Letter to the editor - Thanks for reminder of lives lost to COVID

Dear Editor:

What a wonderful thing to do! The white ribbons and explanations taped under them are a good reminder of the Hill County lives that we have lost due to the pandemic. Thank you to the creators and those who put them up in Fifth Avenue.

I watched the memorial that was held in Washington, D.C., as part of inauguration activities which was very moving. I talked to the president of the Greater Havre Area Ministerial Association about possibly doing a memorial service this summer outdoors to honor those who have died of COVID. There are Hill County families who have lost loved ones who did not live in Hill County. Funerals have not been able to be conducted and families are still grieving. Those families share in the same feelings.

This pandemic still has a grip on our community and this might be a method to remind people that we cannot let our guard down and need to protect each other.

Sue Swan

Havre