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PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath. Arias fought back tears, and family members of the victim wept and hugged each other as the verdict was announced in the hushed, packed courtroom. AP Photo/APTN, Pool In this image made from pool video provided by APTN, Jodi Arias reacts during the r...
LONDON — Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady who ruled for 11 remarkable years imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prosperous nation by the time a mutiny ousted her from No. 10 Downing Street. AP Photo/File Mikhail S. Gorbachev poses with Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London on Dec. 15...
Marietta L. (Jurenka) Ramberg Marietta L. (Jurenka) Ramberg, 82, of Joplin, a farmwife and homemaker who loved crafts, crocheting, RV traveling, cooking, TV soap operas and all animals, died of natural causes on April 5, 2013, at the Chester nursing home. Her funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial will follow in Joplin Cemetery. Visitation days will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Memorials may be given to the Shriners Hospital or a...
A former Rocky Boy man will be the head young man dancer at the Gathering of Nations April 25-27 in Albuquerque, N.M. Gathering of Nations is the world's largest gathering of Native American and indigenous people. Tens of thousands of people from 700 tribes will take part in the ceremonies. Julius Not Afraid, 28, said he hopes his role in the ceremonies will be more than just as an entertainer. Instead, he said, the gathering should be seen as a celebration of Native American culture and an opportunity to teach people about r...
They had plenty of food for all, a good crowd, a band that included prominent pastors, and pies that were raffled off for more than $100 each. It was the benefit dinner Saturday night at the Duck Inn for Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen. A good crowd was on hand for the dinner. Pastor Tim Zerger, organizer of Saturday's event, said he wanted to raise awareness of the soup kitchen as well as raising funds. Along those lines, he invited participants to stop in at Feed My Sheep at noon, any day, Monday through Saturday to partake in...
There are several factors that make Beaver Creek Park a unique and special place. Ecological diversity The Bear Paw Mountains are one of the island mountain ranges of Montana. Each of our sister island mountain ranges have their own character. The Bear Paws were thrust up by volcanic activity and carved around by glaciers. Beaver Creek Park extends from a mountain topographic and vegetation communities to foothills and prairie environments in a short distance making it an interesting place for enjoyment and study of...
A few evenings ago, we were sitting in Vic's Place, on 1st Street, talking with Kurt Johnson, who, with his wife Candy, owns Vic's, the classiest joint in Havre. The "we" is my wife, Marged, the famous Havre poet, who inspires me in all things. Normasn Bernstein Vic's is named after Vic Spinler, of Hingham, who has kept the Park Hotel running for more than 50 years. He's 84 years old and can still tell you about every little quirk and oddity in the building, that was built in 1910, just across from the park in front of the...
HELENA — A Republican-led Senate rules committee is endorsing leadership actions in the fight over a Democratic attempt to kill GOP bills. The Senate Rules Committee on Monday was looking into Friday's standoff over an absent senator. Democrats publicly announced intentions to halt all business by invoking a parliamentary move that demands every member is present, in an effort to kill Republican proposals in danger of missing a procedural deadline. Republican leaders just ignored the Democrats and went ahead with votes. D...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Amanda Hansen emotes fear while her head is shaved Thursday morning at Harlem Elementary School. Hansen and five other school staff members got their heads shaved to raise money for student, Seth Ironchild, who is currently being treated for cancer. About three weeks ago, Harlem Elementary School principal Shiloh Seymour and teacher Mandy Hansen hatched an idea to raise $1,000 for Hansen's kindergarten student, Seth Ironchild, who was suffering from a brain tumor. They would agree to have their...
Western Native Voice has watched House Bill 30, short-titled "An Act Revising the Close of Late Voter Registration," with growing alarm. This bill, introduced by Rep. Ted Washburn of Bozeman, purports to be a solution to supposed problems in Montana's elections. The main part of the bill will be to close and halt regular voter registration for 30 days prior to an election. However, no information is presented indicating why this is a good idea or even suggesting there is a problem that needs to be fixed. Rather, the regular...
I believe every teacher who dedicates his or her professional life to education is special and deserves respect and gratitude, and I would like to express my deep appreciation for Mrs. Kathy Sather, first-grade teacher at Highland Park Elementary Wednesday was Wonderful Wednesday in Mrs. Sather's classroom. Parents were invited to come to school for lunch and spend the afternoon in the classroom. We split the opportunity with my husband having lunch with them and me spending the afternoon in the classroom. Although, my...
DART - The Montana Public Service Commission has voted 4-1 to abolish a rule that requires the state's largest utilities to disclose the salaries of their chief executive officers. While the utilities are not government operated, they are a monopoly. and they depend entirely on money that comes from the public. Some utilities have threatened to sue. We're sorry the PSC caved so easily. We think the commission was right in 2010 when it passed the disclosure act. LAUREL - The small city of Harlem is putting on a big bash this...
