CHARLO — Breakfast will be served to children at 9 a.m. in the lobby of the Charlo gymnasium Monday –Thursday, June 9-26.

HOT SPRINGS — Hot Springs Artists Society’s 2014 Juried Art Show will be in May and June with entry forms out by the end of February. It is open to everyone. Paintings, drawings, mixed media and sculpture, carving, metal sculpture, pottery and other original handmade works of art are accepted. 

Entry forms can be ordered by March 1 at the phone numbers above or by email at marla@western-art.com or at www.hotspringsartist.org -click on entry form. 

HSAS meets the first Wednesday of each month at The On the Wall Gallery at 7 p.m. at Wall St. Place.  

RONAN — Come join the vacation bible school adventure at Terrace Lake Community Church on Monday-Friday, June 23 through June 27, from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Children four years old through sixth grade may participate. Call (406) 676-5395, for more information.

ST. IGNATIUS — Kingdom Rock is a summer kids' event where kids stand strong for God.  It is scheduled Monday June 23-26 and hosted by St. Ignatius Mission. At Kingdom Rock, kids participate in memorable Bible learning activities; sing catchy songs; play teamwork-building games; make and dig into yummy treats; experience epic Bible adventures; collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them to stand strong; and test out Science-Fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play with all summer long.  Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes with Fanfare Finale-a at 3-3:30 p.m. Kingdom Rock is for kids from 5-12 and will run from noon (lunch) to 3:30 p.m. each day. Registered children will be picked up at St. Ignatius Elementary school at noon or can be dropped off at the church.  For more information and a registration form, call (406) 745-2768 and ask for Sr. Mary.

ST. IGNATIUS — “Kingdom Rocks,” a vacation bible school program, will take place Monday-Thursday, June 23-26, from 5:30- 8 p.m. at Mission Valley United Methodist Church, at the top of Post Creek Hill, south of Ronan. An early light supper will be served.

POLSON — Heart to Heart will play at the community dance on Wednesday, June 25. All are invited and are welcome to join the fun. Fred and Joy are back and playing up a storm. So, bring a treat to share and dance from 7-10 p.m. at the Elks.

POLSON/RONAN — Community Bank is having fundraisers for the upcoming Relay for Life at both the Ronan and Polson branches on Thursday, June 26.

There will be a bake and book sale starting at 9 a.m. at both branches. These will be inside the banks.

From 3-7 p.m., on the same day at the Ronan branch, there will be an ice cream sundae fundraiser in the back of the bank during the Farmers Market on Main Street.

POLSON — There will be a free community dinner served on Thursday, June 26, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Baptist Church, 2 Seventh Ave. E. The menu is Italian and all are welcome.

POLSON — The Lake County School Transportation Committee will meet Thursday, June 26, 2014, at 10 a.m. in the large conference room of the Lake County Courthouse. Adjustments needed in bus routes will be discussed. Guests are welcome. For further information, contact Michelle Wood, Lake County Superintendent of Schools, at (406) 883-7262.

ST. IGNATIUS — Iron Dog Wrestling Camp will take place at St. Ignatius High School on June 26, 27, and 28. Registration begins at 4 p.m. on the 26th followed by the first session from 5:30-8 p.m.  The camp is open to grades K-12. If you have any questions, call Coach Cronk at (406) 210-0874.

RONAN — The Little Big Band announces there will be a dance once again at the VFW hall in Ronan on Friday, June 27, from 6-10 p.m. The band has been missed and requests to play again have been overwhelming. Your support is appreciated and the band looks forward to seeing everyone. Spread the word and come out and say hello. Bring a new friend and be ready to dance and visit. As always, refreshments are provided and everyone is welcome to bring a favorite food item. For more information, contact Jim Pettit at (406) 676-8224. We hope to see you there.

