News 2008-05-26 Andanh.com

Dearborn search: Woman's body found; man still missing Mon, 26 May 2008 14:11:45 PDT
Independent Record Searchers are still looking for a man who has been missing since a Sunday evening rafting accident, but they said Monday afternoon that the amount of time that has elapsed since the accident may make it much more difficult to find him.

Nurse embraces challenges of public health Mon, 26 May 2008 00:05:28 PDT
Donna Greenwood’s first experience with public health nursing came when she was a young girl growing up in rural Montana between Choteau and Conrad, when the local nurse visited the country schoolhouse Greenwood attended.

Lee poll: Schweitzer holds lead over Brown Mon, 26 May 2008 00:05:29 PDT
GOP governor hopeful Roy Brown has his work cut out for him if he wants to topple Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer in November, a new Lee Newspapers poll shows.

Kaufmann has learned the value of compromise Mon, 26 May 2008 00:53:13 PDT
While sticking to her progressive beliefs through three terms in the House of Representatives and one in the Montana Senate, Democratic Sen. Christine Kaufmann said she’s learned the art of compromise and incremental gains.

Jacobson has grown, learned to take chances Mon, 26 May 2008 00:53:15 PDT
Hal Jacobson says that over four terms in the House of Representatives, he grew into the role and took more chances as his tenure wore on.

Aftershock destroys 71,000 homes in China Mon, 26 May 2008 00:05:34 PDT
CHENGDU, China A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing six people and straining recovery efforts from the country’s worst earthquake in three decades. More than 500 others were injured.

A home for military history Mon, 26 May 2008 00:05:39 PDT
FORT HARRISON With more artifacts and history than it can hold, the Montana Military Museum is anticipating an $800,000 expansion that would nearly triple the museum’s size and make way for more displays.

Rafter located; search helicopter crashes Mon, 26 May 2008 00:24:43 PDT
Authorities have found a Helena man who went missing while rafting on the Dearborn River with two others Sunday evening. The other two, a man and a woman, who were reported missing at about 7:30 p.m., had not been located as of 1 a.m. Monday.

Project StoryKeeper strives to preserve WWII vets’ stories Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:46 PDT
MISSOULA The passing of 64 years hasn’t dulled the likeness between World War II veteran, Eugene Spring, and the photograph of him taken in 1944 as a newly enlisted U.S. Army soldier.

GOP boosts lead in Legislative races Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:32 PDT
The percentage of Montanans who say they’ll vote for a Republican over a Democrat for the state legislature has risen to its highest point in more than three years, a new Lee Newspapers poll shows.

Voters: U.S. on wrong track; Montana OK Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:34 PDT
Montanans are uniformly pessimistic about the direction in which the country is heading, a new Lee Newspapers poll shows, but their mood lightens considerably when asked about Montana.

Book recounts tales of 13 Montana Vietnam veterans Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:39 PDT
Thirteen men who grew up in separate parts of the world volunteered to fight in the Vietnam War. They flew fighter jets, worked as Marine snipers and boat captains. Their paths never crossed overseas.

Teen walks at graduation after battle with illness Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:42 PDT
BILLINGS Kati Wetch is a fighter. Her mother said her feisty ways began on the elementary school playground, when she “cleaned the clocks” of the bullies who picked on her friends.

Campers evacuated from Hyalite Canyon Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:43 PDT
BOZEMAN (AP) A half dozen campers were evacuated from Hyalite Canyon,south of Bozeman, after a large mud slide flowed across a section of the road Sunday, closing the only access to the site.

Wolf hearing set for this week Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:22 PDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. A federal judge this week will hear a request from environmental groups to restore federal management over wolves in the Northern Rockies.

Faux logs trim homes’ fire risk in woodlands Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:26 PDT
YORK Marty Welch hopes the Montana forest near his new house doesn’t burn during the summer wildfire season, but if it does, the Indianapolis man is optimistic his retirement getaway will be left standing.

Montana malt barley makes its way into Mexican beer Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:28 PDT
GREAT FALLS. (AP) The Mexican brewery that makes beers such as Dos Equis (dohs EK’-ees), Tecate (tee-KAH’-tay) and Sol has signed a contract to buy barley from a group of Northern Montana malting barley growers.

Ky. council hires Crofts as interim president Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:28 PDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) A former Montana commissioner of higher education has been hired as interim president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.

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Rafters missing on Dearborn
Search and rescue teams are looking for two possibly three rafters who went missing on the Dearborn River Sunday evening, according to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Cheryl Liedle.

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Bond of brothers Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:03 PDT
HOLCOMBE, Wis. (AP) Mitch Bocik waddles to the putting green, his legs bent and unsteady, his putter doubling as a cane. For balance, his left hand grips the right shoulder of D.J. Engel, his half brother and almost constant companion.

G8 countries call on U.S., Japan to commit to emission cuts Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:04 PDT
KOBE, Japan (AP) European and developing countries urged the United States and Japan on Sunday to commit to deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 a step they say is needed to defuse a coming ecological disaster caused by global warming.

Laugh-in’ comic Martin dies in California Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:05 PDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as “Sock it to me!” has died. He was 86.

Leave in Las Vegas Sun, 25 May 2008 23:52:00 PDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) All too familiar with the gambles of war, Jimmy Kinsey, Kyle Riley and a few dozen fellow soldiers landed in the desert.

Local briefs Sun, 25 May 2008 23:42:01 PDT
Flag football league accepting registrations The Westside Flag Football League is open to all first- through fourth-graders and will run from Sept. 2 to Oct. 2.

Former Griz player Tuff Harris signs with New Orleans Sun, 25 May 2008 23:42:03 PDT
MISSOULA - Former University of Montana defensive back and punt returner Tuff Harris agreed to a three-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.

