Arbor Day celebrated with plantings, grocery bag art

Havre will celebrate Arbor Day in a two-day planting on Tuesday and Wednesday. Seedling trees will be planted by Lincoln-McKinley and St. Jude's second-graders. The planting is part of an annual program conducted by TURF, Havre's local tree committee, Gary and Leo's IGA, Coca-Cola of Havre and the city of Havre. The seedlings for the Arbor Day celebration will be provided jointly by Coca-Cola, Badland Tree and Landscaping and a state grant.

Plantings will be held at other Hi-Line communities between Monday and April 23.

Since 1994 nearly 4,000 seedlings have been planted in the program. The pl...