Even Odds: Montana schools have class Nov 19, 2008
Great Falls CMR 1,616 ... Great Falls Central 65. (Montana Standard, MT)
EXCERPT: Take a peek inside 'The Eleventh Man' Nov 19, 2008
Wondering how many more times this could happen in one lifetime, early that afternoon he had stepped out into the familiar blowy weather of Great Falls and pointed himself toward the same old tired bus that again and again had taken him to college and from college, to the war and from the war ... In more ways than one, he had never really warmed to Great Falls. (USA Today -- Life)
Take advantage of financial education classes - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008
The Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Montana has locations in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Kalispell and Missoula, and offers many different kinds of financial counseling, including bankruptcy, debt management, tax preparation, credit and reverse mortgage counseling. HomeWORD and CCCS are two of a very few Missoula nonprofits that provide general financial education, but some other local institutions, such as banks and credit unions, periodically offer an assortment... (Missoulian, MT)
Local briefs: East Valley team wins Montana City tourney Nov 18, 2008
The Elite beat the Rocky Mountain Flames 19-14, the Lolo Lightning 36-17 and the Great Falls Electric Shock Blue 44-29. The Elite were led offensively by Jessica Stockton, Jessica Pickens and Jaden Rogne. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Tarpons finish in third at annual Classic Nov 18, 2008
Helena and Great Falls rounded out the top five teams. Butte's Matt Ingersol, Jacob Wheeler, Lew Gerbrandt, Rebekah Huckeby, Sarah Huckeby and Matt Matich all had at least three golds on Sunday. (Montana Standard, MT)
Ranchers voice concerns over proposed split-state status (40) Nov 18, 2008
The Montana Cattlemen's Association drafted interim policy to support split-state status and is hosting a brucellosis summit at its annual Cattlemen's Day event on Nov. 2-3 in Great Falls, Mont. revious boards of livestock ignored the situation, that is why we are where we are today, said Brett DeBruycker, Montana Cattlemen's Association president of Dutton, Mont. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Plea entered in Great Falls drug case Nov 17, 2008
- A Great Falls man admits guilt in a case involving pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars. Salvador Ordonez-Maldonado pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession of a controlled substance. (Montana Standard, MT)
Works behind the scenes Nov 17, 2008
So much so, the 51-year-old Butte woman was named the 2008 Outstanding Adult Volunteer during the Special Olympics Montana Distinguished Service Awards Banquet in Great Falls recently. An awesome person' "She's an awesome person," said Sharon Hanni of BSW, who nominated Ruffner for the award. (Montana Standard, MT)
Credit crisis hurting energy expansion Nov 17, 2008
GREAT FALLS, MONT. As workers scramble to build an $800 million coal-fired power plant on a patch of farmland here, a crisis that began on faraway Wall Street threatens to stretch the nation's power supplies to the brink - driving up prices and laying the stage for future shortages. The power industry is under extraordinary financial pressure just five years after North America suffered its worst blackout ever, when rolling outages turned out the lights on 50 million people. (The Clarion-Ledger)
MFU informational wind meeting set for Oct. 23 in Great Falls (22) Nov 17, 2008
MFU informational wind meeting set for Oct. 23 in Great Falls ... The Montana Farmers Union (MFU), in conjunction with the Great Falls (Mont ... On Thursday, Oct. 23, Mr. Warren Enyart, of the Praxis group out of North Dakota, will bring his valuable wind energy development experience to Great Falls. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
State Snapshots Nov 16, 2008
GREAT FALLS (AP) The board of directors at the C.M. Russell Museum said Friday it has granted Anne Morand's request to step down as museum director so she can become chief curator. "We've been looking for a new director ever since last summer when Anne told us she wanted to assume the curatorial role rather than the director's role," museum spokeswoman Kate Swartz said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Eagles attack in the MAC Nov 16, 2008
Lewistown lost to Class AA Bozeman and Helena High at the Great Falls Invitational tournament that began the season, and then to 2007 Class B runner-up Townsend the following weekend in the Windy City Classic tourney played in Livingston. "I think it was a great team effort by all my kids on the court," Eagles head coach Tara Taylor said Saturday evening in the Maroon Activities Center after the squad bested Belgrade 25-6, 25-23, 25-12 in the championship match of the Central A Divisional... (Montana Standard, MT)
