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Heading into its first competition of the new season, the Havre High softball team had its concerns. But after facing four tough teams the Blue Ponies took a big step in the right direction. On Friday, the Central A Ponies were in Great Falls for the Great Falls Jamboree. And in their four games, the Ponies found success in two. First the CMR Rustlers handed the Ponies a 14-2 loss, but the Ponies bounced back to defeat the Great Falls High Bison 3-0. The Butte Central Maroons defeated the Ponies 8-0, but to close out their...
Highway 2 Association has withdrawn its request for a review of the federal environmental impact statement that has blocked construction of a four-lane highway east of Havre. That decision will apparently clear the way for a reconstruction of the two-lane highway east of Havre. Work is expected to begin this summer. Montana Department of Transportation officials had said they feared if the environmental studies were reviewed, construction would be delayed. "We are acting on behalf of the people as they don't want anymore... Full story
Chile's president says it will take three years to rebuild the region wracked by an earthquake and tsunami, something all too clear to the people cleaning up this splintered tourist town. Dichato is nestled between pine-forested hills and a lovely sheltered bay where colorful fishing boats served coastal communities and export companies. Its population of 4,000 triples each January and February with tourists — many were in town when disaster struck — and residents count on that brief summer vacation for much of their inc... Full story
Loren Standing Rock is one of the many talented role players on the No. 1 Rocky Boy boys basketball team. But on Thursday afternoon, Standing Rock played perhaps the biggest role in Rocky Boy's recent basketball history. With their perfect season on the line and their state championship hopes ticking away with every second, Rocky Boy erased a one-point deficit and beat the Shepherd Mustangs on a Standing Rock layup as time expired the opening round of the Class B state tournament at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. The...
From the opening tip the game belonged to the Big Sandy boys basketball team. Thursday at the Metra Park Arena in Billings the Pioneers handed the Northern Cheyenne Eagles a devastating 100-65 loss in first round action at the Class C boys state tournament. Blake Brumwell and Corbin Pearson scored the first six points of the game for the Pioneers. And after taking a 6-2 lead the Pioneers cruised the remainder of the game. Big Sandy held a 30-9 lead after the first quarter and an astounding 62-31 lead at the half. And behind...
Eugene (Gene) Francis Gabriel, 84, was summoned by the Lord on March 4, 2010, at his Havre, Mont. Home due to of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and Gene will be interred at the veterans section of Highland Cemetery in Havre, Mont., with military honors at a later date. The family requests that in lieu of flowers or gifts donations be sent to the Havre Senior Citizens Center or the Havre Public Schools Foundation, c/o Pam Hillery, in Gene's name. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine...
Linda M. Bryson, 54, passed away March 2, 2010, at her home in Chinook, due to cancer. Memorial funeral services will be Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 2 p.m. in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium of the Chinook High School, with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Presbyterian Church or the Chinook School music program. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
Obituary Willie Leroy Pyette, 83, of Chinook, retired business owner of Red Rock Power, passed away of natural causes at the Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook, Thursday, March 4. Rosary was recited on Sunday, March 7, at 7 p.m., in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. A funeral Mass was Monday, March 8, 2010, at 11 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be sent to the Chinook Wrestling Club, the Gift of Life Housing or the charity of one's choice.... Full story
The polling sites have been finalized in the election being held Saturday by a group contesting the results of the last election of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Voting will be held in the Havre- Hill County Public Library from 9 a.m. to noon with other sites set around the state and in Spokane. Absentee and online ballots also have been allowed in the election. The Little Shell Chippewa Alliance, a group of Tribal members who contend the Tribal council was not elected legally, set the election after a...
He shoveled snow and carried groceries for a neighbor. He cared for a sick girlfriend by pressing a cool cloth to her head all afternoon. A former high school girlfriend called him "the one person who has made me feel completely safe in this world." Testimonies from family and friends in a 2000 child molestation case cast a sympathetic light on 30-year-old John Albert Gardner III, now accused of murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King while he was on a run and raping or attempting to rape her. Gardner, who pleaded not guilty...
The Hamilton City Council has unanimously approved interim zoning for medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance, which was passed Tuesday and goes into effect immediately, relegates such stores to certain business, industrial and commercial areas in various parts of the city. It does not apply to eligible patients growing up to six marijuana plants or in possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana for private use. The zoning will be in effect for six months and will give city officials time to make a permanent decision on...
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit new mines in the North Fork Flathead River Valley west of Glacier National Park. Baucus, who teamed with fellow Democratic Sen. Jon Tester on the legislation, said he has been working for more than 30 years to protect the Flathead, and "this is a sign we are closer than ever to the finish line." The bill comes after similar protections were implemented north of the border. For more than three decades, Montana and British Columbia have clashed over Canadi...
Pamville News brings you the latest entertainment headlines dressed up and bedazzled in fiction accessories. ——— • In another display of Hollywood's love of all things retro, Warner Bros. And Atlas Entertainment have announced their intent to stage a do-over for "Gilligan's Island." Variety magazine reports that the contemporary treatment of the '60s classic sitcom is scheduled to be released on the big screen in 2011. Parents and grandparents everywhere are excited to introduce a new generation to the light-hearted "Lost" of...
