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Basketball camps
Columbia Falls basketball camps for both boys and girls are coming up soon. The grade school camp is at the high school June 26-29, from 10 a.m. to noon for grades 3-5 and from 1-3 p.m. for grades 6-8. The high school camp is July 10-13 from 6-9 p.m. at the Junior High. Cost is $50 for each individual (family discount of $5 off each additional child) and a T-shirt is included. Call coach Chris Finberg at 250-1994 for more information or email c_finberg@cfmetschools.net.
Free dinners
The Canyon Community dinners will start this month with two free meals. Everyone is always welcome to mix, mingle, color, have a cup of coffee, or play cards at 5 p.m., and to enjoy a wonderful dinner served between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Hungry Horse school. The first dinner of this month is Thursday, June 15. The menu will be Sloppy Joes and salad, with brownies for dessert. Call Flo at 250-3406 or Luann at 261-1083 with questions.
Community market
On Thursday, June 15 at 5-8 p.m., the market at the Coop will have music by John Dunnigan, beer by Flathead Lake Brewing, and spirits by Spotted Bear Spirits, sponsored by Glacier Raft Company to benefit the Gateway to Glacier Trail.
Plant walk
Join the Flathead chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society for an evening stroll at River’s Edge Park on Wednesday, June 14. Meet at 6 p.m. for an hour or two of searching for wildflowers and exploring the rocky floodplain. Bring a sack supper and gloves and tools for optional knapweed pulling. Contact Rachel Potter at 892-2446 or jrepotter@centurytel.net.
Warbler weekend
Join Flathead Audubon Thursday through Saturday, June 15-17, at the Tally Lake Campground for two days of birding and relaxing. There will be an optional potluck meal Friday evening around 6 p.m. Please bring something to share if you want to participate. Cost of camping is free, courtesy of Flathead Audubon Society, but bring firewood if you have it. Contact Jill or Mike Fanning at 862-8070 or shrdlu@centurytel.net.
Flathead Lake tour
Flathead Audubon is sponsoring a tour of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, one of the oldest active biological field stations in the country, on Monday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Contact Doug at 602-633-8611 to sign up.
Plant nursery work
Every Tuesday from June 20 to August 29, tour and volunteer at the Montana Native Plant Society’s nursery in Glacier National Park. Bring a lunch, work gloves, and clothes that can tolerate dirt. Volunteer work begins after 9 a.m. and wraps up around 3:00 p.m. Tours start from the West Glacier headquarters at 10:00 a.m. Contact Sonja Hartmann (888-7835) or Rebecca Lawrence (888-7836) for details.
Fire ecology hike
On Wednesday, June 21, celebrate the first day of summer with an easy hike for all ages along the North Fork Road to explore the effects of fire and rejuvenation. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Columbia Falls Montana Coffee Traders, make a few stops along North Fork Road, and return by 3-4 p.m. Contact Steve Wirt at wirtland@yahoo.com or 261-2542.
Weed wrangling
Bring your leather gloves and help pull noxious weeds from the Middle Fork of the Flathead River on Friday, June 23. Starting around 9 a.m., enjoy a full day of rafting and weed pulling followed by a barbecue. Sign up early at http://www.123contactform.com/form-2646250/Event-Registration-Form to receive assignments and launch-specific information. Call Wild River Adventures at 387-9453 for more information.
Pedal and Paddle
The Gateway to Glacier Trail group will hold its annual Pedal and Paddle event June 24. Meet at the Coop to register and then bike up the North Fork Road to Blankenship Bridge, then float the Flathead River. Come back to the Coop and have a beer by Backslope Brewing. Cost is $40 per person, children 12 and under are free. For more information, go to https://sites.google.com/site/gateway2glaciertrl and follow the links.