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Events

Next Saturday, Feb. 21, Salt Lake City Area alumni, parents and friends are invited to  support Carroll Saints basketball at Westminster College. The pre-game gathering from 4-5:30 p.m. takes place at Fiddler's Elbow & Salt Lake Pizza & Pasta, 1061 E. 2100 S., with no host food and drinks, families welcome. The women's game begins at 5:30 p.m. and the men tip off at 7:30. RSVP via e-mail  alumni -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or call Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185.

The Carroll College Office of Alumni is hosting a Phoenix (AZ) area gathering for Saints alums, parents and friends on Sunday, March 15. It will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Desert Botanical Gardens, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, with an afternoon reception and special guests, including History Professor Dr. Robert Swartout, former Carroll President Msgr. Joseph Harrington, current President Tom Trebon and many more. The cost is $20 per person, which includes refreshments and entrance fee to the gardens. RSVP by March 10 online at www.carroll.edu/alumni or by calling Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185.

And, get your reservations now for Carroll's Alumni Centennial Trips! On October 2-12, 2009, travel to Ireland with Carroll Professor Murphy Fox. Later in the year, on May 17-28, 2010, experience Catholic heritage and rich Italian culture on the Treasures of Italy trip led by Rev. Dan Shea. For more information, visit the website at www.carroll.edu/alumni or call Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185.

In the News

Stacy (Stellflug) Handley, class of 1997, was recently selected for the Billings Gazette's "40 under 40." Read on at: http://www.billingsbusiness.com/articles/.

Mandeev (Deev) Brar (right), class of 2000, reports that, after graduating law school and finishing a master's in political science at the University of Colorado at Boulder, he enlisted in the Army almost four years ago. He graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course, where he received his Green Beret after three years of training. Since serving three years at Ft. Bragg (Ft. Benning Infantry and Airborne school before that), he is currently stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash. (Tacoma), assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group.

Levi Burkle, class of 2000, is releasing his fourth music CD entitled "MAZE" on March 14. Check out more on Levi and his blooming indie music career at: http://leviburkle.com/.

Kate E. (Hartill) Miller, class of 2000, reports that she and husband Justin welcomed their second daughter on October 16, 2008: Brooklyn Hailey Miller.

Keenan Blake, class of 2002, and Megan Kerzman, class of 2004, are engaged to be married. They are planning a June 27, 2009, wedding at the Cathedral of St. Helena.

Second lieutenant Marieke Min, class of 2008, is heading up new ROTC program on the MSU-Billings campus. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen after her sophomore year here at Carroll and joined Carroll ROTC on a full scholarship. After graduation, she continued her career as an officer in the Montana Army National Guard and is currently assigned to MSU -B. For more on her story, read: http://www.billingsgazette.net/.

2008 nursing alumnus Josh Solheim.

(left) is taking a leave from the Army to volunteer for mission work at an orphanage in Bangladesh for five months.  He set up a website with stories and pictures. Read the latest postings from across the globe at:  http://web.me.com/joshsolheim/.