POLSON — “A Powerful Tools for Caregivers” class is scheduled for six Wednesdays, Jan. 15-Feb. 19, at the O’Maley meeting room in Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. The time for the class is 10-11:30 a.m. This free class is sponsored by the Area VI Agency on Aging, St. Joe’s and Lake Co. Extension Service, to help caregivers take care of themselves, better understand their emotions, communicate more effectively and find local resources. Please contact Jane at (406) 883-7284 or 1-800-266-4188, for more information or to sign up. Class size is limited.

RONAN — Lake County 4-H is hosting a beginner’s leather craft workshop on Feb. 15 and March 1. Taught by Jamie Lake, participants will learn how to make personalized leather drink coasters and leather wallets. Participants should bring their own leather working tools and mallet as supply on hand will be limited.  While there is no charge to take the class, there will be a combined materials fee of $5 covering the leather for both projects. Both classes will be held at the Lake County Extension Office in Ronan from 10 a.m. until noon. Space is limited to 10 participants. Call the Lake County Extension office at (406) 676-4271 to join.

ARLEE — The Arlee High School Close-Up group is raising funds to send students on a weeklong trip in May to Washington, D.C. The group is having a silent auction during the home basketball games against Charlo on Saturday, Feb. 15. Many interesting items have been donated and will be for sale. For more information, please contact Karen Fisher at Arlee High School at (406) 726-3216.

POLSON — Mission Valley Elks Lodge 1695 will be hosting a Valentine's dinner and dance on Saturday, Feb. 15. Prime rib and prawns will be served for $20 per person or $35 per couple. Southern Comfort will provide live music. For more information, call (406) 883-1695

ST. IGNATIUS — Kuilix Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Good Citizen Essay contest winners from four local high schools, will be announced and awarded on Saturday, Feb. 15. First place wins $250, second place wins $100 and third place wins $50. Students, teachers, parents and friends are invited to the United Methodist Church (top of the hill) on Highway 93, north of St. Ignatius. Lunch will be served at noon, followed by the awards. For more information, contact Bonnie Huber, Regent, at (406) 745-3118 to   RSVP.

GLACIER PARK — Entrance fees to Glacier National Park, as well as other units of the National Park Service will be waived on Feb. 15-17, in commemoration of President’s Day weekend.

LONEPINE — Western Montana Water Users Association invites you, your family, friends and neighbors to join us 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb.15 at the Lone Pine Hall in Lonepine for a potluck dinner, to visit, ask questions and learn. Information and facts will be made available. 

Bring your favorite dish or dessert; hamburgers and hot dogs, coffee and lemonade will be provided by members of WMWUA.

There will be a live auction; if you have any items to donate for the auction, call Carol Lyons at (406) 745-4451 or Marilynn Carr at (406) 741-2523. Everyone is welcome. 

ARLEE — Shelly Fyant, Arlee District representative to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council, will hold a district meeting on Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Arlee Community Center on Pow-wow Road from 12-4 p.m. Tribal presentations on Land Buy Back, Affordable Health Care, workforce development survey and KERR Dam will begin at noon and an open discussion will follow. Stew and frybread will be served.

CHARLO — Gospel meetings will be held each Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Charlo Senior Citizens Center, 56686 MT Hwy 212. All are welcome.

ARLEE — The Arlee CDC board meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb.18 at 10 a.m. at Hangin' Art Gallery in Arlee. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call (406) 726-5005 or email arleecdc@arleemontana.org

POLSON – Come dance at the Mission Valley Elks Club on Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 7 to 10 p.m. Ken’s Country Combo will perform, and treats are always welcome.

POLSON — Soup’s On Open House will be held Wednesday, Feb. 19 and Thursday, Feb. 20 from 5-7 p.m. at Wander Inn, at the corner of Seventh Ave. West and First Street West, across from Dempsey’s.

Soup’s On provides a free meal weekly, Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Open House will have snacks and fun activities. To remind everyone of the grave affordable-housing crisis in Polson, a tipi will stand at the entrance. Donations gratefully accepted.

PABLO — Salish Kootenai College, IMSI and the Job Service will hold its annual Career/Job Fair on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Joe McDonald Health and Wellness Center. For more information, call Lennie at (406) 275-4826, Ellie at (406) 275-4825 or Todd at (406) 883-7885.

RONAN — The Mission Valley sub-network of the Missoula Businesswomen’s Network will meet Thursday, Feb. 20 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lake County Community Development Building, 407 W. Main St., Ronan.

Shay Farmer, food and agriculture coordinator for Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center will talk about the importance of choosing local products.

All businesswomen are welcome to attend. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to ldville@yahoo.com.

