POLSON - The Polson Farmers Market, held every Friday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., will take place at Riverside Park, 49401 US-93, until further notice. See Polson Farmers Market on Facebook for more information.

POLSON - Polson Library’s kindergarten readiness program for 3-5 year olds includes stories, songs and crafts and takes place every Thursday and Saturday at 2 p.m. Theme for this week is “Fun Outside.” This is the last week for Story Time until September. 

POLSON - The first annual Pirate Bay Scramble will be held on June 1 at the Polson Bay Golf Course. Support the Polson Pirate athletes with sponsorship or team play. Call 406-250-3021 for more information.

YELLOWBAY -The Flathead Lake Biological Station and MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks will present an AIS Early Detection and Monitoring Workshop on June 2 and 3 from 10 a.m.-4p.m. at the Flathead Lake Biological Station, 32125 BioStation Lane. This workshop is free and open to all. 

POLSON - The Polson Library is partnering with the Lake County Conservation District on a program discussing the “Pollinator Initiative and Impact of Pesticides on our Watershed” on Tuesday, June 3, at 2 p.m. at the library.

POLSON - Twice a runner-up in the World Fish Carving Championships, Mike Windauer will discuss fish carving from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, as the first of the “Let’s Talk Art” series, hosted by the Sandpiper Art Gallery. 

POLSON - Twice a runner-up in the World Fish Carving Championships, Mike Windauer will discuss fish carving from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, as the first of the “Let’s Talk Art” series, hosted by the Sandpiper Art Gallery. 

ZOOM- Mission Mountain Zen is offering free online meditation classes on Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. led by Zen Teacher, Zenku Jerry Smyers. For more information and a Zoom link call 847-721-066.

POLSON - Join an evening at the Durham, 49494 US-93, from 6:30-8 p.m. with Diane Boyd, a renowned wildlife biologist and author of “A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery.” Tickets are $5.

POLSON - The Port Polson Players celebrate their 50th season of live theatre with the production “Fiddler on the Roof,” featuring 35 Mission Valley performers. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays.

POLSON - The Port Polson Players celebrate their 50th season of live theatre with the production “Fiddler on the Roof,” featuring 35 Mission Valley performers. 

Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. 

RONAN - From Thursday, June 5 to Sunday, June 8, an all-star cast of carvers will be at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 303 third Ave. NW. World-class chainsaw carvers will create amazing works Thursday through Saturday, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. An auction will take place on Friday at 6 p.m. and the main auction takes place on Sunday at 1 p.m. 

There will be artisans and food vendors, a community yard sale on Saturday and the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild Quilt Show on Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the Ronan High School gymnasium.

RONAN - From Thursday, June 5 to Sunday, June 8, an all-star cast of carvers will be at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 303 third Ave. NW. World-class chainsaw carvers will create amazing works Thursday through Saturday, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. An auction takes place on Friday at 6 p.m. and the main auction takes place on Sunday at 1 p.m. There will be artisans and food vendors, a community yard sale on Saturday and the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild Quilt Show on Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the Ronan High School gymnasium.

Carving Rendezvous

RONAN - The work of World-class chainsaw carvers will be auctioned on Friday, June 6, at 6 p.m. at Lake County Fairgrounds, 303 third Ave. NW.

POLSON - The Polson Library’s program for 0-24 month old children takes place on Fridays at 2 p.m. in the community room.

POLSON - The Polson Library’s program for 0-24 month old children held on Fridays at 2 p.m. in the community room.

RONAN — The Mission Mountain Chapter of the Grizzly Scholarship Association invites you to join us for the Golf for the Griz Memorial Tournament takies place at Mission Mountain Golf Course on June 6. The shotgun start is at 11 a.m. Registration fee is $115 per person or $460 per 4-person team. Includes green fees, cart, golf score prizes, a snack bar, buffet, and dinner. Funds raised go to cholarships for Grizzly athletes at UofM. Call Mission Mountain Golf Course at 406-676-4653 (GOLF).

