Archive For July 2010
GreenBuild has changed lives
July 30th, 2010
Everett Antoine III said he was stuck in a rut.The young Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation resident had no job and lacked skills. He wasn't sure where his life was taking him.
Panel Oks Northern energy program
July 30th, 2010
A proposed $200,000 federal grant that would enable Montana State University-Northern to undertake a program to train people in energy fields has cleared a major U.S. Senate hurdle.The...
Florence Marie Cross
July 30th, 2010
Florence Marie Cross, 89, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes.Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday,...
Charles Bernard Bailey
July 30th, 2010
Charles Bernard Bailey, 85, formerly of Hingham, Mont., passed away at Missouri River Manor in Great Falls on July 14, 2010.He is survived by his nephew, Gibson H. Bailey of West Yellow...
Edwin Lewis Ordway
July 30th, 2010
Edwin Lewis Ordway, 97, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes.Cremation has taken place, and his memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at...
The journey: Mariani starts first training camp
July 30th, 2010
Marc Mariani has called Montana home for the last 23 years. But over the last two years, Mariani has spent a lot of time in the state of Tennessee, first, playing in two FCS title games with...
Havre's Payne lands a college head coaching job
July 30th, 2010
Former Havre Blue Pony Loree Payne has done a lot in her basketball career.Now Payne can add collegiate head coach to that resume.With seven years of collegiate coaching exp...
The trip of the goat
July 30th, 2010
In Virginia, squirrels and other wildlife stay away from you. They know they likely will end up on a plate if they get too close.So imagine my surprise when a mountain goat comes...
Judge: FWS plan excluded possible lynx habitat
July 30th, 2010
A federal judge has ruled that theU. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is arbitrarily excluding "critical habitat" that could be occupied by the elusive Canada lynx, which were listed a de...
BP to outline plans FOR Gulf recover
July 30th, 2010
Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley was set to outline his company's long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill today morning, and will be getting help from a Clinton administr...
Former Lady Griz standout comes to MSU-N
July 29th, 2010
Montana State University-Northern women's basketball coach Chris Mouat is losing a top-notch assistant coach to an NCAA Division I program.But Mouat has found an excellent replacement....
The perfect day to have a yard sale: a true story
July 29th, 2010
At Easter Sunday dinner Pearl and I decided to have a yard sale. My closets were cluttered and the basement was stuffed. Pearl had equal excess.We had things we had not seen...
Grizzly, two cubs caught after mauling
July 29th, 2010
A mother grizzly and two of her three cubs have been captured after killing one person and injuring two others during a late-night rampage through a campground near Yellowstone National Park....
Wayne A. Koski
July 29th, 2010
Wayne A. Koski, 66, of Cedar Falls, I owa , d i e d Monday, July 26, 2010, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.He was born March 16, 1944, in Negaunee, Mich., the son of Andrew...
1st U.S. execution of woman since 2005 set for Sept.
July 29th, 2010
A Virginia woman who used sex and money to persuade two men to kill her husband and he r s t epson to col l e c t a $250,000 life insurance policy was scheduled today to be exe cut ed in two months...
‘The Philanthropist’ takes the stage
July 29th, 2010
Philip, Celia and Araminta will give Havre theater-goers plenty of reasons to laugh during Montana Actors' Theatre's production of "The Philanthropist."Curtains to the six-scene com...
CDC to hear more from local tribes
July 29th, 2010
A council charged with promoting health issues of Native Americans continues its biannual meeting in Havre today and is set to hear from local tribal leaders about the issues in the region.
Green garbanzo beans: Idaho's next big crop?
July 28th, 2010
Doug Moser still winces about the time he introduced J.R. Simplot to green garbanzo beans."It was at a lunch in Boise about five years ago," Moser said. "I spent 10 minutes tel...
Havre stars taking a trip of a lifetime
July 28th, 2010
The stage is set, and the U-12 Cal Ripken All-Stars are ready to play in the biggest regional baseball tournament a Havre youth team has seen in quite some time.Thursday-Saturday, Easte...
Seidel will represent us best
July 28th, 2010
It's campaign time again, bringing with it a flurry of opinions, which people frequently express through your forum. Finally, I have been moved to publicly express my opinion.Whe...
Jack Hanna wards off Glacier grizzly with pepper spray
July 28th, 2010
TV host and zookeeper Jack Hanna says he took his own advice and used pepper spray on a grizzly bear headed toward him.The Columbus Zoo keeper and frequent David Letterman guest said he...
100 days later, BP taps new CEO
July 28th, 2010
One hundred days after the rig explosion that set off the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, the oil giant behind it is hoping to move beyond the losses, the gaffes and the live video that r...
Margaret Marie (Rolston) Leonard
July 28th, 2010
Margaret Marie (Rolston) Leonard, 66, died from natural causes June 23, 2010, in Redmond, Wash.Margaret was born Nov. 6, 1943, in Havre, Mont., and graduated from Kremlin High School in...
