LOCAL ROUNDUP: Great Place Party rescheduled for July 26
Flathead Citizens for a Better Flathead has rescheduled its Great Place Raffle Party for 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Bonsai Brewery in Whitefish.
The casual pop-up party on the lawn will celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary and its efforts to keep the Flathead a great place.
Enjoy great food and brews available from Bonsai, and visit with the board and staff from Citizens for a Better Flathead. Tents and tables will be set up, and lemonade will be available for non-beer drinkers. The Whitefish Farmers Market, is on the same evening so guests can stop by after they’ve visited the market at Depot Park.
The raffle drawing will begin at 7:30 p.m. Some raffle tickets are still available and can be purchased online at www.flatheadcitizens.org. You have a chance to win one of 26 great prizes.
RSVP by calling 756-8993.
Bereavement course starts July 21
Home Options Hospice is offering a six-week Bereavement Support Group, serving adults who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Through participation, individuals learn about the grieving process, identify coping skills and gain encouragement from others to find meaning in life and living.
The group will meet weekly on Thursdays, beginning July 21. To learn more about this no-cost class, contact Home Options Hospice at 751-4254.
Posse hears about Glacier Park
The Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners meets Monday, July 18. Glacier Park Superintendent Jeff Mow will present a program titled “Historic Context for the Future of Glacier National Park.”
Mow has been the park’s superintendent since August 2013. Much of his 27 years with the National Park Service has been in Alaska, where he had eight duty stations over 22 years. Glacier Park is his fourth superintendence with the Park Service. He will discuss the park and how its history shapes what it may choose to be in the future. According to Mow, there is little question that the park will be challenged in its ability to manage both historic and natural resources given the increased uncertainties around climate change. Discussion and examples of how some elements of the park’s historic past provide inspiration to move into entirely new directions of park management.
The Posse of Westerners’ mission is to encourage and promote interest, research in and archiving of the history of the American West in general and Northwest Montana in specific.
The meeting will be held at the Red Lion Hotel Kalispell, starting at 5:30 p.m. for a grab ’n’ greet session and book signings by local authors. Dinner is at 6:15 p.m. (reservations required; $19 includes the presentation).
The presentation is at 7 p.m. which is free for members, youths under 16, and nonmembers with dinner reservations. There is a cost of $5 for nonmembers attending the presentation only. For a dinner reservations, contact 755-7339; or email jmonk@centurytel.net.