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.

POLSON — The Mission Valley Choral Society with the Polson High School Ensemble and Harpist Debbie Conrad will present their annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 409 Fourth Ave. E.

NORTH CROW – Please come with your singing voices and dancing shoes or your instruments to the North Crow annual Christmas program. We would love to hear all your voices and instruments. Tell anyone who would like to entertain to come on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. This will be our 87th program at the North Crow Creek Club House.

NORTH CROW – Please come with your singing voices and dancing shoes or your instruments to the North Crow annual Christmas program.  We would love to hear all your voices and instruments. Tell anyone who would like to entertain to come on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. This will be our 87th program at the North Crow Creek Club House.

POLSON — All are welcome to join us at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, for the Mission Valley Christian Academy Christmas Program with kindergarten to eighth graders and a live Nativity. The live Nativity will be at 6:30 p.m. and then at 7 p.m. there will be a school-wide “Sing A Song of Christmas” program.

POLSON — Come make holiday ornaments and decorate cookies at the Lake County Health Department’s Parents as Teachers December Community Connection. This free community event will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, in the Public Health Department’s conference room, at 801 Main Street. Pregnant moms and families with children under the age of 5 are welcome to attend this free program. This is a good chance to meet other families with young children, and to learn more about the Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program. Call LCPH at 406-883-7288, for more information.

POLSON — The Polson School District regular board meeting will be held on Monday, Dec. 14, at the Polson District Office, 111 Fourth Ave. E at 5:30 p.m.

RONAN — Please join Ronan Police Chief Ken Weaver for “Coffee with the Chief” on Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 9-10 a.m. at Ronan Cafe, 113 Main Street SW. This recurring event provides residents with an opportunity to personally meet with their Police Chief in a friendly, casual and informal setting every month in various locations in the City of Ronan.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Flathead Indian Irrigation Project semi-annual water user meeting will be held at the St. Ignatius Community Center, 333 St. Mary’s Drive, on Dec. 15, 2015, starting at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will cover operation and maintenance for 2015.

POLSON — Calling all young Republicans and patriots to the annual Christmas dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 15 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to elect officers and create volunteer teams. The meeting will be held at the Ridgewater Office Complex, 145 Southlake Crest in Polson. Dinner and social-time at 6:30 p.m. to be followed by electing new officers and teams to develop an advocacy plan for Lake County. Our goal is to support the election of conservative candidates in 2016 and to promote fiscal responsibility and protection of constitutional rights in public policy. The future of America will be determined by courage of young people who stand to preserve freedom across generations. Open to ages 18-40 years old and to older volunteers who may be young at heart. To RSVP or if you have questions please call 406-531-3590.

POLSON —  Ken’s Country Combo will play on Dec. 16 at the Elks from 7-10 p.m. Everyone is welcome. There will be no dance at the Elks on Dec. 30.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Lake County Public Health Department is partnering with The Nest for the December Parents as Teachers program’s Community Connection in Mission. Come and see our progress at The Nest, make holiday ornaments, and decorate cookies. This free community event will take place from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at The Nest, 410 St. Mary’s Drive in St. Ignatius. A light lunch will also be served.

Pregnant moms and families with children under the age of 5 are welcome to attend this free program. This is a good chance to meet other families with young children in the area, and to learn more about the Parents as Teachers home visiting program. Call LCPH at 406-883-7288, or The Nest at 406-745-3757, for more information.

ST. IGNATIUS — CSKT Early Childhood Services has moved to a new location, 35401 Mission Drive, in St. Ignatius, in the Neil Charlo Building. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Their new phone number is 406-745-4509.

POLSON — The Polson Kiwanis Club will meet Thursday, Dec. 17, at Pop’s Grill, 214 Main Street at noon. Join us for lunch and listen to our speaker, Richard Janssen, Department Head of Natural Resources for CSKT. He will give an overview of the department, its mission and effect on the local and national level of resource management. Home Ground Radio recently interviewed Richard and the interview aired on Montana Public Radio.

RONAN — Community members are invited to the Ronan District Library on Dec. 17 to decorate a small houseplant pot for a holiday gift. Craft time from 3:30-6 p.m. For more information, please call 406-676-3682.

POLSON — The Polson ‘Community Spirit Basket’ project raffle event will take place Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Polson Chamber SPLASH event. Contact Mandy in Polson at 406-758-8004 for more details.

BOZEMAN —  A town hall style meeting is scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 17, to address the possible fee increases for dairy processors across the state. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Holiday Inn in Bozeman.

