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Saturday's Scores The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Absarokee 53, Fromberg 47 Arlee 81, St. Ignatius 57 Belgrade 59, Lewistown (Fergus) 36 Belt 68, Hobson 36 Big Timber 37, Jefferson (Boulder) 34 Billings Central 62, Miles City 19 Box Elder 62, Heart Butte 49 Broadview-Lavina 72, Reed Point-Rapelje 24 Butte Central 63, Livingston 48 Charlo 50, Phillipsburg 42 Chester-Joplin-Inverness 65, North Star 47 Chinook 70, Turner 30 Choteau 90, Cut Bank 62 Colstrip 66, Lame Deer 43 Dodson 78, Saco-Whitewater 69 Drummond 63, Darby...
HELENA — Gov.-elect Steve Bullock unveiled budget changes Friday that include increased education funding and keeping intact a proposed expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law. Bullock released the changes to outgoing Gov. Brian Schweitzer's two-year budget proposal as lawmakers arrived in Helena in advance of next week's start to the Legislature. Bullock's proposal, which largely mirrors fellow Democrat Schweitzer's offering, faces a tough road through Republican-run legislative chambers. Bullock's o...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated. The magnitude 7.5 quake and tsunami warning that followed caused concern in some coastal communities, with alarms sounding and people rushing to higher ground for safety. But the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center later said the waves were too small to pose a threat, reaching just six inches above normal sea level in places such as Sitka a...
HELENA (AP) — A state judge has ruled that American Tradition Partnership violated Montana's state campaign-finance and election laws. Lee Newspapers of Montana reports that District Judge Jeff Sherlock of Helena on Friday ruled the group in 2008 acted as a political committee and must report its spending and donors. Sherlock cited the group's failure to turn over records requested by the court in making his decision. American Tradition Partnership claims tax-exempt status as a nonprofit social welfare organization that d...
Saturday's Scores The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Absarokee 53, Fromberg 47 Arlee 81, St. Ignatius 57 Belgrade 59, Lewistown (Fergus) 36 Belt 68, Hobson 36 Big Timber 37, Jefferson (Boulder) 34 Billings Central 62, Miles City 19 Box Elder 62, Heart Butte 49 Broadview-Lavina 72, Reed Point-Rapelje 24 Butte Central 63, Livingston 48 Charlo 50, Phillipsburg 42 Chester-Joplin-Inverness 65, North Star 47 Chinook 70, Turner 30 Choteau 90, Cut Bank 62 Colstrip 66, Lame Deer 43 Dodson 78, Saco-Whitewater 69 Drummond 63, Darby...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A late freeze last year that cut into hay production and a wet spring this year that is extending the hay-feeding season has resulted in a tight supply of hay and rising prices. The Great Falls Tribune reports (http://gftrib.com/16IX4Nf) that the average price for hay in Montana in April was $160 per ton. That's a 61 percent increase from a year ago. Montana ranchers say pastures aren't cut off by snow as they were last year, but the pastures aren't ready yet so hay is still being used. Rancher Shane C...
Cascade Lions Club Top 8 WEDNESDAY At Memorial Stadium, Great Falls GIRLS 100--1, Mundaniohl, Kenzie, Jefferson, 13.75. 2, Siroky, Hayley, Roy-Winifred, 13.84. 3, Rettig, Tylynn, North Star, 13.90. 4, Spicher, Graysen, North Star, 14.09. 5, Hopp-Juden, Tasha, Cascade, 14.28. 6, Tyler, Leah, Moore, 14.41. 200--1, Mundaniohl, Kenzie, Jefferson, 27.64. 2, Rettig, Tylynn, North Star, 27.68. 3, Gerke, Kara, Belt, 27.84. 4, Brauchle, Melanie, Shelby, 28.14. 5, Miller, Kennedy, Power, 28.18. 6, Meissner, Ginny, Belt, 28.70. 400--1,...
When you're a class A school playing in the toughest Class AA tennis tournament of the season, you always hope for some surprises. Over the years, the Havre High boys and girls tennis teams have had their share at the prestigious Helena Invitational. And this past Friday and Saturday was no different. Havre head coach George Ferguson said the Blue Ponies played some of the best tennis of the season, and there were more than a few surprises, including one very big one. Havre High freshman Jeff Miller hits a forehand during...
Welcoming in the Clagary Red Birds is never an easy task, but facing them three times in two days is even tougher, just ask the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team. Havre first basemen David Denny fields a throw during Saturday night's American Legion baseball game between the North Stars and Calgary at Legion Field. The North Stars are young, and still have a lot of work to do. The Red Birds on the other hand, are a powerhouse, and have grown to be one of the tougher teams the North Stars face. Calgary swept...
As the Havre High Softball team continues to close out the remainder of the regular season, the Blue Ponies played three more important games over the weekend. Playing two non-conference games and one conference game, the Central A Ponies got three more opportunities to improve, as well as a chance to face one of the top teams in the conference for the second time. Havre's Tori Mazurkiewicz stikes a pitch during Saturday's Havre Softball Invite at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field. Mazurkiewicz and the Blue Ponies beat Conrad...
Both the Class A Lewistown Golden Eagles and Class B Malta Mustangs and M-Ettes have strong track and field programs this season. And facing the hosting Havre Blue Ponies in a triangular, all three teams were on display over the weekend. Havre High's Martha Stocker gets ready to launch the shot put during Saturday's triangular between the Blue Ponies, Lewistown and Malta at the Havre Middle School Track. Saturday the Ponies hosted the Eagle and Mustangs/M-Ettes at the Havre Middle School track in Havre. The Eagles swept the...
