POLSON — There will be a Thanksgiving Eve worship service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 6:30 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is located at 409 Fourth Ave. E.

POLSON — Join the Polson community in a free made-from-scratch Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 24. Meals will be served from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Polson Senior Center. Volunteers are encouraged to bring homemade pies, rolls and salads. This event is for the entire community to feast together. To volunteer or for more information, call Tracy Plaiss at 406-471-2333.

POLSON — The ninth annual Polson Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held Thursday, Nov. 24th at 10 a.m. Start and finish at Century 21 Big Sky Real Estate (corner of Highway 93 and Highway 35). We will run a nice course down Highway 35 and around Mission Bay. Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and cost is $5 with the proceeds to benefit Polson Food Pantry. See website for more details at: www.polsonrunning.com.

RONAN — The Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Ronan Community Center is on Thursday, Nov. 24, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Come enjoy community spirit, music and a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. As always, we are looking for donations of food and help. Please contact Brandy Chisholm at 406-250-8808 if you can supply either of these. Last year more than 250 people were served.

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be served Nov. 24 from noon-2 p.m. at the St. Ignatius Middle School Commons. All are invited and the meal is free. The menu will be: turkey, ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, desserts and beverages. Come enjoy a home cooked meal with your friends, neighbors and community. Hosted by St. Ignatius Christian Missionary Alliance Church. For more information, call 406-273- 8203.

DAYTON — Thanksgiving will take place at the Winery on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Come try our little smokies in spicy Port sauce, Chana Batata Curry with Riesling, mini cream puffs drizzled with Cocoa Vin and Almond biscotti with Nouveaux Riche Muscat and 72 percent dark chocolate with our Gold medal winning Reserve Merlot and our Gold medal winning Cabernet. Mission Mountain Winery is located on Highway 93 in Dayton on the west shore of beautiful Flathead Lake.

HOT SPRINGS — Grant Sorlie will provide “Good Vibes” Jazz from 8-10 p.m. at Symes Hotel.

HOT SPRINGS — Americana music, provided by Mark Chase, is on the schedule at Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

LAKE COUNTY — Saturday, Nov. 26, is Small Business Saturday and all Lake County residents are urged to shop locally and support local businesses.

DIXON — A free Developmental and Preschool Screening Clinic for children ages 0-5 in the Dixon School District will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Dixon Preschool. Food will be provided. The free screening will include gross motor, fine motor, language concepts, communication skills, communication concepts, hearing and vision. Please call the school at 406-246-3566 to schedule an appointment or to receive more information.

ST. IGNATIUS — Circle of Security classes will be offered for free Mondays, Oct. 24-Dec. 12, at The Nest, 410 St. Mary’s Drive. The class meets from 4-5:30 p.m. This parenting class is for parents with children under the age of five. Pre-registration is required, call 406-745-3681. Course materials will be provided.

PABLO — “Water Protectors,” an exhibition of art in the Three Woodcock building at Salish Kootenai College, features the work of Orlando Avery and Corky Clairmont. Orlando’s photography is a series of his time spent at the Standing Rock Camp and the #NoDAPL Movement. Clairmont is exhibiting his mixed media work involving the Canadian Tarsands and Columbus Day. This exhibition will be up until about Dec. 1.

POLSON — Midweek Advent services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and continue each Wednesday through Wednesday, Dec. 21. Soup supper will start at 5:30 p.m. with the services starting at 6:30 p.m. The theme is “The Ultimate Advent.”

RONAN — Ronan High School classes of 1958, 1959 and 1960 meet the first Thursday of each month at Pizza Cafe from 8:30-10 a.m. Enjoy a great breakfast buffet for $7.50. All other classes are welcome also. Share stories about the good old days and visit about what’s new. Next gathering is Thursday, Dec. 1. Please come. For more information call 406-212-6800, 406-6762026 or 406-644- 2259.

RONAN — Glacier Bank’s Food Drive benefits Ronan Bread Basket and will continue until Dec. 16. Food items can be dropped off at Glacier Bank main lobby Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and on Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

ST. IGNATIUS — Give blood. The Red Cross will be at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Main and Highway 93 in St. Ignatius on Thursday, Dec. 1, from noon-6:15 p.m. Schedule your appointment today by calling 406-745-0099, or visiting www.redcrossblood.org, and entering sponsor code: stignatius.

POLSON — “A Year on Mars” by Carmel Johnston, will be Mission Mountain Audubon’s next program on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Polson Library meeting room. Everyone is welcome. Carmel Johnston, Commander of HI-SEAS Mission 4, will discuss what it is like to live for a year on Mars. The NASA-funded project constructed a habitat dome high on a Hawaiian volcano, similar to the harsh conditions and rocky terrain that future astronauts will encounter on the red planet.

Johnston grew up in Whitefish and earned a bachelor and a master degree in Land Resources and Environmental Science from Montana State University.

