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To My Friends in House District 34: This year's election is very important for Montana. As we get ready to cast our votes, whether it be absentee ballots or at the polls on Nov. 2, it's important for all of us do a little homework and get to know the candidates and where they stand on the issues. Having grown up in production agriculture near Chinook and spending the past 15 years reporting on our agriculture and natural resources industries as a radio and television broadcaster, I can tell you that we need elected officials... Full story
Local youth group serves Spokane shelters Emily Vaughn Six local teens recently visited Spokane with a purpose. According to Christina Plum, 18, the teens, from the First Lutheran Church youth group were accompanied by Pastor Brad Ulgenes on a mission trip to help out the less fortunate. "We had talked about doing a service trip in youth group this year," she said. During the trip, the young adults pitched in and helped out with daily life at the shelters. "We served food, pulled weeds in community gardens, talked to people,...
Panel proposes extending med pot moratorium Zach White [email protected] Havre's medical marijuana ban will be extended six months under a proposal that will go to City Council on Monday, Oct. 18. Council imposed the ban after hearing complaints about the proliferation of growing facilities and dispensaries in the city. Havre was one of many Montana cities that imposed moratoriums. Councilwoman Janet Trethewey, chair of the Planning and Development Committee, said the committee doesn't want to jump the gun on any deci... Full story
Rocky Boy impresses BIA with crime reduction Zach White Leaders from Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Thursday met with Bureau of Indian Affairs officials to discuss the progress they've made halfway through a two-year crime-reducing initiative Rocky Boy is participating in with three other reservations across the country. And BIA project coordinator Marcelino Toersbjins was impressed. "This group is ahead of the other ones," Toersbjins said. "In another three months, you'll be established and an example to the other three site...
Forum forecasts Montana higher education Tim Leeds Presentations looking at higher education, the economy and the next legislative session crossed over during the last part of a forum Thursday at Montana State University-Northern. During the legislative portion of the forum, Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Sheila Stearns pointed out that Northern had the only major cuts in long-range building planning. The 2009 Legislature cut a $800,000 request for money to plan and design a new building for the automotive program... Full story
Will tone of 2011 Legislature be nasty? Lawmakers at Havre forum disagree on next session Tim Leeds A group of legislators speaking at a forum in Havre Thursday had differing views on what the tone will be during the next Montana Legislature. Sen. Jerry Black, R-Shelby, said the budget will dominate the session, and how to deal with a predicted $300 million to $400 million shortfall. "What will the Legislature look like in the next session? Probably one word is ugly," said Black, serving his last term in the Legislature due...
Jeanette Almos Johannesen Jeanette Almos Johannesen was born Feb. 27, 1925, in Hingham, Mont. She graduated from Hingham High School in 1942. She attended Northern Montana College and Montana State University in Bozeman and taught Home Economics in Havre, Glasgow and Kalispell. She married Allen Johannesen on March 3, 1951. She lived in Hungry Horse, Alaska, Hawaii and most recently Portland, Ore. She died Sept. 21, 2010. She is survived by her sister, Laura Rathbone of Havre and several nieces and nephews. Jeanette Almos Joh...
uth L. Joy Ruth L. Joy died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, in Kalispell, Mont., at the age of 86. She was born on July 2, 1924, in Big Sandy, Mont., to Edward G. and Sophia (Neste) Hansen. She grew up in Big Sandy and graduated from Big Sandy High School. She later attended Northern Montana College in Havre with a teaching certificate. She went on to teach in elementary classes and music in Libby and then in Whitefish in 1947 and taught third grade for many years. Ruth married John "Jack" Joy in June 1950. Ruth...
BofA delays foreclosures in 23 states ALAN ZIBEL,AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as it examines whether it rushed the foreclosure process for thousands of homeowners without reading the documents. The move adds the nation's largest bank to a growing list of mortgage companies whose employees signed documents in foreclosure cases without verifying the information in them. Bank of America isn't able to estimate how many homeowners' cases will be affected, Dan F... Full story
UND's Potvin named Montana State provost BOZEMAN (AP) — Montana State University officials say Martha Potvin has been chosen as the school's next provost and vice president for academic affairs. Potvin is dean of the University of North Dakota's College of Arts and Sciences and a biology professor. She was selected Friday from 73 candidates who had applied for university's No. 2 position. Doug Steele, MSU's vice provost and chairman of the search committee says Potvin will assume her duties in January. The 57-year-old P... Full story
The fifth-ranked Butte Central Maroons spoiled Havre High's homecoming game with a 42-13 romp Friday night at a sold-out Blue Pony Stadium. The Maroons broke open a 7-0 game in the second quarter by scoring 21 straight points on three possessions to take a 28-0 lead deep into the third quarter. HHS cut the lead to 28-6 on a Logan Connor touchdown pass from Justin Jensen, but the Maroons answered with yet another TD. Junior Ryan Brandt scored Havre's only other touchdown of the night. With the loss, HHS fell to 1-1 in the...
Chinook and Chester/J-I were big Northern C winners Friday night. In Chinook, the un-ranked Sugarbeeters dismantled the fourth-ranked Power-Dutton-Brady Titans 54-6, while Chester/J-I kept its playoff hopes alive by crushing Sunburst 58-0 in Sunburst. Friday's Scores The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Alberton 48, Lima 40 Augusta 52, Heart Butte 6 Baker 34, Plentywood 21 Belgrade 42, Livingston 6 Bigfork 42, Thompson Falls 20 Billings Central 23, Laurel 22 Billings Senior 40, Missoula Big Sky 13 Billings Skyview 28, Missoula...