James Elmer Henry
July 28th, 2010
James Elmer Henry, age 83 years, 10 months and 21 days, passed away Monday, July 26, 2010, in Dodson, Mont., of emphysema.He was a Marine veteran, Iwo Jima survivor and retired butcher,...
Sale of Devlin School finalized
July 28th, 2010
It's official — the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line is now the owner of the Devlin School building.The club bought the property from Havre Public Schools for $1, signing the...
No Havre business licenses after all
July 28th, 2010
After taking months to draft a business license, Planning and Development Committee members agreed to ditch a formal license in favor of asking businesses to voluntarily register.Mayor...
Paint balls damage homes, vehicles
July 28th, 2010
A paint ball spree in the early hours of Tuesday morning damaged homes and vehicles along 3rd, 2nd and 4th avenues."(It) looks like a random deal ," Assistant Chief of Operations for...
Havre's season ends in heartbreak
July 27th, 2010
The Havre American Legion baseball team had a goal entering this weekend's Northern District Tournament.That goal was to not only win a district championship, but to make sure they qua...
Kris Hansen is a unique person — she should be elected
July 27th, 2010
I met Kris Hansen in combat in2007. She immediately impressed me with her direct manner and genuine interest in people.We were both assigned to serve under an Army aviation...
Biden touts national parks stimulus projects
July 27th, 2010
Hundreds of stimulus-funded projects under way in national parks across the U.S. are long-overdue upgrades to the country's neglected "national jewels," Vice President Joe Biden said Monday.
Lucy Meiwald
July 27th, 2010
Lucy Meiwald, 80, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Her wake service was Monday night at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church, and the funeral service was a...
Two die as tornado strikes Northeast Montana
July 27th, 2010
A rare tornado tore through a farmhouse and killed two people inside, leaving nothing but the house's foundation and a few twisted vehicles as it swept through Montana's remote and sparsely popul...
FEMA holds meeting with city, county officials
July 27th, 2010
Hill County, Havre and Big Sandy officials met with representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Monday in Havre to start the next phase of recovering from June's flooding.
Salvation Army to distribute school supplies
July 27th, 2010
Students in need will soon be getting a backpack full of school suppl ies from the Salvation Army.The supplies will be paid for, in part, by the money people drop into the ket t les at...
Hot: Jaycees Demo Derby closes the fair
July 26th, 2010
The heat of a warm summer's night was certainly intense. But it wasn't nearly as an intense as the heat inside the Great Northern Fair Arena on Sunday night.As always, the annua...
Havre stars reach Babe Ruth semifinals
July 26th, 2010
The Havre Babe Ruth 13-year-old all-star team had a dramatic comeback on Saturday night, but things didn’t end as well on Sunday.Wednesday through Sunday the 2010 Babe Ruth 13-yea...
Obama's message to voters: Things could be worse
July 26th, 2010
President Barack Obama, who rocketed to the White House promising "change you can believe in," is now telling voters they shouldn't change a thing.His message for the fall elections,...
Jaron Lane Stump
July 26th, 2010
Jaron Lane Stump, 18, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Benefis East Campus. His cause of death has not yet been determined.His wake service was Friday at 4 p.m. with his funeral se...
Crystal Rose Russette
July 26th, 2010
Crystal Rose Russette, 30, died July 22, 2010, from injuries she received in a motor vehicle accident. Her wake service began Sunday afternoon with her funeral service at 11 a.m., Monday, at...
Possible news highlights from the year 2020
July 26th, 2010
There was standing room only at the Havre City Council meeting last night. As soon as the United Nations pledge of allegiance to the earth was recited, the gathering was called to order. ...
Jury sides with officers in bias case
July 26th, 2010
A jury awarded three Yellowstone County sheriff's officials a total of $945,000 in damages Friday after finding their commanders discriminated against them then retaliated when they complained.
U. S. health officials to visit Fort Belknap, Rocky Boy
July 26th, 2010
A branch of the federal agency charged with health promotion for the Native American population is holding its biannual meeting on the Hi-Line this week.The Tribal Counci l Advisory Com...
Rocky Boy youth dies after accident
July 26th, 2010
Jaron Lane Stump, 18, died after sustaining burns in the Parker Canyon area July 17.At 1:34 a.m., the call came across to Rocky Boy Police that Stump had sustained burns from falling in...
Crash victim is identified
July 26th, 2010
Officials have released the name of a woman who died in a motor vehicle crash Thursday.Crystal Rose Russette, 30, died after a vehicle in which she was a passenger involved in a head-on...
Breaking news: CJI finishes second in state academic contest
July 25th, 2010
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School was the runner-up in the annual Montana High School Academic Awards contest in Class C,. Winners are dete...
Breaking news: Listening sessions on Native American health care set
July 25th, 2010
A team of officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be on the Hi-Line this week to get ideas on how to improve health care for Native Americans.&nb...
