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KALISPELL
BOBCAT
BASH
$30
per person INCLUDES BOBCAT PINT GLASS!
MSU Alums & Friends are invited
THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH
BOBCAT BASH 6:00 pm
BRANNIGAN’S IRISH PUB
(Look for the Bobcat Tent!)
FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH
GOLF SCRAMBLE: 1:30 pm Shotgun Start GOLF REGISTRATION 12:30 pm VILLAGE GREENS GOLF COURSE Awards barbecue to follow
For information or to RSVP, call the Bobcat Club Offices or visit msubobcatsclub.com/events
(406) 994-3741 • MSUBOBCATCLUB.COM • [email protected]
Montana Sidelines
Roundup of recent sports and outdoors news
By DILLON TABISH
VALLEY LACROSSE CLUB WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
The U15 Flathead Lacrosse team won the state championship in Billings last weekend. The local squad, made up of players under 15, defeated Helena 10-6 in the championship match. The Flat- head Lacrosse U-13 squad earned sec- ond place in its respective division at the state tournament.
At the high school level, the Missoula Hellgate boys captured the state cham- pionship with a 13-6 win over Bozeman. On the girls side, Bozeman defeated Mis- soula Big Sky to win the championship.
Connor Bowman of the Flathead La- crosse club was named to first-team all state. Marcus Jackson and Mason Nich- olson were named honorable mention.
Flathead’s Greta Roberts, Mia Rotti- er and Darby Mackenstadt were named to the 12-member all-state team.
For more information, visit flathead- lacrosse.com.
STATE RODEO FINALS RETURNS TO KALISPELL
Montana’s finest young rodeo riders will converge on Kalispell June 8-14 for what promises to be the state’s biggest rodeo event of the year. Over 250 contes- tants and their families will travel from all parts of the state to participate in all the major rodeo disciplines including barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wres- tling, team roping and more.
Organizers need volunteers for the event at Majestic Valley Arena.
Volunteers shifts are four to five hours. To sign up or get more informa- tion, contact Vonnie Day at 758-2809 or [email protected].
Here is a list of dates and information about each day volunteers are needed:
Monday, June 8 - Event set-up
Tuesday, June 9 – Event set-up, tick- et sales, contestant check-in
Wednesday, June 10 – Registration, camp check-in, traffic control, info office Thursday, June 11 – Ticket sales, info
office
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Friday, June 12 – Ticket sales, info of- fice, parking, spectator surveys
Saturday, June 13 – Info office, park- ing, spectator surveys, ticket and pro- gram sales
Sunday, June 14 – Info office, ticket and program sales, awards ceremony
For more information about the event, visit www.mhsra.com.
SUN ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY OPEN TO COMMENTS THROUGH JUNE 5
The National Park Service is accept- ing public comment for another week on proposed changes to transportation in the main thoroughfare of Glacier Na- tional Park.
The NPS has listed five alternatives for the Going-to-the-Sun Road Corri- dor Management Plan in an effort to ad- dress increased visitation and conges- tion along the main roadway. The list of options includes expanded parking, a larger fleet of free shuttles, an added em- phasis on biking opportunities and con- trolled vehicle entry through a reserva- tion system.
The deadline to comment is June 5.
Glacier Park set a record in 2014 with 2.3 million visitors. The annual total was a 6.7 percent increase over 2013 and marked the sixth time in the last eight years that visitation surpassed 2 million people.
The year-end totals showed a vast majority of people — 1.07 million —en- tered the park through the West En- trance, a 6.6 percent increase over 2013.
Popular spots, such as the Avalanche Creek area and Logan Pass, continue to experience serious congestion and a lack of parking. This has resulted in safety concerns and resource impacts, accord- ing to the agency.
Through its new Sun Road corridor plan, the agency is proposing to reorga- nize transportation and reduce traffic congestion in the bustling western cor- ridor.
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