Calendar of Events for Libby, Troy, Lincoln County, and northwest Montana

January, 2009

Downhill skiing at Turner Mountain ski area
Winter snowmobiling
Ice fishing, cross-country skiing
Libby Polar Bear Club Meets Every Sunday at 2:00pm, Libby Creek Bridge on Farm-to-Market Road

February, 2009

Turner Mountain Fun Day
Winter snowmobiling and Sno-Kat Poker Run
Ice fishing, cross-country skiing
Libby Polar Bear Club Meets Every Sunday at 2:00pm, Libby Creek Bridge on Farm-to-Market Road

March, 2009

Irish Fair - Second Saturday in March
Downhill skiing at Turner Mountain ski area
Cross country skiing
Libby Polar Bear Club Meets Every Sunday at 2:00pm, Libby Creek Bridge on Farm-to-Market Road

April, 2009

St John's Health Fair
Eureka, Montana Rendezvous
David Thompson Black Powder Shoot, Eureka
Libby and Troy Easter Egg Hunt
Bald eagles begin nesting, see Libby Dam Eagle Cam
Cabinet View Golf Course Opens

May, 2008

Golf tournaments begin
Wings Week - Wings Regional Cancer Support
Kiwanis Family Day in the Park
May 5-9: Rabies Clinic The annual Libby rabies clinic will be held to coincide with National Pet Week. Local veterinarian Doug Griffiths will conduct the clinic. The $8 vaccination is by appointment only. To make an appointment, call Treasure Valley Veterinary Clinic at 293-7410. Pets must be at least four months old.
May 9: Libby Loggers Baseball Season Opener Libby Loggers vs. Glacier Twins, 6:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
May 9: Wylie and the Wild West Cowboy band Wylie and the Wild West will perform at the Memorial Center at 7:00 p.m. The band has performed at the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, the National Folk Festival, Merlefest, A Prairie Home Companion, the Bumbershoot Festival and the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. The band plays a mix of Western swing, classic country, cowboy and folk music. Tickets are $15.
May 10: Wings Trap Shoot The Yaak Rod and Gun Club will hold its 2nd annual Wings Trap Shoot at noon. The shoot is open to youth ages 11 to 15. For more information, call Keith Hagerty at 295-5080.
May 10: Wings Spaghetti Feed The 2nd annual Wings Spaghetti Feed and silent auction will be held at the Elks Lodge. The social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30. Tickets are $8 per person.
May 10: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Missoula SBR, 1:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
May 10: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Missoula SBR, 3:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
May 10: Fabulous 50's Square Dance Hosted by the Libby Spinning Squares. Plus at 7:00 p.m.; Mainstream at 8:00 p.m. at the Kootenai Valley Christian School gym. For more information, call 406-293-1165 or 406-295-4074 or e-mail mspeck62778@roadrunner.com.
May 10: STOKR Concert Mountain Standard Time, a local group playing a mix of acoustic folk music, will perform in concert at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church. The $10 tickets can be purchased when registering for STOKR.
May 10-11: STOKR LibbyMT.com/STOKR, STOKR Web Site
May 13: Libby Schools Early Release Libby School District will release students two hours early today due to teacher training.
May 14: Chamber Luncheon The Libby Chamber of Commerce Luncheon will be held at noon at the Venture Inn. Debi Davidson will speak about the B.E.A.R. program. Please RSVP by Monday, May 12.
May 14: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Eureka Rangers, 6:30 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
May 14-15: Fall Soccer Signup The Fall Soccer Recreation League signups will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at Libby Middle School and 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Asa Wood Elementary. The cost is $15/child, and $12 for each additional child in the family. Payment is due at signup. For more information, call Jamie at 291-4608 or Renee at 293-7339.
May 15: Libby Dam Meeting The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an informational meeting about 2008 Libby Dam operations in the Ponderosa Room of Libby City Hall from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Representatives from the Corps will present information on operations for 2008, which will include an update on current water conditions, hydrological forecast and operations for fish. For more information, call Mick Shea at 293-7751, ext. 211.
May 17: Kiwanis Family Day in the Park The Kootenai Kiwanis annual Family Day in the Park will be held at Fireman's Park from noon until 3:00 p.m. The Kiwanis will serve hot dogs, chips and pop, and community resources will be available to visit.
May 17-18: Ben Graham Golf Tournament The Ben Graham Memorial Tournament will be held at the Cabinet View Country Club. An optional practice round will be held on Friday, May 16 with a derby to follow at 6:00 p.m. Tee times start at 8:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Dinner will be provided Saturday night at 6:30, followed by a live auction. Entry fees are $50 for members and $70 for non-members. Proceeds help fund high school and youth golf in Libby.
May 17-18: Koocanusa Fishing Derby Koocanusa Resort and Marina will hold its sixth annual Trout and Salmon Derby. The entry fee is $20, and applications are due by Friday, May 16. All entry fees are paid back to winners. For more information, call 293-7474.
May 18: Milnor Lake Cemetery Cleanup The Milnor Lake Cemetery Association Inc. has scheduled its annual cleanup day for today. Everyone is invited to help. For more information, call Larry Cummings at 295-5690.
May 21: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Kalispell Lakers "AA", 6:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
May 23: Concordia University Bell Choir Concert The Concordia University, Irvine, California, Bell Choir will be in concert at the Memorial Center at 7:00 p.m. The concert is part of the 95th Anniversary Celebration of St. John's Lutheran Church.
May 27: Candidate Forum Montanans For Multiple Use is sponsoring a candidate forum for county commissioners and the Montana Legislature. Be an informed voter. Come and hear what these candidates have to say about public land use and natural resources. The forum will be held at the Elks Club in Libby at 6:30 p.m. If you come 30 minutes early you can talk one on one with the candidates who show up early.
May 31: Heritage Museum Opens The Heritage Museum celebrates its 30th anniversary opening day from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will be demonstrations of a 100-year-old loom, mining equipment, chain saws and drag saws; the new exhibit of explorer David Thompson and the fur trade in northwest Montana; entertainment; and burgers, cakes and pies served all day in the historic cookhouse.
May 31: LHS Graduation

