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Articles from the October 28, 2009 edition


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  • lest we forget

    page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f... Full story

  • Skylights gear up for a new season

    George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Last year, the Montana State University- Northern women's basketball team had a strong regular season. But it was the postseason, or better put, the way the season ended which left the Skylights wanting more. After playing a brutal early season schedule, the Skylights started 3-7 in 2007-08, but then won 15 of their last 20 games to finish 18-12 overall and 10-4 in the loaded Frontier Conference. Northern also went 6-1 at...

  • NASA rocket lifts off on short test

    MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA's newest rocket blasted off on a brief test flight this morning, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could be shelved by the White House. The 327-foot Ares I-X rocket resembled a giant white pencil as it shot into the sky, delayed a day by poor weather. Nearly twice the height of the spaceship it's supposed to replace the shuttle the experimental rocket carried no passengers or payload, only throwaway ballast and hundreds of sensors. The flight...

  • Indian Affairs won't recognize Little Shell

    MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Writer BILLINGS The members of Montana's Congresssional delegation are focusing on legislation to recognize a landless Montana tribe after the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs declined a 31-year-old request for federal recognition. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., sponsored legislation in July to recognize the Little Shell Tribe, and Montana's Democratic U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester sponsored similar legislation in the Senate Tuesday after the bureau announced it...

  • Highland Park issues plague school board

    Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A request for discussions on the contracts for an addition to Highland Park Early Primary School South has been rejected by the Havre School Board. The board has denied a request from 21 area residents for a special meeting or agenda item on the awarding of the contract. The request, which included 23 additional signatures, was spearheaded by Debi Rhines. In a phone interview Monday, she said she questioned the Havre Public Schools Board...

  • lest we forget

    page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...

  • Skylights gear up for a new season

    George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Last year, the Montana State University- Northern women's basketball team had a strong regular season. But it was the postseason, or better put, the way the season ended which left the Skylights wanting more. After playing a brutal early season schedule, the Skylights started 3-7 in 2007-08, but then won 15 of their last 20 games to finish 18-12 overall and 10-4 in the loaded Frontier Conference. Northern also went 6-1 at...

  • NASA rocket lifts off on short test

    MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA's newest rocket blasted off on a brief test flight this morning, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could be shelved by the White House. The 327-foot Ares I-X rocket resembled a giant white pencil as it shot into the sky, delayed a day by poor weather. Nearly twice the height of the spaceship it's supposed to replace the shuttle the experimental rocket carried no passengers or payload, only throwaway ballast and hundreds of sensors. The flight... Full story

  • Indian Affairs won't recognize Little Shell

    MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Writer BILLINGS The members of Montana's Congresssional delegation are focusing on legislation to recognize a landless Montana tribe after the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs declined a 31-year-old request for federal recognition. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., sponsored legislation in July to recognize the Little Shell Tribe, and Montana's Democratic U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester sponsored similar legislation in the Senate Tuesday after the bureau announced it...

  • Highland Park issues plague school board

    Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A request for discussions on the contracts for an addition to Highland Park Early Primary School South has been rejected by the Havre School Board. The board has denied a request from 21 area residents for a special meeting or agenda item on the awarding of the contract. The request, which included 23 additional signatures, was spearheaded by Debi Rhines. In a phone interview Monday, she said she questioned the Havre Public Schools Board...

  • lest we forget

    page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...

  • Skylights gear up for a new season

    George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected]@havredailynews.com Last year, the Montana State University- Northern women's basketball team had a strong regular season. But it was the postseason, or better put, the way the season ended which left the Skylights wanting more. After playing a brutal early season schedule, the Skylights started 3-7 in 2007-08, but then won 15 of their last 20 games to finish 18-12 overall and 10-4 in the loaded Frontier Conference. Northern also went 6-1 at...

  • NASA rocket lifts off on short test

    MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA's newest rocket blasted off on a brief test flight this morning, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could be shelved by the White House. The 327-foot Ares I-X rocket resembled a giant white pencil as it shot into the sky, delayed a day by poor weather. Nearly twice the height of the spaceship it's supposed to replace the shuttle the experimental rocket carried no passengers or payload, only throwaway ballast and hundreds of sensors. The flight... Full story

  • Indian Affairs won't recognize Little Shell

    MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Writer BILLINGS The members of Montana's Congresssional delegation are focusing on legislation to recognize a landless Montana tribe after the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs declined a 31-year-old request for federal recognition. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., sponsored legislation in July to recognize the Little Shell Tribe, and Montana's Democratic U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester sponsored similar legislation in the Senate Tuesday after the bureau announced it...

  • Highland Park issues plague school board

    Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A request for discussions on the contracts for an addition to Highland Park Early Primary School South has been rejected by the Havre School Board. The board has denied a request from 21 area residents for a special meeting or agenda item on the awarding of the contract. The request, which included 23 additional signatures, was spearheaded by Debi Rhines. In a phone interview Monday, she said she questioned the Havre Public Schools Board... Full story

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