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When Rep. Denny Rehberg visited the Havre Daily News earlier this year, he predicted that by October, a lot of people would be so sick of political commercials, they would want to shoot their television. He was wrong. Most Montanans don't want to wait until October. But, while people may not like the commercials, they do talk about them, especially the one where Republicans, with the miracle of Photoshop, gave back to Sen. Jon Tester the fingers he lost in a farm accident years ago. At least television viewers don't have to...
Mariam Burns, 87, passed away Sept. 18, 2012. Graveside Services will be held Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at 11: a. m. at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
JoAnne Turcotte Rose passed away on Aug. 12, 2012, in Houston, Texas, after a lengthy illness. JoAnne was preceded in death by her father, Joe Turcotte; mother, Kathryn Ball Turcotte; and stepfather, Cecil Bennett. Siblings Paul Turcotte, Charles Beston and Charlene Turcotte also preceded her in death. She is survived by brothers, John Beston and William Turcotte; and sisters, Gladys Gilmore, Margaret Heagy, Cecelia Hofland and Florence Turcotte. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive JoAnne. A memorial service will be...
Betty Haaland Betty Haaland, 86, of Big Sandy, passed way on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at her residence of natural causes. Wake services will begin at 2 p. m. on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, with funeral services being held at 11 a. m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, all at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Burial will be in Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Betty was born on Dec. 10, 1925, in Lynn, Mass., to Theodore and Helen (White) Densmore. She was raised in M...
Leon Gardipee On Aug. 30, 2012, a beautiful soul, Leon Gardipee, passed away after a long and brave fight with cancer. He was 59 years old. An example to all of us, Leon never gave in and he lived every day thankfully, with great love and a quiet strength that was an inspiration to those who knew him. His humor and spirit will be remembered by all. Husband to Sarah; son-in-law to Barbara, father and grandfather to Jason and Kris; brother, uncle, friend and all around "cool dude, " Leon will be deeply missed by so many. Leon... Full story
Marc Mariani did everything right in the offseason and he came into the 2012 NFL preseason with the Tennessee Titans ready to prove himself worthy of an increased role as a wide receiver. He didn't want to be known as just a return specialist anymore. Unfortunately, it was returning a punt which has now derailed Mariani's 2012 season. The former Blue Pony and Montana Grizzly great suffered a horrific fracture of both the left tibia and fibula while returning a first-quarter...
There are always big and important moments in a football season, but there just doesn't seem to be anything quite like the opening game of the season. The Havre High Blue Ponies have made it through summer camps, two a day practices, and even a scrimmages against themselves. But with all of that now behind them, the Central A Ponies are now ready, and eager to kick off a new year with the start of the 2012 season. This year the Ponies will open up on the road with a Saturday game. And once again, the BNSF traveling trophy... Full story
The last time the Montana State University-Northern Lights played a regular season home game, they were ending the 2011 season with a difficult, but exciting game against the Carroll College Fighting Saints. Now, just 10 months later the Lights and Saints are set to do it again, this time opening the 2012 Frontier Conference season tonight in Havre. The Lights take on the No. 2 Saints tonight at 6 inside Blue Pony Stadium, in what has been billed as one of the biggest...
NEW YORK — A laid-off women's accessories designer shot a former coworker to death in front of the Empire State Building, causing a chaotic showdown with police Friday in front of one of the world's best-known landmarks. Police killed the suspect and at least nine others were wounded, some possibly by police gunfire, city officials said. Some of the wounded were grazed by bullets and others hit directly, but all were expected to survive, officials said. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Rebecca Cox talks to media while recounting w...
Longtime Blaine County Commissioner and musician Victor Miller passed away on Saturday, Aug, 18, 2012, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, due to complications from diabetes. He was 58 years old. Victor was born on Dec. 15, 1953, in Havre, Mont., to Jay and Alice Hay Miller of Harlem, Mont. He attended school in Harlem and graduated from Harlem High School in 1972. He enlisted in the Army after graduation, completing basic training at Fort Ord, Calif., and graduating from the U. S. Army Academy of Health Sciences for Advanced... Full story
Havre Daily News/Zach White Sidney native Falon Laroche shows off the baby rattlesnake she almost stepped on in the Dollar Super Center in the Holiday Village Mall Wednesday afternoon. An employee said it was the first time she had heard of a snake in the mall in her 19 years working there. It can be easy to forget that Havre lies in the middle of a high desert surrounded by wildlife, but one visitor met a small rattling reminder earlier this week. Falon Laroche was shopping at the Dollar Super Center at the Holiday Village... Full story
Havre Daily News/Tim Leeds Smoke looms Thursday behind land charred by the Thackeray Fire south of Havre in the Bear Paw Mountains, east of Bear Paw Lake. Firefighters today said the fire is close to 75 percent contained, and a Bear Paw rancher said this morning that the Grabofsky Fire farther south in the mountains was nearly out. The head of a state firefighting strike team battling a blaze south of Havre said this morning that the fire is close to under control, and he is optimistic the firefighters will maintain that cont...
