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  • Hi-Line Sports Schedule

    Tristan

    ThursdayHigh School BasketballChinook girls vs North Star, 6 p.m.Chinook boys vs North Star, 7:30Box Elder girls vs Big Sandy, 6 p.m.Box Elder boys vs Big Sandy, 7:30College BasketballSkylights vs Walla Walla, 7 p.m.College WrestlingLights at Southern OregonFriday High School BasketballHavre girls at Belgrade, 6 p.m.Havre boys at Belgrade, 7:30Harlem girls vs Rocky Boy, 6 p.m.Harlem girls vs Rocky Boy, 7:30Box Elder girls vs Chinook, 6 p.m.Box Elder boys vs Chinook, 7:30HLP girls at W-G-R, 6 p.m.HLP boys at W-G-R, 7:30...

  • Local Bowling Report: New Year's Jackpot approaching

    Ken Brubaker

    As New Years Eve is rapidly approaching, bowlers wanting to bowl in the Jackpot that evening are advised to get their spot early, as they are going fast. Results of the turkey shoot last week with a donation going to the food bank are: Monday night, Mike Hamilton; Tuesday Women's, Kay Young; Wednesday Night Men's, Ryan Mapes; Thursday Morning, Lynette Harada; Thursday Mixers, Jason McDonald; Sunday Keglers, Bob Dorris. A big thank you from Hi Line Lanes and the Havre Food Bank for all those who participated. TOURNEY TRAIL: Th...

  • Northern Concert Showcase brings mystery train to Havre

    Tim Leeds

    The local concert association is bringing a train full of mystery from Bozeman to Havre for its third offering in the 2012-13 season. Northern Showcase Concert Association is presenting Vigilante Theatre Co. 's "History Mystery Train 2: On the Edge" at the Havre High School Theatre Tuesday evening. Vigilante Theatre, which is based out of Bozeman, touts the production of the troupe's original play as a laugh-filled ride with "a new adventure that may lead to the destruction of the entire train. " The story takes place on a tr...

  • Blowing snow continues winter weather advisory to this evening

    Tim Leeds

    Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Hunter Jeppe, 10, cheers on the Big Sandy football team from a mound of snow Saturday. The Pioneers topped Valier 38-32 in overtime on Saturday to win a shot at the state Class C championship. They will take on Hot Springs Saturday. Winter snowstorm Brutus did indeed visit Montana last week, dropping snow across the state including nearly a foot of snow in Havre and temperatures radically dropping over the weekend, but the forecast now is for more moderate weather later in the week. National Wea...

  • Mary E. Kuntz

    Tristan

    Mary E. Kuntz, 102, of Harlem, passed away Nov. 10, 2012, at her home in Harlem due to natural causes. Wake and rosary services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, starting at 6 p. m., at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at 11 a. m., at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....

  • Thomas 'TJ' Staples

    Tristan

    Thomas 'TJ' Staples Thomas "TJ" Staples, 40, of Havre, passed away on Nov. 4, 2012, at his residence of a gunshot wound. Cremation has taken place, and graveside services will be held at 1 p. m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at Highland Cemetery in Havre. A chili-feed/potluck to celebrate TJ's life will be held at the Tip-It Bar following the graveside service. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. TJ was born on Nov. 12, 1971, in Havre, to Jim Staples and Donna (Wetsit) Ahneman. He was raised in...

  • Richard Gregory Peeler

    Tristan

    Richard Gregory Peeler Richard Gregory Peeler, 63, of Billings, formerly of Havre, passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Eagle Cliff Manor. Funeral Mass will be held at St Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Havre, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at 11 a. m., with committal rites immediately following Mass. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Richard was born Sept. 14, 1949, in Havre, to Clark and Grace Peeler. Born challenged with Down Syndrome, Richard spent his life with family until...

  • Northern to open renovated bio-diesel lab

    Zach White

    Next week a fundamental piece of Montana State University-Northern's biodiesel program will emerge from months of renovation to help propel the program further. On Oct. 16, starting around noon, Northern will be celebrating the reopening of its Bio-Energy Advanced Fuels Lab, in the former garage just east of the Applied Technology Center. Until earlier this year, the garage was the main bio-diesel production facility for the school's research, crushing up oilseeds and refining them to work in regular diesel engines. Some of...

