Website Updates . . .
The Spring-Summer Community Calendar is up!
The Oral History sections for Mid Connelly and Ray Hart have new material.
We now have a History Day Gatherings section, with transcriptions and audio of the sessions.
Calendar update: The “Star Gazing” event on May 2 is canceled.
The last NFLA general meeting of the year is this Sunday, October 8, at Sondreson Hall. Events start at 6:00pm with a presentation by Jamie Belt, the Glacier NP Volunteer Coordinator. The membership meeting is at 7:00pm.
Bring a snack to share.
We will also be collecting non-perishable items for the Columbia Falls Food Pantry!
June’s NFLA meeting will feature a presentation at 7:00pm by Clint Muhlfeld, the Fisheries Biologist with the USGS in Glacier Park. Clint has been heading up the work on preserving native west slope cutthroat and bull trout. His recent work has been in Quartz and Gunsight Lakes. (BONUS item from Clint: “Here is a story that came out in National Geographic last year that features our work on native trout in the North Fork. Thought folks may be interested in case they haven’t seen it.”
The general meeting starts at 8:00pm.
Please check out all of the new and exciting activities and the return of a bunch of traditional NF favorites! All are welcome, there is something for everyone! Come join in on the fun, meet you neighbors, and connect with the community!
Link: NFLA Calendar Page
The last NFLA general meeting of the year is this Sunday, October 9, at Sondreson Hall. Events start at 6:00pm with a presentation by Anthony Nelson, Director of the Glacier Institute. The membership meeting is at 7:00pm.
Bring a snack to share.
We will also be collecting non-perishable items for the Veterans Food Pantry!
And we could use a bit more firewood in the woodshed. The new stove uses 16-inch lengths or less, as opposed to the old stove that ate much longer logs. So we don’t have as much of the shorter stuff as we’d like.
At last night”s membership meeting, NFLA President Richard Hildner presented well-deserved certificates of appreciation to the following individuals for their volunteer service to the community spanning a great many years!
Mark and Margaret Heaphy
Randy Kenyon
Bonny Ogle and
Lynn Ogle
(Thanks to Jack McFarland for the photos.)
The regular NFLA meeting starts at 7:00pm. Note that everything starts an hour earlier in September and October.
This month’s presentation kicks off at 6:00pm with Tim Thier speaking on The Pros and Cons of Grizzly Bear Delisting.
The regular NFLA meeting starts at 8:00pm. This is an important one as it includes a couple of big events: the election of officers and board members and the approval of several proposed adjustments to the NFLA bylaws.
This month’s presentation kicks off at 7:00pm with a talk by Debo Powers and Suzanne Hildner on the “Polebridge Bear Smart Program.” (We don’t know if they will be wearing their bear costumes. One can only hope.)
Wernick’s Wednesday Market for July 27 has been canceled.
Drat!
No word yet on whether it will be rescheduled.
NFPA/Polebridge Bear Smart is offering Kodiak brand 96 gallon bear resistant garbage containers for loan or purchase at a reduced price. This opportunity is being made to the Polebridge community with the help of grants and private donations.
Purchase price per canister is $300.
Canister Loan Program fee is on an able-to-pay basisCans are available now!
Please contact Suzanne Hildner sdhildner@icloud.com or (406) 253-3263 to purchase or rent.
Help the Polebridge Community be BEAR SMART!!