Articles from the May 2, 2003 edition

Montana State University-Northern women's basketball coach Mike Erickson has signed his eighth recruit for the upcoming season. Sunburst standout forward/center Carly Kleinert is the latest player to commit to play for the Skylights. Kleinert was possibly one of the most dominant girls athletes in Northcentral Montana. She averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and two block shots a game this season for the Refiners in leading them to the Northern C Divisional. At 6-2, Kleinert will bring some added size to the Skylights, who hav...

What's worse? Having your picture taken with college girls kissing your cheek, or having the same picture taken with a can of Natural Light in your hand? What's worse? Ringing up $200 on your credit card at a strip club called Arety's Angels, or allowing a stripper, from said strip club, ring up $1,000 in hotel room service on the same credit card? Ahh, the dilemmas that face major college coaches these days. It's easy to throw cheap jokes at Iowa State basketball coach Larry Eustachy after pictures of him cavorting with...

They say that April showers bring May flowers. In the world of Montana high school sports, when April turns to May it usually means things start to heat up a lot faster than the weather does. For the Havre High track team things have been pretty serious for a while now. The Ponies have been going up against top level competition for several weeks now. On Saturday in Lewistown, they will have one more opportunity to fine-tune things before the Central A divisional track meet in Havre in two weeks. After Saturday's meet in Lewi...

The last name will be recognizable to Montana State University-Northern wrestling fans, so will the wrestling skills. Emory Willson, younger brother of two-time NAIA national champion Emmett Willson, has signed an NAIA letter of intent to wrestle for Lights head coach David Ray next season. Emory, a three-time placer at the Montana state B-C wrestling tournament for Shepherd High School, was 46-4 this season and finished fifth at state in the 171-pound division. In 2002, he compiled a 40-7 record and finished third. A...

It's been nearly a month since the Havre Northstars opened their season against the Class AA Kalispell Lakers. They will finally return to action when they host the Great Falls Stallions Class A team as part of a shared doubleheader with the Havre Comets Saturday afternoon at Legion Field in Havre. The Northstars, who opened their season with an 0-4 start in two days' worth of games against the Lakers back in early April, will be looking to get their season jump-started when they face the always tough Stallions. "We played...

ROCKY BOY - Clifford Watson Stump, 79, died April 29, 2003, at his home in Rocky Boy after a battle with cancer. A wake service was to begin Tuesday afternoon at Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. A traditional Indian service was to begin at 10 a.m. today, also at the church. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Clifford was born April 1, 1924, to Pat Peeper and Blanket Mighty Voice in Billings. Cliff was raised by his stepfather, John Stump Sr. Cliff attended schools in Rocky Boy, where he grew up. He entered the...

Glenda Caroline St. Dennis, 41, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 26, 2003, at her residence in Havre. Cremation has taken place. There will be a private gathering of friends and family at a later time. Glenda was born Feb. 17, 1962, to Arthur and Charlotee (Bray) Thelander in Bellingham,Wash. She grew up in Bellinghamand Cordova, Alaska, and attended schools there. After school Glenda went to work on commercial fishing boats, in canneries, and as a horse wrangler. Glenda married Joe St. Dennis in 1995 in Havre after the...

CHINOOK - Lyle M. Montgomery, 42, died unexpectedly on April 8, 2003, in Reno, Nev. A memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church in Chinook. Lyle was born in Havre to Ralph and Vanda (Werk) Montgomery on Dec. 15, 1960. He was raised in Chinook and graduated from Chinook High School in 1980. Lyle graduated from Northern Montana College with a degree in engineering technology, and was a 1995 graduate of a pharmacy school in Laramie, Wyo. Lyle was a pharmacy manager for Safeway at Hawthorne, Nev.,...

MISSOULA - Cyril F. "Cy" Honzel, 83, of Missoula died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. Visitation will be held on today from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Garden City Funeral Home with Vigil services following at 7:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Parish with a reception following at the Elks Club. Private interment will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Cy was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., the only child of Frank R. and Gabrielle (Merrell) Honzel...

Erna Rosena Evins, 77, died April 27, 2003, in a Chicago-area hospital. Visitation will be held Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Lake Forest, Ill. A memorial service will follow at 3:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held in Havre at a later date. Erna was born on a farm south of Laredo to Fred and Roselia Philippi. She moved into town in 1936 and graduated from Havre High School. She was a bookkeeper at the Havre Daily News before moving away from the Havre area. She was a resident of the Chicago...

Hill County Attorney David Rice said he intends to seek the state District Court vacancy created by Judge John Warner's appointment to the Montana Supreme Court. Rice said Thursday that he will apply for the position later this month. Warner will resign from the District Court seat on May 18. Warner, a Great Falls native, has served in Havre as a district judge since 1988. He replaces Terry Trieweiler, who resigned from the high court to enter private practice. Rice said he has considered making a bid for Warner's spot since...

A longtime Havre couple will leave their friends, home and rich history behind when they move to Helena this month. Bob and Helen Kiesling, Havre residents for the better part of a century, plan to move to a retirement home this summer, the couple said. They leave behind a legacy of service and involvement. Bob, the longest running Rotary member in this area and a former American Red Cross chairman, operated a well-known newsstand in the Heritage Center for almost two decades. His wife. Helen, who is close friends with...

A group of RV-driving, card-playing, service-minded people have gathered in Havre for a meeting this weekend. They have come from all across Montana and descended on Havre in a veritable armada of recreational vehicles. The Good Sam Club, as this group of mostly retired but young-at-heart people is called, has come to collaborate during a semiannual business meeting. They are gathered at the Holiday Village Shopping Center, where rows of RVs have created a temporary city of houses on wheels. Festivities planned for this weeke...

