COMMUNITY BRIEFS: Salvation Army taking applications for Christmas assistance
The Salvation Army is taking applications for Christmas assistance on the following dates:
Nov. 7 to 11; Nov. 14 to 18; Dec. 5 to 16
You will need:
Your personal identification
Proof of physical address
Proof of income
For each person in your household one of the following, birth certificate, medical card or Social Security card
The Salvation Army is located at 110 Bountiful Dr., in Kalispell. For more information, call 257-4357.
Frontier Hospice is hosting a free community event called “Light Up a Life” to raise awareness for hospice services during November, National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
The night of remembrance helps loved ones memorialize those they have lost in the past year.
The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., in Kalispell. A special Veterans Day tribute will take place and refreshments will follow.
The Montana Wooden Boat Foundation is offering new adult boat building classes in early 2017 at its Boat Building Center located at 100 Bierney Creek Road in Lakeside.
The classes are a great opportunity for individuals, couples and families to be a part of a fun, educational and rewarding program. No previous experience is necessary.
Pick a small boat style, build it with the help of an experienced boat builder and you’ll be ready to launch your new craft next boating season.
The new program series will focus on easy-to-build kayak and canoe kits that can be ordered online. Help is available in identifying a kit source or deciding on a boat style.
Participants will order a kit online and have it shipped to the Montana Wooden Boat Foundation Center. Your paid tuition includes instruction, full use of Boat Building Center, required tools and all materials, with the exception of paint and varnish which can be purchased through the Foundation at a discount.
Due to available space, the class is limited to five boats.
Anyone interested in becoming part of the program, or has an interest in wood boats or would like to know more about the Foundation is invited to visit the Center.
For complete program information, class schedule and costs contact Alex Berry at 406-471-2293 or email alex.berry@montanawoodenboatfoundation.org
The 16th annual Friends of Frosty spaghetti dinner fundraiser will take place from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at Lakeside Elementary School.
The menu includes all-you-can eat spaghetti with choice of meat sauce, clam sauce and vegetarian sauce, garlic bread, salad, beverage and brownies.
The cost is $5 per person; kids 6 and under, eat free; families are $20.
Proceeds from the annual dinner are used to make the wooden snowmen that are seen along the roadways during the holidays in the communities of Somers and Lakeside. Frostys will also be available for purchase at the event
For more details, call Lois Lauman, 857-3512; or Sue Birky, 844-2548.
The Rev. Finley C. Campbell of Chicago will lead a free workshop titled “Conversations Against Racism: Creating Multiracial Unity in Predominantly White/All White Communities and Fellowships” from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Glacier Unitarian and Universalist Fellowship,
1515 Trumble Creek Road in Kalispell.
Participants will be invited to share their understanding of racism and their experiences of multiracial interaction through their own personal stories. These shared experiences will enable participants to form a collective consciousness of multiracial experiences, and in that way provide a means of fighting racism in all its forms, including residual elements within themselves.
Campbell is a graduate of Morehouse College and holds a Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Chicago. He has taught at several colleges and universities and is both a Baptist and a UU minister. He has been a member of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago since 1992, and serves as an officer for the Unitarian Universalist Multiracial Unity Action Caucus and the Chicago Area Unitarian Universalist Council. Campbell is currently teaching a non-credit course at the First UU Church of Chicago titled “The Nature of Racism.”
For further information or to RSVP, call 862-1629.
The annual Rails to Trails Harvest Dance, pie and silent auction will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Smith Valley Grange, west of Kalispell. Admission is one homemade pie or $5; kids’ admission is half price.
Enjoy music by the Grin and Bear it String Clan, country dancing, family fun and the opportunity to do some gift shopping at the silent auction for one-of-a-kind art pieces and coupons to local restaurants.. Call 257-1932 for information.
Dream Adaptive hosts its third annual evening of inspiration fundraiser featuring a presentation by extreme skier Vasu Sojitra from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Casey’s Bar in Whitefish.
Sojitra’s adaptive ski movies films include “Out on a Limb” and “The Grand Pursuit.”