One of the many old schools of thought about horses is that the initial purchase price is a small fraction of what you will end up spending on it during its lifetime. Horses are really just hairy fertilizer factories that you throw money into. Pam Burke My experience with adopting stray cats though has been just the opposite. Those experiences have gone quite well, from a pocketbook stand point. Apparently, though, there's a little bit of luck involved in the stray cat...
I spent my youth on a Milk River Valley farm in the '50s and early '60s, my life bounded by the river which held our fields like a broken cup. A mile length of private road connected us to the county roads and on to Harlem. In those days there was little need to travel further afield. In Harlem we could find the necessities, food and clothing, hardware and tractor parts. We even had a movie house. I went to Havre only for school or church functions, maybe three times in my...
The Big Sandy Pioneers looked like they were on their way to the Class C boys state championship game Friday night in Bozeman. But the Westby-Grenora Thunder had other ideas. The Thunder made a 23-foot shot as the final buzzer sounded, breaking a 52-52 tie and beating the Pioneers 55-52 in the Class C semifinals. Big Sandy trailed by two points with 1.1 seconds left when senior Zac Leader calmly sank two game-tying free throws. But the Thunder made a long pass and got a game-winning shot off before time expired. The loss...
The Frontier Conference released its postseason awards earlier this week, but the league expanded its All-Conference Teams on Wednesday night. The Frontier released an Honorable Mention All-Conference list Wednesday, and four Montana State Bruursema University-Northern players were on it. On the women's side, seniors Jordan Bruursema and Nikki Tresch were named Honorable Mention All-Conference. Both players also earned all-conference honors a year ago. On the men's side,...
MSU-Northern wrestling program is building something very special A month ago, I talked about wishing I could have attended the 2013 All-Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings. Well, chalk the 2013 NAIA national wrestling tournament to the list of 'I wish I could have been there's'. I was there in 2004 when the Northern Lights captured the national championship that weekend. It was an exciting day for all Northern fans, and especially for a journalist just starting out...
As the Big Sandy boys basketball team continues to roll on through the postseason, the 9C Pioneers came a step closer to the Class C state championship. Thursday night at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the campus of MSU-Bozeman, the Pioneers faced off against the Melstone Broncs, the No. 1 team out of the Southern C in the opening round of the 2013 Class C state tournament. And after a back-and-forth contest for the first three quarters, it was the Pioneers who advanced to tonight's semifinals. Jerry Hanson and the Big...
HELENA (AP) — The state Board of Regents says it will agree to freeze tuition rates and reward schools for improving graduation rates if the2013 Legislature appropriates enough money to cover inflation and employee pay raises for the next two years. The regents on Thursday gave a unanimous voice vote in favor of the College Affordability Plan, or CAP — a deal negotiated with Gov. Steve Bullock and key legislators. The proposed "performance funding" would allow the regents to divide up about 5 percent of the system's sta...
Kenneth D. Harvey, 84, passed away March 4, 2013, in Billings. Graveside services will be Saturday, March 9, at 3 p.m. at Harlem Cemetery. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
Aileen Sather Aileen Sather, 84, of Havre, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. Her memorial service will be held at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Aileen was born on Sept. 6, 1928, to Chester and Susan (Clayborn) Nelson in Havre, Mont. She attended school in Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1946. Aileen married Guy Stevens. He passed away in 1970. In 1978 Aileen married James Sather in Coeur...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Angela Sebelius and Dave Wichman judge the spring wheat seed competition Thursday afternoon at the Montana Seed Show in Harlem. The Seed Show started Thursday and runs through Saturday. This is the weekend the small city of Harlem puts on the big show. The 64th Montana Seed Show will run all weekend with a variety of programs. Festivities began Thursday at Harlem High School, culminating that night with the first "Death by Chocolate," where people tasted home-made chocolates made by Hi-Line...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to elect the next pope, a milestone in this unusual papal transition and an indication that even without an obvious front-runner, the cardinals have a fairly good idea of who best among them can lead the Catholic Church and tackle its many problems. The conclave date was set on Friday afternoon during a vote by the College of Cardinals who have been meeting all week to discuss the church's problems and priorities and the qualities a new pope m...
HELENA (AP) — The state Board of Regents says it will agree to freeze tuition rates and reward schools for improving graduation rates if the2013 Legislature appropriates enough money to cover inflation and employee pay raises for the next two years. The regents on Thursday gave a unanimous voice vote in favor of the College Affordability Plan, or CAP — a deal negotiated with Gov. Steve Bullock and key legislators. The proposed "performance funding" would allow the regents to divide up about 5 percent of the system's sta...
On the heels of the controversial purchase of a ranch in Hill County, local residents had a consistent message to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks during a meeting about a wildlife area northwest of Havre, near the edge of that very ranch — don't fix something that's not broken. The issue is grazing on a 2,600-acre wildlife management area just northwest of Fresno Reservoir. Local farmers Shawn and Jessica Wall lease the grazing rights on the area, and have since it was opened to grazing in 1992. People at a meeting in H...
