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The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team hasn't played a game in almost three weeks. And now, in a scheduling change, the North Stars will return to the diamond with an early Northern District road trip. The North Stars were set to host the Fort MacLeod Royals in a doubleheader Saturday, but those games have been moved to July, and instead, the North Stars will travel north for games against the Royals Saturday in Fort MacLeod. Havre will also make a stop in...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Identical twins Julian and Adrian Riester were born seconds apart 92 years ago. They died hours apart this week. The Buffalo-born brothers were also brothers in the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor. Professed friars for 65 years, they spent much of that time working together at St. Bonaventure University, doing carpentry work, gardening and driving visitors to and from the airport and around town. "It was fun to see them, just quiet, gentle souls," Yvonne Peace, who worked at the St. Bonaventure F... Full story
AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Dale Gerhard The Ferris wheel is seen at Morey's Mariner's Landing Pier on the Boardwalk Friday, June 3, 2011 in Wildwood, N.J. WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — An 11-year-old girl on a school trip to a Jersey shore amusement park died Friday when she fell 100 feet from a moving Ferris wheel. Police Capt. Robert Regalbuto said Abiah Jones of Pleasantville was with her classmates from Pleasant Tech Academy when she fell from the ride at 12:30 p.m. She was driven to a nearby hospital, where she was p...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. AP Photo/Gerry Broome Former presidential candidate John Edwards makes a statement to the media following a federal court appearance in Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday. — John Edwards acknowledged he has "done wrong" and hurt others but strongly denied breaking the law after federal prosecutors charged him Friday with using $925,000 in under-the-table campaign contributions to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 run for president. The former U.S. senator and two-time Democratic presidential hopeful w...
Mudslides and floods have caused more problems on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Water washes out a road leading up to a home along Lower Road at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Friday afternoon. The area near Lower Box Elder and Laredo roads were covered with water and mud Friday afternoon. Emergency personnel were out all day trying to restore the condition of the roads. Buildings at Stone Child College were opened up in the event that people had to evacuate. In several areas, overflowing...
BILLINGS — A preliminary study of an asbestos-plagued Montana town indicates health dangers remain in some areas already addressed in a federal cleanup that, so far, has cost more than $370 million. Tuesday's release of a long-awaited draft toxicity study for the town of Libby comes more than a decade after the Environmental Protection Agency started its cleanup operation. Health workers say more than 400 people have been killed over the last several decades in Libby, which is considered the nation's deadliest Superfund s... Full story
After an unexpected extra day off, Havre High School students will have to return to classes on Tuesday. Superintendent Andy Carlson said today that classes will resume tomorrow, with some special accommodations for the parts in the eastern part of the building that are still being worked on, including the cafeteria, library and shop classrooms. The high school today was occupied by administrative staff in the office and kitchen staff preparing food for the other schools that started Monday. After an afternoon meeting with...
A north-central Montanan has been appointed to one of the top positions in the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The administration of President Barack Obama announced Monday that it had apppointed Montana Farm Service Agency Executive Director Bruce Nelson, a Fort Benton native, acting administrator of the FSA. "It has been an honor and privilege to work for the hardworking farmers, ranchers and FSA employees across Montana, " Nelson said in a release announcing his appointment. "While Montana has always been our home and alw...
A silent auction being held Wednesday at Stone Child College in Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation will offer people a chance help out the college and at the same time get ready for spring. "We tried to find things that would help for Mother's Day," said Mary Lou Rosette, the retention coordinator at the college. Many of the items would make perfect gifts for high school and college graduates also, she said. The auction will run from 11 a. m. to 6 p. m. at the campus' Vo-Tech Center. A 12-foot-by-12-foot deck worth $2,500 will... Full story
Another grant has been issued to help law enforcement improve the radio communication system in the state, funded with the intent of improving security on the nation's northern border. Montana's U. S. Sen. Jon Tester announced Monday that a grant from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security will allow investments in upgraded radio equipment. "As the Department and many homeland security experts have noted, interoperable communications are a critical element of border security, " Tester said in the release announcing the gra... Full story
The spring track season is winding down, but not before some of the top Havre High boys and girls are rewarded by a trip to a special meet. Today the Central A Blue Ponies will take a solid group of athletes to the Noth/Central Top Ten meet in Glasgow, where they will put their top talent up against some of the top talent in the state. Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Havre High's Joey DeVries lets go of the discus during the Cal Wearley Invitational track meet last month in Havre. DeVries is part of a large group of Blue Pony...
Several cabin owners say they are seeing live trees being illegally cut down at Beaver Creek Park. Blanche Kellam, who finalized her purchase of a cabin during the Hill County Park Board Monday, said she is seeing trees near her cabin cut down, generally cut into about 5-foot sections and left lying on the ground. "Maybe you need to bring this to the sheriff's attention, " she suggested, adding later that the trees being cut down are live trees. After a board member jokingly suggested it could be beavers, Kellam said it is...
On Monday morning, another election season quietly began. It was the beginning of the Hill County Clerk and Recorders' office accepting the filing documents for the five positions the city of Havre will be voting to fill in November: the city judge and one Havre City Council seat in each of the city's four wards. The first, and as of this morning only, candidate to file their papers was City Judge Margaret Hencz. "I have the desire to continue to work hard every day to increase my knowledge and ability to be a good judge for... Full story
Havre City Council sent a message on Monday night to those who host underage drinking: Cut it out or face the consequences. The social host ordinance, which has been worked on and campaigned for by the Hill County Coalition for Re-thinking Drinking for the past few months, passed its second and final reading at Monday's City Council meeting. It is now a matter of codification before the Havre Police Department will be able to charge people that organize or host gatherings where minors are consuming alcohol. At the meeting,...
