Top Five Things to Do in North Central Montana This Memorial Day

1.  Honor those who gave all.

Memorial Day Services:

North Toole Co- Sunday 9am. Meet at Legion Hall in Sweetgrass. Services will be at Sweetgrass cemetary, then Sunburst cemetary.

Conrad- Monday 11:00am at  Hillside Cemetary*

Lothair- Monday 7:30am at Trinity Cemetary

Galata- Monday 8:15am at Galata Cemetary

Devon- Monday 8:45am at Devon Cemetary

Dunkirk- Monday 9:15am at Dunkirk Cemetary

Cut Bank- Monday 11am at the Elks Lodge

Shelby- Monday 10am at West End Cemetary*

Shelby- Monday 11am at Mountain View Cemetary*

*IN CASE OF RAIN:

Conrad- Services will be held at the VFW Club

Shelby- Combined service at 11am at the Elks Lodge

2. Visit a State Park

May we suggest the new Marias River State Park ? Follow the link for details and directions from the Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife and Parks' website.  Our state parks offer a great day-trip or vacation alternative for families.

3. Host a Block Party

Get to know your neighbors! Fire up a couple of barbeques, let each family bring their own meat and a potluck salad or dessert.  Here's an interesting potato salad recipe from Better Homes & Gardens.

4. Plant a Garden

And be sure the kids are involved. Let them pick their favorite vegetables (they aren't all yucky) and/or flowers, sow and tend their own little patch.  This page  from eartheasy.com has some great tips for kid-friendly gardening. When I was little, I loved working in my grandpa's garden. Now I realize it wasn't about the garden...it was about the time we spent together.

5. Paint Your House

This is Mark Daniels' suggestion. If you need help, Mark says he enjoys painting houses.

Oh, and one more thing to do this weekend:

6. Wish my parents, George & Barbara Wiens of Great Falls, a happy 56th wedding anniversary (Saturday).