North Fork Activities Calendar,
April to October 2023
[ Click here to see the winter 2022-2023 calendar! ]
Updates will be posted on facebook and on this website. Please Note that the Fall/Winter Calendar will be available November 2023.
PLEASE NOTE: During the summer months (June – August), The North Fork Landowners Association meetings are the 2nd SUNDAY of each month with a speaker at 7pm and business meeting at 8pm. The September and October meetings start an hour earlier, with the speaker at 6pm and meeting at 7pm.
RECURRING EVENTS
- CHURCH SERVICES: Non-denominational services led by Don Sullivan, will be held at Sondreson Hall each Sunday at 10.30am from June 4th until August 27th. These will be followed by coffee and social time. Please bring a snack to share. Don Sullivan’s email: twilitz1@yahoo.com.
- WERNICK’S GARDEN SALE: (Note Change) The Wernick’s produce will be available for sale on June 21st, July 19th & Aug 16th & Sep 20th at NOON @the Gazebo on E. Meadow Rd. Fresh vegetables and plants sell out early. Don’t be Late!
BULLETIN BOARDS
All new information and/or changes to the calendar will be posted to this website, on Facebook, and also on bulletin boards in three locations: between the Polebridge Mercantile and the Northern Lights Saloon, at the entrance to Home Ranch Bottoms, and one outside Sondreson Hall. They will be kept updated with current information. Don’t miss out, keep informed!
| April 11 Tues |
1st Aid/CPR/AED Class with certification 9am @ Sonderson Hall. Trainer Bob Lee. All day event, bring lunch and drinks, $45 pp, 10 max. * REQUIRED FOR CHAINSAW CLASS* | Reservation: Bill Walker 406 407 2764 or wkwalker@nvdi.com |
| April 27 Thurs |
Star Gazing, 7.30 pm @ 197 W Thunderbird Rd. Telescopes provided, bring binoculars if you have them, Sky tour of stars, constellations and galaxies. | Check with Jim Rittenburg if cloudy 215 796 1592 |
| May 13 Sat |
Chainsaw Usage Course leading to US Forest Service Certification 9 to Noon @ Sonderson Hall. Followed by hands-on field practice in FNF. Note 1st Aid cert required offered April 11. | Reservation: Bill Walker 406 407 2764 or wkwalker@nvdi.com |
| May 20 Sat |
Sondreson Hall Spring Clean Up, 10 am start, indoor cleaning outside brush clean up, wood chopping, etc. Bring tools. Noon- Volunteers Barbeque Want to help? Cannot make the date call Dan. | Dan Jocobsen 406 249 4190 (clean up) Zoe and John 731 695 4528 (BBQ) |
| May 23 Tues |
1st Aid/CPR/AED Class with certification 9am @ Sonderson Hall. Trainer Bob Lee. All day event, bring lunch & drinks, $45pp, max 10 | Reservation: Bill Walker 406 407 2764 wkwalker@nvdi.com |
| May 24 Wed |
Gardner’s Roundtable, NOON @ Wernick’s Gazebo E Meadow Rd. Share ideas and knowledge with fellow gardeners. Bring starts, plants or bulbs to share or sell. | Jerry & Linda Wernick jerrywernick@gmail.com |
| May 26 Fri |
Last Friday Pizza Party, 6pm on the Polebridge Bridge. Bring a chair, drinks, toppings, sauce or cheese to share. Oven & dough provided. | Lorna & Jim Rittenburg Lornaritt@aol.com |
| May 27 Sat |
Star Gazing, 7.30 pm @ 1276 Long Bow Trail . Telescopes provided, bring binoculars if you have them, sky tour of stars, constellations and galaxies. | Check with Jim Rittenburg if cloudy 215 796 1592 |
| June 11 Sun |
NFLA General Meeting, 7pm @ Sondreson Hall. Speaker will be Clint Muhlfeld, USGS fisheries biologist, G Lacier National Park. 8 pm General Meeting . Bring snack to share. |
Jack MacFarland 503 463 5172 |
| June 19 Mon |
Game Night, 7pm @ Sondreson Hall. Games for all ages, including children. Bring a snack to share. | Bridget Priest 530 205 8050 |
