Thursday, April 27
Weed Identification class
Is your property being overrun by weeds? Christy Schram from the Ravalli County Weed District will be the guest speaker at the North Valley Public Library on Thursday April 27, between 1 and 2 p.m. Have you found cheat grass in your dog’s ears, knapweed in your pasture and mullein plants taking over? Christy will speak about noxious weeds in our area, how to identify them, and how to control them using an integrated weed management plan. Attend this free information session to see what you can best do to eradicate them from your property. The North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call the library on 777-5061.
Stevi town council
The Stevensville Town Council will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at the town hall, 206 Buck. Agenda items include discussion/decision on: installation of stop sign at East 2nd and Railroad; Mayor’s Veto of Resolution No. 403 on Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use Policy; adoption of Resolution No. 403, Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use Policy; reconsideration of Montana Board of Crime Control Grant No. 13-J17091978 for Student Awareness and Education for $9,315.80; adoption of Montana Board of Crime Control Grant No. 13-J17-91978 for Student Awareness and Education for $7,262.60; adoption of Resolution No. 401, Personnel Policy Manual; High School Student Shalyn Harris Request to Paint Lewis & Clark Restrooms for Senior Project; Stevensville Main Street Association Grant Request for Main Street Beautification; Stevensville Airport Strategic Business Plan, new lease agreement and Emergency Facilities & Land Use Agreement; Moving May 8th Council meeting to May 15, among others.
Friday, April 28
Water Symposium
The public is invited to join the conversation about clean water during the second annual Bitterroot Water Symposium on Friday, April 28, at Bitterroot College of the University of Montana.
The event runs from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 105 of the Bitterroot College UM building, located at 103 S. Ninth St. in Hamilton.
The symposium will feature 18 guest speakers, beginning with a keynote address by Larry Swanson of UM’s O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West and ending with a panel discussion open to questions. Hot lunch will be served to all who register by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 20. Event registration costs $10.
Continuing themes include groundwater, soils and Bitterroot River characteristics, as well as water quality and growth in the Bitterroot Valley. Speakers and panelists will feature scientists; farmers; state, county and city government officials; water advocates; and others.
Some highlights include a keynote address on “Future Growth Scenarios for the Bitterroot Valley-2017” by Larry Swanson, director, UM O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West; “Hamilton-Corvallis-Stevensville Aquifer Properties and Flow Scenarios, Aquifer Recharge and Storage” with Ginette Abdo, senior research hydrogeologist and program manager; Kirk Waren, senior research hydrogeologist; Todd Myse, research hydrogeologist; Dean Snyder, research hydrogeologist; Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology – Groundwater Investigation Program; “Best Practices for Protection of Soil and Groundwater” with Jay Skovlin, Major Land Resource Area Soil survey leader, Natural Resource Conservation Service; Rod Daniel, registered sanitarian, Ravalli County Environmental Health; “Characteristics of Bitterroot River and its Ecology” with Marisa Sowles, geologist, water resource specialist, Geum Environmental Consulting; Larry Schock, civil engineering specialist, Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation; Heather Barber, executive director, Bitterroot Water Forum; “Traditional and Specialty Agriculture: Best Practices for Water Conservation” with Dan Huls, Huls Dairy, Ravalli County Committee Right to Farm and Ranch; Brian McGuire, commercial vineyard owner/operator. the daylong program will conclude with a panel discussion on “Water-wise Community. Panel participants include Jeff Burrows, Ravalli County commissioner, Gene MimMack, former mayor of Stevensville; Karen Mahar, city attorney for Hamilton; Julie Foster, executive director, Ravalli County Economic Development Authority; Ran Pigman, principal, designer, project coordinator, Pigman Builders, Inc., Hamilton; Larry Schock, civil engineering specialist, Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation.
For more information or to sign up, visit http://www.umt.edu/bitterroot-college or call 363-0100.