  • Painting, staining under way at Fort Assinniboine

    Tim Leeds

    The association that works to preserve one of the largest U. S. Cavalry forts in the country has come up with grants in an increasingly difficult fund-seeking environment, and is doing work on buildings on the north side of the fort. Gary Wilson, president of the Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association, said his group received grants from the Burlington Northern Foundation, NorthWestern Energy and Triangle Communications, and is using the money for work repainting and staining covers placed on buildings at the fort, locate...

  • Tester campaign comments on Rehberg comments

    Tim Leeds

    A spokeswoman for the Senate re-election campaign of Jon Tester contacted the Havre Daily News Thursday before the Havre presentation of Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., who is challenging Tester in the election. Alexandra Fetissoff requested the opportunity to respond to comments made by Rehberg and Thursday evening emailed comments, listed below. - Voting with President Barack Obama 95 percent of the time: "This is an arbitrary number based on a handful of votes selected by Congressional Quarterly, " Fetissoff said. "Jon is...

  • Rehberg brings 'Liberate Main Street' tour back to Havre

    Tim Leeds

    Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., speaks to supporters Thursday at the Hill County Republican headquarters. Rep. Dennis Rehberg, R-Mont., brought his "Liberate Main Street" tour back to Havre Thursday, on a whirlwind tour of the state between debates against the man he is facing in this year's U. S. Senate race, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. Rehbehg spoke at the Hill County Republican headquarters, campaigning against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., before heading on to his next stop in Big Sandy. Rehberg's...

  • New-cat adventures, part 1: The heroic rescue(?)

    Pam Burke

    When we're lucky, we receive signs from the cosmos that we are where we are supposed to be, doing what we are meant to do. For instance, there are reasons why I did not join the armed forces or become an emergency responder-type person in my post-adolescent, pre-middle age days. Pam Burke Sure, I have my issues with taking orders (let's just leave it at that) and I have a problem with the whole running into action thing (if the running is farther than 50 yards and the action i...

  • Hi-Line Darts and Laurels

    Tristan

    Laurel — Nalivka's Pizza Kitchen is holding its annual Slice of Hope celebration tonight. Until 10 p.m., 10 percent of proceeds will go toward the Karen Muller Foundation, which helps fight breast cancer. Delicious desserts will be sold, and there will be an auction for four big desserts. Stop in, enjoy some pizza and dessert and help out a good cause. Laurel — Clients going to get lunch at Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen will find the place a bit cheerier. Boys Scouts, headed by Tyler Palmer, an Eagle Scout candidate, did some gr...

  • Commissioner race a respectful example

    Tristan

    Editor: I read in the Havre Daily News about Mark Peterson and Debi Rhines, both running for county commissioner. I didn't read one bad word that one said about the other one — what a switch from what we have been hearing the last two months. I think they should run for president and vice president of the United States. I am going to vote for both of them. Connie Cox Havre...

  • False claims this election season

    Tristan

    Editor: Two letters to the editor have claimed that Democrats were unruly and disruptive — even profane — when they attended a rally that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Denny Rehberg held in downtown Havre. These claims are nonsense. We quietly held signs as Rehberg spoke. There was no yelling or other disruptive activity. No cussing either. We were there to call attention to the huge sums of out-of-state money being spent to influence the Montana electorate, particularly on Rehberg's behalf. Now, if you didn't attend the...

  • Reaffirm Corrupt Practices Act

    Tristan

    Editor: How do you like political ads now that lying and corruption are legal? In 2012, conservatives dismantled Montana's ban on lying in political ads. According to havredailynews.com, March 24, "Conservative groups asked the judge on Friday to permanently strike the false statement and disclosure laws, and rule constitutional a ban on corporate general fund contributions to independent expenditure committees." Conservatives, led by American Tradition Partnership, Montana Right to Life, and Beaverhead and Lake Republican...

  • SWAT team grenade burns girl during drug raid

    Tristan

    BILLINGS (AP) — A Billings SWAT team raiding a house where they suspected a meth lab to be set off a "flash-bang" grenade that burned a 12-year-old girl sleeping on the floor of her sister's bedroom, the girl's mother said. Jackie Fasching said her daughter was treated for first- and second-degree burns to her left side after the raid Tuesday morning. "She's got severe pain," Fasching told The Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/UQ0VTL ) for a story published Friday. "Every time I think about it, it brings tears to my eyes." P...

