Wednesday, June 7
Garden tour
The next meeting of the Stevensville Garden Club will be a Missoula garden tour. For details contact Colleen Hoffman at 273-3973. Stevensville Mayor Jim Crews has signed a National Garden Club Proclamation declaring June 4-10, 2017 as National Garden Week.
Spiritual Masters Video Series
Attend a showing of the thought-provoking movie “Collateral Beauty” on Wednesday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1720 N. 1st Street (north of Sears), Hamilton. With his life shattered by the death of his daughter, advertising executive Howard Inlet is unable to break out of is deep depression. As a way to cope he writes letters to Love, Time and Death. Unexpectedly, he receivers “personal encounters” from each of them which helps him understand “What is his Why.” The video, discussion and popcorn begins at 6:30 p.m. By donation. For more information visit cslbitterroot.org.
Thursday, June 8
Women’s Newcomers’ Club
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 the next meeting, Thursday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the First Christian Church, 328 Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton. The speaker will be Loren Stormo, a Master Beekeeper. After the meeting there will be a no-host lunch at a local restaurant for members who are interested. For more information call Deb Tennant at 503-871-9249.
Hamilton Masons
Hamilton Ionic Lodge #38 will hold the monthly Stated Communications Meeting on Thursday, June 8 at the Lodge in Hamilton, 115 S. 3rd Street. The Stated Communications will be opened on the Master Mason’s Degree, Entered Apprentice Degree or Fellow Craft Degree if a Brother(s) of these Degrees are present. A light meal (hot dogs with all the fixings) will be served in the Lodge dining hall at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting to begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. Sojourners (visiting Brothers) will be provided assistance if their Masonic work is a little rusty. For further information contact Rick Laible (Trestle Board Editor) at (406) 531-4456, ricklaible@aol.com.
TED talks
North Valley Public Library is screening two free TED talks in June, on two occasions: Thursday, June 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 10 from 2 to 3 p.m.
TED talks are amazing, informative, interesting and short. The two scheduled video talks are:
“My Stroke of Insight” – Jill Bolte Taylor received a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions (motion, speech, self-awareness) shut down one by one. An astonishing story, especially for anyone interested in brain injury or strokes
“Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are” – Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing,” for example, standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident, can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain. It might even have an impact on our chances for success.
The talks will be shown in the community room of the North Valley Public Library, 208 Main, Stevensville. For more information, call the library at 777-5061.
Friday, June 9
Darby Library June events
A major fund-raising event for the Library is the Garage-a-Rama sponsored by Friends of the Darby Library on Friday, June 9 from 12 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations will be accepted on Thursday, June 8 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Total Solar Eclipse, a community event featuring the University of Montana’s Loren Spencer, will be Thursday, June 15 from 4 to 5 p.m.
Also during June are 4H Art Workshops on Tuesday and Thursday, June 27 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Every Tuesday at 11 a.m. is Children’s Story Time for infants through age 5 and their caregivers. Patrons of the Darby Community Public Library have all summer to win big with reading, programs, events, and chances to win prizes by participating in the Summer Reading Program, “Build a Better World.”
The Library kicked off the program on June 1 and has two related events planned. Kindness Rocks, the Summer Reading Children’s Event, will be on Tuesday, June 13 at 2 p.m. Ages 8 through adult are welcome. On Tuesday, June 27, from 2 to 3:30 p.m, the community is invited to the Darby Trail Walk, a Summer Reading Family Event. It starts at the Library entrance and totals 3.3 miles.
Patrons are encouraged to get a reading card and to get it punched whenever they read or attend a library event. Each completed punch card is a chance to win prizes at the library. Summer Reading Program sponsors this year are Ford’s Department Store, Evans Ace Hardware, and the Friends of the Darby Library.
For more information, contact the Library at 821-4771 or www.darbylibrary.net.
