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Local group will continue fair rodeo — But fair board likely to end subsidy Tim Leeds A recently formed group will continue to run the annual rodeo at the Great Northern Fair, but without a subsidy from the fair board. "We're not here to pick a fight; we just want to make sure that we can keep the rodeo going," said rodeo committee member Chad Murnin at Tuesday's board meeting. At the end of the discussion, the fair board tabled discussion of the issue until its next meeting. The group approached the fair board last year t...
Growing up on a ranch on the Powder River near Miles City, Lee Stewart developed an aptitude for all things mechanical. He would go on to make the most of that aptitude in a 33-year career as a civilian mechanic for the U.S. Air Force. He became one of the Air Force's top hands at anything having to do with aviation hydraulics, and his years of service stretched from World War II through the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Stewart, who turned 95 in March, has a couple of file folders full of awards and certificates from the Air... Full story
Eudaemonia: the state of happily following our daemons. A friend sent me this word, knowing it would intrigue me. I like words. I like this word. I like the way it sounds. I like the way it feels on my tongue. For several months I have had this word thumb-tacked above my computer. I studied it from time to time. I mused about my own state of eudaemonia. I wondered just what specific daemons I was following. With our spate of beautiful weather, such a long time in arriving, I finally identified one of my daemons. No matter... Full story
I like how the headline on a letter to the editor last week said that "Warburton doesn't support Northern" and went on to let Northern's rabble-rousing former instructor Bill Thackeray get away with skewing the facts to make it appear that Warburton had voted against motherhood, apple pie and Chevrolet when she voted against House Bill 2. Anyone that has ever read a news article about the legislative session knows that HB2 is the big bill of all funding for nearly every state-sponsored program, including Northern. What the...
The 2010 Great Northern Fair is underway, and opening night for the sporting events at the fair was, as usual, a big success. As always, the annual Havre Junior Rodeo opened the five nights of sporting events, and on Wednesday night at the Great Northern Fair Arena, cowboys and cowgirls of all ages took center stage. Over 100 participants competed in the rode which featured flag racing, barrel racing, steer riding, ribbon untying, breakaway roping, pole bending, goat tying and team roping. Competitors range din age from four...
Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod said today she wants to discuss racial issues with President Obama, who's "not someone who has experienced some of the things I've experienced in life." But she also said on morning news shows she feels there is no need for Obama to apologize for her wretched week, which started with a conservative blogger posting controversial remarks she made, and led to her ouster as an Agriculture Department official and then, ultimately, apologies from both the White Ho u s e a n d...
Montana's U.S. representative, Republican Denny Rehberg, is among the founding members of a new caucus in the U.S. House, the tea party caucus formed by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. Comments from Rehberg were not available by deadline this morning. During a Washington press conference Wednesday following the first meeting of the caucus, Bachmann said the purpose of the caucus is not to act as a mouthpiece for the tea party movement. "The people are the head of the tea party. We are here to listen, to be a receptacle," she... Full story
The Havre Daily News will have a booth at the Great Northern Fair this week so staffers can interact face-toface with the community. Staff members will be at the booth for the rest of fair week. On Friday and Saturday, newsroom journalists will be at the booth in the commercial building. People can come by with comments and questions about the newspaper and its operations. The journalists are attending the fair so they can listen to the community, hear their ideas and provide answers to questions people may have, said... Full story
Tuesday marks one year since 9-year-old Kellen Lund's death rocked the community when he was struck by a truck at a 1st Street and 7th Avenue crossing. As a way to help his friends and family remember him, his mother, Jeri O'Leary, said, the First Annual Kellen Lund Memorial Bike Ride will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, in Pepin Park. "I think I wanted to do it just because he was so young," she said. "Just so his friends can remember him." All ages are welcome to participate in either a 3-mile or 5-mile ride, with registration... Full story
One of the two contested Hill County races in the general election has lost a candidate. Re p u b l i c a n William "Bill" Gupton, who was facing Democrat Sandy Brown in the Nov. 2 general election for Hill County treasurer and assessor, filed his paperwork Tuesday with the Hill County Clerk and Recorder's office to withdraw his candidacy. Gupton spoke this morning with a reporter from a site near Anaconda, where he will work as manager for the company that will administer the new power generation plant being built there by... Full story
Walter G. Wilke, 92, of Malta, retired section foreman for the Great Northern Railroad, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11 a. m. Saturday, July 24, at the Malta Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Friday at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Memorials may be made to the Country Home in Malta. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. Kirkwood Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements. Condolences for the family may be left at www.... Full story
Lawrence (Mik) Mikkelson, 86, of Olathe, Kan., passed away July 18, 2010. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 30, with a memorial Mass at 11 a.m., at Price of Peace Chapel, in Olathe. Mik was born July 13, 1924, to Detlof and Emma Mikkelson in Great Falls, Mont., and raised on a ranch near Big Sandy, Mont. He graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1942 and enlisted in the Air Force Cadet program in February 1944. He married Marie Van Hoorn on Oct. 13, 1944, in Marana, Ariz. He was employed by General Mills as...