Billings Broncs win state AA softball title Sun, 25 May 2008 23:42:05 PDT
The Billings Senior Broncs won the state AA softball championship last weekend, beating rival Billlings West in the title game, 5-3.

Spurs crush Lakers in Game 3 Sun, 25 May 2008 23:08:19 PDT
SAN ANTONIO The San Antonio Spurs opened another big lead over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. This time, they kept it.

Blake, Williams advance at French Open Sun, 25 May 2008 23:08:35 PDT
PARIS The French Open’s first day featured all the postmatch spectacle of a Grand Slam tournament’s final day.

Kahne steals Coca-Cola 600 win in last laps Sun, 25 May 2008 23:08:39 PDT
CONCORD, N.C. Tony Stewart suffered his second heartbreaking defeat of the season Sunday night when a flat tire late in the Coca-Cola 600 handed Kasey Kahne the victory in NASCAR’s longest race of the year.

National League: Mediocre Mets lose again, fall below .500 Sun, 25 May 2008 23:08:44 PDT
DENVER - Willie Randolph didn't get the pick-me-up he needed when New York lost 4-1 to the Colorado Rockies, whose patchwork lineup included four recent call-ups.

American League: Rangers make Indians pay for costly error Sun, 25 May 2008 23:08:48 PDT
CLEVELAND - Right fielder Ben Francisco misplayed a simple single into a costly error in the 10th, enabling Jarrod Saltalamacchia to score from first base sending the Rangers to a 2-1 win.

Mickelson seals Crowne win on last shot Sun, 25 May 2008 23:08:54 PDT
FORT WORTH, Texas Another memorable shot, and another victory, for Phil Mickelson’s impressive ledger.

Lindley wins 1st LPGA event in playoff Sun, 25 May 2008 23:08:58 PDT
CORNING, N.Y. When she missed a short birdie putt at the fifth hole on the final round of the Corning Classic, Leta Lindley grumbled to herself.

Haas takes Senior PGA championship Sun, 25 May 2008 23:09:00 PDT
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Jay Haas overcame a shaky putter during a topsy-turvy final round that bordered on the surreal this was unmercifully stingy Oak Hill after all to hang on and win his second Senior PGA Championship in three years.

Former soldier survived attack, gets second chance at football Sun, 25 May 2008 23:09:06 PDT
DENVER Charrod Taylor was on his way to the ship’s mess hall with buddies when his commanding officer told him to return to the radar room to finish up his duties.

Big Brown’s Triple bid hits 1st bump in road Sun, 25 May 2008 23:09:12 PDT
NEW YORK Big Brown’s perfect path has its first bump.

Second-half surge leads Fire past Red Bulls Sun, 25 May 2008 23:09:14 PDT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Chad Barrett scored twice and Cuauhtemoc Blanco added a goal and three assists to lead the Chicago Fire to a 5-1 win over the New York Red Bulls on Sunday.

Dixon wins Indy 500 Sun, 25 May 2008 23:37:38 PDT
INDIANAPOLIS Tony Kanaan skidded out of control after a run-in with his teammate. Danica Patrick was clipped by another car just trying to get off pit road. With all those yellow flags, it was hard to get up to speed at the Indianapolis 500.

Around the town Wed, 21 May 2008 23:15:47 PDT
theater Shakespeare in the Parks Montana Shakespeare in the Parks will perform in 57 communities during its 36th season, which begins in June 2008. New this year are performances in Deer Lodge, Gardiner, Kalispell and Laurel.

AM string band Wed, 21 May 2008 23:15:47 PDT
Contra dance stalwarts playing CD-release show at Myrna Loy

Current exhibits Wed, 21 May 2008 23:15:51 PDT
- A.L. Swanson Gallery, 46 S. Last Chance Gulch, 443-3342. Featuring a new exhibition by artist-couple Amy Brakeman and Dale Livezey.

Tunes around town Wed, 21 May 2008 23:15:54 PDT
BENNY’S BISTRO, 108 E. Sixth Ave., 443-0105, has piano with Alex Swaney Friday, May 23, and sax & piano with Wilbur Rehmann and Ken Nelson Saturday, May 24.

Paranoid Park’ misses edgy’ mark Wed, 21 May 2008 23:15:56 PDT
"Paranoid Park" tries to be edgy and emotional, but I think its makers overshot their mark.

Long battle slows otherwise fun, fanciful Narnia’ chapter Wed, 21 May 2008 23:15:57 PDT
C.S. Lewis never condescended to children. Lewis believed in kids, always admiring their bountiful imaginations and respecting their minds and souls. He understood their thirst to be stretched, rather than limited.

Dirty cops serve and protect - themselves Wed, 21 May 2008 23:15:58 PDT
“Street Kings” might have been a riveting police drama, but it evolves into a rather routine cop corruption drama.

Prematurely mature Wed, 21 May 2008 23:16:00 PDT
Time flies when you’re having fun and even when you aren’t.

Lunch that was worth the walk Wed, 21 May 2008 23:16:01 PDT
Walking is easier if you have a destination in mind, curbing any inclination to be lazy and turn back two or three or 10 blocks sooner than you intended.

Exotic alternative for boring cookout food Wed, 21 May 2008 23:15:45 PDT
Sometimes having a food phobia can be a good thing.

French twist Wed, 21 May 2008 23:16:10 PDT
Driving down Main Street in East Helena, you’d never guess that there’s an upscale restaurant hiding behind one of its rickety old storefronts.

'Sex and the City' inspires lingerie line Sun, 25 May 2008 00:12:10 PDT
NEW YORK With no other Hollywood characters filling the stylish shoes of the ladies of Sex and the City’’ in the years the TV series has been dormant, the fashion industry has been eagerly waiting to see how Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda look when they emerge from hibernation.

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