Sondreson Community Hall

NFLA Calendar

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
  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
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

 

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