RONAN — Please plan to attend a workshop on Christian beliefs about the importance of dreams on Jan. 21 and Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church. Everyone is welcome. Call 406-644-2760 with questions.

HOT SPRINGS — Andrea Harsell will play Americana music at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs from 8-10 p.m.

POLSON — Tickets are still available for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Big Game Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the KwaTaq-Nuk Resort in Polson. Join us for raffles, games and a silent auction beginning at 5 p.m. with dinner starting at 7 p.m. and the live auction following shortly thereafter. For more information and tickets, please call 406-240-1325 or the Les Schwab store in Ronan.

POLSON — Join other young children for “Bedtime Bounce” at North Lake County Public Library on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. for singing, movement, hot chocolate and pajamas.

POLSON — The Lake County School Transportation Committee will be meeting Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 10:30 a.m. in the Land Services conference room of the Lake County Courthouse. Adjustments needed in school bus routes will be discussed. Guests are welcome. For further information, contact Carolyn O. Hall, Lake County Superintendent of Schools, at 406-883-7262.

POLSON – North Lake County Public Library in Polson will host the Montana Conversations program “Gary Cooper: First, Last and Always” presented by Neal Lewing on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. in the library meeting room. The presentation is free and open to the public. Free Gary Cooper movies will also be shown in the library meeting room on Wednesday, Feb. 1 and Thursday, Feb. 2. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served. The movie “High Noon” will play on Feb. 1, and “Sergeant York” will be shown on Feb. 2. Both begin at 2 p.m.

RONAN — A “Winter Book Chat,” sponsored by Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Ronan Public Library, 203 Main Street. Dave Kaufmann, former Charlo history teacher, will host the chat about the book “Tough Trip Through Paradise,” by Andrew Garcia, a packer and mountain man. On consecutive Thursdays: Feb. 2, 9, and 16, additional chats will take place. Call 406-676-2837 if you need to purchase a book.

RONAN — The AARP Tax-Aide Program provides free help in preparing and electronically filing federal and state income tax returns for low to moderate-income taxpayers. This service is free to taxpayers of any age. Help will be available at the Ronan Senior Center every Wednesday starting the first week of February by appointment only. Call 406- 676-2371.

POLSON — Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes are scheduled for six Tuesdays, Jan. 24-Feb. 28. Time for the class is 10-11:30 a.m. The classes are sponsored by the Area VI Agency on Aging to help caregivers thrive in this most difficult life role. Please call Jane or Holly at 1-800- 266-4188 for more information or to sign up. Class size is limited.

POLSON — Gypsy Ray, Executive Director of the Lake County Community Development Corporation, will speak at the Feb. 1 Chamber of Commerce meeting. LCCDC cultivates economic growth in western Montana by offering unique resources to develop community, business and food and agriculture enterprises. The luncheon will be held at the Kwa-TaqNuk Resort from noon-1 p.m. for $11. For additional information call 406-883-5969.

RONAN — Do you have Medicare and want to get control of your diabetes or pre-diabetes as part of your 2017 New Year’s resolution? Then make the start of the New Year the start to a new you with free classes. Join us and learn how to take charge of your health and manage your diabetes at Lake County Extension Office, 300 Third Ave. NW, on Wednesdays, Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 25 and Feb. 1 and 8 from 1:30-3 p.m. To register, call 406-676-4271. These free, interactive classes are meant to support, not replace, professional diabetes education. Classes designed for people with Medicare but all are welcome.

POLSON — Come support three Polson High School seniors as they sign their intent to play college football. Matthew Rensvold and Tanner Wilson will attend the University of Montana in Missoula and Jonah Burke will play for Montana Tech in Butte. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with signing at 6 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the Polson Elks Club.

POLSON — The AARP Tax-Aide Program provides free help in preparing and electronically filing federal and state income tax returns for low to moderate-income taxpayers. This service is free to taxpayers of any age. Help will be available at the Polson Senior Center every Monday and Thursday during the month of February by appointment only. Call 406- 883-4735.

HOT SPRINGS — Pamela VanKirk presents coffeehouse, folk music at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3.

HOT SPRINGS — Larry Hirshberg, a Missoula favorite, will play acoustic and folk music at Symes Hotel in Hot Springs from 8-10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4.

POLSON — Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, Polson Police Chief Wade Nash, and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Police Chief Craige Couture, all members of the Lake County Drug Enforcement Team, will speak about the county’s drug issues and solutions at the Monday, Feb. 6, meeting of the Lake County Republican Women’s Club to be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Sheriff’s room of the Polson Rural Fire Department building on Regatta Road.

POLSON — The Flathead Lake Biological Station and The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will present “Invasive Mussels: What you Need to Know,” at the KwaTaqNuk Resort in the Alexander room on Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. Come join experts in mussel biology, research and monitoring to learn more about this serious threat, what we are doing, and what you can do. Call 406-982-3301 or 406-675- 2700 for more information.

