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I have just completed a holiday trip to visit my daughter and her family in Atlanta, Ga. On my previous trips there, I usually took the Northwest (now Delta) flight from Great Falls and changed aircraft in Minneapolis. Despite a one-month advance in looking for tickets, there were no seats available for my choice of departure dates on this flight. So, I decided to investigate flying out of Havre on Great Lakes Airlines. I am writing to tell the Hi-Line community that I had a wonderful experience flying Great Lakes from Havre... Full story
With the 2010 election year barely under way, two senators and one governor — all Democrats — ditched plans to run for re-election in the latest signs of trouble for President Barack Obama's party. Taken together, the decisions by Sens. Chr i s Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota as well as Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter caused another bout of heartburn for Democrats as they struggle to defend themselves in a sour political environment for incumbents, particularly the party in charge. As 2009 ended, Democrats watc...
State budget cuts could be getting far more severe following an order Tuesday from the governor that agencies prepare contingency plans for 5 percent spending reductions, a move that surprised legislative leaders who were not told of the plans. Gov. Brian Schweitzer made the announcement following a string of reports showing the state budget picture is getting worse, not better. A report due out today is expected to make an even gloomier forecast. Schweitzer said state law gives him the authority to cut spending if projected...
In her role as child support director for the Chippewa Cree Tribe, Brenda Gardipee sees more than 250 cases a year of child support and custodial disputes on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. The cases go through tribal courts in adversary proceedings. She was looking for a new way to handle such cases, suspecting that many times mediation would work to the betterment of both parents and especially for the children. Instead of a new way to accomplish this goal, she is resurrecting an old way. For almost two years, she has been...
As the wrestling season progresses, the Havre High wrestling program continues to roll through the competition. The Central A Blue Ponies earned another dual win on Tuesday. This the time on the road, the Ponies defeat came over the Class AA CMR Rustlers 58-28. On the night, the Ponies lost only five matches. Against former Havre High standout Aaron Jensen's team. At 98 and 130 pounds they gave forfeits to the Rustlers Tanner Levanowski and Mike Budeski. At 135 pounds Cody West pinned Dillon Seely in 21 seconds, while at 215...
Rocky Boy youth to march against suicide John Kelleher [email protected] Suicide is a major problem among Native American youth, and a group of people at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation hope to do something about it. The Suicide Prevention Walk will be held at noon Sunday, starting at Rocky Boy schools. "We hope to create awareness," said Mary DeBerry, one of the organizers of the event. She said people need to be aware of the problem of suicide and the solutions. "We are trying to let people know that there are...
Boucher, Lilletvedt interested in judicial bench Tim Leeds Two Havre attorneys have put in their bid to take over the district judge position being vacated when Dave Rice retires at the end of November. Both said they have long had an interest in moving to the bench. "It's hard not to have an interest in it," Dan Boucher said in an interview this morning. "It's something that's always been on my mind. It's an important position. It's an important role in our judicial system," was Brian Lilletvedt's comment. Rice, who was...
PTO pays into Pepin Park playground Zach White The Havre Elementary Parent Teacher Organization will contribute $10,000, in two annual $5,000 payments, to the city's fund to build a new playground in Pepin Park. The city's Parks and Recreation Director Chris Inman came to Tuesday night's meeting at Sunnyside Intermediate School to ask if the organization would like to donate to the project. Inman said the playground equipment had to be removed because it was old, didn't meet code and had been indecently vandalized over the... Full story
Possible new airplane for Havre Great Lakes Airlines is proposing using a new airplane, an Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia Turbo Prop, to provide service from Havre to Billings if that is approved. Below are some of the specifications of the aircraft: • 30-seat passenger cabin • 32,000 ft. maximum altitude • 360 mph maximum cruising speed • Flight attendant • Bathroom • Heated and cooled cabin • Reclining seats and tray tables Great Lakes Airlines is proposing using a new airplane, an Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia Turbo Prop, to prov...
A brief history of Great Lakes Airlines • April 15, 1977 — Spirit Lakes Airways founded in Spirit Lakes, Iowa. • 1979 — The airline changes its name to Great Lakes Aviation to reflect its expansion to the Great Lakes region of northwest Iowa. • August 1985 — Airline acquires its first landing slot at Chicago's O'Hare Airport; in October it began its first federally subsidized Essential Air Service flights. • June 1991 — Began first scheduled flights to Denver's Stapleton Airport. • 1998 — Selected by United Airlines to...
Great Lakes proposes Denver connection Loss of Billings flight concern to some John Kelleher The airline providing passenger flights to and from Havre is investigating a major change in its destination — connecting Havre directly to Denver instead of flying to the Billings airport. "They feel there is a growth market here," Havre City-County Airport Manager Jim Lyons said. Lyons, the members of the Hill County Commission and Tim Solomon, the Havre mayor and former interim airport manager, said their main goal now is to find o... Full story
Rehberg's fire lawsuit misunderstood Editor: I just finished rereading the Billings Fire Department (BFD) and Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire reports on the Rehberg ranch fire of July 2008 and talked to people on this fire and to neighbors. I am an independent voter and was a wildland firefighter for 37 years (majority a smokejumper) and an initial attack or extended attack incident commander on nearly 200 of 600 fires. The initial response to the Rehberg fire was on July 1, 2008. The fire was contained... Full story
Names sought for Montana Purple Heart Memorial HELENA (AP) — Montana recipients of the Purple Heart are being told they can offer their names for inclusion in the upcoming expansion of the Montana Purple Heart Memorial in Billings. The memorial will be rededicated at a ceremony at noon on Veterans Day, which falls on Nov. 11. Names must be sent to the Brookstone Monument Company of Billings by Oct. 22 to get engraved on the Memorial's granite slab. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says the recipients of the award, or family, can offer t...
