Community news
Whole living
Jill Purdy’s free Whole Living Community Workshops will continue in January at the Seventh–day Adventist Church, 269 Second Avenue East North in Columbia Falls, every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. with classes on vegan cooking and more. This month’s classes include Healthy Lip Balm on Jan. 15, The Packed Lunch on Jan. 22 and Fun Fat Facts on Jan. 29. Classes in February will cover survival kits, bread making, millet recipes and more. Everyone is welcome.
Music classes
North Valley Music School will offer “Music Together,” an adult-child group music class, at the North Valley Hospital annex building, 235 Nucleus Avenue, starting Tuesday, Jan. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The eight-week session offers children ages birth through five along with their caregiver the opportunity to experience music through song, dance, rhythms and instrument play. Cost is $80. Register before Jan. 10. For more information, call 862-8074 or visit online at www.northvalleymusicschool.org.
Bible school
Kids For Christ will meet for 12 weeks at the Fellowship Alliance Church, 1025 Seventh Avenue West, in Columbia Falls, on Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 9. Bible study, games and other activities will be offered for children in grades K-5. For more information, call 892-4477.
Community choir
The Columbia Falls Community Choir will begin practice on Sunday, Jan. 13, for the 2013 concert season. The concerts will take place on April 20 and 21. Practices will take place at the Columbia Falls Junior High School on Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Sign-in and music pick-up will take place Jan. 13 from 1:30 to 2 p.m. with practice following. For more information, call Ron Bond at 892-5174.
Chamber meets
The Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership meeting in the North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Avenue, on Jan. 8 from 11:45 a.m. 1 p.m. The topic of discussion will be winter recreation in Northwest Montana. Luncheon costs $10. Reservations are not necessary. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Carol Pike at 892-2072.
Health movie
The movie “The Science of Miracles” will be shown on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. at Imagine Health, 305 First Avenue West, Columbia Falls, co-sponsored by IONS. A $5 donation will be requested. For more information, call 892-4406 or visit online at www.imaginehealth.net.
Recycling
Pacific Steel and Recycling, in Evergreen, recently expanded its recycling services to include electronics year-round, from cell phones and old batteries to computers, DVD players and flat-screen televisions. The company will pay up to 4 cents per pound for computer towers, but customers must pay a per-pound rate to dispose of televisions with tubes.
Book club
The Bad Rock Book Club will discuss “The Book Thief,” by Markus Zusak, at Bad Rock Books, 615 Nucleus Avenue, in Columbia Falls, on Thursday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. The club meets on the second Thursday of each month. For more information, call Carol Rocks at 892-0515.
Library hours
Service hours at the Columbia Falls Branch Library will change beginning Jan. 2, based on input from a recent community survey. The library will be open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday noon to 6 p.m., Saturday noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday closed. For more information, visit www.flatheadcountylibrary.org.
Master gardener
The Montana State University Extension Office will offer a Master Gardener Level 1 class at the First Baptist Church in Whitefish on Jan. 17 through March 14 on Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m. Topics will include lawn care and maintenance, tree pruning, seed starting, container growing, vegetable gardening, soil fertility, lawn care, plant physiology and fruit production. Registration forms are available online at www.flathead.mt.gov/extension. For more information, call 753-5553.