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Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Kassidee Calvert, front, shovels snow Thursday morning. A winter storm named for a fictional evil overlord has cast winter's blight across much of Montana, focusing so far on Blaine and Hill counties, with its impact expected to spread across much of the nation. Winter Storm Gandolf, named for a character in the fantasy novel "The Well at World's End, " moved into north-central Montana Thursday morning and National Weather Service reports it has dropped a foot or more of snow in the Havre area...
The Havre High girls basketball team was set to find itself up against two talented programs this weekend which have yet to really settle into a groove this season. However, the Blue Ponies will likely only play once thanks to a vicious winter storm which is wreaking havoc across Montana. Tonight, the league leading Central A Ponies (4-3, 3-0) were set to host the Browning Indians at the Havre High gymnasium at 7. That game has been postponed with no makeup date announced as of yet. Havre High's Brandy Lambourne, left, goes...
Gordon Denny Gordon Denny, (Buffalo Child, paskww-mostos awsis), 43, a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, grandparent, friend and member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, passed away on Jan. 7, 2013, in Lindsay, Okla., after a lengthy battle with cancer. Wake services are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12 and 13, 2013, at Rocky Boy Lutheran Church, with funeral services before noon on Monday, Jan. 14, with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements....
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Kassidee Calvert, front, shovels snow Thursday morning. A winter storm named for a fictional evil overlord has cast winter's blight across much of Montana, focusing so far on Blaine and Hill counties, with its impact expected to spread across much of the nation. Winter Storm Gandolf, named for a character in the fantasy novel "The Well at World's End, " moved into north-central Montana Thursday morning and National Weather Service reports it has dropped a foot or more of snow in the Havre area...
The wave of thefts that has been washing over Havre may be over. Havre Police announced this morning that they have arrested two suspects in the string of thefts that have seen everything from wallets to guns taken from mostly unlocked vehicles. "On January 10, 2013, members of the Havre Police Department and the Tri-Agency Task Force served warrants at two residences within the city limits, " Havre Police Chief Kirk Fitch said in an email this morning. "As a result of the warrants, one male juvenile age 17 and one male...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown A newly placed "no trespassing" sign is seen on a fence post northeast of Havre. It's a new year, but the farmers and ranchers of northern Hill County still feel ignored by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and they have grown in solidarity to make their views known. Last week, 30 landowners, with 13 additions to the 17 who protested last month, joined in closing off what they estimate to be nearly 100,000 acres of Hill County that was open to hunters. Many of these landowners...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The leaders also said Obama agreed to place battlefield detainees under the control of the Afghan government. The capabilities of the Afghan army are "exceeding initial expectations," the two said in a joint statement released after their private White House meeting a...
Pam Burke My 4-year-old horse has super powers: He is naturally impervious to electrical shock. That's a bit of a problem when he lives on a place where electric fencing is used to keep horses out of danger. I know that seems like a bit of a contradiction: deliberate electrocution will keep him out of danger. But it's not like the jolt is powerful enough to stop his heart or anything — if it were I'd be dead several times over by now. It just, y'know, gets your attention a...
Laurel — Sunnyside fifth-grader Kasee Henderson won the Geography Bee this week at Havre High School. He now stands a chance at moving forward in the national Geography Bee contest. Sadly, geography has been downgraded in many school districts because it is not included in the all-important standardized tests. It's good to see that it is an important part of the Havre curriculum. Praise to Kasee. Geography is still important. Learning about our world is an important part of being a good citizen. Kasee is on his way to b...
HELENA(AP) — Republican-led legislative budget panels are axing the standard inflationary increases normally used as a starting point for spending bills. The joint appropriations committees were instead voting Friday to start all agency budgets at 2012 levels. Critics argue the move doesn't ensure there will be enough money to pay for current programs authorized by law. House Speaker Mark Blasdel of Somers says it will be better for lawmakers to determine how much is needed rather than relying on automatic predictions. B...
Havre Public Schools, Big Sandy, Rocky Boy and Harlem schools will be closed today. St Jude Thaddeus School is closed today. The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line is closed today. Havre Head Start is closed today, but Early Head Start is still open. North Central Montana Transit will not run today. If any other organizatiomns are cancelling activities, please mail havredailynes.com or respond to this post....
The weather may be cold and snowy outside, but the water will be warm for the Havre High swim teams this weekend. The Blue Pony boys and girls will be in Great Falls Saturday for a meet with the CMR Rustlers and Great Falls High Bison at the Bison Pool in the Swarthout Fieldhouse. Havre has seen plenty of the Bison and Rustlers this season, with both Great Falls teams competing at last month's Havre Invitational, as well as the Ponies having already competed in two meets in...
Friday High School Basketball Havre girls vs Browning, 7 p.m. CANCELLED Havre boys at Browning, 7 p.m. CANCELLED Big Sandy girls vs HLP, 6 p.m. CANCELLED Big Sandy boys vs HLP, 7:30 CANCELLED Box Elder girls vs Sunburst, 6 p.m. Box Elder boys vs Sunburst, 7:30 Chinook girls at Geraldine, 6 p.m. Chinook boys at Geraldine, 7:30 North Star girls at Denton, 6 p.m. North Star boys at Denton, 7:30 C/J-I girls vs Heart Butte, 6 p.m. C/J-I boys vs Heart Butte, 7:30 Rocky Boy girls vs Conrad, 7:30 p.m. CANCELLED Rocky Boy boys at...
