RONAN — May 31 and June 1 are the dates for the annual Yard Sale Fundraiser for the Mission Valley Senior Center, 528 Main St., SW. Proceeds are split between the Council on Aging and the Mission Valley Senior Center. 

If you have any questions, call Joanne or Martha at (406) 676-2367. 

ST. IGNATIUS — Bring your family for food and fun to the horse progress days and consignment auction Saturday, June 1. Demonstrations will start at 10 a.m. followed by an auction at 2 p.m. Pioneer Equipment representatives from Dalton, Ohio will demonstrate the homesteader, foot lift plow, forecart and more. There will be wagon rides and concessions. Coffee and doughnuts will be served in the morning. Early consignments for the auction are: a homesteader, forecart, buckboard wagon, horses, tack, and much more. View items at: http://www.pioneercoaches.com/progress-days-auction or call Marvin at (406) 745-6555 for questions and consignments.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Salish Institute is looking for people to enter designs that represent their mission. “The mission of The Salish Institute is to improve the health, culture, education and environment of the Salish and Pend d’Oreille people. The Institute will leverage human and capital resources to initiate, coordinate and support activities and programs that promote cultural identity and strengthen tribal communities.” 

For more information go to: the salishinistitute.org. 

Email your design to: thesalishinstitute@gmail.com by June 1.

Prizes include $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place winners.

POLSON — The Northwest Accordion Association’s regular jam will be held from 2-5:30 p.m. on June 2, at the Elks in Polson.

POLSON — On Monday, June 3, a Driver Safety Class will be held at the Polson Area Senior Center from 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. and from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Please call (406) 883-4735 for a reservation.

POLSON — The students in Polson’s Gifted Program’s advanced studies classes (grades 6, 7/8 and 9-12) invite you to an evening of displays and presentations. Come any time between 5-7 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2013. This event will take place in the library at Polson High School. If you have any questions, please contact Tamara Fisher at tfisher@polson.k12.mt.us or (406) 883-6335 ext. 328. The students developed their own semester-long or yearlong project or course of study and would like to share with you all that they learned about the following topics: ski building, graphic design, music composition, sociology, fiction writing, graphic novels, Italian language, French language, Latin language, Web page design, architecture, computer animation, life guarding, robotics, computer programming, choreography, didgeridoo, veterinary science and many more.

PABLO — Join Lake County Democrats on Tuesday, June 4, from 7-9 p.m. at the Louie Caye, Sr. Center on the Salish Kootenai College Campus for a spring dessert social and legislative review. 

Jim Elliot, Chairman of the Montana Democratic Party and Lauren Cauldwell, Director of the Montana Legislative Campaign Committee will discuss the recent 2013 legislative session.

A donation of $10 at the door will help support future local Democratic candidates and education outreach programs.

RONAN — Meetings of the Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will be held at the V.F.W. Hall located on Round Butte Road. The Horsemen meet the first Tuesday of every month: June 4, no meeting in July, and Aug. 6. For more information, call (406) 883-5876 or (406) 644-5001.

RONAN — The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will hold their next regular meeting on June 4 at 7 p.m. at the Terrace Lake Community Church in Ronan. We will mainly work on the Quilt Show agenda. Our annual Quilt Show will be held Aug. 1-3 at the Ronan K. William Harvey Elementary gym. Don’t forget to bring items for the Country Store, your two little quilted white backs for ribbons, fat quarters for the raffle basket and of course “show and tell” items. Tickets will be available for the Raffle Quilt. Community members, here’s your chance to join our Guild; dues for the year are only $15.  Entries in the Quilt Show for non-members are $5 per entry so joining the Quilt Guild makes great “cents.” Everyone is invited. Refreshment committee for June includes Colleen F., Deb T., and Char S.

POLSON — Join us for the community dance at the Elks on Wednesday, June 5. Bring all your friends and acquaintances. Treats are awesome so keep them coming. Ken’s Country Combo is the coolest band around. Dance with us from 7-10 p.m.

ARLEE —The Jocko Valley Farmers’ Market begins its fourth season on Wednesday, June 5, from 4-7 p.m. in the parking lot of The Hangin’ Art Gallery in downtown Arlee on Highway 93. Music is provided by The Gravely Mountain Boys and dinner served by the Arlee Community Development Corporation. For more information or if you would like to be a vendor, contact Kelley at (406) 726-5550.

RONAN—Anne Baier, an organic program specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), will be keynote speaker at a workshop on pastured poultry June 5 at the Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center in Ronan.

The workshops, offered by NCAT, Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center, and Salish Kootenai College, with support of USDA Risk Management Agency, offers ideas on how to succeed in the increasingly popular pastured poultry market.

The workshop will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and will feature several speakers and a hands-on chicken processing demonstration.

To register for the workshop, go online at: http://bit.ly/12xKdMQ.

