POLSON — Applications for Polson High School’s Traffic Education Class (winter session 2015-16) can be picked up at the PHS office during school hours. Please read, complete and return completed forms to the high school office by Monday, Nov. 30. The winter Traffic Education session will start Dec. 4, 2015, and end on approximately Feb. 19, 2016. Students must be 14 and one-half years old or older by Jan. 4, 2015. Class size is limited to 30.

RONAN – The Mission Valley Quilt Guild will have its next meeting on Dec. 1 at the Terrace Lake Community Church. It will be our Christmas potluck and will start at 5:30 p.m. We ask everyone to bring a $10 child’s toy, wrapped in fabric from your stash, plus four fat quarters also from your stash for the games we will be playing at the meeting. The toys will go to Toys for Tots but the fabric will be going home with you. Everyone is welcome. Please bring a salad or dessert for the potluck and your show and tell items. We look forward to seeing everyone there. If you have any questions please call 406-212-6205.

RONAN — Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will hold their monthly meeting on Dec. 1, 2015, at the VFW on Round Butte Road in Ronan at 7:30 p.m. We will have the election of officers for the upcoming year. The public is always welcome at our meetings. 

RONAN — The VFW Auxiliary will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall. Just this one time the meeting will be on the first Wednesday of the month. For more information, call 406-676-3380. 

POLSON — The December meeting of the Polson Chamber of Commerce will feature Polson Mayor Heather Knutson and City Manager Mark Shrives discussing the State of the City. The meeting will be held in the KwaTaqNuk Resort on Wednesday, Dec. 2, from noon-1 pm. A native of Polson, Heather Knutson has served as Mayor since January 2014. She is also the General Manager of Country Foods. Mark Shrives holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and became Polson City Manager in October 2013. 

Cost of the luncheon will be $14 and reservations are not required. To learn more about the Polson Chamber and its activities, contact the Polson Chamber at 406-883-5969. 

POLSON – The Polson Rural Fire Board has scheduled a special meeting Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Station, 25 Regatta Road. Trustees plan to discuss needs of the district.

POLSON — The monthly meeting of the Lake County Republican Central Committee is scheduled for Dec. 2. The meeting will be held at the Polson Rural Fire Hall in the Sheriff’s conference room at 6:30 p.m. All interested people are encouraged to attend. Get informed about what is happening in our county, our state, and on the national scene. For more information, call Ron Tjaden at 406-844-2386

PABLO — Two Eagle River School students will hold a tribal candidate forum at the school on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. The general election for Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Tribal Council members is Dec. 12.

RONAN — Ronan Library will hold classes for crochet on Thursday, Dec. 3. 

Drop in any time between noon-6 p.m. A teacher will help you from 3:30-6 p.m. Feel free to bring your own crochet hooks and yarn if you wish. 

For more information, please call 406-676-3682.

POLSON – The Polson Kiwanis will meet Dec. 3 at the KwaTaqNuk Resort in the Koostatah Room from noon-1 p.m. Our guest speaker will be Dee Ann Cates from Safe Harbor. The Polson Chamber of Commerce recently selected Safe Harbor as nonprofit of the year. Everyone is welcome. 

ARLEE — The second annual Elders Appreciation Dinner will be held in Arlee at the Community Center on Pow-wow Road on Dec. 4 at noon. All Arleesians are welcome. Contact Shelly Fyant at 406-546-5633, for more information.

BIG ARM — Get in the holiday mood at the Big Arm Historic schoolhouse on Friday, Dec. 4. Bring your favorite dish to share with neighbors and friends for our potluck dinner starting at 6 p.m. Then at 7 p.m., Neal Lewing, of Port Polson Players, will lead us in some singing to help usher in the joy of Christmas. We will also be taking canned food to donate to “Loaves and Fish” for holiday meals. For more information, please feel free to call Nancy Foster at 406-849-5064.

POLSON — The all new Lake County Parade of Lights will be on Friday, Dec. 4, starting at 6 p.m. Polson merchants will hold an Open House on Friday, Dec. 4, from 4-7 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with refreshments, special promotions, an art walk and entertainment. For more information, call Jackie at 406-883-5800.

RONAN — The Ronan boys’ and girls’ basketball program presents its seventh annual orange and black scrimmages in conjunction with a fundraising dinner and silent auction. Come support the Ronan Chiefs and Maidens on Friday, Dec. 4, at the Ronan Event Center. All monies raised will help pay for meals when the Ronan teams travel. Dinner and silent auction begins at 5 p.m. Scrimmages begin at 6 p.m. For more information or to donate an item for the auction, contact Sandra Wirz, parent volunteer, at 406-203-2850.

POLSON — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1202 Fourth Ave. E (west of Super 1 Foods), invites you to “The Nativity: Polson” on Friday, Dec. 4, from 5-8 p.m. This celebration includes a Nativity Exhibit with over 200 nativities on display. We invite you to display your nativity with ours. Contact Chelsea at 406-210-1618, for more information. There will be a fun family photo op where you can choose a traditional portrait or dress up for a picture in our “Stable.” (Stable clothing is provided.) There will be delicious cookies, a scavenger hunt, and a craft activity for kids. Admission and activities are free. See our Facebook event “The Nativity:Polson” for more details.

