Crowd regaled with small-town stories

Hal Stearns is enamoured with his home state of Montana, especially its small towns.

He grew up in Harlowton and has visited many of the state's tiny communities. Each of them, he said, have interesting, historic and quirky facts that should be recorded.

"There are stories in each of these towns that should be preserved," he said. "More of these small towns should have museums."

Stearns was a guest speaker Friday at the North Central Senior Center in the Havre Hometown Humanities program, telling the full house of his love for Montana and its small towns.

He said he was delighted to b...