Community

     Community comes first for us in everything we do, and we have many friends that we support and support us back, a good old fashioned Montana handshake of sorts. On this page we’ll keep you up on your community events and provide a list of our community partners. Please feel free to reach out to our friends by visiting their sites or stop by and tell them hello.

Community Alerts

Community Events

Thru 5/3/10 – Anaconda Disabled American Veterans Memorial Chapter 13 DAV Fundraiser – Tickets are on sale now for the following prizes: a 42 inch Vizio  LCD flat screen tv, two hundred dollars, and one hundred dollars. Tickets are five dollars each or six for $25. For information, call Grant Ellison at 563-3521, Chuck Thorpe at 563-3101, or Ray Brown at 560-3640.

3/16/10 - Disabled American Veterans, Anaconda Memorial Chapter 13, Monthly Meeting - 7pm. Community Service Center (118 E. 7th St, Anaconda) Second floor.

3/16/10 - 37th Annual Shillelagh Shindig - 8pm - midnight. The Butte-Silver Bow Democrat Central Committee's annual event. The McQueen Club (3250 Hecla Street, Butte). Great food, liquor basket raffles, guest speakers, 50/50 drawing, live music and more! Free admission, donations are welcome. Music by Jacob's Pillow. Edmonton Bagpipers are scheduled to arrive at 8pm. For more information call 310-0638 or 498-4870.

3/18/10 - Montana Landlords' Association Meeting - 7pm. Legion Oasis Community Center (3400 Hill Ave., Butte). Fore more information, call Deb at 490-1672.

3/19/10 - East Middle School Benefit Auction - Front Street Station (8, W. Front St, Butte). Silent auction at 5:30pm. Live auction at 7pm. Benefits Earth Shuttle for East Middle School Students.

3/19/10 - Butte Country Club Fundraiser Dinner - 5-9pm. The Butte Country Club will host a seafood/prime rib dinner with an elegant buffet. $31.95 per person, which includes a $5 per plate donation to the Butte Emergency Food Bank. For reservations and information, call 494-2394.

3/20/10 - Butte-Silver Bow Relay For Life Kickoff -  10am-2pm. Butte Plaza Mall next to Herberger's. Information will be available about forming Relay For Life teams, Luminaria sales, team fundraisers. There will also be raffles and pictures with Spiderman. For more information, contact Jennifer at 490-6146 or 782-2856.

3/20/10 - Copper Village Annual Benefit Auction - 6pm. Anaconda Elks Club. There will be games before the main auction starts at 8:30pm, with over 40 items to bid on. The theme this year is "A Diamond In the Rough." Dress is semi-formal.

3/21/10 - Spay & Neuter Clinic - VFW Hall in Anaconda. To sign up your pet, to volunteer, or for more information, call Patsy at 563-2436 or Pat at 563-2564.

3/24/10 - 3/25/10 - Homebuyer's Education Class - 5- 9pm, Business Development Center (305 W. Mercury, Butte). Sponsored by Headwaters RC&D and the National Affordable Housing Network. Participants will learn about special affordable home buying options including down payment and closing cost assistance programs for eligible homebuyers. The two night class presents information on budgeting and credit, the mortgage process, homeowner's insurance, and other aspect of homeownership. Cost of the class is $20 per person. Registration deadline is March 23, 2010. To register, call Ashley Pope at Headwaters RC&D at 782-7333 ext 300.

3/25/10 - 3/28/10 - 26th Annual Wayne Estes Basketball Tournament - In Anaconda. Largest basketball tournament in the Pacific Northwest. Visit www.wayneestes.com for more information!