ARLEE — The eighth annual Arlee Parade of Lights will be on Dec. 5, 2015. The theme is “Let your light shine for peace around the world.” The parade starts at 6 p.m. with line up at the high school at 5:30 p.m. The same route as last year will be used and will be illuminated. The parade will end at the Arlee Brown Building for singing around a fire, hot chocolate, coffee, and treats provided by Backstube Edelweiss, Wilson Store, and Brown Building committee. Light up your kids, your car, your dog or your horse. Let’s make this the biggest parade ever. For more information, contact Sally Cordier at 406-240-4660.

ST. IGNATIUS — On Saturday, Dec. 5, the St. Ignatius Chamber of Commerce will sponsor their annual Children’s Christmas Carnival at the Community Center starting at 2 p.m. There will be games and prizes for everyone. The Christmas Tree Lighting will be at Gariepy Park at 5:30 p.m. There will be hot beverages, caroling and a Parade of Lights through town. All businesses, churches and organizations are invited to take part. There is no fee for parade entries, just a lot of fun to be had by everyone. For more information, call Darren Orr at Cenex. Hope to see you there.

POLSON - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints invites you to "The Nativity: Polson" on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 3-8 p.m. (See Friday, Dec. 4) A Christmas program featuring local choirs and artists will take place on Saturday at 6 p.m.

POLSON — Looking for a great way to spend your Saturday prior to the Frozen Movie Night at Mission Valley Aquatics? Eat, drink and shop local at the “Small Town, Big Christmas” event in Polson from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 5, enjoy a horse-drawn hayride, visit with Santa, play $2 bowling, take a brewing museum tour and shop citywide sales. Visit each participating business, get your Christmas Passport stamped and you will be entered to win one of many grand prizes. Grand prize drawings to be held at Delaney’s Landscape Center at 4 p.m.

POLSON – Partners In Home Care/Hospice, The Lake Funeral Home and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center would like to invite the public to remember and honor the loved ones in your life who have died. 

An ecumenical ceremony of remembrance will be held on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. at The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory at 101 Sixth Ave. E. 

Each attendee will be presented with a lighted candle and paper dove to symbolize the tribute to their loved ones. 

The dove will be placed on a Tree of Life, which will remain illuminated until the New Year begins. The tree will be located at St. Joseph Medical Centers’ Lobby. This memorial ceremony is open to the public and a reception will follow.

POLSON — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints invites you to “The Nativity: Polson” on Sunday, Dec. 6, from 3-8 p.m. (See Friday, Dec. 4) 

A Christmas message featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be broadcast Sunday from 6-7 p.m.

RONAN — This Dec. 8 workshop covers the purpose of accurately maintaining financial records for your business; working with fixed assets/depreciation, setting up long term liabilities (loan manager), memorized transactions, working with equity accounts, budgeting and cash flow, creating custom fields, customizing reports, creating custom forms, integrating with Microsoft Office. All classes are from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and located at 407 Main Street, Ronan. Register today by calling Carol at 406-261-3200 or Lisa at 406-676-5901. There will be a $10 charge for lunch. 

CHARLO — The Mission View Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at noon in the Charlo Senior Center. We will have a Christmas potluck lunch and a cookie exchange. There will also be a short business meeting. All are welcome.

PABLO — KSKC-Public TV on-air fundraiser is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10, beginning at 6 p.m. each evening. Viewers can call in bids or people are welcome to come to the campus at SKC in Pablo to participate in-person. The auction will be held in the SKC Three Wolves Deli, right next to the D’Arcy McNickle Library. Coffee, tea, cookies and Mission Mountain Mist will be free.

POLSON — The Foster Grandparent Program Open House will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Senior Center in Polson on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The community and potential Foster Grandparent volunteers are invited to meet other Foster Grandparents and learn more about the program and its needs in Lake County. Food and beverages will be provided courtesy of Glacier Bank. For more information please call 406-883-8300.

POLSON — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees will hold their Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Pop’s Grill at noon. Lunch will be available from the menu. Following lunch there will be a program featuring Samantha Walker from the Agency on Aging. A Merry Christmas is wished to all.

POLSON — On Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m., just three days after the anniversary of the “day that will live in infamy,” we will show the very accurate 20th Century Fox feature length movie Tora! Tora! Tora! The movie will be preceded by a personalized tour of related artifacts in the museum displays. Treats and donations are welcome. 

If you have questions, please call Gil at 406-883-6804.

POLSON — Please join your friends and neighbors at the Masumola Club Thursday, Dec. 10. Hosts Rodriqueses, Nunlists, and Swans have arranged for KC and the Valleycats to provide a program of live music. We’ll pass the hat for the band, and as in the past, Share the Spirit will take any donations of toys or monetary contributions. Your support is greatly appreciated. Social hour begins at 5:45 p.m. Food distribution suggestion: A-H-hot dish; I-O-dessert; P-Z-salad or side dish. Don’t forget your own dishes and utensils.