June, 2008

Amish Auction, Rexford
Libby Logger Days
Golf tournaments
Farmer's Market
June 6: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Kalispell Lakers "A", 6:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
June 6: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Kalispell Lakers "A", 8:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
June 7-8: Pipe Creek 3D Archery Shoot The Libby Archery Club will hold its 3D Archery Shoot for traditional and compound equipment at Timberlane Campground on Pipe Creek Road. For more information, call Teri Kelly at 293-2900 or e-mail libbyarcheryclubmt@yahoo.com.
June 10: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Eureka Rangers, 5:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
June 10: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Eureka Rangers, 7:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
June 13: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Cranbrook, B.C., 4:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
June 13: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Cranbrook, B.C., 6:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
June 15: Motocross Race Millpond Motocross Track. www.millpondmx.com.
June 20-22: The Curse of the Pitiful Pirates Agape Productions and Keith Meyers are bringing "The Curse of the Pitiful Pirates" to Libby for three performances. It will be performed Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Little Theatre. Comedy, drama, romance...come see!
June 20-22 Libby Loggers Baseball Big Bucks Tournament Eight teams will play three games in pool play and all teams will be included in the championship round on Sunday. For questions, contact Kelly Morford at morfordk@libby.k12.mt.us
June 27: Provider Pals Benefit Concert Internationally known and loved "Patricia Ryan and Dakota Country" will be performing a benefit concert for a local non-profit educational organization, Provider Pals! The concert will be held at 9:00 p.m. immediately following the Logger Days "Bull of the Woods" competition. All proceeds will go toward student scholarships within the program. Each ticket enters into a raffle that will be drawn at the event. For tickets, please call Echo at 406-293-8822 or e-mail contact@providerpals.com.
June 28: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Mission Valley "B", 5:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
June 28: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Mission Valley "B", 7:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.