MPAA art show
Montana Professional Artists Assoc 13th Annual Art Show and Sale will be held June 9-11 at Bitterroot River Inn, Hamilton. A free Friday Night reception will take place June 9 at 6 p.m. with the show continuing Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Baroque concert
A delightful and exciting program of lively instrumental music played by some of Seattle’s best musicians, featuring lots of Vivaldi as well as the quirky and astonishing music of the Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka, will be presented Friday, June 9 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 600 S. 3rd Street, Hamilton. Featured baroque instruments are oboe, recorder, violin, bassoon and harpsichord, heard to great effect in the marvelous acoustics of St. Paul’s. FYI – be advised of street construction occurring in the 500 block of S. 3rd. Tickets ($25 general admission and $10 students) are on sale at Chapter One bookstore, 252 W Main, Hamilton, and will be available at the door. (As always, Bitterroot Baroque has a policy of “pay-as-you-are-able” for those who need it.)
Saturday, June 10
Bitterroot DAR
On Saturday, Sept 10, the Bitterroot Chapter of the DAR will meet at Pier 1 Imports in Missoula at 11:30 a.m. to drive to the Nine Mile Remount Depot Visitor Center. Bring a sack lunch. If driving take I-90 to Exit 82. Turn right and go 2 miles up hill, turn right on Remount Road and go 2.5 miles to the Ranger Station.
Old Pick Up Show
The Florence Civic Club’s Old Pick Up Show will be Saturday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Florence Carlton School parking lot. Entrance fee to participate is $15 and spectator entry is free. Come celebrate the old trucks and their histories! Food will be available as well as special activities for the kids. For more information call Kim at 544-5157.
Lions Bike for Sight
Come join the Bitterroot and Missoula Lions Clubs for the 2nd Annual Lions Bike For Sight event on Saturday, June 10. Start points are at Blodgett Park in Hamilton or Fort Missoula in Missoula for riders of all levels. Rest stops, raffle prizes,
t-shirts, and after-ride BBQ at Fort Missoula are included. Proceeds support Montana Lions Clubs sight preservation and restoration assistance. For route and sign-up information visit www.lionsbikeforsight.com or call Dan at 363-3879.
Senior Ladies Tea
Soroptimist International of Hamilton is again honoring Bitterroot Valley women who have attained the age of 90 years or more at the 12th Annual Senior Ladies Tea on Saturday, June 10 at 2 p.m. at Sapphire Lutheran Homes, 501 N. 10th in Hamilton. Finger foods and sweets will be served along with musical entertainment. This event is eagerly anticipated by past attendees. If you know of any woman age 90 or above who might like an invitation to this delightful event, call Alene Tunny at 381-7745 or Brenda VonBrach at 375-0198.
Sunday, June 11
Center for Spiritual Living
“Who Is the Boss of Me?” by Becky Lovejoy, a Master Gardener, dog lover and student of life. Who are we accountable to when we live a spiritual life? Becky will invite us to look through the lens of art and explore three mindsets that can help us be all we can be! Lovejoy will speak at the Sunday Service on June 11 at an earlier time: 9:30 a.m. and different location: 328 Fairgrounds Road (across from Hamilton High School at First Christian Church). Come hear these enlightening ideas and uplifting music then stay afterwards for food, fellowship and meaningful conversation at 10:30 a.m. Meditation is at 9 a.m. For further information, call Dave Schultz 381-2355 or visit CSLbitterroot.org.
Monday, June 12
Dance workshops
River Street Dance Theater summer workshops will run June 12-16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for young dancers ages 3 to 11 years, and August 14-18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 12 and older. Each workshop will offer daily classes in Modern Dance, Ballet, Jazz, and Improvisation, as well as three classes of Creative Movement for Young Children in the June workshop. There is also an option to take individual classes. Teachers are Pam Erickson, B.A. in Dance from the University of California, Riverside, and Cassy Kempf, accomplished dancer, teacher and choreographer. Call 363-1203 for a brochure and more information.
Rotary Club
The Hamilton Rotary Club will meet Monday, June 12 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.
