Bitterroot Star

﻿BRHA board meeting
2019-09-11 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Denver) | Bouilla, 111 S. Third Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
The Bitter Root Humane Association will hold their regular monthly business meeting on Wednesday, September 11 at 5 p.m. in the meeting room at Bouilla, 111 S. Third Street, Hamilton. The public is welcome.

Women Newcomer Club
2019-09-12 10:00 - 12:00 | First Christian Church, 328 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, Montana, 59840
Are you new to the Bitterroot Valley? Have you recently retired? Have you been here for a while and would like to meet new people? If so, the Bitterroot Women Newcomer Club welcomes you to their meeting on Thursday, September 12 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at the First Christian Church, 328 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. After a business meeting, a program will feature members’ interest groups. A potluck luncheon will follow. For more information, call Bonnie at 716-773-6106.

Library Art Club
2019-09-12 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-09-19 16:00 - 17:00 | North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St, Stevensville, MT, 59870, United States
Art Club meets Thursdays, September 12, 19 & 26 at 4 p.m. at the North Valley Public Library. Learn various art techniques and mediums, and create fun projects. This is a great opportunity to get your creative juices flowing, express yourself and meet new friends. This club is suitable for children and teens ages 5-18. Be sure to show up on time to hear the instructions. Weekly registration is required. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-777-5061 or visit northvalleylibrary.org. All library programs are free and open to the public.

Democratic Potluck
2019-09-12 17:00 - 20:00 | Rocky Mountain Grange, 1436 S. 1st Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Join the Ravalli County Democrats for their September Potluck on Thursday, September 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain Grange, 1436 S. 1st Street, Hamilton. Attorney General candidate Kim Dudik will speak from 5 to 5:45 p.m. and then members can watch a live stream of the Presidential Debate. Bring your favorite food and/or drink.

FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST
2019-09-14 08:00 - 11:00 | Florence Fire Hall, 234 Holloway Lane, Florence, MT, 59833, United States
Florence Volunteer Firefighters will be serving a Free pancake breakfast with fresh eggs, bacon, sausage and beverages. Breakfast will be served on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, from 8 am to 11 am. Located at Florence fire station 1 at 234 Holloway Lane in Florence.

Homebuyer Class
2019-09-14 08:30 - 18:00 | Bitterroot Board of Realtors, 4th & Cherry Streets, Hamilton, Montana, 59840
The Bitter Root Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. (Bitter Root RC&D) will hold its Home Buyer Education pre-purchase class on Saturday, September 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bitterroot Valley Board of Realtors building at the corner of 4th and Cherry streets in Hamilton. The Bitter Root RC&D provides the only HUD-approved Home Buyer Education pre-purchase classes in Ravalli County. Sara Ann Briggs, its Housing Counselor, is HUD certified and NCHEC (NeighborWorks Center for Housing Education and Counseling) certified in five focus areas. All presenters are local professionals in lending, real estate, home inspection, etc. The cost for the in-person class is $75 and includes the one-on-one financial counseling session required prior to taking the group class. Attendees must attend the entire session on Saturday (8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and participate in a one-on-one intake and financial counseling session to qualify for the certificate. This fulfills the education requirement of government insured or funded loans such as VA, FHA, MT Housing, NeighborWorks, USDA Rural Direct and Guarantee, etc. for first-time home-buyers. A full discussion of all down payment assistance programs and conventional loans are also included. Participants must be fully registered by Thursday, September 5, at 3 p.m. This includes payment in full and return of all completed paperwork. All one-on-one counseling sessions must be completed by Monday, September 9, at 7 p.m. Call 406-363-5450 to reserve your space today and have the required paperwork emailed or mailed to you. The one-on-one may be completed with a phone appointment and is included in the cost of the Home Buyer Education class. Payment in full is required to confirm space, and may be made by cash, check, money order, or MasterCard or Visa. The one-on-one cannot be scheduled until after payment and completed documents are received. If potential attendees are financially challenged, partial scholarships are available for those who qualify. The Bitter Root RC&D office is located at 1709 N. 1st Street in the building adjacent to Mildenberger Motors. This program is designed to help all prospective home buyers navigate the home-buying process. Included will be discussions on mortgage readiness, credit, budgets, getting a mortgage, new loan products and/or changes to current government insured or funded loan products, and getting the house you want.

