National Night Out lands in Havre

Havre's sixth annual National Night Out began with a helicopter landing on the lawn, just yards away from the rock climbing wall and numerous parents holding onto their children.

By 5:40 p.m., event coordinator Havre Police Sgt. Ryan Pearson was checking his watch as Mercy Flight was running late. But a three-person crew landed soon afterward, and within minutes the chopper was filled with children trying on seat belts and pushing buttons in the cockpit.

The event, held in front of the Student Union Building at Montana State University-Northern, is intended to help strengthen the relationship...