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Hamilton's school system could soon choose to hire Havre's assistant superintendent for its head position. Tom Korst is one of the school board's final four candidates in the search for a new Hamilton superintendent to replace retiring Duby Santee, the Ravalli Republic reported this morning. Korst, with other candidates from St. Ignatius, Stevensville and C'oeur D'Alene, Idaho, will be interviewed late next week, including a public meeting on Friday Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. Korst was hired as assistant superintendent, a position...
On Wednesday night in the Men's City League, Devin Genereux accomplished what some bowlers try for a lifetime to do, picked the 7-10 split, which is in the top thrills for a bowler. Congratulations goes out to him. Saturday Night Jackpot resumes at 8 p.m. Call for reservations. On a somber note, Don Carter, who was a charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association, passed away at the ripe old age of 84. Don was a pioneer in the game of bowling. He also signed the first million dollar endorsement with Ebonite. TOURNEY...
Needless to say, I've had problems with how the NAIA ranks its basketball teams for years now. It all started in 2007-08 when the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was left out of the NAIA national tournament. Call me a homer, but when a Northern team is deserving of better, I'll stand up and try to be heard every time. This is one of those times. The MSU-Northern women's basketball team is off to its best start in over a decade. The Skylights are 14-1...
The District 9C Box Elder Bears girls basketball team has emerged as one of the top Class C teams in the state. They continually have one of the top programs loaded with some top talent. Senior guard Aricka Wolf Chief has been one of those top players since her freshman year. Wolf Chief has been a contributing factor since joining the program, especially last season and to this point this season. She has knack for scoring and was a huge part in the Bears' 9C title two years ago, and their No. 2 9C finish last season. Over...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson The warm winter temperatures have left the Bear's Paw Mountains and fields bare in this Saturday afternoon photograph, but meterologists are again predicting significant snow fall this weekend. The bit of winter the area experienced Tuesday didn't turn out to be much, although temperatures dropped over night, but forecasters are saying more normal weather might be on the way by the end of the weekend. The National Weather Service put out an alert early this morning saying a cold front is...
Havre High School's Interim Principal Dennis Murphy is heading to Billings next week for the Montana High School Association annual meeting, where members will discuss changes to activity policies. Murphy explained to the Board of Trustees five proposals the group will vote on, and what votes he recommends the Havre districts make. He began by explaining that he has been to meetings with as many 67 proposals, "so I think we are getting to where we want to be. " The proposals this time around include: - A proposal to create...
Kids can be vicious, especially-so while separated from consequences by computers and the Internet, but the Havre Public Schools Board gave a preliminary nod of approval to a policy change to protect against such situations. The board voted unanimously in favor of the first reading of a change to their bullying and hazing rules at Tuesday's meeting that would the actions and consequences of cyber-bullies closer together. Karla Wohlwend, director of personnel and special services for the district, presented the changes, based...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson A view of the Hi-Line Sletten Cancer Center along West 13th Street this morning. A new federal requirement that could have caused serious problems for the Hi-Line cancer center in Havre has been delayed for a year, with rural and small-treatment center representatives being added to the panel that will review the requirement. "This is a step in the right direction, " Northern Montana Health Care Foundation Executive Director Christen Obresley said this morning. The U. S. Department of Health and...
Myra Pagel Toth, 89, a life-long Hill County resident, passed away peacefully at her home of natural causes Jan. 10, 2012. Arrangements are being made and a full obituary with time and date of services will be coming soon....
David L. Berry, 44, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Benefis East Hospital in Great Falls, Mont., due to fibromuscular hypertrophy. His funeral service will be 1 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. David enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He had a passion for nature and animals. David was an avid gun collector and enjoyed shooting. His greatest joy in life was being a father and spending quality time with his sons, Garrett and James....
Mack L. Glover Jr. Mack L. Glover Jr., 87, of Great Falls, a retired railroad engineer and Army-Air Force veteran, died of natural causes on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at a local care facility. Memorial service will be held at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at 10 a. m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mack was born Oct. 21, 1924, in St. Paul, Va., to Mack L. Glover Sr. and Ida Myrtle Puckett Glover. Upon growing up, Mack attended...
Margaret S. Hanson Margaret S. Hanson, 91, passed away on Jan. 8, 2012, at her home at the Eagles Manor in Havre, Mont. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at 10 a. m., at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. Margaret's wish was to be cremated and have her ashes buried with her late husband, Don. Burial of the ashes at the grave site will be held privately. Margaret was born in Havre on March 17, 1920, to George and Nell (Haines) Bowery and never wanted to live anywhere else. Margaret and H. Donald Hanson...
Steven Lee Seidel Steven Lee Seidel, 55, was called home by the Lord on Jan. 9, 2012, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. He was en route to doing a remodeling job for a customer when he was stricken with an aortic arch aneurism. Vigil service will be at 7 p. m. Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at St. Jude Thaddeus Church, and funeral Mass will be Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at 11 a. m., with Father Tyler Smedley officiating. Memorials in Steven's honor may be made to St. Jude Thaddeus School or Hill County 4-H Foundation or to a...
