Events with the tag: Polson
Saturday, August 10
Sixty-year class reunion held at Polson Elks Lodge
POLSON — A 60-year class reunion for 1953 Polson High School classmates is being planned for Saturday, August 10. Social time will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $20 for singles and $40 for couples. The Elks will provide a no-host bar. We invite any Polson High graduate, or friends from the early-to-mid 1950s, to join the class for social time and dinner. Contact Darryl Dupuis for more information at (406)-249-7045.
View art in the park
POLSON — The 42nd annual Outdoor Art Festival is Saturday, August 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Lake County Courthouse Lawn. View fine art originals in all media; jewelry; handmade furniture; birdhouses; hand-sewn items; stained glass; rose maling; pottery; candles; sculptures and many other interesting and unique items. Various musical entertainment and food concessions are included. Call the gallery at (406) 883-5956 or visit their website at Sandpiperartgallery.com, for more information or for a participant application.
Monday, August 12
School board to meet
POLSON — There will be a Polson School board meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, August 12, at the district office, 111 Fourth Ave., E.
Tuesday, August 13
‘Herbal 911’ gathering held at library
POLSON — The next gathering of the “Thyme for Herbs Group” will be Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at the North Lake County Public Library meeting room, 2 First Ave., E. (use the east side door).
Our topic for the evening will be “Herbal 911.” Learn which herbs you need to have in your home and how to use them when you have a health issue.
We will also discuss harvesting herbs, saving seeds, and storage of herbs. Bring your questions for discussion.
Anyone interested in learning to use herbs for better health is invited to join us. If you have questions, please call Linda Peterson (406) 319-2446.
Wednesday, August 14
Polson Rural Fire District holds monthly meeting
POLSON — The Polson Rural Fire District trustees’ monthly meeting is Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Polson Fairgrounds Station. All residents of the Polson Rural Fire District and are encouraged to attend. Any member of the public wishing to submit items for Board review/consideration needs to submit them to the board clerk at least ten days in advance of the meeting. For a full text of approved minutes and the agenda, please go to www.polsonfire.org.
Thursday, August 15
SPLASH hosted by Glacier Bank
POLSON — Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour is held on Thursday, Aug. 15, from 5-7 p.m. Your host is Glacier Bank, 49430 Highway 93.
Tour Bibler home and gardens
POLSON — A tour of the Bibler home and gardens near Kalispell is Thursday, Aug. 15. We travel up Flathead Lake’s west shore to the Bibler home and their five acres of manicured gardens. En route home via the east shore, we’ll lunch at an historic restaurant. Departure times from Community Bank branch parking lots are: Ronan-8 a.m. and Polson-8:30 a.m. We return at 3:30 p.m. The cost for Community Bank Customers is $75 and for guests $90.
Friday, August 16
Listen to Blues on the Lake
POLSON — The third annual Flathead Lake Blues Festival is Friday and Saturday, August 16-17 on the lakeshore of the new Polson fishing dock. For more information, contact David Venters at (406) 885-2377.
Saturday, August 17
Event benefits The Make-A-Wish Foundation
POLSON —Wings For Wishes Over Montana, a radio-controlled airplane fun fly event, benefits The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Montana on Aug. 17-18. There is a $25 landing fee/weekend pass for pilots. Spectators are free. Donations for the silent auction and raffles are needed and appreciated. All funds raised go to Make-A-Wish Montana. Visit www.wingsforwishes.weebly.com for more details, or call Eric Kendall at (406) 499-0116.
Polson triathlon increases prize purse
POLSON —The Polson Triathlon held on Saturday, Aug. 17, begins at 8:40 a.m. at Riverside Park. Standard entry fee until Aug. 1 is $75 online only and team fees are $150. Late entry fees (Aug. 2-13) are $95 online and teams are $195. No race registration after Tuesday, Aug. 13. Race capacity is 200 competitors (teams count as one). This year’s prize purse increased to $5000 (5 deep), there’s a bigger field, a new race shirt, water bottles, more awards, a kids’ race, faster lunches, safer courses, better aid stations, a clear refund policy and more. For more information, call (406) 883-9264 or go to: polsontriathlon.com.
Tuesday, August 20
Polson Senior Center offers safety class
POLSON — A safety class takes place at the Polson Area Senior Center on Aug. 20 from 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Call 883-4735, for a reservation.
Wednesday, August 21
‘The Hue Revue,’ includes comedy, music
POLSON — The Port Polson Players present “The Hue Revue,” comedy including colorful musical melodies Wednesday Aug. 21, thru Sunday, Sept. 1. Wednesday-Sundays the curtain is at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Call for reservations at (406) 883-9212 or email: portpolsonplayers@centurytel.net.
Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board to meet
POLSON — The Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board will meet at 6 p.m. at the CSKT Natural Resources Office, 301 Main St. The agenda includes discussion of the CSKT Environmental Impact Statement for Management of Flathead Lake Fisheries. Board Chairman Joe Brenneman invites the public to attend and ask questions or express their views.
Thursday, August 22
Indian Nations Rodeo begins
POLSON — The Flathead River Indian Nation Finals Tour Rodeo will be held at the Polson Fairgrounds Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22-24 with nightly performances at 6:30 p.m.
Public invited to potluck
POLSON — All are welcome to attend a free community potluck dinner from 6-7:30 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church, 2 Seventh Ave. E.
Friday, August 23
ACLU topic of Pachyderm meeting
POLSON — ACLU-MT speakers will provide an overview of the American Civil Liberties Union, its history and some of the current casework it is involved in nationally and in Montana at the next Pachyderm meeting at the Polson Rural Fire Hall on Regatta Road. Brown bag lunch social begins at 11:30 a.m., the business meeting is at noon and guest speakers at about 12:20 p.m. All are welcome.
Come to meeting with drug problems
POLSON — A new Narcotics Anonymous meeting will be held Friday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the Alano Club, 8 Third Ave. W.
Crack crab by the bay
POLSON — Tickets are on sale now for the seventh annual PEO Chapter-sponsored Crab Crack scheduled for 5-7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23, at the Glacier Brewery in Polson. The crab crack raises money to help women finance their education through scholarships and low interest loans.
Tickets are $25 per person and include Dungeness crab, shrimp, jojo potatoes, coleslaw, lemonade and dessert. Beer will be sold separately. Attendees are asked to bring their own crab cracking tools. Tickets may be purchased at Glacier Brewing, The Terrace Flowers and Gifts, and First Citizens Bank in Polson or by calling (406) 883-1676. A limited number of tickets are available; any remaining tickets will be sold at the door. If you have ever joined us before you know that we frequently sell out, so please do not rely on purchasing tickets at the door if you plan to bring a group.
P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational organization that provides educational opportunities for women in the form of scholarships, grants, awards and loans.