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"The haircut has definitely made a big difference," Kaelyn Kaftan said. The incoming University of Montana freshman ran a hand through her short, greased-back hair as she described her transformation into Johnny Cake, a lead role in "The Outsiders." Montana Actors' Theatre is opening the play, adapted from the novel by S.E. Hinton, Thursday in the Little Theatre in Cowan Hall at Montana State University-Northern. It will run for two weekends, ending Aug. 4. The play tells the...
The first thing to know about this Saturday’s fundraising event for “Back to School Bash,” organizer Cole Horinek said jokingly, is that it is “not a kegger.” Piñatas, however, are welcome, he and fellow organizer Kathleen Daniel added. The vendor booth fair will be in the Atrium Mall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. If enough vendors sign up, the booths could fill all three floors of the Atrium, they said. Horinek and Daniel said they are raising funds for “Back to School Bash,” a Salvation Army program done in combination...
Marching to the beat at band camp Kelly Otterness Havre Daily News Summer Intern Seventy-five high-schoolers stood in formation on the lawn, instruments held high. A woman called out directions from atop a ladder, and they marched together across the field. A Havre High School junior, Alix Seigel, sat on the grass nearby. "This is my first year in color guard," Seigel said as she watched the flag team dance in front of the band. "It's a lot of fun; really hard, though. We're dancing, but we do it with flags, so we're tossing... Full story
Behind the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, kids were standing and hurling gobs of paint. They weren't aiming for each other, though. The North Central Montana Transit bus that hauled kids to the club over the summer was under attack and nearly covered in bright colors. So, it must be said, were the kids. "I'm gonna leave it on for a few days," Devyn Solomon said, looking down at her green arms. Luckily, the paint is washable, and so is the bus. By the time school starts, the rain should have cleaned it back to white, and... Full story
The memorial bike ride for Kellen Lund, which started as a small idea, has had a big response; 110 advance registration forms have been turned in already, and at leas t 10 0 people have RSVP'd on facebook. "Stacy Baldwin actually thought of it," said his mother, Jeri O'Leary. "Now there's a committee." Baldwin is a fami ly friend. Kellen, 9, was hit by a semitrailer last summer while walking his bicycle across 7th Avenue at 1st Street. O'Le a r y s a i d the fo c u s o f Saturday's event is on remembrance and awareness for...
A young girl sits in the empty rows of chairs, watching the stage. Siena Walter is all bottled energy. She answers questions politely, but her face is beaming. The play, she said, is "really good and fun — I'm excited." On stage, a group of her cast-mates are rehearsing "Pinocchio." Siena plays Hickory Cr icket , who acts as Pinocchio's conscience, although "sometimes I take back what I say," she said. "Excuse me, I've got to go on now," she said softly, and then leaped onto the stage to belt out a line. Siena's been c... Full story