Police Chief Jerry Nystrom officially presented his letter of resignation at Havre City Council's Monday night's meeting. "My wife and I are pursuing new careers out of state, " Nystrom's letter said. "Although I am excited in our new venture, I am deeply saddened to leave my employment with such a great agency. But, I can leave knowing that our police department is on a solid foundation and committed to serving this community with the highest standards. " The council members all thanked Nystrom for his service over the past...
Elsie Ella Bender Elsie Ella (Renner) Bender, 83, of Havre died April 27, 2011, from multiple myeloma. Services will be Friday, May 6, at 2:30 p. m. at the First Lutheran Church in Havre, followed by a lunch at the Eagles Club. Burial will be at Manchester Cemetery in Great Falls at 2 p. m. Elsie was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Fox Valley, Saskachewan, to Emil and Annie Renner. She finished school through the 12th grade in Canada. She married Ivol M. Bender in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in 1945, and they moved to Great Falls in 1946, t... Full story
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden was unarmed when he was confronted by U.S. commandos at his Pakistani hideout but tried to resist the assault, the White House said Tuesday as new details emerged about the audacious raid that killed the world's most wanted terrorist. The White House said it was considering whether to release photos that were taken of bin Laden after he was killed but was concerned that the photos were "gruesome" and could be inflammatory. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gestures d... Full story
Samuel J. Waldner, 78, of the Hartland Colony near Havre, Montana died of cancer Tuesday May 3, 2011 in the morning. He was dearly loved by his family and friends. His wake service will begin tonight and continue through tomorrow night from 7:30 a.m. to midnight each night. With his funeral service on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Hartland Colony church. Burial will follow. Samuel was born October 12, 1932 in Alberta, Canada to Joseph and Rebecca (Wipf) Waldner. Samuel was the chicken boss for twenty four years. After...
Elsie Ella Bender Elsie Ella (Renner) Bender, 83, of Havre died April 27, 2011, from multiple myeloma. Services will be Friday, May 6, at 2:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Havre, followed by a lunch at the Eagles Club. Burial will be at Manchester Cemetery in Great Falls at 2 p.m. Elsie was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Fox Valley, Saskachewan, to Emil and Annie Renner. She finished school through the 12th grade in Canada. She married Ivol M. Bender in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in 1945, and they moved to Great Falls in 1946,...
Lee A. Didier, 77, a Chester linotypesetter and parts man, died from a stroke on Friday at the Chester hospital. Funeral Mass will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Church in Chester with burial in the Chester Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel. Survivors are his wife, Lela Didier; four children, LeAnn Dinsdale, Thaddeus and Jed Didier, and Charlotte Kelly; six grandchildren; sister, Diane Smith; sister-in-law, Alma Seidel; and extended family....
HELENA – April 15 could be a double tax day for Montana college students if the Legislature's $29.5 million cuts to higher education are still on the books when the Board of Regents meets that day, student lobbyists said last week. But University System officials are keeping mum on just how high tuition might increase or what services might be reduced if the Legislature's cuts to the governor's University system budget become a reality. Until that meeting, I honestly don't know," said Janelle Booth, a lobbyist for students at...
Longtime Helena newsman dies at 64 he Associated Press HELENA — Longtime Helena newsman Bill Skidmore, who worked at the Independent Record for 38 years chronicling the city's events and people, has died. He was 64. The Independent Record reports that Skidmore died Saturday after a two-year battle with cancer. Skidmore started at the newspaper in 1971 after graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin. Known as "Skid" to friends, he eventually became an award-winning opinion page editor before l... Full story
Gadhafi envoy in Europe to seek end to crisis BEN HUBBARD ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya — An envoy of Moammar Gadhafi told Greece's prime minister Sunday that the Libyan leader was seeking a way out of his country's crisis two weeks after his government's attacks to put down a rebellion drew international airstrikes, Greek officials said. Abdul-Ati al-Obeidi, a former Libyan prime minister who has served as a Gadhafi envoy during the crisis, will travel next to Turkey and Malta in a sign that Gadhafi's r...
NTSB: Southwest jet had pre-existing fatigue BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press YUMA, Ariz. — Southwest Airlines mechanics were working Sunday to cut out a section of ruptured fuselage from a Boeing 737-300 that was forced to make an emergency landing at a southwestern Arizona military base. The tear along a riveted "lap joint" shows evidence of extensive cracking that hadn't been discovered during routine maintenance before Friday's harrowing flight — and probably wouldn't have been unless mechanics had specifically looked for... Full story
1 killed, 1 hurt falling out of tour bus in Mass. SHIRLEY, Mass. (AP) — One man was killed and another injured when the two fell out of a bathroom window of a tour bus in Massachusetts that was coming from a brewery in New Hampshire, Massachusetts State Police said Sunday. Police said Thomas Johnson, 31, of Gardner was killed when he fell Saturday night onto Route 2 in Shirley. Seth Davis, 34, of Winchendon was in fair condition at a Worcester hospital, a nursing supervisor said Sunday. The Colonial Tours bus was heading b...
