Based on the results of a library user poll, the North Valley Public Library has decided to subscribe to the following magazines and newspapers for 2008:

AARP $12.50

Air & Space Smithsonian $26.00

Better Homes and Gardens $20.00

Consumer Reports $26.00

Country Home $5.00

Dwell $19.95

Economist $49.90

Every Day with Rachael Ray $18.00

Family Circle $19.98

Family Fun $10.00

Fast Company $9.97

First for Women $19.97

Good Housekeeping $15.00

Green Fuse (already sponsored – thank you!)

Harper's $16.97

Home Power (already sponsored – thank you!)

Inc. $5.00

Ladies' Home Journal $5.99

Men's Health $24.94

Montana Magazine $23.00

Mother Earth News $14.95

The Nation $19.97

National Geographic $15.00

Newsweek $18.00

O $18.00

O at Home $5.00

Outside $16.00

PC World $19.97

Rolling Stone $19.95

Spirituality and Health (already sponsored – thank you!)

Sports Illustrated $39.00

USA Today $164.00

Wall Street Journal $149.00

The library will also continue its ongoing subscriptions to the Bitterroot Star, the Ravalli Republic, and the Missoulian. Copies of the Missoula Independent are available at the as well.

The library is seeking sponsors to reimburse the 2008 costs of the above listed periodicals (price reflected next to each title). Sponsors' names will be listed on our magazine shelving. Call the at 777-5061 to reserve your favorite titles (Checks should be written to the North Valley Public Library).

The library is also considering subscribing to some magazines for children and teenagers in 2008. Call the library to indicate your preferred titles and any interest in sponsorship. Library staff will make final decisions and purchase titles based on the library's Collection Management Policy.

Spotlight on Victor by Louise Langton

Frances Helm Cruson, an early day Victor resident, turned 100 years old in a nursing home in Port Orchard, WA. She was a cousin of the late Dorothy Helm Buker of Victor.

Jill and James Peddie and baby son Will have returned home from Chaing Mai, Thailand, where they did missionary work. James is employed in Missoula, and they will make their home in Lolo.

Kevin and Carol Cote Shreier have moved to Kemmerer, Wyoming where Kevin has a new job dealing with geology.

Tom and Katie Hanson, Mittower Road, had their three daughters home for Christmas. Nora came from Scotland where she graduated in June from St. Andrews University. She is now employed at St. Andrews. Meg and her husband came from Victor, idaho and Kathleen and her companion also came from Victor, Idah. Grandma margaret Hanson from Havre was also there.

Marian Hewitt from California and Tom Hewitt from New York City spent the holidays in Victor with their mother Doris Hewitt and their sister Donna Fay on Main Street.

Wendy Hauser flew to Minneapolis, Minnesota to visit her daughter and son and daughter-in-law for four days in December.

Kate Shandra and Janet Arnold and Janet's mother Margaret Arnold had a neighborhood New Year's potluck with friends from Missoula and the Bitterroot.

David and Sue McCormack had 30 friends and neighbors for an after-Christmas party January 5 at their beautiful home on Indian Priarie Loop.

The annual Chief Victor Days celebration will be held June 13-15. For more information contact Angie Dobberstein.

There are still copies of Bitter Root Trails IV for sale at Farmers State Bank in Victor. The book is about the Victor community and the people who settled there.

Rapp Foundation grants available

The Rapp Family Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the first quarter of 2008.

Completed applications must be received by Friday, March 14 for consideration in this quarter.

The Foundation makes grants available to Ravalli County non-profit organizations or individuals applying through a non-profit organization. The foundation is receptive to requests from small organizations utilizing volunteer-based services and asking for matching funds for a specific need instead of funds for general purposes, salaries or continuing support. Primary consideration is given to questions of $3,000 or less. Application forms can be completed by non-professional grant writers.

