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A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rudyard. Following burial of ashes in the Rudyard Cemetery, a reception will be held at the church. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel of Chester. Jerry was born Dec. 13, 1941, at Dillon, Mont., to Ernest and Annette Copenhaver. In 1955 the family moved to Joplin, where Jerry graduated from Joplin High School in 1960. He married Sandra Golberg of Rudyard on July 29, 1960. He attended barber's school in Spokane, Wash., then returned to...
Services will be at the Red Whip Center on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at 11 a.m. with burial following at the Harlem Cemetery. Wake services will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Red Whip Center. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
When the Havre High wrestling team wrestles to its ability, to say the least, it's fun to watch. And at the Havre High gymnasium on Saturday, that's exactly what the the top-ranked Blue Ponies did. They first captured a dominating win over their Central A rival Lewistown Golden Eagles 63-14, then followed suit with a 52- 24 win over the Glasgow Scotties. A team can never be sure how it will wrestle after a two-week break until the time comes to actually take the mat. But after seeing the Ponies handle two tough programs with...
People at Northern Winz Casino on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation had a rare way to start their new year, as country music superstar Pam Tillis performed New Year's Eve. "It's great to be here," Tillis said as she opened her show, adding, "It's mighty cold here, but we're going to try to heat things up." Tillis and her three-piece band performed from 10:30 p.m. Thursday until about 12:30 a.m. New Year's Day. Tillis, who said in a December interview she enjoys smaller shows, said after the show she had a good time, at least...
I n t e r i o r Secretary Ken Salazar started on the job a year ago pledging to clean up an agency hit by scandals and assailed by critics as under the sway of the oil and gas industry. Starting his second year as head of the nation's biggest landowner, Salazar said he will announce reforms in how energy leases are issued on federal lands and changes in how endangered species are protected. The Colorado rancher and former U.S. senator's actions on energy and endangered species won him praise and denunciation. The oil and gas...
The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure. Patients and doctors had been waiting for the state's high court to step in after a lower court decided a year ago that constitutional rights to privacy and dignity protect the right to die. The Montana Supreme Court opinion will now give doctors in the state the freedom to prescribe the necessary drugs to mentally competent, terminally ill... Full story
His wake service began Sunday, Jan. 3, with traditional funeral services at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with Russell Standing Rock and Merle Tendoy officiating. Burial followed at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. The journey feast will be held Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at 10 a.m. at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Curtis was born Oct. 4, 1984, to Matthew L. and Joyce (Tendoy) Denny Sr. He attended schools in Rocky Boy and mov...
He was born June 17, 1941, in Havre, Mont. He was the devoted husband of Linda (nee Leeds) Vande Ven, whom he married Jan. 30, 1970; beloved father of Karen (Mark) Banas of Plainfield and Adam Vande Ven of Omaha, Neb.; adoring grandfather of Kyle Edward and Eric Jonathan Banas; loving son of the late George and Pearl Vande Ven; dear brother of Ronald Vande Ven and friend Terry Vick of Missoula, Mont.; fond uncle of many loved nieces and nephews. John was born and raised in Chinook, Mont., was a member of the Class of 1960 at... Full story
There are some matches a team just wishes it could forget. Saturday at home. Saturday afternoon at the Havre High gymnasium in Havre, the Central A Blue Ponies hosted the conference rival Butte Central Maroons, a rivalry dominated by the Ponies for years. But this time around it was the Maroons sweeping the Ponies in three games by scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-14. With the loss the Ponies fell to 3-2 in the conference and 5-6 overall. And with the win the Maroons improved to 4-2 in the conference and 6-2 overall. The loss... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team has spent almost its entire season on the road. And before the Skylights could begin a stretch of six of their next eight matches at home, they had to battle with two more tough Frontier Conference opponents on the road. On Friday night, the Skylights were swept at Rocky Mountain College by scores of 25-21, 25-12 and 25-16 in Billings. And Saturday night in Helena, the Carroll College Fighting Saints took care of MSU-N in a tightly-contested four-set match. Carroll... Full story
Carroll College senior quarterback Gary Wagner has thrown a lot of passes to a lot of different people on the turf at Blue Pony Stadium over the years. The list includes former Northern Lights like Coda Tchida, current Tennessee Titans like Marc Mariani, former college baseball players like Daine Solomon and a host of great and talented Carroll wide receivers. But on Saturday afternoon, Wagner got to make one last day at his old stadium that much more special when he completed a pass to his younger brother Billy Wagner in Car...
On a beautiful homecoming day at Blue Pony Stadium, things quickly turned disastrous for the Montana State University-Northern football team. In what turned out to be Northern's most lopsided defeat in over seven years, the second-ranked Carroll College Saints used two MSU-N turnovers in the first three minutes to catapult themselves to 58 unanswered points and a dominating 65-13 win over the Lights Saturday afternoon in Havre. MSU-N fumbled the opening kickoff and Carroll was on the board at the 12:58 mark when John Camino...