Thursday, June 15
Historic barn lecture
The North Valley Public Library hosts Montana Conversation, “Hand-Raised: The Historic Barns of Montana” with Chere Jiusto on Thursday, June 15 at 6 p.m. in the Library Community Room. The Friends of the Library are sponsoring this program. The rest of the funding for the Montana Conversations program is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Montana’s Cultural Trust, and private donations. The historic barns of Montana are a threatened part of our heritage. To capture their history and encourage their preservation, Chere Jiusto, Christine Brown and photographer Tom Ferris collaborated on the award-winning book “Hand Raised: Historic Barns of Montana,” released by Montana Historical Society Press in 2011. Montana Preservation Alliance (MPA) championed this decade-long project, which traces the agricultural history of Big Sky Country and celebrates the craftsmanship that went into building these icons of rural life. This conversation includes an overview of Montana’s barn-building history, stunning photographs of barns from across the state, and the stories attached to some of Montana’s most memorable, photogenic, and historic barns. The North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call the library at 777-5061.
Back Country Horsemen
Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen will hold its their monthly meeting on Thursday, June 15 at the Coyote Coulee Trailhead. Potluck dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. and the general meeting starts at 7 p.m. Bring your own chair and beverage since this will be an outdoor meeting. Program speaker and member Dan Maiyo will discuss the proposed 88,000-acre Scotchman Peaks Wilderness area straddling the Idaho/Montana border and the recently designated Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness Area located due east of Stanley, Idaho, that is associated with the Salmon River and headwaters of the East Fork of the Salmon River. He will provide maps of both areas and offer copies of “Idaho Wilderness Considered”, an anthology of essays and photos by 25 noted Idahoans associated with the 1964 Wilderness Act and/or passage of new wilderness areas in 2015. Guests are welcome, and for more information call Karen at 961-0101 or check the website at www.bchmt.org/bitterroot.
History presentation
“Time Travels through the American West” will be performed by the producers/performers of “Romancing the West” on Thursday, June 15 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Daly Mansion.
“Time Travels through the American West” features singer/songwriter Christina Lynn Martin and cowboy poet Butch Martin performing highlights of the critically acclaimed documentary concert “Romancing the West” which tours throughout the U.S. History style documentary meets live concert performance in this unique and epic time traveling experience. “Romancing the West” has toured Western states in many historically significant theaters and venues from Gene Autry Museum’s Wells Fargo Theater in Los Angeles, Historic San Juan Capistrano, to Piper’s Opera House in Nevada, and Portland, Oregon. This year’s tour marks the show’s first performances in Montana in June and more shows along the California and Oregon Trails, giving the show’s producers a chance to present highlights they perform in the show, in the more intimate performance “Time Travels through the American West” in museums, historic sites and educational centers. This special presentation of the show will take the audience from the 1700’s through the Civil War, the turn of the century to the Golden Age of Hollywood, the post war era and the turbulent 1960’s and also include new features this year including tribute to veterans “Written on the Wall” and Martin Gerschwitz’s new video, “Remember Their Music” honoring music legends who are no longer with us. The show brings to life in music rare film, historic photos and video, memorable original music taking the audience through decades of social and political change, exploring both the tragic and the triumphant episodes of history to celebrate the pioneering human spirit and diverse legacy of the American West. For reservations, call the Daly Mansion at 363-6004.
Public Information Meeting on Refugees
The Bitterroot Human Rights Alliance and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is sponsoring a public information meeting about refugees on Thursday, June 15 at 7 p.m. at the Hamilton Senior Center, 820 N. 4th.
Are you interested in learning more about refugees and refugee resettlement in Montana? Whether this excites you or causes concern, come to this informational presentation and following Q&A. Mary Poole, Director of Soft Landing Missoula, will be the guest speaker. Remembering that most of our families were once immigrants too, BHRA and St. Paul’s members want the valley to be a welcoming place for refugees to experience what America is like. This also means extending an open hand to our neighbors with concerns to provide information and open dialogue. All are welcome to this special event.