Hello North Fork Dancers! Our last dance class before the Winter Ball is Sunday, February 9 at 6:00pm at the Hall. The Winter Ball is on Friday, February 14 at 7:00pm. Inexpensive ball gowns ($5-10) are available at the thrift store on the right as you enter Columbia Falls (before the Post Office), but they are only open on Tuesday… Read more →
Hello North Fork Dancers! Here’s a fun way to spend Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart… Join us at Sondreson Hall for the Winter Ball on Friday, February 14 at 7:00. Be sure to bring drinks and finger foods to share…and your dancing shoes. Invite anyone who you want. This is open to everyone (even if they don’t dance!) There are… Read more →
The last two dance classes of the season will be on Friday, January 31 at 6:00pm and Sunday, February 9 at 6:00pm. Invite anyone else who might be interested. If your spouse/partner can’t come, come anyway! The first hour of the class is geared for total beginners. The second hour is dance moves beyond the basic steps. We are learning… Read more →
It is that time of year again! Winter dance classes at the Hall will begin the night after Thanksgiving — Friday, November 29, 6:00-8:00pm. Dance classes are held once-a-week through February …and beginners are welcome! You can come with a partner or as a single. Debo Powers is the instructor and the classes are free. Please bring beverages and snacks… Read more →
Join us for a presentation by Author John Fraley on the true adventures of people who earned their livings in the wild mountains and rivers of the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Glacier Park during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Fraley is the author of “Rangers, Trappers, and Trailblazers”, “Wild River Pioneers”, and “A Woman’s Way West”, and is retired… Read more →
On a gloriously sunny day last Saturday, a smaller than usual crowd showed up for the annual Hall Clean-up at Sondreson Hall. The North Fork Dancers (those who participated in the winter dance classes) made up most of the group. Much was accomplished and everyone had a good time. Firewood was chopped and stacked; the fence was repaired; the outhouses,… Read more →
Spring cleaning is lots of fun when it is accomplished in a community. Nineteen North Forkers gathered on Saturday, May 27, for the annual Hall Clean-up. Wood was split and hauled into the Hall for both wood stoves. Rafters were dusted and windows were washed. The kitchen was cleaned and re-organized. The floor was vacuumed. The outhouses were scrubbed and… Read more →
On Saturday, a large number of North Fork landowners participated in the annual Hall Cleanup Day at the Sondreson Community Hall in the North Fork. Equipped with gloves, tools, and cleaning supplies, landowners washed windows, tables, counter tops, floors, outhouses and everything else they could get their hands on. In addition, wood was chopped and stacked, rafters were dusted, yard… Read more →
Next Saturday, May 28th, is the annual cleanup of Sondreson Hall. Inside volunteers please bring cleaning supplies. Outside volunteers please bring appropriate tools, rakes, gloves, etc. A light lunch & drinks will be provided. This annual event is a great way to start the summer season on the North Fork. Come see all your neighbors and get the hall ready for all the… Read more →
Thanks to Kevin and Emily O’Bryan, North Fork landowners, who donated a bookcase for the Community Hall. Kevin built the beautiful wooden bookcase in Ohio (where he was building cabinets and shelves for their North Fork cabin) and transported it here. The bookcase will display books on the flora and fauna of the Northern Rockies which were donated by North… Read more →