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Editor: Spring semester registration for the YouthBuild Program at Montana State University-Northern took place last week, and during registration the YouthBuild students went around town and shoveled snow. One of our alumni called into my office and was very pleased to have someone shovel her walks and driveway. So on behalf of Marge Matzke we would like to extend a very special thank you to the YouthBuild students from the MSU-Northern campus for shoveling her walkways on Wednesday, Jan. 19. She is 83, is not able to do it...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military training to apply the new law allowing gays to serve openly will begin in February and will move quickly, senior Pentagon leaders said Friday. They said there is no intent to delay but would not guarantee full implementation of the repeal this year. The hedge on scheduling came despite assertions by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union speech this week that the repeal of the 17-year-old ban will be finalized in 2011. Speaking to Pentagon reporters, Gen. James Cartwright said he e...
Taco Bell says a legal beef over the meat in its tacos is bull. The fast-food chain took out full-page ads in at least nine major newspapers and launched a YouTube campaign featuring its president Friday to proclaim its taco filling is 88 percent beef. A false-advertising lawsuit filed last week that caused an online stir alleges the company's filling doesn't have enough beef to be called that. The lawsuit seeks to make the company stop calling it "beef," and pay the suing law firm's bill. Taco Bell trumpeted "Thank you for s...
HADEEL AL-SHALCHI,Associated Press HAMZA HENDAWI,Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak said early Saturday that he had asked his Cabinet to resign, and promised reforms in his first response to protesters who have mounted the biggest challenge ever to his 30-year rule. But Mubarak also defended the crackdown by police on tens of thousands of demonstrators that drew harsh criticism from the Obama administration Friday and even a threat to reduce a $1.5 billion program of foreign aid if E...
The Havre High wrestling team picked up a pair of dual wins over Class B-C powers Forsyth and Conrad on Friday night at the Havre High gym. The Ponies beat top-ranked Forsyth 45-30, but the Dogies beat HHS head-to-head in four matches and forfeited five others. Havre also dominated Conrad 72-9, losing just one match on the mat. The Ponies wrap up their regular season Saturday in Malta. HHS hosts the Central A Divisonal next Saturday. For full coverage, see Monday's HDN....
Friday's Scores The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Absarokee 46, Harlowton-Ryegate 36 Alberton 56, Philipsburg 46 Baker 53, Lame Deer 37 Belt 56, Stanford-Geyser 42 Billings Senior 54, Miles City 31 Browning 69, Fairfield 56 Centerville 70, Geraldine 67 Charlo 48, Hot Springs 43 Chester-Joplin-Inverness 64, Valier 56 Chinook 52, North Star 25 Choteau 74, Simms 43 Columbia Falls 78, Thompson Falls 29 Columbus 43, Big Timber 36 Corvallis 84, Anaconda 72 Denton 71, Hobson 40 Dillon 70, Frenchtown 26 Dodson 56, Hinsdale 54 Drum...
BOYS Class AA Record Pts Prv 1. Bozeman (10) 10-0 106 1 2. Great Falls 7-2 86 3 3. Missoula Hellgate 9-3 74 5 4. Great Falls CMR 7-3 69 4 5. Billings West 7-3 50 2 Others receiving votes: Billings Senior 8, Helena Capital 7. Class A Record Pts Prv 1. Columbia Falls (9) 10-0 98 1 2. Laurel (1) 9-2 91 2 3. Butte Central 9-2 74 4 4. Sidney 7-1 65 3 5. Dillon 9-2 57 5 Others receiving votes: Corvallis 15. Class B Record Pts Prv 1. Wolf Point (10) 11-0 100 2 2. Malta 11-1 89 3 3. Columbus 10-2 69 4 4. Rocky Boy 10-2 57 1 5....
