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In their second match of the day, the Havre Blue Ponies were defeated by the Livingston Rangers at the Central A volleyball tournament Friday afternoon in Livingston. The Rangers beat the Ponies by scores of 25-10, 25-19 and 25-16. The loss drops HHs into the loser-out bracket....
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team used a strong final five minutes to pull away from the Dickinson State Blue Hawks Friday afternoon at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Lights beat the Blue Hawks 75-68 to improve to 3-1 on the season. The game was close throughout, but Northern surged ahead down the stretch behind nine points from sophomore Devin Jackson in the final two minutes of the contest. Jackson finished the game with 12 points, while junior guard Shaun Tatarka paced the Lights with 17 points...
The nationally-ranked Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears overcame a fast start by the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team Friday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Skylights jumped on the Bears early, winning game one 25-22, but the Bears rebounded to sweep Northern from there, taking the match by scores of 25-20, 25-17 and 25-18. With the loss, MSU-N fell to 4-9 in Frontier Conference play heading into Saturday's regular season finale with Carroll College. Kaylee Bossert had 14 kills and three blocks...
The Havre Blue Ponies' volleyball season ended late Friday night in Livingston. In a loser-out match at the Central A tournament, the Belgrade Panthers defeated the Ponies in five game, ending HHS's chances of making it to the Class A state tournament next week in Bozeman. For full coverage, see Monday's Havre Daily News....
A Frontier Rivalry? MSU-Northern and Dickinson State Dickinson State University has applied for core membership to the Frontier Conference which could change the landscape of basketball in the league. DSU has been a men's and women's NAIA Division II power for years, competing in the now-disbanding Dakota Athletic Conference. If the Blue Hawks do indeed move into the Frontier in either 2011 or 2012, they will certainly form a league rivalry with Northern, but it will also eliminate a natural pair of nonconference games for...
It's early in the season, but the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team is already battle tested. And the Lights are about to get another exam. Fresh off a road split against Dakota Athletic Conference powers Black Hills State and South Dakota Mines last weekend in Spearfish, S.D., the Lights (2-1) will host another pair of DAC rivals in Dickinson State and Minot State this weekend. the Lights play the Blue Hawks in a special matinee today at 3 p.m., then host the Beavers Saturday at 7 p.m. "Dickinson uses...
If a team can have a pair of nonconference rivals, to the Montana State University-Northern Skylights, the Dickinson State Blue Hawks and Minot State Beavers are it. The three teams have combined to put on some great games over the last couple years, and they'll all renew that rivalry this weekend at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. Today, the Skylights meet the Blue Hawks in a 1 p.m. game in Havre, and Northern welcomes in the Beavers Saturday at 5 p.m.. The Skylights (2-1) are coming off three games last weekend at home, but...
A lot of things can happen to and for the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team this weekend. But one thing's for certain, Friday and Saturday will be the last time Havre sees the Skylights this season. Northern () is home for the final weekend of the Frontier Conference regular season, and the Skylights start that home stand tonight with a pivotal match against No. 19 Rocky Mountain College. Northern then closes out the regular season with a 2 p.m. match against Carroll College on Saturday. And with the final...
Havre Art Association's big weekend approaches This weekend, Van Orsdel Methodist Church is hosting the event of the year for local artists and art enthusiasts, the Havre Art Association 40th Annual Show and Sale. The two-day event, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, will feature the work of 25 local artists, and a guest artist from Helena, Loren Kovich. Event Organizer Kris Shaw said that she and the board really liked Kovich's landscapes and asked him to be this year's guest. Kovich will be...
Students at Havre Middle and High schools have taken a recent interest in breast cancer, as shown by this year's appearance of bracelets that read "I ♥ Boobies." But administrators have doubts about student intent. The bracelets are the product of a non-profit organization called the Keep A Breast Foundation. They have been drawing fire over the past few months from parents and school employees across the country, who feel that students' agreement with the bracelet's sentiment has little to do with cancer. Now the b...
As the playoffs continue, the competition grows stronger. And with the Class C 8-Man Chinook Sugarbeters and Class C Six-Man Big Sandy Pioneers making their way into the second round of the state football playoffs, both teams have a tough task at hand this weekend. Saturday at 1 p.m. both the Beeters and Pioneers will attempt to keep their seasons alive. The Beeters will take to the road and face the No. 1 Western Charlo Vikings. And the Pioneers will host the No. 3 Eastern Richey-Lambert Lions in Big Sandy. Last weekend in...
People who would like to volunteer to help with the annual meal can call Kitty Williams at 265-1007 and leave a message. People who would like to have a meal delivered to their home on Thanksgiving morning should call North Central Senior Citizens Center at 265-5464. Calls should be placed as soon as possible, but no later than the day before Thanksgiving. People who would like to help deliver meals to people on Thanksgiving morning should call Brian Morse at 265-7343. People who would like to volunteer to help with the...
ommunity gets ready for Thanksgiving meal Havre's long tradition of hosting a community Thanksgiving dinner will continue this year. If tradition holds up, 600 to 800 people will gather at St. Jude Thaddeus Parish Center on Thanksgiving Day to share a community turkey dinner. And Kitty Williams, who is again organizing the dinner, says she hopes people of all walks of life will show up for a good time. The doors will open at 11 a.m. and food will be served until 3 p.m., she said. "We have an anonymous donor who wants to make...