Victor 4-H spaghetti feed
Victor 4-H Clover Club will hold a Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser on Friday, April 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene Nealy Center, corner of 5th and A Streets in Victor. Club members will be serving a yummy spaghetti dinner for $5 per person or $20 for your whole family. The evening includes a Silent Auction and Split the Pot. Everyone is welcome. Thank you for supporting 4-H!
Saturday, April 29
Learning Adventure Series
“Navajo Concho Belt” is the topic of the Saturday Learning Adventure Series on April 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. Navajo people made small metal disks that were turned into beautiful
belts. How beautiful will yours be? Come make a poncho belt of your own at this free kids’ activity. Call 363-3338 for more information.
Wildland firefighters benefit
Local supporters of the Wildland Firefighter Foundation are holding their 2nd Annual “Putt & Pull” fundraiser, a trap shoot tournament and golf scramble, on Saturday, April 29. It is one of the largest yearly fundraisers held in Montana for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation that provides financial and other forms of support to injured or killed wildland firefighters and their families.
The foundation steps in and helps with the immediate needs that arise when a family loses a loved one especially in cases where the firefighter was the family’s sole financial provider. Survivors of trauma also need long-term care and intensive therapy; those bills continually stack up, and the foundation provides long-term support, continually reaching out to those men and women seeking to find a new normal in their lives on the road to resiliency. The foundation, itself, relies on events planned by supporters around the US to continue to provide these services.
The Putt & Pull, planned by individuals, each with personal ties to firefighting in one way or another, raised $15,000 last year and brought wildland firefighters from all over the region as well community members to participate together.
The 2nd Annual “Putt &Pull” starts at 9 a.m. at the Missoula Trap and Skeet Club, followed by the 9-hole golf scramble at the Frenchtown King Ranch Golf Course starting off at 1 p.m. The 3-event day will conclude at the Highlander Missoula Brewing Company with a live and silent auction as well as raffle drawings starting at 6 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend and show their support for our local heroes.
For more information about the event and to purchase raffle tickets, call Chris “CJ” Johnson at 406-529-7751 or visit the Putt & Pull website: https://sites.google.com/site/MissoulaPuttandPull/home.
Seed saving talk
John Schneeberger will give a presentation on Seed Saving on Saturday, April 29 at 11 a.m. at The O’Hara Commons, 111 S. 4th Street, Hamilton. John, former owner of Garden City Seeds and experienced seed grower, is coming out of seed retirement to help build The O’Hara Commons Seed Library inventory. There is an art to seed saving: variety, life cycle, separation distances, population size, selection and other factors. Onions are a biennial, which adds a twist to successful seed saving. John will guide you through the process with the goal of one or two attendees deciding to take up growing onions for seed. Open to all. Suggested donation $10. More information at info@theoharacommons.org
Body talk presentation
A free presentation on “Introduction to BodyTalk” will be held Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1720 N. 1st in Hamilton. As WholeHealthcare, BodyTalk understands the profound influence our psychology has on our health. Instead of focusing on the symptom, BodyTalk finds the underlying causes of illness by addressing the whole-person and their whole-story. The event is hosted by Inge Peterson, Mary Gold and Joel Lankford. For more information call 239-4290.
Sunday, April 30
Center for Spiritual Living
“Personal Transformation – Broadening Perspective” by Mark Snider, a man who loves metaphysics, will share transformative stories from his own life resulting in a more encompassing worldview on Sunday, April 30 at 10 a.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1720 N. 1st Street, Suite C in Selway Commons, north of Sears in Hamilton. Enjoy these transformational ideas and uplifting music. Meditation is at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments and meaningful conversation follow at 11:15 a.m. For further information, call Dave Schultz at 381-2355 or visit CSLbitterroot.org.
Accordion Club
5 Valley Accordion Club will hold a dance and jam on Saturday, April 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. at The Rustic Hut, Florence. Admission is $4 for members, $5 for the public, $10 to join the club. For more info contact Helen at 369-1839.
