POLSON — Glacier Lily Theatre Company will be presenting “Alice in Wonderland” in August. Auditions will be held on July 18 at Boettcher Park at 1 p.m. for kids going into grades 4-12 and will start at 1:30 p.m. for kids going into grades 2-3. Kids in grades 4-12 must prepare a monologue no longer than 30 seconds long. No prepared material is needed for kids going into grades 2-3. Parts will be announced at the end of auditions. 
Kids with all levels of experience are encouraged to audition. There will be a rehearsal the next day where kids will receive scripts and rehearsal schedules. For more information, contact Anya Smith at (406)-553-2283 or mtgirl@slashcomma.com.

POLSON — The Port Polson Players will be presenting “Peach Pie Reunion,” a karaoke comedy starting Thursday, July 19, and running until Sunday, August 5. Curtain time Wednesday thru Saturday is 8 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.  Adults are $18 and senior citizens/students are $17. 
Contact Port Polson Players at (406) 883-9212 for more information.

POLSON — Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour will be held on Thursday, July 19, from 5-7 p.m. 
Your host will be First Interstate Bank located at 49573 US Highway 93 in Polson. See you there.

RONAN — Area friends, alumni, and Bobcat boosters are invited to join MSU Foundation president Michael Stephenson, MSU coaches, and Bobcat Club officers at a ranch barbecue west of Ronan on July 20 at 5:30 p.m. A golf scramble follows on Saturday, July 21, at 9 a.m. at Mission Mountain Country Club in Ronan. All proceeds benefit the MSU Bobcat Athletic Scholarship Fund. 
For more information, contact Shad at 883-8803.

RONAN — Area friends, alumni, and Bobcat boosters are invited to join MSU Foundation president Michael Stephenson, MSU coaches, and Bobcat Club officers at a ranch barbecue west of Ronan on July 20 at 5:30 p.m. A golf scramble follows on Saturday, July 21, at 9 a.m. at Mission Mountain Country Club in Ronan. 

All proceeds benefit the MSU Bobcat Athletic Scholarship Fund. 

For more information, contact Shad at 883-8803.

ELMO — The Kootenai Tribe, also known as the Ktunaxa Ksanka Band, welcome all nations and the general public to a powwow weekend the third weekend of July at Elmo Powwow Grounds. It is an Indian gathering featuring drumming, dancing and traditional dress and food. Visitors are welcome and asked to respect the dance area, which is sacred. Grand entries are at 7 p.m., Friday and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 20-22.

Contact Gina Big Beaver at (406) 849-5659 for more information.

ELMO — The Kootenai Tribe, also known as the Ktunaxa Ksanka Band, welcome all nations and the general public to a “powwow weekend,” the third weekend of July, at Elmo Powwow Grounds. It is an Indian gathering featuring drumming, dancing and traditional dress and food. 
Visitors are welcome and asked to respect the dance area, which is sacred. Grand entries are at 7 p.m., Friday and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 20-22.
Contact Gina Big Beaver at (406) 849-5659 for more information.

RONAN — The Ronan class of 1977 will have its 35th class reunion July 20 and 21. Letters were sent out in November 2011. The reunion will be at the Valley View Clubhouse. Please let us know if you are attending. The Valley View Women’s club is catering the Saturday night dinner and needs a count. We are also looking for classmates Ken Kimes and Ken Zaske. If anyone has information on them, please call Kelly Bailey at (406) 883-2910.

RONAN — The Ronan class of 1977 will have their 35th class reunion on July 20 and 21. The reunion will be at the Valley View Clubhouse, 40762 Valley View Road. Please let us know if you are attending, the Valley View Women’s club is catering the Saturday dinner and we need a count.
For the gathering on Friday, July 20, at 7 p.m., everyone is invited to bring an appetizer. 
On Saturday, July 21, some of us will be at clubhouse at 1 p.m. visiting and playing games. Breakfast and lunch are on your own. Dinner is at 5 p.m.  
Call Kelly Bailey at (406) 883-2910 or (406) 260-6164, if you want more information.

POLSON — The Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival kicks off in Polson with fun for the whole family. More than 125 vendors offer: flathead cherries, homemade cherry pies, unique arts and crafts, entertainment, sidewalk sales and specials, on Saturday, July 21 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 22 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information please call 406-871-8252. (See related story on page 14.)

ST. IGNATIUS — The Annual St. Ignatius Good Old Days Buffalo Run gets an early start on Saturday, July 21, with a 13.2-mile half- marathon. The event is sponsored by St. Luke Community Healthcare and not only features a half-marathon but also 1-mile fun run/walk in addition to the 4 and 7-mile runs. The half-marathon begins at 7 a.m., Saturday, July 21, while the 1, 4 and 7 mile events all begin at 8 a.m.  All of the races will start on Main Street in front of the former Gambles store and will run a mostly flat course,

A $20 day of race entry fee will be accepted until 6:45 a.m. for the half-marathon and between 7 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.   

Go to stlukehealthnet.org for more information.

POLSON — You’ll want to be at the Miracle of America Museum’s annual Live History Days celebration July 21 and 22. There will be: duck decoy carving, spinners, weavers of wool and wheat straw, lace makers, embroidery and leather workers, quilters, bead work, basket making, soap making, a buck-skinner with a black powder gun, axe throwers, a fly tier and more. There will be three trains, a tank, army rigs and other vehicle rides, even a pump railroad velocipede, an operating sawmill, and schoolhouse activities. Munch a lunch in the afternoon while you relax and enjoy Montana old time fiddlers, accordionists, banjo pickers and more. Admission is $5 for age 3 and up. Contact Miracle of America Museum at (406) 883-6804 or (406) 883-6264 for more information.

POLSON — A new event has been added to this year’s Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival. Students from Polson’s high school and middle school are participating in the festival by submitting artwork for first, second and third-place prizes in art and poster categories. Cash prizes are $75, $50, $25, respectively, plus 12 honorable mention awards at $10 each. Winners will be announced at a special award ceremony at the festival on Sunday, July 22, at noon in front of The Cove Deli and Pizza.  

Flathead Lake Cherry Growers, Inc., local cherry growers, and the Polson Business Community are sponsoring the contest. All 86 cherry art submissions are on display during July in the windows at 209 Main St.

POLSON — The Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival kicks off in Polson with fun for the whole family. More than 125 vendors offer: flathead cherries, homemade cherry pies, unique arts and crafts, entertainment, sidewalk sales and specials, on Saturday, July 21 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 22 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information please call 406-871-8252. (See related story on page 14.)

ST. IGNATIUS — In conjunction with Good Old Days in St. Ignatius, the Lake County Chapter 1122 of the Experimental Aircraft Association will be flying Young Eagles flights at St Ignatius Airport (53S) on Sunday morning, July 22, starting at 9 a.m.

All kids between the ages of 8 and 17, with their parents’ approval, can get a ride in an airplane free of charge.

Breakfast will be available from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. All of this depends on the weather cooperating.

POLSON — Mission Valley Aquatics will have their monthly pool meeting on Monday, July 23 at 4 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. If you are unable to attend, please note that the meetings are every fourth Monday of each month.  Hope to see you there. Contact Tana Seeley at (406) 883-4567 for more information.