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Missoula community honors Bob Oakes, longtime North Side organizer
Summary
Neighbors, former colleagues and community land trust leaders gathered at the Moon Randolph Homestead in North Missoula to remember Bob Oakes and to highlight his decades of work with the North Missoula Community Development Corporation, community land trusts and neighborhood projects including Clark Fork Commons and efforts to save Lowell School.
Missoula residents and colleagues gathered at the Moon Randolph Homestead to honor Bob Oakes, a longtime North Side organizer whose work with the North Missoula Community Development Corporation and community land trusts helped shape neighborhood housing, parks and civic programs.
The event, organized by Front Step Community Land Trust, combined personal stories and organizational tributes and included storytellers, live music and an on-site recorder to capture memories for a community archive. Organizers asked attendees to visit a recording cabin so memories could be preserved.
Why it matters: Oakes helped found and lead neighborhood initiatives that speakers said produced lasting changes in North Missoula, from housing projects to community events. Rachel Bemis, former board president of the North Missoula Community Development Corporation (NMCDC), said Oakes “was known as a passionate community member” and described…
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