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Articles from the May 15, 2014 edition


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  • Tyler Smith acquires Rock Solid Enterprises

    Special to the Havre Daily News|Updated May 16, 2014

    After 10 years of owning and operating Rock Solid Enterprises Inc., brothers Gary and Greg Baltrusch are turning the keys over to Tyler Smith. The Baltrusches have decided to concentrate their efforts to the farm and the continuing construction of Prairie Farms Golf Course. "We wish Tyler and his new company Rock Solid Materials the best. We would like to sincerely thank our customers and assure them that Tyler will be putting out the same quality materials and prompt service...

  • Havre photographer honored by state

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 15, 2014

    A photographer based out of Havre has been rewarded for his work capturing the essence of Montana and was honored at the Capitol Wednesday in Helena at a display of his work. Todd Klassy was selected by Secretary of State Linda McCulloch as the latest "Treasured Montana Artist." "Our prairies and plains are as significant as our mountains," McCulloch said in a press release. "There's history in that old grain elevator, cattle herd and rusted sign you pass 100 miles from the la...

  • North Stars take one, lose second in extra innings

    Daniel Horton|Updated May 15, 2014

    There was some late-game drama in both games of Wednesday night's conference doubleheader, but the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team managed to escape with at least one win at home. The North Stars welcomed in the Great Falls Electrics for two conference games at Legion Field in Havre, and Havre found itself leading both games late, but couldn't fend off the surging Electrics in both. The North Stars won game one 9-8 but lost the nightcap 11-6 in extra innings....

  • Knights take back 9C boys track crown

    Daniel Horton|Updated May 15, 2014

    A two-year reign at the top of District 9C came to an end for Chinook this season, with another team crowned champion in Havre. Wednesday, the Havre Middle School track and field in Havre was home to the annual 9C track meet. After back-to-back team championships, the Chinook Sugarbeeters wound up taking second place with 143 points and the North Star Knights took the No. 1 spot with 167. The Box Elder Bears turned in 89 points for third place, while the Turner Tornadoes took...

  • The Royal Knights of track

    Daniel Horton|Updated May 15, 2014

    Some athletic programs find a groove of success and settle in for the long haul. That is where the North Star girls track team has operated, as the Knights have consistently dominated the District 9C year-in and year-out for the last eight seasons. Wednesday at the District 9C track meet in Havre, the Knights won their eighth consecutive 9C title. The Havre Middle School track has been a place of great success for the Knights, while the rest of the district continues to fight...

  • Douglas D. DeLong

    Updated May 15, 2014

    A service of remembrance for Dr. Douglas D. DeLong will be held Saturday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. Dr. Delong, a retired Montana State University-Northern professor, died at home March 20, 2014....

  • Roberta Lynn Sanchez

    Updated May 15, 2014

    Tradition-al Native American Funeral Services for Roberta Lynn Sanchez, 25 of Rocky Boy and Fort Belknap, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Mission Rec. Center at Fort Belknap with burial to follow the St. Paul Mission Cemetery. Traditional Native American Wake Services will begin 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Rec Center at Fort Belknap. Roberta was born June 1, 1988, in Havre to Dorothy Sanchez and Robert Champagne. She was raised in Fort Belknap and Flandreau, South Dakota,...

  • Douglas Bruner

    Updated May 15, 2014

    Douglas Bruner was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, at age 68, in Chinook, Montana, on May 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 17, 2014, at the Chinook High School Auditorium at 1 p.m. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Doug was born on March 4, 1946, to Duane and Lizzie Bruner in Conrad, Montana. Doug spent his childhood witheight siblings on the family ranch in Dupuyer, Montana. He met his lifetime love, Trudy...

  • Trains roll on stage at Havre High

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 15, 2014

    Havre student actors are bringing to life - on roller skates - trains that come to life in the mind of a young boy at the Havre High School Theatre in the rock opera "Starlight Express." Jay Pyette, who co-directed the play with Angela Pratt, said choreographing the skating with the extensive cast - which has been rolling around the high school practicing for the play - has been challenging, but rewarding, since most of the students didn't know how to roller skate. "Most of...

  • Rocky Boy man cleared of rape charge

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 15, 2014

    A jury found a Rocky Boy man not guilty of rape Wednesday in moments after a one-day trial in federal court in Great Falls. The jury found William T. Ahenakew Jr. not guilty of a charge of sexual abuse at 8:28 a.m., court records say. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris excused the jury at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday with the directions to return to start deliberations at 8:30 Wednesday morning. When the court came back into session at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Morris was informed the jury had come to verdict, the document says. The...

  • Summit reviews Hi-Line economics

    Tim Leeds|Updated May 15, 2014

    Close to 200 people heard an overwhelming amount of information about the economy on the Hi-Line, in the state and in the nation Wednesday during the first Hi-Line Economic Summit Wednesday. Topics addressed at the Hi-Line Economic Summit will be highlighted in future editions of the Havre Daily News. The program included the governor inviting people to join into his plan to build up Main Street in Montana. The event was sponsored by Independence Bank and BNSF Railway and was...