Crystal Rose Russette
July 25th, 2010
Crystal Rose Russette Crystal Rose Russette, 30, died July 22, 2010, from injuries she received in a motor vehicle accident. Her wake service began Sunday afternoon wi...
4-H Teen and Queen crowned
July 23rd, 2010
For more than 50 years, 4-H clubs in Hill County have been selecting a teen and queen to represent the best of the best for the clubs.This year, Colter Bickford, 16, and Amanda Verploeg...
Hill County crash leaves one dead
July 23rd, 2010
A head-on collision at 6 p.m. Thursday on Laredo Road in Hill County killed one person.A 1991 Chevrolet pickup truck was eastbound on Laredo Road when its driver crossed the center line...
5 things to do this weekend at the Great Northern Fair
July 23rd, 2010
1 Cheer the cowboys and cowgirls Rodeo has been a long-standing tradition at the Great Northern Fair.What's unique about the Great Northern Rodeo is the fact it brings a cross-section...
Nadene Larson
July 23rd, 2010
Nadene Larson, 92, a long-time Havre resident, passed away, Thursday, June 24, 2010, at her home, of congestive heart failure.Interment will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Highl...
ACLU sues Montana over same-sex couples rights
July 23rd, 2010
A civil rights advocacy group filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of seven gay couples demanding the state provide them the same rights married couples have in making decisions affecting their famil...
Warburton's record doesn't serve people of area
July 23rd, 2010
I have been following some of the letters to the editor and personal comments in the Havre Daily News with great interest and disbelief.The voting record of Rep. Warburton should...
Cowboy up to your outer nakedness
July 23rd, 2010
New York City is not without its western-related travails.It seems that the NYC street entertainer who calls himself the Naked Cowboy (but isn't) is suing another street performer who...
Three-sport stars of a different kind
July 23rd, 2010
Everybody had that friend they met in elementary school. The friend that was on the top of the list when it came to handing out birthday invitations when you were younger, and the friend that...
Oil spill work on hold as Tropical Storm Bonnie approaches the area
July 23rd, 2010
Work to permanently choke off the oil well that had been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was at a standstill today after ships around the site were ordered to evacuate ahead of the approaching Trop...
Rehberg joins congressional tea party caucus
July 22nd, 2010
Montana’s U.S. representative, Republican Denny Rehberg, is among the founding members of a new caucus in the U.S. House, the tea party caucus formed by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.
Sherrod says she’d love to talk race with Obama
July 22nd, 2010
Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod said today she wants to discuss racial issues with President Obama, who's "not someone who has experienced some of the things I've experien...
Junior Rodeo opens the Great Northern Fair
July 22nd, 2010
The 2010 Great Northern Fair is underway, and opening night for the sporting events at the fair was, as usual, a big success.As always, the annual Havre Junior Rodeo opened the five nig...
Thackeray's letter was misleading
July 22nd, 2010
I like how the headline on a letter to the editor last week said that “Warburton doesn’t support Northern” and went on to let Northern’s rabble-rousing former instructor Bil...
Eudaemonia to you too! Happily following our daemons
July 22nd, 2010
Eudaemonia: the state of happily following our daemons.A friend sent me this word, knowing it would intrigue me. I like words. I like this word. I like the way it soun...
Story of master mechanic's life is in details
July 22nd, 2010
Growing up on a ranch on the Powder River near Miles City, Lee Stewart developed an aptitude for all things mechanical.He would go on to make the most of that aptitude in a 33-year care...
Frank A. Spinler
July 22nd, 2010
Frank A. Spinler, 82, a Hingham farmer and Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, who enjoyed working in his butcher shop or rebuilding old windmills, died of natural causes Tuesday, July 20, 2010, a...
Lawrence (Mik) Mikkelson
July 22nd, 2010
Lawrence (Mik) Mikkelson, 86, of Olathe, Kan., passed away July 18,2010. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 30, with a memorial Mass at 11 a.m., at Price of Pe...
Walter G. Wilke
July 22nd, 2010
Walter G. Wilke, 92, of Malta, retired section foreman for the Great Northern Railroad, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes.Funeral services w...
Gupton out of Treasurer race
July 22nd, 2010
One of the two contested Hill County races in the general election has lost a candidate.Re p u b l i c a n William “Bill” Gupton, who was facing Democrat Sandy Brown in the...
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Kellen Lund memorial bike ride set fo...
July 22nd, 2010
Tuesday marks one year since 9-year-old Kellen Lund's death rocked the community when he was struck by a truck at a 1st Street and 7th Avenue crossing.As a way to help his friends and...
Havre Daily News at the Great Northern Fair
July 22nd, 2010
The Havre Daily News will have a booth at the Great Northern Fair this week so staffers can interact face-toface with the community.Staff members will be at the booth for the rest of fa...
