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Mo n t a n a D e p a r tme n t o f Transportation Director Jim Lynch will be in Havre tonight, listening to a pitch from the Highway 2 Association. The association wants U.S. Highway 2 expanded to four lanes for an 11-mile stretch east of Havre, even if it means a delay in construction. Contracts for an improved two-lane highway — with frequent passing and turning lanes — are expected to be awarded this summer. Lynch said he wants to hear what area elected city and county officials think before deciding whether to appeal an e... Full story
Driver education students at Havre High School got a first-hand look Friday at what happens when people don't wear seat belts. A car that was involved in a serious rollover crash in 2007 was on display in Havre last week. Students could see where the passenger was sitting. That part of the car was relat ively unscathed by the crash, but the person — who was not wearing a seat belt — was ejected from the vehicle and died. Another person in the car — who wore a seat belt — "just walked away," said Samantha Hutchins, project... Full story
The Hingham Community Center was packed Saturday night. The annual Men Who Cook for Women Who Wine attracted people from all parts of the Hi-Line. People dined on some fine barbecue, Mexican food and tasty, unique dishes. They topped it off with some of the best desserts you will find in the area. This event is a special occasion when men get a chance to show their culinary skills, and Hi-Line residents get a chance to donate to a good cause. This was the fourth year for the feast. In the past, money went toward the... Full story
The Havre Health & Safety Fair at Holiday Village Mall often attracts thousands of people interested in learning more about ways to detect and prevent disease. Organizers think that will be true again Saturday, when Holiday Village Mall and Northern Montana Health Care sponsor the event, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Holiday Village Mall. Like other organizations, Northern Montana Health Care employees will be volunteering their time to help the crowds of interested people, said Gina Barker, Northern Montana Health Care's director...
Six-year-old Alexandra Miller walked the streets of Havre Saturday morning, picking up trash as part of Havre Pride's cleanup effort. She had a sense of accomplishment. "It looks real cool when it's clean," she said as she brought bags of trash back to the Havre Fire Station, the headquarters for Havre Pride. She was one of more than 50 people who were all over Havre picking up winter trash. Others were at Gary and Leo's Fresh Foods collecting used cell phones. Shriners were serving a pancake breakfast for the volunteers....
Havre native Fawn Stephens said the two weeks she spent taking part in the Haiti relief effort were at the same time wonderful and horrible. She saw human suffering at its worst, total destruction and city blocks where thousands of people lived in canvas and tarp buildings in the aftermath of a terrible earthquake. And she saw Haitian people who maintained their hope, determination and willingness to help others in the midst of devastation. Fawn, the daughter of J.D. and Nonna Cass, is a 1997 Havre High School graduate. Her...
Havre High School graduates were excited, planning for the future and looking back at their accomplishments at commencement ceremonies Sunday. A good number knew what their post-graduation plans were. "I'm out of Havre," said Colin Carson, as he waited for ceremonies to begin,. "I have a ranch job in Miles City." He looked back at his years at Havre High with mixed emotions. "There were great times, fun times, bad times," he said. "High school had its ups and downs." Shelbee Friede will be going to Montana State University fo... Full story
People were lined up behind a pool of frigid water Saturday afternoon, waiting for their names to be calledf. One by one, with little reluctance, they jumped into the ice-filled water to the applause of a large crowd gathered around to encourage friends and family. The people were "freezin' for a reason,"during the 4th Annual Super Hero Plunge in Town Square, the largest fundraiser for Montana Special Olympics. In the middle of all the laughter, though, came a reminder of what it was all about. After the national anthem,... Full story
Taylor Warren of Hingham was walking around her room at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls Sunday, having been disconnected from the tubes that kept her alive earlier in the week. It was quite an accomplishment for the North Star High School 16-year-old. A few days earlier, her family was elated when she was able to squeeze their hands. An emotional roller-coaster for Taylor and her family started Feb. 14, when in a basketball game with Highwood, she took an elbow to her head. " I t was probably the wors t Valentine's Day our fa...
North Central Montana Transit formally celebrated its use of Montana-grown biodiesel fuel Monday, touting its use as a boost for the environment and for the H-Line's economy. The biodiesel is made from plants grown in this area, cleaned at Peaks to Prairie in Malta and processed at Montana State University-Northern, transit system Director Jim Lyons said. "It is very clean, very efficient and virtually free of any carbon footprint," said Frank Trocki, Northern's chancellor. Magnetic signs that will be posted on the buses... Full story
John Kelleher Havre Daily News [email protected] Rocky Boy officials Saturday night were dealing with serious flooding on the reservation. Bridges were washed out and some evacuations were reported. Water was reported overflowing on the Rocky Boy Dam. "We urge all tribal residents to remain calm as the tribe is mobilized to accommodate this emergency activity — and work with local tribal departments during this high-water incident." In a press release issued on Saturday night, the Chippewa Cree Tribe said that a...
Four area students — two from Havre and two from Chinook — will be going to Europe this summer as part of the People to People program. The program, founded by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1955, promotes international peace and understanding. The four were chosen after a rigorous set of interviews and tests and quizzes on European politics, history, art and culture of Europe. Forty students from Montana will be among those taking part. "I was lucky enough to be one of the 40," said Mackenzy Edmonds, 14, a Havre Middle Schoo...