Going into Thursday night's match against the Great Falls Bison, the Havre High volleyball team was hoping to maybe push the match to four or five games. But in one of the Blue Ponies better matches of the season, they took it one step further. Thursday at the Havre High gymnasium, the Central A Ponies defeated the Class AA Bison in four games. The Ponies won game one 25-17, but the Bison answered back with a 25-16 win in game two. And in games three and four, the Ponies grabbed two more wins by scores of 25-17 and 25-21, res...
The Havre High boys and girls cross country teams have been on the road for the past month. But this weekend the Blue Ponies will host the annual Havre Invitational. Saturday at the Montana State University-Northern campus in Havre, the Central A Blue Ponies will host their invitational. The race will take place just outside of Cowan Hall. The junior high girls will start at 10 a.m. and the junior high boys will follow. And the junior varsity girls' race will start around 11 a.m. with the junior varsity boys to follow. The HH...
It's been a difficult and emotional few weeks for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team. First, the Skylights were riding high by getting off to their best start in the last six seasons. But the journey has hit a bump in the road, as Northern has lost three straight Frontier Conference matches, including last week's home-opening losses to nationally-ranked Lewis-Clark State and Westminster College. And things won't get any easier for Northern (2-3, 9-6) as the Skylights travel to Rocky Mountain College tonight... Full story
Playing the NAIA powerhouse that is Carroll College is never easy. There's a reason the Saints have won 36 straight Frontier Conference games. But playing the Saints while injuries are piling up and three straight losses are in the rear view mirror is an even bigger chore. But that's what the Montana State University-Northern Lights are facing when they host No. 2 Carroll for MSU-N's homecoming game Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Blue Pony Stadium. Northern (1-3) was the last Frontier Conference team to beat the Saints (4-0). The... Full story
Butte Central has one of the top prep football programs in the state. And with the Havre High Blue Ponies hosting the Maroons on homecoming weekend, a Blue Pony win would be huge. Tonight at Blue Pony stadium in Havre, the Central A Ponies (3-1, 1-0) will host the conference rival Maroons for Havre's homecoming matchup at 7 p.m. And after the Ponies rolled over the Lewistown Golden Eagles 42-0 in conference play a week ago, HHS is looking to go 2-0 to start their conference schedule. "Every conference game is a must win for...
So what's up with Britain these days? The country is, quite literally, turning into the crazy cat lady of nations. At the end of August a woman — bank-employee Mary Bale, 45 — was caught on a security camera pausing during her walk home from work to pet a cat on a brick ledge. After a few seconds of kitty petting and purring, Bale looked to stage left at a nearby trash bin and had a little light bulb moment that changed her life forever. The next thing you know, she's lif... Full story
If you listen closely enough up here in Havre when the wind is blowing out of the southwest, you can hear George Dennison down at the University of Montana in Missoula feeding at the public trough. Not content with his lavish salary, his compensation from various boards and his recent $75,000 pay raise, Mr. Dennison now has asked the state's retirement board to suspend its rules so that he can get another $200 a month in retirement. The board wisely rejected his request. At a time when Dennison has frozen faculty and staff... Full story
For two teams, the Frontier Conference football season is already a week old. For the rest, the race for the Frontier championship and a berth in the 2010 NAIA playoffs starts Saturday. The Frontier is off to an interesting start with the Montana State University-Northern Lights beating the UM-Western Bulldogs 20-3 last Saturday in Dillon. If prognostications are important to anyone, the Lights were picked to finish last in the league this season, while the Bulldogs garnered a fourth-place pick from the league's coaches. But... Full story
Thursday High School Football Simms at Chester/J-I, 7 p.m High School Volleyball Chinook at Havre (Fr./JV), 5 p.m. Friday High School Football Harlem at Cascade Jordan at Big Sandy, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Havre High at Belgrade/Livingston North Star Showcase at Rudyard, Gildford High School X-Country Havre High at Cut Bank Time Trials, 3:20 p.m. College Volleyball MSU-Northern at Dickinson State Tournament Saturday High School Football Terry at North Star, 1 p.m. Fairview at Hays-Lodge Pole High School Volleyball...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast, driving the first tourists Wednesday from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor Day weekend. Visitors were taking ferries off Ocracoke Island and told to leave neighboring Cape Hatteras in North Carolina's Outer Banks, and federal authorities have warned people all along the Eastern seaboard to be prepared to evacuate. Virginia's Gov. Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency a... Full story
Thank you to all for successful Kicks @ 6! Editor: On behalf of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce and the Town Square Committee we would like to thank Kirt Miller and the Other Brothers band for again providing the community with a summer of music fun at Town Square during Kicks @ 6! The time the band dedicates to each Wednesday evening in June, July and August shows their commitment to Kicks @ 6! and to the community. As with so many activities that take place in Havre, Kicks @ 6! would not happen without the volunteer...
Open communication will improve Montana Supreme Court Editor: I recently read that retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor gave a speech in Billings that criticized the Montana way of electing justices for our Supreme Court. While her answer for improving our system was to take away our right to vote, I believe that increased and improved communication from the candidates is a better answer. As a third generation Montanan, my family has seen many candidates for our state's highest court. Too often, those candid...
IInitiative 161 is bad for Montana Editor: As a private property owner, I do not support Initiative 161. Yes, I signed a petition last winter to put the initiative on the November ballot, but the following day I called the commitee and was assured my signiture would be promptly removed. I was told it was not. I will actively campaign against this infringement and more government takeover of our rights as a private landowner and an American. Next, they'll take our guns, and we won't be able hunt anywhere. Marla J. Boyce Havre... Full story
