You’re invited to a Meet & Greet to welcome new Fair Manager Melissa Saville, on Tuesday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds, 100 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Bring your business card to be eligible for a drawing of two adult day […]

Fly Fishers of the Bitterroot (FFB) will meet Tuesday, May 1, at BJ’s Restaurant in Hamilton. Social hour is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cocktails/dinner are optional. The presentation is by Fred Telleen, Manager of North 40 Outfitters, in Great Falls. Fred’s program, “Fishing the Great Rivers of Alaska,” is a perspective gained from 26 […]

Bitterrootdalen Lodge, Sons of Norway will meet on Tuesday, May 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 275 Hattie in Hamilton. The program will discuss books about Norway, how to access ancestry and records, and history. The Lodge will provide a main dish, drinks and service, members and visitors are invited to bring a […]

Join the local chapter of the American Society of Dowsers for a free presentation by Jade Beaty on Tuesday, May 1st at 7 p.m. at the North Valley Public Library, 208 Main in Stevensville. Jade will talk about intuitive skills and how to develop and use them for the greater good. Some of the techniques […]

  Are you overwhelmed by clutter and chaos? Come to the North Valley Public Library in Stevensville on Thursday, May 3 at 6p.m. to learn the difference between clutter, chronic disorganization,and hoarding.Organizing and cleaning are not the same thing.  Learn some basic tips on how to organize to help you declutter your home and your life.Being […]

The North Valley Pachyderm Club will meet Friday, May 4 at 12 noon at The Frontier Café, Hwy 93 in Stevensville. Guest speakers will be Kate Menzia from Choice is an Illusion fighting against assisted suicide and Dallas Erickson with Harris Himes who wrote a letter to the editor in defense of Harris whom Erickson […]

The Stevensville Garden Club will be giving away plants at a display in front of the North Valley Public Library on Friday, May 4 starting at 5 p.m. Club members will have plants that have been started in small cups and would love to see people and talk to them about the club and gardening […]

A seminar on “How to Find Your Roots” will be presented on First Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m. by the Western Montana Genealogical Society.The talk will be held in the St. Stephens Episcopal Church building, 203 Main Street. You will learn how to research your family history, how to make vital records and how […]

Hamilton Senior Center will be hosting a Special Saturday Bingo on May 5. Doors open at 12 noon, play starts at 1 p.m. Paper cards will be used. Must be 18 to play. Call Cathy, 375-9276 with questions.

  The Lone Rock Park Board will meet Sunday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at 1064 Three Mile Creek Road. The public is welcome. For information call Colleen at 777-3710.  

  Robbie Wisdom and Mark Snider, members of Bitterroot Toastmasters, will be speaking at the next meeting of the Hamilton Rotary Club on Monday, May 7 at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1st Street, Hamilton. Themeeting is open to the public. For further Rotary Club information, call 363-2960.

  One of the most important days of the year is quickly approaching, Mother’s Day! Enjoy a Mommy & Me Tea on Tuesday, May 8 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Bring your moms, grandmas, or aunts for tea and cookies, do-it-yourself mom portrait drawing, and board games. This event is appropriate for all ages. North […]

  The Stevensville School Board of Trustees will hold a regular board meeting on Tuesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. in the Stevensville Music Center Choir Room.

Are you new to the Bitterroot Valley? Have you recently retired? Have you been here for a while and would just like to meet new people?  If so, the Bitterroot Women's Newcomers Club welcomes you to its next meeting, Thursday, May 10 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at the First Christian Church, 328 Fairgrounds Road […]

  Spring is here and and it’s time to hit the trails! Want to ride and make a difference by volunteering to help keep our trails open? If so, come join the SPWBCH, a friendly, hardworking group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the common sense use of horses in the backcountry. The group will host […]

SAFE (Supporters of Abuse Free Environments) will host Boot, Scoot & Boogie on Friday, May 11. The annual dinner and auction will be held at the First Interstate Center in Hamilton. This year SAFE will be celebrating 30 years of creating a future free of violence. Boot, Scoot & Boogie will begin with a Patron Reception […]

Come experience the restorative power and harmonic chimes of Himalayan Singing Bowls on Friday, May 11. Came Coté, Sound Healing Practitioner, will lead a Soul Alignment Sound Journey using Himalayan Singing Bowls, harmonium and other instruments to create a sense of relaxation by dissolving patterns of stress, worry and anxiety. Wear comfortable clothing and bring […]

The Bitter Root Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. has announced its April first-time home-buyers class. The Saturday, May 12, class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bitterroot Valley Board of Realtors building at the corner of 4th and Cherry streets in Hamilton. Any first-time homebuyers will benefit from taking […]

Bagdad Temple will be holding its Spring Ceremonial on Saturday, May 12 in Hamilton. Shriners from throughout southwest Montana will be attending. There will be a Shrine Parade in downtown Hamilton at 11 a.m. This will include many units from western Montana like small cars, cartoon characters and new candidates. This year's Potentate of Bagdad Temple, […]

Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen host their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 17th, at Corvallis School Cafeteria on Eastside Highway in Corvallis. Potluckdinner is served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Guests are welcome. Program speaker Jeff Haligan is executive director of the Idaho Trails Association. ITA was formed in 2010 to maintain the […]

An all-new Smart Driver Course (formerly ’55 Alive’) will be held Friday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stevensville United Methodist Church, 216 College Street. While this new safe driving strategies class is designed for drivers age 50 and over, all drivers are welcome. This program now features current laws and […]

An all-new Smart Driver Course (formerly ’55 Alive’) will be held Friday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stevensville United Methodist Church, 216 College Street. While this new safe driving strategies class is designed for drivers age 50 and over, all drivers are welcome. This program now features current laws and […]

The North Valley Pachyderm Club will meet Friday, May 18 at 12 noon at The Frontier Café, Hwy 93 in Stevensville. Guest speakers will be County Commissioners Greg Chilcott and Jeff Burrows.  The North Valley Pachyderm Club is an educational arm of the Republican Party. All are welcome.

