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On Monday night while the wind was howling and a cold front moving in the lanes were warming up. Shawn Mariani recorded his sixth 300-game of his career and the third this season at Hi Line Lanes, with the other two belonging to Ryan Mapes. It was Shawn's final game in a four-game set as he recorded a 200, 229, 230, and 300 for a 959. Holden's Hot Wheels Scotch Tournament was held over the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. There was a good turnout. Thanks to Shawn and Christie Holden for their hard work. The results will be in...
Thursday High School Basketball Big Sandy girls vs Rocky Boy, 6 p.m. Big Sandy boys vs Rocky Boy, 7:30 Friday High School Basketball Havre girls vs Lewistown, 7 p.m. Havre boys at Lewistown, 7:30 p.m. Big Sandy girls vs Chinook, 6 p.m. Big Sandy boys vs Chinook, 7:30 Box Elder girls vs HLP, 6 p.m. Box Elder boys vs HLP, 7:30 North Star girls at Sunburst, 6 p.m. North Star boys at Sunburst, 7:30 College Basketball Skylights vs UGF, 6 p.m. Lights vs UGF, 8 p.m. Saturday High School Basketball Havre boys vs Shelby, 5 p.m. Havre... Full story
On Monday night while the wind was howling and a cold front moving in the lanes were warming up. Shawn Mariani recorded his sixth 300-game of his career and the third this season at Hi Line Lanes, with the other two belonging to Ryan Mapes. It was Shawn's final game in a four-game set as he recorded a 200, 229, 230, and 300 for a 959. Holden's Hot Wheels Scotch Tournament was held over the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. There was a good turnout. Thanks to Shawn and Christie Holden for their hard work. The results will be in... Full story
Malta came to Havre on Tuesday night, and gave the Havre High boys basketball team a tough night at home. The Central A Blue Ponies hosted the Class B Mustangs at the Havre High gymnasium, but suffered a severe loss to the defending Class B state champions. Malta defeated Havre 59-30 as the Ponies overall record dropped to 3-11. Havre High's Kody Hickman, left, makes a pass during Tuesday night's high school boys basketball game between the Blue Ponies and the Class B Malta Mustangs at the HHS gymnasium. The Mustangs beat...
Alfie Miller is Northern's latest 3-point sensation The 3-point shot has been a consistent part of the Montana State University-Northern Lights' offense for quite some time now. But when the back-to-back Frontier Conference champion Lights graduated a bevy of talented shooters last spring, questions surrounding who was going to make three's for the Lights surfaced. Enter junior sharp-shooter Alfie Miller. The 5-11 shooting guard from Seattle, Wash., came to Northern from Mount... Full story
Paul H. Meyer Paul H. Meyer, 84, passed away in Lewistown Jan. 21, 2013. Paul was born in Great Falls April 19, 1928, and lived there through his school years. He worked many years for the Great Northern and BNSF railroads. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, his cabin in the Bear Paws, family gatherings and playing cards, and he was a great joker. He also loved the New York Yankees. He was a member of the Moose and Eagles service organizations. Paul is survived by his wife, Teresa, of Lewistown; his daughters, Paula Meyer, Alcova,... Full story
Colleen Rast has run an ebay store out of the Kalispell area for more than a decade. It had grown enough that, when the economic downturn took her husband's job a few years ago, she turned Great Sky Gifts pro, for some more income. She has since hired two employees and rents a warehouse space to handle all her merchandise, but she fears that new tax laws gaining momentum in Washington could halt her business' growth. Montanans are some of the most fortunate Americans for many reasons, including the freedom from sales taxes. B...
Rep. Wendy Warburton, R-Chinook, said during a legislative video conference in Havre that hearings are coming up in the next week on several bills of local interest and invited people to come to Helena to testify on the bills or submit written comments. One is on a topic of recent high interest on the Hi-Line: relations between Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and landowners. Warburton said the bill would direct FWP — and invite landowners and landowner groups — to come before the interim committee between legislative ses... Full story
A local legislator said during a video conference Tuesday that it sounds like prospects for a new building at the local university looked good after a hearing on the state bonding bill. Sen. Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook, said legislators and people testifying seem to support building a new facility at Montana State University-Northern to house its diesel, automotive and farm mechanics programs. "The word I got is it was a great hearing (Monday) …, " he said. "There wasn't anybody that seemed to have any quibbles about the p...
There are many obstacles that people involved in rural health care have to overcome. Getting patients to health care services can be the biggest problems When people live in rural Malta, it's not easy finding friends or family who can drop everything to get to Havre. There have been a few advances in providing transportation in rural areas, but for the most part, it's not easy getting to and from health care. The problem becomes more severe when you are poor. And people who have illnesses often end up being poor. A group of p...
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to share breakfast with two groups of amazing young leaders: Montana 4-H, and the Young Stockgrowers of Montana. I'm proud to say the Young Stockgrowers had a formidable north-central Montana delegation. I appreciated the chance to listen to their fresh perspectives, and plans for their futures. Talking to them was a great reminder of what I heard when I knocked on doors and talked to community members last summer. The legislative session is about getting things done for Montanans,... Full story
Editor: I am confused by the ongoing dispute about whether we should legalize assisted suicide in Montana. I am a medical doctor whose patients include incarcerated persons. Law enforcement, jails and prisons are mandated to monitor for signs of depression and suicidal ideation and to identify, intervene and/or initiate treatment. We are told that our failure to do so would be a significant breach of an inmate's civil rights. Yet according to proponents of assisted suicide, patients also have a right to receive a doctor's... Full story
I was lucky enough to be a judge Saturday at the state Class A Speech, Debate and Drama championships held at Havre High School. That's because my colleague Tim Leeds, also the assistant debate HHS debate coach, invited anyone he knew, ran into on the street or had the email address of to show up for the tournament. It takes quite a number of volunteer judges to put on the event. Those who turned down the offer to be a judge missed an opportunity for a lot of inspiration. These were the state finals, so my fellow judges and...
