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Articles from the September 13, 2002 edition


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  • Computer technology helps keep this old Havre business growing

    Rob and Ray Floren have seen their family's business change dramatically, yet stay the same, since 1963. Or at least since 1968, when Rob started working for his father, Clyde, at Hill County Printing. Ray started working there in 1973. The work they do is about the same as it was in 1963. The way they do the work is not. "It's turned completely around," Rob said today. "I don't know how we made it, years ago," Ray added. The business has evolved from selecting individual letters to place in trays to make words and... Full story

  • Somthings brewing in RudyardScience teacher excited about possibilities of new lab

    Somthings brewing in Rudyard Science teacher excited about possibilities of new lab Blue Sky School has some updated technology for its students. Updated as much as 30 years or more. The school completely updated its science lab over the summer. Principal Joe Jurenka told science teacher Pam Renaker it hadn't been updated for at least 35 years. Some Rudyard and Hingham residents, the towns the school serves, said it looked the same as it had in the 1940s, Renaker said. The new setup allows more experiments, more safety and... Full story

  • County offers answers to teen alcohol woesCommunity Voices

    County offers answers to teen alcohol woes Community Voices Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your challenge regarding minor in possession and underage drinking in our community. We would like to share some of the services and programs available through Hill County. Hill County, with the encouragement of HELP (Havre Encourages Long-Range Prevention) and the assistance of the Montana Legislature (specifically Rep. John Musgrove,) passed a countrywide curfew ordinance. By passing this countrywide curfew,...

  • Uneventful anniversary was the best it could beOur view

    Uneventful anniversary was the best it could be Our view Anniversaries are usually welcome dates. Wednesday's anniversary of the terrorist attack on America's home shore was not the case. While our nation owed it to those lost to remember the somber occasion, the American public and those charged with protecting us from similar attacks faced the day with trepidation. Polls showed that a large number of Americans feared another attack on the anniversary. America and the world have changed dramatically from a year ago. Prior... Full story

  • Pony runners in Cut Bank for invitational

    The Havre High cross country team travels to familiar territory as they return to Cut Bank, today for the Cut Bank Invitational. It's their second trip to Cut Bank in three weeks. The Ponies will once again be up against some stiff competition, as defending State A girls champion Big Fork will be at this meet along with Cut Bank, who is the defending Class B champion. Columbia Falls, Whitefish and Browning will be the other Class A schools in attendance. Shelby and Cascade along with several area Class C schools will also be... Full story

  • Chi Chi in Chinook for fund-raiser

    Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez has walked on some of golf's most hallowed grounds. He has seen the azaleas bloom at Augusta National, played the road hole at St. Andrew's and battled the wind and rain at Pebble Beach. Now, Chi Chi can add battling the wind, heat and bugs of the Hi-Line to his distinguished resume. Rodriguez, a former PGA and current Senior PGA tour player, is in Havre today and will be heading to Chinook tonight for a fund-raising exhibition at the Chinook Golf and Country Club on Saturday. For people not familiar... Full story

  • Pony football searches for elusive first win

    For the Havre Blue Pony football team, tonight's visit to Glendive is not only the first road trip of the season, it is a continuation of their search for that first win. Glendive (0-2) is also in search of that elusive first victory of the season. The Ponies are coming off back to back losses at home while Glendive dropped their season opener to Class B Glasgow and also lost to Lewistown last Friday night, 25-17. Despite the 0-2 start, Havre head coach Troy Purcell is feeling pretty good coming into tonight's contest. "We... Full story

  • Blue Pony spikers host Chinook

    For the first time this season, the Havre High volleyball team will be in the friendly confines of the Havre High Gymnasium as they take on the Chinook Sugarbeeters Saturday night at 7 p.m. The Ponies (4-4, 2-0) are coming off of two very tough weeks of competition in which they played several games in the same day. In particular, last Friday where they played seven games in one day at the Electric City Classic in Great Falls. Havre head coach Lacy Anderson is looking forward to her team getting a little rest as they only...

