first 20...