Dairy owners promote camel milk benefits
July 21st, 2010
To milk a camel, you need warm hands, a gentle touch and quick timing — camels give milk only in 90-second bursts.Gil and Nancy Riegler, owners of the nation's largest camel dair...
North Stars ready for the Northern District
July 21st, 2010
The Havre American Legion baseball team's journey began back in the cold and windy days of April. It's been a long trek, but the goal has remained constant — make the 2010 Class A sta...
Obama signs sweeping financial overhaul into law
July 21st, 2010
Reveling in victory, President Barack Obama this morning signed into law the most sweeping reform of financial regulations since the Great Depression, a package that aims to protect consumers and e...
Winston J. Morin
July 21st, 2010
Winston J. Morin, 69, of Harlem, passed away on July 18, 2010, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre due to cancer.A funeral Mass will be Friday, July 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. in the Red...
Attacks against Warburton will backfire
July 21st, 2010
Political candidates are often told, "You need to go along to get along;" that, if you want to increase the chances of your own bills being successful, you need to support the legislation of thos...
Calif. Utility wants to invest in Mont. Wind farm
July 21st, 2010
A California utility that had an agreement to buy electricity from a wind farm proposed for northern Montana is now offering to invest in the project.NaturEner USA proposed building the...
Great Northern Fair opens today in Havre
July 21st, 2010
Fair season has rolled around again, with the midway at the Great Northern Fair and displays opening today, and Hill County 4-H’ers already active earlier this week in fair events.
Havre Daily News launches facebook page
July 21st, 2010
As a way to keep members of the community more connected to the people and events that make it tick, The Havre Daily News is now on facebook.Send your Internet browser to
Heroic mailman saves 3 lives on the job
July 20th, 2010
The mailman finished his afternoon deliveries in an unassuming way, betraying no sign that anything out of the ordinary had occurred save for the blood on his uniform and the cut on his lip. ...
Babe Ruth stars invade Havre
July 20th, 2010
For most, Babe Ruth baseball has been over for several weeks now. But for a select few the season will continue for at least one more weekend.Wednesday through Sunday Legion Field...
Roy Lon Heimbigner
July 20th, 2010
R o y L o n “ L o n n i e ” Heimbigner, 58, a Chester area cowboy, died after suffering a seizure Saturday at his mother’s home in Rudyard.Public visitation will be Tu...
3 initiatives on Montana ballot in Nov.
July 20th, 2010
The state said Monday that three proposed initiatives received enough signatures of support from voters to qualify for the November ballot.Secretary of State Linda McCulloch said a four...
Durwards honored for decades of service
July 20th, 2010
A North Havre couple retiring from service on Hill County boards were honored Monday for their decades of service to the county.Charles Durward received a framed certificate recognizing...
Business license vote delayed
July 20th, 2010
Havre Ci t y Council had to delay its discussion and vote on impl ement ing business licenses due to a miscommunication, the c h a i r o f i t s Planning and De v e l o pme n t Committee said durin...
Customs and Border Protection sets Havre meeting
July 20th, 2010
U. S. Customs and Border Protection is holding a series of meetings, including one in Havre Thursday night, to seek public input on the environmental impacts of handling security on the...
North Stars roll into the postseason
July 19th, 2010
For a short time it looked as if the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team was going to be swept in their final two-game home stand of the season.But after giving up the lead...
Here are the facts on Warburton's record
July 19th, 2010
After reading Bill Thackeray’s recent letter about Rep. Wendy Warburton’s record with interest, let’s try to set the record straight.First, House Bill 2 is the G...
Union: No more pay freezes for state employees
July 19th, 2010
A key union leader for Montana state and university employees says he will not bargain another salary freeze with the governor — drawing a line in the sand amid what is expected to be a very...
Passport flap raises sovereignty issue
July 19th, 2010
An American Indian lacrosse team's refusal to travel on passports not issued by the Iroquois confederacy goes to the heart of one of the most sensitive issues in Indian Country — sovereignty...
Gladys Mary (Limke) Tavary
July 19th, 2010
Gladys Mary (Limke) Tavary died peacefully in her sleep during the predawn hours on July 14, 2010. In Helena, Mont. She was a beautiful and bright 85-year-old woman.Gladys w...
Rehberg faces tough questions in Havre stop
July 19th, 2010
U. S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., faced some sharp questions and comments about his stance in Congress during a listening session i n H a v r e Saturday.“I’ve been a...
Biodiesel project is launched
July 19th, 2010
A good-sized crowd gathered at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway rail yards in Havre at 7:30 a.m. Saturday to celebrate a unique partnership in the region — BNSF’s testing of loc...
Breaking news: Rehberg talks to small audience in Havre
July 17th, 2010
R Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., held a listening session with a small audience in Havre today during a beautiful summer afternoon. Rehberg, who said he tries to make sure he...
Breaking news: BNSF celebrates biodiesel testing
July 17th, 2010
A large group gathered early Saturday to celebrate a unique partnership in north-central Montana. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway kicked off its yea...