POLSON — Share your quilts with us for All In Stitches’ annual quilt show, “Quilt Walk Around Polson,” which begins Saturday, Feb. 11. Please drop quilts off by Tuesday, Feb. 7, at All In Stitches.

ST. IGNATIUS — The AARP Tax-Aide Program provides free help in preparing and electronically filing federal and state income tax returns for low to moderate- income taxpayers. This service is free to taxpayers of any age. Help will be available at the St. Ignatius Senior Center the first and third Tuesday of February by appointment only. Call 406-745-4462.

RONAN — Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will hold their next monthly meeting on Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ronan VFW on Round Butte Rd. Mack and Connie Long, owners of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Outfitters, will discuss the care and feeding of stock in the wilderness. You won’t want to miss this one folks. The public is invited and encouraged to attend our meetings. Come see what our organization is all about.

RONAN — On Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at Lake County Community Development Corporation, 407 Main Street, you can learn WordPress, a web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is free. Learn key tactics and The Marketing Strategy for Bloggers with a small budget. There is a $10 charge for lunch. Register by calling 406-261-3200 or 406-676- 5901.

RONAN — On Feb. 7, the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will hold their regular guild meeting at the Terrace Lake Community Church in Ronan with the meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. and a class on appliqué starting at 4 p.m., with a small charge. For more information on the class, call 406-544-2084. Everyone is welcome. Please bring your show and tell to share.

RONAN — The AARP Tax-Aide Program provides free help in preparing and electronically filing federal and state income tax returns for low to moderate-income taxpayers. This service is free to taxpayers of any age. Help will be available at the Ronan Senior Center every Wednesday starting the first week of February by appointment only. Call 406-676-2371.

RONAN — VFW Auxiliary 5652 will meet on Feb. 8, (the second Wednesday), at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW. For more information, call 406-676-3380.

ARLEE — The 13th Annual Chocolate Lovers Festival tasting and fundraiser auction gets underway at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, just in time for Valentine’s Day. This year’s event will be held at the Brown Building Community Center in Arlee, (handicapped accessible), so all can enjoy it. Entries accepted between 3-6 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the Brown Building. For more information call (406) 544-8756.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Flathead Reservation Human Rights Coalition announces their annual Potluck Series – Nourish Your Body, Nourish Your Mind. On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m., bring a dish to share before the presentation at 6:45 p.m. by Lowell Jaeger: The Art of Meaningful Conversation: Let’s Talk About What’s Important. Jaeger is a professer at FVCC and facilitates the discussion by sharing short pieces of literature to generate lively, thoughtful, engaging conversations concerning topics important to our everyday lives. This program is in partnership with Montana Humanities. Join us at Mission Valley United Methodist Church, 70715 Highway 93, at th

MOIESE — Come work alongside the staff at the National Bison Range Complex, assisting with visitor services, maintenance, and biological programs. To learn more, stop by our open house at the National Bison Range Visitor Center from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Refuge staff will be available to answer your questions and a list of projects will be available for your consideration. We will also be serving refreshments and offering a 20 percent discount on our bookstore items during this event. If you can’t make it, you can also call us at 406-644-2211, ext. 207 or email us, bisonrange@fws.gov.

POLSON — Come to Polson’s Vine and Tap on Wednesday, Feb. 8, between 5:30-7:30 p.m. to meet musician Rob Quist, who is a candidate for the U.S. Representative seat vacated by Ryan Zinke.

POLSON — By the time the meeting gets going on Thursday, Feb. 9, we should have the verdict from Punxsutawney Phil. This could be cause for celebration or drinking to ease your pain--whatever the case, please consider an evening commiserating with your neighbors at the Masumola Club. The gathering begins with a social time at 5:45 p.m. Suggested food distribution: A - H salad or veggie; I – O hot dish; P – Z dessert. We will have draft minutes for your consideration.

HOT SPRINGS — Jerry Fletcher will play folk, blues, and Americana music at Symes Hotel on Friday, Feb. 10, from 8-10 p.m.

POLSON — Jim Simpson, chairman of the Lake County Conservation District and retired forester, will be the featured speaker at the Friday, Feb. 10, meeting of the Lake County Pachyderm Club. He will describe the proposed establishment of a 60,000-acre Conservation Forest on U.S. Forest Service land in the Swan Valley, all within the boundaries of the LCCD and Lake County. The meeting begins at noon, adjourns at 1 p.m., and is held in the Rural Polson Fire Department Building, 25 Regatta Road, Polson. The meeting is open to the public.

POLSON - The February Friendship Table Dinner is coming up on Feb. 10, 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.

ARLEE — Beginning Friday, Feb. 10, Jocko Valley Library’s Story Time starts at 1 p.m. There will be children’s stories and a short craft activity. All children and parents are welcome.