POLSON — A benefit spaghetti feed and silent auction will be held for Debbie Basler at the Polson Elks Lodge on Thursday, June 6, from 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person or $20 for a family and they may be purchased at Port Polson Inn, Total Screen Design or at the door. 

Debbie has been diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, which has attacked every part of her body. Due to this debilitating disease, Debbie has been forced to leave her job and is on the verge of losing her home. She has no medical insurance and is finding it hard to qualify for financial assistance.

For more information, call Mark at (406) 885-2484, Jan or Crystal at (406) 883-9218 or Anne at (406) 883-5385.

ST. IGNATIUS —  “Stop and Shop” vendors are wanted for a vendor show June 7 and 8, in St. Ignatius. For more details, call (406) 880-2145. All registration fees will be donated to high school boys attending team basketball camps.

ST. IGNATIUS — What is a “Can Test” you ask? Well, it’s a great fundraiser for the food pantries in Ronan and St. Ignatius. It is a canned food contest.

Get your family and friends together and start collecting cans of food and then come up with a unique sculpture you can construct on-site with your cans.

Bring your cans to the Mission Valley United Methodist church on June 8 to compete for prizes and have a lot of fun while also providing a needed service for our valley food pantries.

Last year we collected 1,000 cans of food.  Let’s see if we can top that this year.

For more information, call (406) 644-0122 or (406) 274-5132.

Remember to mark your calendars for June 8.  

POLSON — A carnival sponsored by Polson Walmart and Nancy’s Kids will take place on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Polson Fairgrounds. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. there will be games galore including: horse rides, a dunking booth, a jump house, train rides and more. There will also be hot dogs, chips and drinks to purchase from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. From 4-7 p.m. there will be a barbecue meal sold (hamburger, salad and baked beans), $8 per adult and $5 per child. Don’t miss the music performed by the Boomer Boys, Boomer Babes, Neal Lewing, Montana Shamrockers and others. For more information, contact Nancy at (406) 871-9784.

RONAN — A benefit to defray Karen Linderman’s medical expenses is planned for Saturday, June 8, at the Ronan Community Center. Plan an evening of fun with family and friends. There will be a ham or vegetarian dinner served at 5:30 p.m. and an auction at 7 p.m.

Karen is a lifelong resident of the Mission Valley and former co-owner of the Vintage Rose. Her warm smile and baked goods always welcomed local folks and tourists alike.

All monetary and auction item donations are welcome. Call Cindy at (406) 676-8211, if you have items to donate or questions.

RONAN — The Lake County Spay/Neuter Task Force is sponsoring a low-cost spay/neuter clinic on Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, at Glacier View Christian School in Ronan. The clinic is for dog and cat owners that have low to moderate or fixed income. Appointments are required. Beginning Sunday, May 19, pet owners can call (406) 270-1768 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. to schedule an appointment.

POLSON — The Lake County Chapter 1122 of the Experimental Aircraft Association will host Young Eagles Flights at Polson Airport on Saturday morning, June 8, starting at 9 a.m.

 All kids between the ages of eight and 17, with their parent’s approval, can get a ride in an airplane free of charge.

A breakfast of pancakes, ham and eggs will be available from 8-11 a.m. All activities are on a “weather permitting” basis.

POLSON — Mark your calendars for “Rockin’ to the Rhythm of Service” Montana Superhost Customer Service training on Monday, June 10, at the KwaTaqNuk Resort. Montana has an outstanding reputation for friendly people and is fortunate to have a comprehensive customer service-training program in place where professionals provide customer service training throughout Montana. The Polson Chamber will be teaming up with area businesses to host the Polson Tourism Expo from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. following Superhost training. Free vendor spaces are available. For more information, please contact the Chamber office at (406) 883-5969 or email: chamber@polsonchamber.com.

POLSON — Are you interested in ice hockey, figure skating, curling, roller-skating, or roller derby?  If so, you are invited to attend an organizational meeting to discuss the viability of an outdoor refrigerated ice rink to serve all of Lake County and the Flathead Indian Reservation. The meeting will take place at City Hall in Polson on Monday, June 10, at 7 p.m. If there appears to be enough community interest and support, we will form a committee and move forward with this project. For more information, call (406) 883-5908.

POLSON — The Jette Meadows/Lake County Water and Sewer District will meet Monday, June 10, at 5:30 p.m. at 2755 Meadow Rd. in Jette Meadows. This meeting is to discuss and plan for a replacement for the current clerk/secretary/billing manager, who announced her resignation that is effective July 1. The residence is on the south side of Meadow Road and is a milk chocolate log home with a breezeway and garage. 

For more information or more specific directions, contact board president John Stromnes at (406) 883-6684. 

The meeting place was changed because of the unavailability of the North County Library meeting room. All district meetings are open to the public and Jette Meadows residences are especially encouraged to attend.

