Festival week kicks off Saturday, April 14, with the Wildwalk Parade which begins at Circle Square at 11 a.m. People of all ages are invited to create wildlife costumes and giant puppets and join the parade to Caras Park. Some matinee slots are still available. Teachers interested in having their classes view some of the films may call Lisa Moore at IWFF, 728-9380. The Missoulian has a new promotion starting soon which can benefit schools.
Readers clip and save the money until the end of the contest when they'll be able to bid on prizes.
For those of you who have business sponsors, now is a good time to say thanks. Before we enter that hectic rush that seems to dominate the last few weeks of school, ask students to write a short note and send a sample of a newspaper project. In May we'll send out the sponsor request forms to NIE classrooms for next year. During the summer months, we call businesses and ask them to buy your newspapers for the next academic year. Sponsors who don't hear from their classrooms are disappointed and reluctant to be part of the program again.