Thursday, December 24
Celebrate Christmas at midnight Mass
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Mission on Dec. 24 at 11 p.m. will host Christmas caroling with Mass to follow at midnight.
Celebrate Jesus’ birth at Lutheran Church
RONAN — A Christmas Eve Candle Light Program will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 35681 Terrace Lake Road, at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The Christmas story will be read from the Bible and lots of beautiful Christmas hymns will be sung. Celebrate Jesus’ birth with us.
Community Church tells Christmas Story
POLSON — Polson Community Church, 1814 First Street E, will present the telling of the Christmas Story through readings from the Bible, songs and a live Nativity on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m.
Pablo Church invites all to service
PABLO — The Pablo Christian Church will be having a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. The church is located at 35890 Clairmont Road, across from Pablo Family Foods on Highway 93. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Sacred Heart sets play, caroling, Mass times
ARLEE — On Dec. 24 Arlee’s Sacred Heart Church will have a Christmas play and caroling at 7:30 p.m. and Christmas Eve Mass will be celebrated at 8 p.m.
St. Andrew's welcomes all to services
POLSON — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 110 Sixth Ave. E welcomes all to their Candlelight Service at 5 p.m. and Christmas Day Worship at 10 a.m.
Friday, December 25
Christmas Day Mass held in St. Ignatius only
ARLEE/JOCKO VALLEY/ST. IGNATIUS — The Jocko Valley and Sacred Heart Catholic Churches announce there will be no Mass at either church on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Instead, there will be Mass celebrated at 10 a.m. at the St. Ignatius Mission.
Sunday, December 27
Trains running in Mission
ST. IGNATIUS — The annual “Running of the Toy Trains” will be held in the Railroad Museum at Four Winds Trading Post, 74205 Highway 93 in St. Ignatius, from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27. Call Chief Engineer Preston Miller at 406-745-4336 for more information. Admission is free for all.
Thursday, December 31
Library closes early New Year’s Eve
RONAN — Ronan Library will close at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, and be closed on Friday, Jan. 1. Regular hours resume on Jan. 2, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, January 1
Bookmark contest held at library through Jan. 15
RONAN — Ronan Library will host a bookmark contest for children and teenagers from Dec. 14-Jan. 15. Prizes will be awarded the winners based on originality, creativity and neatness. Pick up entry forms at the library. Please call 406-676-3682 for more information.
Hall of Famer Haynes honored
HOT SPRINGS — Longtime rodeo star and 2011 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame living inductee Fay Haynes of Ronan is turning 90 years old. A special open house in her honor will be held at the Senior Citizens Center on Main Street in Hot Springs on Friday, Jan. 1, at 2 p.m. The Hot Springs museum will be open for people to view the display they have set up honoring Fay and her life accomplishments. The museum would appreciate any paraphernalia regarding Fay’s accomplishments to add to the current display.
New Year’s Mass held in St. Ignatius only
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Mission will hold Mass on Jan. 1, 2016, New Year’s Day, at 10 a.m. There will be no Mass at the Arlee or Jocko Catholic Churches on New Year’s Day.
Saturday, January 2
Double-header supports scholarship fund
POLSON — The annual “Shooting for Buck” night is Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, in conjunction with the Polson vs. Frenchtown basketball double header at Linderman gymnasium. Please wear red and bring a few extra dollars to give to the Buck Young Scholarship Fund, which helps Polson high school athletes pursue their college dreams. The basketball games begin at 4 p.m.
Monday, January 4
Wear old uniforms to watch Ronan game
RONAN — Ronan is hosting “throwback old school night” in the Ronan High School gym on Monday, Jan. 4.
The Ronan vs. Loyola games include: freshmen at 4 p.m., junior varsity at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 7 p.m. Tickets are less expensive if you wear your old high school uniforms or letter jackets. Come cheer on the Chiefs on this special occasion, the second year for this Ronan High School athletics event.
Tuesday, January 5
Quilters challenged to mentor child
RONAN — On Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will hold its regular meeting at the Terrace Lake Community Church at 6:30 p.m. Please bring your “Drunkard’s Path Challenge” blocks and any show and tell you might have.
Our Quilter’s Challenge this year is to find a child to mentor on how to quilt and to do a quilt for the quilt show in August. Sometime in January we will have a “ribbon work” meeting to get started on the Quilt Show Ribbons for 2016.
Refreshments for January are Kay Wall, Jessie Merwin, Debbie Thingelstad and Dana Merwin.
