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The Pickerings moved here almost six years ago with their 1.5-year-old daughter Mackenzie, to be near Jennifer’s parents. This is actually Jennifer’s third time living in Helena. She, along with her parents Marsha and Charles Yates and brother Mike, moved here back in the ‘80s when she was just four years old.

After college she lived in Wyndham for a small time, before moving back for good in 2019. Brad and Jennifer wanted Mackenzie to be close to her grandparents, so when they found the perfect house in Hillsboro, they knew it was time to come home to Helena.

Although Helena has changed a lot over the past 40 years, Jennifer says it still has that small-town feel.  Brad likes that it isn’t too far away from anything that you can’t find here.

The schools were definitely a selling point. They wanted Mackenzie, now in second grade, to be in a good school system.

What do the Pickerings like most? Our neighborhood! Hillsboro has everything. There are tons of kids for Mackenzie to play with, golf cart trails to the schools, parks and tons of activities for everyone. Jennifer is on the social committee for Hillsboro and helps with the monthly events.