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Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Sen. Kim Gillan, D-Billings, answers questions from people at Wolfer's Diner during a visit to Havre Saturday afternoon. State Sen. Kim Gillan, D-Billings, brought her campaign for Congress to the Hi-Line Saturday, meeting with Democratic leaders, holding a meet-and-greet and talking to reporters. Gillan said voters will find in her "a person who has a track record of getting results." Gillan is the top fund-raiser to date in what may become a six-way Democratic primary race to oppose Steve...
North-central Montana finally saw a spot of wintry weather in the last week, but it looks like, at least temporarily, a warm spot is again on the way. The National Weather Service forecast calls for high temperatures in the 30s most of the week, with a high near 50 degrees expected on Wednesday. That follows a week of light snow and cold temperatures — with the lows below zero most of last week and 2.5 inches of snow now recorded for the month — that was the first serious winter seen in the Havre area. December was warm and...
Rep. Denny Rehberg said that if last year seemed like a tough time in Congress, it likely will be worse this year, handing the blame to the president and saying it is the policies and philosophies of President Barack Obama and of Montana's Democratic senators that led him to run against first-term Sen. Jon Tester, this year. Rehberg said Friday that people ask him why he is giving up seniority, chairing an appropriations subcommittee and what is perceived to be a secure house seat to challenge Tester in the Senate. "I say, 'B...
Jerome Conrad, 93, of Chinook, passed away Jan. 20, 2012, due to natural causes. Rosary services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at 7 p. m., at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at 11 a. m., at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Arrangements are made by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
Donna Horel Donna Horel, 84, a south Rudyard area farm wife, who loved antiques, sewing, art and gardening, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, from respiratory problems at the Benefis East Medical Center in Great Falls. Donna B. Silvernale was born May 6, 1927, at Big Sandy, Mont. She was one of three children born to Frank and Ollie (Campbell) Silvernale. Donna graduated from Box Elder High School in 1945, then continued her education at Northern Montana College in Havre. After receiving her teaching certificate, she began...
Lynn (Brendgord) Roll Nelson Lynn (Brendgord) Roll Nelson, 74, of Havre, passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. She has been cremated, and her memorial service will be held in the spring when the flowers bloom and robins sing. The family is requesting that memorial donations be made to the English Springer Rescue of America (ESRA) or the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. She was born to the late Arleigh and...
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer isn't disclosing what his plans are for the pending request for clemency from a Canadian citizen on death row for the slaying of two Native American men. Earlier this year, the Montana Parole Board recommended to the governor that Ronald A. Smith be denied clemency. Schweitzer can accept that recommendation, reject it and offer clemency or do nothing at all. Schweitzer, who leaves office in early January, isn't indicating which way he is leaning. "I am not saying one way or another," S...
WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association on Sunday forcefully stuck to its call for placing armed police officers and security guards in every school as the best way to avoid shootings such as the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the nation's largest gun rights lobbying organization, said the NRA would push Congress to put a police officer in every school and would coordinate a national effort to put former military and police offers in schools as volunteer guards. The NRA's...
The holiday break is here. But before it arrived, many area high school boys basketball teams saw a busy slate of games to finish the 2012 portion of the schedule. The action started on Monday with Chester/J-I beating Valier 48-44 in a District 10C battle, but Tuesday night was a big one as Rocky Boy stunned top-ranked Malta, 67-59 in Rocky Boy. It was the first loss of the season for the Mustangs, the defending Class B champions, while the Stars remained unbeaten. Junior Day...
Lynn (Brendgord) Roll Nelson Lynn (Brendgord) Roll Nelson, 74, of Havre, passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. She has been cremated, and her memorial service will be held in the spring when the flowers bloom and robins sing. The family is requesting that memorial donations be made to the English Springer Rescue of America (ESRA) or the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. She was born to the late Arleigh and...
Girls basketball on the Hi-Line reached the first critical point in the season, as teams looked to go into the holiday break with some much-needed momentum. And considering how busy last week was, area teams had plenty of chances to improve. Last Monday saw the Chester/J-I Hawks continue to soar with a 52-26 win in Valier. Kate Graff and Brittany Whitley each scored 11 points in the win over the Panthers. Tuesday night in Chinook, the Sugarbeeters dominated visiting Dodson, 72...
On a beautiful November day, with the sun shining over Missoula, Marc Mariani stood atop the North Endzone stands of Washington-Grizzly Stadium, waving a towel and imploring a roaring and adoring crowd of 26,000 Griz fans to make noise just before his beloved Griz took the field to take on the Montana State Bobcats in the 2012 Brawl of the Wild. Mariani was in Missoula to cheer on the Griz and was honored before the game by being chosen to raise the No. 37 Flag, a new...
Editor: I have been following assisted suicide issues in various states for several years. Who could have ever imagined that a free society would come to this? Last year, many of us attended a meeting where we heard from lawyers and doctors from Washington and Oregon speak out about assisted suicide in their states. Their true accounts of elder abuse, suicide parties, fraud, theft, legal wrangling and what can only be called murder, were very unsettling. I sat there stunned and sick inside, thinking of all the misdeeds that...