Friday High School Football Havre High at Browning 7 p.m. Plentywood at Harlem, 7 p.m. Chinook vs Tri-Cities, 7 p.m. Big Sandy vs Valier, 7 p.m. HLP at Culbertson, 7 p.m. High School Volleyball Havre JV at North Star, 6 p.m. Chester/J-I at Sunburst Saturday High School Football North Star vs Alberton 1 p.m. High School Volleyball Havre High at Conrad 4:15 p.m. HLP at Centerville Chinook at Sunburst 3 p.m. High School X-Country Havre at Browning Invite... Full story
After five weeks of Frontier Conference football, the Carroll College Fighting Saints are undefeated. That's not a shocker. As the league reaches its bye week and the halfway point in the season, things have gone almost according to plan. At least in some ways. The No. 2 Saints (5-0) are right where they should be and their best football might still be in front of them. Carroll was pushed in early games by Rocky Mountain College, and even UM-Western held the Saints' offense down. But against Frontier stalwarts like Montana... Full story
I just finished rereading the Billings Fire Department (BFD) and Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire reports on the Rehberg ranch fire of July 2008 and talked to people on this fire and to neighbors. I am an independent voter and was a wildland firefighter for 37 years (majority a smokejumper) and an initial attack or extended attack incident commander on nearly 200 of 600 fires. The initial response to the Rehberg fire was on July 1, 2008. The fire was contained at 1 acre. On July 2, the BFD report has...
When Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey came to Malta recently, he heard many of us express concern about the possibility of another national monument here. I spoke personally with the director, and I was glad to see Rep. Wendy Warburton also there, standing up against big government for private property rights. Wendy told him the federal government has more than enough control over more than enough land in Montana already. In the last legislative session, I watched Wendy serve with dedication on the House Agricultu...
Groseth a finalist for top MSU Billings post Rolf Groseth, who served as interim chancellor at Montana State University-Northern for 18 months, is in the running to be chancellor at MSU Billings. A search committee released the names of the finalists this morning. Groseth was interim chancellor at Northern from January 2008 to August 2009, when Frank Trocki was named chancellor. Groseth is now the interim chancellor at the Billings campus. Ron Sexton retired in August after 15 years as chancellor at Billings. Groseth is the...
Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program MILWAUKEE (AP) — A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans for causing Americans' hard economic times. GOP leaders instantly assailed Obama's proposal as an ineffective one that would simply raise already excessive federal spending. Many congressional Democrats are also likely to be reluctant to boost e... Full story
Five hundred ninety pounds of office paper, newspaper and cardboard were carted from the District IV Human Resources Development Council office Thursday to Pacific Steel & Recycling. The collection was the first under a grant received from Recycle Hi-Line for recycling education in the area. Tom Tucker, a member of Recycle Hi-Line who is working on the grant, said the goal is to get people thinking about the environmental and financial benefits of recycling. The focus was placed on paper because it constitutes 30 to 40... Full story
A report by two U.S. senators is criticizing 100 federally funded "stimulus" projects — including one at Montana State University and another in Helena — saying the projects have neither created nor saved jobs. Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and John McCain, R-Ariz., released the report this month and ranked at No. 76 an MSU "field trip to study dinosaur eggs ... in China" that reaped $141,002. The senators say nine students were given a six-week, all-expense paid trip to China that was funded by the National Science Fou... Full story
Havre's longest-running community tennis tournament will take place this weekend. The annual Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts in Havre. The tournament, which has been put on by the Havre Parks and Recreation Department for over 30 years, was re-named 12 years ago in honor of longtime Havre tennis enthusiast Bill Vaughey, who was a huge supporter and donor to the local tennis community. The tournament features junior and adult age divisions for...
The last few years, former Havre High and University of Montana star Marc Mariani would know exactly what to expect when fall training camp with the Montana Grizzlies began. But after a full week of NFL training camp with the Tennessee Titans, Mariani seems to be making himself right at home — despite it being a brand new experience. However, one thing Mariani has had to get used to is heat. The first week of Titan's camp at Baptist Sports Park in Nashville has brought blazing hot temperatures with high humidity, and it's t...
With Demo c r a t s o n d e f e n s e, Republicans expressed cautious confidence of big gains in the fall elections — particularly in governor's races — though they acknowledged that the GOP must do more to snatch control of Congress from President Barack Obama's party. Three months before the midterm elections, it was all business and little celebration as the 168-member Republican National Committee met this week to finalize Tampa, Fla., as the 2012 GOP convention city and set the presidential primary calendar. Unlike in...
Pamville News reporters have scoured the latest news to shine a light on recent criminal activities and torture every last drop of fiction from the events. Robbery to go A masked robber with a gun walked up to the drive-through window at a Wendy's in Atlanta, demanded to be given the cash drawer and ran away with it into the night, says a report from The Associated Press on Sunday. But, times being tough, the robber was unhappy with his small take of $586, so he called the fast food restaurant to complain. Twice. "What did...