POLSON — There will be a Polson School Board meeting on Monday, June 10, at the district office, 111 Fourth Ave., E. at 5:30 p.m. 

POLSON — Everyone is invited to attend the Envision Polson meeting on Tuesday, June 11, at 5:30 p.m. at the Polson Heart and Soul office located in the northeast corner of the Lake County Public Library. The June meeting of Envision Polson will feature an update by local businessperson Heather Knutson on the Polson Business Growth Action Plan.

RONAN — The American Legion Post 138 of Ronan is meeting Tuesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 35891 Round Butte Rd. New members are welcome. For more information, call Jack Fay at (406) 676-3380.

ARLEE — Jocko Valley Farmers’ Market is held each Wednesday through Sept. 25 from 4-7 p.m. in the parking lot of the Hangin’ Art Gallery on Highway 93 in downtown Arlee.  Purchase your produce for the week as well as some great baked-goods; value added foods, as well as arts and crafts. On June 12, the Irish music of Malarkey will provide entertainment and Arlee Pride Basketball will provide dinner.

For more information or to be a vendor, contact Kelley at (406) 726-5550.

POLSON — Polson Rural Fire District trustee monthly meeting Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at 7 p.m. fairgrounds station. This meeting includes the election of new secretary.

All residents of the Polson Rural Fire District and interested general public are encouraged to attend. Any member of the public wishing to submit items for board review/consideration needs to submit them to the board clerk at least 10 days in advance of the meeting. For a full text of approved minutes and the agenda please go to: www.polsonfire.org.

POLSON — Members of the Flathead Basin Commission (FBC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, June 12, at the Flathead Lake Biological Station, Polson.

The morning session, from 9-10 a.m., will focus on FBC business, administration and updates on programmatic work. The afternoon session will focus strategic and long range planning.

The FBC was established by the Montana Legislature in 1983 to “monitor and protect” the water quality of the Flathead River drainage system. All FBC meetings are open to the public.

For more information, contact the FBC at (406) 240-3453.

POLSON —New Life Christian Center will be kicking off Kids’ Zone for boys and girls ages 3 to sixth grade on Wednesday, June 12, with registration from 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m., and activities running from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Kids’ Zone is a totally free program offered to children in Polson and surrounding communities that provides a safe and fun environment for kids to have a great time and learn about God. For more information, please feel free to call John at (406) 212-2868.

RONAN — A free, one-day QuickBooks training workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, in Ronan at Lake County Community Development Corporation, 407 Main St. 

Lunch is provided. Allison McCarthy, a Flathead Valley businesswoman with more than 25 years, is the instructor. Lake County Community Development sponsors the workshop and the Montana Department of Transportation DBE Program provides the lunch. To register, call Carol at (406) 261-3200 or Lisa at (406) 676-5901.

POLSON — The Masumola Club meeting will be held Thursday, June 13, at the clubhouse. The social gathering begins at 5:45 p.m., the barbecue is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. The program will highlight the Masumola Club Art and Talent Show.

The clubhouse is located on Masumola Road.  Anyone in the community of Polson and the surrounding area is invited to attend this meeting as a guest or to join the club and enjoy friendship, meetings and interesting programs. The only requirement for new guests is to bring your own utensils and a dish to pass if you wish. For membership information, contact Irene Marchello at (406) 883-6184.

POLSON — Heidi Sedivy, Education Director for Flathead Lakers, will provide an overview of Flathead Lakers activities and will discuss their assessment of the current status of the lake when she speaks at the Friday, June 14 meeting of the Lake County Pachyderm Club.

Greg McCormick, president of the Flathead Lakers will also attend the meeting and will be available to answer questions.

The meeting will be held at the Polson Rural Fire Department building on Regatta Road west of Polson. It begins with a social time at 11:30 a.m. followed by the business meeting at noon. The meeting adjourns at 1 p.m.

Anyone interested in learning more about the condition and/or threats to the purity of Flathead Lake is invited to attend.

POLSON — The Port Polson Players, in association with the Mission Valley Friends of the Arts, present Mark Twain’s “The Diary of Adam and Eve” with companion piece “When God Comes to Breakfast Your Don’t Burn the Toast.” To kick off the Players 38th summer theatre season, these two, one-act comedies, will feature $10 tickets. Performances will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 14, 15, and 16, at the John Dowdall Theatre on the Lake next to Boettcher Park. The Friday and Saturday curtain time is 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m. 

Call (406) 883-9212 for reservations or go to portpolsonplayers.com.

POLSON — A free dinner is being served at Polson Presbyterian Church on June 14 from 5-7 p.m. Polson Presbyterian Church is located across from the Linderman School. The June Friendship Table Dinner will include grilled bratwurst and trimmings. This dinner is free and open to all.