Editor: With our tour season winding down for the year, we would like to take time to say thank you to all who helped at the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump this year. Numerous people worked very hard to get everything ready so we could open on June 1. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our community, and we appreciate every one of you. It's great to live in a town where people help each other get things done. To each and every one of you — thank you. John and Anna Brumley, Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump, H...
Editor: This is in response to an article written by Managing Editor John Kelleher of the Havre Daily News and printed on the front page on Nov. 16 ("New Little Shell leader: Dispute finally over, future is bright"). The story was about the future of the Little Shell Tribe under their new leader Gerald Gray. In the article he mentioned Little Shell's new Cultural Center on "Hill 57," which is an area north of Great Falls. The story went on to explain that this was also the area that the Little Shell were "forced" (yes I said...
While at the parade during Festival Days (our local three-day holiday) a fellow watcher and I started making bets on which children, all hellbent on amassing the most candy, were most likely to get run over first and which most likely to fall into a deep diabetic coma before supper. In the middle of all this side-betting entertainment, the woman commented that this was the first day of candy season and, y'know, I'd never thought of it that way before, but with few gaps in candy service, it really is candy season from the...
Dart — Justice of the Peace Linda Budeski stalked off the bench in Livingston Monday when supporters of former Rep. Joel Boniek started taunting her and questioning whether the court had the right to hear the charges police had filed against the former "lawmaker." Then Boniek took charge of the courtroom and declared the charges against him dismissed. The judge should have brought an end of the circus by calling in sheriff's deputies and had the disrupters carted off to jail where they could cool their heels until they l...
Editor: A recent Associated Press article which appeared in most major newspapers in our state incorrectly stated that Montana is the third state to allow assisted suicide, along with Washington and Oregon. Attorneys Greg Jackson and Matt Bowman did an extensive analysis of the case and concluded it "did not legalize assisted suicide, and it continues to carry both criminal and civil liability for any doctor, institution, or lay person involved." The Montana Lawyer, the official publication of the Montana State Bar concluded...
Editor: Hi, my name is Corey Lloyd. My parents are Nicole and Terry Knowlton. I am the senior patrol leader for Boy Scout Troop 1438 here in Havre. I have been in Scouting for seven years, starting as a Cub Scout. I am working toward the rank of Eagle Scout and am starting my Eagle project. For those who are not familiar with the Eagle Scout rank, an Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America. Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit through the Boy Scou...
Here in Havre and on the Hi-Line we have a lot to be thankful for this weekend. In your own way, think of the people in your life and your community you would like to thank this week. - Trina Crawford, the staff and volunteers at the Salvation Army in Havre provided high quality service to people in need at a very low cost. Transients coming into town without money. Single moms who don't have money to pay the heating bill. Children with no coats during the cold weather. They all turn to the Salvation Army where they get...
If you are looking for inspiration this holiday season, look no further than the faculty, staff and especially the students in the Hays-Lodge Pole School District. The district is one of the poorest in the state. Tucked away on the far corner of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, it is isolated, and it appears that it is often out of sight, out of mind to Helena. Students usually perform poorly on standardized tests. It has a high dropout rate. It has a hard time attracting teachers. One would hope that given the students'...
Before I reveal the little known details, details concealed in newly discovered parchment scrolls long buried beneath Plymouth Rock, of the first Thanksgiving dinner, it is important that I establish my credentials lest you think I made this up. I have a hard-earned college degree in history and political science — hard-earned while raising a toddler. I learned to skillfully negotiate the twisted labyrinths of research. Potential starvation has been known to motivate c...
HELENA— A phone book company has settled a lawsuit over its placement of a Montana restaurant in the "Animal Carcass Removal" section of its yellow pages, a listing the restaurant owner says cost him customers and made him the butt of a Jay Leno joke. The terms of the Nov. 16 deal between Dex Media Inc. and Big Sky Beverage Inc., the parent company of Bar 3 Bar-B-Q, were not disclosed. A tentative agreement proposed in September said a deal would include a payment to the restaurant owner. Restaurant owner Hunter Lacey sued D...
This season could mark the end of Black Friday as we know it. For decades, stores have opened their doors in the wee hours on the day after Thanksgiving. But this year, major chains such as Target and Sears ushered customers in on Thanksgiving itself, even before the turkey leftovers had gotten cold, turning the traditional busiest shopping day of the year into a two-day affair. AP Photo/The Morning News, Richard Burkhart A shopper holds boxes of boots above her head as she makes her way through a crowd during Black Friday...
MSU-Northern's Devin Jackson, left, dribbles up the floor during Friday afternoon's NAIA men's basketball game at the Armory Gymnasium. It's a good thing the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team had a week to rest up for the Jamestown Jimmies. Because, on Friday afternoon at the Armory Gymnasium, the Jimmies gave the No. 23 Lights all the could handle. Northern had to watch Jamestown miss what would have been a game-winning shot at the buzzer to hang on for a 55-54 win over the NAIA rival. The Lights dug...