POLSON — Mondays mean Mother Goose. Join us at 9:15 a.m. Mother Goose is geared toward ages 0 to 3, but all are welcome. 

Families First Learning Lab presents Mending Broken Hearts. This FREE 5-session retreat is an indigenous-led program addressing unresolved grief and intergenerational trauma. April Charlo and Lisa Wall-Rodriguez will facilitate the retreat beginning November 6th at Fun and Fancy Learning Center in Polson. Childcare and dinner are provided. Register at familiesfirstmt.org/mbh.html or email Brittany at brittany@familiesfirstmt.org.

 Join Families First Learning Lab's Circle of Security program to improve your parent-child relationship. Our facilitators teach you how to support your child's emotional needs, develop their self-esteem, and respect their desire for security. The program includes a free follow-up consultation with a counselor from Families First. Join us for our next FREE 5-class series starting Tuesday, November 7th. Childcare and dinner are provided. Register at familiesfirstmt.org/mbh.html or email Brittany at brittany@familiesfirstmt.org. 

POLSON — Join Families First Learning Lab’s Circle of Security program to improve your parent-child relationship. Our facilitators teach you how to support your child’s emotional needs, develop their self-esteem, and respect their desire for security. The program includes a free follow-up consultation with a counselor from Families First. Join us for our next FREE 5-class series starting Tuesday, Nov. 7. Childcare and dinner are provided. Register at: familiesfirstmt. org/mbh.html or email Brittany at: brittany@ familiesfirstmt.org. 

PABLO — SKC TRIO Student Support Services will celebrate First Generation College Student Day on Wednesday, Nov. 8, with a “Pie Social.” A first-generation college student is an individual who is the first person in their family to attain a college degree. 

First Generation College Student Day is celebrated on Nov. 8 to commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. This act created TRIO and financial aid programs. 

POLSON — Anyone affected by cancer will gain understanding of others, inspire and support others or just find a safe place to share or listen when attending the Cheerful Heart Cancer Support Group. 

The group meets from noon to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in the Chapel at St. Joseph Medical Center. The group is led by Pastor Matthew Connally of the Ronan/Polson Nazarene Church.

POLSON — Thursdays mean Story Time. Join us at 10 a.m. at our temporary location: First United Methodist Church 301 Sixteenth Ave. E. Story Time is geared toward kindergarten readiness, ages 3-5, but everyone is welcome. This week is about “Things that Go.” 

POLSON — Masumola Club will meet on Thursday, Nov. 9. Social hour begins at 5:45. Help celebrate the Thanksgiving season with hosts Connie and Dick Reynolds and Pat and Susan Hartman.  

Hosts are providing turkey with gravy (and maybe a few potatoes). Suggested food distribution: A–H - dessert; I–O - salad or vegetable; P– Z  hot dish. The program will be about the Mission Valley Ice Arena.

POLSON — Our next Pachyderm meeting will  be held on Friday, Nov. 10, at noon at the Polson Rural Fire Station. Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Montana Gubernatorial candidate Tanner Smith who is from Lakeside.

POLSON — Port Polson Players in association with Mission Valley Friends of the Arts present William Inges’ classic comedy, “Bus Stop,” to kick off the Players’ 49th season of live theatre. Bus Stop also kicks off for the Mission Valley Friends of the Arts annual membership drive. An all-star cast of favorite Mission Valley performers brings this classic piece of theatre to the stage. Nominated for four Tony Awards, Bus Stop was later made as a film starring Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray. 

Bus Stop runs two weekends, Nov. 10, 11, 12 and Nov. 17, 18, 19. Curtain times are 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. 

Tax-deductible contributions help maintain the beautiful log building on the Polson golf course that has housed the Port Polson Players since 1986. For reservation, call 406-883-9212 or go to: portpolsonplayers.com.  

RONAN — From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Ronan Community Center, more than twenty arts and crafts vendors from locally and Missoula to Kalispell will display their wares for buyers and curiosity seekers. 

Since Nov. 11 is Veteran’s Day, the club will honor all veterans who have served our country with a special flag presentation that will open the Holiday Bazaar beginning at 9:30 a.m. In addition to the flag presentation, a space has been set aside on the vendor floor to recognize our POWs for their dedication to our country. 

Attendees of the event will also have the opportunity to enjoy a lunch of Fry Bread and/or Indian Tacos while perusing the goods on display and bidding on silent auction items that have been generously donated by area merchants. 

A limited number of vendor spaces may still be available. Call Connie at 406-676-0588 for more information.

POLSON — Mission Mountain Empowerment will hold a Western Shindig on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the Red Lion Inn. There will be a silent auction, entertainment, and dancing for a $25 admission fee (age: 21+ only). Hors d’oeuvres and refreshment included. Tickets available at Twice But Nice and Nifty Thrifty businesses and MME administration office or: www.eventbrite. com. 

All proceeds go towards MME and enriching the lives of the individual they serve. 