Bruce Kelly Sunchild Mitchell O-sahw-Pi-Nays “Yellowbird”
July 16th, 2010
Bruce Kelly Sunchild Mitchell, 54, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Benefis Health Care in Great Falls, Mont., due to lung cancer.His wake service began Thursday, with his funeral serv...
Clean water flows in North Havre
July 16th, 2010
Water is already flowing through pipes to more than 40 connections north of Havre, with the official celebration of the clean water to be held next month.The North Havre County Water Di...
FEMA gets down to business at Rocky Boy
July 16th, 2010
A spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency said his agency has increased its presence on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and expects next week to start setting project numbers to...
Tepee poles unearthed in Bighorn
July 16th, 2010
Only a trained eye would have been able to spot fragile evidence left behind perhaps hundreds of years ago by native peoples traversing the semi-arid foothills of the Pryor Mountains.It...
A snake in the grass: lessons applied
July 16th, 2010
Through personal experience, I can tell you this: It's not so much the realization that the ground is moving under your foot as it is the keen moment of understanding that the buzzing noise is a r...
Pony teammates suit up one more time
July 16th, 2010
Mitch Schnittgen and Will DeVries have starred on the gridiron together many times during their four-year career as Havre Blue Pony football players.And as both star athletes prepare to...
Experts work to free buried boat at WTC
July 16th, 2010
Workers at the World Trade Center site are excavating a 32-foot-long ship hull that apparently was used in the 18th century as part of the fill that extended lower Manhattan into the Hudson River.
Rolling: Havre sweeps Vauxhall
July 15th, 2010
Pitching has been a trademark of the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team all season long. But now that Havre's bats have become more than consistent, the North Stars are becoming...
Warburton doesn't support Northern
July 15th, 2010
Despite her claims in the Havre Daily News and at recent political meetings, Wendy Warburton was not a s u p p o r t e r o f Mo n t a n a S t a t e University-Northern during her term in the Legisl...
The sweet smells of camel sweat and cow dung
July 15th, 2010
“I fell in love with him because he smelled like horses and leather,” I told Karen. “He swung me up on his rope horse and taught me to ride. Well, the horse taught me...
Helena sex ed proposal sees opposition
July 15th, 2010
A proposed sex education program that teaches fifth-graders the different ways people have intercourse and first-graders about gay love has infuriated parents and forced the school board to take a...
Sarah Borrego
July 15th, 2010
Sarah Borrego passed away on July 9, 2010, at University of Washington Medical Center, while awaiting lung transplants.She leaves to mourn her husband, Johnnie; three children, Jonathan...
Tribe's beef deal with Whole Foods ends
July 15th, 2010
A deal for the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming to sell organic, grassfed beef to Whole Foods Market Inc. has fallen through, a beef distributor said Wednesday.Panorama Meats Inc., whi...
Cars for Kids raises cash from clunkers
July 15th, 2010
For the next several months, area residents can do some late spring cleaning and give to the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line at the same time.The Cars for Kids program at the club...
Rehberg to hold listening sessions in Havre, Chinook
July 15th, 2010
Montana’s sole congressman, Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg, will visit Havre and Chinook on a four-city tour to hold listening sessions this weekend.“Government transpa...
St. Mary dam reconstruction on track
July 15th, 2010
If everything goes right, rebuilding the dam and intake structure that diverts much of the water flowing through the Milk River could begin within a couple of years.A Bureau of Reclamat...
Calif. Aims to boost enforcement of organic rules
July 14th, 2010
It's been barely a year since Luis Miranda began selling organic produce at farmers markets near his home in California's Central Valley, but he's already seen every trick in the book.
Hot bats: North Stars sweep Knights
July 14th, 2010
It was a tale of two different games, but the ending was very much the same for the Havre American Legion baseball team.On Tuesday afternoon at Legion Field, the North Stars opened a cr...
A plan to renovate North Havre park
July 14th, 2010
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State employees may be eligible for CHIP coverage
July 14th, 2010
Children of some state employees could soon be eligible for a free health insurance program.The federal health care bill passed by Congress in March gave states the option of making the...
Coast Guard chopper crew honored
July 14th, 2010
Members of a Coast Guard helicopter crew killed in a crash off the coast of Washington state July 7 were honored Tuesday in the small southeast Alaska town where they were based.At leas...
Ezra H. Wagner
July 14th, 2010
Ezra H. Wagner, born March 9, 1930, the last of 14 brothers and sisters, died July 12, 2010, from natural causes at his home. He was 80 years old.He is survived by his wife Angel;...
Kenneth George Haas
July 14th, 2010
Kenneth George "Robin" Haas, 55, died Saturday evening, July 10, 2010, at his home of an apparent heart attack.Cremation will take place, and his memorial service will be 1:30 p.m., F...
