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A few things from the editor’s notebook: Tonight will mark the end in a chapter in Havre history. Bob Kaftan will step down as a Havre city councilman. His two terms completed, Kaftan decided not to run for re-election. The courtly gentleman has always been a soft voice on the council. His love of his adopted hometown is obvious as he talks about his many friends and neighbors in the community. Retired from Montana State University-Northern, he was asked to run for Ward 3 councilman by then-Mayor Bob Rice, a friend who he r...
We would like to thank the Hingham Volunteer Fire Department for coming out and trying to save our hog barn and other out building. A special thank-you to Jaunita Spicher for spotting the fire and calling it in. We are very grateful to be a part of such a great community. Mark Horinek Family Ruth Horinek Family...
The oil train derailment near Casselton, N.D. has people’s attention. Frankly, it has many people concerned. The number of trains carrying crude oil from the Bakken oilfields has increased dramatically in recent years, though BNSF officials say an average of only one oil train comes through the Havre area daily. The concern stems not from the BNSF’s commitment to safety. The company has a good safety record. People in Havre can attest to the fact that it is a good corporate neighbor. The concern is that no matter how saf...
Harold Gunderson, 88, passed away Dec. 23, 2013, of natural causes. At his request, no services are planned. A burial of his ashes will be at a later date. Harold was born in Great Falls, Mont., on Nov. 11, 1925, the oldest son of Ole and Effie Gunderson. He was raised in Power, Mont., graduating from Power High School in 1943. After graduation, he enlisted into the Air Force and served as a flight engineer on a B29 bomber in the Pacific Theater and survived a major plane...
The Ravalli County Planning Board chair who set off a statewide furor by suggesting that the Hill County Detention Center was full of "drunken Indians" has not been appointed. Jan Wisniewski of Darby has asked Ravalli County commissioners to reappoint him, but when the matter came up for a vote, not one of the four county commissioners present would nominate Wisniewski, the Ravalli Republic reported. Instead, the board decided to give other county residents more time to apply for the job. Wisniewski created a stir at a...
U.S. Rep. Steve Daines R-Mont., attended and even danced in the first grand entry of the Rocky Boy Winter Celebration powwow Friday evening. As Daines followed the colorgard and eagle staff, he stepped in time with the music and let loose a little, tapping his feet in front of him like many of the dancers circling him in the Montana State University-Northern gym. "Props to Steve Daines for actually dancing," said Master of Ceremonies Ruben Little Head of Ashland. Most...
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., had a central message when she presented her 90-minute "The Autism Experience" in Havre Friday: People need to help people with autism work on their strengths and find ways to be productive. "I can't emphasize enough that a 3-year-old or a 4-year-old with no speech, the absolute worst thing you can do with that kid is to do nothing," Grandin said. "Don't wait for two years getting a diagnosis ... you've got to start working with that kid." Grandin, a...
Some outings, the Havre High girls basketball team looks poised to go on a great run through the regular season and into the postseason. But in other outings, like the two games they played this weekend, the Central A Blue Ponies find themselves fighting an uphill battle. Coming out of the short break in action, the Ponies played two non-conference games. Friday, the Ponies were in Great Falls to take on the Class AA GFH Bison. The Bison defeated the Ponies 54-51. And...
It isn’t often that the Havre High wrestling team falls out of the top two or three in team standings at the conclusion of a tournament. It happened this time weekend, but that is a testament to the kind of competition the Blue Ponies face on a week-to-week basis. Friday-Saturday, the Central A Ponies faced a tough field at the Tom LeProwse Memorial Open in Bozeman. The Ponies finished as the No. 8 team with 144 points. Great Falls High was first with 255, while Missoula B...
Playing great defense is nothing new to the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team. Even holding opponents under 50 points has been a trend for the Skylights so far this season. But when a team plays great defense and explodes on the offensive end, the results are devastating. And that’s exactly what the No. 24 Skylights were to upstart Dickinson State on Saturday afternoon in Dickinson, N.D, devastating. Behind a combined 12 3-pointers from Natalee Faupel a...
The non-conference portion of the schedule has proven to be difficult for the Havre High boys basketball team this season. But the tough matchups have also given the Blue Ponies plenty of areas to work on. After two games over the weekend, there is no doubt that head coach Curt Leads wants to continue to groom the defense. The Central A Ponies were at the Havre High Gymnasium for two games over the weekend. Friday the Class AA Great Falls High Bison defeated the Ponies 62-47....
Less than two weeks ago, the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team needed a last-second, 3-point play by senior Roshawn West to beat Northwest Indian College in the Armory Gymnasium. As it turned out, the Lights would need more last-second heroics to avoid a Frontier Conference road sweep. Alfie Miller’s last-second shot Saturday afternoon as the buzzer sounded in overtime lifted the No. 16 Lights to a dramatic 71-69 win over the Dickinson State Blue Haw...