Application forms may be picked up from or delivered to Ravalli County Bank in Hamilton and Stevensville or Diane Thomas Rupert, Raymond James Financial Services, 172 Golf Course rd., Hamilton or mailed to Rapp Family Foundation, P.O. Box 2082, Hamilton MT 59840. Use of email forms are encouraged and are available by sending a request to invest@montana.com or tom@montana.com and may be submitted back by email.

Rockin' Riders 4-H

On January 14, the Rockin' Riders 4-H club held election of officers. election. The following people are the new officers for 2008: President - Ashley Lewis; Vice president - Marissa Lewis and Corbin Disney; Secretary - Bre Junor; Treasurer - Mackenzie Zimmerman; Reporter - Gracie Bedford; Sentinel - Holly Hale.

Quilt winner announced

Winner of the 2007 quilt raffled off by the Stevensville Historical Museum is Theresa Olson of Victor. The 2008 quilt is being stitched by Terri Henderson and you can see it at the Used Art and Jewelry Sale the first weekend in May.

Council surveying public about climate change

The Environmental Quality Council wants to know what Montanans think about climate change and a proposed state plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

The bipartisan council made up of lawmakers and citizens is reviewing the 54 recommendations included in a “Montana Climate Change Action Plan” released last November by the Governor’s Climate Change Advisory Committee. After a thorough analysis of the report, the council may suggest legislation based on some of the recommendations.

Montanans are invited to take part in a survey about the report on the Legislative Branch Web site at http://www.leg.mt.gov/css/climate_survey.asp. Legislative staff will compile the results and share them with the council during a meeting March 10-11 in Helena.

“The survey is lengthy,” said Sen. David Wanzenried, D-Missoula, and chair of the council. “But the topic of global warming and its many causes and possible solutions is extremely complex. We wanted to make sure the format of this survey offered the public the opportunity to thoroughly address the subject and provide feedback on potential solutions.”

Other lawmakers on the council are Reps. Norma Bixby, D-Lame Deer; Sue Dickenson, D-Great Falls; Julie French, D-Scobey; Carol Lambert, R-Broadus; Chas Vincent, R-Libby; and Craig Witte, R-Kalispell; and Sens. Bob Hawks, D-Bozeman; Christine Kaufmann, D-Helena; Dan McGee, R-Laurel; Jim Shockley, R-Victor; and Robert Story, Jr., R-Park City.

Also on the council are Brian Cebull, Billings; Diane Conradi, Whitefish; Douglas McRae, Forsyth; Jeff Pattison, Glasgow; and Mike Volesky, of the Governor’s Office.

For more information, contact Sonja Nowakowski, legislative research analyst, at 444-3078 or snowakowski@mt.gov.

Suicide prevention media contest

The Montana Mental Health Association is announcing a Suicide Prevention Media Project Contest. Young people who are under the age of 24 are asked to create media projects that will encourage other young people to seek help and to give them facts about what to do if they think someone they know is considering suicide. There is a $250 prize for 1st place and two 2nd place prizes of $100. Projects will be judged by a panel of suicide prevention experts from across Montana. Projects can be traditional (TV, radio, newspapers) or can use more high-tech forms of communication (internet, pod casting, cell phones). Youth must register for the contest in order to enter and receive a booklet of information on suicide prevention. The deadline for submissions is April 15th. To register for the contest or if you have questions contact Char Windhausen at the Montana Mental Health Association at 1-877-927-6642 or email char@montanamentalhealth.org.

Main Street trip postponed

The Stevensville Main Street Association had scheduled a trip to visit Philipsburg on Sunday, February 10. However, due to the inclement weather and road conditions, combined with a scheduling problem, the trip will be postponed until April. The date will be announced later.

Births

Roland Clevidence

Dan and Julie Clevidence, Billings, are the proud parents of a baby boy, Roland Clevidence, born December 23, 2007 in Billings. Roland weighed 3 lbs., 8 oz., and was 16 inches long. Paternal grandparents are David and Nola Clevidence, Stevensville. Maternal grandparents are Richard and Garnet Bergren, Havre.