Hill County Attorney David Rice has determined that Havre City Council member Rick Pierson was not elected to a four-year term in 2001 and will have to run again this year if he wants to keep his seat. Pierson, a Democratic council member for 10 years, said today he won't seek re-election. He said Rice's ruling had nothing to do with his decision. "It's time for me to go," Pierson said. "Ten years is enough to be a public servant." Rice looked into the question at the request of Hill County Clerk and Recorder Diane Mellem....

Some local health care providers are trying to emphasize the positive in promoting a fund-raiser to improve babies' health and prevent birth defects and infant mortality. The fund-raiser is the March of Dimes WalkAmerica event, slated for May 31 in Havre. Staff members at Northern Montana Health Care volunteered to create a poster of local children who were born prematurely to advertise the walk. Wanda Allison, manager of obstetrics at Northern Montana Hospital, said one poster is already made, and another is on the way....

Some local health care providers are trying to emphasize the positive in promoting a fund-raiser to improve babies' health and prevent birth defects and infant mortality. The fund-raiser is the March of Dimes WalkAmerica event, slated for May 31 in Havre. Staff members at Northern Montana Health Care volunteered to create a poster of local children who were born prematurely to advertise the walk. Wanda Allison, manager of obstetrics at Northern Montana Hospital, said one poster is already made, and another is on the way....

Montana State University-Northern women's basketball coach Mike Erickson has signed his eighth recruit for the upcoming season. Sunburst standout forward/center Carly Kleinert is the latest player to commit to play for the Skylights. Kleinert was possibly one of the most dominant girls athletes in Northcentral Montana. She averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and two block shots a game this season for the Refiners in leading them to the Northern C Divisional. At 6-2, Kleinert will bring some added size to the Skylights, who hav...

What's worse? Having your picture taken with college girls kissing your cheek, or having the same picture taken with a can of Natural Light in your hand? What's worse? Ringing up $200 on your credit card at a strip club called Arety's Angels, or allowing a stripper, from said strip club, ring up $1,000 in hotel room service on the same credit card? Ahh, the dilemmas that face major college coaches these days. It's easy to throw cheap jokes at Iowa State basketball coach Larry Eustachy after pictures of him cavorting with...

They say that April showers bring May flowers. In the world of Montana high school sports, when April turns to May it usually means things start to heat up a lot faster than the weather does. For the Havre High track team things have been pretty serious for a while now. The Ponies have been going up against top level competition for several weeks now. On Saturday in Lewistown, they will have one more opportunity to fine-tune things before the Central A divisional track meet in Havre in two weeks. After Saturday's meet in Lewi...

The last name will be recognizable to Montana State University-Northern wrestling fans, so will the wrestling skills. Emory Willson, younger brother of two-time NAIA national champion Emmett Willson, has signed an NAIA letter of intent to wrestle for Lights head coach David Ray next season. Emory, a three-time placer at the Montana state B-C wrestling tournament for Shepherd High School, was 46-4 this season and finished fifth at state in the 171-pound division. In 2002, he compiled a 40-7 record and finished third. A...

It's been nearly a month since the Havre Northstars opened their season against the Class AA Kalispell Lakers. They will finally return to action when they host the Great Falls Stallions Class A team as part of a shared doubleheader with the Havre Comets Saturday afternoon at Legion Field in Havre. The Northstars, who opened their season with an 0-4 start in two days' worth of games against the Lakers back in early April, will be looking to get their season jump-started when they face the always tough Stallions. "We played...

ROCKY BOY - Clifford Watson Stump, 79, died April 29, 2003, at his home in Rocky Boy after a battle with cancer. A wake service was to begin Tuesday afternoon at Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. A traditional Indian service was to begin at 10 a.m. today, also at the church. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Clifford was born April 1, 1924, to Pat Peeper and Blanket Mighty Voice in Billings. Cliff was raised by his stepfather, John Stump Sr. Cliff attended schools in Rocky Boy, where he grew up. He entered the...

Glenda Caroline St. Dennis, 41, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 26, 2003, at her residence in Havre. Cremation has taken place. There will be a private gathering of friends and family at a later time. Glenda was born Feb. 17, 1962, to Arthur and Charlotee (Bray) Thelander in Bellingham,Wash. She grew up in Bellinghamand Cordova, Alaska, and attended schools there. After school Glenda went to work on commercial fishing boats, in canneries, and as a horse wrangler. Glenda married Joe St. Dennis in 1995 in Havre after the...

CHINOOK - Lyle M. Montgomery, 42, died unexpectedly on April 8, 2003, in Reno, Nev. A memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church in Chinook. Lyle was born in Havre to Ralph and Vanda (Werk) Montgomery on Dec. 15, 1960. He was raised in Chinook and graduated from Chinook High School in 1980. Lyle graduated from Northern Montana College with a degree in engineering technology, and was a 1995 graduate of a pharmacy school in Laramie, Wyo. Lyle was a pharmacy manager for Safeway at Hawthorne, Nev.,...

MISSOULA - Cyril F. "Cy" Honzel, 83, of Missoula died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. Visitation will be held on today from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Garden City Funeral Home with Vigil services following at 7:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Parish with a reception following at the Elks Club. Private interment will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Cy was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., the only child of Frank R. and Gabrielle (Merrell) Honzel...