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Montana Students win Health Scholarship

2009-06-15T15:02:56Z

Eleven Montana students preparing for a career in the health care field have been awarded the second annual New West Health Care for Montanans Scholarship. The scholarship program is designed to help these students pursue careers in fields where there is a shortage of medical professionals. Recipients in four-year or graduate degree programs will each receive a $2,000 scholarship for the 2009-2010 school year. Recognizing two-year programs provide valuable health care education, two pilot scholarships of $1,000 were awarded for the 2009-2010 academic year.

“These eleven talented students represent the future of health care in the state of Montana,” said David Kibbe, President and CEO of New West Health Services. “We received 56 excellent applications this year. Narrowing the list to eleven was difficult. Montana is blessed with some very caring and hardworking students.”

The recipients of the scholarship are:
• Nicole E. Brierie, Missoula, Senior in Exercise Science and Human Biology at UM-Missoula
• Kelly D. Burningham, Bozeman, Graduate Student in Masters of Public Health at UM-Missoula
• Christine J. Faulkner, Joliet, Graduate Student in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at MSU-Billings
• Jason W. Gorsegner, Missoula, 2nd Year Student in Radiologic Technology at UM-College of Technology, Missoula ($1,000)
• John P. Grossarth, Missoula, Junior in Nursing at UM-Missoula
• Heather N. Holling, Helena, Junior in Nursing at MSU-Bozeman
• Kendra E. Kamerzel, Clancy, Senior in Nursing at Montana Tech, Butte
• Sarah E. Kromer, Helena, Senior in Nursing at Carroll College, Helena
• N. Kathleen McGuire, Helena, Graduate Student in MN-Clinical Nurse Leadership at MSU-Bozeman
• Katherine M. Mitchell, St. Ignatius, Senior in Nursing at MSU-Bozeman
• Mary L. Wagoner, Kalispell, 2nd Year Student in AS-BSRN at Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell ($1,000)

The application process was open to all Montana residents entering their junior or senior year or enrolled in a graduate program majoring in a professional health care field, such as nursing or public health. Students were required to have a GPA of at least 3.0 and financial need to be eligible for the scholarship. Interest in pursuing a health care career in the state of Montana after graduation is also critical.

New West Health Services expects to continue the scholarship into the future. Applications for the next round of scholarships will be available in late January 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic year. Future applicants can visit the New West website for more information: http://newwesthealth.com/home/about/scholarships.

New West Health Services is Montana’s provider sponsored health insurance corporation. Headquartered in Helena, with its Operations Center in Kalispell and regional offices in Billings and Missoula New West employee 100 Montanans . The New West mission is to connect Montanans to good health care in a simplified way. New West Health Services was founded in 1997 by a group of Montana community hospitals and physicians, and today partners with more than 3,300 medical providers. The company has over 43,000 members and serves more than 630 individual businesses. New West offers a full line of products – including managed care, traditional insurance for employer groups and individual consumers, as well as Medicare Advantage. Please visit http://www.newwesthealth.com for more information.

National Public Lands Day

2008-09-25T09:04:00Z

Sierra Club Press Advisory

Contact: Bob Clark, 549-1142

Join the Lolo National Forest, Sierra Club, Society of American Foresters, and the Missoula public on Saturday, September 27th, National Public Lands Day, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Sawmill Gulch (Rattlesnake National Recreation Area.)

Partners in the Sawmill Gulch Fuels Reduction Project will be holding a volunteer service day to hand-pile brush and small timber in the wildland-urban interface and to remove old barbed-wire fencing and weeds to improve elk habitat.

The hand-piling work is part of a demonstration project between the Montana Sierra Club, Missoula chapter of Society of American Foresters, and the Lolo National Forest reducing fuels on 98 acres of public land in the Wildland-Urban Interface. The project is part of a larger effort that will help protect the upper Rattlesnake community from wildfire. Forest Service fire specialists will be on hand to lead the hand-piling effort and to discuss the benefits of the fuel reduction project.

Fence removal and noxious weed pulling is part of an on-going effort by Five Valleys Chapter of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wildlife Federation, Five Valleys Land Trust, Hellgate Hunters and Anglers, University of Montana Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, and Lolo National Forest to improve elk habitat in the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area.

Project representatives will be available for interviews on site or by appointment

* Boyd Hartwig, Lolo National Forest
* Dave Atkins, Society of American Foresters
* Bob Clark, Sierra Club

There will be opportunities to tour the Sawmill Gulch project site and to talk with citizen volunteers.

