Havre pupils package goodies for area soldiers

Highland Park Early Primary School students wrote letters and sent care packages last week to Montana soldiers stationed in the Middle East.

"Remember that most of the soldiers that are going to get these are from this area," said Judi Kase, a paraprofessional at Highland Park, as she explained the letters to Heather Richman's pre-first-grade class. "You can tell them anything you want."

About 15 Hi-Line National Guard members were called up to join the 639th Quartermaster Company. The Kalispell-based company was deployed in December. The students are sending the letters and care packages to t...