BIG ARM - The Big Arm Association will host our Spring Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 7, at our historic Big Arm School from 8:30-11 a.m. We will serve pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee. Donations are gratefully accepted. For more information contact Nancy Foster at 406-849-5064. 

BIG ARM - The Big Arm Association will host our Spring Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 7, at our historic Big Arm School from 8:30-11 a.m. We will serve pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee. Monetary donations are gratefully accepted. For more information contact Nancy Foster 406- 849-5064. 

POLSON - The Polson Library’s adult Bookfest Club is reading “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore. Join a lively discussion and enjoy some pastries at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7.

RONAN - The Lake County Fairgrounds, 303 third Ave. NW, hosts World-class chainsaw carvers Saturday, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. There will be artisans and food vendors, a community yard sale. 

RONAN - The next meeting of the Mission Valley Neurodegenerative Disease Support Group will take place on Saturday, June 7, at St. Luke Community Health Care, 107 Sixth Ave. SW, in the Cottonwood Conference room at 1 p.m. For more information call Monte at 406-253-3484.

POLSON - Polson Bay Golf Course, 111 Bayview Drive, will host the Glacier Bank 2-person Best Ball tournament from Saturday, June 7 to Sunday, June 8. Saturday shotgun start at noon with dinner to follow and then a Calcutta Auction. Call 406-883-8230 for more information. 

HOT SPRINGS - Homesteader’s Days continues with a 9 a.m. Skunk Alley Run; registration at 8 a.m. at Wall Street Place. Car Show registration and Farmers Market also begin at 9 a.m. on Main Street. Way Down North performs music at 10:30 a.m. and Donna’s Lucky Duck Race starts at 11 a.m. The LaRue Hot Springs Museum is open from noon-4 p.m. The kiddie parade is on Main at noon. Family games and meet the police in the park happens at 1 p.m. with Car Show awards at 2 p.m. and Benny Weag performing at 2:30 p.m. The rodeo begins at 5 p.m. The day ends with a street dance featuring The Groove Riders. Go to Facebook Homesteaders Days in Hot Springs for more information. 

POLSON - The Polson Library’s Toddler Time is a program for 2-3 year old active Toddlers on Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. Held in the Community Room.

RONAN - The next meeting of the Mission Valley Neurodegenerative Disease Support Group will take place on Saturday, June 7, at St. Luke Community Health Care, 107 Sixth Ave. SW, in the Cottonwood Conference room at 1 p.m. Please join us. For more information call Monte at 406-253-3484. 

RONAN -  The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild Quilt Show finishes on Sunday, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Ronan High gym.

RONAN -  Sunday,  the final day of the Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous. begins at 9 a.m. and ends with the main auction at 1 p.m. 

LAKESIDE- West Shore Community Library, 7191 U.S. Highway 93 South in Lakeside, will offer a Summer Reading Program for children ages 3 - 13. Contact phone number is 406-844-3917 and email is westshorelibrary @gmail.com. 

POLSON - The Polson Library. 102 First Street E, will a hold Paper Pie kids’ book sale on Monday, June 9. Books are available to purchase online all summer. A portion of the proceeds go to the library’s collection. 

POLSON - Polson Library’s Family Summer Reading program begins on Monday, June 9, until Wednesday, Aug. 20. Register at the library or go to: northlakecolibrary.readsquared.com to track your reading. For more info call 406-883-8225 or go to their website.

POLSON - The Polson Library welcomes Montana author, Russell Rowland, on Monday, June 9, at 5:30 p.m. for a book signing and discussion most personal book, “Be a Man - Raised in the Shadow of Cowboys.” 

RONAN - The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild Quilt Show takes place on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the Ronan High gymnasium.

WEST SHORE - West Shore Community Library's Summer Reading Program begins on June 9. The program is designed for children ages 3 - 13.

POLSON - The Local Government Review Study Commission will meet from 3-4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, at 106 First Street, E. Call 406-883-8200 for information.