A formal hearing will be held Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Helena.

RONAN —Ronan Schools’ Performing Arts Center will hold a Middle School/High School band concert on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.

RONAN — Mission Valley Sub-Network of the Missoula Businesswomen’s Network will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Lake County Community Development Building, 407 Main Street SW. Their speaker will be Debbie Krantz, Manager, Lake and Sanders County Job Service. Her topic will be “Why Workplace Ethics Matter.” Good or bad, ethics change everything. Lunch will be sponsored by Dixie Hall from Thrivent Financial. RSVP by Tuesday, Dec. 15 to: ldville@yahoo.com.

POLSON —Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour will take place on Thursday, Dec. 17, from 5-7 p.m. Your host will be Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. The Polson Community Spirit Basket project raffle will take place at that time. See you there.

RONAN – The Ronan Library will close at 3 p.m. on Dec. 18 in order to prepare hot food and drinks for the Parade of Lights at 5:30 p.m.

RONAN — Put lights on your truck, put lights on a Christmas tree loaded on a trailer, put lights on your kids and dog, put lights up in your business and let’s hope Rudolph has his light on when he visits Ronan’s “Parade of Lights,” Dec. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The Holiday Treasure Drawing will follow the parade. We promise you it will be big again and then everyone can journey to Ronan City Park and see Santa by the fire pit and the live Nativity with donkeys, horses, sheep and whatever animal Noah got on the Ark and we can bring to the park. See you in the parade and in the City of Ronan Park on Dec. 18.

PABLO — The annual Pablo Elementary Christmas Program will be presented on Friday, Dec. 18, at 9 a.m. in the Pablo Elementary Gym. The program this year will include traditional carols, rock and roll favorites, swing style and humorous songs. All students, kindergarten through fourth grade, will be performing. This event is always worth seeing so plan now on attending and let’s support our students as they take the stage in their presentation of “Christmas Comes from the Heart.”

RONAN —  Ronan Library will hold a fundraiser during the Parade of Lights beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 18. Hot chili, soup, hot dogs and fry bread will be sold at the Ronan Library door. Free coffee and hot cider will also be available. Support our local library and enjoy some holiday cheer. For more information, please call 406-676-3682.

PABLO — Pablo Baptist Church is offering a warm clothing give-away Saturday, Dec. 19 in the gym from noon to 5 p.m. The church is located at 36256 Sixth St. N. For more information call 406-675-3787.

St. Ignatius — The St. Ignatius Mission announces on Dec. 19 there will be a decorating party from 1-3 p.m. 

ST. IGNATIUS — Come enjoy the true spirit of Christmas with beautiful music along with the spoken word to help remember this special holiday on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. at the St. Ignatius Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

RONAN — Mission Valley Children’s Choir will present its Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church on 406 Fifth Ave. SW in Ronan. The choir is directed by Cathy Gillhouse and Pastor Seth Nelson and accompanied by Robyn Carlson. The concert is free of charge and the public is cordially invited to attend. The choir, composed of second through fifth graders from Ronan, Pablo and Polson, will sing sacred and secular Christmas songs. Several choir members will sing vocal solos and vocal ensembles. Don Aadsen Ford, Super One Foods/Harvest Foods, Shea Carlson Construction Company and Dan and Della Daugherty are concert sponsors.

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Mission on Dec. 24 at 11 p.m. will host Christmas caroling with Mass to follow at midnight.

RONAN — A Christmas Eve Candle Light Program will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 35681 Terrace Lake Road, at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The Christmas story will be read from the Bible and lots of beautiful Christmas hymns will be sung. Celebrate Jesus’ birth with us.

POLSON — Polson Community Church, 1814 First Street E, will present the telling of the Christmas Story through readings from the Bible, songs and a live Nativity on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. 

PABLO — The Pablo Christian Church will be having a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. The church is located at 35890 Clairmont Road, across from Pablo Family Foods on Highway 93. Everyone is welcome to attend.

ARLEE — On Dec. 24 Arlee’s Sacred Heart Church will have a Christmas play and caroling at 7:30 p.m. and Christmas Eve Mass will be celebrated at 8 p.m.

POLSON — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 110 Sixth Ave. E welcomes all to their Candlelight Service at 5 p.m. and Christmas Day Worship at 10 a.m.

ARLEE/JOCKO VALLEY/ST. IGNATIUS — The Jocko Valley and Sacred Heart Catholic Churches announce there will be no Mass at either church on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Instead, there will be Mass celebrated at 10 a.m. at the St. Ignatius Mission.