Sheridan, MT

Remember that the Care and Share Board is a place where you can offer free goods and services to community members, as well as posting your needs…. Here is the latest update:

Hello everyone, just an update from our boards.

WHAT IS NEEDED:
Warm weather gear 842-5302 (Sheridan School)
Housekeeping Help 842-5966 (Senior Center)

WHAT WE HAVE TO SHARE:
Energy Share MT 496-4975
Free Tax Preparation (Seniors >65) 842-5485
Handyman Services 842-5655
Used Ceiling Fan 842-5485
Truck Load Firewood 842-5471
Ergonomic Evaluation 842-5742
2 Large Speakers-new 842-5888
Hickory Vanity w/Sink 842-5888
Rides to the Doctor, etc. 842-5117

MATCHES MADE SO FAR:
Hats and gloves given to the school, but more needed!

Cenus Toll Free number is 866-861-2010
Janie Wasmann is 406-596-0059 - please contact Janie for any questions about census jobs, including wages, requirements, and testing concerns…

Here is my testing schedule for the month of Feb.

Twin Bridges High School Montana Room 10 AM
Monday Feb. 1
Tues Feb. 9
Tues Feb. 16
Tues Feb. 23

Ennis Valley Bank 11:30 AM
Wed Feb. 3
Wed. Feb. 10
Wed. Feb. 17
Wed. Feb. 24

Twin Bridges Public Library 10:30 AM
Thurs. Feb. 4
Thurs. Feb. 11
Thurs. Feb. 18
Thurs. Feb. 25

Harrison High School
Fri. Feb. 5 1PM
Fri. Feb. 26 1PM

Sheridan –Old Forest Service Building
Fri. Feb. 12 1PM

Virginia City-Thomas Hickman Library
Fri. Feb. 19 11:00 AM

***Mondays are open in case someone can’t make it to one of the reg. testing sites or time. I am also willing to give up time on a Sat. or Sun. for people who are really interested in taking test. **** Again, please contact Janie Wasmann at the number above for more information…

Tuesday’s dance class was VERY well attended!!!! Don’t forget Tuesday at the Sheridan school will be another session… line dancing next week… come kick up your heels!

Grant Writing Workshop: The Twin Bridges Horizon’s Project with Janet Cornish is offering a grant writing workshop which will be held on Monday, February 15, 2010 at The Montana Room at the Twin Bridges School from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Registration is open to the public. Cost of the event is $10/person. Scholarships can be provided. Lunch will be provided. To register, contact either Heather Puckett at RVNB or Jack Leber at PMRR. Registration closes Wednesday, February 10, 2010.

GRVCCA Annual Meeting: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Philanthropy Building in Sheridan. Cocktail hour begins at 5:30pm with the meeting starting at 6pm. The meeting is open to the public and will be very informational!

Ruby Valley Buy Local Program: Carol Delisi (Sheridan) & Tracy Pearce (Twin Bridges) through the GRVCCA are organizing a Buy Local Program. The group is in their planning stages and they are looking for more folks with ideas. The planning board is open to the public but the benefits of the program will be for GRVVCA members only. If anyone is interested in getting involved they can contact either Carol or Tracy.

Small Business Expo: The annual Small Business Expo was announced. The tentative date is Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the round building on the Madison County Fairgrounds. To find out more information, register, or get involved in the event: contact Bob Reimard at Alamo Aviation Art & Framing, in Sheridan.

Julie Ward has launched the “care and share” board… this is a place offering free goods & services and a place asking for goods & services. The idea behind the care and share board is that we are living in a community that is rich in resources, yet impoverished. The C&S gives the opportunity for those in need to ask, and those with something to share to do so.

The following is the weekly community list of items. We are trying to get this up and running, and would appreciate your input and help. If you have anything to add in either category please call or email us at: 842-5485 or ward@3rivers.net

WHAT IS NEEDED
Hats, coats, warm weather gear 842-5302 Sheridan Schools

WHAT WE HAVE TO SHARE
Energy Share of Montana 496-4975
Free tax preparation for Seniors >65 842-5485
Handyman Service 842-5655
Used Ceiling Fan 842-5485
Truckload of Firewood 842-5471

Winter Adult Education Classes in Sheridan
January Schedule -

The Sheridan Schools in conjunction with the Horizons Project is offering a wide variety of adult education classes this winter and spring.

Starting Mon. Jan. 4 and continuing each Mon. and Thurs. through the 28th. Agricultural Education instructor Rodney Braaten will offer Fundamentals of Welding. The class is limited to 8 and there will be a $20 fee.

Each Tuesday night starting Jan. 12 – 16 Linda Day and Carol Cox will offer a Cooking Class focusing on low cost, nutritious meals. The class is limited to 10 members with a $10 fee.

Jennifer Konopaki will be the instructor for a Basic Auto Repair class each Wednesdays Jan. 3 – March 3. There will be a $5 fee.

Be prepared for anything by taking the Back Country Survival Skills class. The class will meet on Saturday Jan. 16 from 1-5pm . in the teepee next to the stone house in Silver Star. Class is limited to 15.

Shake off cabin fever and dance! Les and Duke Gilman will provide instruction for a Jitterbug Dance Class on Tuesday evenings at 7 in the High School Gym. The class will run Jan. 19 & 26 and Feb. 2 & 9.No fee will be charged and no class size limit.

