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Hi-Line Lanes Challenge will be Saturday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. The format will be the same as in the past with bowlers bowling six games across 12 lanes each with a different oil pattern from very dry to very oily. The cost is $55 with $200 added prize money. Bowlers are asked to sign up in advance, entries close Friday, Nov. 25. Call 265-5885 for more information. TOURNEY TRAIL: It was reported to this writer that Shawn Mariani ended up a respectable 10th in Calgary, however Ryan Mapes did not fare so well as he missed the...
Can Saturday get here fast enough? That's the question for any football fan living inside Montana's borders right now. Why? Because Saturday is when the No. 7 Montana Grizzlies travel to the No. 1 Montana State Bobcats for the 111th "Brawl of the Wild", or as us old timers like to simply call it…Cat-Griz. Or wait, is it Griz/Cat? That question proves the point about just how much this game means to so many people in the Treasure State. Whether you like the Griz or the B...
The Frontier Conference championship and the league's automatic bid came down to the final day of the season. And in the end, it was Carroll College registering its 12th straight conference championship under head coach Mike Van Diest. Carroll's run has been remarkable and now the Saints will take to the NAIA playoffs where they are just four wins away from defending their 2010 NAIA title. But the Frontier was remarkable in a lot of ways this season. Eastern Oregon had its...
James Limbaugh has been named chancellor of Montana State University-Northern. Montana State University President Waded Cruzado announced Limbaugh's appointment this morning today, subject to approval by the Montana Board of Regents, He will start Jan. 1. "Dr. Limbaugh brings experience, enthusiasm and an intense commitment to helping students succeed," Cruzado said. "I know Dr. Limbaugh will bring strong leadership to Northern and be an advocate for Havre and all the Hi-Line communities." Limbaugh is currently vice...
Planning for the annual Festival of Trees is nearly a year-round event. "We started planning in March," said Susan Somers, board chair for the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. Over the past year, the group has arranged for entertainment, lined up organizations to decorate trees, contacted sponsors, sought donations for the silent auction and much more. Things are reaching a fever pitch, as the Friday, Dec. 2, festival nears. The fourth annual festival will be at the former Bi-Mart location in the Holiday Village Mall. There...
A Havre man is awaiting a new judge and his first hearing on a felony charge alleging he raped a Havre woman late last spring. Howard C. Richardson, born in 1961, has requested a new judge to take over the jurisdiction, now under Havre District Judge Dan Boucher. The transfer of jurisdiction and date for an initial hearing was pending this morning. According to the charging document, a woman contacted police at 9:46 p. m. May 28 and reported she had been raped by Richardson. Richardson, when contacted by police, denied...
A Joplin man is facing a felony charge alleging he was driving drunk Sept. 3 when he crashed the motorcycle he was using to drive home, killing his 8-year-old son and putting himself in the hospital. Cory Duane Fraser, 40 at the time of the accident, was charged in state District Court in Havre with vehicular homicide under the influence. The defense and prosecution have requested his arraignment hearing, in which he would be asked to enter a plea, be held Friday, Dec. 9. According to the charging document, Fraser and his...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file photo Angelo State University's strategy, planning and policy Vice President James Limbaugh of San Angelo, Texas, introduces himself Nov. 8 to a group of people in attendance at the Montana State University-Northern Hensler Auditorium in the Applied Technology Center during the university's chancellor search. James Limbaugh has been named chancellor of Montana State University-Northern. Montana State University President Waded Cruzado made the announcement this morning, subject to...
Ethel Lorraine Kalanick Ethel Lorraine Kalanick, 92, died Sept. 5, after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Ethel Lorraine Pewitt was born Jan. 15, 1919, in Havre, Mont., to Luther Earl and Ethel Pewitt. Her father died when she was just 2 years old, and she was lovingly raised by her mother and step-father, Albert Kowalczyk, along with her younger siblings, Elton, Louise, Vera and Albert Jr. She treasured her family and childhood and often spoke of her childhood home and spending summers in the Little Rockies on her aunt's...
HELENA (AP) — Montana prosecutors are asking the state Supreme Court to lift a district judge's block of portions of a new state law meant to restrict the sale of medical marijuana. Judge James Reynolds in June issued an injunction that prevented key parts of the bill from becoming law, including a ban on marijuana providers from making a profit. He also blocked a ban on medical marijuana advertising, unannounced searches of providers and investigations into doctors who recommend marijuana for more than 25 patients in a y...
Former Northern All-American and Chester native Mitch Overlie (right) faces off with MSU-N sophomore Cameron Neiss during Saturday's Alumni Dual in Havre. Former Northern All-American Rudy James makes a throw during Saturday's Alumni Dual in Havre. Former Northern wrestler and four-time NAIA national champion Turk Lords (right) takes down current Light Nick King during Saturday's Alumni Dual at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. Every year the Northern Lights kickoff the new season with the annual Alumni Dual. It is a fun and...
HELENA — Six year ago, farmer Jon Tester ran as an outsider fighting lobbyists and corruption in Washington D.C. — even promising a unique ethics platform that has since pushed other elected officials to publicly post meetings held with lobbyists and others. But after nearly five years in the U.S. Senate the Democrat's pledge is being tested amid one of the hottest Senate races in the country and the demands of raising millions in campaign money. AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File Democrat Jon Testercelebrates with family, inc...
