1 — December 13, 2018 CARBON COUNTY NEWS

New events coming to Carnegie Library

The Red Lodge Carnegie Library will be hosting a series of programs on the third Tuesday of each month at noon in a new public speaker series called “Lunch and Learn”. The library is partnering with Humanities Montana under the auspices of the Hometown Humanities program which brings a year’s worth of humanities-based programming to a Montana community. The events begin at 12:00 pm with a delicious lunch at the reasonable cost of $5.00 and the program starting at 12:30 pm. All programs are free and open to the public. February’s program was living history presented by Mary Jane Bradbury. The name brings to mind an iconic character of the American West. Accounts of Calamity— whose real name was Martha Canary—are legion and she has achieved mythical status in the lore of the frontier. She lived and traveled throughout , Montana, and the Dakotas from 1867 to 1903, during some of the West’s wildest days. The voracious Victorian press sensationalized her activities, and as a flamboyant character in popular dime novels, Calamity Jane’s legend grew until the person behind the character all but disappeared. Who better to give us insights about the real story than madam Dora DuFran, a pioneer, entrepreneur and close friend of Calamity’s. Ms. DuFran built a successful red light business during the Courtesy photo rambunctious early days of the Red Lodge Carnegie Library librarian Jodie Moore introduces Montana's Hometown Humanities to a crowd at the library. There will be a new, series of events western frontier in Deadwood, happening throughout 2019 at the local library, with help in a partnership with Hometown Humanities. , and has a unique perspective about how wild it really was. Ms. DuFran knows Moss had already helped build homesteading bust tend to see it audience will gain an Foster, as she presents Alcohol, a leader in the Montana Woman better than anyone the life of one Montana city, Billings, and as a tragic story of forlorn understanding of the ways that Corsets, and the Vote: A Suffrage Association, Mrs. Martha Canary and Calamity now he would mastermind a immigrant homesteaders duped society-wide assumptions affect Conversation with Mary Long Alderson is an eloquent and Jane, two quite different women, bigger-and-better one nearby. by cynical railroad propaganda people’s relationships with the Alderson passionate speaker. Drawing one legendary, one all but Designed by famed architect into doomed attempts to make a economy, nature, and We will be joining from her own editorials and other forgotten. Walter Burley Griffin, it would be desert bloom. community—and the huge suffragette, temperance worker, writings, she explains the John Clayton will be the a Garden City that fully But the story of Mossmain changes required in the wake of dress reformer, and journalist benefits of votes for women as speaker on March 19 with a integrated agriculture and urban shows that the mythology of such assumptions’ failure. Mary Long Alderson for a well as the evils of drink and tight program entitled, “Mossmain and life. Clayton will share the story of growth was heartfelt and widely In celebration of the conversation. lacing. the Misplaced Blame of Montana Mossmain—and its surprising accepted—much like that of the Montana women’s suffrage Chairwoman of the Montana For more information and to History. In 1910, Preston Moss implications. 2008 financial crisis—with centennial, on April 16 guests will Floral Emblem campaign, make lunch reservations please had a dream, to create a new People who know the “victims” including even powerful be entertained by archivist and president of the Montana call 406-446-1905 or email Chicago on high Western plains. history of Montana’s 1920s financiers such as Moss. The living history interpreter, Anne Christian Temperance Union, and [email protected]

Hunger is a New Faces at Domestic and Sexual Violence Services serious, local issue Amanda LaPlante joined the DSVS staff in Kelsiann Helsley joined the DSVS staff at the December as the Director of Finance and HR. No beginning of the school year as our new Power Up, The needs of the hungry in stranger to nonprofits, she previously worked as Speak Out! Violence Prevention Educator and our community have increased the finance director for the Red Lodge Area Mentoring Program Manager. dramatically in the last 10 years. Community Foundation and, a Texas native, She comes to DSVS with a wealth of teaching In 2007, BareTooth Cupboards LaPlante also worked for the United Way of Odessa experience at all age levels, including six years as a served 1800 people, many of before moving to Red Lodge. behavior specialist at a Billings area middle school. whom were children. In 2017, She was drawn to work at DSVS because of In her previous work, she used Power Up, Speak that number jumped up to 3200 the vital service the organization provides, and Out! materials with her students and is excited to -- a 75% increase. Thus, the food said the mission is near and dear to her heart. bring those valuable lessons to even more bank obviously serves a very Kelly Carter-Flynn was hired in the fall as the teachers. serious local need. BareTooth new Direct Services Advocate for Stillwater Bill Bullock, Carbon County Commissioner, Cupboards, also known as the County. She is overseeing operations at the new joined the DSVS board of directors at the end of Carbon County Community Food DSVS office in Columbus, and seeing clients from 2018. Bank, is a community-based food throughout the county. His board service follows a 20-year career as a bank serving residents of Red For eight years she worked in justice court in state trooper for the Montana Highway Patrol. Lodge and surrounding Columbus and said she is pleased to support DSVS Working in law enforcement he saw firsthand the communities. We are staffed clients with an array of services. Her work is part- array of services and support that DSVS offers to completely with willing, us at a discount, makes case as there are no income time, which allows her to continue to study at victims of domestic and sexual violence. When he dedicated volunteers and board purchase specials available, and qualifications. Hours of operation MSU-Billings where she plans to earn a double was presented with the opportunity to serve on members. The over 90 volunteers works with us during the holidays are Monday and Wednesday degree in human services and psychology. the board, he said he was happy to accept. who serve the food bank are the to provide cost savings as our 11:00-1:00, Tuesday and Thursday true backbone of the customers use their holiday gift 3:00-5:00, and Saturday 9:00- organization. cards provided by our donors’ 11:00. BareTooth Cupboards is generosity. Moon Lake Market For more information, to completely dependent on the generosity of the community to also provides fresh fruit and donate, or to volunteer, visit our provide food to customers. vegetables on occasion. website at www. What is Charity Chat? Individual donors are critical to Supporters can also donate baretoothcupboards.org and be through Amazon Smile. sure to check us out on Facebook The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation is proud to feature local charitable non-profits our success because we receive through via Charity Chat. no state or federal monies. One of The food bank dates back to at Red Lodge BareTooth the 1980’s and was originally Cupboards. Donations of both our largest single sources of " Charities are a vibrant part of our daily life and we are fortunate to have them working in funding is the annual Red Lodge housed at the Office of Public food and money are accepted at Assistance. After several moves, the food bank during hours of every aspect of community. The Foundation honors the efforts of the countless volunteers, Fun Run. Town Pump is also a staff, and donors by sharing a common space to highlight the variety of assets they tend to, generous supporter of our efforts BareTooth Cupboards is now at operation. and funds raised at our local home at 17 East 11th Street in Donations may also be helping every day to keep our community amazing!" -- Tracy Timmons, Executive Director Town Pump stay at our local food Red Lodge in a space generously mailed to P.O. Box 665, Red bank. Another valued partner in subsidized by the Pollard. Lodge, MT. This will be a place to feature big news, upcoming events and more in the last Thursday's the fight against hunger is Anyone in need of food Together we can insure that paper of each month. If you are a charitable non-profit in Carbon County, and wish to be Beartooth Market. support may use BareTooth no one in Carbon County goes featured, reach out to Stephen at [email protected] for details. The Market provides food to Cupboards up to twice a month hungry. 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