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GREAT FALLS (AP) — Strong winds caused travel difficulties and power outages across Montana on Wednesday. A combination of gusty winds and slick roads caused a school bus to run off U.S. Highway 2 near Browning on Wednesday morning, the Montana Highway Patrol said. None of the students on the bus was injured. In the Missoula area, Missoula County deputies and the highway patrol responded to more than a dozen slide-offs as light rain caused a layer of black ice to form on Interstate 90. "The worst areas we saw were east of B...
Wednesday High School Basketball Turner boys vs Big Sandy, 6 p.m. Thursday High School Basketball Havre girls vs GFH, 7 p.m. Havre boys at GFH, 7 p.m. Chinook girls vs Dodson, 6 p.m. Chinook boys vs Dodson, 7:30 Rocky Boy girls at Malta, 6 p.m. Rocky Boy boys at Malta, 7:30 Friday High School Basketball Big Sandy girls at Roy-Winifred, 6 p.m. Big Sandy boys at Roy-Winifred, 7:30 Box Elder girls at Denton, 6 p.m. Box Elder boys at Denton, 7:30 HLP girls vs Chinook, 6 p.m. HLP boys vs Chinook, 7:30 C/J-I girls vs Valier, 6...
Holden's Hotwheels Scotch Doubles Tournament is on tap for this Saturday and Sunday. Shift times are 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on both days. Bowlers wanting to bowl in this tournament are asked to please sign up in advance. There are sign-up sheets at the counter. Anyone who would like to bowl in this may do so as membership in the U.S.B.C. is not required for adults. This is a real challenge for adults as bowlers throw alternating balls, sometimes spares are a real test. TOURNEY TRAIL: THE 23rd ANNUAL BUDWEISER HANDICAP TOURNAMENT...
Havre High's Gilbert Bara pushes down a Great Falls High opponent during a high school wrestling dual between the Blue Ponies and Bison Tuesday night at the Havre High gymnasium. The Bison won 51-24. Blue Pony Tyler Adams (top) takes a GFH opponent to the mat during a 215-pound match in Tuesday night's dual in Havre. The Great Falls High Bison wrestling team has proven to be one of the top Class AA programs in the state. And while the Havre High Ponies did find some success against the powerhouse Bison, the Ponies learned...
Havre High senior Courtlan Vukasin has swam his way into the upper ranks of Havre High swimming. He has been a part of the boys' swim team for the last four years, and has been a definite leader and contributor to the teams' success. Vukasin has also swam at state for the last three seasons and will make his mark again this year. His best state place and time came last year as a junior, when he placed 12th overall in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:15. But Vukasin swims in five events total, including the in the...
Democratic Congressional candidate Rob Stutz had six opponents when he attended Denise Juneau's announcement that she would run for re-election as superintendent of public instruction at noon Tuesday. By Tuesday night, he was at the Havre Daily News, talking to reporters about his race. "Now there are eight, maybe more are coming," he said. More people seem interested in jumping into the race for the Democratic nod to succeed Dennis Rehberg, who is running for the U. S. Senate. But Stutz is not focused on his opponents in...
In two responses released Tuesday after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, Montana lawmakers called for approval of the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., listed Obama's denial of a permit for the pipeline as an example of failed big-government policy. "They see higher taxes as the only way to reduce the deficit because spending less isn't even an option, " Rehberg said in his release. "This approach hasn't worked, and it's time for a new direction. What we need is true...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Democrat Karen Sloan of Havre announces her candidacy to run for House District 34 at the Hill County Democratic Party's potluck Tuesday evening in the Eagles Club. Democrat Karen Sloan, a vocal opponent of the 2011 Montana Legislature's actions, will challenge state Rep. Wendy Warburton, R-Havre, in the fall elections. Sloan, who recently retired after 48 years as a nurse, told attendees of a Hill County Democratic potluck dinner Tuesday night it was her lifelong goal to be a legislator. "I'm...
Havre Daily News/Zach White New Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian, left, shakes hands with Montana State University-Northern professor Fred Smiley after a public forum Tuesday evening in Hensler Auditorium. Montana's got a new commissioner of higher education, but before he gets to work he wants to know what Montana wants that work to be. Clayton Christian started as the new commissioner on Jan. 1, though he is sharing duties with outgoing Commissioner Sheila Stearns through the end of next month. Less than...
Alice Jane Taylor Alice Jane Taylor, 87, passed away due to natural causes on Jan. 19, 2012, in the presence of her daughter, Glenda Taylor Osborne, in Sacramento, Calif. Funeral services will be held in Havre, Mont. at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with the services and arrangements. Alice was born on Aug. 15, 1924, in Baylor, Mont., to Richard Henry and Bamma Elizabeth (Hartley) Atchison. She attended schools in Glasgow where she met her future husband, C. Glen Taylor. Alice and Glen were...
Georgia Maroudas Georgia Antonia Maroudas, 86, died at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes, on Jan. 24, 2012. Her funeral service will be Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at 11 a. m. at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Russell officiating. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at St. Jude Parish Center. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Georgia was born on Feb. 15, 1925, to Antonios and Athena Maria (Kollias) Golomati in Thezvi Thevon,...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is reported to be running out of money because of decreased hunting license purchases and is considering asking the Legislature for license fee increases. This is the first obvious symptom of something known as agency "death spiral" for FWP. Over the past two decades, FWP has come to focus on wildlife and biology, when it should have been focused on fish and game. This includes FWP's shocking tolerance and support for large predators. FWP's total, willing, even eager cooperation with fostering...
