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1. An unexpected shake-up at Northern Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file Then-Chancellor of Montana State University-Northern, Frank Trocki, introduces the commencement speaker, Ted Turner, chairman of Turner Enterprises Inc., during commencement in the MSU-N gym in May. Montana State University-Northern made a lot of big announcements in the first half of this year, first from then-Chancellor Frank Trocki and then about him. In the first few months of 2011, Trocki was at the center of a number of announced initiatives... Full story
Editor: For a while now, the Disabled American Veterans van program in Havre has been raising funds to replace the van used to transport veterans to Great Falls and Fort Harrison. Contributions from the Havre Lions Club, Devon Energy, Havre Rifle and Pistol Club, Hill County Electric, Triangle Telephone and Women's Auxiliary of the local DAV have provided a substantial boost. With additional contributions from other local individuals, businesses and groups, our current fund is over $10,000 on the way to meeting our goal of...
HELENA (AP) — A crowd of more than 150 people gathered at one of Jean Baucus' favorite spots, the Montana Club, to remember the rancher, matriarch and arts patron. Baucus, the mother of U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, died at her Helena home on Dec. 10 at age 94. She was the granddaughter of pioneer stockgrowers Henry and Alberta Sieben, and she raised her three children — Max, John and Karen — in Helena and on the family ranch 20 miles away. The Independent Record reports that scores of people gathered Tuesday for a memorial at the H...
Monday's will be the night for the Jr.-Adult No-Tap league. The starting date will be Monday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. and running until March 12. However, we need at least three more teams to make it a successful league. Call the lanes to sign up. There will be a drawing for a bowling ball (for a junior) when the league concludes. There are still a few spots left for the New Year's Eve Jackpot. Those wanting to bowl should call as soon as possible. TOURNEY TRAIL: The PBA will resume on Sun. Jan. 8th on ESPN at 11 a.m. MST time. The...
The annual Montana East-West Shrine Game is one of the oldest running high school football all-star games in this country. And this coming July, the game will certainly have a Hi-Line flare to it. Four area athletes we Havre High's Casey Schaub was selected to play in the 2012 Montana East-West Shrine Game this summer. Schaub was named as a linebacker to the East team but was also selected as an alternate at fullback. re recently named to the Shrine Game's East roster for...
TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. warned Iran Wednesday that it will not tolerate any disruption of naval traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's navy chief said the Islamic Republic is capable of closing the vital oil route if the West imposes new sanctions targeting Tehran's oil exports. Iran's Adm. Habibollah Sayyari told state-run Press TV that closing the strait, which is the only sea outlet for the crucial oil fields in and around the Persian Gulf, "is very easy" for his country's naval forces. AP Photo/IIPA,Ali M... Full story
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus welcome people to the 26th Annual Parade of Lights in Chinook Friday evening. At the end of another Black Friday, with more massive sales and earlier store hours, Chinook welcomed the holiday season with some local traditions and some new festivities. In between the warm winds of Thanksgiving and a light Friday night snowfall, hundreds of people filled Indiana Street for the annual Christmas stroll, checking out Chinook's new Festival of Trees and waiting for the...
Local merchants are in the second week of a special event set to encourage people to shop locally, with local receipts earning a chance to win a big-screen television. Bill Evans, co-owner of Bing 'N' Bob's, said he doesn't know if promotions like this keep people shopping at home, but every bit helps. Bing 'N' Bobs is participating for the second year this year. "Anything you do to keep people at home is a good thing, because that's what helps this town survive, " Evans said. "If people don't shop in town, there won't be a... Full story
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson People look at the lit up tree at Town Square Saturday evening during the annual Community Tree Lighting event. See Friday's Hi-Line Living page for more photographs of the Community Tree Lighting event. It was cool out, and a brisk wind swept across Town Square in downtown Havre Saturday night. "But at least it's not 40 below with snow up to our knees, like last year, " said Havre Area Chamber of Commerce President Kathy Palmer as the annual lighting of the Christmas tree ceremony. Fires were... Full story
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file A vehicle enters Canada at the Port of Wild Horse border crossing in September 2010 about 41 miles north of Havre along Montana Highway 232. Members of a local working group advocating upgrading the port are meeting with the director of the Montana Department of Transportation Wednesday to talk about upgrading Montana Highway 232. A local official has set a meeting with a department head in Helena to talk about a high-profile issue in north-central Montana: increasing access across the... Full story
NEWTON, Mass. — Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts announced his retirement Monday effective at the end of next year, closing out a congressional career of more than three decades capped by passage of legislation imposing new regulations on Wall Street. Frank, 71 and a lifelong liberal, won a House seat in 1980 and was one of the first lawmakers to announce that he is gay. AP Photo/Stephan Savoia Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. responds to a reporter's question after announcing he will not seek re-election in 2012, M...
HELENA (AP) — Federal agents seized more than $184,000 from bank accounts associated with a former Montana Grizzlies quarterback and his medical marijuana and automotive detailing businesses, according to inventories filed in U.S. District Court. The seizures from at least nine bank accounts and one safety deposit box associated with Jason Washington and his businesses were part of a yearlong marijuana trafficking investigation by federal authorities. No charges have been filed. Washington, 28, did not return calls for commen...
