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For the Montana State University- Northern men's and women's basketball teams, October began a season of two teams searching for a new identity. Now, the Lights and Skylights start a new journey as Frontier Conference play begins tonight in Salt Lake City. The MSU-N women kick off the Frontier schedule tonight at 5:30 against the No. 20 Westminster College Griffins. Westminster (11-4) is the defending Frontier regular season champion having gone a perfect 14-0 in league play a year ago. Included in that run was two wins over...
EU decries 'barbaric' plans to stone Iranian woman BRIAN MURPHY NASSER KARIMI Associated Press Writers TEHRAN, Iran — The international crossfire over Iran's stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery intensified Tuesday with a top European Union official calling it "barbaric" and an Iranian spokesman saying it's about punishing a criminal and not a human rights issue. The sharp words from both sides provide a snapshot of the dispute: Western leaders are ramping up pressure to call off the sentence for Sakineh M...
Mont. tea party removes leader after anti-gay post MATT VOLZ, Associated Press Writer HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The president of a Montana tea party group has been kicked out of the organization for an exchange on his Facebook page that appeared to condone violence against homosexuals. The Big Sky Tea Party Association's board of directors voted Sunday to remove Tim Ravndal from the group after members learned of the online conversation in July that began with a comment about an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit over r...
Going into a weekend filled with tough conference matches, the Havre High Blue Pony volleyball team was hoping to just play well, keep improving and play with some consistency. But after defeating two conference opponents, the Central A Ponies not only achieved their goals going in, but also moved to 3-0 in conference and overall play. Friday in Livingston the Ponies defeated the Livingston Rangers 25-19, 25-23, 18-25 and 25-22 in four games. And to follow, the Ponies defeated the Belgrade Panthers 25-18, 25-22 and 25-19....
The football season is still in its beginning stages, but over the weekend there were still some big wins by Hi-Line programs. On Thursday night the Northern C Chester/J-I Hawks took care of business in their second game against the Simms Tigers, earning a 44-18 dominating win in Chester. The Hawks took the lead early and never let it go. In the first quarter C/J-I's Brandon Graff and Ceddy Pogue both scored rushing touchdowns to boost the Hawks to a 14-0 lead. In the second quarter Ethan Wolery also rushed for a score to put...
The first full week of high school volleyball on the Hi-Line proved beneficial for some teams, while others found things very challenging. The North Star Showcase and Chinook Invitational were the two big events on the Hi-Line this weekend, and local teams found some success at each. In Chinook on Saturday, the Chinook Sugarbeeters came out of pool play of a solid pool play performance, but were beaten in the first round of bracket play, 2-0 by former Class B rival Malta. The Chester/J-I Hawks also looked sharp in pool play,...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team is about to start Frontier Conference play. And after a second straight weekend of challenging nonconference matches, the Skylights look ready to take on the Frontier. This past weekend, MSU-N went 3-1 at a tournament in Dickinson, N.D. Included in the three wins was a dramatic comeback in the Skylights' opening match against NCAA Division II Bemidji State. And overall, Northern improved to 7-3 on the season, already matching its win total from all of last season. "It was...
If every young football player's dream is to one day see his name on an NFL roster, or on the back of an NFL jersey, then chalk that up to a growing list of dreams former Havre Blue Pony Marc Mariani has made come true. While Mariani enjoyed, and made the most of his first NFL training camp and four preseason games with the Tennessee Titans, by no means was his goal for things to end when the Titans broke training camp. And now, that dream won't end. On Saturday afternoon, Mariani become an official member of the Titans' 53-m...
Beaver Creek Park and Montana Deparment of Transportation officials are reminding people that once again they need to be watching for cattle while they are driving through the park. Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said this morning that local ranchers were moving livestock onto the park for the fall grazing season. Ranchers lease grazing on the park from the day after Labor Day to Dec. 31. Edgar and Montana Department of Transportation Area Maintanance Chief Mike MadDonald said signs showing the seasonal 35 mph nighttime...
City Council to look at annual tax assessments tonight Tim Leeds, [email protected] Havre City Council has a slim agenda for its meeting at City Hall tonight, with the majority of actions to vote on the first readings of its annual tax assessments. City Clerk and Finance Director Lowell Swenson said council must vote each year on the assessments used to pay for city services. The agenda tonight includes property tax assessments to pay for Bull Hook maintenance and street maintenance, and taxes to pay for maintaining...
Cattle grazing in Beaver Creek Park Tim Leeds — [email protected] Drivers will have to start watching for domesticated, as well as wild, animals while driving through Beaver Creek Park south of Havre, with cattle once again grazing the grasses there. Chad Edgar, park superintendent, said this morning that people are moving their livestock onto the park, and signs to show a seasonal 35 mph nighttime speed limit are being put up. "We're doing everything we can to make sure people are aware (the cattle) are out there a...
Buffalo Jump atlatl competition set for this weekend Tim Leeds, [email protected] An annual tradition is set for this weekend at the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump, where people can try their hand at an ancient hunting technique. The Eighth Annual Atlatl Competition will be held at the archaeological site, behind the Holiday Village Mall. The competition, which is free and open to the public, will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The weapon, a precursor of the bow and arrow, uses a handle to throw a small...