Adventure Series
2019-09-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
“Patterns and Motifs” is the theme of the free adventure series for kids on Saturday, September 14 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. Explore the Southwest Pottery exhibit and identify the patterns and motifs used by the artists to enhance the pottery and communicate meaning. Create your own patterns and motifs using construction paper and tell your story through collage! For more information call the museum at 363-3338.

Green Homes Tour
2019-09-14 10:00 - 17:00 | MT, United States
Sustainable Living Systems is hosting the 2019 Green Homes Tour, on Saturday, September 14th at 10 a.m., featuring three sustainable homes in the Bitterroot Valley. Guests will learn about the use of sustainable practices and materials in green building and how they can incorporate these techniques into their own homes or have highly efficient structures built for themselves.
Featured homes include an under construction earthship home made up almost entirely of recycled materials and built with volunteer and owner labor. A true testament to sustainable building, this home features a greywater recycling system, composting toilet, bottle wall construction, root cellar, and passive solar design.
A balecob house on an earthbag foundation will also be on the tour. This house is an entirely owner built structure incorporating a variety of natural building techniques: strawbale, earthbag, rubble trench foundation, cob, light clay straw, and wattle daub. This home also features a batch style rocket mass heater, earthen floors, and ferrocement garden beds.
The third featured home is a super insulated frame house with a new CO2 heat pump requiring no other heating in the winter, and a ventilator with heat recovery. These types of heating are revolutionary in their ability to heat homes in extreme climates and are being used in the most sustainable of homes built in Iceland.
Interested parties should meet at the large park and ride across from Noah’s Ark Veterinary Hospital, at the corner of Sheafman Creek Road and Highway 93, and plan on carpooling and caravaning to the featured homes. The cost to attend this event is $10 per person. Since this event spans several hours over lunch, participants should remember to bring water and snacks with them. For more information regarding Sustainable Living Systems or the green homes tour, contact Jill Davies at 406-642-3601 or Daniel Ray at 406-544-0058.

Rethinking Weeds class
2019-09-14 15:30 - 16:30 | North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St, Stevensville, MT, 59870, United States
Rethinking Weeds, from Bothersome to Beneficial will take place Saturdays, September 7 and 14 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the North Valley Public Library, 208 Main, Stevensville. Is the presence of prickly weeds in your yard a nuisance? Tired of picking weeds over and over, just to have them come back? Perhaps a change of perspective is all you need! Join Herbalist Andrea Buchanan at the North Valley Public Library in a series that will change the way you view weeds, and possibly even your life! Each class, you will learn about a common weed that grows in the area and discover how it can be a helpful ally. Learn how to harness the plant’s useful properties and medicinal uses (one of them helps relieve pain!) and craft a remedy out of the plant to have on hand to care for you and your family!

Hackers Golf Tournament
2019-09-15 | MT, United States
The Hackers Golf Tournament to benefit Bitterroot Winter Special Olympics will be held Sunday, September 15th at the Hamilton Golf Club. The format is a five-person scramble and the cost is $70 per person including lunch following the round. If you don’t have a full team or are a single, call the Hamilton Golf Course at 363-4251 and sign up anyway and you will be put on a team. All proceeds from this tournament stay in the Bitterroot and help fund the Bitterroot Winter Special Olympics held in January at Lost Trail Powder Mountain. This is the only fundraiser for Bitterroot Winter Special Olympics. Call and sign up today!

Miss Montana Pageant
2019-09-15 | MT, United States
Two sisters from Stevensville will be competing in the Miss Montana USA | Miss Montana Teen USA pageant. Miss Bitterroot Teen USA 2019 Savannah Lockwood and her sister, Miss Bitterroot USA 2019 Quinlynn Lockwood, will be competing at the Miss Montana USA | Miss Montana Teen USA pageant on Saturday, September 15 at the University of Montana-Dennison Theatre. There are three areas of the competition that are evenly scored: Interview, Evening, and Fitness. Most of the contestants compete in the pageant to gain confidence, work on their public speaking skills, and be pushed outside of their comfort zone. The state winner represents Montana at Miss USA televised on Fox and Miss Teen USA, which will be streamed online. Furthermore, the state winner receives cash prize, scholarships, photoshoot, and products.