POLSON — The annual Mission Mountain NRA Rodeo will be presented and produced by Polson Fairgrounds, Inc. and will be held Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28. Each evening will begin with youth mutton bustin’ and youth miniature bull riding beginning at 6:30 p.m. The NRA Rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m. Live music by “Montana Darkhorse Band” will be played on Friday night after the rodeo. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 3-12 years of age, and children under 3 are free. Food and beverage concessions will be available. For more information, call Sharon Procopio at (406) 261-2861. For general rodeo information, call (406) 883-1100.

Port Polson Players to 

present Neil Simon’s ‘Fools’

POLSON — Port Polson Players will present “Fools,” a Neil Simon Comedy, June 27-29 and July 4-6 at Polson’s beautiful theatre on the lake. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $16 for adults and $15 for senior citizens and students. For reservations or more information, call (406) 883-9212.

POLSON — On Saturday, June 28, the Polson Business Community is partnering with Life Savers Animal Rescue in a fundraiser for the animals. Participating businesses are donating a percentage of that day’s sales or making cash donations. Participating businesses will have posters in their windows. The folks from Life Savers Animal Rescue will be downtown that Saturday letting people know about their mission for helping animals. Please consider being part of this community fundraiser. Let's help the animals and create some fun downtown. 

PABLO — The People’s Center’s annual “People’s Market” will be on Saturday, June 28, in the arbor at the center in Pablo from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This event is open to all vendors: crafts, food, art, and music etc. Call Marie or Loushie at (406) 675-0160, for more information.

POLSON — The Montecahto Club and the Finley Point volunteer Fire Department will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, June 28, from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. at the fire station located at mile marker 6 on Highway 35 on the east shore. Montecahto will have a bake sale and a rummage sale and lots of good stuff. The fire department will have a show and tell of their equipment and a wonderful meal will be available. Join us for some good times and great buys.  

POLSON — The Polson Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Chamber Blast” will be held on Saturday, June 28, at Big Sky Sporting Clays. We will start with a quick beginner’s shooting clinic, followed by a shooter’s safety briefing prior to the Sporting Clays Tournament. A barbecue lunch and awards ceremony will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The cost is $110 per shooter or $330 per three-person team. Bring your shotgun, eye protection, and ear protection. No experience is necessary. 

PABLO — A second Cultural Arts and Crafts Family Day will take place at The People’s Center, on June 28 from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. The day is open to everyone that wants to work on dance regalia, to bead, to drum and sing or to practice your dance steps. 

We will try to have a drum there. Call (406) 675-0160, to register for the “Art Market.”

POLSON — Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes are scheduled in Polson and Ronan for six Tuesdays, June 3-July 8. The Polson class will be in the Community Bank meeting room 10-11:30 a.m. The Ronan class will be in the MSU Extension Office at the Ronan Community Center from 2-3:30 p.m. The class is sponsored by the Area VI Agency on Aging 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, for more information or to sign up. Class size is limited.

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Schools’ summer food service program begins June 9 and goes until July 24. Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from noon-1 p.m. Call (406) 745-2800, for more information.

POLSON — Come one; come all to the 4th of July dance celebration on July 2, from 7-10 p.m. at the Elks. No fireworks please. Ken’s Country Combo will be playing all the right songs. Please bring treats to share. Bring all your company and friends.

POLSON — The Polson Chamber’s general meeting and luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, July 2, from noon to 1 p.m. 

ARLEE —Come for country music by Brown Patton and Ward and dinner to benefit non-profit groups on Wednesday, July 2, from 5-7 p.m. at our new outdoor stage in the parking lot of Hangin’ Art Gallery on Highway 93 in downtown Arlee.

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration powwow begins Wednesday, July 2, and ends Sunday, July 6. All events are open to the public and free of charge. Arts, crafts, stick games, dance competitions, Native American and other ethnic foods will be available. Absolutely no alcohol, firearms, unleashed dogs or motorcycles are allowed in the camp area. The event takes place on powwow grounds on Powwow Road in Arlee. Wednesday is “Campers’ Day.” The memorial ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. There will also be a material stickgame on Wednesday. Visit: arleepowwow.com for more information. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Nation and Yamncut (drum groups) sponsor this event.