  • Breaking Sports: Skylights fall to Argos in five sets

    Tristan

    MSU-Northern's Joni Jagy (pink) and Hayley Russel (pink) go for a block during Friday night's Frontier Conference volleyball match against UGF at the Armory Gymnasium. Mistakes of any size will play a major role in the game of volleyball. Unfortunately, the Montana State University-Northern Skylights found that out the hard way, with a 3-2 loss to the University of Great Falls on Friday night. The Argos defeated the Skylights in five sets, 28-26, 23-15, 25-17, 22-25, and 15-10 at the Armory, handing the Skylights their first...

  • Friday's Prep Football: Big Sandy, Chinook romp to easy wins

    Tristan

    Friday's Scores The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Absarokee 46, Sheridan 30 Belt 72, Cascade 0 Big Sandy 70, Heart Butte 6 Billings Central 49, Hardin 0 Billings Skyview 47, Billings Senior 23 Bozeman 49, Kalispell Flathead 7 Butte 42, Helena Capital 28 Butte Central 50, Corvallis 20 Charlo 72, Lincoln 12 Chinook 63, Fort Benton 16 Colstrip 82, Lodge Grass 0 Cut Bank 36, Conrad 8 Darby 56, Seeley-Swan 14 Dillon 56, Anaconda 0 Ennis 74, Park City 0 Fairfield 42, Shelby 6 Florence 48, Ronan 28 Frenchtown 42, Columbia Falls 6...

  • Breaking Sports: Blue Ponies thump Indians on senior night

    Tristan

    Havre High seniors Zach Plum (right) and Thurman Holdsclaw celebrate one of Plum's four touchdowns during their senior night win over the Browning Indians Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium. The Havre High football team moved one step closer to clinching a Class A playoff berth, and in the process, closed out the home portion of its schedule in style. On Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium, HHS sent its three seniors out with a 40-8 win over the Browning Indians, and senior Zach Plum dominated the game on both sides of the...

  • Cats host Eagles in huge Big Sky grid showdown

    George Ferguson

    After two lengthy and hard-fought weeks away from home, the Montana State Bobcats and Montana Grizzlies are back in the Treasure State. And both teams have incredibly big home games looming on Saturday. And while the Grizzlies (1-2, 3-3) are home to face a much-improved Southern Utah (1-2, 2-3) team, perhaps no game is bigger in the Football Championship Subdivision than Saturday's tilt between the No. 2 Bobcats (3-0, 6-0) and the No. 6 Eastern Washington Eagles (3-0, 5-1). Th...

  • Pony runners host Central A races

    Daniel Horton

    The Havre High cross country program runs a lot of big, and tough races throughout the season. But no races are as big, or as important as the ones the Blue Ponies will compete in over the next two weeks. The 2012 postseason starts on Saturday for the Central A cross country program. And hosting the divisional meet for the first time since 2007, the Ponies have an opportunity to catapult themselves into the state meet next weekend, riding a real wave of success. The Central A divisional meet will take place Saturday on the...

  • Friday Night Lights Feature: One last night at home

    Daniel Horton

    After housing half a dozen senior football players on the roster last season, the Havre Blue Ponies have just three this year. It is a str Havre senior Thurman Holdsclaw celebrates scoring a touchdown last Friday night against Libby. Holdsclaw is one of three seniors who will be honored on Senior Night tonight before HHS's home finale against the Browning Indians. ange occurrence in Class A football, but head coach Jason Christenson as well as the rest of the Ponies are dealing just fine. But how could you not? Any team in th...

  • 2012-13 MSU-N Basketball Preview: Skylights return talent and leadership

    George Ferguson

    The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team is coming off a stellar 2011-12 campaign, and now the Skylights are looking to take it even further. A season ago, Northern rolled to 21 wins with just nine losses and they finished third at 7-7 in a truly loaded Frontier Conference. By Montana State University-Northern's Jordan Bruursema is one of four returning starters for the Skylights as they enter the 2012-13 season. The Skylights are coming off a 21-win...

  • 2012-13 MSU-N Basketball Preview: Lights reloading

    George Ferguson

    Over the course of the last two seasons, things couldn't have been much better for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball program. In 2011, Northern went Montana State University-Northern's Devin Jackson is the lone returning starter from a Lights' program that won back-to-back Frontier Conference titles in 2011 and 2012. on the road and won a Frontier Conference postseason title on Carroll College's home floor, then made a second trip to the NAIA national tour...

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