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Few governors with political aspirations would bother to debate a riled-up city commission, on their turf and in front of television cameras, over its "misuse" of federal stimulus money. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer did — and relished every minute of it. Picking on the tiny sliver of stimulus funding has created a buzz and ,along with tough budget talk, has helped burnish the fiscal conservative credentials of a popular term-limited governor — but one who has no apparent place to go next. The unusual Democrat continues to...
The nautical navigational signal known as LORAN-C will be shut off Feb. 8 nationwide, including at the U.S. Coast Guard base north of Havre. The base, which deals exclusively with the signal and at which five Coast Guard employees are stationed, will be shut down as well, with the personnel restationed at other bases, said Mike Sollosi chief of the office of navigation systems for the Guard. Originally, the LORAN-C signal was a classified navigational program during World War II, Sollosi said. The coastal system became a...
North Central Montana Transit formally celebrated its use of Montana-grown biodiesel fuel Monday, touting its use as a boost for the environment and for the H-Line's economy. The biodiesel is made from plants grown in this area, cleaned at Peaks to Prairie in Malta and processed at Montana State University-Northern, transit system Director Jim Lyons said. "It is very clean, very efficient and virtually free of any carbon footprint," said Frank Trocki, Northern's chancellor. Magnetic signs that will be posted on the buses...
As per Daryl's wishes, there will be no funeral or memorial. For those who wish, contributions may be made to a charity of their choice. A scattering of his ashes will occur at a later date at one of his favorite spots in the Bear's Paw Mountains. Arrangements were entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Daryl was born Sept. 4, 1956, along with his twin sister, Cheryl, in Havre, to Betty and John Patera. Daryl attended Havre High School and graduated in 1974. He went on to graduate from the University of Montana with a...
Doris E. Couch, 89, longtime Zurich school cook, passed away on Jan. 17, at Care & Comfort Home Services in Havre due to natural causes. Funeral services will be Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at 1 p.m. in the American Lutheran Church, with burial following at Kuper Memorial Cemetery. She is survived by daughters, Audrey Connor of Renton, Wash., and Wanda Chilton of Chinook; son, Eugene Couch of Lewistown; sister, Lyda Holland of Cove, Ore.; brother, Donald Berger of Chinook; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and...
With another week of boys basketball in the books, a lot of teams from across the Hi-Line saw action this weekend. On Thursday the 9C North Star Knights got things started with a 54-41 win over the 8C Highwood Mountaineers. The Knights were in control from very beginning, and used 28 points form Jordy Donoven to find the nonconference win. Dillon Lipp fallowed with nine points for the Knights, while Connor Kline finished with seven. The 10C Chester/J-I Hawks also saw Thursday action this week when they defeated the...
S arah Shourd makes a statement at the VIP Lounge of Muscat airport before she flies out of Muscat, Oman, Saturday. The American woman released from Iran after more than 13 months in custody began her journey back to the United States on Saturday after asking her supporters to "extend your prayers" to her fiance and another American man who remain in Tehran accused of spying. AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili US woman who was held in Iran says she's not a spy KAREN MATTHEWS,Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An American woman w...
Jim Ravndal, former president of the Big Sky Tea Party Association, said he's wasn't nervous about attending the rally after being ousted over an anti-gay exchange on Facebook. Behind him stand student counter-protesters. Montna tea party gets mired in attacks on gays MATT GOURAS,Associated Press Writer HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Tea party leaders stung by turmoil over anti-gay rhetoric from their ranks acknowledge the publicity over the issue hurts the movement but hope the rancor will be short-lived. The Big Sky Tea Party A...
Montana's junior senator, Jon Tester, is looking to get a new perspective on the board that governs passenger rail travel in the United States. Tester is urging President Barack Obama to appoint someone from the West to the open position on the Amtrak board. "Amtrak's importance in Western states should not be ignored," Tester wrote in a letter to Obama. "Some of Amtrak's busiest routes and stations are in the West — as are some of its greatest opportunities for growth and expansion." Amtrak, formed in 1970 through an act o...
Montana's junior senator, Jon Tester, is looking to get a new perspective on the board that governs passenger rail travel in the United States. Tester is urging President Barack Obama to appoint someone from the West to the open position on the Amtrak board. "Amtrak's importance in Western states should not be ignored," Tester wrote in a letter to Obama. "Some of Amtrak's busiest routes and stations are in the West — as are some of its greatest opportunities for growth and expansion." Amtrak, formed in 1970 through an act o...
Montana's junior senator, Jon Tester, is looking to get a new perspective on the board that governs passenger rail travel in the United States. Tester is urging President Barack Obama to appoint someone from the West to the open position on the Amtrak board. "Amtrak's importance in Western states should not be ignored," Tester wrote in a letter to Obama. "Some of Amtrak's busiest routes and stations are in the West — as are some of its greatest opportunities for growth and expansion." Amtrak, formed in 1970 through an act o...
A couple accused of transporting and hiding the remains of a young girl before they were arrested near Havre face new charges. Prosecutors in Bryan County in Oklahoma this week charged Denise Wolf with child abuse and child abuse by neglect, and Abel Wolf with enabling child abuse and child abuse by neglect. The couple is accused of transporting the body of Cheyenne Wolf, the daughter of Abel Wolf and stepdaughter of Denise Wolf, from Oklahoma to Oregon, where they hid the body. They had moved from Oregon to Montana and were...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Johnny Park, 6, of Reston, Va., throws stones into the peaceful waters of Bear Paw Lake Wednesday afternoon while camping with his grandma and grandpa, Loretta and John Park of Havre. Johnny was visiting his grandparents and experiencing many new things including: discovering a tortoise with his grandpa and watching snakes slither in the water....