Frank A. Spinler, 82, a Hingham farmer and Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, who enjoyed working in his butcher shop or rebuilding old windmills, died of natural causes Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Military rites and a luncheon will follow. Cremation and arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Survivors are his wife of 35 years, Judy (Stuker) Spinler of Hingham; three children,...
Survivors of a tornado that tore into Montana's largest indoor arena and leveled several commercial buildings returned to a scene of devastation Monday — awestruck that a twister so destructive caused no major injuries. Under sunny, blue skies, owners of damaged businesses in Billings picked through the rubble of their storefronts, salvaging what they could from rain-soaked piles of debris. Local officials said a 12,000-seat arena that suffered extensive damage would have to be gutted and, if there is structural damage, possi...
George Ferguson Havre Daily News sports editor [email protected] The Havre American Legion baseball team is in the midst of one of its busiest parts of the 2010 schedule. The North Stars will embark on a three-day Canada road swing on Wednesday, only days after returning from Three Forks with a 3-2 record this past weekend at the Gallatin Valley Tournament. Havre opened the tournament with a 5-3 win over the Lewistown Redbirds on Friday. The North Stars road a complete-game pitching performance from Roman Surber as...
A number of readers (two) have asked me for advice on what to do about all the terrible things that keep happening — catastrophic oil spills, stock market crashes, terrorist attacks, illegal immigration, Donald Trump. That sort of thing. They generally begin their questions with "If you're so smart … ." They flatter me, of course. I'm not that smart, although I do have a master's degree. It's in journalism, but still. I will say this for myself, however: I never went to Harvard. Right there that puts me ahead of most of the p...
The top U. S. commander in Afghanistan h a s b e e n s ummo n e d t o Washington to explain derogatory comments about President Barack Obama and his colleagues, administration officials said today. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who publicly apologized today for using "poor judgment" in an interview in Rolling Stone magazine, has been ordered to attend the monthly White House meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in person Wednesday rather than over a secure video teleconference, according to officials who spoke on condition of... Full story
Highland Park students could have more than new classrooms and office space this fall, depending on whether or not school trustees decide to move forward with the third phase of an addition project. Last year, Havre Public Schools Trustees approved the first two phases of an addition that will add classrooms and office space to Highland Park Early Primary School South. The addition allows all K-1 students to be in one building, with access to library resources, technology and an in-house principal. Trustees were scheduled to...
A water main break occurred on Boulevard Avenue early this morning, which flooded the southwest corner of Highland Park Early Primary School's playground. Principal Maureen Odegard said the school directed students to be dropped off at the east entrance due to the break. Odegard said she had received a call about the water main break at about 7 a.m., and Public Works Director David Peterson said that his crew was notified at about that time as well. Odegard said the flooded area of the playground was barricaded so that... Full story
An organization that gives people a lift every day received a lift of its own Monday during United Way's Day of Action. "It means a lot," Leann Johnson, director of Feed My Sheep Soup Kitchen, said about the landscaping work done by volunteers that morning. The work, that put new rocks and sod in front of the building and added splashes of color from flowers, makes the building cleaner, neater and morehomelike for the dozens of people served daily, she said. The landscaping is not the only thing Feed My Sheep has received...
A Coast Guard helicopter and rescue plane resumed the search this morning for 11 workers missing after a massive explosion aboard an oil platform off the Louisiana coast. The rig continued to burn as supply vessels shot water into it try to control the flames enough to keep it from sinking. Rescue crews have covered the 1,940-square-mile search area by air 12 times and by boat five times, Petty Officer Casey Baker said this morning. The boats continued searching all night. Officials hoped the 11 missing workers might have...
Former Havre High and University of Montana star wide receiver Marc Mariani has already lived out one childhood dream. Now, with one phone call, he's about to embark on another. Mariani recently wrapped up the most prolific career by a wide receiver and kick returner in Montana Grizzly history. What began as a walkon situation where he had to fight for every rep in practice and every chance to get on the famed turf of Washington-Grizzly Stadium turned into a career spanning four years, many UM records, ultimate team success... Full story
"Good" is how Andrea Schlimgen felt after racing in the 100 meter walk event Wednesday at the regional Special Olympics games. Since the 36-year-old was 8, the fun of competing in different events and meeting new people has kept her coming back to the games, she said. Eighty-one athletes joined her in the Great Northern Area Games with events ranging from bowling and swimming to track and field events like wheelchair races and jumping events. Each athlete received an average of three to five medals, with a total of 180...
Students from around the state were at Havre's university Wednesday, churning dirt and handling basketballs with construction equipment. Greg Kegel, dean of the College of Technical Sciences at Montana State University-Northern, said 155 students from 15 high schools came to Havre for the TekNoXpo, moving from station to station learning about programs and equipment at Northern, with the final event the Big Equipment Rodeo. The TekNoXpo was held on the last day of anothEr event, the four-day Women in Technology Institute,...
The Montana Supreme Court has abolished an unfunded commission that for nearly 35 years handled cases of people practicing law without a license. The state attorney general's Office for Consumer Protection agreed to take on the duties of the Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law after the body was dissolved Tuesday. The Supreme Court - appointed commission had filed a petition last year asking the court to reduce its scope because it receives no state funding and can't afford to carry out investigations. The State... Full story
