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Archery club’s indoor league begins Jan. 18
The Libby Archery Club’s annual winter indoor archery league starts Jan.18 at Lincoln Lanes Bowling Alley.
The indoor archery range is available now for archery club members to practice their skills whether they participate in league competition or not, but only those with paid membership and range fees are allowed to shoot (liability insurance reasons). Club membership is $10 per year, $5 for youths (12-17 years). Range fees are $30 for adults, $15 for youth.
Those interested can find club membership forms at Libby Sports Center. For questions call 293-2900 or 293-2072.
Libby Wrestling Club to pick up Christmas trees
The Libby Wrestling Club plans to pick up Christmas trees on Jan. 2 starting at noon.
Residents are asked to leave trees on the curb. The service is free but any donations are appreciated. The pick-up area runs from the bottom of Whiskey Hill to the end of the four-lane and out to Ponderosa Heights.
For those with questions, call Vic or Sarah Crace at 293-1497.
Rock Band Tournament slated for Jan. 23-24
The Kootenai Heritage Council is hosting the Rock Band Tournament on Jan. 23-24 at 5 p.m., the organization announced.
Doors at Memorial Center in Libby open at 4 p.m. both days.
Singles and band registration for the Jan. 23 session is $5. The full rock band tournament on Jan. 24 has a $10 registration fee. First-place prizes go to bracket winners for ages 10-15, and 16-and-up.
Register for singles inside the Memorial Center or call Greg Woods at 293-9643, or e-mail him at KHCenter@frontiernet.com .
Tickets will be available at the entrance on Jan. 23 beginning at 4 p.m.
Power outage outside Libby coming Jan. 7
Flathead Electric Cooperative is planning a power outage from 1-3:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
The outage will include an area from mile marker 49 to 63 on Highway 2 near Raven Ranger Station. The affected area includes Houghton Creek, Silver Butte, Swamp Creek and Arabian Lane.
Career days coming to after-school program
Libby High School’s after-school program announced plans for career days for all high school students and parents.
Every Wednesday from 3:30-4:45 p.m. in the library during January, the after-school program is partnering with Kootenai Job Service, Lincoln County Library, and local businesses help students enter the workforce and to be successful employees.
Workshops include: Career exploration tactics and how to read a job description (Jan. 7); finding post-secondary educational training opportunities (Jan. 14); cover letters and resumes (Jan. 21); interviewing techniques and mock interviews (Jan. 28).
For more information, call Kaide Dodson at 334-0254.
Festival of Trees raises money, brightens holiday
The Festival of Trees on Dec. 12-13 raised more than $50,000 for St. John’s Lutheran Hospital’s building fund. While organizers are pleased to benefit from the event, the hospital foundation’s KC Hoyer says the festival means much more.
For example, many times the live auction trees are donated back to families who can’t afford a tree and trimmings.
“With the help of Alex Eanes, director of Families in Partnership, and the volunteer help of five wonderful young men from Libby High, we dismantled and delivered three trees with all the trimmings to Families in Partnership to be given to families in need,” Hoyer said.
This year the tree that drew the most attention was themed “A Child’s Dream.” The tree was created and donated by John and Dejon Ague, local realtors who are fondly referred to as the A-Team. The anonymous donor who purchased the tree for $2,400 gave it back to the hospital foundation and brought all the gifts to his local church.
The Festival of Trees is a two-day community holiday tradition held by the volunteer hospital foundation board. The first day is a Santa Wonderland Community night and the second a Gala fundraiser. More than 700 visited on the first night. Live auction trees included:
• First National Bank’s “The City of Eagles Tree.”
• Glacier Bank & Ace Hardware’s “The Tool Tree.”
• U.S. Forest Service employees’ “Wild Flowers On The Kootenai.”
• Lincoln County Credit Union’s “An Old Fashioned Montana Christmas.”
• John and Dejon Ague’s “A Child’s Dream.”
• Imaging department at St. John’s Lutheran Hospital’s “Health Rocks Tree.”
“Our live auction donors spend countless hours trimming their trees and we truly appreciate all the effort that they put forth, obviously it has really paid off,” Hoyer said.
In addition, a quilt created and donated by the Tender Lov’n Quilt Guild in Troy sold for $4,000.
Libby nurse receives oncology certification
St. John’s Lutheran Hospital nurse Connie Kreuz recently received certification as an oncology nurse.
Kreuz has been a nurse for nine years, eight of which have been in the oncology or chemotherapy field, and has worked for St. John’s Lutheran Hospital for more than seven of those years. On the exam, she received the highest level of competence possible.
American Cancer Society seeks volunteer coordinator
The American Cancer Society is looking for a volunteer coordinator in the Libby-Troy area for its Road to Recovery program.
The program provides free transportation for cancer patients to and from treatment appointments, including those out-of-town. For those interested in learning more, call Keith Meyers at 293-9277, or Amanda Sprague, American Cancer Society Quality of Life manager, at 1-406-728-1004.
For information about cancer, its treatments, and programs available, go to www.cancer.org or call 1-800-ACS-2345.