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Johnny Park, 6, of Reston, Va., throws stones into the peaceful waters of Bear Paw Lake Wednesday afternoon while camping with his grandma and grandpa, Loretta and John Park of Havre. Johnny was visiting his grandparents and experiencing many new things including: discovering a tortoise with his grandpa and watching snakes slither in the water....
HARRY R. WEBER Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. government said today the final plugging of BP's blown-out Gulf well will begin sometime after Labor Day. Jeffrey Carter, an aide to the government's spill chief, told The Associated Press that the plan is to replace a failed piece of equipment called the blowout preventer first. Then BP will finish drilling a relief well it can use to plug up the blown-out well with mud and cement from the bottom, a procedure known as a bottom kill. Carter said that if e...
Honored to support Hansen for state rep. Editor: I have never served my country in Africa for the CIA, but Kris Hansen has. I have never graduated with honors from law school, but Kris Hansen has. I have never clerked for a federal judge or a state Supreme Court justice, but Kris Hansen has. I have never served a tour of duty in a war zone as a captain with the Montana National Guard, but Kris Hansen has. It has been my privilege to be a friend of Kris Hansen's for the last 10 years. In that time, I have seen someone whose...
WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens was vehement: "Let me be clear. I have never taken steroids or HGH," he told a House committee in 2008. Now, instead of the Hall of Fame, baseball's seven-time Cy Young winner could go to prison after being indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress. The case writes a new chapter in one of baseball's worst scandals, the rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs in the 1990s and early 2000s, and leaves Clemens' legacy in jeopardy. The six-count indictment alleges t...
Montana workers' comp overhaul gets green light MATT GOURAS Associated Press Writer HELENA — A proposed workers' compensation overhaul hammered out by business and labor is going to the full Legislature, despite stiff opposition from the equally powerful trial lawyers and doctors groups. A legislative committee tasked with fixing an expensive system unanimously approved the plan Thursday, sending it to lawmakers who meet in January. Fixing a worker's comp system that has become one of the most expensive in the nation has b...
With another week of boys basketball in the books, a lot of teams from across the Hi-Line saw action this weekend. On Thursday the 9C North Star Knights got things started with a 54-41 win over the 8C Highwood Mountaineers. The Knights were in control from very beginning, and used 28 points form Jordy Donoven to find the nonconference win. Dillon Lipp fallowed with nine points for the Knights, while Connor Kline finished with seven. The 10C Chester/J-I Hawks also saw Thursday action this week when they defeated the...
Honored to support Hansen for state rep. Editor: I have never served my country in Africa for the CIA, but Kris Hansen has. I have never graduated with honors from law school, but Kris Hansen has. I have never clerked for a federal judge or a state Supreme Court justice, but Kris Hansen has. I have never served a tour of duty in a war zone as a captain with the Montana National Guard, but Kris Hansen has. It has been my privilege to be a friend of Kris Hansen's for the last 10 years. In that time, I have seen someone whose...
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team had a successful opening night of the 2010 season. Thursday night in Great Falls, the Skylights beat nationally-ranked Jamestown College in four games to earn their first win of the year. Earlier in the afternoon, Northern dropped its opener to Concordia College in three games. For more on MSU-N volleyball, see Friday's Havre Daily News....
Summer time is about to give way to the volleyball court. And once again, the Frontier Conference should be a premier power in NAIA women's volleyball. Last season, Carroll College, Lewis-Clark State and the University of Great Falls tied for the regular season Frontier title, while LC State grabbed the league crown. All three teams advanced to the regional tournament, and all three teams should be at or near the top of the Frontier in 2010. For the Montana State University-Northern Skylights, the time has finally come where...
Great Northern Fair Manager Tim Solomon told the Hill County Fair Board this week that the 2010 fair, held in July, saw good numbers and good returns. "The little robot did a good job," board Chair Bert Corcoran said, referring to a robot operated by remote control with its operator talking to fairgoers through a transmitter. He said the food booths, overall, did very well. "(They) are right up there with the record," he said. The carnival saw good numbers, although they were nowhere near a record amount, he said. Several...
The Montana Supreme Court says it won't block a proposed ballot initiative capping the interest rates on payday loans. Initiative I-164 limits payday loans to an annual percentage rate of 36 percent. Backers gathered enough signatures earlier this year to qualify for the ballot. But the payday loan industry argues the lower rate would make the short-term loans unprofitable. Industry representatives asked the state Supreme Court to toss out the initiative, arguing the ballot statement drafted by the state was not impartial....
Staff and Wire Report The Montana Supreme Court says it won't block a proposed ballot initiative capping the interest rates on payday loans. Initiative I-164 limits payday loans to an annual percentage rate of 36 percent. Backers gathered enough signatures earlier this year to qualify for the ballot. But the payday loan industry argues the lower rate would make the short-term loans unprofitable. Industry representatives asked the state Supreme Court to toss out the initiative, arguing the ballot statement drafted by the...