WASHINGTON — In an explosive allegation, a Georgia woman said Monday she and Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain had a 13-year extramarital affair that lasted nearly until the former businessman announced his candidacy for the White House several months ago. "Here we go again. I didn't do anything wrong," Cain said in a pre-emptive denial that lumped a detailed claim of a consensual affair in with earlier allegations of sexual harassment. AP Photo/Richard Drew, File Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain s...
NEW YORK (AP) — Months after Montana copper mining heiress Huguette (hew-GEHT') Clark died in New York comes a big surprise: a will in which she leaves almost everything to her family — and a second will in which they get nothing. The childless Clark died in May at age 104. On Monday, relatives filed a will signed in March 2005. It leaves much of her $400 million fortune to relatives. But five months earlier, his lawyer and accountant filed another Clark will, this one from April 2005. It gives her family nothing and lea...
HELENA — Federal agents seized more than $184,000 from bank accounts associated with a former Montana Grizzlies quarterback and his medical marijuana and automotive detailing businesses, according to inventories filed in U.S. District Court. The seizures from at least nine bank accounts and one safety deposit box associated with Jason Washington and his businesses were part of a yearlong marijuana trafficking investigation by federal authorities. No charges have been filed. Washington, 28, did not return calls for comment l...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team avenged its worst loss of 2010 with its biggest win in so far in 2011. Monday night, the Skylights improved to 8-0 on the season with a thunderous 78-49 win over Dickinson State University in Dickinson, N.D. The win came almost a year to the day after the Skylights lost to the Blue Hawks by more than 30 points in Dickinson. Northern will have a rematch with the Blue Hawks on Dec. 8 in Havre. For full coverage, see Tuesday's Havre Daily News....
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts does not intend to seek re-election in 2012, his office said Monday, closing out a career of more than three decades in Congress capped by last year's passage of legislation imposing new regulations on Wall Street. Frank, 71 and a lifelong liberal, won a House seat in 1980 was one of the first lawmakers to announce that he is gay. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. applauds at the Interior Department in Washington, on Dec. 22. Frank's office says h...
The season is winding down for the Havre High volleyball team. The Blue Ponies will finish the regular season this weekend with three conferen Havre High senior Sammy Evans digs up a ball during a Central A Conference volleyball match last month in Havre. Evans and her fellow seniors will be honored tonight when the Blue Ponies host Lewistown in a critical Central A match at the Havre High gymnasium. Tonight's match is set for 7 p.m. ce matches, and hopefully enter the post season with some much-needed positive momentum....
It's getting to be crunch time for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. But this weekend's home matches aren't just about winning and seeding for the upcoming Frontier Conference tournament, it's also about saying goodbye. Northern begins its final home stand of the season with a huge match against Westminster College tonight at 7 at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Skylights will play their final home match of the season Saturday at 2 p.m. against...
Justin Jensen has started for the Blue Ponies for two straight seasons and has broke several HHS passing records along the way. At any level, pee-wee, middle school, high school, college or the National Football League, the quarterback position is always one of the toughest, if not the toughest position to play. They are not only looked at as the leader of the offense, but also the face of the program. And the quarterback is no doubt the most important player on the offense, as they are often looked upon to navigate a team...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Angela Morris, 33, grabs a photograph of her sons — 5-year-old Michael Morris and 3-year-old Malachi Morris — in her home Thursday afternoon. From 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the St. Jude Parish Center, there will be a spaghetti benefit for Morris' medical expenses as she battles multiple sclerosis. Morris was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis two years ago. In 2009, Angela Morris began having strange symtoms in her body, tingling, numbness and paralysis. Her legs began to fail her. She went to doc...
Proposed federal laws dealing with jurisdiction on federal land near the nation's borders that has raised ire on both sides of the issue in Montana is getting increased attention in Washington. Federal agents trying to patrol the U. S.-Mexico border say they're hampered by laws that keep them from driving vehicles on huge swaths of land because it falls under U. S. environmental protection, leaving it to wildlife — and illegal immigrants and smugglers who can walk through the territory undisturbed. A growing number of l...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson North Star Elementary School fifth-grader Dylan Miller, 11, center, of Gildford is recognized during a special assembly at the school Thursday morning by author Donna Hopkins, left, of Whitefish and Montana Women Involved in Farm Economics calendar project Chairwoman Gladys Walling of Winifred for his winning entry in WIFE's 2012 The Art of Farming calendar. Miller's drawing was chosen for the calendar's cover. As a youngster in the first half of the 20th century, James Bakke climbed up the wate... Full story
Robert Dee Summers Robert Dee Summers Jr., 62, passed away from cancer and went to be with his Lord on Oct. 27, 2011. He was born March 12, 1949, in Havre, Mont., to Robert and Elizabeth (Leach) Summers. As a child, Robert moved with his family to several Montana towns including Cut Bank, Great Falls and Miles City, before moving to Bozeman in 1963. He graduated from Bozeman Senior High School in 1967. He then attended the University of Montana where he graduated from the School of English and History. He taught school for... Full story
Editor: It was disappointing to hear about Sen. Jon Tester's about-face on President Barack Obama's $447 billion plan to promote job growth. Tester and a blue-dog Democrat from Nebraska voted with the Republicans to end a final passage of the jobs bill. However, there is a chance the measure will move piece by piece where 64 percent of Americans still support the job plan. From an engineer's perspective this plan was designed to provide jobs that included voters who are returning from overseas. The employment outlook still...