Monday, May 1
Stevi school menu
Monday: Breakfast – Waffles or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk: Lunch – Chicken drumsticks, mashed potatoes & gravy, pears, bread & butter, milk
Tuesday: Breakfast – Bagels & cream cheese or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Tacos with lettuce & salsa, refried beans, oranges, bread & butter, milk
Wednesday: Breakfast – Cereal or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Chef’s salad with ham & cheese, apricots, bread & butter, milk
Thursday: Breakfast – Pancake on a stick or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Sloppy Joes, taters, grapes, bread & butter, milk
Friday: Breakfast – Egg boats or yogurt, fruit, toast, milk; Lunch – Sea Shapes, California blend veggies, pineapple, bread & butter, milk.
Rotary Club
Dick King, Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5390, will be the speaker for next meeting of the Hamilton Rotary Club, on Monday, May 1 at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1st Street, Hamilton. The meeting is open to the public. For further Rotary Club information, call 363-2960.
Nonviolent Communication Discussion Group
Learn to communicate in a non-violent way at a nonviolent communication discussion group on Monday, May 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ((ongoing on the first and third Mondays of the month) at The Center for Spiritual Living, 1720 N. 1st Street (north of Sears), in Hamilton. Peace and violence start within each individual and is expressed by the way we communicate with one another. This discussion group is based on the book “Nonviolent Communication—A Language of Life” by Marshall Rosenberg. Come and learn Marshall’s simple technique to communicate and build healthy, strong relationships in a non-violent, peaceful, and respectful way. Purchase the book from your favorite book source. By donation. For more information call Salim at 241-1292 or visit http://CSLBitterroot.org.
Tuesday, May 2
Sons of Norway
Bitterrootdalen Lodge, Sons of Norway, will meet Tuesday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 275 Hattie in Hamilton. There will be discussion and planning for the summer, a short history of the 17th of May, celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day and a language lesson. The main dish will be Norwegian open faced sandwiches. Members and visitors are invited to bring a side dish. Everybody is welcome. For more information contact Jackie at 961-4538.
Fly Fishers
The monthly meeting of Fly Fishers of the Bitterroot will be Tuesday, May 2 at BJ’s Restaurant in Hamilton. Social hour is 6 to 7 p.m. with cocktails/dinner optional. Cam Coffin, owner of Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone, will present “Beginning to End/A Trip Through the Season.” This talk will take you through the entire fishing season in and outside of Yellowstone Park. He will also talk briefly about saltwater trips Blue Ribbon has offered for the winter months. Cam is well known and sure to draw a crowd; come early as space is limited. If you would like info regarding this social fly fishing club, call Dorreen at 363-0744.
Wednesday, May 3
Course in Miracles Study Group
You’re invited to a weekly ongoing and deepening discussion of “A Course in Miracles”, a journey of spiritual transformation. On Wednesday, May 3 the group will be discussing LESSON 123. – I thank my Father for his gifts to me. The class meets Wednesdays from 9:45 a.m. to 12 noon at The Center for Spiritual Living, 1720 N. 1st Street (north of Sears), Hamilton. By donation. For more information visit cslbitterroot.org or call Selma at 381-6480.
Spiritual Masters Video Series
A showing of the award-winning documentary “Awake—The Life of Yogananda” will take place Wednesday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1720 N. 1st Street (north of Sears), Hamilton. Yogananda brought yoga and mediation to the West in the 1920s. By personalizing his own quest for enlightenment and sharing his struggles along the path, Yogananda made ancient Vedic teachings accessible to a modern audience, attracting many followers and inspiring the millions who practice yoga today. Filmed over three years with the participation of 30 countries, the documentary explores why millions today have turned their attention inwards in pursuit of self-realization. The video, discussion and popcorn is by donation. For more information visit cslbitterroot.org.
Thursday, May 4
Eagles election
The Bitterroot Aerie 1693 Fraternal Order of Eagles is having an election of officers on Thursday, May 4. Up for election are four trustee positions. Polls will open at 2 p.m. in the Eagles Lodge at 125 N. Second in Hamilton and close at 7 p.m. All members are encouraged to vote.