| June 21 wed |
Summer Solstice Hike. Evening hike to Cyclone Lookout. Start time TBD. Covey Meadow short 2 miles hike flat with Lorna 6:30 pm Polebridge Ranger Station. |
Zoe text 731 695 4528 Lorna text 267 992 0881 |
| June 21 Wed |
Wernick’s Wed Market @ Noon, E Red Meadow Rd, meet your neighbors, buy fresh produce and flowers. | Jerry & Linda Wernick jerrywernick@gmail.com |
| June 22 Thurs |
Basic Fire Training, 9.30am to 3 pm @ Sonderson Hall. AM. Session Field Trip to Hildner Residence, for onsite evaluation of Home Ignition Zone treatments & Structure Assessment. Lunch @ Hall bring your own. PM Session Presentation by Kevin Ulrichsen on Interior Structure Defense & Fire suppression. | NF Fire Mitigation Comm. Allen Chrisman & Dick Leigh achrisman52@gmail.com |
| June 26 Mon |
Kintla Ranch History Tour with Larry Wilson meet at 10am at his cabin on Kintla Ranch Rd. Bring lunch. If time, we will visit the Billy Kruse Cabin (15920 NF Road). | Lorna Rittenburg 267 992 0881 |
| June 30 Fri |
Last Friday Pizza Party 5 pm @ the Border. Meet the Border Patrol Guys, bring chairs, drinks, toppings, sauce or cheese to share. Oven & dough provided. | Lorna and Jim Rittenburg 215 796 1592 |
| July 4 Tues |
North Fork Community Picnic 1.30pm @ Jacobson’s, 61 Moose Creek Rd. Bring a dish to share, your drinks & a chair. Yard Games, popcorn and movies at dusk, bring blankets. No Fireworks. | Dan and Dawn Jacobson 406 261 9527 |
| July 8 Sat |
Square Dancing to Old Vinyl Records 7.30pm @ Sondreson Hall. Lemonade provided, bring snacks to share. | Paul Marotz alfnme@hotmail.com |
| July 9 Sun |
NFLA General Meeting, 7pm @ Sondreson Hall. Presentation by Paul Travis, Flathead Land Trust, on what they do and how they work. 8 pm General Meeting. Bring a snack to share. | Richard Hildner 406 260 7725 |
| July 11 Tues |
North Fork “Oh Hell” Tournament @Sondreson Hall, 7pm. Attention all card players- join us for a simple, fun game! Beginners welcome. | Randy Kenyon 406 890 4460 |
| July 12 Wed |
Firewise Meeting, 9.30 am @Sondreson Hall. 20th Anniversary of the Wedge Canyon Fire. Presentation by Rick Trembath & Larry Kinsolving. Update on the Wedge Canyon TIP and Fire Season Observations. |
Allen Chrisman & Molly Shepherd achrisman52@gmail.com mollshep@gmail.com |
| Lunch served by NF Trails, NOON, @Sondreson Hall, please bring a dish to share. | Bill Walker wkwalker@nvdi.com |
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| Interlocal Meeting, 1:00 pm @Sondreson Hall featuring presentations from Flathead County, GNP, USFS, US Fish & Wildlife, Montana DNRC, Montana FWP & Border Patrol. |
Bill Walker wkwalker@nvdi.com |
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| July 18 Tues |
1st Aid/CPR/AED Class with certification, 9am @ Sonderson Hall. Trainer Bob Lee. All day event, bring lunch & drinks, $45pp, 10 max. | Reservation: Bill Walker 406 407 2764 or wkwalker@nvdi.com |
| July 19 Wed |
Wernick’s Wed Market @ Noon, E Red Meadow Rd, meet your neighbors, buy fresh produce and flowers. | Jerry & Linda Wernick jerrywernick@gmail.com |
| July 21 Fri |
Garden Tour of the North Fork, 9 am start @ 1276 Long Bow Trail, car pool, bring lunch. | Zoe Zardis: 731 695 4528 |
| July 22 Sat |
North Fork Preservation Association 41st Annual Meeting 5:30pm @ Sondreson Hall. Pot Luck Dinner, 6:45pm Business Meeting, 7:30pm Speaker, Liz Fairbank, Road Ecologist, The Center for Large Landscapes. | Flannery Freund 406 407 3863 |
| July 28 Fri |