Births at Marcus Daly Hospital, Hamilton

1-4-08

Girl, 7 lbs., 3 oz., 21 inches, to Jamie Bradshaw and Don Johnson, Victor

1-9-08

Girl, 7 lbs., 11 oz., 20-1/2 inches, to Nicole and Luke Anson, Hamilton.

1-18-08

Boy, 6 lbs., 4 oz., 20 inches, to Natalie and Brian Marshall, Arlee.

Girl, 5 lbs., 12 oz., 19 inches, to Samantha and Andrew Mitchell, Hamilton.

Obituaries

Ned Edward Wandler
1918-2008

Ned Edward Wandler, 89, of Missoula, went into the loving arms of the Lord on Wednesday January 23, 2008 at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula.

Ned was born on April 20, 1918 to Cyriak and Margaret (Heidt) Wandler in Schefield, North Dakota.

He moved with his family to the Bitterroot Valley when he was 18 years old. He met Violet Martin of Victor; the couple were married in San Francisco on April 14, 1943. They would have celebrated their 65th anniversary this spring. Upon returning to the Bitterroot after WWII, Ned and Violet farmed near Corvallis for many years. They moved to Missoula in 1964 and Ned worked for the University of Montana, retiring in 1980. They moved back to their beloved Bitterroot and enjoyed many years of retirement.

Ned was an avid hunter and fisherman, his gardening was legendary and his family was always the recipient of his "green thumb."

His brothers George, Tony and Ludwig (Shorty) Wandler and sister Julia Keeley preceded him.

Ned is survived by his wife Violet of Missoula; son Randy (Lynda) Wandler, Dubois, Idaho; daughter Marlene (Steve) Schnurr, Missoula; and granddaughters Jennifer and Jordan. Also surviving are his dear friends, Shel and Sandy Codman and granddaughter Carmen and Kyle Roberts of Great Falls and great grandsons Elliot and Noah.

Ned is also survived by brothers Don Wandler, Cyriak "Yeg" Wandler, and Herb Wandler and sisters Pauline Munoz‚ Lisa Hanson, Jeanette McLain and Dolores Smith.

Ned was beloved by many and will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be held in the spring. The Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville is in charge of arrangements.

David Arthur 'Davey' Reed
1940-2008

David Arthur "Davey" Reed, 67, of Stevensville, died at his home on Friday, January 25, 2008.

He was born on May 23, 1940 in Swampscott, MA to Arthur Edwin and Amy Erleen (Longworth) Reed.

He attended schools in Massachusetts and California and later received a honorable discharge from the US Army. On July 18, 1970 he married Lauretta Jane Johnsen. David worked as a mechanic from age 15, for a Cadillac dealership in San Jose. He became disabled from back injury in 1990.

He was a Nascar fan, loved working on cars, going to church, baking and cooking was another love. His fudge was amazing and will be missed. Davey had a big heart, and made friends wherever he went. He had a warm smile and firm but gentle hand. David was a wonderful husband and father.

His brother Brian and parents Amy and Arthur preceded him in death.

Davey is survived by his wife Lauretta, Stevensville; daughters Erlyne Ishler of Missoula and Elizabeth Ishler of Spokane. Six grandchildren also survive: Christopher, Jordyn, Aubrey, Billy, Courtney and Brooklynn.

Memorial services will be held at the Christian Life Center in Missoula on Saturday, February 16, at 2 p.m.

Barbara Marie VanderPas
1910-2008

Barbara Marie VanderPas, 97, of Florence, died at Warm Sunsets in Florence on Thursday, January 24, 2008.

She was born on December 2, 1910 in Glendive and was the daughter of Joseph Augustine and Rosa Katherina (Koch) Wetsch.

On April 29, 1930 she married Frank VanderPas in Sandpoint, Idaho. The couple lived in Oilmont until 1953 when they moved to the Bitterroot Valley and to the Florence area. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Florence.

