POLSON — Monday, Nov. 18, is the first day of North Lake County Public Library’s “Food for Fines” program. It runs through Saturday, Nov. 30. You can pay off your library fines by donating food. For each item donated, $2 of fines will be forgiven. Sealed, commercially prepared, nonperishable food items with current expiration dates can be given to the circulation desk. This program does not include fees for lost or damaged items. All donations will go to the Polson Loaves and Fish Food Pantry.

POLSON — A progressive sale where each week discounts get bigger while quantities become additionally limited, is being held at North Lake County Public Library. Purchases made between Nov. 18-23 will receive a 15 percent discount. Browse and find the perfect gift for your book lovers. All sale proceeds go towards the purchase of new technology and other items for library patrons.

POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center will support the University of Montana Grizzlies and the Montana State Bobcats, Nov. 13-22, with a “Brawl of the Wild” food drive. Grizzly and Bobcat fans are encouraged to bring food items to be placed into a Montana or Montana State collection box located in the hospital main lobby, 6 Thirteenth Ave. E. All food collected will be given to Polson’s Loaves and Fish food pantry.

POLSON — A progressive sale where each week discounts get bigger while quantities become smaller, is being held at North Lake County Public Library. Purchases made between Nov. 25-27 will receive a 20 percent discount. Browse and find the perfect gift. Proceeds go towards the purchase of new technology and other items for library patrons.

POLSON — The Polson Kiwanis Club will meet on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the KwaTakNuk Resort downstairs in the Koostatah room from noon-1 p.m. Join us for lunch when our speaker will be Sheriff Don Bell. Bell will update us on his office and then discuss the need for new jail facilities in Lake County. The Commissioners have scheduled a county mail-in ballot for Jan. 28, 2020. All are welcome to attend.

POLSON — The Polson Chamber’s November Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour sponsor is Miracle of America Museum. The event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 5-7 p.m. at 36094 Memory Lane. The cost is $2. Please come and network with other businesses and meet the SPLASH host. “To serve, support and strengthen our members by enhancing the business climate, promoting our area, and fostering a sense of community.”

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library’s movie night takes place on Friday, Nov. 22, at 6 p.m. Family friendly movies (PG or PG13) are shown at 6 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month. Check our website (northlakecountylibrary.org) for movie titles. You must be in the library before 6 p.m. to attend, as the doors lock at 6 p.m. You are welcome to bring your own snacks and nonalcoholic beverages. Popcorn will be provided. This program is free and open to the public.

POLSON — The public is invited to our next Pachyderm meeting on Friday, November 22nd noon to 1 pm. Rex Weltz, the Polson superintendent of District 23, will be sharing with our community about why the $60 million bond is being proposed to address needs of public schools in Lake County. Snacks and coffee will be served.

MISSOULA — PEO is a non-profit organization that raises funds for women pursuing higher education. The Missoula PEO chapter is holding their annual PEO Holiday Treasures and Craft Market on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and the University of Montana’s University Center, third floor.

PABLO — A free community Thanksgiving dinner will take place on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 5-8 p.m. in the Pablo Christian Church gymnasium. Everyone is welcome.

POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, in observance of Thanksgiving and will reopen on Friday, Nov. 29, at 10 a.m.

POLSON — The Polson Community Thanksgiving Day meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Polson Senior Citizens Center on Third Avenue E. on Thursday, Nov. 28. Those who would like to donate, need a ride or want a meal delivered, call Tracy Plaiss at 406-471-2333.

RONAN — The 15th annual Ronan Community Thanksgiving Dinner is planned for Thursday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ronan Community Center. Live music will be provided by Jim Pettit and his Little Big Band. Dinner is free and all are welcome. Call Rita at 406-871-1648 or Angela at 406-218-8044 with donations of food (turkeys, pies, rolls), volunteer time (servers, bussers, clean-up crew), as these are needed. Donations accepted at the door or sent to Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, 207 Eisenhower St. SW.

ST. IGNATIUS — The community dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov. 28, at the Senior Citizen's Center from noon to 2 p.m. For more information or to support the event, call Kimimi Ashley at 406-273- 8203.

POLSON – Polson Community Church, located at 1814 First Street E, will have their Fifth Friday dinner on Nov. 29, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner will be yummy comfort food consisting of: stuffed meatloaf, peas, mashed potatoes, salad, biscuits and a wonderful array of desserts. No offering expected or accepted. Please come and join us for a wonderful night of good food and friendship.

