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A photoshopped image of state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, that was posted on the Montana Republican Party's Facebook and Twitter accounts Tuesday has garnered criticism from Democrats and some of his constituents. Bachmeier, 19, the nation's youngest lawmaker, defeated Republican incumbent Stephanie Hess last year in the race to represent House District 28, which encompasses all of Havre. Bachmeier said he is afraid the attack might deter young people from getting...
Staff and wire report A local Democrat’s proposal to establish a statewide charter school system faces an uncertain future in Montana, even as Republicans hailed it as an opportunity to lift struggling schools. Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, wants to establish a seven-member charter school commission to oversee the new program. Administrative Rules of Montana already allows the creation of charter schools. In the rules, school districts may draft a charter which the state Board of Education may grant if it is r...
Rocky Boy Police and other law enforcement started scouring an area near Northern Winz Casino on U.S. Highway 87 Wednesday for a man reported missing. Richard Roastingstick, 57, was reported missing Monday morning by his family after his vehicle was discovered abandoned on an unpaved road near Northern Winz Friday, said Rocky Boy Police Criminal Investigator Steve Corcoran, who is leading the search. Four officers, some Fish and Wildlife personnel and a U.S. Border Patrol Agent with a dog were searching the area Wednesday...
Fergus High School senior Luke Derheim says one of the best moments of his life happened Feb. 4, when the Havre High School Blue Ponies came to town and he scored the first basket of his life in a varsity game, prompting the home crowd to erupt and chant his name. "It was indescribable, just to be able to get in. It was insane," Derheim said Wednesday. "It was once of the best moments of my life." Lewistown won the game, 59-49. A Youtube video of the last few seconds of the...
The First Baptist Church is holding a spaghetti dinner fundraiser Thursday with proceeds benefiting The Salvation Army’s RISP program to assist people with needs. The dinner runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, 625 Fourth Ave. in Havre. The dinner will feature spaghetti, garlic bread, a veggie platter, a beverage and dessert with “fantastic fellowship at a low, low price,” a flyer says....
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing to renew the grazing lease for the Vandalia Wildlife Management Area until Sept. 15, 2023. Comments are being sought on the draft environmental assessment concerning the grazing renewal. Vandalia WMA is comprised of 310 acres, bordering the south side of the Milk River, and consists of sagebrush grasslands, cottonwood and green ash stands, and wetland and riparian areas. The WMA is located approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Hinsdale. Grazing would continue to be...
Montana is broke. As subcommittee chairs of House Appropriations, we are the first stop for spending bills in the Montana Legislature. We are responsible for hearing testimony in our area of focus, then making decisions and moving bills to the full Appropriations Committee. In a low budget situation, like we are currently experiencing, we are responsible for making spending cuts and doing the difficult work of prioritizing needs in order to create a balanced budget. We recognize that there is a need for us to do a better job...
In the past, our state deptartment and the United Nations have made the bold declaration that Israel must give back Eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank. Absurd! Remember, in 1967 five countries came against Israel, Israel won the war and also added the West Bank. Remember the war we had with Mexico? We added Texas. Should we give Texas back to Mexico? Absurd! Israel is 70 percent Jewish. Other Israelis are Arabs who are secular, others are Christians, and peaceful Muslims. I have volunteered in Israel several times. I see...
In response to Dennis Kuntz’s Feb. 14, 2017, letter to the Havre Daily News: Thank you Senator Daines for representing me, Montana and United States’ values. This country is a free market republic. People came to America to be free from oppression and dictatorship; to be free to choose what was best for them and their families. This would only be possible if there was a choice. In Mr. Kuntz’s letter he stated the heart of rural Montana is their schools and that they are the lifeblood and cultural centers of rural areas...
Rich? Poor? By which stick do we measure? It is no secret I chose to play house in a small village in the mountains of Jalisco because I can do so and live well on my bare minimum pension. I live quietly, unobtrusively. By diligently shuffling pesos into my bottom drawer savings bank, similar to under the mattress, I can spend a week now and then on the beach. I am rich. Sometimes I lose sight of how wealthy I am. The other day I was walking down Calle Del Pulpo, the street where I used to live in Mazatlan, turned the corner...
David Ordell Friggstad passed away Feb. 13, 2017, following a brief illness. He was born in 1944 in Frontier, Saskatchewan, to Carol and Olaf Friggstad, the oldest of seven children. He was raised on the family farm established by his grandparents, Berto and Anna Friggstad, immigrants from Norway. His childhood experiences in Frontier focused on school (grudgingly), hockey, cars and good times with many friends. For his grade-12 school year he attended LCBI, Outlook,...
Hazel F. Allen, 95, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Visitation will be 2 until 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Hazel’s family has requested that memorial donations be made to Fifth Avenue Christian Church, 2015 Fifth Ave., Havre, Grace Chapel at Northern Montana C...
Havre Police Department A 14-year-old was arrested on charges of juvenile curfew violations and runaway juvenile after a Sixth Avenue caller reported Wednesday at 1:39 p.m. that one of her daughters had run away. —— One juvenile was arrested and another issued a summons on similar charges of disorderly conduct after a caller in the Havre Middle School area reported Wednesday at 3:23 p.m. that students were fighting. —— Molly Meagan Kain of Havre, 18, was arrested on two Justice or City court warrants Wednesday at 7:52 p.m. on...
