Sustainably
Sadie
Family Time, Montana Style
We’ve been trying to jam as
much family fun into this summer as possible.
Tight time and financial budgets keep the extended vacation at bay; our
summer travel has to be close to home.
I’ve spoken before about the benefits of a “Stay-cation” and the
richness of our great state provides constant family entertainment.
So far, we’ve hiked, floated,
barbequed with friends and family, played in the river, and went to a car
show. We were in Ennis for the 4th
of July parade, we did Lewis & Clark caverns and this past weekend, a first
for all of us—Crystal Park. Located just
past Maverick Mountain Ski area and Elkhorn Hot Springs on the Pioneer Mountains
Scenic Byway, the rock hound haven provided hours of entertainment for our
family. Time flew by as we dug in the
dirt and searched for shiny, geometric shapes.
We ate a picnic lunch up on the mountain.
From Twin, we drove there
through Dillon in the morning and then came home through Butte.
At the end of a long, fun (but tiring) day, we had made a great big loop
and many family memories. Crystal Park
is maintained by the Butte Silverbow Mineral and Gem Club and the Forest
Service. 30 of the 220 acres are open to
the public for hand excavation at $5.00 per day use fee. I think the next time our family takes
advantage of this wonderful resource, we will camp in one of the many camping
spots in the area. At 7,800 feet
elevation, it was a great way to escape the summer heat.
I had printed off some pages
from an internet Google search on Crystal Park that we brought for our daughter
to read on the way to the park. It was
helpful to know the rules of the Park ahead of time. Please, pack it in, pack it out! Keep Montana
beautiful!
Share your family “stay-cation”
stories at www.sustainablysadie.blogspot.com
or sustainablysadie@hotmail.com.
Twin Bits
The Twin Bridges Public
Library archives all Madisonian
newspapers. The TB Public Library,
however, is missing the January 27, 2011 edition. If anyone out there has that particular copy,
please consider donating it to the TB Public Library to help keep their
collection for our community complete.
Floating Flotillas and Fish
Fantasies in Twin Bridges is Saturday July 28.
Activities include 3 on 3 basketball tournament, River Parade, Kids
Games, BBQ and more! Better start
designing your float, the River Parade starts at 11 am. Contact Aaron Griffin with any questions, agriffin@twinfalcons.org or 596-0187
cell. The river parade theme this year
is simply, Fish Fantasies. Ask Aaron for
a parade registration form and you better start planning those floats!!
Sheridan Festival & Car
Show is Saturday July 28 and Sunday July 29.
Activities include BBQ, art show, quilt show, great music and more!
River’s Edge Gallery hours
are 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday thru Saturday.
The Twin Bridges Farmer’s
Market is held every Saturday 9 am to Noon.
The Hutterites will return Saturday July 7th and, for the
rest of the summer, will be at every TB Farmer’s Market.
Coree Martin has stepped down as Twin Bridges
Farmer’s Market “Market Master.” In the
interim, the TBCA is looking for TBCA members, as well as nonmembers to
"adopt a market day". Duties
would include: putting out signage on Friday afternoon, being at Main Street
Park at 8 am, on Saturday, to greet vendors, help with set up, document
vendors, collect fees, & to help with break down at noon. The task is
relatively simple but as there is not one person to do it all, we would greatly
appreciate a donated Saturday.
Volunteers are needed for the following dates:
July 21st, 28th (4Fs)
August 4th, 11th (Fair), 18th, 25th
September 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd. 29th
If you are interested in hosting a particular date, please contact Paula Kinoshita, at The Old Hotel (684-5959) ASAP, as we would like to get the rest of the season sorted out.
Volunteers are needed for the following dates:
July 21st, 28th (4Fs)
August 4th, 11th (Fair), 18th, 25th
September 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd. 29th
If you are interested in hosting a particular date, please contact Paula Kinoshita, at The Old Hotel (684-5959) ASAP, as we would like to get the rest of the season sorted out.
In addition, we are looking for a new Market Master for Summer Season 2013. If you or anyone you know might be interested, please contact Paula K. for further details.
Jackson’s Garden in Sheridan
has a new VISTA summer associate who is coordinating activities at the Garden
including Volunteer work days, the Kids’ Club program and the Thursday night
Farmer’s Market. Volunteer work days are
Tuesdays and Saturdays, 8 am to 1 pm.
Thursday Farmer’s Market is 5 pm to 7 pm at the Main Street
Park, corner of Main Street and
Mill. Jackson's
Garden is sponsoring a summer Kid's Club, a youth led organization open to all
kids of the Ruby Valley, ages 6 to 12 years old.
The Kid's Club will plant, tend and harvest vegetables from their own plot as
well as experience preparing and tasting healthy foods. Art projects and
having fun at the Garden are also planned.
I’m here to help promote Ruby Valley
events and spread community information.
Post comments at www.sustainablysadie.blogspot.com,
email sustainablysadie@hotmail.com,
call 406-531-1422 and send snail mail to P.O. Box 491, TB 59754. Thanks for reading and sharing, Sarah
Miller.
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