Shields Valley

Wilsall celebrates Thunder Jack statue and maker

Several people joined artist Gary Kerby to celebrate the 10th anniversary of statue Thunder Jack, located near the historical marker north of Wilsall along Highway 89. Kirby gave a history of the statue, telling of the Shields Valley school children giving the name. Folks reminisced about the tourists they have visited with at the sight and how many facebook and other sites they have seen pictures of the statue.

A new coffee shop opens in Wilsall General Store

Stop on your way to work for a muffin and coffee at Crazy Mountain Momma’s on Highway 89 in Wilsall. Anna Feusner has opened the deli in the back room of the Wilsall General Store, with an entrance off the highway. She makes muffins every work day and has espresso coffees, smoothies, chai tea, and more. There are deli sandwiches of a variety of meats and cheeses on croissant rolls or on ciabatta bread. She specializes in baked goodies, including cinnamon rolls a few day a week. She does custom baking for weddings, birthdays and other special occasions.

Rodeo Bible Camp and a shopping center open house upcoming

Rodeo Bible Camp, sponsored by the Wilsall Community Church and free, will be held Friday, June 23, through Sunday, June 25, at 153 North Fork Horse Creek Road seven miles east of Wilsall. The pre kindergarten, age four, through third grade day camp is from 8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Children are to be picked up at the camp Friday and Saturday. The fourth through sixth grade is an overnight camp. It starts with registration from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Friday. Registration is the same time for the younger children.

Local bank recognizes Elder Awareness Abuse Month

Bank of the Rockies has adopted the entire month of June as Elder Abuse Awareness month. They are calling it our “Protecting our Aging Treasures” campaign and all six offices will be participating.  

All employees have been given lapel pins that are in the shape of Montana and say “Protecting Our Aging Treasures” in purple writing with a purple ribbon. Purple is the awareness ribbon color.

Shields Valley students graduate, end school year

Shields Valley seniors who graduated Sunday are Natalie Blum, Samantha Brandal, Finlee Bullard, Cheyenne Darkow, Ashley George, Triston Hansen, Colton Jones, Zane Lannen, Brock Peterson, Angel Spencer, Devin Stallard Connor Upton, Quentin Willis and Mitchell Zepeda.

Cheyenne Darkow, class president, gave the welcome address. The Salutatorian address was given by Samantha Brandal and the Valedictorian address by Brock Peterson.

Shields Valley schools seeing end of school year

Shields Valley High School and Eighth Grade Graduation ceremonies start at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the high school in Clyde Park.

Events

• A coffee hour will be held at 8:30 a.m. before the 9 a.m. worship service Sunday, May 21, at Shields Valley United Methodist Church in Clyde Park.

• The Shields Valley Senior Citizen potluck starts at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at the senior center in Wilsall. There will be special music and readings.

Shields Valley students receive awards, scholarships

Scholarships and awards given to Shields Valley High School and Junior High students at the May 9 Academic Awards Night were:

Students inducted into the National Honor Society were Joseph Bennett, Lauren Flatt, Ashley George and Colton Jones.

Educational Improvement awards went to Colton Leahy, Shawn VonHeeder, Kayla Johnson and Emma Woodruff.

 Hannah Butler, Colton Silverwood, Kade Paschke and Morgan Raw received certificates for perfect attendance.  

Shields Valley Elementary holds annual science fair

The fourth annual Science Fair at Shields Valley Elementary School was held April 27 at the school gym in Wilsall.

Shields Valley to have a phone service interruption Tuesday

Park County Emergency Management announces a phone service interruption in Wilsall and surrounding areas.

Phone service will be interrupted Tuesday, May 2, at 12:01 a.m. in Clyde Park areas due to a construction project. This will last from 30 minutes to 2 hours. There will be no cellular phone service during this time and landline phones will not be able to call into or out of the area.

Local senior center to host multiple events this week

The Shields Valley Senior Citizen potluck starts at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the senior center in Wilsall. There will be special music and readings.

The Park County Planning Board will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the Shields Valley Senior Center in Wilsall.

A craft group meets at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the Shields Valley Senior Center in Wilsall.

The Shields Valley Elementary School Science Fair is from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the school gym in Wilsall.

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