After missing a week of competition due to unexpectedly bad travel conditions, this weekend's Helena Invitational becomes even more important to the Havre High boys and girls swim teams. The Blue Ponies will be in Helena on Saturday for the final regular season meet of the year. After the Helena meet, HHS will have exactly two weeks to prepare for the all-class state swim meet. But Saturday will be the final time Havre swimmers race against live competition. And the Ponies will certainly get good competition in Helena. Both...
The Montana State University-Northern women came into Thursday night's game in Lewiston, Idaho off not one, but two big wins. The Lewis-Clark State Warriors didn't. Instead, LC State was looking to rebound from a nearly 30-point loss to Westminster College last Saturday, and the No. 13 Warriors took it out on the Skylights Thursday night. The Warriors beat Northern 59-43, ending the Skylights two-game Frontier Conference winning streak. Northern was able to hang tough early on, trailing by just a few points for much of the fi...
Getting off to a good start on the road is something the Montana State University-men's basketball team knows is important. But Thursday night in Lewiston, Idaho, the No. 19 Lights didn't do that. Instead, Northern fell behind host Lewis-Clark State right away, and the result was a 70-61 Frontier Conference road loss. David Maddock hit a 3-pointer at the 15:46 mark to put the Lights up 9-6. However, LC's defense kept the Lights scoreless for the next 8:42 of the game while the Warriors went on a 15-0 run. That put LC ahead...
A big run by the Great Falls High Bison kept the Havre High Blue Ponies at bay. Thursday night in Great Falls, the Class AA Bison defeated the Central A Ponies 69-55 in nonconference play. And with the loss, the Ponies dropped to 5-6 overall and remained 4-3 in conference. At the halfway point the Ponies trailed by just one point, trailing 21-20. And that was after overcoming a 14-7 deficit in the first eight minutes. But in the third quarter the Bison gained some separation, coming out of the lockerroom hot. GFH hit some...
Another slow start was the demise for the Havre High girls basketball team. Thursday night at the Havre High gymnasium the Central A Blue Ponies suffered a non-conference loss, falling to the Class AA Great Falls Bison 51-39. With the loss the Ponies remain 2-5 in the conference, but dropped to 3-8 overall. And for the Bison, they are very happy to grab the non-conference win, as they have only two wins on the season improving to 2-9. Both wins came at the hands of HHS, one in Great Falls and now one in Havre. "It's not like...
Every Havre High wrestler deserves some recognition for the Blue Ponies' success, but tonight the seniors will get the limelight. Tonight while hosting Class B/C Conrad and Forsyth, the Pony senior grapplers will be recognized. And for all the accomplishments earned over the last four years, the recognition is well deserved. Duell Stadel, Josh Salapich and Jared Ruttkofsky are the three seniors on this years roster. "Duell (Stadel) has been lights out tough since he got here and last year Jared (Ruttkofsky) and Josh...
Whether it's a Class A, Class C, Class B or a Class AA opponent, it doesn't matter. The purpose of the Havre High wrestling schedule is to get better in time for the postseason. And preparing to host two of the better B-C programs around, the Central A Blue Ponies will do just that. Tonight at 5 p.m. at the HHS gymnasium the Ponies will host the B-C Conrad Cowboys and Forsyth Dogies. "Forsyth is the top B-C team and Conrad is always tough," Havre High head coach Scott Filius said. "And we are going to wrestle both of them at...
Mary Stevens' love of music has prompted her to take part in many Havre community activities. She is a pianist and music director at First Lutheran Church. She teaches piano lessons. She performs at the Northern Montana Care Center and for hospice patients. And she offers free concerts at noon each Wednesday in the Atrium Mall. But she has always had a special place in her heart for her work with young people. Since 1989, she has been involved in the high school music scene in one form or the other. She played the piano in...
Representatives of the Montana Red Cross are working to tell the Hi-Line that their organization provides many services to people throughout the area. They help connect families to people in the military during times of crisis. They provide emergency services to people who have faced fires, floods or storms. They conduct CPR and other health-related training programs that can be life-saving. And dozens of other serices are offered through the Montana Red Cross. There are a handful of professional Red Cross employees in...