POLSON — The Mission Valley Aquatics Center will celebrate their anniversary with an ice cream social on Thursday, July 3, starting at 6 p.m. There will be open house tours, an ice cream social, bowl painting, kids’ games, live music and lots more. Each bowl painter earns a free ticket to the upcoming MVA Auction and Soup Dinner in November. For more information, call (406) 883-4567.

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration powwow continues with “Old Style Day.” Dances take place at 1:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and there will be an evening “ride-parade” at 8 p.m. Visit: arleepowwow.com for more information.

ARLEE — The 2014 Arlee Celebration 3-on-3 games will be held at the Thomas Lyles Memorial Courts at the Arlee Powwow grounds. Registration deadline is June 25. For more information, visit: www.missionvalley3on3.com.

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library Family Summer Reading Program weekly activities are on Thursday at 10 a.m. for school age children accompanied by an adult. On July 3 there will be an egg drop contest.

POLSON — Polson Bay Golf Course presents Halladay Quist and The Highliners on Thursday, July 3, from 6-9 p.m. There’s limited seating, so come early to grab your spot on the lawn, golf cart or call ahead (406-883-8230) to reserve a table on the deck with a perfect view of Flathead Lake and the band. Join us for great music, food, and cold drinks.

ARLEE — The Arlee Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. at the old Arlee Fire Hall. The cost is $5 for adults and $4 for children and is “all you can eat.” For more information, call (406) 210-4144.

ARLEE — The 55th annual Arlee 4th of July parade will begin at noon and will depart from the high school parking lot. Parade registration opens at 10 a.m. in front of the high school. There are 13 categories for various age groups including: floats, mounted, automobile, Native American, novelty humorous, and patriotic. Prizes will be awarded at the Arlee/Jocko Musuem following the parade. Trophies will be awarded for the top entry in each category as well as overall float and grand prize. For additional information, contact Alvaretta Morin at (406) 726-3167

POLSON — The Mission Mountain Wood Band will perform a 4th of July concert in Polson. Visit the Polson Chamber of Commerce website for more information: www.polsonchamber.com. 

POLSON — Anderson Broadcasting will present a free Community Concert at 1 p.m. with Dark Horse Montana; Off In The Woods starts at 4 p.m., and The Mission Mountain Wood Band will start at 8 p.m. Community Fireworks Show will begin at 10:30 p.m. from the Polson Fairgrounds.

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library will be closed on Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5.

ARLEE — The Arlee Jocko Valley Museum, run by the Arlee Historical Society, opens for the summer July 4 and will be open every other Saturday from 2-4 p.m. or by appointment, until Labor Day. The museum has many historical displays including a copy of the 1855 Hellgate Treaty, Dawes Act (1887), The Flathead Allotment Act (1904), and many photographs of Native and homesteading families. The Arlee Museum is located at the corner of Bouch and Fyant (by the grade school). For more information or to arrange a viewing appointment, call (406) 726-3167.  

POLSON —The Polson 4th of July parade begins at noon. The theme this year is “Parade of Stars”. A free ice cream social will be held following the parade, at the Flathead Historical Museum on Main Street. Contact the Polson Chamber at (406) 883-5969, for more information.

ARLEE — The Arlee Open Rodeo will be held at the Arlee rodeo grounds. This popular rodeo features a mix of local and regional cowboys and cowgirls competing in traditional rodeo events. Call (406) 726-3762, for more information.

POLSON — The sixth annual Firecracker Fun Run will be held on Friday, July 4. The Polson 1 mile walk/run starts at 11:45 a.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center. Participants walk or run down Main Street in red, white and blue just prior to the 4th of July parade at noon. Cost is a non-perishable food item to be donated to Polson Loaves and Fish. For more details, visit: www.polsonrunning.com. 