Press release U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., engaged his constituents from across the state Wedensday by hosting an online town hall via Facebook Live. Poeple who missed the live event can watch the town hall in its entirety at facebook.com/senatortester/videos/1015500745207 1665/. The Senator took questions from dozens of Montanans, responding to questions submitted via e-mail and through the live comments section. “I encourage all Montanans to share their opinions with me,” Tester said. “With modern technology it’s easier...
HELENA — Small businesses across the state including one from Havre are sharing their success stories as the Montana Small Business Development Center Network reflects on a productive year in which it helped to create or retain 616 jobs in Montana. In 2016, the SBDC’s network helped launch 73 new businesses, counseled clients for 6,667 hours, and hosted 85 training seminars to reach 1,276 participants. The SBDC helped small business owners launch or grow their companies by working with clients to access more than $45 mil...
Havre Daily News staff Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting another year of Hunters Safety in Havre with the first of three sessions set to start next week. For youth, to be eligible to hunt and be fully certified during the 2017 season, hunters must be 12 years old by Jan. 16, 2018. Students aged 10 and 11 can take the course and hunt as an apprentice, but will not be fully certified until the year they turn 12. All registrants for this event must be 10 years of age by the first day of class. Hunter education manuals...
Women’s basketball is tough in the Frontier Conference. It seems every week, someone is getting upset. It happened last week to the Montana State University-Northern Skylights, and now, Northern will look to show its resiliency. The No. 15 Skylights (8-6, 18-7) head to UGF tonight and Carroll College Saturday night, coming off their first back-to-back losses of the season. And head coach Chris Mouat said his team must now find ways to rebound, against two very dangerous t...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights have been excellent on the road this season. But in their final two road games in Frontier Conference play, the Lights are going back to two gyms that weren't so kind to them last month. Northern (8-6, 19-7) has lost just three road games in conference play, but two of those came in Great Falls and Helena, the two cities the Lights visit on their final road trip of the regular season. Northern plays at UGF tonight and at No. 8...
One year ago at the District 9C basketball tournament, the Fort Benton girls basketball team was just a bucket away from the championship game and a berth in the Northern C Divisional. Unfortunately, after losing to Chinook in last year’s semifinals, the Longhorns didn’t make it to Great Falls. But after dismantling Hays-Lodge Pole 68-35 in the opening round the 2017 9C tournament Wednesday night inside the HHS gymnasium, the Longhorns finally have their shot at red...
When it comes to Turner girls basketball, it truly has become a family affair. During this District 9C girls basketball tournament, Turner has three sets of sisters playing on what has been the most successful Turner team in more than a decade. Five years ago however, it was a different story. Turner was struggling to just field a basketball team, and was not that far removed from when the Tornadoes were unable to play a varsity schedule. That’s the Turner girls basketball p...
The Box Elder Bears were heavy favorites in the opening game of the District 9C girls basketball tournament. They knew it, and their opponent, the Big Sandy Pioneers knew it, too. And while the Bears eventually overwhelmed the Pioneers, it took a big second-half surge by the defending 9C champions to do so in a 57-8 win over the Pioneers Wednesday afternoon inside the HHS gymnasium. Box Elder got off to a sluggish start and Big Sandy took advantage of it. But, a 23-1 run in...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Turner Tornadoes waged two great battles during the District 9C girls basketball season - each winning on their home floor. And while Wednesday's rubber match, in the opening round of the District 9C girls basketball tournament was another good game, it was one which belonged to the Beeters from start to finish as Chinook advanced to tonight's 9C semifinal with a 45-39 win. "We had to play through some adversity today," Chinook head coach Molli...
Prep Basketball Standings GIRLS Central A Conf. Overall Havre 7-0 12-5 Belgrade 6-2 10-6 Browning 3-4 9-7 Lewistown 1-6 6-10 Livingston 1-6 1-16 Eastern A Conf. Overall Haridn 8-1 16-1 Billings Central 6-3 9-7 Miles City 5-3 11-5 Laurel 5-4 8-7 Glendive 2-7 2-14 Sidney 1-9 1-17 Northwest A Conf. Overall Columbia Falls 6-0 16-1 Frenchtown 4-2 14-2 Polson 1-4 3-14 Whitefish 0-4 0-16 Southwest A Conf. Overall Butte Central 6-2 12-5 Dillon 5-2 11-5 Corvallis 4-2 9-7 Hamilton 2-5 6-11 Stevensville 1-7 4-12 BOYS Central A Conf....
The start of the District 9C tournament is always exciting, but no game was more exciting on the first day of the girls tournament than the one between North Star and Chester-Joplin-Inverness. North Star, which came in as the third seed, needed a stellar fourth-quarter to rally from a five-point deficit to gut out a 45-40 victory inside the HHS gymnasium Wednesday night. With the win, the Knights advance to tonight's semifinal game with Fort Benton, which is set for 8:30. "Tha...