Her husband Frank preceded her in death in 1990 and a daughter Adrienne Meuchel in 1987.

Barbara is survived by her four children: Barbara Jean Hatzenbihler, Wenatche, WA, Eleanor Becktold, Florence, Bill VanderPas, Renton, WA and Bob VanderPas in Florence and a brother, Gabe Wetsch in Billings. Also surviving are numerous grandchildren.

Mass of the Christian Burial was held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Florence on Tuesday, January 30 with Father Michael Smith officiating. Burial took place at St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Memorials are asked to Warm Sunsets, Inc., 19655 Old Highway 93, Florence MT 59833. The Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville is in charge of arrangements.

Deanna Wornath Habets
1940-2008

Deanna Wornath Habets, 67 of Lolo, died at her home on Tuesday, January 29, 2008.

She was born at home in Corvallis on March 15, 1940 to Charles and Ernestine (Richards) Hess.

As a young girl she lived with her parents and three sisters on the family farm in Corvallis, later moving at the age of 7 to Missoula. She spent her early school years at Franklin Grade School.

She married Kenneth Wornath in May, 1955. The couple lived on the family dairy farm in Lolo with their three children. Deanna worked at the Missoula Merc in the 60’s and 70’s and in the 80’s and 90’s she was a receptionist for Dr. Gary Peterson, DDS.

Kenny preceded her in death in March, 1988. On October 22, 1994, Deanna married Elmer Habets in Lolo where they have since resided.

Deanna loved traveling, especially mission trips with her church to Brazil, Mexico and Honduras. She taught Children’s Bible Clubs, led Friendship Bible Coffees, she loved gardening, canning her produce, and enjoying the farm life fully. She was a 4-H mom helping with cooking, sewing, animals and horse shows. She was pianist for the Bethel Baptist Church and played duet piano and organ with her mother for over 20 years.

Deanna was a dedicated and caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She always thought of others first. Each one her family members knew they were the “special” one. She was a wonderful example of God’s love.

Her parents Ernestine and Charles Hess as well has her husband Kenneth preceded her in death.

She is survived by her husband, Elmer, Lolo; two daughters, Kim (Mark) Malcolm, Lolo and Jamie (Jim) Parks, New Mexico; and a son, Terry (Ruth) Wornath in Alaska; a stepdaughter, Twila (Chris) Mann, Florence, and a stepson, Lane Habets, Lolo. She is also survived by three sisters: Judy (Andy) Anderson, Clara (Rusty) Kane and Tina (Ron) Whitaker, 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Memorial services were held on Monday, Feb 4 at at the Lolo Community Church with Jim Parks officiating. Burial took place at the Carlton Cemetery on Monday, Feb 4.

Memorials are asked to Camp Utmost and Camp Elohim, c/o Rocky Mountain Bible Mission or to the Gideons, c/o Lolo Community Church.

Miriam Louise Eldredge
1909-2008

Miriam Louise Eldredge, 98, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2008 at the Bitterroot Valley Living Center in Stevensville.

She was born in Salt Lake City on December 10, 1909 and graduated from the University of Utah in 1930. Trained as a dietician, she was employed by hospitals in Salt Lake before marrying Dr. H.S. (Slatz) Eldredge in 1936. The couple settled in Southern California where he was a family physician in the Los Angeles suburb of Arcadia. Miriam was an active member of the community there while raising two sons with Slatz.

After his death in 1982 she moved to San Diego to be near her sons. Throughout her adult life, she was a vital, curious and warm woman who made and enjoyed many friends. Miriam was a talented artist, an avid reader and crack bridge player.

When her boys retired to the Mountain West, she moved first to Missoula and then to Stevensville. Her Montana years are best remembered for the clever and humorous poems Miriam wrote for the enjoyment of family and friends.

Survivors include her son Howard and his wife Patti of Victor; her son Bill and his wife Molly of McCall, Idaho; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held this summer in McCall.

The Whitesitt Funeral Home in Stevensville was in charge of cremation arrangements.

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