POLSON — The final day of the progressive sale is being held at North Lake County Public Library on Friday, Nov. 29. Purchases made this day will receive a 25 percent discount. Browse and find the perfect gift. Proceeds go towards the purchase of new technology and other items for library patrons.

POLSON —Providence St. Joseph Medical Center and Glacier Bank are collecting food for local food banks this holiday season. Collection points are located at the Glacier Bank main branch on U.S. Highway 93 in Polson and in the St. Joseph Medical Center lobby. The food drive will begin Friday, Nov. 29, and culminates Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Polson Chamber of Commerce SPLASH between 5-7 p.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, 6 Thirteenth Ave. E.

POLSON — Classic Country Jammin’ will be held on Dec. 1, in the Elks ballroom, on Main Street from 2–5 p.m. This event will continue every first Sunday of each month. Bring your guitar, banjo, mandolin, autoharp, fiddle, drum, bass, sax, keyboard, etc., and join us for a few hours of fun. You must have your own equipment and we recommend you bring your own amp but it’s not mandatory since you may play acoustic. Everyone is welcome to play, sing, dance or just listen. We will have coffee and snacks. Water, drinks and soft drinks are available for sale in the bar and you do not have to be an Elk member to utilize it. The cover charge is $5. There is no charge for singers or players. For more general information call 406-883-3130 and for music information call 406-260-6590.

RONAN — On Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 5 p.m., a “Taco Tuesday” dinner and silent auction fundraiser will be held at the Ronan Event Center along with an “Orange and Black Basketball Scrimmage.” Games begin at 6 p.m. The $1 taco feed begins with a team challenge and a community challenge of who can eat the most $1 tacos per individual team. Sign up your team of five as soon as possible with Lucky Larson by calling 406-676-3390 X 7423. Donated items are needed for the auction and may be dropped off at Ronan High School office by Monday, Dec. 2. Monies raised help pay for meals while traveling on away games and meets. Call Sandy Wing at 406-203- 2850 for more information. Teams, coaches, families and community members please plan on eating dinner at this function. Hail chiefs and maidens.

RONAN — Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will have their next monthly meeting on Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ronan VFW on Round Butte Rd. We will elect officers for 2020 and discussing our December Christmas party. Hope to see you there.

RONAN — The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will have their Christmas pot luck dinner and ornament class on Tuesday, Dec. 3. We will start with the quilt class at 2:30 p.m. and then have dinner and regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the Terrace Lake Community Church. They ask that people with a last name beginning with A-M to bring desserts, and N-Z to bring salads or fruit. Please bring three items for the food basket drive. Everyone is welcome to come join the fun and meet new friends. Don’t forget your show-and-tell and if you haven’t brought your fat-quarters for the 2020 quilt show they are asking for ones with flowers to go with the “In Full Bloom" theme.

LAKE MARY RONAN — Sam Bourret of Fish Wildlife and Parks and Kenny Breidinger, a management biologist, will give a presentation on Northern Pike in Lake Mary Ronan on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Mountain Meadows Resort, 51017 Lake Mary Ronan Road. Call 406-849-5489 for more information.

POLSON — Group singing enhances a sense of belonging. It also improves our mood, decreases stress and is a natural antidepressant. So, let’s sing together. Join us in the North Lake County Public Library meeting room anytime between 5-6:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 for a seasonal group sing along. Song sheets and live accompaniment are provided along with hot apple cider. If you can’t carry a tune, come anyway; we sing for enjoyment.

ST. IGNATIUS — DeVeer Designs fused glass jewelry will hold its annual Christmas sale on Friday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The sale will be held at Rod’s Harvest Foods in St. Ignatius and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the local food pantry. This is your chance to buy local and support small business while also helping those in need. It’s a win/win. For more information you can call Kristie Nerby at 406-745-4888.

POLSON — This year we are so excited to offer Festival of Trees tree viewing for the public on Friday, Dec. 6, at the KwaTaqNuk Resort from 7-9 p.m. Santa will be there for pictures, (bring your own camera), and there will be a hot cocoa bar. A special basket will be raffled off just for Friday night viewers.

ST. IGNATIUS — On Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the community center in St. Ignatius, the St. Ignatius Chamber of Commerce will hold a Christmas carnival. At 5:30 p.m. the annual town tree lighting event and parade of lights will take place with caroling around the town to follow.

RONAN — The Mission Valley Children’s Choir will present its Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church, 406 Fifth Ave. SW. The concert is free to the public.

