Monday, Havre 75¢ March 9, 2015 Tuesday's weather 63° DAILY NEWS 35° Sunny Complete forecast / A2 Photos of Hi-Line Vietnam dead sought Courtesy photo Dedicated woman Janna Hoehn shows her display of photos of American from Maui wants photo for County, Hawaii, who died in Vietnam. She is seeking information on some every fallen hero Hi-Liners who died in the war. John Kelleher She became interested in the project [email protected] after visiting the Wall with her hus- band. She was in high school during the war, and says she knew no one who was Janna Hoehn is a woman with a SKYLIGHTS PLAY killed in the war. cause. But the Wall moved her and she She wants to get the picture of every later befriended Jan Scruggs, the found- FOR A TITLE fallen U.S. veteran from the Vietnam er and president of the Vietnam Wall, War for “Faces Not Forgotten,” a She agreed to Scruggs’ request to Page B1 Washington, D.C., project associated search Maui to see if she could find with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial photos of any of those killed in action. Wall. “I have always hoped I could to do To that end, she is calling newspa- something for the Vietnam veterans pers throughout the West from her House panel because of the way they were treated home in Maui, Hawaii, to see if they will help spread the word. votes down ■ See Veterans Page A2 expanded Rocky Boy and Havre meet to discuss issues John Paul Schmidt removal of St. Marks reservation, as busi- ruption on the reser- Medicaid [email protected] from his former nesses outside of the vation, which St. position of chairman re s e r va t i o n a re M a r k s q u i c k l y Concerned citizens of both Rocky of the reservation, affected by what is stopped, as it was Hi-Line residents Boy’s Indian Reservation and the Havre the possible option happening inside it not up to them. The area met at TownHouse Inns Sunday to of requesting a hold and some of the cor- ball is already roll- speak for plan in talk about the general problems that on federal funds to ruption unearthed ing on that, he said. the reservation faces today. t h e r e s e r va t i o n by the Guardians Havre city coun- marathon hearing Former Chippewa Cree Business except for the reser- Project has come cilman Brian Committee chairman Ken Blatt St. vation’s essential from the Havre area Barrows and his John Kelleher Marks, House District 32 Rep. Bruce services, general Standing Rock and the town is thus St. Marks wife were present Meyers [email protected] Myers, R-Box Elder, and community corruption in Rocky connected directly to during the meeting member Russell Standing Rock led the Boy officials and dealings in the res- and led a prayer Chippewa Cree Business Committee discussions. what they should do to remedy the situ- ervation. with the people there. After they fin- member Dustin Whitford said that in Many subjects were covered in the ation. The first question from the agenda ished theirs, Chippewa Cree elders his life he has heard two myths repeat- hours the dozens of people were seated The meeting was designed to bring was whether or not there should be any ed time and again. in the meeting room, including the Havre into the conversation about the more extended investigations into cor- ■ See Reservation Page A2 The first myth, he said, is that at Easter time a bunny comes around and gives treats to young people, he told the Montana House’s Human Recycle Hi-Line Services Committee at a marathon Cheering on the home team meeting in Helena Friday night. “The second myth is that Indians meeting set for get free health care,” he said. Whitford’s comments were a light March 18 spot in a tense meeting about Gov. Steve Bullock's proposal to expand Tori Thomas Medicaid to include 70,000 people who [email protected] aren’t covered by the Affordable Care The nonprofit group Recycle ■ See Medicaid Page A2 Hi-Line will hold their second annual meeting March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Hill County Electric Hospitality Room west of Havre. A free baked potato bar and dessert bar will be provided. Hess says more Candi Zion, president and founder of Recycle Hi-Line, said anyone is work to be done welcome to attend. “Our basic mission statement is to keep as much recyclable material on Medicaid out of the landfill as we can, and to John Kelleher educate the public and help them understand recycling,” she said. “We [email protected] need to have more accountability for Gov. Steve Bullock's proposal to our actions and how we treat the expand Medicaid would have eventual- Earth. Recycling is one way to be ly cost the state $250 million a year, accountable and to do something and "this is not manageable," said Rep. good.” Stephanie Hess, R-Havre. Zion said that donations are wel- Hess sits on the House Human come at this meeting. Services Committee, which sat through “We do have costs involved,” she an eight-and-a-half hour session Friday said. “We supply reflective vests for night listening to testimony for and our volunteers and we have some against — mostly for — Bullock's plan. other expenses too.” Hess said that in the first year of Raffle tickets will be available for Havre Daily News/Jake Shane the plan, the state would have to chip $1 each or 6 for $5 for a chance to Montana State University-Northern fans cheer on the Skylights during the Frontier Conference playoff game win a print of Charles M. Russell’s in $34 million, "which seems manage- against the University of Great Falls in the Armory Gymnasium Friday night. Northern won, 73-59. For com- able," she said. But the $250 million plete coverage of local sports over the weekend, see pages B1-B3 “Exalted Ruler.” The winner will be figure "is not manageable." ■ See Recycle Page A2 "There are many of us who believe that we can do better," she said. "That was a Washington, D.C. solu- tion, not a Montana solution," she said. "In D.C., the answer is to run up the Committee hears bill to create land transfer task force debt currently at $18 trillion and ris- ing," she said. "In Montana, we rightly HELENA (AP) — A state House merit, and a study is a waste of time. our clean air and clean water and an tion that federal public land would have a constitutional mandate to bal- committee has heard testimony for and They acknowledged that problems do environment for wildlife habitat? The remain in public ownership, but under ance the budget.” against a bill that would create a task exist on federal land, but added that state does one heck of a good job man- state control. Designated wilderness Friday night's vote killing Bullock's force to study the feasibility of the state there are collaborative ways to address aging our land.” areas would not be part of the study. proposal is not the end of the issue, she assuming ownership or management of them. White said the task force would The analysis would include mea- said. federal land now run by the U.S. Forest Rep. Kerry White, R-Bozeman, study ways Montana could make a dif- sures that could improve the cost-effec- She said the Republicans in the Service and Bureau of Land brought House Bill 496 before the House ference in getting projects such as fuels tiveness of land management if federal Legislature are looking at alternative Management. Natural Resources Committee Friday, reduction accomplished. lands are transferred to state control. proposals. Proponents cited loss of access to saying the task force would help answer The study will look at the possibility Also studied would be options for She said a bill carried by Rep. forests, the increasing threat of wild- questions about land management in of pilot projects in the state where the funding land management activities Nancy Balance, R-Hamilton, would fires and pests such as mountain pine Montana. state can take over the lead in getting including fighting wildfires, and the expand coverage for veterans and low- beetle and other problems under feder- “I think that’s what this study is try- these projects completed, he said. estimated value of existing resources income parents al management as reasons for support- ing to get is the answers on how we as “The state does one heck of a job in and production capacity. "I want to reiterate that we are no ing the study of state management. the people of this state can make a dif- managing our lands,” White said. where near the end of our work on Opponents said the idea of turning ference,” White said. “Can we do a bet- The task force would conduct an ■ See Land transfer Page A2 health care-related issues including over control to the state doesn’t have ter job of managing our watershed and economic analysis under the assump- Medicaid," she said. Inside today’s EPA to propose Superfund listing for Columbia Falls site COLUMBIA FALLS (AP) — The cleaning up the site. EPA will make a final listing decision. devalue the property and unnecessarily Havre Daily News U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund is a fed- It could take years before cleanup work delay the cleanup.