Friday, September 5
North Valley Pachyderm Club
The North Valley Pachyderm Club will meet Friday, September 5 at 12 noon at the Frontier Café, Hwy 93 in Stevensville. Guest speakers will be Jennifer Ray and James Pearson, candidates for Justice of the Peace, Dept. 1. The North Valley Pachyderm Club meets the first and third Friday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. The North Valley Pachyderm Club is an educational arm of the Republican Party. All are welcome.
Hamilton First Friday
Downtown Hamilton will celebrate September’s First Friday with a “neighborhood block party” on September 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. Relax on the street, where vendors will offer burgers, lemonade, and ice cream treats for purchase, and on-street “parklets” where you can enjoy them. Then, meet your friends and browse downtown businesses and galleries for in-store events and specials.Downtown Hamilton also offers plenty of opportunities for dining and beverages in its fine array of restaurants, cafes, and bars.For more information, call the Hamilton Downtown Association at 360-9124.
NVPL First Friday
Join your friends for an evening performance by local pianist Kendal Norris on Friday, September 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the North Valley Public Library. Kendal Norris likes to play a variety of music, from her own melodic compositions to Broadway standards, gospel songs, movie themes, folk tunes, and love ballads. Her heart-based style of performing invites you to sing along, or just listen and join in the flow. She’ll be accompanied on a few selections by singer and friend, Deb Goslin. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call the library at 777-5061.
Saturday, September 6
River Street Dance registration
River Street Dance Theater registration for the 2014-2015 season is Saturday, September 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the studio, 421 N. Second Street, Hamilton. The Fall 2014 schedule begins on Monday. September 8. Classes are in the styles of Modern Dance, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Creative Movement for Young Children and are tailored for specific ages and abilities starting at age 3 and a half through adult. A separate class in Improvisation and Composition for 12 years and older is on the Fall 2014 schedule. Limited class size allows individual attention and time to develop the creative process in the students. River Street Dance Theater graduates excel in university dance departments, the professional dance world, and in recreational settings. Call 363-1203 to speak with the director, Pam Erickson.
Bark n the Park
The second annual Bark n The Park, a free event for dogs and their families sponsored by the Bitter Root Humane Association, will be held Saturday, September 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kiwanis River Park in Hamilton (S. 9th and Madison). Lots of fun, food, music, beer, contests, prizes and vendors.
All Airborne Paratroopers reunion
Attention All Airborne Paratroopers! Come to this year’s reunion on Saturday, September 6. All Airborne Paratroopers are welcome. There will be a potluck lunch at 12 noon and meeting at 2 p.m. at 4007 Stevensville River Road, Stevensville. There will be games, etc. This is put on by the Montana All Airborne Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association. People can stay for more camaraderie the 7th (Sun). For further information, call Golda at 406-207-0221.
Sabbath rest and renewal workshop
Lea Guthrie and Becky Lovejoy invite you to a workshop experience of intentional creativity and inspiration, titled “Sabbath – Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives,” on Saturday, September 6 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1720 N. 1st, Hamilton. Learn about the necessity for sacred rest by designing your own “Take a Break Box,” understand why mental and physical rest matters, and take home a 5-week study guide with suggested Sabbath practices. $20 fee covers art supplies and home study guide. Contact Lea at lea.guthrie@gmail.com or 360-7509 for more information.
Bitterroot Dancers
Bitterroot Dancers will host a community dance on Saturday, September 6 at Hamilton City Hall, upstairs, 7 to 11 p.m. Note day and time change for the fall/winter season. Live band Wild Coyotes, no host bar available. Admission is $7. All ages welcome. For info http://bitterrootdancers.wix.com/bitterrootdancersinc.
Sunday, September 7
Center for Spiritual Living
The Center for Spiritual Living will host Roberta Swartz presenting “Judaism and Oneness” on Sunday, September 7 at 10 a.m. CSL talks in September are dedicated to Interfaith/Intercultural Celebration of Oneness, beginning with Judaism. Music with LeGrande Harvey. Refreshments and conversation follow at 11:15 a.m. Come early for Meditation at 9:30 a.m. The Center for Spiritual Living is located at 1720 N. First Street, Suite C in Selway Commons, north of Sears in Hamilton. For further information call Dave at 381-2355 or visit CSLbitterroot.org.
Monday, September 8
Stevi school menu
Monday: Breakfast – Waffle or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Pizza, peas & carrots, pineapple, bread & butter, milk
Tuesday: Breakfast – Bagels with cream cheese or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Taco salad, chips & salsa, oranges, bread & butter, chocolate or regular milk
Wednesday: Breakfast – Cereal or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Tuna salad sandwich, taters, mixed fruit, bread & butter, milk
Thursday: Breakfast – Pancake on a stick or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Spaghetti, tossed salad, grapes, bread & butter, milk
Friday: Breakfast – Ham bites or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Chicken tenders, corn, apricots, bread & butter, chocolate or regular milk.