You’re invited to a Seedling and Plant Exchange on Saturday, May 19 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.at the O’Hara Commons in Hamilton. Save those perennials you have divided this spring and all of your remaining seedlings for this Plant Exchange. Really, you can bring any garden related items: tools, books, a hat that doesn't fit, […]

Western Montana Equine Rescue & Rehabilitation invites the community to its spring Open House and Tack Sale on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. In addition to selling tack and other merchandise, there will be a Pick A Prize raffle of donated items including two autographed Tony Stromberg books. There will be […]

Saturday Learning Adventure Series will take place on Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Ravalli County Musuem. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and save the Truffula Tree! Make your own Truffula Tree based on “The Lorax” story by Dr. Seuss. Learn the importance of preserving our natural environment through recycling and repurposing […]

Come to the North Valley Public Library in Stevensville to test your trivia skills and compete for glory. The North Valley Public Library will host a team trivia competition in the Community Room of the Stevensville Library Saturday, May 19, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Teams consist of 2-6 people. Registration before May 19 is required […]

Hamilton Rotary Club member Jean Driescher will be speaking at the next meetingof the Hamilton Rotary Club, on Monday, May 21, at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1stin Hamilton. She will be addressing the issue of “Youth Voice.” The meeting is open to the public. For further Rotary Club information, call 363-2960.

Bitterroot Audubon’s will meet Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m.. at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Visitors’ Center on Wildfowl Lane north of Stevensville. The meeting will feature “The Difficulty of Becoming a Breeding Osprey,” a presentation on ospreys in the Bitterroot and Missoula valleys by Rob Domenech and Adam Shreading of the Raptor […]

Ravalli County Republican Women's Club will hold its monthly meeting and lunch on Tuesday, May 22 at 11:30 a.m. at BJ's Restaurant in Hamilton. Guest speaker will be Jim Bailey, Justice of the Peace Dept. 2.

  The Extension Service will sponsor a Giant Vegetable Challenge kick-off on Thursday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Moeller’s Nursery. Plant a giant cabbage or pumpkin to enter at the 2018 Ravalli County Fair. Come learn from Patrick Mangan, MSU Extension Agent, how to plant and care for your giant vegetable this summer. Learn from […]

  The Ravalli County Democratic Central Committee is sponsoring a series of lunch presentations on issues that matter to Ravalli County residents on the last Fridays of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Frontier Café, Hwy 93 in Stevensville. This Friday, May 25, come meet Lindsay Stover, Democratic candidate for County […]

"Take a Trip" with River Street Dance theater is the theme of this spring's concert at the Mary Stuart Rogers Performing Arts Center at the Victor School on Friday, May 25 at 7 p.m. The dancers will be presenting Mexican and Chinese dances as well as American jazz and a dance to a 16th century […]

You’re invited to join in on Saturday, May 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a day of volunteer fun and work. Volunteers plan on cleaning up the garden, the picnic area and the grounds. Bring your rake, shovel, broom, other gardening tools i.e. Weed Wackers, to help make Priest Park look beautiful. Make […]

Create colorful rock mushrooms to decorate your windowsill or your garden on Saturday, May 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. Let your inner artist repurpose river rocks into painted mushrooms to place around your home environment! The event is free. Call 363-3338 for more information.

The 62nd Annual Memorial Day Service and Dinner will take place on Monday, May 28 at the Fellowship Hall at Florence Carlton Community Church.The public is invited to join in honoring our Military with a Flag Raising Ceremony at 11 a.m. The dinner will be served from 11:30 to 1:30. Menu will include turkey, mashed […]

  The Victor Heritage Museum will be opening its doors for the Summer Season on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. Thereafter, the museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. The theme this year is Mining Memories. The museum is located on the corner of Main […]

Land overrun by weeds? Learn how to identify and control weeds using an integrated weed management plan, including biological controls for acreages and gardens.If you do not want certain plants in your garden, come to this free information session to find out how to identify and eradicate them from your property, presented by Christy Schram from […]

      Come have Coffee with a Cop on Thursday, May 31 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Stevensville Town Hall, 206 Buck. Drop by and have a cup of coffee and a donut with Stevensville’s Police Chaplain, Everett Headley. No agenda, no speeches just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get […]

Lone Rock Park board will meet Thursday, May 31 from  6 to 7 p.m. at  1064 Three Mile Creek Road. Public welcome. For info call Colleen, 777-3710.  

A book signing with Dale Burk, author of "A Brush With A Wild Thing or Two in Montana" will be held Thursday, May 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. This is a book tapping the pulse beat of a life spent in the wilds of Montana in […]

  Come hear Tim Hunter’s exciting banjo performance at the North Valley Public library in Stevensville on Friday, June 1 at 6 p.m.Tim Hunter is a regular member of the Bittergrass String Band and has a long fascination with banjos and their history.Tim has five banjos, some that he has made himself including an early […]

  Hamilton Senior Center will be hosting a Special Saturday Bingo on June 2. Doors open at 12 noon, play starts at 1 p.m. Paper cards will be used. Must be 18 to play. Call Cathy, 375-9276 for information.