Thursday, December 18
Adult basketball played through Dec. 18
RONAN — Ronan’s Adult Education will have open gym at K. William Harvey Elementary School on Dec. 9, 11, 16, 18, from 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Come enjoy a community game of basketball. Must be 18 or older. Please call Francy Moll at (406) 676-3990 ext 7728, for more information.
Thursday, December 18
Shop locally with “Holiday Dollars” through Dec. 31
RONAN-PABLO-POLSON — The Community Bank “Holiday Dollar” Program, offering 0% APR Holiday Dollar loans to qualified applicants for purchase of goods and services in Ronan, Pablo and Polson, begins on Nov. 17. Participating merchants will accept “Holiday Dollars” at face value through Dec 31, 2014. Call (406) 676-4600, for details.
Enjoy basket drawing at SPLASH on Dec. 18
POLSON — The eighth annual “Community Spirit Basket Fundraiser” event, sponsored by Community Bank, will take place between Nov. 3 and Dec. 11.
Local businesses/organizations from the community donate baskets of sorts and raise funds for the Ronan and Polson Food Pantries. Raffle tickets will be sold at the front desk at either of the Ronan and Polson lobbies for $1 and placed in the basket of the purchaser’s choice. (Need not be present for drawing.)
The Polson drawing will take place on Thursday, Dec. 18, in conjunction with the Polson SPLASH held at St. Joseph Medical Center from 5–7 p.m.
The basket drawing will be at 6 p.m. Call for additional details at (406) 883-0600.
RHS to release lanterns
RONAN — To remember those who cannot be with us during the holidays, the Ronan High School Student Council is sponsoring a “Remembrance Lantern” program. Sky Lanterns will be released Thursday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. in the Ronan High School parking lot. All are invited to attend the releasing of the lanterns. Student Council members will sell lanterns for $5 from Nov. 26 - Dec. 18. To include your loved one, please talk to a Student Council member or contact advisor Bonnie Eva at (406) 676-3390, ext. 7543.
Speaker to explain Chamber benefits
RONAN — The Mission Valley Sub-network of Missoula Businesswomen’s Network will welcome Amber Pacheco-Holm from Polson’s Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Dec. 18 from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Lake County Community Development building in Ronan. Her topic will be: “Chamber of Commerce - Who we are, What we do, and How we can Help Add Valuable Opportunities for Your Business.” The lunch sponsor is Diane Gilliland, from Thirty One Gifts.
St. Ignatius holds watch meeting
ST. IGNATIUS — The second St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watch organizational meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. in the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. All interested St. Ignatius citizens are encouraged to attend. The group decided at its November meeting that the need for the program exists and enough community interest exists to form the organization. General operational guidelines were also discussed. For more information, call Mack McConnell at (406) 745-4151.