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The Havre City Council Ordinance Committee is meeting tonight at 5:45 p. m. in the meeting room in the back of City Hall. The plan is once again to take up the issue of the business license for Havre. This time they have a number of changes to the ordinance, mostly in sections dealing with the ability to suspend or revoke a businesses license, and penalties for non-registration, setting up less-harsh rules for the first year. This is also a special meeting in that the Havre Chamber of Commerce has encouraged its members to...
Elwyn "Jack" Has The Eagle of Lodge Pole was sentenced in federal District Court in Great Falls Monday for tampering with a witness during his son's murder trial, an offense tied to a special initiative the U. S. attorney's office is implementing to prevent coercion in Indian Country. In connection with his sentencing, U.S. Attorney Michael Cotter held a press conference in Great Falls Monday, describing the Fearless Justice initiative being implemented in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and tribal... Full story
The results of the Rocky Boy School District's bond election, for a $4.3 million upgrade to the junior/senior high school complex, were verified this morning. The bond passed by more than 95 percent. Voyd St. Pierre, the district superintendent, said this morning that he had met with the bond counselors and they confirmed that these results, as opposed to last August's, were valid. "I guess we passed our first hurdle, " St. Pierre said. "We still have a long way to go, but the first hurdle was the most difficult to pass. "... Full story
Wild Horse numbers see dramatic increase Supporters of upgrading the Port of Wild Horse at the U. S.-Canadian border north of Havre are saying the traffic numbers in October prove their point: If the port is upgraded, more vehicles — and commerce — will pass through. "I think they're jaw-dropping numbers, " Paul Tuss, executive director of Bear Paw Development Corp., said this morning "I think this will add fuel to the fire. It shows that there's all the reason in the world we need to expand the hours. " Havre Mayor Tim Sol...
Jacalyn Lee Carey, 60, of Cut Bank, passed away Nov. 20 at Northern Rockies Medical Center following a six-year battle with cancer. A memorial service will be 1 p. m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Cut Bank Community Bible Church. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Donald of Cut Bank; mother, Gladys Thackeray of Havre; brother, Darryll Thackeray of Chinook; sister, Tammy Voise of Billings; and numerous nieces and grand nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, Fred Thackeray...
Gayle "Jethro" Gendrow Gayle "Jethro" Gendrow, 65, of Havre, passed away Nov. 29, 2010, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. Gayle's memorial service will be held 11 a. m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with Sister Margaret Mary O'Doherty officiating. A private burial will take place at a later date. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Gayle was born March 6, 1945, in Missoula, Mont., to Walter and Barbara (Manley) Gendrow. Gayle was the third of four...
Rick Dow — guest columnist The day after Thanksgiving is for leftovers and laziness. It is a weekday, but yet it feels like a weekend day; a day with a different tempo, a day to be enjoyed in a kick back kind of way. It is a day where time alternately stands still and flies by all at the same time. It is a day where, before I knew it, it was time for a quick gander at the Havre Daily News. Pat Williams' guest column caught my attention. Not long into it, I realized that I would need some cheese from the fridge to fully e...
Montaba state employees OK 1st pay raise in 2 years HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Members of Montana's three state employee unions said Tuesday that they have approved a plan proposed by union negotiators and the Schweitzer administration that would give state employees their first pay raise in two years. The plan, which calls for a 1 percent increase in base pay effective in January 2012 and a 3 percent raise in January 2013, must be approved by the Republican-controlled legislature. Gov. Brian Schweitzer's budget office has said t... Full story
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — A 15-year-old student who held about two dozen students and a teacher hostage for several hours in a classroom at a Wisconsin high school died Tuesday at a hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. Sophomore Samuel Hengel shot himself after police stormed a classroom at Marinette High School on Monday night, said police chief Jeff Skorik. Hengel, of Porterfield, had been holding most of the students and their social studies teacher hostage for several hours. No one else was w... Full story
The young and inexperienced Havre High volleyball program played well this season, and even in the midst of a rebuilding season, the Blue Ponies displayed some talent. After going 5-5 in the conference schedule, the Ponies landed the No. 3 spot in the Central A this season. And even after a difficult Central A divisional tournament, the Blue Ponies found plenty of positives this season and to carry into next year. Senior Paighton Gilman grabbed the team's only Central A Second Team All-Conference honors, but setter Jaclyn Eva... Full story
Even after the 2010 season, the Havre High Blue Ponies football team is earning recognition. The Central A Blue Ponies finished out the season with a conference record of 3-2, as well as an overall record of 5-4 after a trip to the first round of the state playoffs. And after a hard-fought season, many of the Ponies' athletes were rewarded for their efforts. Logan Connor was named Central A second-team All-Conference corner and honorable mention wide receiver, while Corderro Strickland was named second team All-Conference...
With the development of the Montana Tribal College Basketball League, local basketball enthusiasts now have three more teams to cheer for this winter. Both Stone Child College and Fort Belknap College now have basketball programs. Stone Child has a men's and women's team, while Fort Belknap has just a men's team at this point. The Stone Child men are primed for a very good season. The roster is packed with outstanding local talent, and though the season is just getting underway, there is already a lot of positive hype after... Full story
