5th Annual Pie and Perennial Plant Sale
On May 12th Our Savior's Lutheran in Columbia Falls hosted the 5th annual Pie and Perennial sale. Proceeds from the sale help fund our afforable housing project on 5th St W in Columbia Falls.
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ReStore now open on Mondays!
As of March 19th the ReStore is now open Monday-Saturday from 10:00am-5:00pm. Come in and take a look at the variety of quality new and used building materials, appliances, and furniture that is currently available.
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Family Focus: The Jones Family
Joshua and Aaron Jones are a young married couple anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first born, a daughter named Avery Mae, who is due May 14. The couple moved to Libby last year from Washington State to be closer to Aaron’s family; but, after finding employment opportunities to be more promising in Kalispell, they moved to the Flathead Valley. Joshua , who had been with Safeway for 7 years, was ready for a career that had the potential of advancing. He began working Teletech as a customer service representative,with hopes of pursuing his passion and finding employment in website development. Aaron, who suffers from a rare medical condition that affects her vision, hearing, and thyroid function, found her medical care in Kalispell to be more comprehensive and compassionate than any care she has received before and has greater access to specialists that can assist her unique needs. Aaron views becoming a mother as fulfilling her “purpose” and is excited about the new goals she and Josh have for their growing family. With regard to starting a new career, having a baby, and now buying a home all in the same year, Joshua states “It’s the next step in our American dream.”
Family Focus: The Gustafson Family
Sumer Gustafson is a single parent of four kids: Alexis 14, Kayleb 12, Austin 10 and Kiersten 8. She currently lives in Marion and is several classes away from graduating from FVCC with an AAS in Early Childhood Education. Sumer one day hopes to work in one of the surrounding school districts as a para-educator. Prior to going to FVCC, Sumer worked for Families In Partnership Early Head Start in Libby for a total of 6 years, earning several certificates in child, family and community development. Sumer is also a part-time taxidermist, having received her training at Missoula Valley of Taxidermy School in Thompson Falls in 2008. She hopes to someday open a taxidermy shop in Columbia Falls.
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New Website
Welcome to our new and improved website. As we are working out the kinks and updating the content please feel free to provide feedback. Any questions, comments or other information can be emailed to Chris at zahas002@gmail.com