Open House @The Historic Oliver Blood House
2019-09-15 13:00 - 16:00 | The Historic Oliver Blood House, 524 S.1st St., Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Come check out our beautiful community space and see what we have to offer! 3 Shields Healing and Two Poppies Apothecary will be hosting an open house and offering samples of their healing products and techniques. Offerings include: Chair Massage, Herbal Tea and Body Product Sales and Samples, Somatic Experiencing Samples, Rune Readings, Product Giveaways, and more! Information on the Community Space, which is available for rent from O’Hara Commons, will also be available. Enter this harvest season refreshed and maybe find a little something for yourself or someone else in your life. Questions call Hillary@406-369-8471

Mother Goose Time
2019-09-16 10:30 - 11:30 | North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St, Stevensville, MT, 59870, United States
Mother Goose Sings & Swings takes place Monday, September 16, 23, & 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the North Valley Public Library for bonding, playing, learning, singing and cuddling with your little ones. Mother Goose Sings and Swings is designed for babies to 3 years of age, accompanied by an adult lap. Come for songs, stories, nursery rhymes, flannel board animals, dancing, and social interaction. The Mother Goose on the Loose program is designed to promote early literacy skills in the young child. North Valley Public Library is located at 208 Main Street, Stevensville. For more information, call 406-777-5061 or visit northvalleylibrary.org. All library programs are free and open to the public.

Rotary Club
2019-09-16 12:00 - 13:30 | BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N 1st St., Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Harry Lee, with Bug Out Montana Survival Center in Corvallis, will be speaking at the next meeting of the Hamilton Rotary Club, on Monday, September 16 at 12 noon at BJ’s Restaurant, 900 N. 1st Street, Hamilton. The meeting is open to the public, and visitors are welcome. For further Rotary Club information, call 363-2960.

Bitterroot Pickleball
2019-09-16 12:00 - 15:00, 2019-09-18 12:00 - 15:00, 2019-09-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Ravalli County Fairgrounds, 100 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton, 59840
Organized Pickleball Play at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds (every Monday and Wednesday from 12 to 3pm and 6 to 9pm) $5 per session with discounted multi play passes available), Stevensville Lewis & Clark Park (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 10am), and the Daly Mansion ( courts available to BPA members Sunday thru Wednesday from 9am to 5pm)

Bitterroot Audubon
2019-09-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Wildfowl Lane, Stevensville
Bitterroot Audubon will meet Monday, September 16 at 7 p.m. at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Visitors’ Center on Wildfowl Lane north of Stevensville. The meeting will feature a presentation on efforts to reduce waterfowl mortalities at the Berkeley Pit in Butte by Gary Swant, well-known outdoor writer and educator. Gary will describe the innovative and mostly successful work of the Berkeley Pit Waterfowl Mitigation Committee and partners in monitoring waterfowl and reducing waterfowl deaths in the toxic waters of the pit following the deaths of 3,000 to 4,000 snow geese there in 2016. He will also discuss the Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area and how waterfowl numbers there affect numbers at the pit. There is no charge, and the public is invited. Contact Becky Peters (369-5210) for more information.

MAPS Media Institute Community Open House
2019-09-17 16:30 - 18:30 | MAPS Media Institute, 515 Madison, Hamilton, 59840
Please join us for MAPS Media Institute’s annual Community Open House on Tuesday, September 17th from 4:30pm – 6:30pm at 515 Madison Street in Hamilton. MAPS staff will be on-hand to give tours and answer questions about our studios, new equipment and MAPS classes. In addition to seeing the space, it will be a great opportunity to find out more about MAPS students, programs and recent awards.

MAPS 16th year of afterschool media arts classes begins Monday, September 23. Classes run September – May and are completely free-of-charge to all 8th – 12th grade students. All skill levels are welcome and students may enroll at any time.

For more information, please call (406) 381 – 7230. Visit mapsmediainstitute.com to register.

Bitterroot Hemp Cooperative
2019-09-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Ravalli County Economic Development Authority, 274 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
The Bitterroot Hemp Cooperative will hold its monthly general meeting on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. This month’s meeting will cover current activity within the cooperative as well as having guest speakers from two local companies actively involved in the Montana hemp industry looking to share their experiences, knowledge and services with the members of the BHC. The monthly meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, at the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RECEDA). All BHC owners and interested parties are encouraged to attend our Bitterroot Hemp Cooperative meetings. The Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RECEDA) is located at 274 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton. For more questions or more information, contact the Bitterroot, Hemp Cooperative, 612 N. 1st. Street, Suite 2-188, Hamilton MT 59840, (406) 209-8984, BitterrootHempCoop@gmail.com.

