Community Briefs for Feb. 28, 2008

Lenten Soup Lunches are held Tuesdays during Lent at the Superior Senior Center from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Each week different churches will host the lunch and provide a short program. March 4: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; March 11: Fold of the Messiah & 4th Day Ladies.
Donate your old cell phones so that soldiers in Iran and Afghanistan can phone their loved ones. Superior VFW Post 6238 is a proud sponsor of the Cell Phones for Soldiers program. For more information, contact Post Commander Gary Chambers, 822-4050.

In an effort to improve the quality of life for residents of Missoula nursing homes and MDSC Josh Alexander is organizing a FUN DRIVE to ask you to do a little early Spring Cleaning and donate your used items of fun (in good condition). Examples include: movies (both VHS and DVD), CDs or musical tapes, games and playing cards, books, magazines, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, arts and craft supplies, holiday decorations. Contact Josh Alexander 239-5802.

AA Meeting in Alberton every Tuesday at the Alberton Methodist Church. Start at 7 p.m. and open to the public.

The Mineral Community Hospital Board meets the 4th Thursday of each month. For more information, phone: 822-4841. The next meeting is scheduled to be held Feb. 28, 2008.

The Superior Senior Center hosts Bingo every first Saturday at 1 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled to be held March 1, 2008.

Big Sky Coalition will hold a free biomass symposium on March 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the First Interstate Center on the Ravalli County Fairgrounds in Hamilton, Montana. Come hear the subject matters experts and discover a wide range of leading-edge technology solutions for converting large-scale biomass resources, such as thinned slash from the forest and municipal solid waste, into valuable biofuels such as ethanol, methanol and hydrogen. For more, see bigskycoalition.org.

Youth Bash hosted by the Assembly of God Church, every 1st Sunday night of the month. 6:00 - 7:30 pm 502 2nd Avenue East in Superior. Grades 6-12 Welcome Food & Lots of Fun! Questions: Contact Ken Claflin at 822-5683 The next meeting is March 2, 2008.

The Bitterroot Resource Conservation and Development group meets every first Monday from 10 a.m. to noon in the County Commissioner’s Office in Superior. The next meeting is March 3, 2008.

The Ninemile Wildlife Workgroup meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., at the Ninemile Ranger Station’s Visitor Center. Residents of Ninemile, Sixmile, Huson and Petty Creek are especially welcome to join us in our efforts to maintain the historic and regionally important Ninemile Wildlife Corridor which overlays these areas. Need volunteers for field projects or community outreach. For more information, call 626-5675. The next meeting is scheduled to be held March 4, 2008.

The Alberton town council meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center. For more information, contact PO Box 115, Alberton, Montana 59820. Phone: 722-3404 townofalberton@blackfoot.net. The next meeting is March 4, 2008.

Superior Mountain Lodge #110 meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month beginning at 7 p.m. The next meeting is Mar. 4.

Alberton American Legion Post 131 meets at 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday at the Alberton Senior Center. Harve Murray, Post Commander at 722-3335, Ken Vick, Vice Commander at 722-0118, or Jim Johnson, Adjutant, at 722-3159. The next meeting is March 6, 2008.

The Community Pot Luck will be held at the 4-H Building in Superior at 6 p.m. on the second Saturday in arch. Punch, coffee, plates, silverware provided. For more information, call Toots Bricker, 822-4488. The next meeting is scheduled to be held March 8, 2008.

A community potluck will be held on March 8, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., St. Regis School Lunchroom, to celebrate the life of Gina Falk. Please bring a dish to share with others. Meat and drinks will be provided. For more information please call Sharon Patterson at 649-2658 or Christi Hollenback at 649-2501.

The Superior town council meets the second Monday of each month in the conference room at the City Hall offices, 305 W. Main, Superior. Mail: PO Box 729, Superior, Montana 59872. Phone: 822-4672, fax: 822-3594. Email: supertwn@bigsky.net. The next meeting is March 10, 2008.

The Alberton school board meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Math Room. For more information, contact PO Box 330, Alberton, Montana 59820 or phone 722-4413. The next meeting is March 10, 2008.

The St. Regis Resort Board meets at 6 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the St. Regis Community Center. For more information, PO Box 151, St. Regis MT 59866, or phone 649-1009. All meetings are open to the public. An agenda will be posted at the St. Regis Post Office. The next meeting is March 10, 2008.

The Frenchtown Rural Fire District board of trustees meets every second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at Frenchtown station #1. For information about the agenda, contact the fire district at 626-5791. The next meeting is March 10.

The St. Regis Community Council meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. For more information, 39 Lobo Loop PO Box 278, St. Regis, Montana 59866. The next meeting is scheduled to be held March 11, 2008.

The Superior school board meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m., in the Elementary School’s Science/Art Room. For more information, contact PO Box 400, Superior, Montana 59872, phone 822-4851. The next meeting is scheduled to be held March 11, 2008.

The Mineral County Historical Society meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. the Mineral County Extension Office. For information, contact Kay Strombo 822- 4626, Sue McLees 822-4974, or Chuck Mead, 722-3182, or email mchs1976@blackfoot.net. Check out our newly revamped website at http://mineral-museum.tripod.com. The next meeting is scheduled to be held March 11, 2008.

Kristofor Stonesifer Post 124 of the American Legion meets every second Tuesday of the month at 1900 hours in the Frenchtown Community Church downstairs room. Please join us! Post Commander Jim Burdick 626-2492 or Adjutant Rod George 626-5819. The next meeting is scheduled to be held March 11, 2008.

The Frenchtown school board meets regularly on the second Tuesday of each month, usually in the Elementary School library. For information, call the school district office at 626-2600. The next meeting is scheduled to be held March 11, 2008.

The Nine Mile Community Board of Directors meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Nine Mile Community Center. For more information, contact Colleen Jones 626-4109 or Harry Kenck 626-5322. (Exceptions for special meetings in 2008: Sat. April 12 and Sat. Sept. 20.) The next meeting is March 12, 2008.