Decades of dedication

This June, after 39 years of dedicated service, Alma Seidel will bid farewell to the familiar halls of St. Jude Thaddeus School in Havre and embark on a new adventure - a well-earned retirement.

For Seidel, the final bell on the last day of class this year will not only signal the onset of summer, but the culmination of a lifelong career marked with success and fond memories. For four decades she has walked the halls and taught in the classrooms of St. Jude, and watched two generations of students grow up.

During her tenure, Seidel became legendary for her strict adherence to the rules and her...