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Chippewa Cree Tribal Chairman Ken St. Marks will return to his office after a tribal judge Tuesday afternoon lifted an injunction. Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Chippewa Cree Tribal Chairman Kenneth St. Marks addresses supporters outside the courthouse at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. St. Marks is free to resume hi s duties — at least until Monday. Justice Duane Gopher Friday ordered St. Marks to stay away from his office and have nothing to do with tribal council members. The council Friday suspended Marks and set a h...
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, has been used since the 1940s. The purpose is to fracture the shale, allowing the natural gas, or oil, to flow more freely up to the wellhead. The original vertical fracking was much less damaging than is today's method of horizontal fracking, where the well is first drilled vertically, then the drill bit is turned to drill horizontally into the rock formation. A solution of from 3 to 8 million gallons of water per well, 5,000 to 7,000 gallons of chemicals, and silica (sand) in... Full story
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, has been used since the 1940s. The purpose is to fracture the shale, allowing the natural gas, or oil, to flow more freely up to the wellhead. The original vertical fracking was much less damaging than is today's method of horizontal fracking, where the well is first drilled vertically, then the drill bit is turned to drill horizontally into the rock formation. Norman Bernstein A solution of from 3 to 8 million gallons of water per well, 5,000 to 7,000 gallons of chemicals, and...
Acting on that truism is the essence of leadership. While it is equally true that you can only get stabbed in the back if you're out front, leaders have the guts to take that risk. Non-leaders do not. Leaders must also earn the trust of others. Trust is built on positive personal relationships. The combination of guts and trust makes an effective leader. So far, Gov. Steve Bullock strikes me as an effective leader. He was up front about his priorities in his State of the State speech, and he's been working hard to earn the tr...
Editor: I read and hear rhetoric aimed at our new Congressman Steve Daines, blaming Daines for the sequester cuts. I wanted to point out some facts in defense of Mr. Daines because the truth hasn't made its way out from the fray just yet. Mr. Daines is serving his first term as Montana's only U.S. Congressman, and he was sworn in to office in January. The sequester was a plan crafted by President Barack Obama and the 112th Congress — sponsored by Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa. Mr. Daines serves in the 113th Congress. I m...
Two games is all the Chester/J-I Hawks needed in order to claim the 2013 District 10C crown. And though the Hawks were pushed in the semifinals, they had little trouble advancing to this week's Northern C Divisional in Great Falls. Saturday night in Conrad, the Hawks blasted the Valier Panthers 52-28 in the 10C girls championship game. The win gave the Hawks a repeat as district champions, and sets them up to face rival North Star at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the first round of the...
With district tournaments already here and gone, area teams were fighting for an extended season over the weekend. But outside of the District 9C, only one Hi-Line team will still fight for a state tournament berth. Rocky Boy had a great regular season, but added an exclamation point on Saturday night. The Stars went 2-0 at the 1B tournament in Shelby and claimed the District 1B championship. After a first-round bye, the Stars defeated the Conrad Cowboys 67-48 on Friday in the semifinals. The Stars only led 17-12 early on,...
The NAIA put a new twist on wrestling this season, as it changed the way wrestlers qualify for the national tournament. Instead of automatic and pre-qualifiying as in the past, the NAIA decided that the regional tournaments would be true national qualifiers. That put a lot of pressure on the No. 6 Montana State University-Northern wrestling team going into Saturday's Western Regional in Great Falls. The West is undoubtedly the toughest regional as six No.1-ranked wrestlers... Full story
The Big Sandy Pioneers were already involved in one of the best District 9C boys basketball games seen around these parts in a long time – as they lost to the Box Elder Bears in triple overtime Saturday night. Then, with a berth in the Northern C Divisional hanging in the balance, the Pioneers found themselves locked in another emotional thriller. This time around though, the Pioneers were on the happy end of things as they escaped the District 9C challenge game with a 6...
Evelyn (Westermann) Smith Evelyn (Westermann) Smith, 84, of Havre, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Visitation will be held from a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Funeral services will take place at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Hingham Lutheran Church, with Pastor Mark Schultz officiating. Burial will follow in Hingham Cemetery. The family has requested that memorials be made in Evelyn's name to Zion Lutheran Church...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking for public comments on a proposal to extend cattle grazing on a wildlife management area in Hill County for two more years, while a long-term management plan is developed. A draft of an environmental assessment on continued grazing on the Fresno Reservoir Wildlife Management Area, or WMA, about 23 miles northwest of Havre found that continuing grazing on the site for two years could have minor impacts on soil, vegetation and wildlife, while also providing benefits including better...