Himalayan Singing Bowls
2019-09-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Center for Spiritual Living, 328 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton, Montana, 59840
Himalayan Singing Bowls Sound Journey will take place Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Life, 328 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton.
Experience the restorative power and harmonic chimes of Himalayan Singing Bowls. Came Coté, Sound Healing Practitioner, will lead a Soul Alignment Sound Journey using Himalayan Singing Bowls, harmonium and other instruments to create a sense of relaxation by dissolving patterns of stress, worry and anxiety. Wear comfortable clothing and bring mats, blankets or anything else that will make you comfortable lying on the floor. Arrive at 6:15 p.m. to set up. Door will close at 6:30 pm. By donation. For more information, call Luanne at 406-830-4408 or visit our website: CSLBitterroot.org.

Communications Program
2019-09-18 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Mary’s Mission Parish Family Center, 333 Charlos Street, Stevensville
Alzheimer’s Association presents “Effective Communication Strategies” on Wednesday, September 18 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Family Center in Stevensville. RSVP at 800-272-3900.

RCEDA
2019-09-18 14:15 - 14:55, 2019-09-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Ravalli County Economic Development Authority, 274 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Ravalli County Economic Development Authority will hold its regular monthly Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, September 18 from 2:15 to 2:55 p.m., and the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, September 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. Both meetings will be held at the RCEDA office, 274 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton. The meetings are open to the public.

Wednesday Farmers Market
2019-09-18 16:00 - 18:00 | O’Hara Commons, 111 S. 4th, Hamilton, MT, United States
A farmers market is held every Wednesday through September 25th from 4 to 6 p.m. on the lawn of The O’Hara Commons, 111 S. 4th, Hamilton. Local growers, fresh produce, honey, baked goods, ferments, dairy and other local edibles. Each week features a tasting focusing on seasonal produce. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Double SNAP Dollars are welcome. For information: info@theoharacommons.org; website: https://www.theoharacommons.org/

Musical Health Education
2019-09-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Bitterroot Health, 1200 Westwood Drive, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, in collaboration with the Bitterroot Performing Arts Council, is bringing a fabulous educational outreach class to our community. Come enjoy an evening of musical health education with Kahulanui Hawaiian Swing, as they spread their message promoting overall wellness and the healing power of music. Free to the community – Thursday, September 19th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, Blodgett conference room, in Hamilton. For more information visit MDMH.org/events or call 406-363-2211.

Back Country Horsemen
2019-09-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Corvallis High School Library, Corvallis, MT, 59828, United States
Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen host their monthly meeting on Thursday, September 19th at the Corvallis High School Library. Potluck dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the general meeting starts at 7 p.m. (To reach the library go through the main high school doors at the end of Main Street. The library is directly ahead.) Program speakers are Karen Philips and Eva-Maria Maggi. In August, these members traveled to the Bob Marshall Wilderness and the Chinese Wall and will tell the story of their adventure along with a short slide show. BCH is a “boots on the ground” volunteer organization that works hard to keep trails clear and accessible for riders and hikers alike. They welcome guests and new members. For more information call Gene at 208-310-6326 or check out the website at www.bchmt.org/bitterroot. Find us on Facebook at: Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen (BR BCH).

Pachyderm Club
2019-09-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Frontier Cafe, Hwy 93, Stevensville
The Bitterroot North Valley Pachyderm Club will meet Friday, September 20 at 12 noon at The Frontier Café, Hwy 93 in Stevensville. Guest speaker will be gubernatorial candidate Dr. Al Olszewski. The North Valley Pachyderm Club is an educational arm of the Republican Party. All are welcome.

Adventure Series
2019-09-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford Street, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
“Animal Masquerade” is the topic of the free Adventure Series for kids on Saturday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford, Hamilton. Choose from pre-made animal masks and color in the features for a fabulous animal parade! Will you choose the zebra, giraffe, glamingo, or snake? Use colored pencils to bring them to life then strap them on your face for hours of enjoyment! For more information call 363-3338.