RONAN – Christmas concerts at K. William Harvey Elementary will take place in the Ronan Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 9 a.m. for grade 1 and at 10:15 a.m. for grade 4.

ST. IGNATIUS — Missoula Community Chorus, featuring tenor Paul Gates, will perform their 2015 holiday concert “Merry Christmas” at Mission Valley United Methodist Church on Thursday, Dec. 10. The concert will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. and will last about an hour. For more information, call 406-644-0122.

RONAN — On Thursday, Dec. 10, community members are invited to make Christmas ornaments at Ronan Library from 3:30-6:00 pm.  For more information, please call 406-676-3682.

RONAN — The Ronan ‘Community Spirit Basket’ project raffle event will take place Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Ronan Chamber Roundup in the Ronan Glacier Bank lobby. Contact Chris in Ronan at 406-528-3331 for more details.

POLSON – “Conserving Forest Riparian Areas in the Face of Fire” by Chris Frissell will be Mission Mountain Audubon’s next evening program on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Polson Library meeting room. Everyone is welcome. Dr. Chris Frissell is a consulting research scientist and Affiliate Research Professor at the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station that works on fish conservation, watershed science and freshwater habitat protection and restoration around the Pacific Northwest and California.

RONAN — The VFW 5652 and auxiliary invites veterans and families and the public to a Christmas potluck dinner on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the VFW Hall. Dinner will be served from 6-7p.m. Please bring a salad or dessert.

POLSON — The December Friendship Table Dinner will be held Dec. 11 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 — Lake County, in partnership with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health Services, Providence Health and Services, and Western Montana Mental Health Center, is pleased to announce a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new “Lake House” mental health center, 7 Thirteenth Ave. E, on Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. The public is invited and welcome to attend.

POLSON — Jason Farnham will perform at the Polson High School on Dec. 11, 2015, at 7 p.m. Take George Winston, add some Victor Borge, Beethoven on steroids, garnish with Schroeder from Peanuts, throw it all in a blender, and what comes out is an unmistakable Jason Farnum Show. A portion of the proceeds from this show will support Sunburst Mental Health Services. For more information, call 406-887-2739 or email missionvalleylive@gmail.com or check out Mission Valley Live on Facebook.

POLSON — For this holiday season, Port Polson Players, in association with Mission Valley Friends of the Arts, present the family classic, “Cheaper By The Dozen.” The show plays Dec. 11, 12, and 13, at the Theatre on the Lake. Curtain time Friday  and Saturday is 7:30 p.m., with the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. To make reservations call the theatre box office at 406-883-9212, or go to portpolsonplayers.com and push the reservation key.

BIG ARM — The Lake County Pachyderm Club, in partnership with the Lake County Republican Women, will hold its annual Christmas Party at Camp Marshall on Melita Island Road, Friday, Dec. 11, beginning with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. In addition to being an evening of fun and conversation, Aaron Flint of “The Flint Report” is the featured speaker who is expected to share his insights on several issues especially important to Montana. Cost of the dinner is $15. For reservations, call 406-883-2201 by Monday, Dec. 7.

RONAN – Christmas concerts at K. William Harvey Elementary will take place in the Ronan Performing Arts Center on Friday, Dec. 11, at 9 a.m. for grade 2 and at 10:15 a.m. for grade 3.

PABLO — SKC’S American Indian Business Leaders will host the annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Camas room of the SKC gym. Vendors’ tables cost $20, and $5 per additional table. SKC students are charged $10 per table with student ID. Please contact Tina Begay for more information at 406-544-1245 or 406-275-4851 or email her at tina_begay@skc.edu. Come find some great presents.

PABLO — SKC’s American Indian Business Leaders will sponsor Christmas Bingo on Dec. 12, 2015, at 1 p.m. in the Camas room of the SKC gym. Prices are $1 per card or $5 per packet. Prizes include two turkey dinners and one fully-decorated Christmas tree, plus there are prizes for every age group. Chili and frybread will be offered for $5 a plate. Come support AIBL.

BIG ARM – Big Arm Children’s Christmas Event is on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 2-4 p.m. Please bring your children to the Big Arm historic school for an afternoon of food, crafts, games, and fun. This year’s theme is Minions (those loveable yellow and blue characters from the movies-Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, and The Minion Movie). We hope to see you there. For more information, please feel free to contact Nancy Foster at 406-849-5064.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Treasure State Chorale, under the direction of its founder, Phil Harris, will bring its “Sounds of the Season” concert to the Saint Ignatius Mission Church on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. The frescoes in this historic church need immediate restoration, and the Chorale would like to help with the massive project. All proceeds from this performance will be given to the Mission. Admission is by your donation to the restoration project. Many can remember the cool temperature in the church last Christmas, but the boiler has been repaired. It is the wish of the Chorale that the sounds of the season will touch your hearts at this special time of year and lead you to give as generously as you can to this critical endeavor to maintain the beauty of such a unique part of Montana’s history.

RONAN — The Kuilix chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a Christmas party for the residents of the St. Luke’s Assisted Living Center in Ronan at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. Ukulele Jam will provide entertainment with festive holiday music. Refreshments will be provided.