St. James upgrades trauma care Nov 16, 2008
Four hospitals in Montana are rated as Level III or better: Deaconess and St. Vincent in Billings, Benefis in Great Falls and St. Patrick in Missoula. Reporter Tim Trainor may be reached via e-mail at. (Montana Standard, MT)
College volleyball Nov 15, 2008
Regular-season champion Lewis-Clark and the University of Great Falls each landed three players on the first team ... Kari Schiller of the University of Great Falls and Lindsay Scott of Lewis-Clark State College were selected Co-Libero of the Year ... Kristin Barott of Rocky Mountain College and Tosha Nunes of the University of Great Falls were selected as co-freshmen of the year. (Montana Standard, MT)
Tech plays way into semifinals Nov 15, 2008
The Orediggers edged Great Falls and will play Rocky Mountain for a spot in the title match ... Match capsules follow (courtesy of Lewis-Clark State News Services): Montana Tech 3, Great Falls 2 It wasn't exactly payback for what happened on Montana Tech's Senior Night, but the Orediggers' volleyball team doesn't mind being considered copycats ... After a tough five-set loss to Great Falls during its final home match of the season last week, the Orediggers followed the same script to defeat the... (Montana Standard, MT)
For the Record (30) Nov 15, 2008
Great Falls Dorothy Baroch, 90. Helena Ayden R. Hagemo, infant. (Montana Standard, MT)
CLASS A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Broncs wary of Cowboys' passing attack Nov 15, 2008
Great Falls Russell 49, Missoula Big Sky 6. Great Falls High 14, Helena High 13 ... Billings West 31, Great Falls Russell 7. (Missoulian, MT)
World tour of films comes to Montana Nov 15, 2008
The first showing in the United States was Friday in Great Falls, followed by Missoula and Kalispell. Later in the winter, and into the spring, the tour stops in Bozeman, Billings and Helena. (Missoulian, MT)
Montana history almanac - Fur trader Lisa arrived in wake of Lewis, Clark Nov 15, 2008
The Montana Central railroad, being built southward from Great Falls, reaches its terminus in Helena ... The Montana Central link to Hill s Manitoba Railroad - later the Great Northern - at Great Falls means rails have been laid from Minot, N.D., to Montana s territorial capital in just seven months. (Missoulian, MT)
Sports under the sky - Historical Society calendar pays homage to Montana athletic history Nov 15, 2008
Johnson lives in Great Falls. They keep in touch and three years ago got together in Helena for a spin down memory lane. (Missoulian, MT)
Experts address unprecedented drought in Montana, Wyoming (119) Nov 15, 2008
"Some of the numbers are quite close even though we're only five years into the drought," said hydrologist Gina Loss of the National Weather Service office in Great Falls, Mont. "Temperatures were above normal and then cooled off with below normal precipitation then close to normal precipitation in the Dust Bowl. With this drought, we've had below normal precipitation, then it's come close to normal, and above normal temperatures.". (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Skylights get rematch with DSU tonight Nov 15, 2008
Northern is in Great Falls tonight and Saturday for the Townhouse Inn Classic hosted by the University of Great Falls ... The Knights are 1-2 on the season coming into the Great Falls tourney, and are coming off a difficult 6-23 2007-08 campaign ... As for this weekend's tourney at the McLaughlin Center in Great Falls, MSU-N plays DSU tonight at 6, and Warner Pacific Saturday at 1 p.m. UGF also plays Warner Pacific tonight at 8 and DSU Saturday at 3 p.m.. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Wolf Point man pleads guilty to casino theft Nov 14, 2008
Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. greatfallstribune. (Montana Standard, MT)
CLASS AA VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: Sentinel earns berth at state Nov 14, 2008
Sentinel will open against the winner of Friday's Eastern AA playoff between Bozeman and Great Falls Russell. Senior middle hitter Jen Keddy collected 14 kills, three blocks and five service aces to make sure the Spartans were heading back to state for a second consecutive year. (Missoulian, MT)
Mary Kay Holbrook (39) Nov 14, 2008
Mary Kay began her career in social work in the Helena and Great Falls area, and she then spent the next 28 years in retail with Hennessey s/Dillard s in the Billings and Helena area. She recently became a property manager with the Helena Housing Authority. (Helena Independent Record)
Air Force finds nuclear deficiencies at Malmstrom Nov 14, 2008
