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  • lest we forget

    page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f... Full story

  • Rare double-dip of district track on tap today

    HMS track plays host to competitive District 9C track meet and is the temporary home of District 7C meet today as well Chris Peterson Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The Jason Groseclose Memorial track meet in Rudyard on Saturday featured a number of Hi-Line schools, making it the ideal tune up for today's District 9C track meet. With a number of athletes missing from both schools due to other extracurricular activities, the North Star girls track team dominated the rest of the... Full story

  • ARDYCE SWANK obituary

    Ardyce Swank, 91, died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at the Benefis East Medical Center in Great Falls of natural causes. Ardyce has been cremated. Her ashes will be buried in the family plot at the Chester Cemetery. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. She was born Ardyce M o n r e e n Robison on Nov. 10, 1915 at Lothair, M o n t a n a . Her parents w e r e Edward M. “ E . M . ” Robison & Clara Ethel Wilson. Ardyce was the second of four girls born to the Robison's. She received her early education at Lothair, the...

  • PATRICIA A. (MAYER) SMITH obituary

    Patricia A. Mayer Smith, 74, died Dec. 17, 2006 at Charleston, South Carolina of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be held at 11 a . M . Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Holland and B o n i n e F u n e r a l Chapel with C h a d Lehtermon officiating. Interment of the cremated remains will follow at the Highland Cemetery with Full military Honors. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the VFW immediately after the graveside services. Patricia was born on March 17, 1932 in Havre, the daughter...

  • FRANK “MERLE” SKINNER obituary

    FRANK “MERLE” SKINNER obituary Frank “Merle” Skinner, 78, White Eagle, “NAKYENAKAY” of Fort Belknap and Butte died Saturday, May 5, 2007 of natural causes at a long term care facility in Butte. A wake is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the St. P a u l ' s M i s s i o n Recreation Center, and the Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday May 9, 2007 at the St. P a u l ' s M i s s i o n Church with Father Joe Retzel, S.J. officiating. The Committal Rite will be at the Colliflower Family Cemetery, with Veterans ho... Full story

  • FEMA announces mitigation finalists in Montana

    FEMA news desk WASHINGTON (AP) R. David Paulison, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that FEMA has selected four mitigation activities in Montana as finalists in its Pre- Disaster Mitigation Program national competition. Those applications, once meeting additional criteria, will be eligible to receive 75 percent federal funding. The PDM Program, first authorized in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and first funded by President Bush in his FY 2003 budget, provides funding for... Full story

  • Governor calls special session

    MATT GOURAS Associated Press Writer HELENA (AP) Gov. Brian Schweitzer called lawmakers back to Helena for a special session beginning Thursday, believing “positive conversations” will help break an impasse over taxes and spending. Lawmakers adjourned their 90-day regular session on April 27 without drafting a budget the first time anyone can recall the Legislature failing in its primary responsibility. Acrimonious negotiations broke down amid a mood of mistrust on both sides. Schweitzer said he is calling a special ses...

  • Havre student arrested for writing threatening letter to middle school

    Annette Hayden Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A 13-year-old juvenile male remained in the Blaine County Detention Facility Monday after admitting to writing a threatening letter found at Havre Middle School on Friday. “School officials contact the Havre Police Department at 2:24 p.m. Friday, May 4,” said Police Lt. Russ Ostwalt. “They had located a threatening letter at the school. Police went to the school and met with their officials. After assisting the school in determining who w...

  • lest we forget

    page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f... Full story

  • Rare double-dip of district track on tap today

    HMS track plays host to competitive District 9C track meet and is the temporary home of District 7C meet today as well Chris Peterson Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The Jason Groseclose Memorial track meet in Rudyard on Saturday featured a number of Hi-Line schools, making it the ideal tune up for today's District 9C track meet. With a number of athletes missing from both schools due to other extracurricular activities, the North Star girls track team dominated the rest of the...

  • ARDYCE SWANK obituary

    Ardyce Swank, 91, died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at the Benefis East Medical Center in Great Falls of natural causes. Ardyce has been cremated. Her ashes will be buried in the family plot at the Chester Cemetery. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. She was born Ardyce M o n r e e n Robison on Nov. 10, 1915 at Lothair, M o n t a n a . Her parents w e r e Edward M. “ E . M . ” Robison & Clara Ethel Wilson. Ardyce was the second of four girls born to the Robison's. She received her early education at Lothair, the...

  • PATRICIA A. (MAYER) SMITH obituary

    Patricia A. Mayer Smith, 74, died Dec. 17, 2006 at Charleston, South Carolina of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be held at 11 a . M . Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Holland and B o n i n e F u n e r a l Chapel with C h a d Lehtermon officiating. Interment of the cremated remains will follow at the Highland Cemetery with Full military Honors. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the VFW immediately after the graveside services. Patricia was born on March 17, 1932 in Havre, the daughter...

  • FRANK “MERLE” SKINNER obituary

    FRANK “MERLE” SKINNER obituary Frank “Merle” Skinner, 78, White Eagle, “NAKYENAKAY” of Fort Belknap and Butte died Saturday, May 5, 2007 of natural causes at a long term care facility in Butte. A wake is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the St. P a u l ' s M i s s i o n Recreation Center, and the Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday May 9, 2007 at the St. P a u l ' s M i s s i o n Church with Father Joe Retzel, S.J. officiating. The Committal Rite will be at the Colliflower Family Cemetery, with Veterans ho...