Tuesday's election not only brought drastic change to the state Legislature, it also nearly wiped out payday loans in Montana. Ballot Initiative 164, limiting annual payday loan interest rates to 36 percent, passed across the state with 71 percent of the vote — 76 percent in Hill County. According to an Associated Press report, the new limit would only allow these lending businesses to charge $1.38 on a $100 two-week loan, and it's no longer viable. Virginia Zumbrun from Title Cash in Havre said her company will be loaning un...
Chinook's city government came to life Thursday night to take care of business for the month of November. CTEP Funding Public Hearing The governing began with a public hearing about how the city should spend its accumulated $67,000 with the Community Transportation Enhancement Program. The first suggestion, from Ray Reid, was to add some more significant indicators of the Battle of Bear Paw historic site. Then Heather DePriest of the Chinook Chamber of Commerce brought up a suggestion discussed at October's meeting, when the...
Republicans, Democrats looking to next elections Reflecting much of the rest of the state — and the nation — Democrats were swept from the general election Tuesday in the Havre area. The situation in Hill and Blaine counties may be more startling than some areas — the blue-collar, heavily union region has a tradition as a Democratic stronghold. While Republicans have held offices in this region in the past, the number — and margins — of non-Democratic victories is more than a little unusual, many experienced politicia...
Editor: I am deeply honored and humbled by the confidence the people of Montana have shown in me. And I am inspired by the voters' decision to support an independent, non-partisan judiciary that assures everyone a level playing field. I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the many dozens of people across the state who gave so generously of their time, their hard-earned dollars and their life energy to help this campaign succeed. And thank you to everyone who voted for me in the election. I will bring to work the values...
When one ponders the connection between the terms "safety first" and "street-walking prostitute," the obvious conclusion to draw is "neon yellow reflective vest." Right? British newspaper The Telegraph reports that the mayor of Els Alamus in northern Spain has mandated that prostitutes touting their services along a rural highway outside of town wear the safety vests to comply with a 2004 law that says pedestrians on "major highways and hard shoulders must wear the high...
Commission makes recommendations for Havre judge HELENA. (AP) — The Judicial Nomination Commission has forwarded the names of two Havre attorneys to the governor, who will decide which one to appoint to the district judgeship being vacated at the end of the month. Daniel Boucher and Brian Lilletvedt applied to succeed District Judge David Rice, whose is retiring on Nov. 30. The commission reviewed each man's application and the public comments received. The commission found that each nominee was a qualified applicant, r...
MATT VOLZ, Press HELENA — A federal appeals court declined a BNSF Railway Co. request to block a lawsuit filed by 152 Livingston residents who want the company to pay for the cleanup of toxic chemicals from a contaminated rail yard. The city and residents said in the lawsuit that huge quantities of diesel fuel and solvents have seeped into the soil, surface water and groundwater. BNSF had asked a federal judge to block the 2007 lawsuit filed in state district court, arguing the injunction was necessary to keep jurisdiction i...
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season. Olbermann acknowledged to NBC that he donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grivalva and Gabrielle Giffords. NBC News prohibits its employees from working on, or donating to, political campaigns unless a special exception is granted by the news division president — effectively a ban...
WASHINGTON — Despite widespread complaints about massive losses that will put Democrats in the minority, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will try to stay on as leader of her party in the House. The decision exposed a rift between Pelosi's liberal allies and the dwindling number of moderate Democrats, who feel besieged and eager for substantive and symbolic changes in direction after Tuesday's Republican rout. It also is likely to trigger leadership battles farther down the ladder. Pelosi, the nation's first female speake...
The Havre High volleyball team opened the Central A tournament with a three-game sweep of Browning Friday afternoon in Livingston. The Ponies beat the Indians by scores of 25-19, 28-26 and 25-18. The Ponies play Livingston later today in a quarterfinal match....
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team stormed back in the second half to beat Dickinson State 59-50 in an NAIA basketball game Friday afternoon at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The Skylights (3-1) trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half, but overcame the deficit. Taylor Keller scored 13 points and Jordan Bruursema added 10 points and five rebounds. The Skylights host Minot State Saturday at 5 p.m. For complete coverage, see Monday's Havre Daily News....
Former U.S. Rep. Rick Hill to run for governor HELENA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Rick Hill made it clear Friday he will be running for governor in 2012, scheduling a formal announcement for Monday. Word of the Republican's candidacy, long expected, comes after some of the biggest election wins seen by the GOP in years. The Republicans dominated state legislative elections, securing the biggest lead in the state House either party has had in decades. Hill retired from Congress in 1999 after two terms due to eye problems. He h...