POLSON — Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour will be Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5-7 p.m. Your host will be Century 21 located at 119 Anchor Way. Hope to see you there.

POLSON — Representatives of Emergency Service Consulting International will be in Polson to present statistics from the agency evaluation they conducted on the Polson Rural Fire District.  

The meeting is open to the public and will be held on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers at Polson City Hall.  

BIG ARM — The monthly Big Arm Association potluck supper will be held at the Big Arm Historic School on Friday, Feb. 21. Guest speakers will be returning Army soldiers Aimee and Jeff Lamoreaux. They will be talking about their duties while deployed in the U.S. Army with the 495th CSSB (Combat Sustainment and Support Battalion) in Afghanistan.

Bring a dish to share with friends and neighbors. The meal will begin at 6 p.m. Come at 5:30 p.m. to get a seat and socialize. Jeff and Aimee’s talk will begin at 7 p.m. For any questions please contact the Big Arm Association @thebigarmassociation@gmail.com, or call Nancy Foster at (406) 849-5064.

HOT SPRINGS — The Missoula Children’s Theater is coming to Hot Springs with a great performance of Cinderella on Feb. 21. In addition, local school children have a very nice display of art hanging at the On the Wall Gallery that will be up until Feb. 27. Their work includes drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery and more. 

KALISPELL — The Smart Driver Course will take place at the Summit in Kalispell on Feb. 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome. Please call (406) 751-4500 for a reservation. Note that the Drivers Safety Class is now called the AARP ‘Smart Driver Course’.

POLSON — Celebrate ‘I Love To Read’ month on Saturday, Feb. 22, by attending the ‘Meet the Author Night Fundraiser’ at the Mission Valley Christian Academy on Highway 35 in Polson. A $5 cover charge will be collected at the door from 2-8 p.m. Many local and regional authors and publishers will be on hand to sell books, sign copies and visit about their love of reading and writing. Paul Fugleberg’s collection of Schnitzmeyer photos will be on display, and a slideshow of photos from the Lake County School House history books will be presented. Used books will be free for the taking. A $5 dinner will be offered from 5-7 p.m. For more information about ‘Meet the Author Night Fundraiser,’ please call (406) 883-6858. 

POLSON — The Winter Fest benefiting Soup’s On takes place Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 5 p.m. Admission is $9 for pork dinner, with entertainment by Southern Comfort Band, and Blue Smoke Band.  A silent auction, 50/50 drawing, and door prizes will take place during the early part of the evening. Soup’s On provides a free meal weekly, along with a Family Table Dinner the fourth Friday each month at Wander Inn. To date, more than 40,000 meals have been served to the community.

RONAN - “The Sky is the Thing,” featuring art by Juanita Small Salmon, will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Red Poppy, from 1–4 p.m. Music will be performed by Mark and Krysti Reichman. Everyone is welcome.

POLSON — All are welcome to a free Mexican-menu community dinner at the Fellowship Baptist Church, 2 Seventh Ave. E, on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. 

POLSON — Polson Youth Baseball signups for ages 4 – 15 are scheduled for Feb. 27 and March 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. both nights. Signups will be located in the Polson Middle School cafeteria. We are also taking coaching applications for all age groups. If you would like to sponsor a team, please let us know. Team sponsors are very much appreciated.

Please make sure and have your child’s birth certificate available at signups. 

For further information and printable forms, please visit our website: www.polsonbaseball.org, or call 239-7500. 

RONAN — The monthly dance sponsored by the Little Big Band will be on Friday, Feb. 28, from 6-10 p.m. at the VFW hall on Round Butte Road. As always, there are plenty of refreshments though you are welcome to bring your own favorite snack if you’d like. Of course what makes this all fun, is you. If you have never been to our dance before, come check us out. If you don’t dance, come and meet some new friends or see some old ones. For more information, call James Pettit at (406) 676-8224. Hope to see you there.

POLSON — Those attending the Friday, Feb. 28 meeting of the Lake County Pachyderm Club will hear stories of how dogs are used in detecting illegal drugs. The meeting will be held at the Polson Rural Fire Hall on Regatta Road beginning at 11:30 a.m. with brown bag lunches. The business meeting begins at noon and adjourns at 1 p.m. Featured speaker is Dennis Jones, retired Polson High School principal, who has worked narcotics and weapons canines for the past 12 years. He will bring his drug-detecting dog, a black lab named Jetta. All are welcome.

POLSON — The Polson After School Program plans a bingo night fundraiser for Feb. 28 from 5:30-8 p.m. or until the prizes run out, according to director Amanda Steele. It will be a family event with prizes for kids and parents alike. Concession stand food will be available. If you would like to donate prizes, cash to buy prizes or donate your time, contact Steele at (406) 249-2572.