Last Friday Pizza Party, 6pm @ Hornet Lookout Parking Area. Hike, bike, or drive (car-share) Bring chairs, drinks, toppings, sauce or cheese to share. Oven & dough provided. | Lisa and Snuffy Smith 941 504 7433 |
| July 29 Sat |
Square Dancing to Old Vinyl Records 7.30pm @ Sondreson Hall. Lemonade provided, bring snacks to share. | Paul Marotz alfnme@hotmail.com |
| July 31 Mon |
Game Night, 7pm @ Sondreson Hall. Games for all ages, including children. Bring a snack to share. | Rayna Eyster and Beth Ulrichsen 860 960 6103 (Beth) |
| Aug 4 Fri |
Community Conversation on Climate Change, 7:30 to 9 pm @Sonderson Hall. Led by Debo Powers. A PowerPoint presentation about climate change effects in Montana followed by small group discussions and conversations. | Debo Powers debopowers@gmail.com |
| Aug 7 Mon |
North Fork Compact Meeting 8pm @Sondreson Hall, open to non members, snacks provided. | Bruce McNeil Cbm010@msn.com |
| Aug 12 Sat |
Annual Pie & Ice Cream Social & Square Dance 7pm Sondreson Hall. Bring a pie, ice cream provided. Burn those calories & Square dance like the good Ol’ days. All ages welcome in on the fun! | Paul Marotz alfnme@hotmail.com and Kevin & Beth Ulrichsen keulrichsen@sbcglobal.net |
| Aug 13 Sun |
NFLA General Meeting 7pm @ Sondreson Hall. Speaker Lois Walker, The history of Polebridge Mercantile, and her new book. General Meeting @ 8pm, bring a snack to share. | Bill Walker 406 407 2764 or wkwalker@nvdi.com
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| Aug 16 Wed |
Wernick’s Wed Market @ Noon, E Red Meadow Rd, meet your neighbors, buy fresh produce and flowers. | Jerry & Linda Wernick jerrywernick@gmail.com |
| Aug 16 Wed |
North Fork “Oh Hell” Tournament @Sondreson Hall, 7pm. Attention card players. Join us for another simple, fun game. Beginners welcome. Bring a snack to share. | Randy Kenyon 406 890 4460 |
| Aug 19 Sat |
Square Dancing to Old Vinyl Records 7:30pm @ Sondreson Hall. Lemonade provided, bring snacks to share. | Paul Marotz alfnme@hotmail.com |
| Aug 20 Sun |
History Day with Ray Hart. Learn about his buildings and how he arrived in the North Fork. Noon at Ray Hart’s cabin. | Joyce O’hara 978 407 2344 |
| Aug 22 Tues |
Star Gazing, 7.30 pm @197 W. Thunderbird . Telescopes provided, bring binoculars if you have them, sky tour of stars, constellations & galaxies. | Check with Jim Rittenburg if cloudy 215 796 1592 |
| Aug 25 Fri |
Last Friday Pizza Party, 6pm Opposite Wurtz Cabin by the river. Look for sign. Bring chairs, drinks, toppings, sauce or cheese to share. Oven & dough provided. | Lorna 267 992 0881 |
| Sept 6 Wed |
History of Ranching & Homesteading in Big Prairie, 2 pm@ Jack McFarland’s Ranch, 15 car max, 5pm BBQ, pls bring drinks & chairs. Contact Lorna to coordinate # of people, carpool, mobility issues. |
Coordinator: Lornaritt@aol.com Host: Jack and Sue jack@mcfarlandranch.com |
| Sept 10 Sun |
NFLA General Meeting, 6pm @ Sondreson Hall. Speaker will be Andy Huntsberger, Glacier View Fire Management Officer, “Planning for Wildfire in the North Fork.” Meeting at 7pm, bring snack to share. | Steve Berg stephencberg44@gmail.com |
| Sept 20 Wed |
Last Wernick’s Wed Market @ Noon, E Red Meadow Rd, meet your neighbors, buy fresh produce and flowers. | Jerry & Linda Wernick jerrywernick@gmail.com |
| Oct 8 Sun |
NFLA General Meeting, 6pm @ Sondreson Hall. Speaker:TBD Meeting at 7pm, bring snack to share & items for food pantry. | Randy Kenyon kenyonnorthfork @gmail.com |
| Oct 21 Sat |
Star Gazing, 6.00 pm @ 197 W Thunderbird Rd. Telescopes provided, bring binoculars if you have them, sky tour of stars & constellations. | Check with Jim Rittenburg if cloudy 215 796 1592 |