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Meetings are weekly on Fridays at noon at Famous Dave's restaurant, 2915 North Reserve Street in Missoula. Come at 11:30 if you are ordering lunch (expected). Famous Dave's opens at 11 am. Please feel free to invite friends that might enjoy participating in our weekly meetings. So we can inform the restaurant of our anticipated attendance, please RSVP to Jim Royan in advance. Cell: (406) 550-3349, Email: royan.1@netzero.net

Welcome to Five Valleys Pachyderm Club! Below is the upcoming and past speakers

Friday, December 12, 2025 - Speaker - Michael HagEstad, Missoula Republican Central Committee Chairman

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Michael was recently elected the chair of the Missoula County Republican Central Committee. He will speak on issues facing Missoula residents and tell us how the central committee plans to elect more Republicans to office in 2026. Engage with the central committee on their website   https://missoulagop.org / .

Friday, December 5, 2025 - David Sanders, Candidate for PSC District 5

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David Sanders recently announced he is a candidate for Montana's Public Service Commission District 5.   

Friday, November 21, 2025 - Speaker - James Brown, Montana State Auditor

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Montana's State Auditor regulates our state's insurance and securities divisions and works to protect Montanans from fraud and abuse. He will address the growing insurance, securities, and cryptocurrency fraud in Montana and explain how to protect yourself. Visit the state auditor's website  https://csimt.gov/

Friday November 14, 2025 - Speaker - Molly Stockdale, Executive Director at Travelers' Rest Connection

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Molly Stockdale has many rolls in Missoula including a board member for Destination Missoula, Executive Director at Travelers' Rest Connection and member of the Montana 250th Commission to commemorate the 250th year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. She will provide information on the events and happenings. Learn more!  https://travelersrest.org/ ,   https://destinationmissoula.org/ , and   https://www.america250mt.org/ .

Friday, November 7, 2025 - Speaker - Deena Mansour, Executive Director of Mansfield Center

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Deena Mansour, Executive Director of Mansfield Center talking about Montana 250th Commission to celebrate 250th anniversary of Declaration of Independence.  Governor Gianforte appointed her to the 250thCommission. Read more about the Mansfield Center  here  and the 250th Commission  here  and  here .

October 24, 2025 - Speaker - Lydia Arnold, Missoula Police Department Spokesperson

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Lydia will provide a shortened version of their active shooter awareness for the community.  Missoula offers  FREE classes are scheduled through October 2025.   Click for details.