It wasn't a very happy homecoming for the Havre High football team. Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium, the Central A Blue Ponies hosted the conference rival Butte Central Maroons in the Ponies' homecoming matchup. But playing the roll of spoiler, the Maroons defeated the Ponies 42-13. Prior to Friday's matchup the Ponies were 1-0 in conference, but now sit at 1-1. HHS is also now 3-2 overall. "Other than what the scoreboard said I was still proud of the kids," Havre High head coach Jason Christenson said. "One thing that we... Full story
Marc Mariani's 98-yard kickoff return Sunday afternoon against the Denver Broncos was a thing of beauty. And I'm sure every person in Havre, Missoula and all points beyond who were watching rose to their feet in front of their TV's as a he streaked down the sidelines on his way to pay dirt for the first time in the NFL. For someone who has seen and covered so many of Mariani's great moments throughout the years, Sunday's epic kick return will be something I won't soon forget. The celebration, the sound of the crowd as he near...
Following Sunday's NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee Titans' receiver and former Havre Blue Pony star Marc Mariani talked about the highs and lows in the game of football. And just minutes into the third quarter of Denver's 26-20 win, Mariani experienced the ultimate high for any NFL player, let alone a rookie seventh-round pick from the University of Montana. After Denver kicked a field goal to open the second half, Mariani took the ensuing kickoff and raced through open space,...
For both the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams, things really couldn't have gone any better this weekend. On Saturday the Central A Blue Ponies hosted the Havre Invitational at the Montana State University-Northern campus in Havre. And in two very good performances, the HHS boys finished fifth with 95 points while the girls finished as the No. 3 team with 87 points. "Today was a great day," Havre High head coach Kyle Fisher said. "It was a great day for Blue Pony cross country. With all the kids running their... Full story
Push is on to advertise longer port hours Tim Leeds Local Customs and Border Protection officials are working to let people know summer has been extended, at least for the Port of Wild Horse north of Havre. "We want to reach out," Area Port Director Daniel Escobedo said Friday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin told people at a town hall meeting in Havre Aug. 25 that the summer hours at the port would be extended through Oct. 31 this year, and run from March 1 through Oct. 31 next year. During the...
FEMA wraps up recovery work Expected to fund more than $30 million in work in Hill County, Rocky Boy Tim Leeds The work of a federal agency to find projects to repair flood damage in north-central Montana is wrapping up, with local officials saying the real work is getting started in earnest. "Hopefully we will be getting some major repairs made shortly and things will be getting back to normal," Joe Parenteau, Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services coordinator, said this morning. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Dems rally troops in support of Seidel John Kelleher Democrats cheered for their candidates as they came forth to speak at the party's annual Harvest Dinner at the Eagles Club Saturday night. But the cheering came to a crescendo when Hill County Democratic Chair John Musgrove implored the faithful to get behind the party's candidate in the 34th House District, Dana Sapp Seidel. Applause, hoots and cheers filled the room as Musgrove asked party loyalists to work on behalf of Seidel so the party can regain the seat that he and...
PSC chair warns of GOP takeover John Kelleher Greg Jergeson admits that it's hard for the public to get passionate about the Montana Public Service Commission. "It's a relatively obscure position," he said. But the Chinook Democrat, long a fixture in Hi-Line politics, is retiring from the commission after eight years due to term limits. And he is passionate about who should succeed him. Democrats control the commission 4 to 1, but two Democratic seats are up for election on Nov. 2. If Republicans take control, Brad Molnar,... Full story
Chinook residents, park service in dispute over battlefield plan Zach White Concern over lack of progress for a visitors center at the Nez Perce National Historic Trail led a meeting between Chinook's Friends of the Bear Paw Battlefield and representatives of the National Park Service Friday afternoon. The meeting began with an overview of the long history of the Bear Paw Battlefield and the led into a lengthy discussion of the site's future. Many Chinook residents have, for about 20 years, wanted a visitors center built...
Ceremony marks 133rd anniversary of battle Zach White Nez Perce Indians from the reservation in Lapwai, Idaho, gathered with 40 or so Gros Ventre and Assiniboine from Fort Belknap, Chinook residents and National Park Service officials on the Bear Paw Battlefield Saturday for the 34th year in a row. They commemorated the 133rd anniversary of the historic battle, which culminated with the Nez Perce surrender to the United States Army. Starting at 10 a.m., Wilfred "Scottie" Scott led the ceremony, remembering the Nez Perce who...
Jack Edward Hoffman, 91, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Mont. His cause of death was due to complications from a stroke. Jack's funeral service will be 11 a.m., Wednesday Oct. 6, 2010, at Hillcrest Mausoleum Chapel in Great Falls, Mont., with entombment to follow. A fellowship will be held at his daughter Terry's home immediately following the service. Memorial contributions in Jack's honor may be made to the Benefis Peace Hospice House, c/o Benefis Foundation, P.O. Box 7008, Great Falls, MT... Full story
Violet Arneson Violet Arneson, 96, died of natural causes on Sept. 19, at the Aphrodite Assisted Living Home, where she received six years of excellent and loving care. A service was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Alaskan Heritage Memorial Chapel on Klatt Road, Anchorage, Alaska. Violet will be buried next to her husband, Lawrence, and her daughter, Lynette, in Glacier Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell, Mont. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, for family and friends in Montana. Violet...
Besides sharpening pencils, part of my job is fielding e-mail trouble calls. Stuff like, "Hey, Joe. I got an e-mail from someone I don't know. I opened the attachment but now my computer is on fire. What should I do?" or, "I have an e-mail with the subject, 'Hillary Clinton strips down to undies.' You think it's okay? I mean, does Bill know?" Such questions produce a warm feeling, so I typically answer, "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom." Beware of cockroach sending e-mails Joe Barnhart But, what if an on-again,...