Bill Talbot will offer Basic Photo Editing on Wed. nights at 7pm at the Sheridan Public Library. Class size is limited and there will be a $30 fee.

Classes in February and later in the spring will include Basic Tax Preparation, GPS, Silversmithing, Basic Spreadsheet, Basic Presentation Software, Basic Word Processing, Digital Photography, and Ceramics. Look at the Sheridan Schools website: www. Sheridan.k12.mt.us for a calendar of all Sheridan Adult Education classes. Brochures will be available around town in Sheridan (currently at Macel’s Booze N Buns, Ruby Valley National Bank and the Sheridan Library. Be sure to sign up early by calling Lois Tate at the Sheridan High School, 842-5401.

Need a Job?
It’s census time again and 121 people will be hired temporarily in Madison County to get the job done. The pay is $11/hour and mileage is reimbursed at 55 cents/mile. Hours are flexible up to 40 hours per week. Please call Janie Wasmann at 596-0059 for more information about the jobs and the application process. Applicants will need to take a test to qualify. Testing dates are coming up fast, so don’t procrastinate. Census 2010 - It’s In Our Hands.

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. — Harold Thurman Whitman

Come alive… get active in your community!

The Sheridan Horizons’ steering committee recently obtained a Vision to Action grant of $1500 from the Montana Community Foundation. This grant, obtained through an application process with the help of our MSU Extension Community Coach, Tara Mastel, will be used to improve communication about resources and events that are available to community members. The three projects planned are:
1. The Public School Reader board is a key source of information about events going on in the community. Currently, the board is in disrepair and offers limited space for communication. One of the issues in Sheridan is the isolation and lack of information in part because there is no community newspaper. Having an improved free public source of information will assist in connecting our citizens to resources that will increase their quality of life.
2. The Care and Share board will be a bulletin board where people may post their needs as well as items/service that they can share with others. This resource will fulfill needs, but will also provide an avenue for people to give to their friends and neighbors.
3. The Community Resource List is a listing of human services that are locally available such as the local thrift store, food bank and the senior companion program. This will be a printed brochure that will be distributed through local establishments.

A portion of the grant money will go to each of these three important community projects. The Sheridan School Reader board project is currently underway. Julie Ward is directing the Care and Share board creation and is in the process of ordering three boards to be placed at Walter’s IGA, the school and the Senior Center. There will also be a process to submit needs/resources electronically through email. Initial plans are also underway for the Community Resource List.

Two other projects that were brought up through the study circles last fall are in progress.

The Adult Education program through the Sheridan schools will have additional offerings through the winter and spring. There will be classes in art, cooking, computer programs, basic auto repair, GPS and more. Look for information in a brochure published by the school and postings on the Greater Ruby Valley Chamber website www.rubyvalleychamber.com as well as this website by the end of the year.

A Buy Local Program is in its initial stages of discussion among members of the Greater Ruby Valley Chamber. Look for more details early in 2010.

If you are interested in participating in any of these projects, please let one of the Horizons’ steering committee members know:
Carol Delisi: cdelisi@3rivers.net
Janet Marsh: bschwend@3rivers.
Rebecca Ramsey: mtframsey@gmail.com
Julie Ward: ward@3rivers.net
Laurie Bartoletti: laurieb@sheridan.k12.mt.us
Jolene Young: lovelywife519@hotmail.com

The Sheridan Horizons’ steering committee recently obtained a Vision to Action grant of $1500 from the Montana Community Foundation. This grant, obtained through an application process with the help of our MSU Extension Community Coach, Tara Mastel, will be used to improve communication about resources and events that are available to community members. The three projects planned are:
1. The Public School Reader board is a key source of information about events going on in the community. Currently, the board is in disrepair and offers limited space for communication. One of the issues in Sheridan is the isolation and lack of information in part because there is no community newspaper. Having an improved free public source of information will assist in connecting our citizens to resources that will increase their quality of life.
2. The Care and Share board will be a bulletin board where people may post their needs as well as items/service that they can share with others. This resource will fulfill needs, but will also provide an avenue for people to give to their friends and neighbors.
3. The Community Resource List is a listing of human services that are locally available such as the local thrift store, food bank and the senior companion program. This will be a printed brochure that will be distributed through local establishments.

A portion of the grant money will go to each of these three important community projects. The Sheridan School Reader board project is currently underway. Julie Ward is directing the Care and Share board creation and is in the process of ordering three boards to be placed at Walter’s IGA, the school and the Senior Center. There will also be a process to submit needs/resources electronically through email. Initial plans are also underway for the Community Resource List.

Two other projects that were brought up through the study circles last fall are in progress.

The Adult Education program through the Sheridan schools will have additional offerings through the winter and spring. There will be classes in art, cooking, computer programs, basic auto repair, GPS and more. Look for information in a brochure published by the school and postings on the Greater Ruby Valley Chamber website www.rubyvalleychamber.com as well as this website by the end of the year.

A Buy Local Program is in its initial stages of discussion among members of the Greater Ruby Valley Chamber. Look for more details early in 2010.

If you are interested in participating in any of these projects, please let one of the Horizons’ steering committee members know:
Carol Delisi: cdelisi@3rivers.net
Janet Marsh: bschwend@3rivers.
Rebecca Ramsey: mtframsey@gmail.com
Julie Ward: ward@3rivers.net
Laurie Bartoletti: laurieb@sheridan.k12.mt.us
Jolene Young: lovelywife519@hotmail.com