The inspection at the base near Great Falls, from Oct. 26 to Nov. 10, evaluated the unit's readiness to execute nuclear operations and found "deficiencies in several areas", according to an Air Force statement. Capt. Sharbe Clark with Air Force Space Command said Wednesday that the public was not at risk. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Butte High enters playoffs Nov 13, 2008
"West is an athletic team, too. We haven't been able to control their hitters. Games are won at the net and we haven't played well at the net." Ries then noted that, as the season progressed, so did the play of Bozeman, Great Falls High, C.M. Russell of Great Falls, Helena High, Kalispell Flathead and Missoula Big Sky. "Most of those teams had experience coming in, one element we didn't," Ries said. (Montana Standard, MT)
VA clinic coming to Havre Nov 13, 2008
Lundman forwarded the signatures to the VA Montana Healthcare, the national Veterans Affairs Administration and the congressional delegation, complaining that while Cut Bank and Lewistown recently were awarded clinics, thousands of veterans on the Hi-Line still had to drive to Great Falls or farther to receive care subsidized by the VA. Lundman died in December 2007, barely a month before the VA announced it would build a clinic in Havre. The original plan of the VA was to create a contract... (Havre Daily News, MT)
Montanans buy record $1.9 million of Boy Scout popcorn Nov 13, 2008
A recent Associated Press article reported that in Great Falls the total gross sales for this year s Montana Council Boy Scout popcorn sale are a record 1,920,507. Scouts showed an increase of 148,368 over last year s sales of 1,772,139, and 49,300 worth of popcorn was purchased by Montanans for active duty servicemen and women in Iraq and around the world. (Havre Daily News, MT)
CLASS AA BOYS ALL-STATE SOCCER: Four boys repeat picks for West Nov 12, 2008
West topped Helena High for the title in Great Falls two weeks ago. Helena High, the state champ in 2007, placed three players on the all-state squad, led by senior Haley Klarich, who was one of three repeat picks from the Western AA.. (Missoulian, MT)
JOHN SMITHERS: Montana grapplers return to roots Nov 12, 2008
Organizers were able to bring in Gene Davis, the two-time Olympian who wrestled at Missoula County High School from 1960-63, and Bill Zadick, a two-time U.S. national freestyle champ who starred at Great Falls High from 1987-91. Davis and Zadick represent, arguably, the very best of their respective generations. (Missoulian, MT)
Lounging: 11 weeks in, UM students still without rooms Nov 12, 2008
I should be gone next, but I'm doubtful, said 18-year-old Tyler Zeak of Great Falls, who lives in the same lounge as Uhde. I'm ready for this semester to be over. (Missoulian, MT)
Local briefs: Carroll’s Sloan earns Frontier honors Nov 11, 2008
Tickets for Friday s playoff football game between Capital High and Great Falls High will go on sale Wednesday at noon and run through Friday at noon. Tickets will be available in the Capital High main office. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Red Cross settles wrongful termination lawsuit Nov 11, 2008
The case went to trial in federal court in Great Falls last week, and attorneys were set to make closing arguments Monday. They reached the out-of-court settlement Sunday. (Montana Standard, MT)
Our readers speak Nov 11, 2008
The Family Assistance Centers' phone numbers are: 324-3232 in Helena, 228-2932 in Glasgow, 329-2180, Ext, 111 in Missoula, 655-6262 in Billings, and 731-4900 in Great Falls. You can also direct them to the Montana National Guard's Family Programs' Web site at. (Montana Standard, MT)
Montanans show interest in federal jobs under Obama administration Nov 11, 2008
Also mentioned as potentially interested in the U.S. attorney's job but who couldn't be reached for comment Monday were: Steve Doherty, a Missoula lawyer and former state senator from Great Falls; Pat Smith, a Missoula attorney; Mike Wheat, a Bozeman attorney and state senator who was an unsuccessful candidate in June for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. Two men, Dennis McCabe, of Billings, and Ed Tinsley, of Helena, are interested in the U.S. marshal's job for Montana. (Missoulian, MT)
House races unchanged after provisional ballot count; Missoula count not yet finished Nov 11, 2008
- HD24, Great Falls: Rep. Steve Bolstad, D-Great Falls, who lost by 38 votes to Republican Brian Hoven, said Monday there weren't enough provisional ballots in the district to make a difference, and that he had conceded to Hoven. (Missoulian, MT)
Letter: Help Montana’s veterans on Veterans Day Nov 11, 2008
111) in Missoula, 655-6262 in Billings, and 731-4900 in Great Falls. You can also direct them to the Montana National Guard s Family Programs Web site at. (Missoulian, MT)