Business license will go to full council
July 14th, 2010
Months after beginning the process of drafting a business license, Havre's Planning and Development Committee will recommend a version that requires city businesses, as well as outlying businesses...
FEMA en route to help with disaster repairs
July 14th, 2010
The Federal E m e r g e n c y Ma n a g eme n t Agency is setting up a disaster field office in Great Falls to house 50 workers who will help local governments deal with damage caused on Rocky Boy&r...
Home stretch: North Stars host Knights
July 13th, 2010
The stretch run of the 2010 American Legion baseball season is officially here.And the Havre North Stars are hoping they've hit their stride at just the right time.The Nort...
He's no-drama Obama, in fact he doesn't get angry
July 13th, 2010
The BP oil disaster has been a divisive issue, but on one thing we're all pretty much agreed: President Obama doesn't give good mad.For week after week, critics from Sarah Palin to Ja...
Buy or build NorthWestern wants new power plant
July 13th, 2010
NorthWestern Energy says its best option for supplying power to its customers over the next 20 years is to buy or build another natural gas-fired power plant so it can rely less on contracts with P...
No promises as BP tests new cap
July 13th, 2010
After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP prepared to begin tests today to see if it will hold and stop fresh oil from polluting the waters for th...
Jeffrey Aaron Flynn
July 13th, 2010
Jeffrey Aaron Flynn, 58, passed away Sunday morning, July 11, 2010, at Northern Montana Hospital of acute pancreatitis.His memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 17, 2010, at t...
Lil Shots Carnival sees success
July 13th, 2010
Area children who received shots during the Lil Shots Carnival are more prepared to face the germs of the world.The carnival, sponsored by the Hill County Health Department and in its t...
Contention arises over park grazing rules
July 13th, 2010
A Hill County commissioner took issue with parts of a new grazing policy for Beaver Creek Park during a meeting of the Hill County Park Board Monday.Commissioner Kathy Bessette said the...
North Stars roll to Glendive championship
July 12th, 2010
A slow start to their weekend didn't prevent the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team from finding ultimate success.Going 4-1 over the course of three days, the North Stars...
Long-running Ponzi scheme preyed on elderly
July 12th, 2010
During the week, Roberto Heckscher was a socially awkward accountant who drove a Saturn and kept an office above a flower shop in a quiet neighborhood.On the weekends, he transformed in...
Thomas Vinberg
July 12th, 2010
Thomas Lee Vinberg, 53, died Friday morning, July 9, 2010, at his home, of colon cancer.His memorial service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, at Fifth Avenue Christian Church, with I...
Martina Lester
July 12th, 2010
Martina M. Lester, 23, of Lodge Pole, passed away July 8, 2010, at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls.Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Enemy Killer Recreatio...
AnnaRae Miller
July 12th, 2010
AnnaRae (Olson) Miller, 69, passed away July 8, 2010, at the family home due to complications from a stroke in July 2003.Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 11 a.m...
Dave Briere
July 12th, 2010
Dave Briere, 84, passed away on July 10, 2010, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes.A funeral Mass will be Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 3 p.m. in St. Gabriel’s C...
History does not need to be repeated
July 12th, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, is the French holiday known as Bastille Day.Wait, please do not put the paper down while muttering “Who gives a rat’s derriere about some French holiday?...
You just can't cure stupid
July 12th, 2010
Dear Alice Campbell, regarding jumping into Fresno. As we are fond of saying in the local ER, "You just can't cure stupid."You got very lucky. A young gentleman did the s...
Montana group halts its cannabis caravans
July 12th, 2010
A Montana advocacy group is shutting down its traveling medical marijuana clinics amid criticism that the so-called cannabis caravans have added thousands of people to the state registry without co...
Obama declares disaster at Rocky Boy, Hill County
July 12th, 2010
President Barack Obama over the weekend approved a request from Gov. Brian Schweitzer, declaring a disaster on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and in Hill County resulting from severe storms a...
Hingham celebrates one hundred years
July 12th, 2010
One hundred years in the making, Hingham celebrated itself and remembered its roots over the weekend.Coming home for the celebration was tinged with sadness for Cindy Keaster, who grew...
Breaking News: Obama declares disaster area in Rocky Boy
July 10th, 2010
HELENA (AP) � President Barack Obama on Saturday declared Hill County and the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation a disaster area due to severe storms and flo...
Crew regenerates Mill Creek with 218,000 trees
July 9th, 2010
Along a roaring Mill Creek in June, Genaro Bazan and a handful other men stalked the banks holding hoedads in search of good ground to plant En g e lma n n s p r u c e a n d Douglas fir saplings.
A snake in the house: lessons learned
July 9th, 2010
Prior to moving to the plains of north-central Montana, my only knowledge of rattlesnakes came from an incident when I was a teenager.One afternoon Mike, a friend of my parents, called...