After hearing about Montana State University-Northern's excellence in biodiesel research, several community leaders took the opportunity to see where the magic happens on Thursday. Northern's Dean of the College of Technical Sciences Greg Kegel led a tour of the university's laboratories and other research facilities in the Applied Technology Center and the adjacent future home of the Bio-Energy Research Center, where the researchers are extracting oil from oilseeds to be processed into biodiesel. The tour drew officials...
AP Photo/Naz Stobe Kirst Convicted killer Tracy Province, center, is seen being escorted from a courthouse in Kingman, Ariz., Friday, after a judge sentenced him to more than 38 years in prison. Province pleaded guilty this month to state felony charges of escape, kidnapping, armed robbery, aggravated assault and misconduct with weapons. FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A judge on Friday sentenced an inmate who escaped from an Arizona prison last summer to more than 38 years in prison, but a...
HELENA — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, a key figure in developing the federal health care law, is selling the program back home to a Republican-led Legislature openly hostile to what they derisively call "Obamacare." Baucus, speaking Friday afternoon to a joint session of Montana lawmakers, said he understands there are strong feelings but argued both sides should work to make it better in certain areas. Most Republicans in the room sat stoically through his speech. Made the Democrats' sales pitch Baucus reinforced the high points o...
HELENA— Republicans who have long blasted health care laws they feel put the government between doctors and patients are now backing a bill that orders doctors to perform an ultrasound before an abortion. Republicans backing the bill said they don't think such ultrasounds are a medical mandate but rather an attempt to prevent a procedure they feel should be illegal anyway. They argued it is not hypocritical to support the government intervention in cases of abortion. House Bill 280, the focus of a tense hearing Friday in t...
BILLINGS — A group of wild bison was returned to Yellowstone National Park on Friday in a setback to a fledgling program that allowed the animals into parts of Montana where bison had long been prohibited. The roundup of the 13 animals came after they repeatedly left a 2,500-acre grazing area in the Gallatin National Forest, crossing the Yellowstone River and entering private property. After their capture, the animals were trucked just outside Yellowstone's northern border and released. Observers said the bison immediately m...
John C. Schwarz of Issaquah, Wash., and formerly of Great Falls, Mont., passed away at his home in Issaquah of natural causes on Jan. 17, 2011, at the age of 70. John was born in New York City to Mary DuBois Schwarz and Frederick A.O. Schwarz. John was the great-grandson of the founder of FAO Schwarz Toy Store. After graduating from Carleton College, he pursued his lifelong dream to move to Montana as a rancher. In later years, he worked in the organic food industry in Montana, St. Petersburg, Russia and Washington State. He...
Terry S. Schend, 67, died at home Thursday, Jan. 27, following his fight with pancreatic cancer. His family lovingly shared his final days caring for him. A viewing will be held at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home, from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28. A vigil service will be held at St. Jude Thaddeus Church, Sunday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. The funeral service will be held Monday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church. Interment of his ashes will take place following the service at Highland Cemetery. A reception will follow at...
On assignment at the Internet, Pamville News reporters have scoured secondhand news items and trumped up sources to reveal the latest news and fabrications over the recent lawsuit against Taco Bell. A class-action suit was filed against Taco Bell on Jan. 19 in federal court on behalf of Amanda Obney of California. Obney claims to have tested Taco Bell's "taco meat filling" and found it contains only 35 percent beef. The other 65 percent, the suit says, consists of binders and...
A Republican gubernatorial candidate has called on a Democratic opponent to investigate a business on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Senate Majority Leader Jeff Essmann of Billings Tuesday called on candidate Steve Bullock, the state attorney general, to investigate Plain Green LLC, an online lending company on Rocky Boy. "While I understand he's busy right now campaigning for a new job, Steve Bullock can't continue to ignore the job Montanans hired him to do, " Essmann, who had not replied to a request for additional...