POLSON - The Polson Bay Golf Course, 111 Bayview Drive, will hold the Polson Junior Golf Camp from Tuesday, June 10, to Thursday, June 12. Grade school kids 8-9:30 a.m. Middle school kids 10-11:30 a.m. Pitch, Put & Drive Contest June 13 & potluck, award 6-9 p.m. Go to: polsonbaygolf.com/golf/youth-golf or call 406-883-8230.

ST. IGNATIUS - “Elder Scam and Exploitation Self Defense” is a presentation provided at First Christian Church, 217 N Main Street, on Friday, June 11, from 1-2:30 p.m. 

POLSON - The Masumola Club will meet on June 12. Please RSVP to the hosts today: tlsrch@gmail.com - Terri Srch, Edgar Maldonado, Bill Fagliano, Toni and Jerry Whealon will provide hotdogs, brats, burgers, buns and condiments. Please RSVP to Terri at the email above or shoot her a text at 775-742-4152 so they can gauge the crowd.

Pack your happy face and dish to share along with your beverage of choice, plate and silverware. 

Suggested food distribution - A – H Dessert; I– O Salad or Vegetable; P – Z  Hot dish. Sides requested: Potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans, pasta salad, and desserts.

POLSON - The Port Polson Players celebrate their 50th season of live theatre with the production “Fiddler on the Roof,” featuring 35 Mission Valley performers. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays.

POLSON - The Sandpiper Art Gallery and Gifts, 306 Main Street, will host “Let’s Talk Art” with Lance Marshall Boen, who will speak at the gallery at 6:30 p.m. about his fish sculptures made from leather.

POLSON - The first Summer Reading Program gathering takes place on Thursday, June 12, at 10 a.m. Come join the fun as Neil and Karen Lewing from the Port Polson Players perform readings and songs from Pinocchio.

RONAN - The Annual Democrat Spaghetti Dinner will be held on Friday, June 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the Ronan Senior Citizens Center. Our Lake County Legislators will share their experiences during this past legislative session. Dinner contribution is $25.

HOT SPRINGS - The annual Homesteader’s Days and Open Rodeo, one of Northwestern Montana’s beloved events, will be held June 14-15 in Hot Springs. On Friday, June 13, Indian tacos will be served at the Senior Center from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. The LaRue Museum opens at noon. Vendors, crafts, food and happen on Main Street starting at 5 p.m. along with music by Rust and Dust. Space City Sound performs at 8 p.m. Go to Facebook Homesteaders Days in Hot Springs for more information.  

POLSON - On Friday, June 13, at 4 p.m., Game Club for Middle & High School Students will take place at the Polson Library. They will meet the second Friday of each month and start at 4 p.m. and play until 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room

POLSON - The Polson Library’s program for 0-24 month old children takes place on Fridays at 10-11 p.m. in the community room. We will sing songs and have interactive activities for caregivers and their little ones.

POLSON - The next Pachyderm meeting will be held on Friday, June 13, at noon at the Polson Rural Fire Station, 25 Regatta Rd. The guest speaker for this meeting will be Lake County Attorney James Lapotka. James will be discussing the $3 million dollars that Lake County was given in this last legislative session for PL280. PL280 has been an on-going topic of concern in the county, and this is the first time the county has actually received funds. The CSKT tribe is also receiving $3 million. This should be a very interesting presentation and discussion. We hope you will come and join us.

POLSON - The Summer Reading Program Teen Art Program for kids 12 years and older, will have a zine-making workshop where they cut, collage, draw, and design their own mini magazine. Sign up is required. Event takes place on Friday, June 13 at 2 p.m.

KALISPELL -  The Wachholz College Center and Glacier Symphony invite the community to the third annual Open House and Season Preview event on Friday, June 13. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public and offers guests a sneak peek at concerts and events booked for the 2025-26 season. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. when lobby doors open to the public. A free outdoor concert by local favorite 20 Grand, (a high-energy, nine-piece funk band known for their infectious grooves and dynamic live shows), kicks off at 6 p.m. in the Shaughnessy Outdoor Amphitheatre. Food trucks will be on-site, and a variety of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.