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University & Community Activities for December 12, 2012
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM
Today's Highlight: Today’s university and community activities are sponsored by Heather's Heritage Hens offering breeds of cold-hardy, backyard chickens, meat birds, and small to large shares of heritage Berkshire pork raised on organic, Montana grown grain. Handmade gift certificates are also available for the holidays. Heathers heritage hens dot com or 214- 1524.
The Marcus Daly Hospice Services in Hamilton invites everyone to their 21st annual Hospice Tree of Lights community remembrance on Thursday, December 13th at 4:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 1220 West Main Street. This is a nondenominational remembrance service for a friend or loved one and will be followed by the lighting of the Hospice Tree of Lights at the Marcus Daly Hospital. For more information, visit the website marcusdalyhospice.org or call 363-6503.
The Helena High American Welding Society Club encourages Helena residents to donate their old cell phones to recycle the batteries and the phones so that they don’t end up in the local landfill. A portion of the profits will be given to the club to do community service projects and also help with costs for trainings. The phones can be dropped off at the Helena High School Main Office through January 31st 2013. Call Cindy at 324-2180 with any questions.
Owls are out and about on these long winter nights, so The Montana Natural History Center in Missoula will host a children’s activity this Saturday afternoon titled, “Who Wants to Learn about Owls?” Planned are games, fun activities, and craft projects. The class be held from 2:00 – 3:00 pm at the Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden classroom, under the big silver water tower at the fort. For more information, please call 327-0405 or visit MontanaNaturalist.org.
The Missoula Public Library will host the following young adult events this December: a Young Adult Writers Group meets on Fridays from 3:30 – 5:30 with snacks provided; a Scribblers Middle School Writers’ Group meets Wednesday afternoons from 4:00 – 5:30 with chocolate provided; and a Young Adult Volunteer Orientation will be held next Tuesday, December 18th from 4:00 – 5:30. The orientation will count for school requirements, community service, and letters of reference for jobs or college. If you’d more information on any of these events, please call the library at 258-3863.
The Missoula Bike/Pedestrian Office reminds all bicycle riders that when riding a bike at night, use head lights and tail lights to keep everyone who is using the road safe. Riding without a light when it’s dark is against the law, so be safe, be legal, be bright, and use your lights. For further information, call Ben at 552-6352.
The Bitterroot Public Library’s Fellowship Club will meet this Thursday, December 13th to discuss the book, “Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life.” The Fellowship Club meets every second Thursday of the month and is open to the public. For more information, call 363-1670.
To have your event on our University and Community Calendar, please send us the information 10 days in advance by visiting our Web site at mtpr.org or by fax to 243-3299 or mail to Montana Public Radio, The University of Montana, Missoula, 59812.
University and Community Activities are aired at 10:55 am and 12:55 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. University and Community Activities are announcements about the events and activities of non-profit, cultural, and artistic organizations in our broadcast area. Information should be submitted ten days before broadcast date.
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