Hometown Helena, January 13: Helena Area Labor Update; New Program at Helena College
Hometown Helena -- Thursday, January 13, 2022 -- 7 a.m. Live via ZOOM hosted by Anderson ZurMuehlen Technology Services:
- Helena Area Labor Market Report with McKinley Winkle of the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce
- New Cosmetology Program Helena College with Dean Dr. Sandra Bauman
Message from our host Jim Smith!
Greetings Everyone,
Happy New Year from Hometown Helena to all of you and all of yours. It’s been a long break, and we’re looking forward to resuming our regular Hometown schedule (2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month) starting this Thursday. And continuing during 2022. We are proposing to stick to Zoom meetings this winter. There is hope however that with the coming of spring we will feel comfortable having Hometowns at the Montana Club once again. And we will still strive to have Hybrid Hometowns so that people who wish to keep zooming can do so; and people who wish to meet in person can do that. We see through the glass darkly, but that’s as clear as it is right now. We’re planning to get an Omnicron/Covid update this week from Katie at SPH. That will provide the initial guidance to our 2022 Hometown planning.
As always, your feedback is welcome. It’s been awhile since we asked you for direct feedback, and a lot of virus water has gone under the bridge since the last time we did ask. Please email Hometown Helena with your opinions, thoughts and suggestions. I will confess to no small amount of frustration with the current state of affairs.
Meanwhile we have another great program for this week (see below). The labor situation seems to be another conundrum. Unemployment is at 2.8% in Montana? We’ll hear about Helena specific employment and unemployment Thursday. Looking forward to it. And yet, I made a brief windshield survey last Saturday morning right around 8 am looking for place to eat breakfast. Steve’s on 11th was closed. Ditto for the Last Chance Casino on the Gulch. Same for the No Sweat and the Hub. The Grateful Bread on Rodney was open and my buddy and I had a great breakfast sandwich there. Really good food! I do not what to make of this anecdotal experience? Any thoughts?
Looking forward to seeing everyone Thursday morning,
Happy New Year from Hometown Helena to all of you and all of yours. It’s been a long break, and we’re looking forward to resuming our regular Hometown schedule (2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month) starting this Thursday. And continuing during 2022. We are proposing to stick to Zoom meetings this winter. There is hope however that with the coming of spring we will feel comfortable having Hometowns at the Montana Club once again. And we will still strive to have Hybrid Hometowns so that people who wish to keep zooming can do so; and people who wish to meet in person can do that. We see through the glass darkly, but that’s as clear as it is right now. We’re planning to get an Omnicron/Covid update this week from Katie at SPH. That will provide the initial guidance to our 2022 Hometown planning.
As always, your feedback is welcome. It’s been awhile since we asked you for direct feedback, and a lot of virus water has gone under the bridge since the last time we did ask. Please email Hometown Helena with your opinions, thoughts and suggestions. I will confess to no small amount of frustration with the current state of affairs.
Meanwhile we have another great program for this week (see below). The labor situation seems to be another conundrum. Unemployment is at 2.8% in Montana? We’ll hear about Helena specific employment and unemployment Thursday. Looking forward to it. And yet, I made a brief windshield survey last Saturday morning right around 8 am looking for place to eat breakfast. Steve’s on 11th was closed. Ditto for the Last Chance Casino on the Gulch. Same for the No Sweat and the Hub. The Grateful Bread on Rodney was open and my buddy and I had a great breakfast sandwich there. Really good food! I do not what to make of this anecdotal experience? Any thoughts?
Looking forward to seeing everyone Thursday morning,
Jim Smith
HomeTown Helena Chat January 13, 2022
Anderson ZurMuehlen Technology Services a division of Anderson ZurMuehlen
is pleased to host today's HomeTown Helena.
Andy Shirtliff: Nice work, Montana Community Foundation! ♾
Charles Lane for County Attorney: Good morning everyone, and thank you for the opportunity
to introduce myself. I look forward to getting to know you all over the upcoming year.
Andy Shirtliff: http://www.helenayoungprofessionals.org/
John Cummings Anderson ZurMuehlen: MSU’s Montana Shakespeare in the Park is having
a free COMEDY presentation of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Revised in Helena on Friday February 18, 2022 7:30pm at the Helena Middle School Auditorium
Kara Nelson: Celebrate Dr. King’s vision of the "Beloved Community" with @AmeriCorps
Seniors and others on Thursday, January 13 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm at Rocky’s Neighborhood
Center (200 S Cruse Ave, Helena, MT 59601). There will be a performance by the Magpie
Singers and HARRT (Helena Afghan Refugee Resettlement Team) from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm,
followed by an open house and collaborative art project. For more information, call 406-447-
1680 or visit www.rmdc.net.
John E. Cech, Carroll College: Friends - here is the GoFundMe site for Tricia - https://www.gofundme.com/f/medical-bills-for-tricia
Andy Shirtliff: https://www.redcrossblood.org/
Katie Gallagher (St Peter's Health): Www.sphealth.org/covidvaccine and www.sphealth.org/covidtesting and
of course County HUB has other great testing and vaccine opportunities!
Kal Poole: Any word on a mascot?
maryr@mtcf.org: Scholarships: MTCF.org. We’ll award nearly $450k in scholarships this year — some as large as $40k per student!
cechv: I'm curious why if we have an aging and retiring population most of our jobs are at the entry level -- are we just moving people up that quickly in all sectors as people retire from management/leadership?
Gabrielle Rowley, AJAY MT: You can view the Helena Area Labor Report here:
Gabrielle Rowley, AJAY MT: https://ac71981f-7def-47f8-8d37-
Emily McVey - United Way: You can find volunteer opportunities at www.volunteehelena.org. We are collaborating with JustServe.org and sharing volunteer opportunities on both pages.
Rick Hays: Helena Summer Jobs Program (through AJAY-MT) for high school students is
proving to be an excellent pipeline for future employees. Check out AJAY-MT.
Chris Manos: Keep in mind the AmeriCorps members in Helena who in ending their service maybe looking for fulltime jobs! They are a great talent source!
PaulPacini: Public Forum on passenger rail through Helena, MT; Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 7:00PM,
Here's the link to register, it's free:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtce-vpzgqGtaVM-yu3V-Sy4VwrPAMxUx5
