Events with the tag: Polson

POLSON — The Championship game for the Mariners’ Firecracker Tournament will be played at 3:30 p.m. Veterans will throw out the first pitch of the last game of the day.

POLSON — Please join us for the July 4th Parade in downtown Polson beginning at noon. The theme this year is “Small Town Independence.” Parade entry forms are available at the Chamber office. Entry forms must be returned to the Polson Chamber office by July 3. The parade will begin at Cherry Valley Elementary School, head down Main Street, turn at Third Ave. and end on the following block. Please call the Chamber office for more information, at 406-883-5969.

POLSON — Polson Chamber general meeting and luncheon is cancelled for the month of July to enjoy our family and friends for the holiday. For more information, call the Chamber office at 406- 883-5969.

POLSON —Port Polson Players offer the ever-popular Clark and Bobrick farce, “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s.” This perennial mid-life crisis comedy reunites cast members from the Players’ initial 1988 production. The trio plans five-year “reunion performances of the comedy until one of them croaks.” Variety tags the script with “Enough laugh lines, mirth-provoking situations and extravagant sight gags to outfit two rapid fire farces.” Reservations can be made by calling the theatre box office at 406-883-9212 or visiting portpolsonplayers.com.

POLSON — Dance to the music of Ken’s Country Combo at the Elks on Main St. on July 5 from 7- 10 p.m. Dancers are needed.

POLSON —A Zen meditation class will be offered at the YogaHeart Studio, 314 Main St., on Wednesday, July 5, at 7 p.m. The class will be presented by Zen Priest Jerry Smyers. There is no charge for the class. Everyone is welcome. For more details call 847-721-0665.

POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program’s “big event” on Thursday, July 6, at 10 a.m. is “Avian Architecture” with Allen Bone of Mission Mountain Audobon. Call 406-883-8225, for more information.

POLSON — The Polson Kiwanis meet the first and third Thursday of each month at the KwaTaqNuk Resort from noon-1 p.m. in the Koostatah room. Our speaker on July 6 will be Polson City Manager Mark Shrives. His three big topics will be the Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Strategic Plan for a public safety building and irrigation at the “Old Nine” Polson Golf Course. He can answer your specific questions on other matters as well. Feel free to join us.

POLSON — The Polson Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual “Chamber Blast” on Friday, July 7, at Big Sky Sporting Clays from 12:30-4 p.m. The event begins with a quick beginner’s shooting clinic, followed by a shooter’s safety briefing prior to the Sporting Clays Tournament. An awards ceremony is planned for 4:30 p.m. The cost is $110 per shooter or $330 per three-person team. Bring your shotgun, eye and ear protection. No experience is necessary. Registration deadline is June 30. Contact the Polson Chamber at 406-883- 5969 for more information.

POLSON — Create your own personal mandala using your unique creative energy with instruction from multi-media artist and jeweler Margery Christensen, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10, 11, and 12 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery. Call 406-883-5956 for more information.

POLSON — Hand build ceramic wind chimes from clay with raku artist Heather Holmes at the Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, July 10, 12 and 14, from 1:30- 3:30 p.m. You will take home glazed and fired wind chimes hung from local driftwood. Call 406-883-5956, for more information.

POLSON — Come learn and earn $20 worth of Double SNAP Dollars to spend on locally grown produce, seeds, meat, eggs, bread, and garden plants at the Polson Farmers Market, for those that qualify. Flathead Reservation Extension agent Rene Kittle will teach a canning basics class on Tuesday, July 11, from 1-3 p.m. at the extension office: 701 B First Street E. Come touch up on old skills or learn a new skill to become more self sufficient.

POLSON — The Polson Rural Fire Board will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 12, at 6 p.m. at the Rural Fairgrounds Station number 1.

POLSON — The Polson School Indian Education Committee is sponsoring Summer Native Culture activities available to all kids on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. For additional information, call the District Office at 406-883-6355.

POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program’s “big event” on Thursday, July 13, at 10 a.m. is “Build a Better World … and Discover New Ones” with NASA. Call 406-883-8225, for more information.

POLSON — The July Friendship Table Dinner is on July 14 from 5-6:30 p.m. Polson Presbyterian Church is located across from the Linderman School. Come join us. This dinner is free and open to all.

POLSON — Mark your calendars for a funfilled weekend called “Live History Days” at the Miracle of America Museum, 36094 Memory Lane, on July 15 and July 16. There will be historic movies Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon. There will be ice cream and other concessions; rides on two trains; Army rigs; spinners and wood carvers; a sawmill in action; a jet trainer cockpit; a blacksmith shop; whirling flywheel engines; a tennis ball cannon; a one room schoolhouse, a flint knapper and educational gun exhibits. The “Country Combo” of fiddlers, pickers, singers and accordions will provide listening and dancing entertainment on Saturday. Join the fun, sell your wares and be a part of history. We welcome new exhibitors and volunteers. Vendors must have a direct link to things historical i.e.: soap making, broom making, pottery, beading, etc. For more information, contact Gil at 406-883-6264 or www.miracleofamericamuseum. org.

POLSON — Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival will be held Saturday, July 15, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, July 16, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Come enjoy the great selection of vendors, Flathead Cherries, homemade cherry pies, cherry quilts on display in store windows, unique arts and crafts, entertainment, sidewalk sales and specials all weekend long. Saturday’s schedule includes live music from 1-4 p.m.; a children’s cherry spitting contest in front of the Cove Deli at 2 p.m.; and an adult cherry spitting contest at 3 p.m. On Sunday there will be live music from 1-3:30 p.m.; a children’s pie eating contest takes place at 3 p.m. and the adult pie eating contest will be at 3:30 p.m. For more information, including vendor applications, go to: flatheadcherryfestival. com.

POLSON — The third annual Polson Mud Run will be held on Saturday, July 15, at the Polson Fairgrounds. This is a fund raising event for the Flathead Boys and Girls Club. Show up at the Polson Fairgrounds at 9:30 a.m. for the Mud Run of your life and one of the toughest courses combining a challenging mix of climbing, kayaking, and running. The cost is $40 per person, plus a $3 signup fee. For more information, call 406-676-5437or go to: flatheadbgc.org or the sign up account: https://runsignup.com/Race/MT/Polson/GetMuddyBGC.

POLSON — Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival continues from 10 am.-4 pm.

POLSON — On July 17, at the North Lake County Library, the president of the Big Sky Astronomy Club will give a presentation on developments in astronomy, astrophysics, and citizen science. There will be plenty of interactables to follow. This event will prepare attendees for the upcoming total solar eclipse in August.