WASHINGTON — For many who helped dedicate the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Sunday, the towering granite monument is a stark reminder that the civil rights leader's dream of social and economic justice has yet to be realized. In many ways, the ceremony was a passing of the torch to a younger generation with speeches marked by fierce rhetoric over the nation's economic disparities. "Yes, my father had a dream. It was a dream, he said, that was deeply embedded in the American dream," said King's son Martin Luther King...
All season long the Havre High volleyball team has been striving to put together a consistent, confident and successful volleyball team. And with another win this weekend, the Blue Ponies are showing signs that are pointing in that direction. Saturday the Central A Ponies were in Browning where they defeated the Indians in four games. After the Ponies took game one 25-18, the Indians managed a 25-18 win in game two, but the Ponies rebounded nicely and took games three and four 25-18 and 25-16. With the win on Saturday and...
Just when it looked like the Montana State University-Northern Lights and UM-Western Bulldogs couldn't play any more barn burners against each other, they did it again. The second game of the MSU-N/Western series went to overtime last year in Havre with the Lights coming out on top. Then, last month in Havre, Northern snuffed out a last-ditch Western drive to preserve a victory. On Saturday in Dillon, it was the Bulldog's turn to win the final seconds. Western's Yim...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team was ready to get back into the win column. And the Skylights did just that, and in impressive fashion on the road. Northern snapped a four-match losing streak by sweeping the UM-Western Bulldogs Friday night in Dillon, then the Skylights put the wraps on an impressive road trip by beating Montana Tech in four games Saturday afternoon in Butte. The wins put the Skylights back over .500 in Frontier Conference play at 4-3...
Winding down the regular season, the Havre High football team was in control of its own destiny. And keeping their hopes of a conference championship alive, the Blue Ponies continued to take care of business. Playing on the road, the Central A Ponies defeated the conference rival Browning Indians 66-14 in Browning Friday night. It was one of the more dominating wins of the season for the hi-octane Ponies, as they improved to 5-3 overall and 3-0 in the conference. The win over Browning keeps the Ponies tied with the Livingston...
The Havre High boys and girls cross country teams pose for a photo after Saturday's Central A meet in Livingston. The postseason is what every team works for. And so far so good for the Havre High boys and girls cross country teams. The Central A Blue Ponies ran well all season long. They put in countless hours during the summer before the season even starte The Havre High girls cross country team poses for a picture after winning the Central A championship Saturday in Livingston. d, and showed continuous improvement during...
LONDON — Paul McCartney is set to tie the knot at the venue where he first married more than 40 years ago. Officials said Friday that the former Beatle and fiancee Nancy Shevell have posted a notice of intention to marry at London's Marylebone Town Hall. Westminster Council, which oversees the venue, said the notice was posted Wednesday, meaning the couple could marry anytime after September 30. They have a year to hold the ceremony. AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file Recording artist Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell arrive at t...
Montana's jobless rate increased slightly, while the jobless picture on the Hi-Line improved somewhat. Statewide, 7.8 percent of the work force was jobless, up .1 percent. Nationwide,the jobless rate held steady at 9.1 percent. "After job gains in the first half of 2011, Montana's economy slowed in the third quarter and shed some of the jobs added earlier in the year," said Labor Commissioner Keith Kelly. "Montana's economic recovery continues, but job growth is slow and unsteady." Total employment estimates that include...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A vintage World War II-era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, killing at least three people, injuring more than 50 spectators and creating a horrific scene strewn with body parts and smoking debris. The plane, flown by an 80-year-old pilot, spiraled suddenly out of control and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Bloodied bodies were spread across the area as people tended to the victims and ambulances rushed to the scene. Maureen Higgins of Alabama, who h...
The annual Hill County Democratic Party's annual fundraising dinner, now renamed the Pasma-Peck dinner in honor of Havre Democrats Jim Pasma and Ray Peck, heard candidates for local, state and national office calling for help getting into office. Havre Daily News/Tim Leeds Hill County Democratic Party Chair John Musgrove speaks to the audience at the annual Democratic Fundraiser Pasma-Peck Dinner in Havre Friday while, left to right, state Senate candidate Greg Jergeson, Montana attorney general candidate Pam Bucy, U.S. House...
Long-time Hi-Line legislator Greg Jergeson, forced out of the Senate due to term limits a decade ago, said tonight during the Democratic Pasma-Peck fundraising dinner in Havre he plans to run for the legislative body again. Havre Daily News/Tim Leeds Greg Jergeson of Chinook announces Friday during the Hill County Democrat fundraiser Pasma-Peck dinner that he will run for the state Senate in 2012. "As of Monday I will be filing some papers with the commissioner of political practices¯ Jergeson said during the dinner....
AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Liz Margerum Medics help injured bystanders out of a helicopter into Renown Medical Center after a plane crashed into the crowd at the Reno National Championship Air Races Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 in Reno, Nev. A World War II era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, injuring at least 75 spectators and leaving a horrific scene of bodies and wreckage. RENO, Nevada — A vintage World War II-era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday d...
The Havre High football team lost its third straight nonconference game Friday night in Sidney. The Blue Ponies lost a gut-wrenching 34-33 game to the Eastern A Eagles to fall to 1-3 on the season. Havre held a 6-0 halftime lead, but the game turned into a shootout in the seocnd half, as the Ponies and Eagles combined to score 61 points in the final 24 minutes. The Ponies begin Central A Conference play next Saturday in Belgrade....
