Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Community Calendar

VFW meetings

VFW Post 1430 meets the first Monday of every month at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Hamilton the Woman's Auxiliary meets at 7 pm.

Healthy living workshops

Free workshops on healthy living are held every monday night at 6:15 p.m. at Active Care Family Chiropractic on Main Street in Stevensville. Are you looking for better health, increased vitality and energy, injury prevention, and longevity? Dr. Kimberly Maxwell may have the answers you've been looking for. Call for weekly topics and reservations, 777-1048.

Yoga in the Root

Yoga in the Root offers hatha yoga on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 10:15 a.m. in Stevensville at Active Care Chiropractic at 504 W. Main St, and vigorous ashtanga yoga on Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Hamilton Carriage House at 310 N. Fourth St. in the main floor conference room. For more information, call Jill at 370-9252 or e-mail yogaintheroot@gmail.com.

La Leche League

La Leche League is an international mother-to-mother network for moms who want to breastfeed their babies. Bitterroot LLL chapter meets in the North Valley Public Library community room the third Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Mothers and children and pregnant women are welcome. Call 239-5039 for more information.

Great Freedom meetings

Great Freedom offers a free open meeting each Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Carriage House at 310 N. Fourth St. The meeting introduces a way of living as complete rest and ease in every moment. For more information, call Jill at 370-9252 or go to www.greatfreedom.org.

Toastmasters Club

Toastmasters Club #347 meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Duran Learning Center, St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula. Visitors and new members are welcome to attend this premier communication and leadership organization. For more information call Jim Mickelson, 728-9117.

5 Valley Arabian Horse Assn.

The 5 Valley Arabian Horse Association's monthly meeting is on the first Thursday of every month. The group meets at various locations in the Bitterroot. For more information call Shelagh at 273-4317. If you love Arabians, come join!

Life drawing sessions

Artists are invited to an open Life Drawing Session every Wednesday from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. at Common Ground Center, 258 Roosevelt Lane, Hamilton. Fee is $9 per session or 3 sessions for $25. RSVP to Laura, 363-4198 or Toddy, 961-4959.

Adult Dancercize

Adult Dancercize with Elenita Brown is held on Mondays and Thursdays. Stretch, strengthen and express, using a variety of styles and music. For more information call 777-5956.

Bereavement Support Group

Marcus Daly Hospice is offering a Support Group for grieving family members and friends who have lost a loved one to any cause. The group meets every Tuesday, from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hospice Center living room. The purpose of the support group is to share grieving experiences and to learn how to heal and grow from ongoing bereavement stages. You will receive printed information to review and keep for your ongoing use. For information and registration, contact Cathy Palmer, Marcus Daly Hospice Bereavement Coordinator, at 375-4752.

Hamilton Ski Bus

The Hamilton Lions Club sponsors a bus to Lost Trail Ski Resort and back every Saturday during the snow season. Cost is $5 per rider, or you may purchase a season ticket for $10 for under 13, $15 for 13-18 and $17 for over 18 (exact amounts required; no checks please). The bus loads at 8 a.m. from Westview Center and departs at 8:30 a.m. Return to bus at 3:30 p.m. and leave the mountain at 4 p.m. sharp and arrives at Westview by 5 p.m. Parents or guardians should be there to pick up their skiers. The bus will be running every Saturday through February 17. Sign up at your school so they may call in a count by Friday.

Those riding up on the bus must ride back on the bus, unless parents have provided written permission prior to leaving. All skis and boards must be in a bag and carried in escort pickup or under bus. Boots and lunch bags are carried on the bus. If rental is needed a signed rental slip must accompany the rider; sponsors cannot sign slips. Rental forms are available at the bus. Rental fees are paid at lodge when getting equipment.

"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark, will be the next production to grace the Chantilly Theatre stage. Production dates are February 2-3, 9-10 and 16-17 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.

The place is Edinburgh, Scotland at the Marcia Blaine School for girls. The time is 1931 to 1938. Miss Jean Brodie is a spinster but a liberated woman who instructs her girls on the ways of life, love, politics and the arts above the more mundane subjects of education. Her relationship with two male teachers becomes known and she finds herself fighting for her job. This is a highly charged drama not recommended for children.

Chantilly Theatre is located at 319 Main in Stevensville. For information and reservations, call 777-2722.

Lunch and Learn Series

The Bitterroot National Forest invites the public to the resumption of its "Lunch and Learn" informational series. These one-hour programs are designed to update and inform the public about various topics related to the Bitterroot National Forest and are held at the Bitterroot National Forest Supervisors Office located at 1801 N. 1st Street, Hamilton (across the street from Farmers State Bank) from 12 to 1 p.m. on the following dates for these topics:

Feb. 7 - Fish Migration in the Bitterroot
Mar. 7 - Wildflowers of the Bitterroot
Bring a lunch and learn about your national forest.

Homebuyer Class

The Bitter Root Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc. (RC&D) is holding a nationally certified homebuyer class on February 5, 6 and 7 from 6 to 9 pm each night at 316 N. Third Street in Hamilton. Call the office at 363-1444, extension 5 and let us know if you would like to reserve a space. Attendance at all three days is required. The charge is $15 to cover the cost of the reference materials each family receives.

The class is especially beneficial to first-time homebuyers with below median incomes, but any potential homebuyer will benefit from the class. Anyone who has not owned a home for 3 or more years may be able to purchase a home for less in monthly payments than they are paying in rent. Monthly payments on a $100,000 home can be as little as $450-550 per month. The class is sponsored by the Bitter Root RC&D project in partnership with the Ravalli County Neighborhood Housing Assoc. and the Human Resources Council. Completion of this class is required in order to qualify for some of the special homebuyer assistance programs.