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  • Boys and girls add some color to public transit

    Kelly Otterness Havre Daily News summer intern

    Behind the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, kids were standing and hurling gobs of paint. They weren't aiming for each other, though. The North Central Montana Transit bus that hauled kids to the club over the summer was under attack and nearly covered in bright colors. So, it must be said, were the kids. "I'm gonna leave it on for a few days," Devyn Solomon said, looking down at her green arms. Luckily, the paint is washable, and so is the bus. By the time school starts, the rain should have cleaned it back to white, and... Full story

  • 110 already signed up for Saturday’s Kellen Lund bike ride

    Kelly Otterness Havre Daily News Summer Intern

    The memorial bike ride for Kellen Lund, which started as a small idea, has had a big response; 110 advance registration forms have been turned in already, and at leas t 10 0 people have RSVP'd on facebook. "Stacy Baldwin actually thought of it," said his mother, Jeri O'Leary. "Now there's a committee." Baldwin is a fami ly friend. Kellen, 9, was hit by a semitrailer last summer while walking his bicycle across 7th Avenue at 1st Street. O'Le a r y s a i d the fo c u s o f Saturday's event is on remembrance and awareness for...

  • No Strings Attached: Pinocchio’s Real Boys and Girls

    Kelly Otterness Havre Daily News Summer intern

    A young girl sits in the empty rows of chairs, watching the stage. Siena Walter is all bottled energy. She answers questions politely, but her face is beaming. The play, she said, is "really good and fun — I'm excited." On stage, a group of her cast-mates are rehearsing "Pinocchio." Siena plays Hickory Cr icket , who acts as Pinocchio's conscience, although "sometimes I take back what I say," she said. "Excuse me, I've got to go on now," she said softly, and then leaped onto the stage to belt out a line. Siena's been c... Full story