Briefs for Oct. 15, 2016
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Enjoy Halloween in Polson
POLSON — The Polson Business Community is celebrating Halloween with a Pumpkin Painting Contest, Trick or Treating at participating businesses Monday, Oct. 31 and costume contest.
Bring painted pumpkins to First Interstate Bank Monday and Tuesday Oct. 24 and 25. Vote for pumpkins Wednesday, Oct. 26 and Thursday, Oct. 27. Prizes will be awarded Friday, Oct. 28.
Pick up a costume contest number from Cove Deli between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 31, and pin it on your costume before trick-or-treating downtown. Voting is done by participating businesses in the categories Most Original, Cutest, Scariest, and Best Parent costume. Prizes will be awarded at Cove Deli at 3 p.m.
Participating businesses will have a pumpkin on their door.
Special appearance by Native artist Steven Paul Judd
PABLO — Steven Paul Judd is Kiowa and Choctaw from Oklahoma. He is a filmmaker, director, screenwriter, writer of fiction and visual artist. His mural “War Paint” can be seen at historic Indian Alley in downtown Los Angeles, and his 2016 limited edition VR cardboard design will be featured at Sundance Film Institute.
On Sunday, Oct. 23, Steven Judd will guide a free Community Art Project at Two Eagle River School from 10:30 a.m.- noon.
The public is invited and all ages are welcome to participate in creating the project. There will be a welcoming drum and an introduction.
At 1 p.m. at the Entertainer Cinema in Ronan the last films in FRHRC’s third annual Free Indigenous Film Series will be shown. All films are suitable for children and families. Apache Chronicle featuring the female Apache Skate Team and Crossing Boundaries (the story of Sophie Morigeau) will be shown. Steven Paul Judd’s movie Search for the World’s Best Indian Taco about a Choctaw grandpa telling a tale to his grandson about his search for a wife, will be featured. Mr. Judd will be there to comment and take questions after his film.
FRHRC is a 501c3 non-profit, which has been sponsoring educational events for over 26 years to celebrate the multi-cultural community in which we live. For more information call 406-745-4259.
CSKT offers free training about child trauma
RONAN — A free training by clinical psychologist Dr. Wang will be held on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21. Dr. Wang is a colleague of renowned Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., neuroscientist and Senior Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy.
Dr. Perry and his staff work to understand and provide treatment strategies to address the long-term effects of neglect and trauma on high-risk children. This treatment is called the Neurosequential Model (NM). Among her many other roles, Dr. Wang coordinates NMT certification. She is passionate about the individual support and therapeutic interventions she can provide to children and families through her understanding of brain development, early childhood development, and significant relationships as recognized by NMT. She also values the importance of influencing change as it relates to policies and decision making.
Research identifies that as many as 40% of kids have had a traumatic experience in their lives. If the trauma is significant and therefore toxic, it can impact brain development, behavior, physical, mental and emotional health. This in turn can lead to addiction issues, violence, depression, academic impairment and generally poor health – by four to twelve times (depending on a variety of related factors). The two-day training will be held at the Ronan School Performing Arts Center from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on both days and is provided by CSKT’s “Project Launch,” a project to empower families and promote child wellness.
Go to: http://csktdhrd. org/home/mea-conference to register. Space is limited.
