Hometown Helena Thursday, May 9th: Helena College


Hometown Helena this Thursday, May 9th: Helena College

May 7, 2024

Greetings Everyone,

Spring is always a bit slow to arrive here in the Northern Rockies. This year is no exception. These cloudy days and the blustery winds are typical. A buddy of mine is skiing at Showdown today, where three feet (3’) of new snow is expected. Other friends are heading for the Smith river later this week. All in all, I think I’d rather ski than float this week. But to each his or her own.

We’ve been enjoying ourselves and the hospitality at Helena College for awhile now. It’s been fun these last several Thursday mornings meeting the staff, learning the techno-ropes, and visiting the canteen. We’re going to learn more about Helena College this week. There is a lot going on at Helena College in addition to the regular course work and classes. Dean Sandy Bauman will discuss some of the programs that we might not know about. 

Helena College is the home of the Small Business Development Center, the Montana Motorcycle Rider Safety Program, and the Community Education Center. Instructors from each will join us this week to discuss their program, their students and the progress being made in each. In addition, Dean Sandy will lead a tour of the new Cosmetology Salon for anyone who missed the grand opening and ribbon cutting a few weeks back.

Since we began meeting at Helena College, I’ve found myself thinking frequently of Representative Gene Donaldson, who was from the Helena valley and served in the legislature for many years. He was a genuine statesman and a great Montanan. We meet in Donaldson Hall at Helena College each week. Gene made vocational education a priority during his years of public service. He was instrumental in integrating Montanan’s vocational institutions into the Montana University System. As I recall, this took a great deal of time and effort, and maybe a couple of sessions to complete. But he got ‘er done. I believe Rep. Donaldson would be very, very pleased with what has happened at Helena College over the last few decades.

Please join us this Thursday, either in person at Helena College or via the Zoom…courtesy of Aja Rail and the good people at Pinion Global, Inc. You’ll be glad you did.

Jim Smith
406-949-1002

May 16

  • Helena Symphony

  • Helena BID


May 23

  • Airport Update - Jeff Wadekamper

  • Helena/Capital HS Orchestra


May 30

  • PAL Graduates & Matthew Carey, principal

  • Montana Youth Challenge


June 6

  • Angel Fund - Janet Riis

  • Communities that Care - Sarah Graham


June 13

  • St Peter’s - Wade Johnson


June 20

  • Amy Watson, State Economist

Do you have your tickets yet? Visit this link to reserve your seats!

Please limit announcements and comments to 2 minutes.

Hometown Helena - Thursday, May 9th, 7 a.m. @ Helena College & Live via ZOOM hosted by Pinion:

  • Sandy Bauman, dean of Helena College

  • Online Meeting Instructions: Please keep your phone or microphone muted during the meeting and note that your camera may be on depending on your ZOOM settings. Please "raise your hand" at the start of the meeting if you will have an opening update or introduction.


  • In-Person Announcements: Please plan on approaching the front of the room to make announcements directly to our host so online attendees can hear. There is time at the beginning of the meeting for announcements. Please limit announcements and comments to 2 minutes.


  • View Program Recording: Hometown Helena is recorded and posted at HometownHelena.news, typically within a day.


  • Hometown Email List: This private email list is not shared. You can join or update your email information at HometownHelena.news or by clicking the button below.

Join or Update your Email

The Hometown Helena Team is Jim Smith, Rick Hays, Kelly Cresswell, Emily McVey, Tom McGree, Peter Strauss, Ann Waickman, Haley McKnight and Matt Elsaesser

 

Comments

Post a Comment