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration powwow continues with snake dance at 2 p.m. and competition grand entry at 7 p.m. The Arlee Celebration includes arts, crafts, stick games, dance competitions, Native American and other ethnic foods. The celebration is open to the public and admission is free. Visit: arleepowwow.com for more information.

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration powwow continues with the “Powwow Trail” run/walk at 9 a.m. Grand entry will be at 1 and 7 p.m. Visit: arleepowwow.com, for more information.

ARLEE — Karen Goulet, director of the Salish Kootenai Art Department, will be the featured artist at the Killdeer Artisans’ Guild summer show. The show presents new works from Montana artists at Hangin’ Art Gallery in Arlee. The opening reception will be held Saturday, July 5, from 2-4 p.m. and will remain up until Oct. 24.

CHARLO – The Mission Valley has been blessed to have a large number of diverse artists living and creating works here in the valley. Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana is pleased to use the gift shop as a venue to promote local artists during “First Saturday” throughout the summer months, June through September.

Plan to stop by between 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. on July 5 to see photographer Larry Kjorvestad. Karen Noles and her paintings will be featured from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Aug. 2. Husband and wife Heather and Matt Holmes will be on hand with their pottery on Sept. 6 from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Please call the museum at (406) 644-3435, for additional details.

POLSON — Flathead Lake Cheese is having an Open House Saturday, July 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be tours, tastings, sales and everything you ever wanted to know about cheese making and solar thermal heat. Here’s something you can do with a house full of company. Support your local cheese makers and look for the dancing cheese head to point the way. See you there.

HOT SPRINGS — Piano soloist and composer Allen James Teague brings his signature style of storytelling and musical artistry to the historic Symes Hotel in Hot Springs on Saturday, July 5, starting at 8 p.m. Teague has gained a worldwide following with original compositions crafted from stories that take flight in the form of articulate contemporary sounds entwined with the epic quality of pieces from days gone by. 

POLSON —The KwaTaqNuk Resort will have an All American Celebration from 7:30-10:30 p.m.

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration ends on this day. Activities for Sunday, July 6, include an Indian Mass at 10 a.m. and grand entry at 2 p.m. The celebration is open to the public and admission is free. Visit: arleepowwow.com for more information.

ST. IGNATIUS — Peak Tennis camp will take place in St. Ignatius at the high school tennis courts. Camp instruction will be given by tennis pros from the Peak Tennis Club in Missoula. The camp will run Monday-Thursday, July 7-July 10, from 9-10:30 a.m. for ages 10-14 and from 10:30 a.m.- noon for ages 15-18. The cost is $60. A tennis tournament will be held on Friday, July 11, for those that are interested. Entry deadline is Tuesday, July 1. For more information or to register, please call Kimimi Ashley at (406) 745-5723 work or (406) 273-8203 cell. Registration and entry fees can be mailed to Kimimi Ashley, PO Box 504, St. Ignatius, MT  59865.

DIXON — A summer food service program will begin on July 7 and run until Aug. 1, Monday through Thursday, with breakfast served from 7:30-9 a.m. and lunch served from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Dixon School community room.

CHARLO — Charlo will run a summer school program from July 7 to July 31. 

Call Charlo Schools at (406) 644-2206, for more information.

RONAN — The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will meet July 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Terrace Lake Community Church, rather than July 1 so everyone can enjoy the 4th of July. Show and tell will be your finished challenge UFO’s and any vintage quilts you might have.  Bring your four fat-quarters for the raffle basket and items for the Country Store to be held at our Quilt Show. Raffle tickets will be available. Light refreshments are on a volunteer basis. The Quilt Show will be our main order of business, please sign up to help set up, work the show, and take down afterwards, so we have another successful show.  

RONAN — The American Legion Post 138 of Ronan is meeting on July 8 at 7 p.m. (second Tuesday of the month) at the American Legion Hall in Ronan, 63869 Highway 93 (across from McDonalds). New members are welcome. For more information, call Jack Fay (406) 676-3380.