County Oks moratorium on new med. Pot operations
July 9th, 2010
The Hill County Commission unanimously placed a ban on new medical marijuana caregiver operations after a public hearing Thursday Commissioners grandfathered existing caregivers provided they regis...
Riots break out after Oakland verdict
July 9th, 2010
Violent protests erupted in Oakland with stores damaged and dozens arrested after a Los Angeles jury convicted a white former transit officer of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an...
Headed East: North Stars play in Glendive
July 9th, 2010
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team is heading into another tournament this weekend.And with the ups and downs they have suffered this season, they are hoping for a turn...
A hail of a storm: Bozeman hail damage could total $60M
July 8th, 2010
Damage claims could reach up to $60 million in Bozeman from a storm last week in which hail the size of golf balls shattered windows, dented cars and damaged roofs, an insurer said.G a...
Relay for Life hopes for another successful year
July 8th, 2010
People touched by cancer will gather Friday to remember loved ones and to share hope."There's a lot of excitement that goes along with the relay because it is truly a celebration," s...
Beach cleaners only skimming oil off surface sand
July 8th, 2010
A problem lurks under the sand on the Gulf Coast, but some argue the best thing to do is — nothing.Walk to a seemingly pristine patch of sand, plop down in a chair and start diggi...
Field of daydreams
July 8th, 2010
This morning, while I was bent over in my garden pulling weeds, the phone rang. I finished dead-heading the petunias and went indoors to listen to the message on voice mail.It was...
PATTY RUTH ERICKSON obituary
July 8th, 2010
P a t t y R u t h Erickson, 61, passed away at her home of anaplastic l a r g e c e l l l ymp h oma Tuesday July 6, 2010.V i ew i n g will be held from 1 to 4p. m. Thursday,...
Skylights land quality Canadian spikers
July 8th, 2010
The Montana State University- Northern volleyball team has added two new recruits to an already outstanding recruiting class.This week, second-year MSU-N head coach Bill Huebsch announc...
Drinking water still a top priority at Rocky Boy
July 7th, 2010
Despite nearly nonstop work for almost three weeks to alleviate flood damage at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, providing safe drinking water remains a concern.“We’re...
Ambulance bought for Havre fleet
July 7th, 2010
The purchase of a new ambulance will keep Havre's fleet at three and enable emergency personnel to continue to serve the city and Hill County.Without a third ambulance, "if we have an...
Mural leads to contention between Clack Museum board, foundation
July 7th, 2010
A new mural is showcasing a paleontological display at a local museum, although how the mural was put up led to some friction between members of its board and its funding foundation at a meeting Tu...
Drinking water still a top priority at Rocky Boy
July 7th, 2010
Despite nearly nonstop work for almost three weeks to alleviate flood damage at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, providing safe drinking water remains a concern.“We’re...
Hawaii governor vetoes same-sex civil unions bill
July 7th, 2010
Hawaii's governor ended months of speculation by vetoing contentious civil unions legislation that would have granted gay, lesbian and opposite-sex couples the same rights and benefits that the st...
Look out wildlife, BP is doing it again!
July 7th, 2010
O K , p e o p l e , nature needs us to focus. All of us who love polar bears, whales, seabirds and other wildlife should p u t o u r minds together to send an urgent telepathic message to the...
IONE BOGUT obituary
July 7th, 2010
Ione Bogut, 85, longtime resident of Havre, has died.She at tended St . Jude Thaddeus School and was a 1943 graduate of Havre High School.Mr s. Bo g u t ma n a g e d P...
North Stars pick up a split in Helena
July 7th, 2010
With rain storms pounding Havre all day long on Tuesday, the Havre American Legion baseball time got out of town just in time to play a doubleheader.On Tuesday in Helena, the North Star...
Farmers defend way of life with Facebook, Twitter
July 7th, 2010
When a video of dairy cows being punched and prodded with pitchforks was recently released by an animal rights group, it made the rounds on YouTube and generated the expected angry responses....
North Stars on the road all week
July 6th, 2010
Whether or not the dog days of summer ever get here, the Havre American Legion baseball team is headed for the stretch run of the 2010 season.The Northern District tournament is a mere...
Guardian angels are useful
July 6th, 2010
Note to self: jump out, not just down.If you need proof of the importance of that universal fact — newly discovered to me, too — just look at the raspberry on my rib cage.
DONALD McCANN obituary
July 6th, 2010
Donald Lee McCann passed away June 20, 2010, at Community Hospital in Missoula, Mont.Don was born in Billings, Mont., Aug. 19, 1936, the ninth child of Edward Lee and Anna Miller McCann...
IONE BOGUT obituary
July 6th, 2010
Ione Bogut (EYE-own Bohgut), 85, long time resident of Havre, has died.She attended St. Jude Thaddeus School and was a 1943 graduate of Havre High School.Mrs. Bogut managed...
THERESA McGILLIS obituary
July 6th, 2010
Theresa McGillis, 79, died Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Big Sandy Nursing Home, of natural causes.Her wake service began Saturday at the Lutheran Mission and her rosary service was at 7...