  • Northern offers weekend masters degree program

    Earning a graduate degree in education will be more convenient through a new weekend master's degree program at Montana State University-Northern. "This quality, 36-credit-hour program is designed to assist education professionals by focusing on the discipline of learning and its applications," said associated professor Curtis Smeby. The program will bring together up to 30 students for classes. They will take classes three weekends per course, including Friday evenings and Saturdays, including summers. Two courses are taken... Full story

  • Panel approves water project

    A proposal to bring better water to some 30,000 north-central Montana residents has cleared one hurdle. The House Committee on Resources on Thursday unanimously passed legislation introduced by Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont. The legislation, which authorizes creating the Rocky Boy/North Central Montana Regional Water Supply System, will now go to the full House for debate. Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., has introduced identical legislation in the Senate. Annmarie Robinson of Bear Paw Development Corp., who has been coordinating...

  • ESTHER HAN, Obituary

    INVERNESS Esther Aileen Han, 83, Inverness, died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at a Chester nursing home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Chester. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Aileen was born April 9, 1919, to Robert and Esther (Strissel) Woods on the family homestead near Inverness. The family moved to Alberta in 1920. She received her early education at Warrick, Legreville and Lavoy. The Woods' returned to Inverness in 1937, so Aileen finis... Full story

  • WM. DEAN HOWARD, Obituary

    AUBURN, Wash. William "Dean" Howard, 66, Auburn, Wash., formerly of Havre, died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002, at a Seattle hospital of natural causes. A memorial service will be held in Havre at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Elks Club hospitality room with a celebration-of-life potluck dinner to follow. The family encourages friends and family to write down their most memorable moments to be shared at the gathering. Howard was born Sept. 22, 1935, in Sumner, Wash. He married Doris Boucher on Oct. 17, 1956, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The...

  • LILLIE WHITAKER, Obituary

    Lillie G. Whitaker, 72, a retired homemaker and caregiver, died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at a hospital in Great Falls of natural causes. Public viewing will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Funeral service is 10 a.m. Monday at the Immanual Baptist Church with Dr. Curtis Ellis officiating. Burial is to follow at the Highland Cemetery. There will be a fellowship following the committal rite at the Immanual Baptist Church. Lillie was born March 4, 1930,... Full story

  • Lights open Frontier Conference season

    It's a pretty simple request really. Hang onto the ball, protect it, love it, cherish it and above all else don't turn it over. But Montana State-Northern head football coach Walt Currie is past the point of requesting. He's demanding it. After fighting turnovers in the past two seasons and last week's six turnover performance in a 35-14 loss to Dickinson State, Currie has seen enough. The Lights open the Frontier Conference season on Saturday when they travel to Billings to take on the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears....

  • Dwindling HHS sports attendance

    When I was 8 years old, there was nothing more exciting to me than going to Blue Pony Stadium on Friday nights with my friends. At that time we didn't necessarily watch the game. Instead, we played football in the endzones emulating our favorite Blue Pony players. We knew most of their names. But did it really matter? No, we just were happy to be there, to be part of the excitement that came with those games. When I got to high school, I decided not to play football but many of my close friends did. And consequently, my love... Full story

  • Legionnaires meet in Malta

    About 60 Legionnaires and members of the Auxiliary are expected to attend the Spring meeting of District No. 2 on Sept. 29 in Malta. Malta Commander Ernest Becker said there are about 500 Legionnaires in District No. 2. The Posts are located in Havre, Rocky Boy, Chinook, Big Sandy, Malta, Hogeland, Saco, Chester, Turner and Harlem. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at the Vets Club in Malta. The adjutants, commanders and membership workshops will be held beginning at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., the veterans' benefits workshop will...

