Havre 4th of July celebration set in Pepin Park

What started out as two brothers putting on a picnic for people who had nothing else to do July Fourth has turned into a massive community party.

More than 1,500 people are expected to be on hand Monday for the 15th annual Havre Fourth of July Festival at Pepin Park.

Bands will perform. There will be face-painting for the kids. Hots dogs and hamburgers will be served. Gift baskets will be raffled off. And mostly, there will be friendship and a sense of community as people gather to celebrate Independence Day.

Sherri Simonson, the director of this year’s event, said 1,400 people have s...