'Management removals' top cause of NW bear deaths Nov 11, 2008
Casper Star-Tribune Online - Breaking. Management removals' top cause of NW bear deaths. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Five questions with Sean Donahue Nov 10, 2008
In Saturday s playoff loss to Great Falls High, Sean helped spark the Bengals final touchdown drive late in the game. On second-and-24 from their own six-yard line, he jumped up and gathered a pass down the middle from Matt Upham at about the 30, then spun around and out-sprinted the defense to the Bisons 48 for a first down. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Domestic violence victim sees survival as miracle Nov 10, 2008
Soon after, Diane was helicoptered to Great Falls Benefis Health System for further care. Diane s son, Will, said that when he first arrived at the hospital with his two sisters, doctors told them that his mother could be in a drug-induced coma for five to seven days. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Folklife coordinator selected for July 10-12, 2009 fete Nov 10, 2008
ELIZABETH DEAR OF GREAT FALLS SELECTED AS FOLKLIFE COORDINATOR FOR THE 71ST NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL THAT RETURNS TO MONTANA JULY 10-12, 2009. The theme of this coming year's National Folk Festival Folklife Area has been set demonstrators will interpret the horse culture of Montana and the American West and the person selected to organize how to best interpret that theme for the thousands who will attend the festival next July 10-12 is Elizabeth Dear of Great Falls ... For 12 years she was the... (Montana Standard, MT)
Breast-cancer treatment gives some new hope Nov 10, 2008
Since there is no HDR brachytherapy system in Helena, Wiest went to Great Falls one of three Montana cities, along with Missoula and Billings where it's available for her treatment, where she was hooked up to a machine she said resembles the robot R2-D2 from the "Star Wars" movies. Is MammoSite safe. (Montana Standard, MT)
Lewis-Clark State claims Frontier CC titles Nov 10, 2008
The University of Great Falls had five finishers in the top 15 and came in second at 57. Carroll College finished third at 76. (Montana Standard, MT)
Bear managers are No. 1 killers of grizzly bears in the past decade Nov 10, 2008
GREAT FALLS - Bear managers have been the No. 1 killers of grizzlies in northwestern Montana over the past decade. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says management removals the killing of bears, primarily for raiding food or killing cattle on private land are responsible for 58 of the 179 grizzly bears people have killed since 1999. (Missoulian, MT)
SURE program offers growers' permanent disaster assistance (34) Nov 10, 2008
Grain growers who collect on winter wheat failure would have to insure their spring wheat crops to qualify for the SURE program, noted Lola Raska, MGGA executive director of Great Falls, Mont. Through this program, they took away Option B in crop insurance, where you could collect up to 35 percent on your winter wheat losses and harvest the spring wheat and collect the remainder, she said. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
CM Russell HS in Great Falls harnesses the wind Nov 8, 2008
- C.M. Russell High School in Great Falls expects to have a wind turbine up and running on campus by the end of next week _ nearly two years after school officials approved the project ... Ben Rangel, Great Falls planning director, said the process took so long because it was the first permit issued for a wind turbine within city limits. (Montana Standard, MT)
Hunters' chances should improve starting Monday Nov 8, 2008
But Great Falls and the Rocky Mountain Front are expected to get 1 to 4 inches of snow. Name. (Missoulian, MT)
Eyes on the prize: Bruins football sets sights on third straight championship Nov 7, 2008
Flathead plays at Billings West and Big Sky plays at Great Falls CMR in the other two games. Helena begins its playoff run Saturday with a 7 p.m. game against Great Falls at Vigilante Stadium. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Cruising for lunch Nov 7, 2008
Rion Sanders / Great Falls Tribune. A bald eagle cruises the Missouri River in search of a meal near the Central Avenue Bridge in Great Falls Wednesday afternoon. (Montana Standard, MT)
Happy hunting - Dede’s World Foods stocks international ingredients to satisify homeland cravings and exotic tastes Nov 7, 2008
For many years, her mom owned the House of Sweets in downtown Great Falls. Although Victoria was born in Missoula, she moved to Great Falls in the fifth grade. (Missoulian, MT)
BNSF reaches rail rate compromise with Montana producers (80) Nov 7, 2008
