Traditional Fourth of July celebration continues

This year marks the 18th year of what has become an important family-friendly Havre event — the Fourth of July celebration at Pepin Park.

“Originally it started out as a family gathering … the Woodwicks,” celebration chair Sherri Simonson said, adding that it has become a kind-of tradition in the Havre community.

The two Woodwick brothers ran the event for many years, Simonson said, and one brother, Allen “Woody” Woodwick still takes care of the music part of the event, but Vince Woodwick, who took care of the food and kids’ events, died in early 2017.

Simonson, who has bee...