July, 2008

Golf tournaments
Troy's Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration
Troy Tender Lovin' Quilters Guild Quilt Show
Two Rivers Rendezvous
Tobacco Valley Rodeo in Eureka
Lemonade on the Lawn
Libby Dam Campfire Programs
Farmer's Market
July 4-5: Class of 1998 Reunion If you graduated from Libby High School in 1998 and have not been contacted yet, please e-mail or call Echo Venn (Vincent) at libbyclassof1998@gmail.com. You can also add "Libby Class of 98" as a friend on MySpace to find other classmates and the reunion itinerary.
July 6: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Glacier Twins "A", 1:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 6: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Glacier Twins "A", 3:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 11: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Sandpoint, Idaho; time to be announced. Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 13: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Spokane Mountain, 3:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 13: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Spokane Mountain, 5:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 14: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Chino, CA Reds, 5:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 14: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Chino, CA Reds, 7:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 18: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Mission Valley Mariners, 5:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 18: Libby Loggers Baseball Libby Loggers vs. Mission Valley Mariners, 7:00 p.m. at Lee Gehring Field. www.libbyloggersbaseball.com.
July 18-20: 50th Class Reunion If you attended school with the Libby High School Classes of 1957-1958 and have not been contacted yet, please e-mail Jeanne Decker Howard at vhoward81141@roadrunner.com or call 406-293-7469 for all the details.
July 18-20: Two Rivers Rendezvous The Kootenai Muzzleloaders will hold their 13th annual Two Rivers Rendezvous at Fawn Creek Campground. Camp opens Thursday. Events include Rifle, Pistol, Smoothbore, Hawk & Knife, Primitive Archery Trails, Long Gong, Mountain Man Run, and Scattergun Shoot. All camps will pay a $10 fee. $5 per shooter plus blanket prize for each adult. Raffle drawings will be held. For more information, call Lenny Pauley (Bushway) at 406-293-9798 (fishingcpl@yahoo.com) or Mark Morain (Segundo) at 406-293-8239 (mmorain@libby.org).
July 18-20: Kootenai River Bluegrass Festival The first-ever Kootenai River Bluegrass Festival will be held at Roosevelt Park in Troy. The music starts at 4:00 p.m. Friday with five bands playing until 10:00 p.m. Jackstraw from Portland and the Billy Pilgrims from Colorado will headline. There will be free instrument, storytelling and voice workshops from 10:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday morning, followed by a band scramble and all-day music from 1:00 until 10:00 p.m. On Sunday there will be a morning gospel hour followed by kids' bluegrass music and several bands will finish the show by 3:00 p.m. There will be free camping at Roosevelt Park and overflow campgrounds in town if needed. This is a musical extravaganza for the entire family. Come listen to the best of bluegrass, held in Troy, Montana! For more information, call Ralph Stever at 295-3016, or visit www.krbgf.org.
July 25-26: Kootenai River Rodeo

August, 2008

Igniter's Car Club Open Car Show, Ignite the Nites
Backcountry Wildman
Golf tournaments
Blue Grass Festival
Farmers' Market
Eureka Quilt Show www.eurekaquiltshow.com/
August 1-2: Lincoln County Relay For Life Starts at 6:00 p.m. Friday at Asa Wood School. Visit Relay For Life for more information.
August 9: Backcountry Wildman David Thompson Search & Rescue is hosting its 3rd annual Backcountry Wildman Triathlon/Duathlon. The event starts at 7:00 or 9:00 a.m., depending on the category entered, at Fireman's Park in Libby (next to the Chamber of Commerce). Visit backcountrywildman.com for more information about this challenging test of stamina.
August 15-16: Ignite the Nites The Igniters Car Club will hold its annual Ignite the Nites event in downtown Libby including an open car show, burnout contest, cruise and dance. Ignite the Nites

September, 2008

Nordicfest
Farmer's Market
September 12-14: Nordicfest Libby Nordicfest

October, 2008

Fall Hunting
Lincoln County Combined Campaign

November, 2008

Veterans Day Programs
Holiday Craft Shows
Libby Polar Bear Club Meets Every Sunday at 2:00pm, Libby Creek Bridge on Farm-to-Market Road
LMS Hall Walking Open
Holiday Food Drive begins

December, 2007

Winter Snowmobiling and Cross-Country Skiing
Holiday Programs and Events (Festival of Trees and More)
Libby Polar Bear Club Meets Every Sunday at 2:00pm, Libby Creek Bridge on Farm-to-Market Road