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This update is brought to you two times a month by the Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce. We want to let you know what is happening in the Valley and give you the opportunity to promote what is happening in your business.

Announcements are limited to 40 words and can have a link to your website. Non-profit organizations that are members of the Chamber can submit for free. There will be a $10 fee per submission for business members. The bulletin board will be emailed on approximately the 1st and the 15th of each month. Announcements must be sent to localinfo@bvchamber.com, three days prior to the bulletin.
Advertise your business and events on www.HamiltonMontana.com. Calendar and forum entries are free. Our top advertising positions are only $5 a month. Sign up online, or call 381-1069. We also offer quality web design and updates.

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If you drive Highway 93 in the Stevensville area between McCalla and Kootenai Creek, keep posted on the construction schedule, detours, delays and closures on www.us93steviwye.com

The site is designed to keep you, the traveling public, informed about what to expect as this part of the highway is widened. Access Daily Updates including any schedule changes, delays or closures so you can plan your trip through this area accordingly.

If you regularly commute through this section of highway, bookmark the site to check each day before you go.

This project includes complete reconstruction of the existing roadway, including grading, gravel surfacing, plant mix surfacing, landscaping, two new bridges and the removal of the existing bridges over Macalla Creek and Kootenai Creek just south of Stevensville on Hwy. 93.

The US Highway 93 South road construction schedule as shown is the original schedule established for the project. Weather and other factors may delay some of the work in some cases. Check the Daily Updates on WWW.US93STEVIWYE.COM for information on current activities, delay or closure notices.

COMMUNITY SERVICE BULLETIN BOARD
MAY 1, 2008

Integrity Mortgage has been helping provide great loan options and wholesale mortgage rates since 2000. We have a great varity of excellent flexible lending programs available for almost any loan need.
We help provide mortgage lending for the first time home buyer, individuals looking to save money by refinancing,construction financing to put up that new dream home, commercial finaqncing without appraisal or lengthy complicated applications processes. Call Erick at Integrity Mortgage to see what we can do for you today! 406-375-8733 lic 282

Bitterroot Motel: Monthly or weekly rentals. Furnished units, laundry room, cable & all utilities included. No smoking. No Pets: Cathy Evans 406-363-1142. www.bitterrootmotel.com

Space for Lease: Downtown Hamilton - Retail/Restaurant, 2,800 sq. ft. located at 111 North Second Street. Cathy Evans 406-531-6433.

Evans Investment Management, LLC * 352 Sharrot Hill Loop, Stevensville, MT 59870 * 406-777-2745 / 406-531-6433 cell - Bitterroot Motel, LLC. * 408 South First Street, Hamilton, MT 59840 * 406-363-1142 office / 406-363-6907 fax - www.bitterrootmotel.net or www.bitterrootmotel.com

Get Ready, the Bitterroot Tour of Homes is coming this August. Get your company recognized in the Tour of Homes guidebook. A Bronze sponsorship - as low as $300 - buys you a business card ad in this publication. Log on to www.bbiamontana.org and download the sponsorship agreement. Call Karen at the BBIA for additional information - 375-9411!

In conjunction with the 2008 Treasure State Art Show, Farmers State Bank is hosting a state-wide artists’ competition to select an official painting of a Montana Christmas Tree for the national Capitol Christmas Tree Project. The winning art piece will be presented to the Chief of the Forest Service in December 2008.

Farmers State Bank, based in Victor, Montana, is sponsoring this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree art contest, and they have opened the contest to include other forms of art in addition to paintings. Their challenge to Montana artists? Use your artistic talents and imagination to create your vision of a 60-foot Montana tree destined for the nation’s Capitol. Consider the project theme, “Sharing Montana’s Treasures” as you develop your piece. And adhere to the following criteria:

Any medium may be used: oil, water, textiles (ie. quilts, rugs, wool art, etc), buckskin, metals, etc.
Finished product should be 25-35 inches high & 20-30 inches wide
Finished piece may be framed or unframed, but must be designed to hang on a wall.
Pieces should be submitted to the Farmers State Bank on or before the deadline of June 15, 2008

“In Search of the Golden Bone” - a new DVD movie for children and families is now available. It was filmed here in the Valley and stars Jack the Bitterroot Beagle. The scenery is breathtaking! Call Bitterroot Beagle Productions (363-6616) for information on where to purchase. www.BitterrootBeagle.com

S.A.F.E. Crystal Ball; Friday, May 16th; Bitterroot River Inn
This year’s event will feature catering by The Red Rooster and the music of Joan Zen. There will be both a Live and Silent Auction as well as a Bucket Raffle. Tickets are $75 for Patrons and $50 for Regular Admission. There are also Sponsor opportunities which allow businesses to advertise in the event program. Tickets to the event are included in the various Sponsor levels. Contact SAFE at 363-2793 for more information or to purchase tickets.