Hamilton's school system could soon choose to hire Havre's assistant superintendent for its head position. Tom Korst is one of the school board's final four candidates in the search for a new Hamilton superintendent to replace retiring Duby Santee, the Ravalli Republic reported this morning. Korst, with other candidates from St. Ignatius, Stevensville and C'oeur D'Alene, Idaho, will be interviewed late next week, including a public meeting on Friday Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. Korst was hired as assistant superintendent, a position...
LANSING, Mich. — The Republican-led Michigan House has approved a contentious right-to-work bill limiting unions' strength. AP Photo/Paul Sancya A protester holds an American flag at a rally on the State Capitol grounds in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday. The crowd is protesting right-to-work legislation passed last week. Michigan could become the 24th state with a right-to-work law next week. The measure approved Tuesday morning deals with public-sector workers. Another bill focusing on the private sector was approved last week, w...
The Havre museum is putting a prehistoric slant on the season with a special child-oriented celebration Saturday. "I think it's going to be a fun afternoon, " H. Earl Clack Museum Board Chair Judi Dritshulas said Monday during the board's monthly meeting. A Dinosaur Christmas is set to run from 1 to 3 p. m. Saturday with most activities in the mall common area outside of the museum, near the inside entrance to Sears. Story reading will take place inside the museum. Volunteers will staff four tables with separate events for th...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Rep. Wendy Warburton, R-Chinook, speaks Monday morning in opposition to the Milk River Ranch acquisition during the statewide phone conference held at the Havre's Best Western Great Northern Inn. Sen. John Brenden, R-Scobey, in the middle in red, listens to his political ally. Many people were disappointed with the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission's meeting Monday, but none more vocal than the state Senate Fish and Game Committee Chair John Brenden, R-Scobey. Brenden spoke against...
Neil Freeman, 63, aka The Hippie Around Town, passed away Saturday, Nov. 8, 2012, at Northern Montana Hospital. No services are being planned. Holland & Bonine Funeral home has been entrusted with arrangements. He is survived by his wife Pam Freeman of Havre and many friends and family. Guys, he's still cool!...
Denton LeRoy Mack, 82, passed away at Northern Montana Care Center Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, due to natural causes. No services are planned. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements....
Marian (Nault) Olson Marian Louise Olson, 75, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and her memorial service will be 11 a. m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at First Lutheran Church, with Pastor Michael O'Hearn officiating. A private family burial will be held in the spring. Memorial contributions in Marian's honor may be made to the Havre Senior Center Council on Aging, 2 W. 2nd St., Havre, MT 59501. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine...
William 'Bill' Robinson William "Bill" Robinson, 65, of Columbia, Mo., died peacefully at his home, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Bill was born in Havre, Mont., May 21, 1947, to John William and Connie Robinson, both of whom preceded him in death. He graduated from Havre High School in 1965. He was a veteran and served in the U. S. Navy in Vietnam from 1966 to 1970. Bill enjoyed bowling, cooking, many different sporting events and observing people. He moved from Havre to Columbia in 2002 due to his health and quickly became a huge...
Paul V. 'Pete' Nicholson Paul V. "Pete" Nicholson, 84, passed away Dec. 9, 2012, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Pete was born Oct, 26, 1928, in Birchtree, Mo., the son of John and Jessie (Hannah) Nicholson. He grew up in Birchtree and graduated from Birchtree High School in 1946, helping his dad on the family farm in Missouri. He hauled lumber to Missouri, and in 1948, went to Arkansas to work on the Rice Elevators, pouring concrete during construction. In 1949, he moved to Chinook, Mont., and worked on the Frank Overcast Farm....
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a bitterly contested right-to-work plan limiting the power of unions, a devastating and once unthinkable defeat for organized labor in a state considered a cradle of the movement. Unswayed by Democrats' pleas and thousands of protesters inside and outside the state Capitol, the House approved two final bills, sending them on to Republican Gov. Rick Snyder. One dealt with private sector workers, the other with government employees. Both measures cleared t...
BILLINGS — Republican Sandy Welch dropped her request for a recount in the state schools superintendent race on Tuesday after failing to come up with $115,000 to cover the costs of the effort. Welch had pledged since the days following the Nov. 6 election to challenge her 2,231-vote defeat to incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau. AP Photo/The Daily Inter Lake, Patrick Cote Sandy Welch exits the courtroom Friday afternoon, in Flathead County District Court in Kalispell, Mont. A Flathead County judge h...
Harlem Wildcats wrestling team is off to a strong start this season, and this past weekend was no different. Saturday, the Wildcats sent seven wrestlers into the finals of the Glasgow Invitational, while coming away with five champions. Harlem, ranked fourth in the latest Class B-C Poll, saw Shay Snider defeat teammate Gus Taylor for the 112-pound championship Saturday in Glasgow, while Teague Jones beat a Lewistown opponent to win the 125-poundchampionship. Johnson captured...
