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For more information on the Bitterroot Classic Triathlon, visit www.bitterrootclassictriathlon.com.

The eighth annual Corvallis High School All Class Reunion will be held Saturday, June 26. Every 5th and 10th year classes will be honored as well as any attendees from classes before the year 1960. The 50th year class will be the honored guests. Tours of the school will be available from 2 to 4:30 p.m. A non-alcoholic reception and photos will be from 4:430 to 6 p.m. in the Old Gym. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. Cost is $10 in advance or $15 after June 15. For more information call Ray Dunbar at 961-4528 or Gayle Tintzman at 961-3343 or email tintzman@cybernet1.com.

EMS never sleeps! Whether you show up at the Marcus Daly Emergency Department or call 911, the local Emergency Medical Services Team is there to care for you or your loved one 24 hours/day, 7days a week. During the week of May 16-22, Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital recognized the personnel who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine’s “front line.” Emergency physicians and nurses and emergency medical technicians and paramedics are professionally trained and their actions can often make the difference between life and death.

In one year, Marcus Daly’s Emergency Department cared for nearly 10,000 patients and the ambulance service responded to well over 3000 calls. No matter what time of day, when you have an emergency, Marcus Daly’s Emergency Team is ready for you.

The Emergency Department is staffed with an emergency physician and medical team at all times and in most cases, the ambulance crews located in Hamilton and Stevensville will be at your door in less then 20 minutes. The ambulance service is staffed by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics providing medical emergency transport coverage throughout Ravalli County, an area roughly 2000 square miles. Both crews have advanced life support skills, allowing the staff to administrator a level of care that in many cases will reduce permanent damage or even save a life. Statistics prove that patients needing advanced care levels have better outcomes when treatment is started early. Treatment begins with the ambulance crew’s arrival and it is continued upon arrival of the emergency department. Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital is committed to the Emergency Medical Services and their continued success, because it is in line with the hospital’s mission of providing quality, accessible, personalized healthcare.

During National Emergency Services week, the hospital saluted all the well trained individuals who provide these very important and necessary medical and life saving services to the community. EMTs and Paramedics are there at all times of the day and night, working in inclement weather and other dangerous conditions putting their own lives in precarious circumstances.

Kolton Robbins recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was honored at an Eagle Court held at Aspen Hospice on Bell Crossing. Robbins, the son of Owen and Jeannie Robbins, designed and built a gazebo at Aspen Hospice. He said he built this gazebo to honor his grandfathers – John Robbins and Kenneth McPherson – who have passed away.

The gazebo sits atop a bluff and looks over a small marsh. It is a quiet, peaceful setting where those who are undergoing stress can take time to reflect and think. Greg Sangster, president of Aspen Hospice, said he thought that not only family members but also his own staff would use the gazebo and stressed that members of the community are also welcome to use it.

Kolton Robbins is 15 years old and is home schooled. He has been in Scouting for eight years. He likes music and plays both the violin and the guitar. For the Eagle Court, he played the National Anthem on his electric guitar. He said he learned a lot about designing and building a structure during his project. It took him about seven months to complete the project.

The United States Naval Academy is pleased to announce that Midshipman Roarke Baldwin graduated, with distinction, from the Naval Academy on Friday, May 28, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Ranked 58 out of 1051 members of the Class of 2010, Baldwin also received the General Charles Krulak Award given to the midshipman best demonstrating Marine Corps values of honor, courage and commitment. Baldwin graduated from Stevensville High School in 2006. His parents are Jay Baldwin and JoAnne Foley of Florence.

The United States Naval Academy, located in Annapolis, Maryland, is a four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen morally, mentally, and physically to be professional officers in the naval service. More than 4,000 men and women, including 22 from Montana, represent every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries. Graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.

Laura Cornelisse of Corvallis is one of 24 exceptional incoming UM freshmen to be awarded a University of Montana Presidential Leadership Scholarship. The scholarships recognize outstanding talent, academic performance, leadership and contribution to the community. This year’s scholarship winners were chosen from a field of more than 400 qualified applicants. Scholarship recipients become members of UM’s Davidson Honors College and receive a four-year tuition waiver and an additional $5,000 to $7,500 per year.