Memories galore for Havre alumni at Fossil Festival John Kelleher, [email protected] [email protected] Jackie Mayer Larson was chatting with friends when Tom Hopkins tapped her on the shoulder. She yelled with delight, embraced him and said, "You don't have red hair any more." "Actually, I never had red hair," Hopkins said, laughing. "Dark brown." It was a scene repeated hundreds of times at the Fossil Festival Saturday at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. A weekend full of activities helped classes celebr...
Mariani makes the cut Former Havre Blue Pony and UM Grizzly star makes Tennessee Titans' roster By George Ferguson, [email protected] Former Havre High School and University of Montana standout Marc Mariani has had plenty of great days in his football career. With what he's achieved in both high school and college, he's had almost too many to count. But Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., turned out to be one of the best days of Mariani's young career as he found out he's made the Tennessee Titans' 53-man roster for the...
Bruce L. Wipf Bruce L. Wipf, 55, died Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Northern Montana Hospital after having cancer for two-and- a-half years. Cremation has taken place, and at his request no services will be held. A private family burial will take place at a later time. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Bruce was born Oct. 18, 1954, in Havre, Mont., to John and Ernestine Wipf. He enlisted in the United States Navy but served only a short time because of foot problems. Bruce was...
When a video of dairy cows being punched and prodded with pitchforks was recently released by an animal rights group, it made the rounds on YouTube and generated the expected angry responses. But it also raised a flurry of outrage from another corner of the Internet: Farmers fought back, blogging, tweeting, uploading their own videos and chatting on Facebook to defend their industry and explain the abuse did not represent their practices. Growers aren't usual ly thought of as a wired, socialnetworking bunch. But frustration a...
With rain storms pounding Havre all day long on Tuesday, the Havre American Legion baseball time got out of town just in time to play a doubleheader. On Tuesday in Helena, the North Stars split a nonconference doubleheader with the Helena Reps. The North Stars captured game one 6-5 but fell to the Reps 6-2 in the second outing. Havre rode an outstanding pitching performance from Brandon Smith in the first game. Smith went seven full innings, giving up just four hits and striking out six on his way to the completegame win....
Ione Bogut, 85, longtime resident of Havre, has died. She at tended St . Jude Thaddeus School and was a 1943 graduate of Havre High School. Mr s. Bo g u t ma n a g e d Patterson's clothing store for many decades. She was active in supporting St. Jude's school and church and also performed volunteer duties at Havre's Sacred Heart Hospital and later, Northern Montana Hospital. She was active in Catholic Daughters. She is survived by one son, Greg; and one granddaughter, Catherine "Katie" Bogut of Vienna, Va. She was preceded...
O K , p e o p l e , nature needs us to focus. All of us who love polar bears, whales, seabirds and other wildlife should p u t o u r minds together to send an urgent telepathic message to the animals in the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska. Our me s sage i s blunt: Flee! As fast as you can! BP is coming! While our attention has been riveted on BP's disastrous blowout in the Gulf, the British oil giant has been quietly and quickly drilling another risky offshore well three miles off of Alaska's north coast. Dubbed "Liberty," this...
Hawaii's governor ended months of speculation by vetoing contentious civil unions legislation that would have granted gay, lesbian and opposite-sex couples the same rights and benefits that the state provides to married couples. Republican Gov. Linda Lingle's action on Tuesday came on the final day she had to either sign or veto the bill, which was approved by the Legislature in late April. The measure would have made Hawaii one of six states that essentially grant the rights of marriage to same-sex couples without...
Despite nearly nonstop work for almost three weeks to alleviate flood damage at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, providing safe drinking water remains a concern. "We're hoping people won't drink their water without boiling it for at least three minutes," Neal Rosette, Rocky Boy's public information officer, said this morning. After a mid-June rainstorm dropped five inches of water in two days, substantial flooding at the reservation wiped out water supplies to hundreds of homes, destroyed roads, bridges and culverts, and damag...
A new mural is showcasing a paleontological display at a local museum, although how the mural was put up led to some friction between members of its board and its funding foundation at a meeting Tuesday. "I guess we had a communication breakdown," Mike Wendland, chair of the Hill County Commission said, during a meeting with the H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Museum Board. The question was whether foundation members working on the project were covered by the county's insurance. There were also concerns about...
The purchase of a new ambulance will keep Havre's fleet at three and enable emergency personnel to continue to serve the city and Hill County. Without a third ambulance, "if we have an ambulance that is down or having any kind of work done on it, just even routine maintenance, it leaves us with one vehicle," Fire Chief Dave Sheppard said. Often, there are back-to-back calls and without enough ambulances, emergency personnel must respond in a vehicle without the same medical equipment or the capability to transport patients, h...
Despite nearly nonstop work for almost three weeks to alleviate flood damage at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, providing safe drinking water remains a concern. "We're hoping people won't drink their water without boiling it for at least three minutes," Neal Rosette, Rocky Boy's public information officer, said this morning. After a mid-June rainstorm dropped five inches of water in two days, substantial flooding at the reservation wiped out water supplies to hundreds of homes, destroyed roads, bridges and culverts, and damag...
If the Havre American Legion baseball team looked good in a sweep of the Lethbridge Miners on Saturday night, the North Stars looked fantastic in a dominating performance against the Great Falls Stallions less than 24 hours later. On Sunday afternoon at Legion Field, the North Stars swept the Stallions to improve to 5-1 in Northern District play. The North Stars beat the Stallions 7-6 in a thrilling first game, then crushed Great Falls 11-1 in five innings in the second outing. The two wins meant the North Stars won five...
