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. 

ST. IGNATIUS — The annual “Running of the Toy Trains” will be held in the Railroad Museum at Four Winds Trading Post, 74205 Highway 93 in St. Ignatius, from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27. Call Chief Engineer Preston Miller at 406-745-4336 for more information. Admission is free for all.

RONAN —  Ronan Library will close at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, and be closed on Friday, Jan. 1. Regular hours resume on Jan. 2, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.