Jim Kaney of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Hamilton is the new board president for The Foundation for the Diocese of Helena.

Outgoing Foundation for the Diocese of Helena President Bob Pearce Jr. hands the gavel to his successor, Jim Kaney, during the foundation’s Oct. 1 board meeting. (Photo provided)
 

Kaney is one of four officers elected at the board’s annual meeting Oct. 1 in Helena. Also elected were Sidni Markovich of St. Ann Parish in Butte, vice president; Teresa Hartzog of St. Mary Parish in Helena, secretary; and Willis Wetstein of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Parish in East Helena, treasurer. Bob Pearce Jr. of St. Richard Parish in Columbia Falls completed three, one-year terms as board president. Now past president, he will serve on the foundation’s Executive Committee, as will the newly elected officers.

Seven trustees were re-elected to threeyear terms on the board. They are Kaney; Pearce; Jim Bell of Christ the King Parish in Missoula; Father Eric Gilbaugh of Holy Family Parish in Three Forks and Valley of Flowers Mission in Belgrade; Msgr. Joseph Harrington of Helena; Bob Robinson of the Cathedral of St. Helena Parish; and Fred Stradinger of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Dillon.

Pete Ridgeway of St. Anthony Parish in Missoula was elected to the board for the first time. He and his wife of 45 years, Cindy, have three children and eight grandchildren. In addition to serving on the finance council at St. Anthony Parish, he is active in United Way, Larchmont Golf Course and the Montana State Senior Golf Association.

At the Oct. 1 board meeting, Jacki Frank of the Helena accounting firm Anderson Zurmehlen reported on the foundation’s completed audit for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The financial statements will appear in The Montana Catholic next month.


Published in The Montana Catholic Online, Volume 26, No. 10, October 15, 2010.