Whalen Tire prepares to move to Holiday Village

Whalen Tire's Havre shop will soon be in a new location - the Holiday Village Shopping Center.

"We will be up there March 10. That's our hope," manager Don Groven said. "We'll continue to be here until then."

Groven said the building Whalen Tire is located in has been sold, and the company was told it can no longer rent the location.

The owner of the building, Raymond Randolph of North Carolina, could not be reached for comment Wednesday or today.

Groven said the higher visibility and traffic at Holiday Village will help Whalen Tire, and Whalen Tire's presence there could benefit the mall.

"Th...