PABLO — New this spring The Peoples Center will offer a 12-week Youth Dance Performance Circle. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:30 p.m. The first class and sign up will be Tuesday, Feb. 16. Please call the office at 406-675-0160 with questions. This is a SAMHSA Grant project.

POLSON — Ash Wednesday and Lenten soup suppers and worship services will be held each Wednesday, Feb. 10-March 16, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Suppers are at 5:30 p.m., followed by the worship services at 6:30 p.m. Good Shepherd is located at 409 Fourth Ave. For more information, call 406-883-5864 or visit the website: www.gslcpolsonmt.com.

HOT SPRINGS — Good old-fashioned bluegrass music will be played at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m

PABLO — Kathy Tapia and the Two Eagle River School home cultures class is offering a how-to seminar on Feb. 26-27 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This event is open to the public. Instructors are Larry and Jolene Gauthier of Grey Wolf Embroidery. A grant has provided the materials for two tipis. The school will keep the finished products. Come join us in learning this art.

POLSON — John Fuller, Northwest Montana Field Director for Congressman Ryan Zinke, will speak at the Friday, Feb. 26, noon meeting of the Pachyderm Club at the Polson Rural Fire Department meeting room. Fuller will discuss Congressman Zinke’s position on matters of interest to the community. All are cordially invited to attend this meeting and to bring their questions for Fuller. This is your opportunity to give feedback to Congressman Zinke on how you feel about various problems facing Montana and the nation.

BIG ARM — The Big Arm Association will sponsor a second “Game Day” at our historic Big Arm School on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 2-4 p.m. Bring your favorite card game, board game, cribbage board, dominoes, etc. to play with neighbors and friends. You are welcomed to bring along a snack or dessert to share. Come and join the fun. For more information call Nancy Foster at 406-849-5064.

HOT SPRINGS — Bluegrass music played by the Montucky Hillbillies will take place at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

POLSON — The free seminar, “Drug Endangered Children, Phase I, II and III,” will be held at the Polson Tribal Health Building third floor conference room on March 1 and 2 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information contact Melanie Smith at 406-675-2700 ext 6128 or melanie.smith@cskt.org.

POLSON — February is Heart Health Month and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is celebrating with free CPR classes. The classes are every Saturday in February from 9-11 a.m. and again from 1-3 p.m. in the Grandview lobby, west of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, #6 Thirteenth Ave. E. Call Cindy Hagen at 406-883-7488 to sign up.

POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is offering a free Bereavement Support Group, an eight-week series for adults grieving the death of a loved one. The group includes education about grief and loss and provides participants an opportunity to share their experiences. It is recommended that participants wait at least two months after a death before attending a group. This group is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.

The group will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. each Thursday, Feb. 11- March 31, in the O’Malley conference room on the second floor of

St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. Registration is required by Feb. 5. To register or to get more information, call Mary Martin, LCSW, at 406-883-8914.

POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is celebrating Heart Health Month during February with heart screenings for $49. Please do not eat or drink anything for 10 hours before the test. No appointments necessary. Please check in at the front desk. The center is also offering baseline EKGs for only $30. Please call 406-883-8453 to schedule your EKG appointment. These tests are offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7-10 a.m. through February at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, 6 Thirteenth Ave. E.

POLSON — The art exhibit, Totally Fowl, features the works of Lynn Johnson – felting; Donna Miller – jewelry; Julie Christopher – sculpter/painter; Susie McNatt – photographer; and invited artist Alex Wright – multimedia; plus a special display from Viola Deputy, a memorial exhibit. The show runs through April 1. 

RONAN — Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will hold their next monthly meeting on March 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW on Round Butte Rd, in Ronan.

Our program will be a 45-minute version of: The NRA’s “Refuse to be a Victim” class taught by certified instructor Tracy Plaiss. There will be time after for questions. She will talk about how to stay aware out in the backcountry or at a trailhead. She will also address suspicious phone calls and credit card use. She is an engaging speaker with tons of details that we may not have thought of before. As always, the public is invited to attend.

RONAN — Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will have their regular guild meeting March 1 at the Terrace Lake Community Church at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome. Bring your show and tell to share. There will be three classes in March: March 3, 5, 30 and 31. The April meeting will be our annual potato social.

RONAN — Ronan School District adult education winter session is on. The walking track and weight room at the Ronan Middle School Event Center will be open Monday-Thursday at 6 a.m.- 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. The K. William Harvey Gym will be open for the community to play basketball on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m., beginning Jan. 26 and ending March 15. The Event Center will be open for the community to play volleyball on Wednesday nights from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., beginning Jan. 27 and ending March 16. All facilities will be closed when in use for other events. A full schedule is available online at tinyurl.com/RonanAdultEd. Contact Nicki Jimenez, Adult Ed Coordinator at 406-676-3390 x 7728 or nicki.jimenez@ronank12.edu with questions.

POLSON — The Wednesday dance will be at the Elks on March 2. We still need more dancers so please come out from 7-10 p.m. and enjoy Ken’s Country Combo.

