Community Briefs for April 24, 2008

The 2008 Mineral County Relay for Life kickoff celebration will be held Thursday, April 24, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Superior Old School lawn. Food, games, prizes, a special survivor message, and more! Register your team at or before the kickoff and save. Our 2008 theme: There is no place like Hope. This year's Relay will be held Aug. 8-9. For more, call Donna Chambers 822-4050 or Terri Barclay 214-1985.

Racene Friede will be the speaker at the Chamber of Commerce dinner Thursday, April 24, at the Alberton Senior Center. The gathering begins at 6:30 p.m. and dinner begins at 7 p.m. Friede is executive director of the Glacier County Regional Tourism Commission and will speak on regional partnerships and marketing. A native Montanan raised in a small community, Friede earned a Communications degree from MSU and served as Director of the Bozeman Convention and Visitors Bureau. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Jim Hollenbeck 822-2200, or Richard Werst 722-2614.

The Frenchtown Spirit Boosters kindly requests your help at a few upcoming Bronc spring events. The softball team will be hosting the Frenchtown Tournament April 26--and the track CTA Meet will be held the same weekend. The track team can always use timers and helpers at all home events. Please contact Nate Fry, email fryn [at] ftsd [dot] org if you are available to help out. We will host a BBQ to help feed all the teams involved. To help, please contact Judy Bennett, rjk4 [at] msn [dot] com.

A lucky raffle winner will claim a brand-new Mossberg .270 (100 ATR with 3-9x40 scope), in a fundraising event for Mineral County 4-H Shooting Sports. Dahkota Hayes has qualified for the national tournament in Grand Island, Neb. June 23-26. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. The drawing will be held June 2. For more, contact Staci at 544-9399 or the Extension office 822-3545.

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

TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Monday evening at 5:45 p.m. in the Frenchtown Community Church basement. For more information, call Julie at 626-5355.

The Mineral Community Hospital Board meets the 4th Thursday of each month. For more information, phone: 822-4841. The next meeting is set for April 24.

The Mineral County Medical Foundation will sponsor its second annual spring auction April 26. Last year's event was both fun and profitable--it helped us meet the matching funds requirement to purchase the Picture Archiving and Retrieval System (PACS). We will accept donations the week before the event and we can arrange pickup if needed. If you have art, furniture, tools, tack, or other items that are in good condition, please call Muffy at 649-7066 or email kmbullock [at] blackfoot [dot] net.

A free choral concert will be offered Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Superior Baptist Church. Missoula’s premier vocal ensemble Dolce Canto will present "How Can I Keep From Singing?"—a concert of traditional folk songs and a cappella choral compositions from many lands. This concert is sponsored by the Mineral County Performing Arts Series. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Works from Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, the Philippines, Poland, and the United States will be featured. Dolce Canto is a mixed-voice volunteer chorus with professional standards. The choir is comprised of professional musicians, music teachers, community members and students who share an enthusiasm for the choral art form. Peter Park is both founder and music director of this choir. For more information, visit www.MineralCountyArts.org or contact Monica Ray at 406-822-5439 or Peter Park at 406-544-4923.

Students from Alberton, Superior, and St. Regis are among more than 5,500 students from Montana schools participating in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana's Junior Governor's Cup Training Program during April and May. Sue Hazlett, Barb Jasper, and Cindy Feasel are overseeing the six-week program. It emphasizes warm-up and cool-down exercises, proper nutrition, and rest, and is scheduled to help students train for the annual Governor's Cup event June 7 in Helena. All students will receive a free shirt and a medal for taking part in the training.

Denyse Traeder, project director, Mineral County Healthy Community Project, will be our guest speaker 11 a.m. Monday April 28 at the Clark Fork Chronicle staff meeting, River Edge, Alberton.

The elementary spring concert will be held in the elementary gym on Tuesday April 29 at 2 p.m.

Alberton American Legion Post 131 meets at 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday of the month at the Alberton Senior Center. For more information, call 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 set for May 1.

The Mineral County Republican Central Committee will host the first annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner May 1 at the Rock N Rodeo in Superior. In addition to our 16th and 40th presidents, the dinner will also honor John Anderson. Guest speaker will be former Montana Gov. Judy Martz. Other speakers during the evening will be Roy Brown (candidate for Governor), candidates for Attorney General, U. S. Senate, and Mineral County Commissioner. Social Hour starts at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. There will also be an auction during the evening with many great items available for you to bid on and purchase, including autographed books and tickets to Presidential Libraries. Tickets are $15 per person and available by calling Al Acheson at 822-4643.

The Superior Senior Center hosts Bingo every first Saturday at 1 p.m. The next meeting is set for May 3.

Don't miss the Five Valleys Land Trust 14th annual banquet and auction, Saturday May 3, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. For information: 549-0755 or email fvltoffice2@montana.com.

Join us for the Mullan Day conference May 3, 4, and 5. The conference will include field trips from Missoula along the route of the Mullan Road to Camel's Hump. On Saturday May 3 at Ruby’s Inn, eight speakers will present a variety of presentations about the man, the road, and all the disciplines involved in the building of the road in 1859-1862. The evening banquet will feature Professor Harry Fritz, historian extraordinaire. Call Chuck Mead, 722-3182, Sue McLees, 822-4974 or Kay Strombo, 822-4626 for a registration form and information.

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 set for May 4.

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 set for May 5.

Dodgeball tourney at Frenchtown High School May 5. Open to the public. Starts at 7 p.m. $2 for spectators and there are plenty of teams scheduled to play.

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 set for May 6.

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 Email: townofalberton@blackfoot.net. The next meeting is set for May 6.

Superior Mountain Lodge #110 meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month beginning at 7 p.m. The next meeting is set for May 6.
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