HELENA, Mont. (AP) The White House says tickets to President Barack Obama's town hall meeting on the proposed health care overhaul will be available Thursday morning.
Members of the public who want to attend Friday's meeting at a Gallatin Field Airport hangar can get tickets on a first-come, first-served basis at the city halls in Belgrade and Bozeman beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The White House says a few of the seats at the town hall meeting may be reserved for invited guests, but most will go to the general public. The invited guests will likely be someone who has lost insurance coverage because of an illness, as well as local elected officials.
Obama and his family are scheduled to arrive on Air Force One at Gallatin Field Airport at 12:30 p.m. Friday. The town hall is scheduled to begin 20 minutes later.
The Obamas plan to visit Yellowstone National Park later Friday.
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Obama to host health-care town hall at Central High
Click-2-ListenBy MIKE WIGGINS/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Tuesday, August 11, 2009President Obama on Saturday will hold a town-hall meeting centered on health-care reform in the town where Rocky Mountain Health Plans has been held up to the nation as a model health-care system.The White House confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that Obama will hold the meeting at Central High School from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. The event is open to the public, although a limited number of tickets will be distributed via a lottery system.
HOW TO SCORE TICKETSFree tickets to the meeting will be distributed via a lottery system.
Residents who want to attend should log onto www.whitehouse.gov/advance/ColoradoTownHall8-15-09/. There they can register for the chance to receive tickets. A limited number of tickets are available due to limited space at Central High School.
The Web site will be available to access from 9 a.m. today until noon Thursday.
People without Internet access may leave a voice message at 970-254-6139.
The phone line will be available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. Names will be randomly selected from submissions to the Web site and phone line. Individuals who are chosen will be called with further details to attend.
All attendees will go through airport-like security and should bring as few items as possible. No bags, sharp objects, umbrellas, liquids, strollers or signs will be allowed. Cameras will be permitted.
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His townhalls are noticeably attended by supporters, looking more like rallies during his campaign.
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