  • Hose-coupling contest new for Festival Days

    The Havre Fire Department, the current state champions in hose-coupling, is challenging Havre businesses and residents to a hose-coupling contest. The Fire Department will hold the contest on Sept. 21 in conjunction with Havre Festival Days. The contest will start at 1 p.m. in the 200 block of Third Avenue in front of the Atrium Mall. The hose-coupling contest is a timed event that consists of a four-person team attaching three lengths of fire hose and a nozzle to a water supply and knocking over a target and then changing ou... Full story

  • State hosting series of Hi-Line meetings on U.S. 2

    The Montana Department of Transportation is holding the first series of public meetings for the environmental impact statement for the widening of U.S. Highway 2 between Havre and Fort Belknap. The open house meetings will be held at the following locations along the corridor, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. each night: Sept. 30, in the Student Union Building Ballroom at the Montana State University-Northern campus in Havre Oct. 1 at the Chinook Motor Inn in Chinook Oct. 2 at the Harlem City Hall Oct. 3 at the Bingo Hall in Fort Belknap....

  • Havre Prides fall cleanup is Saturday morning

    The Havre community will have the chance to clean up the city's street trash Saturday and get a free lunch from the Havre Fire Department for their efforts. The Havre Pride Committee of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its biannual community effort to clean up the streets of Havre on Saturday morning, beginning at 8:30. Community volunteers will pick up loose trash throughout the city, and local business managers and owners are asked to sweep out, wipe down and clean up areas around their stores. The blue Pride... Full story

  • From a trash bin to her caring hands

    As Michelle Bibeau and her husband, Tony, were unloading some yard trimmings Sunday night at the Fresno dump, she heard the faint sound of puppies crying. Michelle listened closer and realized that the whimpers were coming from the bottom of a trash bin filled with garbage. Michelle started digging through the trash and found a white plastic grocery bag at the bottom of the bin with something moving inside. Michelle opened the bag and found four newborn puppies with their umbilical cords still bloody and wet and six newborn...

  • Local support grows for repair of Milk River water source

    Local irrigators, sportsmen, politicians and water users have lots to say about the status of the system that diverts water to the Milk River. "It's a federal project and there's a damn tractor tire wired around it. We're paying a half million in (operations and maintenance) and there's a tire keeping the water from squirting out," said Randy Reed of Chinook, chairman of the Milk River Project Development Association. The Fresno Chapter of Walleye Unlimited hosted a meeting Tuesday in Havre so Kim Falcon could collect...

  • Computer technology helps keep this old Havre business growing

    Rob and Ray Floren have seen their family's business change dramatically, yet stay the same, since 1963. Or at least since 1968, when Rob started working for his father, Clyde, at Hill County Printing. Ray started working there in 1973. The work they do is about the same as it was in 1963. The way they do the work is not. "It's turned completely around," Rob said today. "I don't know how we made it, years ago," Ray added. The business has evolved from selecting individual letters to place in trays to make words and...

  • Somthings brewing in RudyardScience teacher excited about possibilities of new lab

    Somthings brewing in Rudyard Science teacher excited about possibilities of new lab Blue Sky School has some updated technology for its students. Updated as much as 30 years or more. The school completely updated its science lab over the summer. Principal Joe Jurenka told science teacher Pam Renaker it hadn't been updated for at least 35 years. Some Rudyard and Hingham residents, the towns the school serves, said it looked the same as it had in the 1940s, Renaker said. The new setup allows more experiments, more safety and... Full story

  • County offers answers to teen alcohol woesCommunity Voices

    County offers answers to teen alcohol woes Community Voices Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your challenge regarding minor in possession and underage drinking in our community. We would like to share some of the services and programs available through Hill County. Hill County, with the encouragement of HELP (Havre Encourages Long-Range Prevention) and the assistance of the Montana Legislature (specifically Rep. John Musgrove,) passed a countrywide curfew ordinance. By passing this countrywide curfew,... Full story

  • Uneventful anniversary was the best it could beOur view

    Uneventful anniversary was the best it could be Our view Anniversaries are usually welcome dates. Wednesday's anniversary of the terrorist attack on America's home shore was not the case. While our nation owed it to those lost to remember the somber occasion, the American public and those charged with protecting us from similar attacks faced the day with trepidation. Polls showed that a large number of Americans feared another attack on the anniversary. America and the world have changed dramatically from a year ago. Prior...

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