What started as a sore back has turned into a lengthy, high-expense set of treatments for life-threatening illnesses for a Havre resident, and her friends and family are continuing to help her with costs by holding a benefit dinner March 2. Stacey Gonsalez, multicultural coordinator for Montana State University-Northern, found out last fall the underlying cause of her back pain was a rare form of cancer. While undergoing treatment for that, Gonsalez suffered a stroke, and then was told other problems — now seemingly in remiss... Full story
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Carrie Cline hands Franklin Walter her payment for an Italian soda as Walter serves coffee, soda and cookies for the Blue Pony Espresso. Havre High School freshman Franklin Walter prepared a report for the Montana Council for Exceptional Children, which met in Missoula last week. Franklin, a special education student who is non-verbal, was to explain to people at the Missoula conference how technology has changed his life. Last year, the school district bought Franklin an iPad to use at school.... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Republicans bruising from defeat in last year's U.S. Senate race proposed Tuesday to reduce the number of candidates on the general election ballot. The measure would create an open primary that would allow any candidate filing the fee to appear on one ballot. Currently, Montanans vote on either a Democratic Party or Republican Party primary ballot to choose contenders for the general election. Minor parties with ballot access sometimes hold a primary if there are enough candidates to do so, otherwise their c... Full story
HELENA — About 150 Native Americans and their supporters gathered at the Montana Capitol for a rally and dance in solidarity with a protest movement by Canadian tribes. It was the second Idle No More protest at the state Capitol. The Great Falls Tribune reports Monday's rally drew three times the participants as the one on Jan. 7, the first day of the legislative session. The Idle No More movement began last year in protest of a budget bill being considered in Canada that protesters say alters the approval process for l...
In the Hi-Line delegation, Sen. Greg Jergeson,. D-Chinook, and Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, voted for the decriminalization measure. HELENA (AP) — The Montana Senate on Tuesday overwhelming backed a measure to strike an obsolete state law that criminalizes gay sex — a proposal that still faces an uncertain path in the House. Senate Bill 107 repeals an anti-gay law that was ruled unconstitutional in 1997 by the Montana Supreme Court. But the state's deviate sexual relations law still makes illegal "sexual contact or s...
Rep. Kris Hansen, R-Gavre, vorted against bringing the bill to the floor. Rep. Clarena Brockie, D-Harlem, voted yes. Rep. Wendy Warburton, R-Chinook, was excused. HELENA (AP) — The Montana House on Monday rejected a plan that aimed to give hunters and others access at "corner crossings" to public land that is intermingled with private land in a checkerboard pattern. Hunters and advocacy groups packed the chamber in support of the measure, seeking access to patches of government land that meet at corners. Supporters of H... Full story
Clayton Morsette Jr., Box Elder Basketball Box Elder's Clayton Morsette, left, scored 27 points in the 9C championship game. It had been quite come time since the Box Elder boys basketball team captured a District 9C tournament championship. But sophomore Clayton Morsette Jr., made sure to help the Bears end that drought. Morsette averaged 24 points and five rebounds over Box Elder's two wins at last week's 9C tourney in Havre. In Box Elder's triple-overtime win over Big Sandy in Saturday night's game, Morsette poured in a ga... Full story
The Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team's season is starting to wind down, and the Ice hawks got in plenty of ice time over the weekend. Havre played four games on its home ice this past weekend, going 4-0 against the visiting Salmon Rapids. On Friday night in the Havre Ice Dome, the Ice Hawks beat the Rapids 8-0, with goalie Josh Emge and the Ice Hawk defense pitching a shutout. Emge had 11 saves. Offensively, the Ice Hawks got two goals from Nick Howell, including a... Full story
WASHINGTON — Pressing toward his second term, President Barack Obama touted "the importance of giving back" as he kicked off three days of inaugural celebrations Saturday with a National Day of Service. AP Photo/Susan Walsh First lady Michelle Obama stains a bookshelf at Burrville Elementary School in Washington, Saturday, as the first family participated in a community service project for the National Day of Service as part of the 57th Presidential Inauguration. The president, along with first lady Michelle Obama and d... Full story
BILLINGS — A Montana judge issued an injunction Friday allowing wolf trapping and hunting to continue outside Yellowstone National Park, as lawmakers in Helena advanced a measure to loosen restrictions on killing wolves statewide. Combined, the two actions pave the way for a further ratcheting up of Montana's efforts to curb gray wolf numbers less than two years after they came off the endangered species list. Friday's decision from state District Judge Brenda Gilbert came after state wildlife commissioners attempted to c...
BILLINGS — Police are searching for two armed suspects who purported to be FBI agents when they allegedly kidnapped an Illinois man from a Montana hotel room. Police in Billings said Friday that 29-year-old Dejuan Laster is missing after two men showed up at the Extended Stay hotel where Laster was staying with an unidentified woman. After brandishing handguns and claiming to be federal agents, police say the suspects zip-tied the woman and questioned her extensively about Laster before releasing her. Laster has not been s...
HELENA — A measure to strip jail time for some first-time misdemeanor offenders, leaving just fines in place, easily cleared the Montana Senate on Friday despite opposition from county attorneys. The proposal would mean that the state would no longer have to provide public defenders for those charged with the crimes. Backers argue it would save money, ease crowding in jails and free up busy public defenders. The Senate unanimously approved the measure 47-0. It faces another set of hearings in the House. The list of o... Full story
DENVER (AP) — Imagine a political change favored by an overwhelming majority of voters but mostly ignored by politicians. That's what campaign finance activists in Colorado and Montana are facing these days. They're scratching their heads at why politicians aren't talking more about campaign finance just two months after voters in both states, by wide margins, approved a ballot measure calling for federal changes to limit campaign spending. Activists gathered in the Colorado Capitol basement Friday to remind politicians of t...
AUSTIN, Texas — Thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully Saturday at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter limits on firearms, with demonstrators carrying rifles and pistols in some places while those elsewhere settled for waving hand-scrawled signs or screaming themselves hoarse. The size of crowds at each location varied — from dozens of people in South Dakota to 2,000 in New York. Large crowds also turned out in Connecticut, Tennessee and Texas. Some demonstrators in Phoenix and Salem, Ore., came w...