A softball game can change in the blink of an eye, at least over the stretch of an inning or even over a couple of plays or pitches. A team can seemingly have the game in the bag, but then have their backs up against the wall. The season is still young, but the Havre High softball program was tested for the second straight game. Thursday afternoon, the Central A Blue Ponies hosted the Class B Conrad Cowgirls at the Sixth Avenue Memorial Field in Havre. And after holding a healthy lead down the stretch, the Ponies needed all...
Audrey May (Arrison) Hagan Big Sandy resident, Audrey May (Arrison) Hagan, 91, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, at Great Falls Benefis Hospital. She was born in the Great Falls Deaconess Hospital on June 30, 1921, to George Proctor Arrison and Ethel Buelah (Wilson) Arrison. She grew up in the Bear's Paw Mountains, attending school at Warrick, Eagleton and Dog Creek. Her favorite childhood pastime was horseback riding and killing rattlesnakes in the hills. Her least favorite pastime was herding turkeys for her mother. To her...
A search is on for a 15-year-old Havre girl, who was last seen in Billings the night of March 28, although new reports say she may have been spotted in South Carolina. Lori Trafford, records supervisor for the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, confirmed this morning that that office, and other state law enforcement agencies, are looking for Dawna Keeley, who apparently was trying to hitch-hike her way out of Billings when last seen in the area of 5300 West King Avenue in that city about 11 p.m. March 28. Trafford said no...
A Rocky Boy man was sentenced this week in federal District Court in Great Falls to more than three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and ordered to pay nearly $4,000 in restitution for a car crash that killed a 44-year-old woman. Ryan James Parker, 26, previously pleaded guilty to the charge. The 2006 Pontiac Parker was driving June 4 on Lower Box Elder Road struck the rear end of the 2003 Dodge Stratus in which Mary Rose Lamere was riding at about 12:45 a.m. The Dodge went off the road as a result of the...
Three candidates are almost certain to be elected to the Havre School Board in the May 7 elections. Three people have filed to run for three seats in the contest. They are: - Incumbent Mark Proctor, a Montana Department of Transportation employee is seeking another three-year term on the board. - Theresa Miller is seeking the remaining two-years of her term. She was appointed to the school board last year after no one ran for an open seat. - Ed Hill, a city of Havre employee, is running for the first time for a three-year...
Unknown to most Havre residents, every day tough problems are tackled, and our community is strengthened by AmeriCorps and VISTA members who give their time and skills in national service. Sometimes they tutor and mentor children in after-school programs at the Boys & Girls Club. Sometimes they gather people in roundtable discussions and focus groups so that, together, they can learn what the needs of the community are and, together, decide how to create a better future for us in north-central Montana. Tim Solomon Sometimes...
According to my recent reading, had I been born at any point before about 1940, I would've died or been killed, or at least irreparably maimed, before reaching my teens. It was a brutal world for which accident-prone wimps like me were ill-equipped to thrive, or even survive. Pam Burke As the result of a clever, underhanded plot by a friend who knows my weaknesses too well, I am the newest volunteer helping the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame to prepare the 2013 nominees' biograph...
Editor: While picking up my granddaughter from her bus stop at Carpenter Park the other day, I was appalled at all the garbage that had accumulated there. I went back later and picked up a large garbage sack full from just the basketball court and would like to personally thank the person who picked up the garbage from the play area as I did not have the time. Come on East Enders, let's have some pride in where our children and grandchildren play. This park is one of the busiest during the summer. While on the subject of the...
Editor: While picking up my granddaughter from her bus stop at Carpenter Park the other day, I was appalled at all the garbage that had accumulated there. I went back later and picked up a large garbage sack full from just the basketball court and would like to personally thank the person who picked up the garbage from the play area as I did not have the time. Come on East Enders, let's have some pride in where our children and grandchildren play. This park is one of the busiest during the summer. While on the subject of the...
Editor: My name is Bonnie Jane Bennett, from Havre, Montana. I have lived in Havre all of my life. I am walking in north-central Montana's Relay For Life event. Last year I raised more than $1,000, making me a Grand Club Member. I am the team captain for the American Legion Liberty Belles team again this year. I will be out as I can collecting pledges for an all-night walk in honor and memory of my mom and dad., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bennett, who passed in the mid-'80s. Cancer was one of the ailments along with others that took...
Editor: If you do not have voice command over your pet, please walk your pet on a leash. A pet running through someones property can terrorize children, adults and pets enjoying personal property. Your pet is your responsibility. Be mindful of your neighbors. Kris Christensen Havre...
Laurel — Our Savior American Lutheran Church in Billings donated some of the money they collected in their recent fund drives to parishes that needed some extra funds. Rocky Boy's Our Savior Lutheran Church received enough to purchase a 15-passenger van the church needs to transport church members and others to and from church and the various points in the reservation and the community. The Billings church is living its beliefs. Their donation is appreciated at Rocky Boy. Laurel — Elsewhere on this page, there is a letter to...
BILLINGS — A Stillwater Mining Co. shareholder has filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging the Montana company improperly awarded its chief executive more than 104,000 shares of company stock. The lawsuit comes as a group that includes former Gov. Brian Schweitzer wages a proxy fight to oust Stillwater's board for alleged mismanagement. Billings Attorney Thomas Towe represents the Pennsylvania woman named as a plaintiff in the case. He said Friday that stock awards in 2010 and 2012 to Stillwater Chairman and CEO F...
HELENA — A legislative standoff over a missing Democratic senator has boiled over with Republicans reconvening the floor session while Democrats pounded their desks in protest. Republicans allege Sen. Shannon Augare's absence is a ruse to kill GOP ballot measures. Friday is the deadline for ballot referenda and tax bills. Any bills that don't advance by noon Saturday will die. Senate Minority Leader Jon Sesso told his caucus he would invoke a parliamentary procedure that demands every member is present before business can r...
