Pinewood Derby today at East Valley Middle School

The second annual statewide Cub Scout Pinewood Derby will be held at East Valley Middle School on today, April 22.

Registration for the races begin at 10 a.m., and racing begins an hour later. Boy Scout Troop #212 of Helena will serve a hot dog lunch and racing should conclude by 3:30 p.m.

The race will be held on a 50-foot, six-lane, electronically timed track.

There will be approximately 120 racers.

Duplicate bridge winners announced

Winners of local ACBL duplicate bridge games for the week of April 17 are: Monday, open pairs, David Bourgeau and Randy Bowsher, Diane Barton and Mary Jo Brown, Celeste Sinton and John Cey, and Al Carpenter and John Thomas; Wednesday, open pairs, Al Carpenter and Bill Visser, Carol Robinson and Del Lingle, Nadine Kazimi and Zia Kazimi; Thursday, open pairs, Carol Robinson and Del Lingle, Merrill Alling and Ruth Alling, Arlee Hall and Carol Fergerson, George Lambert and Vicki Krebs, Lois Metzinger and Ellie Westmoreland, John Cey and David Bourgeau, and Sally Campbell and Dolores Deyerle. David Bourgeau and Randy Bowsher were winners of the Catherine Bradford Championship Cup.

Historical society volunteers honored

Volunteers with the Friends of the Montana Historical Society were recently honored for their efforts.

The 135 volunteers provide the equivalent of more than three full-time employees each year doing everything from providing tours, to working in the museum, to assisting state historic preservation efforts, to care of collections.

Those hours are multiplied even more because we are able to draw on the particular skills of each volunteer. For instance, some volunteers are excellent seamstresses, so we can have them help with our textile collections," said Volunteer Coordinator Delight Sullivan.

The volunteers selected "The Masonic Apron of Meriwether Lewis and the Legacy of Masonry in Montana" by Society Historian Ellen Baumler as their annual Friends' Choice Award for best article in the Society's Montana The Magazine of Western History.

The volunteers included:

Mary Brewer, 20 years; Charlotte Thomas, 15 years; Sandy Barker, Jeannie Barker, Jess Long, Evelyn Nelson, Paul Verdon, all 10 years; Terry Chart, Mary Alice Chester, Skyler Mitchell, Diane Myrah, Bill Peterson, Dorothy Ratcliff, Alida Rhynard, and Effie Ulhman, Mary Jo Olson, and Mary Frazer, all five years.

Nutritionist to speak at bariatric support group meeting

The Helena Bariatric (weight loss) Surgery Support Group will meet Tuesday, April 25, at 7 p.m., at the Lewis and Clark Library.

The featured guest speaker will be Lisa A. King, a licensed nutritionist who has recently come to Helena from Virginia, where she worked for a large bariatric surgical practice. Her experience and training with nutrition as it relates to weight loss surgery patients is an exciting and welcome resource in our community.

King's topic will be "A Successful, Healthy, New You Through Nutrition," dealing with what a healthy diet should be immediately following weight-loss surgery and in the long term. A question and answer period will follow King's remarks.

WLS patients and those who may be interested in weight loss surgery are invited. (This group meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at this same time and place.)

There will also be information on the six-week "Back On Track" class that start May 10. For more information, contact JeNae Lay at 443-4484.

Helena area women honored by Soroptimists club

Soroptimists International of Helena is honoring local Helena women for their contributions to the community. Soroptimist programs provides monetary grants to the award winners for their achievements, education and goals.

The Women's Opportunity Award winner is Leah Michelle Comeau, who is attending Helena College of Technology and plans to finish her associate of science in May 2007. Her goal is to complete school and to get a job that will help her family of six children live a good life.

Holly Kaleczyc, Executive Director of The Friendship Center, will be given the "Making a Difference for Women" Award for her leadership in instituting programs at The Friendship Center to help women and children in crisis.

Danielle Fuller is the winner of the Violet Richard Award -- which honors women between the ages of 13-17 for their volunteer action in the community -- for her volunteer activities at the Florence Crittenton Home nursery.

All three winners will now advance to the Northwestern Region level for additional awards.