Weather permitting, the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team will play on their home ice for the final time this season. The Ice Hawks are slated to host the Helena Bighorns Saturday and Sunday at the Havre Ice Dome, with Saturday night being senior night. The Ice Hawks have one senior, Roxanna Jensen, who will be honored during Saturday night's game. The Ice Hawks are coming off a pair of losses at the Glacier Avalanche last weekend in Whitefish, which were the first two...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team has had a long layoff. But the Lights are about to jump into the new year head on. Northern will travel to Springfield, Ill, this weekend for the annual Cliff Keen National Duals, which run Saturday and Sunday. The event pits the top NAIA teams against each other in a bracket format, with duals being the competition. Montana State University-Northern's Trevor Goss, top, holds onto a UGF opponent during an NAIA earlier this...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team isn't a one-dimensional offense. And the Lights are as stingy as ever defensively. Those things were quite clear Thursday night as Northern went into Dillon and beat the UM-Western Bulldogs 64-53 in a key Frontier Conference clash. The win was the No. 10 Lights first in Dillon in three years, and it kept them unbeaten in league play heading into Saturday's showdown at UM-Western. And the Lights beat the Bulldogs...
After a slow start to the season, the Havre High boys basketball team was looking to ride a two-game winning streak into what the Blue Ponies are hoping is another successful weekend. But Havre will only get one chance to win this weekend. The winter storm that slammed into Montana Thursday morning has forced the postponement of tonight's game between the Ponies and Browning in Browning. The game will be made up but no date has been set as of yet according to Havre High Activities Director Dennis Murphy. The Central A Ponies...
BILLINGS— Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer told a gathering of union leaders Friday that he has not decided on a possible run for U.S. Senate in 2014, but indicated he would need their support if he does. The two-term governor is considering a bid to replace fellow Democrat U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, who is stepping down after six terms. AP Photo/Matthew Brown Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, left, speaks with union representatives at the Montana AFL-CIO annual convention in Billings on Friday. Schweitzer, who was e...
The Montana State University-Northern football team will hold its annual Spring Game Saturday at 12 p.m. at Blue Pony Stadium. Northern's Trevor Baum makes a catch during a recent Northern spring practice in Havre. The Lights scrimmage again this Saturday. Last Saturday, the Lights held a full scrimmage inwhich both the offense and defense had strong moments. Northern has been making solid progrss this spring according to veteran head coach Mark Samson. MSU-N has several key...
A pair of Montana State University-Northern athletes were honored at last Friday's Northern Lights Athletic Scholarship Foundation's Spring Fling Fundraiser. Athlete of the Year honors for the 2012-13 school year went to Abby Nicholas and Cameron Neiss. Montana State University-Northern junior volleyball player Abby Nicholas was named MSU-N Female Athlete of the Year. Nicholas was named Northern Female Athlete of the Year after an outstanding junior season on the volleyball co...
The Havre High tennis teams are making big strides so far this spring. In fact, head coach George Ferguson said his team right on track. But, weather permitting, the Blue Ponies are about to embark on the most challenging portion of their schedule. And it starts Friday and Saturday at the Class A Duals in Cut Bank. The annual two-day meet will pit the Blue Ponies against five quality teams including four Class A rivals. On Friday, the Ponies will battle Polson, Hardin and Libby, while they'll take on Lewistown and host Cut...
WASHINGTON (AP) — With teary-eyed relatives of the Newtown school massacre watching, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions before debate could even start. The 68-31 roll call gave an early burst of momentum to efforts by President Barack Obama and lawmakers to push fresh gun curbs through Congress. The National Rifle Association, along with many Republicans and some m...
The group working to find ways to plan and fund rehabilitation of a mainstay of north-central Montana — an irrigation project that provides 50 to 95 percent of the water in the Milk River each year — unanimously voted Wednesday to hire a consultant to draft a detailed work plan for the group. The St. Mary Diversion Rehabilitation Working Group voted to approve a suggestion from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to use the last of a state grant to hire a facilitator to draft the plan. Government off...
A $180 million state plan to build educational and other buildings, including an $8 million facility at Montana State University-Northern, in order to spur jobs is hitting a roadblock. But Lt. Gov. John Walsh said in Havre Wednesday he is confident it can be revived as a bonding bill. The Senate Finance and Claims Committee agreed Wednesday in a bipartisan vote to table the plan. Chairman Rick Ripley of Wolf Creek says the bill was just too expensive. He says lawmakers need to start trimming priorities with just 15 days left...
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown John Walsh, lieutenant governor of Montana, Wednesday addresses a meeting of the St. Mary Diversion Rehabilitation Working Group in Havre. Montana's lieutenant governor was in Havre Wednesday, making a short appearance at the St. Mary Diversion Rehabilitation Group he co-chairs. He said in an interview that the work of the 2013 Legislature so far is close to disappointing. "I don't want to say disappointed, because there's still 18 days to go, and we would hope that, by now, Gov. (Steve)...
