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Correction: The print edition of this story incorrectly listed the business phone number for Nalivka's Pizza Kitchen. Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Nalivka's Pizza Kitchen family partner Matt Jensen, left, and co-owner Mary Jensen make pizzas for customers Sept. 28 while wearing Slice of Hope T-shirts for their fundraiser for the Karen Mullen Breast Cancer Foundation. Ten percent of Nalivka's profits on Friday will be donated to the foundation. Gay Nalivka has seen breast cancer claim members of her family. She has had many...
After a failed court protest and a contested first round in a special election, Stacey Small was scheduled to be sworn in this morning as the newest member of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation's tribal council, the Chippewa Cree Tribe's Business Committee. In a Sept. 27 re-vote of a special election, Small was the top vote-getter of 13 candidates with 352 votes. The second-runner, Donovan Stump, who successfully protested the results of the Aug. 18 special election, received 239 votes. The election was held to fill the space...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Kremlin residents pack into a room at the Kremlin Lutheran Church Tuesday evening as Havre Postmaster Randal Schwartz, back, leads a meeting about the grim future of the town's post office, which is one of more than 80 that the United State Postal Service could close in order to address its financial challenges. When the U. S. Postal Service announced in July that it was looking at closing almost 3,700 post offices across the country, including more than 80 in Montana and 10 of those in the...
Marie Helen Lowe Marie Helen (Augst) Lowe, 85, peacefully passed away Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, with her loving family by her side. A funeral Mass for Marie will be at 2 p. m. Friday, Oct. 7, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with burial following at the Calvary Section of Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center after the graveside services. Memorials in Marie's honor may also be made to the St. Jude Thaddeus Parish. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home....
BILLINGS — The search for an armed suspect in a triple shooting on the Crow Reservation spanned the southeast Montana countryside Wednesday as people were warned to stay inside for their safety. Authorities were seeking Sheldon Bernard Chase, 22, in the deaths of a his grandmother and a young couple at a rural residence about 10 miles outside of Lodge Grass, a town of about 500 people near the Wyoming border. AP Photo/The Billings Gazette, James Woodcock Law enforcement officers remove a shooting victim's body from a home a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday she will not run for president, leaving little doubt that the eventual Republican nominee will come from the current field of contenders. After months of leaving her fans guessing, Palin said in a statement that she and her husband Todd "devote ourselves to God, family and country." She said her decision maintains that order. Palin sent the statement to supporters. She told conservative radio host Mark Levin that she would not consider a third party candidacy b...
AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new MacBook Air on Jan. 15, 2008, after giving the keynote address at the Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. Apple on Wednesday, said Jobs has died. He was 56. CUPERTINO, Calif. — Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. "We are d...
Personal and professional reasons prompted two attorneys from the Washington law/lobbying firm of Patton Boggs to back off from representing the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe, the tribal chairman said Monday. John Sinclair took issue with comments made by a dissident faction that appeared in a Saturday story in havredailynews.com. James Parker Shield said the two quit in frustration with Sinclair's leadership of the tribe. Heather Sibbison, in a letter to tribal leaders, said she was leaving Patton Boggs for another job, and...
DETROIT — President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally on Monday to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country's interests above all else and vote to create jobs and put the economy back on a path toward growth. "Show us what you've got," he said. In a partial preview of the jobs speech he's delivering to Congress Thursday night, Obama said roads and bridges nationwide need rebuilding and more than 1 million unemployed construction workers are itching to "get dirty" making t...
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Katia has grown to a Category 3 storm as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean. AP Photo/Hattiesburg American, Ryan Moore Mailboxes are all that can be seen to mark streets as flash flooding rises along Sam Rayburn Drive in Hattiesburg Miss., Monday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee push through the Pine Belt. On Monday afternoon, Katia's maximum sustained winds had increased to 116 mph (185 kph). That makes Katia a major hurricane, and some additional strengthening is expected later in the day. H...
HELENA — Federal prosecutors pursuing drug charges against Montana medical marijuana operators want to keep jurors from hearing any evidence at trial about the state's medical pot law or whether the operators were complying with it. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have made motions in at least two cases stemming from federal raids on dozens of pot operations this spring, asking those judges to forbid any testimony or evidence at trial about medical marijuana or related issues involving state and federal laws. "...
HELENA — The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday it will ask the Montana Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's rejection of a lawsuit that sought to extend to gay couples the same legal protections as married couples. Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of the gay couples, arguing that the guarantees in the Montana Constitution of equal protection, privacy and dignity should require the state to offer the legal rights to the gay couples. A District Court judge earlier this y...
If you're a fan of Nascar, and even more so, if you're a fan of Carl Edwards, then you need to be at Havre Ford on Aug. 17. Ford Motor Company and Aflac are bringing the Aflac No. 99 Ford Fusion to Havre Ford on Aug. 17 from 1-5 p. m. The show car will be available for fans to look at up close and see what a real stock car looks like, inside and out. There will also be staff from Roush Fenway Racing on hand to to answer questions and take memorable photos. The No. 99 Ford...