Editor: Legislative Referendum 119 will be on the ballot in the primary election this coming June. At least I hope it will be. This referendum asks voters to decide whether or not they want to elect Montana Supreme Court justices from seven separate districts. How often have you felt that you do not know the candidates for Supreme Court justice well enough to cast an informed vote? The trial lawyers want to keep it that way. They are trying to remove LR 119 from the ballot in June. If Montana were divided into seven Supreme...
Editor: The Keystone XL Pipeline would have pumped billions into a weak economy, dramatically decreased our dependence on foreign oil, and provided an "on-ramp" for Montana and North Dakota oil production that currently lacks infrastructure. President Obama denied the pipeline's permit anyways. And he did so in spite of the reality of the situation. The oil is coming out of the ground one way or another. The alternative to a pipeline is shipping crude by railway or by ship destined to China, which will lead to more spills...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — Strong winds caused travel difficulties and power outages across Montana on Wednesday. A combination of gusty winds and slick roads caused a school bus to run off U.S. Highway 2 near Browning on Wednesday morning, the Montana Highway Patrol said. None of the students on the bus was injured. In the Missoula area, Missoula County deputies and the highway patrol responded to more than a dozen slide-offs as light rain caused a layer of black ice to form on Interstate 90. "The worst areas we saw were east of B...
WASHINGTON — The applause rolled through the big chamber, growing ever louder as hundreds of Republicans and Democrats suddenly realized Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was back in the House. But this time she had come to say goodbye. Fellow lawmakers gave her a fitting send-off: cheers, hugs, a cascade of tributes and plenty of tears in a rare moment of political unity. AP Photo/House Television This video image provided by House Television shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washingto...
Duane Ray dished out turkey to people attending the annual Christmas dinner at the Eagles Club on Tuesday. Ray is a Bozeman resident, but he came to Havre to celebrate Christmas with his family. "I must know the right people," he said, laughing about this role at the start of the serving line. Havre Daily News/John Kelleher John Haldeman serves gravy to Toni Hagener as she passed through the serving line at the annual Christmas dinner at the Havre Eagles Club. This was the first time he volunteered for the annual dinner, put...
MISSOULA (AP) — Authorities say an Idaho middle school teacher drove drunk the wrong way for miles on Interstate 90 in Montana. Charging documents filed by prosecutors say vehicles headed in the right direction Monday night were forced to maneuver out of the driver's way. The driver continued the wrong way even after a sheriff's deputy turned a spotlight on the car. The affidavit by Deputy Missoula County Attorney Suzy Boylan says 55-year-old Thomas Philip Mentzer's blood-alcohol level was .202. The legal limit to drive is ....
WEBSTER, N.Y. — Police have found human remains in the burned-out home of the Webster, N.Y., ex-con who killed two firefighters and believe the victim is the gunman's sister. AP Photo/Democrat & Chronicle, Jamie Germano Firefighters battle a blaze after they were let back in, Monday, in Webster, N.Y. A gunman ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to an intense pre-dawn house fire Monday morning outside Rochester, N.Y., killing two and ending up dead himself, authorities said. Police used an armored vehicle to e...
HELENA — A Montana medical marijuana provider staring down an 80-year prison sentence has become something of a martyr among pot advocates, but he's not finding much support for his constitutional challenge of the federal raids that landed him in jail. Chris Williams was the only provider among those indicted after the 2011 raids on more than a dozen medical marijuana operations across Montana who rejected multiple plea deals and insisted on a jury trial on the eight drug trafficking and weapons charges he faced. AP P...
Stephen Silva Derek Lear For four Montana State University-Northern football players, the 2012 season officially ended last week with some special Frontier Conference accolades. Lights Brandon O'Brien, Derek Lear, Stephen Silva and Josh Baum were all named Frontier All-Conference for2012, as the Josh Baum list was released by the league late last week. Brandon O'Brien O'Brien, a junior wide receiver who earned First-Team Offensive honors, had a breakout campaign in which he...
Havre's Ned Malone, left, battles for a puck during Sunday's high school hockey game against the Gull Lake Greyhounds at the Havre Ice Dome. The season is just getting underway for the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team, but they are already looking to shake off a couple of tough games. Havre's Caleb McLain, left, heads down the ice during Sunday's high school hockey game at the Havre Ice Dome. Over the weekend, the Ice Hawks hosted Gull Lake, but fell in both matchups at the Havre Ice Dome. On Saturday, the Greyhounds...
Montana State University-Northern's Devin Jackson, left, drives past Jamestowns' Mark Hoge during Friday's NAIA men's basketball game in Havre. The Lights beat the Jimmies twice this weekend. MSU-N sophomore Corbin Pearson, left, looks to shoot over a Jamestown defender during Friday's game at the Armory Gymnasium. MSU-N's Alfie Miller tries to hang on to the ball during Friday afternoon's NAIA men's game between the Lights and Jamestown College in Havre. Northern's Jesse Vaug...
BILLINGS (AP) — County treasurers will soon begin using a new computer system to verify whether people have liability insurance on a vehicle when they license it or renew its registration. Yellowstone County has been testing the Montana Insurance Verification System and Treasurer Max Lenington tells The Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/T2Qbvh ) it works surprisingly well. Counties will start using the system in January, but Motor Vehicle Division administrator Brenda Nordlund says no one will be denied registration or r...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Like a lot of newlyweds, Karen Golinski was eager to enjoy the financial fruits of marriage. Within weeks of her wedding, she applied to add her spouse to her employer-sponsored health care plan, a move that would save the couple thousands of dollars a year. AP Photo/Eric Risberg Amy Cunninghis, left, and Karen Golinski, pose at a park by their home in San Francisco. All Golinski wanted was to enroll her spouse in her employer-sponsored health plan. Four years later, her request still is being debated. He...
