Havre Day Two and Heading South

Our lunchtime presentation at the Havre Senior Center.



Attorney General Steve Bullock headed back to Helena Monday night, but the Roundup continued and we had a great day Tuesday talking to seniors in Havre before heading to Fort Benton for another drug drop-off and paper shred-a-thon.

We started our day at the Havre Alternative High School, where a small, but lively group of students asked some of the best questions of the Roundup thus far.

We spoke to a packed house of about 90 people at the Havre Senior Center for lunch. Even before our presentation, while we were eating lunch, it seemed that almost everyone at our table had either been targeted by a phone scam or knew someone who had. We also heard several reports of a new “vacation scam.” We don’t know all the details, but chances are: If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

Then we headed down the road to Fort Benton for another good conversation at the Golden Age Center. Again, we heard stories of people being hit by the ‘grandparent scam.” (One woman was actually in her car getting ready to wire money away when she decided to stop and double-check. That’s how these scams work: They prey on people’s emotion.)

And despite the fact that Fort Benton had hosted its own local drug take-back and shred-a-thon just the week before, we still shredded 49 pounds of paper and gathered up another 2.6 pound of drugs.

Thanks to Debbie Kirby at SUNS (Havre Alternative High School), Carly Ahern at Eagles Manor Retirement Apartments in Havre, Evelyn Havskjold at Havre Senior Center, Judy Remick at the Golden Age Center in Fort Benton, and Shannon Sykes and Dawn Skogan at Price Rite Food Farm in Fort Benton for welcoming us to their facilities and helping to spread the word about these events.