WHERE: Rattlesnake National Recreation Area, Sawmill Gulch (call for directions)

WHEN: Saturday, September 27th, 9:00 – 2:00

The Secrets of Social Networking

2008-05-09T06:34:08Z

This event should be quite interesting - most people don’t realize it but we have people here in town who are really on the cutting edge of this stuff. Anyone have thoughts on which aspects of social networking we should focus on? The event is Tuesday, details here: http://www.newwest.net/city/article/the_secrets_of_social_networking/C8/L8/

City Club May 19th

2008-05-08T08:39:18Z

The next 20 years in Missoula will see the need to create places to live
for 15,000 new households. The market is changing, and people are
interested in smaller-scale neighborhoods with schools, shopping and
restaurants nearby. Missoula can make room for these new places within
the present-day urban area. But how will we choose to grow?
At City Club Missoula’s next forum May 19, Roger Millar, director of the
Missoula city-county Office of Planning and Grants, will talk about the
Urban Fringe Development Area Project. The UFDA looks at where growth has
been going and where it might go: continue as the current trends show,
focus growth into town centers or focus growth in the urban core.
The UFDA Project takes a new and fascinating look at how Missoula grows.
Millar and his staff are leading public discussion to help develop a
framework plan that incorporates what the community wants in its Growth
Policy. Come join the conversation at City Club.

City Club Missoula forums are open to everyone. You do not need to be a
member to attend; however, reservations are required.

Reservations for the May 19 City Club Forum can be made by email to
ccm at cityclubmissoula dot org or by calling 406-546-6643 before noon Thursday,
May 15. Please indicate if you want lunch ($11 for members, $16 for
nonmembers) or the no-lunch option of forum only for $5. Please cancel
if necessary by the reservation deadline. Payment is required for late
cancellations and unclaimed reservations. We encourage you to find a
substitute to claim your reservation.

For more information about City Club Missoula, visit
http://www.cityclubmissoula.org or call 546-6643.

New to Missoula

2008-05-21T11:08:22Z

Hello everyone new to Missoula just wanted to say HI. Is there any other forums around in the state here that are active? I would like to post some photos.

Gifts

2008-08-27T12:09:07Z

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I am planning to give my brother Birthday Gifts. So i was in very much confused state but thanks to them. I got a large variety of gifts & finally bought from here. My brother was so excited o see this what can i say now. i don’t have any words.

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Thanks

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2008-12-22T21:05:48Z

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Clay Studio’s 10th Birthday Party!!

2008-06-09T13:58:10Z

“The Clay Studio of Missoula Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with Birthday Bash”

The Clay Studio of Missoula will be celebrating their tenth anniversary on June 27, 2008 with a blow out bash at the Clay Studio.

This family –friendly event is an opportunity for The Clay Studio of Missoula to give a big thank you to all who support this local non-profit.

Live down-home bluegrass will be provided by Martha Scanlan & the Stuart Brothers. Food and beer will be available.

Since its founding in 1998, the Clay Studio of Missoula has promoted the ceramic arts in the city of Missoula and remains dedicated to their mission to “introduce, support and further exploration in clay.” The Clay Studio provides beginner classes for adults and children, ceramics workshops for advanced artists, affordable studio facilities and gallery space, and serves as a resource for the Missoula arts community and the greater arts community–at-large.

Check out the Clay Studio of Missoula’s website, http://www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org for further information about the studio’s class schedule and other offerings.

WORD Seeking Volunteers

2008-08-18T10:39:16Z

Women’s Opportunity & Resource Development, Inc. (WORD, Inc.) is beginning a community needs assessment to collect current data on the circumstances and concerns of women in and around Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley . WORD’s overarching goal is to establish increased access to WORD services and programs in addition to developing a broader range of services geared at reaching groups currently under-represented by existing community services.

We are seeking volunteers to participate in focus groups to gain an understanding of needs, and barriers young women and not so young women face living in Missoula or the Bitterroot Valley . Focus groups will concentrate on issues of women’s access to education and career development, housing (among many), and also to identify solutions to improve the quality of life for women in the area.

The groups will meet for about 2 hours, beginning in September (Date, Time and Location TBA). Each person is asked to participate in only one group meeting and all groups will be provided with food and refreshments. As a way to show that we value and appreciate the time volunteers give in helping us meet our goals, all focus group participants will receive a $10 gift certificate. We are seeking women in all age groups and backgrounds to participate! Childcare can also be provided with enough time to make arrangements.

406-543-3550 x 228

MONTANA ONE ACTFESTIVAL ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

2008-07-18T09:22:53Z

Bozeman/Missoula Arts space is accepting submissions for a one act
festival that will be held in Spring of 2009 in Missoula, Montana.

There are no special criteria for submission. The entry fee is only
$15. For more information contact us at the above web page or by
calling 406-580-2982

http://www.bozemanartsspace.com is a site for artist opportunities,
auditions, festivals, jobs, etc for Montana artists.
Sponsored by http://www.bozeman.tk
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