RONAN — From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Ronan Community Center, more than twenty arts and crafts vendors from locally and Missoula to Kalispell will display their wares for buyers and curiosity seekers. Since Nov. 11 is Veteran’s Day, the club will honor all veterans who have served our country with a special flag presentation at 9:30 a.m. A space has been set aside to recognize our POWs for their dedication to our country. Attendees of the event will also have the opportunity to enjoy a lunch of Fry Bread and/ or Indian Tacos while perusing the goods on display and bidding on silent auction items that have been generously donated by area merchants. A limited number of vendor spaces may be available. Call 406-676-0588 for more information. 

KALISPELL — A free youth trapping skills course in Kalispell is open to registration. This course is part of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ outdoor skills program. The class in Kalispell will focus on basic leghold and snare trapping for coyotes, fox, raccoons. Certified trapper education instructors will teach the course. The course is geared toward youth, and parents/guardians are invited to participate as well.

The course is scheduled for Nov. 11-12, 2023, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The class will start at the FWP Region 1 office, 490 N. Meridian, on Nov. 11. To register visit: https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/education/advanced-education and select “Find a Course Near You” under the Advanced Outdoor Skills section. Trapping licenses are not required. Most of the class will be outdoors and students should dress for cold weather. 

For more information, contact Tom Fieber at: tfieber@bresnan.net or 406-250-3386.

POLSON — Mending Broken Hearts, held Monday, Nov. 13, and 20 at Fun and Fancy Learning Center from 5:30-7:30 p.m., focuses on healing unresolved grief and inter-generational trauma. 

Contact brittany@familiesfirstmt.org for more information.

POLSON — Mondays mean Mother Goose. Join us at 9:15 a.m. Mother Goose is geared toward ages 0 to 3, but all are welcome. We encourage parents and caregivers to participate with their children for this early learning time.

RONAN — It’s that time of year again. The Mission Valley Band Festival takes place Nov. 14 in Ronan. 165 students from Noxon, Thompson Falls, Plains, St. Regis, Superior, and Charlo will join together to make beautiful music. They will rehearse in two groups all day, a concert band and a percussion ensemble. The final concert will be at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 14 in the Ronan Performing Arts Center. Come see this diverse array of young area musicians play. 

ZOOM — Mission Mountain Zen is offering free online meditation classes. Join the Mission Mountain Zen Center on Wednesdays, for an online meditation class led by Zen Teacher, Zenku. Class includes meditation instruction, practice and discussion via Zoom. The classes are held from 6-7:30 p.m. We will cultivate and deepen our centering skills and meditation practice during the class. Please join us and take advantage of this opportunity. For more information and a Zoom link to the class call Zenku at 847-721-0665 or email at: Jerry.Smyers@gmail.com.

POLSON — Thursdays mean Story Time. Join us at 10 a.m. at our temporary location: First United Methodist Church 301 Sixteenth Ave. E. Story Time is geared toward kindergarten readiness, ages 3-5, but everyone is welcome. 

We read books, make crafts, and play games. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to join in this interactive program.  This program is about “Pumpkins and Apples.”

POLSON — Polson Chamber of Commerce will hold their December SPLASH at First Interstate Bank, from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21. 

Hosted by First Interstate Bank of Polson and the Greater Polson Foundation, the business community highlights a different business each month and provides an opportunity for professional networking. Food and beverages are featured.

POLSON — Develop the capacity of individuals and communities to heal from unresolved grief and the losses created by the legacy of historical and intergenerational trauma at Fun and Fancy Learning Center from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Contact brittany@familiesfirstmt.org for more information.

ARLEE — The Arlee Community Development Corporation is offering a free youth art workshop for kids in grades 3–8 on Friday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m.-noon. Participants will make works of art based on light patterns created by glow sticks. 

Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, so sign up now. Call 406-726-5550 or email: info@arleecdc.org  

POLSON — The Friends of the Library group has generously offered to take on our book and movie donation program. Starting now, we will accept encyclopedias that are 40 years old or older and textbooks. Condition rules still apply. There is no longer a limit to how many donations the library can take. 

However, if you are planning to bring more than three boxes of materials for donation, please contact us ahead of time so we can make arrangements. If you have a large donation, we would appreciate it if you would drop off during the afternoon on Nov. 17 at the temporary location, 301 16th Ave. E (First United Methodist Church). 

POLSON — Join us on Friday, Nov. 17, from 9-11 a.m. at the Flathead Lakers office on 110 Main St., Suite B at the Polson Climate Café. It is an open, accepting space for people concerned about the climate crisis to discuss what they are experiencing, and witnessing, and what they want to create. It is sponsored by the Flathead Lakers and 350 Montana. 

We will gather around coffee and snacks; join us. 

POLSON — Develop the capacity of individuals and communities to heal from unresolved grief and the losses created by the legacy of historical and intergenerational trauma at Fun and Fancy Learning Center from 9-5 p.m. Contact brittany@familiesfirstmt.org for more information. The retreat ends with a celebratory dinner.