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University & Community Activities for September 20, 2007
12:55 PM - 12:58 PM
Today's Highlight: THE HELENA AREA TOASTMASTERS CONTEST WILL BE HELD TONIGHT FROM 7-9 AT THE HELENA ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER AT FORT HARRISON. ALL FIVE HELENA AREA CLUBS WILL COMPETE IN A HUMOROUS SPEECH AND TOPICS CONTEST.
DESSERT WILL BE SERVED. THIS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
"JUST DON'T GO MONTANA," A COUNTER RECRUITMENT GROUP THAT SPEAKS TO JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS ABOUT CAREER ALTERNATIVES TO THE MILITARY, WILL HOST ITS FIRST MEETING TONIGHT AT 7 AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, 200 S. CRUSE AVENUE, IN HELENA. THIS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
CLEMENTINE'S, AT 265 BRIDGE STREET IN BIGFORK, WILL HOST AN OLDUVAI FORUM TONIGHT AT 7. FEATURED WILL BE A POWER POINT PRESENTATION "REPOWERING MONTANA: A BLUEPRINT FOR HOME GROWN ENERGY SELF RELIANCE,"
WHICH OFFERS A PRACTICAL AND WELL-SUPPORTED VISION FOR HOW ALL OF MONTANA'S POWER NEEDS CAN BE MET USING CONSERVATION AND CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY WHILE CREATING JOBS, SAVING MONEY AND REVITALIZING RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES. THIS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THOSE AGES 12 AND UP.
THE CRYSTAL THEATER, 515 S. HIGGINS IN MISSOULA, WILL PRESENT A SPECIAL SCREENING OF "WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?" TONIGHT AT 7. ADMISSION IS $6, WITH PROCEEDS GOING TO GLOBALWARMING SOLUTION.ORG. THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE FILM.
SUN RIVER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE 07-08 YEAR WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT 7:30 AT THE SUN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IN UM-MISSOULA'S HOMECOMING PARADE IS TOMORROW AT 2 P.M. THE ENTRY FEE OF $25 MAY BE PAID AT 115 BRANTLY HALL ON THE UM CAMPUS OR AT THE MISSOULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. YOU MAY ALSO VISIT WWW.UMONTANAALUMNI.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.
ICE AGE FLOODS INSTITUTE IS SPONSORING A ONE-DAY FIELD TRIP TO EXPLORE SOME OF THE EASTERNMOST GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF GLACIAL LAKE MISSOULA - "MISSOULA TO DRUMMOND: THE TRAIL OF GLACIAL LAKE MISSOULA EVIDENCE."
THIS IS A BUS TOUR WITH A FEE OF $35 FOR INSTITUTE MEMBERS AND $55 FOR NON-MEMBERS. THIS INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION, A SACK LUNCH, SNACKS AND BEVERAGES. RESERVATONS ARE DUE BY TOMORROW, WITH FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER AT 120 HICKORY STREET IN MISSOULA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 543-9775 OR VISIT WWW.IAFI.ORG.
THE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM FOR WARDS 1,2 AND 3 WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING FROM 7:30-9 IN THE MISSOULA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOWNSTAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM. THE FORUM FOR WARDS 4, 5 AND 6 WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, FROM 11:30 A.M. TO 1 P.M. IN THE SAME LOCATION. RSVP BY EMAILING NICOLE@MISSOULACHAMBER.COM OR CALLING 543-6623 X33.
THE FIRST-YEAR READING EXPERIENCE WILL FEATURE GREG MORTENSON, AUTHOR OF "THREE CUPS OF TEA," TOMORROW EVENING AT 6 IN THE UM-MISSOULA UNIVERSITY THEATRE. THIS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE TIBETAN CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FOUNDATION WILL PRESENT AN INDO-TIBETAN DINNER AND MOVIE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7 AT THE COMMON GROUND CENTER, 260 ROOSEVELT LANE, IN HAMILTON. TICKETS ARE $20 WITH CHILDREN ATTENDING FREE. MAKE RESERVATIONS BY CALLING 363-7211 IN HAMILTON OR 443-6078 IN HELENA.
ASPEN HOSPICE WILL OFFER VOLUNTEER TRAINING THIS SATURDAY AND NEXT SATURDAY FROM 8-4:30 IN STEVENSVILLE. REPEAT TRAINING WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 2,4,9 AND 11 FROM 5:30-9:30 P.M. AT THE HAMILTON OFFICE. CALL
777-5009 TO REGISTER. BE PART OF QUALITY END-OF-LIFE CARE IN THE BITTERROOT.
MONTANA CAMPUS COMPACT IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL "BUILDING ENGAGED CITIZENS"
CONFERENCE TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY IN BILLINGS. THE KEYNOTE SPEECH AT 8:30 A.M. SATURDAY IN THE BILLINGS MSU STUDENT UNION WILL FEATURE JANINE PEASE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE. THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BALLET THEATRE COWBOY AUDITION SEEKING ONE BONAFIDE MONTANA COWBOY TO REPRESENT MONTANA AT THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN BEIJING, CHINA, 2008 WILL BE HELD AT 1 P.M. SATURDAY AT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BALLET THEATRE, 2704 BROOKS, SUITE 2. CALL 549-5155 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THE EXHIBIT "THEN AND NOW: RE-PHOTOGRAPHING MISSOULA" OPENS SUNDAY AT THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM AT FORT MISSOULA WITH A FREE OPENING RECEPTION FROM 1-4. THE INSTALLATION WILL FEATURE 32 VINTAGE AND CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF MISSOULA COUNTY. OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FORT'S EXHIBIT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS. CALL ROBERT BROWN AT 728-3476 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.MTPR.ORG BY CLICKING ON "SEND A PSA" AND FOLLOWING THE SIMPLE STEPS; BY FAX TO 243-3299; OR BY MAIL TO MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA, 59812-8064.
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