Rotary Club
Jim Burchfield, Dean of the College of Forestry at the University of Montana, will speak at the next meeting of the Hamilton Rotary Club on Monday, September 8 at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1st Street, Hamilton. The meeting is open to the public. For further information call 363-2960.
Green Thumbs Up
Green Thumbs Up will meet Monday, September 8 at 2 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room of the Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State, Hamilton. The meeting will be hosted by Helen and Peter Allen. The topic: “Garlic in the Bitterroot”, varieties, sources, how-when-where to plant and harvest. As always, Green Thumbs Up meetings are free and open to the public.
DCPL computer classes
The Darby Community Public Library will hold a free Basic Computers class on Monday, September 8 and Monday, September 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the computer room, where participants will explore computer hardware and software, learn basic internet searching and learn basic troubleshooting.
The library will also offer classes in Microsoft Word and Excel this fall in cooperation with the Bitterroot College. Microsoft Word is scheduled for September 22 and 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. Microsoft Excel is scheduled for October 6 and 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. Each computer course includes six hours of class time with a college course fee of $40.
All classes are open for registration. Classes will run with a minimum of seven participants. Register early as class size is limited. Contact the Darby Community Public Library at 821-4771 for more information.
Tuesday, September 9
Habitat for Humanity groundbreaking
Habitat for Humanity of Ravalli County will be holding a Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Call family home on Tuesday, September 9 at 6 p.m. at 3586 Cimarron Lane, Stevensville (Twin Creeks subdivision on Middle Burnt Fork Road – about 1/2 mile on the right). Stop by and meet the family and sign up to help build the home.
Sapphire Quilt Club
The Stevensville Sapphire Quilt club is having an exciting meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center, 100 Mission in Stevensville. The group will be presenting instructions on paper piecing and making a name badge using paper piecing. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:00. All guests are invited. Come join the fun, meet some very friendly and helpful quilters. Whether you’re a novice, experienced or brand new to quilting, members can help you and would love to meet you. For more information call Judy at 363-4676 or Linda at 777-4777.
Flyfishers of the Bitterroot
The FlyFishers of the Bitterroot will meet Tuesday, September 9 at BJ’S restaurant in Hamilton. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. but come early to socialize.
Mike Lemoine will give the program entitled “Muddling through the day: History of the Muddler Minnow and the fish that inspired it.”
Perhaps no fly is as versatile as the celebrated Muddler Minnow. Since its invention by Dan Gapen in Michigan and its perfection by the expert flytiers at Dan Bailey’s shop, the muddler has found utility in almost all fishing situations. However, it is an imitation of a little understood group of fishes, the sculpins.
Although commonly overlooked or disregarded, sculpins are prevalent in troutwaters. Former BRTU board member and UM Grad student Mike LeMoine has spent years trying to understand sculpin ecology and will present the biology behind muddlers to improve your angling experience. Although Midwestern angling expert Tom Wendelberg said many years ago that “You can’t fish a muddler wrong,” after Mike’s talk, you will know how to fish a muddler right!
Stevensville school board
The regular meeting of the Stevensville School Board of Trustees will be Tuesday, September 9 at 7 p.m. in the Stevensville Music Center Choir Room.
Thursday, September 11
BPL Fellowship Club
The Bitterroot Public Library’s Fellowship Club will be meeting on Thursday, September 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to discuss “The Game of Life and How to Play It” by Florence Scovel Shinn.
This work is considered as the world’s most celebrated ‘success’ book and guide on how to ‘win’ in life through positive attitudes and affirmations.
First published in 1925, this book has inspired thousands of people around the world to find a sense of purpose and belonging. It asserts that life is not a battle but a game of giving and receiving, and that whatever we send out into the world will eventually be returned to us. This little book can help us discover how our mind and its imaging faculties play leading roles in the game of life. Schinn shows how, to train the imagination successfully, man must understand the workings of the mind, and thereby put into practice what the Greeks meant when they said: “Know Thyself.”
Florence Scovel Shinn was a widely known artist and illustrator, metaphysician, and lecturer. She had the ability to explain her success principles and how they work in an entertaining and easy-to-read style. She illustrates through real-life stories how, through a knowledge of spiritual law, one can focus clearly on one’s good, eliminate all mental pictures of evil, and invariably become a ‘winner’ in life – able to control life’s conditions and release abundance.
The Fellowship Club meets every second Thursday of the month in the West Meeting Room of the Bitterroot Public Library and is free and open to anyone seeking to promote individual and collective well being.
Call 363-1670, or email jacostant@gmail.com for more information.