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For farmer Brian Thomas, getting to town for errands is no simple matter these days as floodwaters cover fields and sections of country roads in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D. He wades through shallow rapids cascading across his driveway, then drives a mudspattered pickup on a narrow dirt road until so much water blocks his path that he must hop into a motorboat and puttputt over a cornfield resembling a sprawling lake. Finally, about four miles from home, he gets into his waiting car and drives to the nearest town. "It's...
In various cultures over the ages owls have symbolized everything from good fortune and wisdom to impending disaster or death. And, of course, in recent decades a whole new generation of Harry Potter-loving children worldwide believes owls are the mysterious harbingers of mail delivery. In the world of me, the owl has, since my childhood, been a symbol of spring. I know, right? It seems incongruous that one person's haunting death-omen is another person's promise of excitement. It's not as bad as it sounds. The spring I...
E.E. "Gene" Underwood, age 78, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010. Gene was born in Helena, Mont., on Oct. 5, 1931, to Benjamin F. and Marie S. Underwood. He spent his youth in Havre, Mont. He entered the U.S. Navy as an enlisted man at age 18 and served with distinction during the Korean War. At the end of his enlisted service he became an officer in the U.S. Navy and remained in the Naval Reserve until 1967. He will be missed by his family and remembered by the many thousands of Utah State University students who earnestl...
A trial has begun for a Whitehall taxidermist charged with paying $5,000 for a trophy bighorn ram that prosecutors say he knew had been shot illegally. The case is controversial because the ram was shot by an undercover Fish, Wildlife and Parks warden as John Lewton was being investigated for illegal outfitting. Lewton's trial on a Jefferson County charge of felony purchase of an illegally killed animal began Wednesday before District Judge Loren Tucker. Lewton filmed warden Justin Gibson's September 2008 hunt in the...
Mo n t a n a accepted Thursday a mining giant's $86 million bid for the rights to a vast tract holding a half-billion tons of state-owned coal — but not before environmentalist protesters briefly shut down the hearing and promised a long fight. Gov. Brian Schweitzer was joined by two other Democrats on the state Land Board in endorsing the deal with Arch Coal Inc. The governor said if developed, the state will get billions of dollars in taxes and royalties over the coming decades on top of the upfront cash to be delivered n...
The bids for the addition to Highland Park Early Primary School South has come in at more than $95,000 under budget. "I think the board is very pleased," said Shad Huston, chairman of the Havre Public Board of Trustees, after the board voted unanimously to approve the bids. "That's definitely good news," he said, adding that they're looking forward to breaking ground on the project that will add enough space to the building to have all kindergarten and firstgrade students under one roof. The savings can be placed into a...
After a three-month search, members of the community will have a chance to talk with two finalists for the provost position at Montana State University-Northern. Dr. Peter Johnstone will be on campus Wednesday through Friday, and Dr. Stephen Adkison will be here Wednesday, March 31, through Thursday, April 1. Both will interview for the position, speak with college leadership and administration, and tour the campus and the community. A public forum for each will be held, with Johnstone's Thursday at 7 a.m. in the Student...
Negotiations for Benefis Health System to buy Great Falls Clinic have fallen apart, and both sides are blaming each other for ending the talks. Officials with Great Falls Clinic said Wednesday they were willing to sell to Benefis, but further terms and conditions would need to be negotiated. Benefis administrators said those terms were talked through during the exclusive discussion period and that Benefis revised its offer to reflect those negotiations. B u t B e n e f i s C h i e f Execut ive Of f icer John Goodnow said...
We need health care reform. We hear about having the best medical care in the world — and we do — for those who can afford it. I'm a senior — 76 year old — and have always had excellent insurance. AARP has looked after us. But what of my adult children and grandchildren? With many out of work or working without insurance, medical expenses are the biggest risk to having a stable life. More than 60 percent of bankruptcies are due to medical costs. This does not even address all those who do not even get care because they ca...
Cooper, the scourge of wild cottontail bunnies, had to be coaxed and towed into the vet's office last week for his annual vaccinations. I felt bad for the little dude. It's hard to maintain your dignity, let alone look like the scourge of anything except dust bunnies when you're stuffing yourself under a chair in the doctor's waiting room. I'm almost absolutely positive he hates going to the doctor for the same reason I do: the scale. Seriously, why do doctors of every persuasion have to weigh you every time you walk in the...
Leaders from Montana and British Columbia signed an agreement Thursday banning mining and drilling in a valley along the U.S.- Canadian border north of Glacier National Park. Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Premier Gordon Campbell finalized the deal at a signing ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia. Schweitzer called it the result of "quiet diplomacy." "We have a shared responsibility in the Flathead. We share an opportunity, and today we share a destiny," he said. The agreement, which was years in the making, was announced...
Everything about the freshman transfer from a rural area was different from the rest of the students at the large, California school. He stood out and became an automatic target for bullying. No one stuck up for him. One day, walking home from school, several other students grouped around him, someone knocking the freshman's books out of his hands. Another student saw what happened and picked up the boy's books. They became great friends for the remaining four years of their high school careers. The boy went on to become the...
Tiger Woods apologized this morning for cheating on his wife and said he is unsure when he will return to competitive golf. "I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did was not acceptable," said Woods, looking composed and speaking in a steady voice. His wife, Elin, was not with him. As for coming back to the PGA Tour, the planet's best golfer said: "I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don't know when that day will be. I don't rule out it will be this year." Woods talked for more than 13 minutes from the...
Last year it was the North Star girls, now it's two more District 9C teams which have already taken a big step towards improving their basketball programs. Thursday night's semifinal round at the District 9C boys and girls tournament in Havre was a special one for a pair of local teams. First, it was the Box Elder Bears who dethroned longtime 9C power Big Sandy in a girls semifinal game. The Bears have been on a roller coaster over the years, but on Thursday night, they finally got to where they really wanted to go. Box...
There will be plenty at stake on Saturday at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The reason so much will be on the line for NAIA wrestlers from around the western U.S. is because the last spots in the NAIA national wrestling tournament will be on the line when teams from MSU-Northern, the University of Great Falls, Southern Oregon, Menlo College, Cal Baptist, Embry-Riddle and Simon Fraser gather in Havre for the NAIA Western Regional qualifying tournament. The tournament, which gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday will feature six of...
To get a good look at how far they have come, the Havre High boys basketball team wanted to play well in their last game of the regular season. And though they suffered a home loss to the conference rival Browning Indians, the Blue Ponies did just that. At Havre Central, the Indians defeated the Ponies 74-71 in a Central A shoot out Thursday night. "When playing a good team we want to be in position and have chance to win and we did," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "You have to compliment the kids, they played 32...
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...
The Little Shell Tribal Council feels it needs to comment on the actions of the splinter group calling itself the Little Shell Alliance. We encourage all Little Shell people to ignore mailings from the Little Shell Alliance. This group has used a combination of distortions and false accusations causing confusion among Little Shell members in an attempt to get them to support what is a small group of malcontented Tribal members who were not allowed to run in the last election because of legal and or election violations. We...
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...