POLSON — On Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Polson High School gymnasium the Mission Valley Elks will host a Hoop Shoot, Free Throw contest. Registration and warm up is from 1:30-2 p.m. and the contest begins at 2 p.m. Boys and girls ages 8-13 (age as of April 1, 2020) living in Polson, Ronan and all the surrounding areas are invited. There is no cost to participate and no admission charge. Categories include: 8- to 9-year-old boys and 8- to 9-year-old girls; 10- to 11-year-old boys and 10- to 11-year-old girls; and 12- to 13-year-old boys and 12- to 13-year-old girls. Winners of each age group advance to the District Contest on Jan. 11. Free chili and hotdogs will be served for each contestant and their families after the shoot at the Polson Elks club. For more information call David Rensvold at 406- 250-0771.

RONAN — The Flathead Irrigation District’s monthly meeting is Monday, Dec. 9, at 1 p.m. upstairs at the Lake County Community Development building on Main Street.

CHARLO — Leon Hall’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 11, will be a Christmas potluck dinner. A social/wine time begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come share a meal with the community.

POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library will be closed for a staff development day on Thursday, Dec. 12. The Library will reopen on Friday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m.

POLSON — The Lake Bar presents a free “Make a Kid Smile” concert on Dec. 13 from 6 p.m. to closing. Bring an unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots program and listen to three bands perform: “Off in the Woods,” “The Slickbacks,” and “Free Radicals.”

BIG ARM — The Big Arm Association will host the Polson High School choral group at our annual Christmas program on Friday, Dec. 13, at the Big Arm Historic School House. Their performance will begin at 5:30 p.m. A snack/dessert time will begin at 5 p.m. so please bring a finger food or dessert to share and if possible, an unwrapped toy for the Marine Toys For Tots drive. Come and enjoy a great evening of holiday music and food. For more information, call Lee at 406-849-5522.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Valley Ranch Hands 4-H Club Christmas Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at the St. Ignatius Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 14. This annual event is a great place to find gifts and has been for more than 30 years. There will be many vendors, local products, 4-H concessions and more.

ST. IGNATIUS — The drawing for the Ford pickup will be held on Dec. 17 at 9 a.m. at the Mission Valley Food Pantry, 203 Blaine.

RONAN — Glacier Lake School presents a play with Bugsy, Fat Sam and Blousey on Dec. 17 and 18 at the Grey Leaf Gallery on Main Street. The performance begins at 6 p.m. and tickets are $5 and $10. Book in advance at: http://www.glacierlakeschool.com/bugsy or you can call 406-745-2345. Watch as Bugsy Malone, a one-time boxer, is thrust not-so-willingly into the gangster limelight when he becomes the last chance that Fat Sam’s gang has of surviving. All Bugsy really wants to do is spend time with his new love, Blousey, but that just isn’t in the cards for our hero. This performance is limited to 60 people per night, so hurry to buy your tickets.

POLSON— On Tuesday, Dec. 17, the North Lake County Public Library will host a Flipster Fun Series beginning at 5 p.m. We will make peppermint sugar scrub. We found the instructions in Willow and Sage winter edition. Make a gift for someone special or to treat yourself. All supplies will be provided. Please RSVP by Dec. 16. Preview the recipe by clicking on the Flipster link on our website and entering your library card number: www.northlakecountylibrary. org.

POLSON — The semi-annual Flathead Indian Irrigation Project meeting will be held at the Red Lion Inn on Dec 18, from 5-7 p.m. For more information call 406-745-266.

POLSON — Please join us for the community dance at the Elks on Wednesday, Dec. 18, from 7-10 p.m. Music is provided by Ken’s Country Combo playing a variety of classic country and vintage rock and roll. Snacks are provided during the 8:30 p.m. Refreshments may be purchased in the bar next door. No Elks membership is required. The cover charge is $5. Come early as Elks members cook up some good hamburgers for purchase from 5-7 p.m., prior to the dance. Everyone is welcome. Come check us out.

POLSON — The regular monthly meeting of the Polson Rural Fire District board of trustees will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Station No. 1, 25-B Regatta Rd. The meeting agenda is available on the Monday prior to the meeting at the website: lakemt.gov/prfd.

POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center and Glacier Bank will culminate their holiday season food drive on Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Polson Chamber of Commerce SPLASH held between 5-7 p.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, 6 Thirteenth Ave E.