🌱 City Attorney Jim Nugent Retires + Artist Spotlight On Caleb Meyer

Hello, everybody! Amy Mayo here with your Thursday edition of the Missoula Patch newsletter, full of all the community information you need to know right now.

But first, your local weather:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 87 Low: 54.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 86 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories in Missoula today:

1. Missoula City Attorney Jim Nugent, who retired last Friday, Jun. 30, ended a 48-year career in law at City Hall, and has much to be proud of in terms of accomplishments. A few of the things Nugent made possible with his advocacy in city government were Missoula's 2010 anti-discrimination ordinance, the acquisition of a municipal water supply, the clarification of misdemeanor offenses, and the introduction of the Montana Partner and Family Assault charge in the city's court. Nugent came to Missoula in 1954 with his family and he graduated from law school at the University of Montana in 1975. (Subscription: Missoulian)
2. Missoulian is spotlighting local painter, Caleb Meyer, a regular at the Dana Gallery who specializes in impressionistic urban and natural scenes. Meyer recalls being inspired by his grandmother and by the impressionist Robert Moore, who he worked under for a time until circumstances pushed him into education. Twelve years after that interlude, Meyer is now a full-time painter and one of Missoula's most beloved artists. (Subscription: Missoulian)
3. A second Critical Resource Summit is being planned for 2024 after the successes of the 2023 summit — meant to help public and private sector institutions engage with natural resources and resource extraction sites in-person in order to better tailor the reduction of environmental harms and the goals of conservation programs. The 2023 summit included a visit by attendees to Montana Resource operations in Butte and the Berkley Pit Superfund site. The event is organized between the National Security Innovation Network and the MITRE Corporation. (Elko Daily Free Press)

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Today and tomorrow in Missoula:

Thursday, July 6

• Missoula Businesswomen Network Cocktails & Conversations At Iron Horse Bar & Grill (4:00 PM)
• Downtown Tonight At Caras Park (5:30 PM)
• West African Dance Class With Oumar Keita And The Djebe Bara Group At The Barn Movement Studio (6:00 PM)

Friday, July 7

• Nature Journaling With Nancy Seiler: Event Mapping At Greenough Park (9:00 AM)
• Bird Watching Club At Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The Missoula Public Library and its Executive Director Slaven Lee have been honored by the American Institute of Architects with a Best Library Building Design award given on Jun. 26! (Missoula Public Library via Facebook)
• The US National Weather Service is reminding us to keep cool outdoors by taking regular breaks, drinking plenty of water, and never leaving anyone alone for prolonged periods in the heat or in a hot car! (US National Weather Service Missoula Montana via Facebook)
• The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula is sharing some pics from its Fourth of July celebrations! (The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— Amy Mayo

About me: Amy Mayo is a writer, visual artist, and political scientist, living in the NC Research Triangle. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Asheville with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and has worked in a variety of fields outside of copywriting including policy advocacy, the healthcare industry and pharmaceuticals, and education. She hopes one day to live up to the stringent expectations of her cat, Morty.