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  • Northern remembers, honors Martin Luther King Jr.

    John Paul Schmidt|Updated Jan 20, 2015

    At Montana State University-Northern, community members gathered to remember the man who helped America achieve the level of civil justice it has today. Cristina Estrada-Underwood, the director of diversity awareness and multicultural programs at the university, spoke to those gathered in the Student Union Building Ballroom Monday. "Why should we remember the legacy of Martin Luther King? Why is this day so important," Estrada-Underwood asked. " ... Dr. Martin Luther King...

  • Havreites back Bullock's health plan

    John Kelleher|Updated Jan 20, 2015

    A Havre woman was at Gov. Steve Bullock’s side Monday as he unveiled his plan to expand Medicaid to thousands of working Montanans. Lynn Nash told the gathering that as a nurse practitioner at Bullhook Community Health Center, she sees lots of people who have serious health problems that could have been treated earlier. But people are reluctant to seek health care because they don’t have health insurance. Nash said this morning that she met with Bullock at a meeting in Great Falls where they talked about the need to exp...

  • Havre police see rise in scam calls

    Tori Thomas|Updated Jan 20, 2015

    Scammers are targeting the community and the Havre Police Department is urging residents to be aware of a recent spike in scam calls. Ryan Pearson, senior patrol officer for the Havre Police Department said that last Thursday the police department received 20 to 30 scam reports. The main scams in question concern the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Government Grants Department and calls stating a relative of the phone call recipient is in jail in another country. Pearson said the scammers use money as a threat in...

  • Art, history at Lincoln-McKinley

    Updated Jan 20, 2015

    Lincoln-McKinley Primary School second-grade teacher Karlee Young's art projects connect art and history. The artist the class studied last week was French impressionist Paul Gauguin....

  • For the Record, Jan. 20, 2015

    Updated Jan 20, 2015

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 10:59 a.m. Friday call from 7th Street about the calling party’s son being assaulted by a man the night prior. —— Officers investigated a 4:59 p.m. Friday report at the police station about a stolen black iPhone 5. —— Karol Lee Hudson, 46, was issued a summons after an officers made a motor vehicle stop at 1:54 a.m. Saturday on 5th Avenue for driving under the influence and refusing to test. —— Robert Manuel Arellano, 33, of Havre was arrested on charges of criminal cont...

  • Obituary - Cynthia "Cindy" Ruth Kafka

    Updated Jan 20, 2015

    Cynthia "Cindy" Ruth Kafka entered the home of her Heavenly Father on Jan. 15, 2015, at the age of 52, after a valiant battle against breast cancer. Her journey on earth ended while she laid peacefully in her home surrounded by family, friends and her faithful dog, Savvy. Cindy was born on Aug. 14, 1962, in Havre, Montana, to Charles and Ann (Hanson) Manuel. She epitomized the lifestyle of a "farm girl," exhibiting an independent spirit from a young age. Cindy adored living...

  • Obituary - Ellen Sophie Long

    Updated Jan 20, 2015

    Ellen Sophie Long, 93, passed from the world surrounded by her loving family at her home in Fort Benton. Jan. 15, 2015, one month before her 94th birthday. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan 24, at 11: a.m., at Fort Benton Methodist Church. Ellen was born in Wolf Point on Feb. 12, 1921, to John and Ester (Pederson) Kjelgaard, their third of seven children. She grew up on the family farm south of Oswego, Montana, and attended Highland School, graduating from Wolf Point...

  • Norovirus on the rise; take precautions now

    Updated Jan 20, 2015

    Special to the Daily News The Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting multiple outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness, primarily norovirus, prompting state health officials to issue advice on steps everyone can take to stay healthy this winter. “Norovirus is easily spread, but there’s easy ways to limit further outbreaks by following basic prevention tips, such as proper hand washing with soap and water several times a day,” said DPHHS Director Richard Opper. “This is the most effective way to protect...

  • Make a positive resolution for the new year

    Michelle M. Hill|Updated Jan 20, 2015

    The birth of a new year often brings out the part of us that looks at the opportunity for growth. We see evidence of this all around us — the indications of our collective quest for weight loss, healthier eating, better financial stability — on every cover of every magazine, seen in the loaded parking lots of the local gym at 5 a.m., and in every paid advertisement that those of us restless few view at 3 o’clock in the morning. Bettering yourself is always a good goal to be sure, but this year I suggest looking at the other...

  • Hi-Line Athletes of the Week

    Updated Jan 20, 2015

    Cecil LaFromboise, Rocky Boy Basketball The Rocky Boy Stars scored two really big wins this weekend. And they wouldn’t have done it without the efforts of senior Cecil LaFromboise. The 6-5 Lafromboise tortured both the Conrad Cowboys and Havre Blue Ponies this weekend, averaging 27 points and 12 rebounds over two games. LaFromboise scored 23 points Friday night against Conrad, then he tallied 29 points and 14 rebounds in Saturday night’s 90-72 victory over the Blue Ponies in...

  • Hi-Line Boys Roundup: Bears beat T-Birds in big 9C showdown

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jan 20, 2015

    It was another exciting weekend of boys basketball along the Hi-Line, but it was particularly exciting for the District 9C, as its top two teams squared off in a battle of top three teams in the Class C rankings. The top-ranked Box Elder Bears hosted the No. 3 Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds Saturday in a showdown for first place in the 9C standings. For a half, the T-Birds hung tough with defending Class C state champion Box Elder, but as the game moved on, the Bears flexed thei...

  • Blue Ponies tangle with Rustlers on senior night

    Chris Peterson|Updated Jan 20, 2015

    It has been a great season so far for the Havre High wrestling team. The Blue Ponies are gearing up for the state wrestling meet next month and are coming off their most impressive performance of the season, taking first at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic last Saturday in Missoula. Yet, before the Ponies get too far ahead of themselves, they need to take care of business against CMR in tonight’s dual at the HHS gymnasium, not only because they want to beat their Class A...

  • Home Ice: Ice Hawks win four in a row

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 20, 2015

    The Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team is on a roll right now. And that roll ran right through the Havre Ice Dome this weekend. The Ice Hawks hosted four games inside the Ice Dome over the weekend, two against the Flathead Fusion, and two more against Salmon, Idaho. And in each game, Havre found the net early and often, as the Ice Hawks went a perfect 4-0 on their home stand. Saturday morning, the Ice Hawks welcomed in Flathead for the first two of two games. And right...

  • Hi-Line Girls Roundup: Knights earns key 9C wins; Rocky Boy rolls

    George Ferguson|Updated Jan 20, 2015

    It wasn’t just a big weekend of girls hoops on the Hi-Line. No, this past weekend will go down as one of the biggest of the season, especially in the District 9C. There were major shake-ups in the 9C standings over the weekend, and it started with the Chinook Sugarbeeters 46-27 win over Fort Benton-Geraldine Thursday night in Chinook. The Longhorns came into the game as the only unbeaten team left in the 9C, but the Beeters got off to a 16-8 start, and they never looked b...