  • FEMA announces mitigation finalists in Montana

    FEMA news desk WASHINGTON (AP) R. David Paulison, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that FEMA has selected four mitigation activities in Montana as finalists in its Pre- Disaster Mitigation Program national competition. Those applications, once meeting additional criteria, will be eligible to receive 75 percent federal funding. The PDM Program, first authorized in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and first funded by President Bush in his FY 2003 budget, provides funding for... Full story

  • Governor calls special session

    MATT GOURAS Associated Press Writer HELENA (AP) Gov. Brian Schweitzer called lawmakers back to Helena for a special session beginning Thursday, believing “positive conversations” will help break an impasse over taxes and spending. Lawmakers adjourned their 90-day regular session on April 27 without drafting a budget the first time anyone can recall the Legislature failing in its primary responsibility. Acrimonious negotiations broke down amid a mood of mistrust on both sides. Schweitzer said he is calling a special ses...

  • Havre student arrested for writing threatening letter to middle school

    Annette Hayden Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A 13-year-old juvenile male remained in the Blaine County Detention Facility Monday after admitting to writing a threatening letter found at Havre Middle School on Friday. “School officials contact the Havre Police Department at 2:24 p.m. Friday, May 4,” said Police Lt. Russ Ostwalt. “They had located a threatening letter at the school. Police went to the school and met with their officials. After assisting the school in determining who w... Full story

  • lest we forget

    page design and photos by nikki carlson story by krista corner One veteran's tour of duty in World War II took him to many of the most famous battles of the South Pacific, and his ship was one of the first inside the harbor at Tokyo. Earl Pollington reminisced Wednesday about life in Kremlin, coming to Montana from Michigan, the U.S. Navy and a marriage of almost 60 years. Pollington, 92, served his country in World War II aboard the U.S.S. San Diego, an anti-aircraft cruiser. He has lived a colorful life, coming to Montana f...

  • Rare double-dip of district track on tap today

    HMS track plays host to competitive District 9C track meet and is the temporary home of District 7C meet today as well Chris Peterson Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The Jason Groseclose Memorial track meet in Rudyard on Saturday featured a number of Hi-Line schools, making it the ideal tune up for today's District 9C track meet. With a number of athletes missing from both schools due to other extracurricular activities, the North Star girls track team dominated the rest of the...

  • ARDYCE SWANK obituary

    Ardyce Swank, 91, died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at the Benefis East Medical Center in Great Falls of natural causes. Ardyce has been cremated. Her ashes will be buried in the family plot at the Chester Cemetery. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. She was born Ardyce M o n r e e n Robison on Nov. 10, 1915 at Lothair, M o n t a n a . Her parents w e r e Edward M. “ E . M . ” Robison & Clara Ethel Wilson. Ardyce was the second of four girls born to the Robison's. She received her early education at Lothair, the...

  • PATRICIA A. (MAYER) SMITH obituary

    Patricia A. Mayer Smith, 74, died Dec. 17, 2006 at Charleston, South Carolina of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be held at 11 a . M . Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Holland and B o n i n e F u n e r a l Chapel with C h a d Lehtermon officiating. Interment of the cremated remains will follow at the Highland Cemetery with Full military Honors. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the VFW immediately after the graveside services. Patricia was born on March 17, 1932 in Havre, the daughter... Full story

  • FRANK “MERLE” SKINNER obituary

    FRANK “MERLE” SKINNER obituary Frank “Merle” Skinner, 78, White Eagle, “NAKYENAKAY” of Fort Belknap and Butte died Saturday, May 5, 2007 of natural causes at a long term care facility in Butte. A wake is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the St. P a u l ' s M i s s i o n Recreation Center, and the Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday May 9, 2007 at the St. P a u l ' s M i s s i o n Church with Father Joe Retzel, S.J. officiating. The Committal Rite will be at the Colliflower Family Cemetery, with Veterans ho...

  • FEMA announces mitigation finalists in Montana

    FEMA news desk WASHINGTON (AP) R. David Paulison, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that FEMA has selected four mitigation activities in Montana as finalists in its Pre- Disaster Mitigation Program national competition. Those applications, once meeting additional criteria, will be eligible to receive 75 percent federal funding. The PDM Program, first authorized in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and first funded by President Bush in his FY 2003 budget, provides funding for...

  • Governor calls special session

    MATT GOURAS Associated Press Writer HELENA (AP) Gov. Brian Schweitzer called lawmakers back to Helena for a special session beginning Thursday, believing “positive conversations” will help break an impasse over taxes and spending. Lawmakers adjourned their 90-day regular session on April 27 without drafting a budget the first time anyone can recall the Legislature failing in its primary responsibility. Acrimonious negotiations broke down amid a mood of mistrust on both sides. Schweitzer said he is calling a special ses...

  • Havre student arrested for writing threatening letter to middle school

    Annette Hayden Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A 13-year-old juvenile male remained in the Blaine County Detention Facility Monday after admitting to writing a threatening letter found at Havre Middle School on Friday. “School officials contact the Havre Police Department at 2:24 p.m. Friday, May 4,” said Police Lt. Russ Ostwalt. “They had located a threatening letter at the school. Police went to the school and met with their officials. After assisting the school in determining who w... Full story

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