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Still stitching after all these years

Published on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:37pm
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For some it could take years to finish a sewing project, but for one 85-year-old Livingston resident, its just another day.

Gladys Jeuvan, who recently added tiny cross-stitches in a baby blanket she will take to the annual Pine Creek Church Harvest Sale in October, has other projects on the horizon, with no plans of stopping anytime soon.

Jeuvan said she started learning to cross stitch before she was 10 years old, explaining her mother insisted all of the girls in her family learn how to do it.

@ YOUR LIBRARY: ‘Boldly go where no man has gone before’ and read at the Livingston-Park County Library

Published on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:30pm

Last week we marked the 50th anniversary of the first episode of “Star Trek” and the beginning of its long and respected legacy of four related TV series and thirteen movies.  A little science fiction salute seems in order for this cultural icon.  Even if you have not been a sci fi fan (and we know who we are) , now is an appropriate time to boldly go in pursuit of some imaginative fiction.  Among the new fall books at the library is a collection of short science fiction stories by Michael Stanwick’s “Not So Much, Said the Cat.”  Stanwick’s stories range around the globe and across time and

High school teacher receives a scholarship for history conference

Published on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:18pm

Park High School Social Studies teacher Bryan Beitel has been awarded a Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Scholarship to help support attendance at the 43rd annual Montana History Conference in Hamilton Sept. 22 through the 24. Scholarships consist of full conference registration plus a $275 travel expense reimbursement.

 

Aloisia 'Louise' Quesenberry

Published on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:12pm

Aloisia “Louise” Quesenberry, 90, of Livingston, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, surrounded by her family and friends. A celebration to remember the life of a beautiful mother and grandma will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 at Mountain Springs Baptist Church (626 N. 13th St., Livingston) with Pastor Ara Megerdichian officiating. A reception will follow the service at the church.

Wednesday, Sept. 14

Published on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:08pm

BRIEFS

• The Livingston Mental Health Center will host a Community Meet and Greet with Executive Director Jeff Wright, Ph.D, at 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 at 232 S. Main St. Hors d’oeuvres will be served at the event. For more information, contact the center at 585-5120.

Births week of Sept. 6 to Sept. 12

Published on Tue, 09/13/2016 - 3:12pm

September 7, 2016: Hanna Lee McAllister, 7 pounds 7 ounces, a daughter born to Grace and Paul McAllister at The Shane G. Lalani Family Birth Center at Livingston HealthCare.

Tuesday, Sept. 13

Published on Tue, 09/13/2016 - 3:09pm

BRIEFS

• The Livingston-Park County Public Library will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 20 and Wednesday, Sept. 21 for staff training, as the library joins the Montana Shared Catalog and begins using a new library system. Volunteers from other Montana libraries are also pitching in to put compatible barcodes on the library’s items. Regular library hours will resume on Thursday, Sept. 22.

Monday, Sept. 12

Published on Mon, 09/12/2016 - 2:12pm

BRIEFS

• The Board Of Trustees for Park County Rural Fire District #1 will hold a regular public meeting on Monday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. in the training room at 304 E. Park St. A full agenda will be available on Thursday Sept. 8, 2016, in the window at 304 E. Park St.  Fiscal year 2016 budget amendments and FY17 budget approval will take place at the meeting.

• The Pine Creek School Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12 at the Pine Creek School.

Calendar Sept. 13 to Sept. 19

Published on Mon, 09/12/2016 - 2:10pm

TUESDAY
Federation of Fly Fishers Museum, 5237 U.S. Highway 89 South, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
T.O.P.S. No. 134, First Baptist Church, 8 a.m.
Free walking time, Livingston Civic Center, 8 a.m.-10 a.m.
Senior Men’s Golf League, Livingston Golf Club, sign up 8:30, tee-time 9 a.m.
Learning Partners Adult Education Program, 112 W. Lewis St. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Free parent and tot time, Livingston Civic Center, 10 a.m.-noon.  
Gardiner Community Library, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

United Methodists to meet in joint services

Published on Fri, 09/09/2016 - 3:36pm

 

The congregations from the Park County United Methodist churches — Shields Valley, Pine Creek, and Livingston’s Holbrook and Grace — will worship together two Sundays in a row.