Members of the Montana Army National Guard and Reserve units say their mission depends on a three-legged stool. Their success depends on the soldiers themselves, their families and the employers. In recent years, there has been more emphasis on helping the second and third legs of the stools, they say. On Saturday, employers who sacrifice because their employees need time off for training or deployment were saluted by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a volunteer group within the Defense Department that works wit...
The Salvation Army is the last resort for people out of money who need food, emergency transportation or shelter. But in five of the 12 months of 2009, the Salvation Army itself ran out of money — sometimes only midway through the month. "That meant we had to turn people away," said Trina Crawford, the social services director for the Salvation Army in Havre. That's heartbreaking for the people at the Salvation Army, who always try to provide help to people who need it. That's why the staff is pleased that a benefit c...
Hill and Blaine county volunteers are taking part in a yearlong effort to track driving under the influence charges in area courts. The intent of the project, said LuAnn McLain project coordinator for the Hi-Line Community Change Project, is to find out what happens when someone is charged with drunken driving. The volunteers for the Montana DUI Research Project hope to gather data about the offenders' blood-alcohol content, how long it takes the cases to get through the court system and how judges punish the offenders. The...
Being a member of the Volunteers, the Army band that will perform in H a v r e o n Saturday, is not the luxur i o u s l i f e many people envision. T h e Vo l u n t e e r s will perform in Glasgow on Friday, pack up their own gear, drive their government-owned van 160 miles to Havre, unpack their gear and set up at Havre High School to perform again on Saturday. "That's what we do 140 days a year," said Sgt. 1st Class Peter Krasulski, the bass player for the eight-member band. But the band members say, for all the hard work,...
Montana will probably take the middle-of-the-road approach to the problem of medical marijuana, Gov. Brian Schweitzer predicted. When the state Legislature convenes in January," The Legislature will have 100 bills introduced," he said. "They will run the gamut. "There will be calls to legalize it and tax it," he said. "And some will say, 'Dang it, it's out of control. Make it illegal.'" The likely outcome will be regulations to ensure that people who need it will get it, the governor predicted in an interview with the Havre... Full story
Gov. Brian Schweitzer got a bit emotional during his address to graduates at Montana State University- Northern commencement Saturday. He spoke of his four grandparents — all of whom homesteaded in Hill County. His father, Adam, died last year. "He was 89, and he had a good run," the governor told the crowd. "He never finished high school," he said. "That's not something I talk about a lot, but I will today," he said. "The proudest days in his life were when he saw his children, all six of us, graduate from college," Schweitz...
It is a Viking tradition that dates back 13 centuries. And it's a Havre tradition that dates back 76 years. The annual lutefisk dinner at Havre's First Lutheran Church drew large crowds again Saturday. Behind the scenes, a small group of men prepared the ancient Norwegian dish in t h e garage b e h i n d t h e church. The cooks arrived at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, almost four hours before the first fish was served in the church dining room. While boiling the fish and wrapping it in cheesecloth, the chefs explained the... Full story
Staff Sgt. Edward Krause smiled as he saw the crowds on Havre's Town Square Saturday afternoon. People had gathered to take part in a welcomehome ceremony to the Havre-based 639th Combat Sustainment Supply Company of the Montana Army National Guard. Krause is accustomed to deployment in Iraq. This was the fourth time he has been sent to Iraq. "One time, I was only back for six months before I was deployed again," he said. He recalls the first time he went, he was a little skeptical of chances for a successful mission. "There...
The honor guard from American Legion Post 497 will lead the procession into the Montana State University- Northern gymnasium at 10 a.m. Saturday. The legion members will be followed by members of Northern's Class of 1960, who are visiting the campus for a reunion. Following the alums will be the members of the Class of 2010. A total of 309 people will receive diplomas as Chancellor Frank Trocki presides over his first commencement exercises at Northern. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer will b e t h e ma i n speaker at the...
State Sen. Taylor Brown has been mentioned in newspaper stories and blogs as a potential Republican candidate for governor in 2012. But Brown, in an interview on Saturday, threw cold water on the idea. "I can't see me running for governor," he said. He said he has spent 25 years building up his business, Northern Ag Network, which he purchased from Conrad Burns 25 years ago when Burns was elected to the U.S. Senate. "I have 70 radio stations and 2000 cust ome r s t o think about," he said. Serving in the Senat e since being...
Air Force Capt. Bert King looked down at Port-au-Prince Airport during one of his many flights into the beleaguered city. The 1996 Havre High School graduate saw what appeared to be a fence that stretched for miles into Haiti's largest airport. As he moved closer, he could see it wasn't a fence. It was people — Haitians patiently lined up single file, hoping against hope that somehow, if they got to the airport, they would find a way out of the country. It is a memory he will always carry with him. King has had many flight m... Full story
The first of three brand-new buses is on the road in north-central Montana, transporting passengers on the North Central Montana Transit system routes. Jim Lyons, director of the transit system, said a 15-passenger Dodge Sprinter bus began running routes Monday. Two more 21-seat buses are expected to arrive in the first quarter this year, Lyons said the routes continue to be busy, illustrating the success of the free bus service that started in August. "For many people, now it is an essential service," he said. "This is what... Full story
A four-lane U.S. Highway 2 would bring more tourists onto the Hi-Line, and the tourists would spend more money here. That was the agreement of civic and economic development leaders attending the annual Highway 2 Association meeting in Malta Saturday. But there was emphasis on several other advantages of a four-lane highway during the all-day session. The 9-year-old organization, which has representatives from all Hi-Line counties, Indian reservations and Alberta, advocates making the highway into a four-lane road across...
