Events with the tag: Polson
Saturday, January 12
Join Jingle Bell Jog
POLSON — Join in on Saturday, Jan. 12, for the first 3-mile jog of the year. Pre-register by Jan. 4 at www.polsonrunning.com to receive a hat. Packet pickup is Friday, Jan. 11 from 6-8 p.m. at Polson Physical Therapy. Starting line is Saturday, at Century 21 Big Sky Real Estate at 8 a.m., with the walk/run to begin at 9 a.m. Registration fee is $15 with a hat or $10 without a hat. Proceeds benefit Mission Valley Aquatics. Call (406) 883-8322 for more information.
Wednesday, January 16
Elks hold first dance of new year
POLSON — The first community dance will be held on Jan. 16 at the Elks Club from 7-10 p.m. Tunes will be played by Ken’s Country Combo. Requests are welcome, as are treats.
Saturday, January 19
Stockgrowers meet for business, pleasure
POLSON - Western Montana Stockmen’s Association will hold their annual winter meeting on Saturday, Jan. 19. at the KwaTaqNuq Resort and Casino.
The business meeting will begin at 2 p.m. followed by happy hour at 5 p.m. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. and then there will be music for dancing.
Although the event is almost sold out, a few tickets are available at the door.
Monday, January 21
Irrigators' meeting to provide information
LONE PINE — Flathead Irrigation Project irrigators and other interested parties are invited to a meeting called by the Western Montana Water Users Association on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Lone Pine Hall. The meeting presentation will provide information on the proposals put forth by the Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission relative to the quantification of the reserved water rights for the Confedrated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the WMWUA efforts to protect the water rights of irrigators and others that will adversely be affected by the existing proposal. The water compact will affect not only project irrigators but, as presently written, will impact almost all water users in Western Montana.
School board meets
POLSON — The regular meeting of the Polson Board of Education will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at the district office, 111 Fourth Ave. E.
Friday, January 25
Big Arm program looks at fur trade history
BIG ARM — The Big Arm Association will host the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau program “The Fur Trade in Montana” with Dr. E. B. Eiselein on Friday, Jan. 25. The program will be at Big Arm Historic School, starting with a potluck at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public. Partial funding for the speakers bureau program is provided by a legislative grant from Montana’s Cultural Trust and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Eiselein teaches Native American Studies at Flathead Valley Community College. Writing under his Indian name “Speaks Lightning,” he has produced about 20 books dealing with various aspects of Indian culture, history and spirituality. His books about Montana’s Indian nations include “Montana’s Indian Cultures” and “Indian Montana: A Winter Count.” He currently serves as the senior historian for Native American Netroots. He has a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Arizona. He is of Canadian Anishinabe descent.
For more information, please call Alison at (406) 849-6628.