HELENA (AP) — A Montana lawmaker says convicts should be allowed to get out of prison time if they instead agree to the "infliction of physical pain" — an idea that so far is receiving a cool reception. Republican Rep. Jerry O'Neil is drafting a bill that would allow those convicted of misdemeanors or felonies to negotiate corporal punishment instead of another sentence. The method used to inflict the pain would be decided by a judge. The veteran lawmaker said Wednesday that he thinks long prison sentences are inhumane. "Te...
Kyle Olson, Rocky Boy Track Olson Rocky Boy senior Kyle Olson is no stranger to long distance running. Already a two-time Class B-C cross country state champion, Olson now has his sights set on track and field gold. Olson, who runs the 1,600 and 3,200 meters, has won every distance race he's entered this season, including the 1,600 meters at last Saturday's Fairfield-Belt Invite in Great Falls. Olson is also competing the 400 and 800 meters at certain meets this season for the Stars. He captured the 2012 Class B state cross...
A pair of local track meets have been cancelled or changed due to poor weather. On Monday, North Star High School was slated to host the annual Groseclose Memorial Track Meet in Rudyard, but that meet was postponed due to high winds along the Hi-Line. The annual meet, run on North Star's historic dirt track, has not been re-scheduled as of press time. Many area athletes were also slated to attend the Northcentral Top 10 Meet today in Glasgow. However, with the forecast looking bleak for today, that meet has been pushed to...
The Montana State University-Northern men's and women's golf teams began play at the 2013 Frontier Conference Championships Tuesday in Missoula. The 54-hole tournament is being played at Larchmont Golf Course in Missoula, with all of the Frontier schools in attendance. George Ferguson Sports Editor The Lights got off to a strong start with a team score of 654 after 36 windy holes Tuesday. That put Northern in sixth place, well ahead of Dickinson State and Montana Tech....
When it comes to the last name Tatarka, Montana State University-Northern men's basketball fans perk up. That's because former Great Falls High star Shaun Tatarka thrilled Lights' fans for four years at MSU-N on his way to becoming one of the Lights all-time leading scorers. Now, Northern will have another Tatarka on its roster starting next fall. On Monday, MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse announced the signing of GFH senior Dylan Tatarka to an NAIA national letter of intent. The...
The Hill County Commission will hold a hearing tonight to talk about finding some additional funding for a major project for some North Havre districts: repairing or upgrading some sewer lines before a major catastrophe occurs. The project has received more than $200,000 in state funding so far, with an equal local match required. The issue is pipes that transport sewage across the Milk River from two rural special improvement districts in the unincorporated community en route to the wastewater treatment plant. Erosion and...
A Havre native is returning to a federal-level economic development job. U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced today that Tony Preite has been appointed Montana State director of U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, a position he also took in 1993 when he retired from the position of executive director of Bear Paw Development Corp. in Havre. "I'm thrilled to go back to USDA Rural Development and work closely with partners at every level to bring even more jobs to Montana communities," Preite said in the... Full story
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Kade Lanier, left, and Franlkin Walter pose for a portrait Monday morning at Havre High School. Kade recently performed the Heimlich maneuver on Walter. An ordinary day at Havre High School turned life-threatening for one student, but luckily for him, a friend nearby was ready to save the day. Kade Lanier and Franklin Walter were eating their school lunches April 17 when Franklin started choking on a bite of egg roll, Kade, a junior, quickly... Full story
Essen The ability to comment on proposed state and federal government regulations is an important right for all Americans. Since we live in a republic, not a direct democracy, public comment helps our representatives make informed decisions on our behalf. No one expects public comment to be the equivalent of voting. But even so, public comment should not be ignored. After all, if our representatives just did what they pleased, they could hardly be considered representatives. This is especially true when government officials... Full story
Dinosaur Trail representatives met in Havre this weekend. The group represents the museums from around the state that are partially or entirely dedicated to showing off dinosaur bones. Sixty-five million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the area that is now Montana, and there is at tremendous fascination among the public with these prehistoric creatures. Thousands flock to the museum that have dinosaur remnants. While many art and history museums are concentrated in the big cities, many small towns in Montana house dinosaur...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a national security review following the Boston Marathon bombings will look at whether there is more the government can do to stop people within the United States who might become radicalized and plan terror attacks. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak President Barack Obama arrives for a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday. One of the dangers the U.S. faces now, Obama said, is people who might decide to attack because of "whatever w...
BOZEMAN (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage for cancer patients participating in clinical trials. Bullock signed Senate Bill 55 Monday flanked by Republican and Democratic lawmakers in a ceremony at Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported (http://bit.ly/ZTH06K ) in a story published Tuesday. Center manager Spencer Green said there are between 30 and 40 patients participating in clinical trials at the hospital, many of w...