NEW YORK — A laid-off worker fatally shot an executive at his former company outside the Empire State Building on Friday, setting off a chaotic showdown with police in front of one of the world's best-known landmarks. Officers killed the gunman and at least nine others were wounded, some by stray police gunfire, authorities said. The gunshots rang out on the Fifth Avenue side of the building at around 9 a.m., when pedestrians on their way to work packed sidewalks and merchants were opening their shops. AP Photo/AP video In t... Full story
MISSOULA — The University of Montana has created a mandatory tutorial aimed at preventing sexual violence in the wake of federal investigations about how the university handles reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Students must watch all seven videos and pass a quiz with a score of 100 percent before registering for second semester classes, the Missoulian reported (http://bit.ly/Sw979v) Friday. The videos focus on Montana law relating to rape and sexual assault, the legal definition of consent, sexual p... Full story
MSU-Northern running back Justin Montelius looks for room during Friday night's Frontier Conference opener between the Lights and No. 2 Carroll College in Havre. As season-opening games go, things didn't go as expected for the Montana State University-Northern Lights. Of course, the Lights were beginning the 2012 Frontier Conference season with a highly-anticipated showdown with the No. 2 team in the NAIA in the form of the Carroll College Fighting Saints. And as darkness desc... Full story
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. KILLER OF 77 NORWEGIANS IMPRISONED The prison term lets authorities keep Anders Behring Breivik locked up for as long as he is considered dangerous. 2. ARMSTRONG TO BE STRIPPED OF 7 TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES The cyclist will also be forever banned from competing after he declared he would no longer fight doping charges. 3. ROMNEY MAY GET NOMINATED MONDAY The process will begin earlier than in the past because of...
HELENA — The redistricting commission that reached a deal late last week on a tentative map for the state's 100 House districts is far from finished redrawing the state's legislative districts. Chairman Jim Regnier lauded the panel Thursday for meeting its goal of keeping population differences between districts very small, with not much more than a 1 percent deviation between larger and smaller districts. "The lower the deviation, the lower flexibility you have to have districts that are out of whack, so to speak," said t...
School hasn't even started yet, but the Havre High boys and girls golf teams are already getting into the meat of the 2012 season. Today, the Blue Ponies are at the Browning Invitational, which will be played at the East Glacier Lodge Golf Course. The tournament is an 18-hole tournament for both varsity and junior varsity teams. Havre is coming off a busy early part of the week. The Pony varsity teams played at the Great Falls Invitational Monday and Tuesday. That tournament...
There's never a dull moment when it comes to high school football on the Hi-Line. Last season, five Hi-Line teams qualified for the postseason, with three (Havre, Chinook and Big Sandy) winning conference championships. That will be hard to top in 2012, but as always, the high school football talent around these parts is second to none. Here's 10 things to watch for as the high school season kicks off this weekend and next. 1 – In Rudyard, look for the North Star Knights to find an identity this season. Former standout (in s...
In eight seasons under head coach Mark Samson, the Montana State University-Northern football team has made plenty of history. The Lights have had solid seasons, they've made the NAIA playoffs, they've had all-americans and conference MVP's and they've shattered school records. But nothing the Lights have Montana State University-Northern head coach Mark Samson (middle) talks to his players during the 2011 game between MSU-N and Carroll last November in Havre. The Lights are...
When it comes to the Montana State University-Northern Lights and Carroll College Fighting Saints playing each other on the football field, or any venue for that matter, fans don't really need any extra motivation to show up. Simply put, when the Lights and Saints meet, that's reason enough to go. And tonight's season-opening Northern-Carroll matchup at Blue Pony Stadium is no different. The fact that the Lights are playing the Saints under the lights at Blue Pony Stadium... Full story
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — State Farm is pulling its ads from Penn State football broadcasts, while General Motors is reconsidering its sponsorship deal and Wall Street is threatening to downgrade the school's credit rating, suggesting the price of the sexual abuse scandal could go well beyond the $60 million fine and other penalties imposed by the NCAA. Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm said it had been reviewing its connection to Penn State since the arrest of retired assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky last November. The i...
The Great Northern Fair closed on Sunday and for local golfers, that signals the stretch run of the summer golf season. In the coming weeks, golf leagues will wind down the regular season, big tournaments will be held, and very soon, high school golfers will take to the courses for the start of the 2012 season. And this week is a big one at Prairie Farms Golf Course as the Havre Rotary Club hosts two big events. Today-Thursday, the Rotary Golf Camp takes center stage as youth...
With all of the talent on the field at one time, all-star games can always go either way. But after the West had won three straight Montana East-West Shrine games, it was time for the Eastern squad to reclaim the bragging rights. Saturday the annual Shrine football game returned to the Memorial Stadium in Great Falls. The East hadn't recorded a win since 2008, but dominated this contest, defeating the West 23-12. The matchup always proves to be well balanced, as the last 12 matchups have been evenly split, but overall, the...
Montana's junior U. S. senator, Democrat Jon Tester, has again weighed in on a question on fishing west of Havre. The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation held a listening session in Havre last week, which Tester had joined others in requesting, to hear comments about increasing access to the tailwaters of Fresno Dam, a popular fishing site since the dam was built in the 1930s. Access to the tailwaters was restricted following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Retired Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fish biologist and fisherman... Full story