RONAN — The Ronan Council on Aging and the Community Food and Agriculture Coalition hope to start work on the creation of a Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The goal of the program is to increase access to healthy food and meaningful community interactions to low-income seniors at our farmers markets. This means we need your input about how such a program would best support our clients here in the community. We invite you to our first community planning meeting Thursday, Dec. 1, from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Lake County Council on Aging, 528 Main Street SW, Ronan, to talk about what we’d like to see for our community. We hope to see you there. Please RSVP to Dara at 406-676-2367 and let us know you’re coming.

RONAN — On Thursday, Dec. 1, a dinner and silent auction fundraiser will be held along with orange and black scrimmages. The silent auction and dinner begin at 5 p.m. at the Ronan Event Center in the Middle School. Dinner is $5 per plate. Scrimmages begin at 6 p.m. Donated items are needed for the silent auction and may be dropped off at the middle school office by Wednesday, Nov. 30. All money raised goes to pay for meals while traveling on away-games and meets. Call 406-203-2850, for more information.

HOT SPRINGS — Wayo will perform Boogie Woogie on the piano at Symes Hot Springs’ Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

POLSON — Immaculate Conception Church hosts the free Community Dinner the first Friday of every month but on December 2 it coincides with the Polson Downtown Parade of Lights so the location is changing for December only. The Polson Business Association will be serving chili at the Hallmark Store and the Immaculate Conception Church will serve chili outside Mrs. Wonderful’s. Please join us before the parade.

POLSON — Mission Valley Live presents “Two Bit Franks” on Friday, Dec. 2, at Polson High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. This concert brings homegrown original music, classic bluegrass and some great adaptations to tunes you never imagined. Two Bit Franks features some of the finest bluegrass musicians in Montana. Tickets are available at R & R Health Care Solutions, Ronan True Value in Ronan or First Interstate Bank and Vine & Tap in Polson. In-advance tickets sell for $13 each or tickets at-thedoor sell for $15 each. Admission is free for kids 18 years old and under. Children 12 years and younger must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult. For more information, call 406-887-2739 or email: missionvalleylive@gmail.com or check out Mission Valley Live on Facebook.

POLSON — Takes Horse Gallery would like to invite everyone to an open house on Dec. 2 from 4-7 p.m. Fry bread sticks and berry soup dip appetizers will be served.

POLSON — The 2016 Parade of Lights for Lake County will take place at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Polson on Friday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. Trophies, prizes, Christmas tree lighting and the arrival of Santa are all on tap. “If it moves and has lights it’s an entry.” Categories for parade prizes are: agriculture, best Christmas message, commercial individual or family, judge’s vhoice, most humorous, non-profit and youth. Call 406-883-5800 for more information. Refreshments, special promotions, entertainment and an Art Walk are all included. Enjoy downtown Polson’s Open House from 4-7 p.m.

HOT SPRINGS — John Kelley will perform the blues at Symes Hot Springs’ Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

ST. IGNATIUS — On Saturday, Dec. 3, a children’s Christmas Carnival will be held at the Community Center from 2-4 p.m. Santa will be there and there will be lots of games and prizes for kids of all ages. At 5:30 p.m. there will be a tree lighting ceremony at Gariepy Park with chili, cookies and hot beverages along with caroling and a Parade of Lights. All businesses, churches, and organizations are encouraged to have a float in the Parade of Lights. There is no entry fee and it is a great time to display your creativity. Later there will be details for the home decoration contest with prizes for three winners. Watch for details in the coming weeks in the paper and on posters. Thanks for supporting the activities of the St. Ignatius Chamber of Commerce.

POLSON — Downtown Polson’s Open House continues on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity for nonprofits, school, civic organizations, churchs, carolers, and entertainers to participate along the sidewalk.

POLSON — The Northwest Montana Accordion Association will hold an accordion jam on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 2-5:30 p.m. at the Elks in Polson.

RONAN — Ronan Christian Church (by the Post Office) invites you to our Christmas Hymn Sing, on Sunday, Dec. 4. We’ll start singing at 7 p.m. and have refreshments at 8 p.m. The Christmas season can be hectic and stressful, but wise men still seek Him.

RONAN — Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will hold their monthly meeting on Dec. 6, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ronan VFW on Round Butte Rd. Scott and Bonnie Kiser will present the PowerPoint that is going to be shown at the State Board of Directors meeting in December. This is our welcoming power-point video that we will be showing at our convention at the Kwa-TaqNuk Resort in Polson March 24-26, 2017. Also, we will have the election of officers for 2017. Results are based on members present at the meeting.

Hope to see you there.

RONAN — The Montana Department of Transportation is conducting a public information meeting to discuss the proposed reconstruction of U.S. Highway 93 north of Ronan in Lake County. An open house and informational presentation will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the Ronan Community Center, 300 Third Ave. NW. The open house will run from 5-7 p.m. with a short presentation at 6 p.m. The meeting is intended to update the community on the project split that allows the Ronannorth project to be scheduled for 2018 construction. No additional design has been completed for the Ronan-urban portion (south of Round Butte Road), so no new information is available.