On Saturday, May 10, at 7:00 PM, New Hope Southern Baptist Church will host the Bitterroot Valley Youth Symphony in concert, at 869 Sleeping Child Road, Hamilton, MT. More info at www.newhopesbc.org.

Celebrate Mother’s Day with the Montana A Cappella Society as they take you on a journey to explore the many moods of LOVE through song.
Sunday May 11 at 2:00 p.m.
The Ravalli County Museum Sunday Series, 205 Bedford St., Hamilton, MT
Enjoy the opportunity to hear this fine vocal group who will represent the State of Montana in December 2008 at the Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington, D.C.
For more information, call 363-5778 or log on to www.montanaacappella.org

Partyware Plus: See our new website at www.partywareplus.com with lots of information about
our business. We have decorations for parades, booths, weddings, family reunions, birthdays, and virtually any other gathering. Don't wait, stop in now at 400 West Main, Hamilton.

The Daly Mansion Preservation Trust invites you to join them for a Mother?s Day Tea on Saturday, May 10th at The Daly Mansion. Bring your mothers to the Daly Mansion for a lovely afternoon. Decorated with arbors and flowers, tea will be served in the Sun Porch, the Formal Living Room, and the Trophy Room at 11:30a.m. The afternoon will also include tours of the Mansion, musical entertainment, antique and unique doll displays, delicious finger foods, raffle baskets, and a silent auction of Pamper Your Mom Packages. Admission price is $20.00 and advanced reservations are highly recommended. For more information or to make reservations, call 406-363-6004 ext. 3#.

Bring your pennies to the parking lot of Sterling Savings Bank May 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help raise money for the Bitterroot Youth Home. Sponosred by the Bitterroot Valley Chamber Leads Group 2008

On May 6, HSD3 voters will decide the fate of a levy that would add $300,000 to the district’s general fund.

How much will it cost me?
What will the money be used for?
Where do I vote?
If I cannot vote on May 6th, can I still vote?

Yes, an application for absentee ballot is available from the district office. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 12:00 PM (noon) on May 5th.

Where do I get additional information?

Contact the district office by calling 363-2280, extension 500, or email levyinfo@hsd3.org. Information is also posted on the district website: hsd3.org.

QUICKBOOKS – Plug In To The Power – on May 13-14 in Missoula, there will be a first QuickBooks
Users Conference at the Holiday Inn Missoula Parkside. Whether you are a novice, long-time user or somewhere in between – this is for you! $295 per person – go to www.azworld.com to register.

The Brewer’s Grill at the Bitter Root Brewery serves up daily lunch and dinner specials along with our regular menu Monday-Saturday 11:30am-8pm. Bitter Root Brewing uses Montana grown and malted barley in all of its ales and seasonal beers. www.BitterRootBrewing.com

SUPPORT CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. We are in the process of constructing a baseball/sports field. Please send $1.00 to Ravalli County Bank, PO Box 150, Hamilton, MT 59840 or make your checks payable to Bitterroot Red Sox Field Construction Fund, tax deductible. Call Del Reynolds, Mutual of Omaha at 363-5411 for more information.

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR THE SHIRLEY BECK seminar to be held Wednesday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bedford Building in Hamilton. Call 363-2400 NOW! Learn how you can market your business successfully!

Rocking L Ranch will have an Alpaca Shearing Open House on Saturday, May 17 at 1760 Red Crow Rd in Victor from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Refreshments will be served – come on out and join in the fun!

Chamber Chatter

This update is brought to you two times a month by the Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce. We want to let you know what is happening in the Valley and give you the opportunity to promote what is happening in your business.

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