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Articles from the May 11, 2009 edition


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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...

  • Eagles slightly out-dual Blue Ponies

    Daniel Horton Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Any meeting between the Havre High Blue Ponies and Lewistown Golden Eagles usually results in good competition, and when the Blue Pony boys and girls track teams faced the Eagles on Saturday they found themselves in two very close matchups. The Class A Ponies played host to the Eagles on Saturday in a dual meet at the Havre Middle School track, where the Eagles managed to sweep the Ponies. The Eagles defeated the Ponies 73-72, and on the...

  • Volunteers to talk history on Amtrak

    Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A group of park rangers and volunteers Saturday kicked off a new program that runs from Havre to Minot, N.D., setting up at the Amtrak station in Havre during National Train Day to talk to local residents and Amtrak passengers. Judy Gomke of Kremlin, one of the Rails and Trails volunteers at the event in Havre, said part of her desire to join the program was her experiences riding the passenger rail service. “And I love history,” she added. Ste... Full story

  • Tester speaks to MSU-N grads

    John Kelleher Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Montana State University-Northern graduates received a typical Montana admonition on Saturday. "Go get 'em," Sen. John Tester urged the 340 graduates at the conclusion of his speech. Tester got a standing ovation before his speech, as Provost Joe Callahan, pointing to the senator's flattop haircut, said he brought a "level -headed approach" to the nation's capital. Brushing aside the belief that this was a bad time to graduate from...

  • Essential air continues despite some cancellations

    Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines said essential air service is continuing in Montana, although some flights have been canceled since the service resumed Feb. 1 due to a lack of passengers. “We need people to start using the service, we need it, we need it, we need it,” Monica Taylor of Great Lakes, based in Cheyenne, Wyo., said this morning “Not just Great Lakes but you, the community.” Taylor said 13 round-trip flights...

  • 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

  • Eagles slightly out-dual Blue Ponies

    Daniel Horton Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Any meeting between the Havre High Blue Ponies and Lewistown Golden Eagles usually results in good competition, and when the Blue Pony boys and girls track teams faced the Eagles on Saturday they found themselves in two very close matchups. The Class A Ponies played host to the Eagles on Saturday in a dual meet at the Havre Middle School track, where the Eagles managed to sweep the Ponies. The Eagles defeated the Ponies 73-72, and on the...

  • Volunteers to talk history on Amtrak

    Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A group of park rangers and volunteers Saturday kicked off a new program that runs from Havre to Minot, N.D., setting up at the Amtrak station in Havre during National Train Day to talk to local residents and Amtrak passengers. Judy Gomke of Kremlin, one of the Rails and Trails volunteers at the event in Havre, said part of her desire to join the program was her experiences riding the passenger rail service. “And I love history,” she added. Ste...

  • Tester speaks to MSU-N grads

    John Kelleher Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Montana State University-Northern graduates received a typical Montana admonition on Saturday. "Go get 'em," Sen. John Tester urged the 340 graduates at the conclusion of his speech. Tester got a standing ovation before his speech, as Provost Joe Callahan, pointing to the senator's flattop haircut, said he brought a "level -headed approach" to the nation's capital. Brushing aside the belief that this was a bad time to graduate from... Full story

  • Essential air continues despite some cancellations

    Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines said essential air service is continuing in Montana, although some flights have been canceled since the service resumed Feb. 1 due to a lack of passengers. “We need people to start using the service, we need it, we need it, we need it,” Monica Taylor of Great Lakes, based in Cheyenne, Wyo., said this morning “Not just Great Lakes but you, the community.” Taylor said 13 round-trip flights...

  • 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

  • Eagles slightly out-dual Blue Ponies

    Daniel Horton Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Any meeting between the Havre High Blue Ponies and Lewistown Golden Eagles usually results in good competition, and when the Blue Pony boys and girls track teams faced the Eagles on Saturday they found themselves in two very close matchups. The Class A Ponies played host to the Eagles on Saturday in a dual meet at the Havre Middle School track, where the Eagles managed to sweep the Ponies. The Eagles defeated the Ponies 73-72, and on the... Full story

  • Volunteers to talk history on Amtrak

    Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com A group of park rangers and volunteers Saturday kicked off a new program that runs from Havre to Minot, N.D., setting up at the Amtrak station in Havre during National Train Day to talk to local residents and Amtrak passengers. Judy Gomke of Kremlin, one of the Rails and Trails volunteers at the event in Havre, said part of her desire to join the program was her experiences riding the passenger rail service. “And I love history,” she added. Ste...

  • Tester speaks to MSU-N grads

    John Kelleher Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Montana State University-Northern graduates received a typical Montana admonition on Saturday. "Go get 'em," Sen. John Tester urged the 340 graduates at the conclusion of his speech. Tester got a standing ovation before his speech, as Provost Joe Callahan, pointing to the senator's flattop haircut, said he brought a "level -headed approach" to the nation's capital. Brushing aside the belief that this was a bad time to graduate from...

  • Essential air continues despite some cancellations

    Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com The director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines said essential air service is continuing in Montana, although some flights have been canceled since the service resumed Feb. 1 due to a lack of passengers. “We need people to start using the service, we need it, we need it, we need it,” Monica Taylor of Great Lakes, based in Cheyenne, Wyo., said this morning “Not just Great Lakes but you, the community.” Taylor said 13 round-trip flights...

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