Well let's see, smoking medical marijuana will cause you to sleep on doorsteps and become a beggar for buds? I myself have seen that instance, but it was alcohol or money for alcohol they were begging for. The right to live pain-free without the worry of persecution for using a God-given plant has finally come to the people who need this the most. Pain-killing pills will eat the lining of your stomach and cause ulcers and other problems, so let's outlaw any use of these and make the patient just suffer? It's time for the...
Norman Dees, 77, died Wednesday morning at his home in Havre of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and a private memorial service will be held. Memorials in Norman's honor may be made to a charity of one's choice. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Norman was born Aug. 16, 1932, in Havre, Mont., to Andrew and Dorthea (Lauvalien) Dees. He was raised and educated in Kremlin and graduated from Kremlin High School. He began farming the family farm in Kremlin after high school....
Clifford Herman Fusk was born Oct. 19, 1926, in Alma Mont., to Peter and Olianna Gotvasli Fusk. He died Jan. 13, 2010. At his home in Port Angles, Wash. He was 83. After leaving the Fusk farm, Cliff served two years in the Army. He went on to become a standard labs technician at Lockheed Aircraft in Palmdale, Calif. He retired early to take care of his wife, Marjorie, during the last two years of her life. Six years ago, Cliff moved to five acres with a view and mild winters on the Olympic Peninsula. Here he enjoyed... Full story
Danish military forces disrupted the takeover by pirates of a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden today, marking the first time this has happened since a multinational armada deployed a year ago, a naval spokesman said. Ten members of the Danish special forces clambered aboard the Antigua and Barbudaflagged Ariella from a dinghy but by that time the pirates may have already been scared off when a helicopter from a Danish warship Absalon buzzed the cargo ship. The ship's 25 crew members — a Bulgarian, a Slovak, an Indian, 15 F...
The outlook for jobs became a bit less bleak with January's unexpected decline in the unemployment rate, which fell to 9.7 percent from 10 percent as more Americans said they had jobs. Still, Today's unemployment report showed just how deep the job crisis remains. The government now estimates 8.4 million jobs vanished in the Great Recession, and economists think the nation would be lucky to get back 1.5 million of them this year. And they say it will take at least three to four years for the job market to return to anything...
An article from The Associated Press Monday ("New Zealand teen fights off shark") reported that a 14-yearold girl got bit by what specialist believe was a broad-nosed seven gill shark. The girl, Lydia Ward, and her brother were in waist-deep water along Oreti Beach on New Zealand's South Island when the attack occurred. The shark bit through the girl's wet suit, its teeth penetrating her skin. And then she clubbed the tar out of the shark with her body board, driving it away before she was even hurt badly enough to need...
Until hearing of Barry Beach, I never gave much thought to the operations of our criminal justice system. Now I know I was ignoring an important issue in our society. I know plenty of people who don't give a single thought to criminal justice and wrongful convictions. They think this issue doesn't affect them. They're wrong. Even if you are never accused of a crime you didn't commit, your safety is compromised when an innocent person is convicted and the guilty party goes free. Personal stories like Barry's bring home the... Full story
The college football recruiting season is under way, and the Montana State University-Northern football team is signing an outstanding high school class for 2010. On Thursday afternoon, MSUN head coach Mark Samson announced the signing of nine high school products, including Havre High senior C.J. Evans. Among the signees, Northern inked Arizona prep quarterback Travis Dean. Dean was the starting quarterback for Class 5A state champion Hamilton High School, which went undefeated this past season. Dean's team finished the...
It has been another long season of hard work for the Havre High wrestling program. And now with the regular season's competition behind them, the Blue Ponies will set out to defend what is rightfully theirs. On Saturday the Ponies will attend the Central A Divisional tournament in Livingston. And with state coming up the following weekend, the three-time defending Class A state champion Ponies have their work cut out for them. "Our kids are going to go down there and compete well," Havre High head coach Scott Filius said. "I... Full story
Conference games are always important. And though the Havre High boys basketball team would love nothing more than to clinch two conference games this weekend, the importance of improvement is being stressed more than anything. Tonight the Central A Blue Ponies (3-4, 7-7) will host the Lewistown Golden Eagles at the Havre high gymnasium. Also celebrating senior night, the contest will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday the Ponies will return to action while facing the Butte Central Maroons on the road. Seniors C.J. Evans and... Full story
The Montana Department of Transportation reported this week that ridership on Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger train that runs along the Hi-Line took a significant hit in 2009. MDT reports that passengers getting on or off the Empire Builder last year dropped more than 6,000 in the state, from 164,551 in 2008 to 148,019 in 2009. That is the first drop in the five years covered in MDT's report. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the recession led to loss of travelers nationwide. "It was certainly the economy in '09,"...
Air Force Capt. Bert King looked down at Port-au-Prince Airport during one of his many flights into the beleaguered city. The 1996 Havre High School graduate saw what appeared to be a fence that stretched for miles into Haiti's largest airport. As he moved closer, he could see it wasn't a fence. It was people — Haitians patiently lined up single file, hoping against hope that somehow, if they got to the airport, they would find a way out of the country. It is a memory he will always carry with him. King has had many flight m... Full story