Heat blankets U.S. as workers return after holiday
July 6th, 2010
Wi th a scorching holiday weekend in the rearview mirror, a real summer sizzle is about to wash over parts of the United States.After an extended Fourth of July weekend when temperature...
Not ready to run for governor, says Brown
July 6th, 2010
State Sen. Taylor Brown has been mentioned in newspaper stories and blogs as a potential Republican candidate for governor in 2012.But Brown, in an interview on Saturday, threw co...
County proposes medical marijuana law
July 6th, 2010
The Hill County Commission is weighing in on the regulation of medical marijuana.A public hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday on a proposal to ban establishments selling the herb or a...
Breaking news: Washington state 3-year-old killed in Beaver Creek acci...
July 5th, 2010
A 3-year-old boy from Washington state was struck and killed by a vehicle at a wedding near Havre over the weekend. Dustin Baxter say...
Theresa McGillis
July 3rd, 2010
Theresa McGillis, 79, died Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Big Sandy Nursing Home of natural causes. Her wake service will begin Sunday at the Lutheran Mission with her Rosary Service at 7 p.m....
Thank-you to supporters
July 2nd, 2010
Editor: Since November 2008, my husband and I have run the community Giveaway House in Havre. It has been a lot of hard work but also one of the most extraordinary and rewarding experiences o...
Miracle of modern menopause
July 2nd, 2010
Of all the miraculous advances in medicine that could be made, such as curing cancer, re-growing nerves and producing a medical marijuana plant that doesn't attract law enforcement, scientists at...
GRACE MILLER obituary
July 2nd, 2010
Grace V. Miller, 87, passed away June 14, 2009, at Phoenix, Ariz., due to complications of a heart condition.Graveside memorial services will be Saturday, July 3, 2010, at 10 a.m. in th...
FREDERICK ALEXANDER SMITH obituary
July 2nd, 2010
Memorial services for Fredrick Alexander Smith, who died Feb. 15, will be 10 a.m. Monday, at Highland Cemetery, with military honors.Rowlie Hutton of the Fifth Avenue Christian Church w...
DONALD LEE McCANN obituary
July 2nd, 2010
Donald Lee McCann passed away June 20, 2010, at Community Hospital in Missoula, Mont.Don was born in Billings, Mont., Aug. 19, 1936, the ninth child of Edward Lee and Anna Miller McCann...
North Stars take one from Cardinals
July 2nd, 2010
If the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team was looking to go into the holiday break on a high note — mission accomplished.Havre will ride a three-game winning streak i...
Prosecutors: N.Y. suspect spilled Russia spy details
July 2nd, 2010
Within hours of his capture, U.S. prosecutors say, Russian spy suspect Juan Lazaro admitted his name was an alias.So who is he? Lazaro wasn't saying — not "even for his so...
High school, 3 blocks evacuated in Harlem after gas leak scare
July 2nd, 2010
Personnel at Harlem High School and residents within a three-block area were evacuated after a gas leak was discovered outside the school's little gym Thursday morning.The evacuees wer...
USDA showcases programs for Rocky Boy disaster
July 2nd, 2010
U. S. Department of Agriculture officials were at Rocky Boy’s Indian Re s e rvat ion Thursday, t e l l ing Chippewa Cree Tribal leaders and reservation residents about a plethora of programs...
North Stars tame Great Falls Stallions
July 1st, 2010
It has been an inconsistent last week for the Havre American Legion baseball team.But on Wednesday in Great Falls, the North Stars were anything but.Havre was 2-6 in its las...
Sharing the road with pedestrians and bicyclists
July 1st, 2010
Editor: Now that summer is upon us you can expect to see a large increase in pedestrians, bicyclists and children- at-play. Please take a moment to rethink your driving habits and remind your...
BP spill nears a record as Gulf’s biggest
July 1st, 2010
BP's massive oil spill will become the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico by today based on the highest of the federal government's estimates, an ominous record that underscores the oil giant's...
Rehberg seeks to amend the Antiquities Act
July 1st, 2010
Contention over possible creation of new national monuments has ratcheted up a level, with Montana’s member of the U.S. House of Representatives s e e k i n g t o change the 1906 act that a l...
Rocky Boy Schools expansion Election rescheduled
July 1st, 2010
An election for selling Impact Aid Revenue Bonds to pay for an expansion at Rocky Boy schools originally scheduled to end Wednesday has been postponed."There was a paper shuffle delay,...
VFW Post looks for new home
July 1st, 2010
For the first time in decades, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 in Havre do not have their own club in which to relax, hold functions and conduct their organization’s business...
Breaking news: USDA to hold flood meeting today on Rocky Boy
July 1st, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is stepping in this afternoon to tell the Chippewa Cree Tribal govenment and residents of RockyBoy’s Indian Reservation about programs it...
