High schools paint boots for fundraiser
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Art classes from the Flathead Valley’s six high schools recently competed in Intermountain’s Painted Boot Scoot art competition.
The boots will be auctioned this summer at Intermountain’s Summer Roundup fundraiser. Proceeds will be used to help children served by Intermountain in the Flathead Valley. Founded in Helena in 1909, Intermountain has been caring for society’s neediest children for more than a century.
Each school was given a white ceramic boot to paint. Students had to include their school’s name, mascot and school colors in the design. The boots also had to incorporate the theme, “What it means to be a child in Montana.” The art class with the winning boot got a trophy and bragging rights.
Senior Melissa Livingston painted the Columbia Falls High School boot, which was finely glazed and incorporated the majestic mountains and trees found in Montana.
The Summer Roundup event will take place at the Diamond B Ranch in the Lower Valley on Wednesday, June 27, starting at 5:30 p.m. Guests are invited to dress in their best cowboy gear. Tickets are $125 per person, available by calling 249-7290. For more information, visit online at www.intermountain.org.
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