POLSON — The Polson Kiwanis Club meet the first and third Thursday each month at KwaTaqNuk Resort, Koostatah room from noon-1 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Our speaker on March 3 will be Brian Lipscomb, the CEO of Energy Keepers, who was the lead person in the acquisition of the Kerr Dam. He will speak about the dam transition and where we are today.

RONAN — A “Stitch and Fold Wreath/Tabletopper” class will be held on March 3 from 6-10 p.m. at the Terrace Lake Community Church. This class is offered by the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild. For more information contact Kay Krantz at 406-544-2084 or kayz@stignatius.net.

CHARLO — The Ronan Chamber of Commerce member general meeting will take place Thursday, March 3, from noon–1 p.m. at Allentown Bar and Restaurant.

HOT SPRINGS — The Symes Hotel will host Trapline playing bluegrass music from 8-10 p.m.

HOT SPRINGS — Euphomian Spaceship plays Celtic and Eastern European music at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

RONAN — A “Squedge Ruler Spikes” class will be held on March 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Terrace Lake Community Church. The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild offers this class. For more information contact Kay Krantz at 406-544-2084 or kayz@stignatius.net.

RONAN — Mission Valley Children’s Choir will present its final concert of its first year on Monday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ronan Performing Arts Center. The Ronan Adult Education Choir will join the children’s choir at the concert. Cathy Gillhouse directs both choirs. The adult choir is accompanied by Wendy Sanders and the children’s choir is also directed by Seth Nelson and accompanied by Robyn Carlson. The concert is free of charge.

RONAN — The Ronan City Council meets at Ronan City Hall from 6-7 p.m. on March 7.

POLSON — The Montecahto Club will make their pasties just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. They will be $5 for a large pasty. You can place your orders by calling either Kari at 406-370-1443 or Alice at 406-250-3189. 

RONAN — The American Legion Post #138 of Ronan will meet on March 8 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 63869 US Highway 93. New members are welcome. For more information, call Jack Fay at 406-676-3380 or Glen Sharbono at 406-210-2607.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Kuilix chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet on Tuesday, March 8, at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Highway 93. Kuilix member Tam Steindorf will present a program entitled, “Covered Wagons on the Prairie.” Come at noon for a social hour. Prospective members are welcome. Call regent Bonnie Huber for more information at 406-745-3118.

RONAN — The VFW Auxiliary of Ronan will meet on March 9 at the VFW Hall in Ronan at 6:30 p.m. For information call 406-240-7087. 

POLSON — A special Introduction to Zen Meditation Class is being offered at the YogaHeart Studio, 314 Main Street, on Wednesday, March 9, at 7 p.m.  

Zen Priest Jerry Smyers will present the class.  There is no charge for the class. Everyone is welcome. If you’d like more details, call 847-721-0665.

ST. IGNATIUS — On Wednesday, March 9, at the Mission Valley United Methodist Church, Highway 93 (top of Post Creek Hill), there will be a potluck at 5:30 p.m. and a presentation on Sex Trafficking and Sexual Assault in Montana by attorneys Kimberly Dudik and Hilly McGahan at 6 p.m. A discussion will follow. The Flathead Reservation Human Rights Coalition is sponsoring the event.

ST. IGNATIUS — The boardroom of St. Ignatius Middle School is the site of the Indian Education Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 9, at 5:30 p.m.

PABLO — The second annual “Strum and Drum” benefit concert will be presented by the Salish Kootenai College Foundation and Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation on Wednesday, March 9, at the Johnny Arlee/Victor Charlo Theatre on the SKC Campus. The Mike Murray Band along with Tim Torgerson, 2015 SKC/Crown Scholarship Students and 2016 SKC Guitar Class will be presented from 7-9 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). Adult admission is $20 and $5 for students with ID. For tickets or information call 406-275-4983. Proceeds from this event support the SKC Music Education Program.

RONAN — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, meeting scheduled for March 9 at noon is changed from Ronan Cafe (closed, under construction) to the Mission Valley Senior Center in Ronan. After lunch there will be a program featuring Dean Greiner discussing his military experiences during World War II. Following his presentation there will be a brief business meeting.

POLSON — North Lake County Library’s Storytime program includes stories, songs, movement, crafts and more. The theme for Thursday, March 10, is “Treasure State-part 2.” The program takes place at 10 a.m. and again at 4 p.m. Call Kendra Mullison, Youth Services Librarian, at 406-883-8225, for more information.

POLSON —Join your friends and neighbors for St. Pat’s Day this Thursday, March 10, at the Masumola Club. The ShamRockers will entertain and hosts Stephanie and Don Clement, Steve and Brenda Olsen and Carmine Mowbray are providing corned beef and cabbage. We need folks to fill in with vegetables (especially the traditional carrots and potatoes,) salads and desserts. Food distribution: A – H dessert, I – O salad or vegetable, P – Z hot dish. See you there.