Our members will have the opportunity to discuss this at our upcoming listening sessions and at our annual convention in Great Falls on Dec. 3-4 ... After developing a communication line, the ag groups recognized a need for a permanent process, something with formal structure, to be in place to continue the good work already accomplished, said Will Roehm, MGGA president of Great Falls, Mont. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Griz keep pressure on for 40 minutes Nov 6, 2008
Montana's Jordan Hasquet, left, goes up to block a shot by Rayshaun Ames of the University of Great Falls on Wednesday at Dahlberg Arena ... Jack McGillis scored 19 points to lead five Grizzlies in double-figure scoring in their 101-57 rout of the University of Great Falls in front of 2,332 fans at Dahlberg Arena ... Halftime score: Montana 45, Great Falls 21. (Missoulian, MT)
GOP gains control of state Senate Nov 6, 2008
Steve Bolstad, D-Great Falls ... HD24, Great Falls: Republican Brian Hoven defeated Rep ... Steve Bolstad, D-Great Falls, by 38 votes. (Missoulian, MT)
PREP NOTEBOOK: Spartans miss playoffs by mere points Nov 6, 2008
Of particular harm to the Spartans was a 35-19 defeat to Great Falls High in Missoula on Oct. 17 ... Big Sky (6-4) made it this fall, too, and will head to Great Falls Russell on Friday ... 1975 Great Falls High. (Missoulian, MT)
Ten Vikings named GNAC Scholar-Athletes Nov 6, 2008
32, Great Falls, MT) *Jurell Linford, MSU Billings (Elementary Education, Sr., 3. 31, Missoula, MT) Jeremy DeHerrera, MSU Billings (Human Performance/Pre-Med, Jr., 3. (Wwuvikings.com)
Willis Arthur Woolett (4) Nov 5, 2008
daughter, Colleen of Great Falls; sister, Margaret Weed, and brother, Jim Woolett, both of Port Angeles, Wash. grandchildren, Christopher and Erika Woolett of Moorpark, Ashley Ennen of Corvallis, Mathew Ennen of Port Angeles, Rick and Katie Spencer of East Helena; and 25 nephews and nieces. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Jefferson County District 2 candidates sound off Nov 5, 2008
Current job/career: retired risk manager for Montana Association of Counties (20 years) and currently teaching at Law Enforcement Academy; 12 years insurance agent/unit manager; 6 years mining; 6 years public transportation supervisor for Great Falls Transit District. 1. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Bulldog kickers earn postseason recognition Nov 5, 2008
Jake Michelsen, sr., Great Falls ... Jordan Neiffer, srnior, Great Falls ... Chris Peck, sr., Great Falls. (Montana Standard, MT)
Exhibition games aren't gimmes Nov 5, 2008
There's a lesson in there somewhere for the Montana Griz, who host NAIA University of Great Falls in an exhibition game Wednesday at Dahlberg Arena ... B.J. Meridyth, a 6-foot-1 sophomore guard, led Great Falls with 23 points, making 4-of-5 3-pointers ... Other area players on the Great Falls roster include Missoula Big Sky's Jesse Corbett and Trevor Fehr of Corvallis. (Missoulian, MT)
Carroll College content with QB situation Nov 4, 2008
The Saints, who are tied for third with Great Falls at 8-4, play host to conference leader Lewis-Clark State, 11-1, Thursday and then play fifth-place Westminster, 7-5, on Friday. Rocky Mountain, in second at 9-3, plays host to Westminster Thursday and Lewis-Clark State Friday. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Announces Shelf Registration and Common Stock Offering Nov 4, 2008
The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus which is part of such registration statement, copies of which may be obtained from D.A. Davidson Prospectus Department, 8 Third Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401, 800-332-5915. About Glacier Glacier Bancorp, Inc. is a regional multi-bank holding company providing commercial banking services in 53 communities in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (PR Newswire)
In the Region, local sports agate Nov 4, 2008
University of Great Falls 108 ... UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS. (Montana Standard, MT)
Volleyball Match Notes: Montana Western and Sacramento State Nov 4, 2008
They have three more matches before their season ends as Montana Western travels to Idaho State, then returns home to compete against the Univ. of Great Falls and Montana State-Northern. The Bulldogs post a. (Isubengals.com)
Lights bite back Nov 4, 2008
"All of those interceptions were key because it gave the ball back to our offense, which was playing well today," McKinley, the linebacker from Great Falls said. "Both Khalin's and mine gave us more scoring opportunities, and with how Western throws it all over the place, we needed to keep having chances to score. They were big plays." With the third-quarter takeaways in tow, the Lights set out on closing the door on Western in the two scoring drives in the final stanza, MSU-N held the ball for... (Havre Daily News, MT)
