Community Briefs - upcoming meetings for Feburary 2008

Yoga classes will be offered in the Old School in Superior Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adult Education offers Yoga Practice I and II All Thursday evenings. Yoga Practice II at 4:15 p.m. and Yoga Practice I at 5:30 p.m. at the Old School in Superior (Formerly Old School Antiques & Gifts). Also offered by Adult Education free of charge: Seated/Chair Yoga, Tuesdays @ 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Starting January 6 at the same location in the Old School. Call Terry Zylawy 722-0036 for details.

Volunteers are needed to deliver Meals on Wheels in the Frenchtown area. Open routes are available the second and fourth Friday of each month. Drivers pick up hot meals at the Providence Center in Missoula, but do not have to return to Missoula after delivery. The delivery hotbox and bags may stay with the driver until their next scheduled route. Mileage reimbursement is available. If interested in delivering Meals on Wheels to your neighbors in the Frenchtown area, please contact Curtis at Missoula Aging Services at 728-7682. 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 scheduled to be held Feb. 2, 2009.

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 Feb. 3, 2009.

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 scheduled to be held Feb. 3, 2009.

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 scheduled to be held Feb. 5, 2009.

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 scheduled to be held Feb. 9, 2009.

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 scheduled to be held Feb. 9, 2009.

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 or Stang's Grocery. The next meeting is scheduled to be held Feb. 9, 2009.

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 scheduled to be held Feb. 9, 2009.

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 Feb. 10, 2009.

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 Feb. 10, 2009.

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 Feb. 10, 2009.

Kristofor Stonesifer Post 124 of the American Legion meets every second Tuesday at 1900 hours in the Frenchtown Community Church downstairs room. Please join us! Rod George 626-5819. The next meeting is scheduled to be held Feb. 10, 2009.

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 Feb. 10, 2009.

The St. Regis School District meets the second Wednesday of each month at the school library. Call for the meeting times. PO Drawer K, St. Regis, Montana 59866, phone 649-2311. The next meeting is scheduled to be held Feb. 11, 2009.

The Women's Auxiliary of Alberton American Legion Post 131 meets every second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center. For more information, call Bernadine Vick at 722-0118. The next meeting is scheduled to be held Feb. 12, 2009.

The Frenchtown Library will host a discussion of the classic Harper Lee novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" from Feb. 8-13, and as part of the celebration, the Missoula Public Library will start giving away 300 free copies Jan. 12. The goal is to encourage the reading of a classic piece while sharing a communal experience and starting dialogues on the novel’s timeless themes. Many other events are planned for February, including a screening of the film, discussions of the author Harper Lee, and three lectures by nationally-acclaimed expert Claudia Durst Johnson. For more information, contact your local library.

The Mineral County Conservation District usually meets at 6 p.m. every third Tuesday at the Extension Office. All meetings are open to the public and an agenda will be posted at the MSU-Mineral County Extension Office, 301 Second Ave E., Superior, MT 59872. The next meeting is scheduled to be held Feb. 17, 2009.

The Montana Association of Conservation Districts (MACD) will award two Montana students a $500 scholarship to assist with their post-secondary education. The deadline is Feb. 17, 2009. Students must submit an original 3-5-page essay describing how your education and experiences have given you the opportunity to explore natural resource conservation, and how you plan to impact natural resource conservation in the future. See http://www.macdnet.org/macdscholarshipapp.doc or call 406.443.5711.

The Mineral County Friends of the Library welcomes new members to help support the county library system. Formed in 2001, our raffles, bake sales, coffee rest stops, and chili “read and feeds” have raised hundreds of dollars to support the library’s limited budget. Please join us in our meetings every third Friday of the month at 1:30 p.m., in the foyer of the Superior branch Library. Call Leslie Heppe, 822-4650, Jim Goss, 822-5000, or Dan Arnsan, 822-4935. The next meeting is scheduled to be held Feb. 20, 2009.

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. 26, 2009.