In an interesting computer poll online, the Montana State University-Northern football team has been ranked among the 30 best NAIA football teams for 2011. In the 2011 edition of compughterratings.com, the Lights are ranked No. 27 in the NAIA. The site was created by Steve Pugh. He uses an advanced mathematical model used to rate sports teams in various competitive sports. The model uses a "least squares" method to generate initial ratings estimates and then employs a "maximum...
The Frontier Conference is going to be seen by many this fall and winter, thanks to the Internet. Earlier this week, Frontier Conference commissioner Kent Paulson announced that the conference-wide Webcast Sports Initiative will bring all athletic events at each member school to the web for viewing by fans far and wide for free for the 2011-2012 season. Teaming up with Lyon Productions, the athletic departments at Carroll College, University of Great Falls, Montana...
Havre athlete Alec Drew is about compete in one of the most prestigious youth athletic events held each summer in the United States. Drew, age 14 is slated to compete in the North American Final of the Hershey Track and Field Games in Hershey, Pa on Saturday. Drew will compete in the softball throw. The hershey meet is in its 34th of national competition and has provided 9-14 year-old boys and girls the opportunity to learn and develop skills required to participate in basic...
U.S.B.C. Youth resumes bowling Sunday after a two week vacation. Remember the leagues start at 1:30 p.m., so everyone is asked to be at least 15 minutes early. There will still be time to go up to Holiday Village to get Marc Mariani's autograph as he will be signing from 1-4. The Pepsi Challenge will be Saturday, Jan. 15 and Jan. 22. All information will be in this article next week. Chinook, Rudyard and any other youth program in the area is eligible to bowl in the tournament. TIP OF THE WEEK: Staying behind the ball better...
When it comes to tight ends in the Frontier Conference, two words come to mind the last few seasons – Bubba Bartlett. The most productive tight end in not just Carroll College's recent run, but in the NAIA the last four seasons, Bartlett has now followed the man he was most compared to, former Saint great Casey Fitzsimmons to the NFL. And with Bartlett gone to the Houston Texans, the race for who the best tight end in the Frontier is on, and there are some good ones. Here's a...
Montana State University-Northern receiver Brandon O'Brien hauls in a pass during a Frontier Conference football game last fall in Havre. O'Brien is part of a talented returning group of receivers at Northern. For a preview of the top running backs in the league, see Monday's Havre Daily News. If 2010 was the year of the quarterback in the Frontier Conference, then offensively, 2011 might be the year of the wide receiver. Though almost every Frontier team graduated at least...
During the end of September, Chinook will be the place to be for parade enthusiasts. At Thursday night's Chinook City Council meeting, they voted to allow street closings for two parades on consecutive days. The first parade was requested by the Chinook High School student council for the evening of Sept. 23. The closing is to allow this year's Sugarbeeter homecoming parade, to take place that evening. A similar request was also put to the council for less than 24 hours later. Sugarbeet Festival Manager Rita Surber asked the...
After months of waiting for an opportunity to meet with Harry Whalen from the Montana Rural Water System, the Chinook City Council finally had their chance during a work meeting prior to Thursday night's City Council meeting. Over the past year, many property owners in Chinook have been approaching the council about what they consider to be extenuating circumstances that would exempt them from having to pay some of the city's water and sewer fees. The problem that the council has always had with these requests is that if...
Missoula Democrat Dave Strohmaier said this morning that he believes his experience and abilities make him an ideal candidate for what he sees as the role of lawmakers in Washington. "If I was to boil my campaign down to one theme, it would come down to the word stewardship, " Strohmaier said in an interview with the Havre Daily News. Strohmaier announced his candidacy in June in the race for Montana's sole seat in the U. S. House of Representatives. Incumbent Rep. Denny Rehberg, a Republican, has announced he will run...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson A dancer spins during the annual Rocky Boy Youth Pow-Wow Thursday evening in Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. The 49th Annual Rocky Boy Pow-Wow begins tonight with the grand entry beginning at 7. People had the chance Thursday to preview the main event and experience traditional Native American culture and hospitality at the annual youth powwow at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Hundreds of people attended the celebration to watch the youth event, traditionally held the day before the main...
Havre Daily News/Zach White Jamie Sangrey, left, grapples with Arnold Sisneros while Channing Demontiney referees, during the July 9 Brawl in the Bear Paws Mixed Martial Arts event. The latest Brawl in the Bear Paws, going down in the gym of the former Stone Child College building on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, is only a day away. The event is scheduled to start at 3 p. m. Saturday, in the middle of the biggest weekend of the year for the reservation, the Rocky Boy Pow-wow. It has been a long time coming for the boxers...
Mary Frances Armstrong passed away Aug. 1, 2011, of natural causes. Vigil service will be 7 p. m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Michelotti-Sawyers. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a. m. Friday, Aug. 5, at St. Pius X Church. Committal will be at the Yellowstone County Veteran's Cemetery. Mary was born July 9, 1925, to Florian and Monica (Matz) Mosbrucker in Center, N.D. The family moved to Saskatchewan and then to Havre in 1939. Mary married Herbert (Herb) Armstrong Sept. 4, 1946, in Havre. They would have celebrated their 65th...