A native of Bozeman, when Sojitra was 9 months old, he was diagnosed with septicemia, resulting in the amputation of one of his legs. Throughout his life, he has built up the confidence needed to face new challenges with grace, courage, strength, humor and determination.
The evening will also feature appetizers, a raffle, wine grab and cash bar. Tickets are $30, available at Casey’s, by calling 862-1817 or email at info@dreamadaptive.org.
The last day to purchase tickets for the Flathead Marines 2016 Marine Corps Ball is Monday, Nov. 7. Only 350 tickets will be sold.
The ball will be held Nov. 12 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell. It is open to the public.
Guest speaker will be Marine Vietnam combat veteran Carl Hughes. All who served in the Vietnam conflict will be honored.
Tickets are available online at www.flatheadmarines.com via PayPal; by emailing treasurer@flatheadmarines.com or calling the Flathead Marines Duty phone at 249-2448.
Social hour starts at 5 p.m. with dinner and the ceremony at 6:30 p.m.
There will be cash bars, ceremonial music by the Montana Highlanders followed by music by Roy Wilhelm and the Ashley Creek Ramblers.
Bring a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots and receive three tickets for the raffle for several gift baskets. In addition, there will be more than $8,000 in silent aucion items on which to bid. A list of donors is posted on the website.
The Flathead Marines is a local 501(3)(c) created and managed by Marine Veterans dedicated t helping Marines, veteran groups and veterans in the Flathead Valley.
Support conservation and tree planting with the help of the Arbor Day Foundation during the holidays with a number of fundraising gift ideas.
Returning for the seventh season in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation is offering Give-A-Tree cards that can be purchased individually or with customized text for $5.95 each.
Purchase the Arbor Day Foundation’s coffee to help preserve rain forests in Central and South America. The Foundation’s coffee, a part of the Rain Forest Rescue program, is shade-grown under the canopy of Latin American rain forests. Unlike sun-grown coffee plantations, this traditional shade-grown method gives the coffee a rich and delicious flavor. Each bag helps preserve two feet of rain forest. The cost per bag is $13.49, including shipping.
The Foundation’s Trees in Celebration program allows the giver to honor loved ones while supporting crucial conservation efforts. For each dollar donated, one tree is planted in a high-need forest, and recipients are given a certificate showing them where the trees were planted.
Give the gift of membership with the Arbor Day Foundation and recipients will be sent 10 free trees, which will be shipped at the right time of year for planting. Membership levels vary and begin with a $10 contribution.
“We encourage everyone to give gifts that will have a lasting impact for generations to come,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation.
To purchase holiday gifts, visit arborday.org.
Flathead Valley Bridge Center results
Contact 260-6832.
Oct.28
North/South
1. Janet Weiss, Fran Ollendike
2. Robert Walstad, Carole Koch
3. Jane Rouse, Sonny Rouse
4. Fred Stewart, Judy Stewart
East/West
1. Michael Boreson, Cathy Brown
2. Kathy Barkus, Charrisse Bourquin
3. Jim Swab, Bill Pellett
4. Hartley Leppard, Nuala Uhde
Oct. 31
North/South
1. Hartley Leppard, Bill Pellett
2. Annie Alex, Shirley Dean
3. Janet Weiss, Dan Shura
C. John Murrey, Jeff Daniels
East/West
1. Fran Ollendike, Tanya McCully
2. Porki Harris, Nuala Uhde
3. Michael Boreson, Paulette Fopp
4. Cathy Barbouletos, Sharon Palmer
November 2
North/South
1. Steve Zajanc, Joy Wildebour
2. Shirley Dean, Patricia Connolly
3. Fred Stewart, Judith Stewart
4. Michael Boreson, Mary Ann Chestnut
East/West
1. Fran Ollendike, Carole Koch
2. Mary Nelesen, Tom Nelesen
3. Porki Harris, Cathy Brown
4. Gary Stephens, Guy Lam
Nov. 2 evening results
1. Shelley Brown - Joanne Lebow
2. Jean Beyer - Wayne Beyer
3. Stephanie Baca - Sharon Palmer
4. Shelly Brander - Mary Lincoln