POLSON — The Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery begins 2018 with a fundraising campaign with a twist. This will be a non-juried open show until Feb. 23. Our members will donate some of their favorite works by other artists for resale at reduced prices. Discover lots of fine local art at great prices.

POLSON — To celebrate February being “I Love to Read Month,” North Lake County Public Library District is offering its annual Adopt-a-Book program. During the month of February, you may “adopt” a children’s book and present it to the library’s collection. You can purchase a book to honor or remember a special person or event, or your love of reading. Each book is $15. After a book is purchased, a plaque will be inscribed and placed inside. For more information, call the library at 406-883-8225 or stop by the circulation desk at 2 First Ave. E.

POLSON — Join us for All In Stitches’ 17th annual Walk Around Polson Quilt Show. Quilts will hang in businesses on Main Street from Saturday, Feb. 10, through Saturday, Feb. 24. Plan some time to pick up a ballot at All In Stitches and walk around Polson to vote on your favorite quilts by Feb. 21. Ribbons will be hung Feb. 22. If you’d like to participate in this year’s show, please drop off your quilts by Feb. 7 at the shop. Feel free to call All In Stitches at 406-883-3643 to talk with any of us if you have any questions.

RONAN — The Ronan VFW Auxiliary 5652 will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall. For more information, call 406-676-3380.

POLSON — Join the “Valentine’s Dance for all” and dance to the music of Ken’s Country Combo at the Elks on Main Street on Feb. 7, from 7-10 p.m. Bring your sweetheart to the dance and have fun. Snacks are shared at 8:30 p.m. and we give away door prizes.

POLSON — Share your quilts with us for All In Stitches’ annual quilt show, “Quilt Walk Around Polson,” which begins Saturday, Feb. 10. Please drop quilts off by Wednesday, Feb. 7, at All In Stitches.

ARLEE — The 14th Annual Chocolate Lovers Festival tasting and fundraiser auction gets underway at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Brown Building Community Center on Highway 93 in Arlee. Just in time for Valentine’s Day. Entries will be accepted between 3-6 p.m. on Feb. 7 at the Brown Building. Please make two identical confections; one for tasting and one for bidding on.

At 6:30 p.m. the public is invited to taste and vote on their favorite entries in several categories. The cost is $2 per person and $5 per family with children. Enjoy tasting the delicious treats while listening to music by Showdown’s Matt Brown with Troy Patton on guitar. Once again this year we have a kid’s category (K-6 grade).

At 7:30 p.m. an auction on the best the Jocko Valley has to offer in fine chocolate treats begins.

POLSON —The February Friendship Table Dinner is on Feb. 9 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 – All are invited to the Pachyderm meeting on Friday, March 9 from 12-1 p.m. at the Polson Rural fire department off Regatta Rd. Janet Austin will provide training on levels of working dog classification from Federal ADA and FAA laws about who can bring service animals into public settings and businesses. A real life story will be shared about Bill and his faithful dog JP and how they came to be a team plus information and resources on how to obtain a service dog.

POLSON — A Polson Pachyderm meeting will be held on Feb. 9 from noon - 1 p.m. at Polson Rural Fire Department off Regatta Road. Sheriff Don Bell will speak about the work being done to implement NIC assessment recommendations and lower the overcrowding in the Lake County Jail.

PABLO — SKC offers free tax preparation to people who earn $54,000 or less a year. About SKC Volunteers: Students enrolled in SKC’s Tax Class receive fifteen weeks of training to become certified to prepare advanced tax returns. Go to SKC Darcy McNickle Library on Feb. 9, 16, and 23 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (No appointments necessary) Call 406-275-4851 for more information.

RONAN — Ninepipe Arts Group is holding its annual valentine party at Leon Hall on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m. Leon Hall is on Leon Road off Highway 93 south of Ronan. Enjoy a silent auction of unique arts and crafts, gift baskets and lovely desserts. KC & the Valley Cats are providing the swing era music. Please join us for “We Love Art.” Tickets are $10. For more information, please call 406-644-2311.

BIGFORK – Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) will host “Love at First Flight” at Flathead Lake State Park – Wayfarers, 8600 MT Highway 35,   on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. Celebrate the season of love with your love of nature at this family-friendly Valentine’s event. Make bird-seed feeders and go on a short guided hike to learn about some of the famous “love birds” in the natural world around us. The program will be held at the Flathead Lake Ranger Station in the Harry Horn Day-Use Area at Wayfarers. All ages are welcome, but the activities are most appropriate for families with elementary-aged children. Cost is $4 per person, or $10 per family. Space is limited. Please pre-register by calling the Ranger Station at 406-837-3041.  

VALLEY VIEW — Join us on Sunday, Feb. 11, for our Community Valley View potluck. Bring your drink of choice to social time at 5:30 p.m. and bring your favorite potluck dish to share for dinner at 6 p.m. Come enjoy good food and good company; everyone is welcome. Valley View Clubhouse is located at 40762 Valley View Road. If you have any questions call 406-883-2910. We hope to see you all there.

POLSON — Around the world, people are more similar than they are different and religious beliefs also have common threads. Join Flathead Reservation Human Rights Coalition as we explore the commonalities and differences of some of the world’s major faiths at Fellowship Hall of Polson United Methodist Church, 301 Sixteenth Ave. E. from 2-4 p.m. Humanities Montana speaker, Samir Bitar, will join leaders of Montana’s Baha’I, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths, asking questions of one another and answering audience questions. We hope to have a rich, lively and interesting discussion, from which all of us will learn. Hot drinks and light snacks will be served. Call 406-745-3001 for more information.   

RONAN — The next meeting of the Ronan Community Roundtable is Monday, Feb.12, at noon, at the Flower Mill’s Gathering Place. Come help plan a Lake County/Mission Valley farm-to-farm bike ride.

RONAN — Ronan School District board meeting will take place on Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Ronan High School library.

POLSON — The Polson Rural Fire Board of Trustees’ February meeting will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Station No. 1 meeting room, 25-B Regatta Rd.

MISSION VALLEY — The Mission Valley Christian Academy provide Singing Valentines throughout the valley on Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Orders can be made by picking up forms at MVCA, the New Life Church office in Polson or Mission Valley Printing in Ronan. Any MVCA deliveries or phone call deliveries will cost $3 and all other locations will be $5 until noon on Friday, Feb. 9. Orders must have payment included before they can be received, and they can be dropped off at MVCA, New Life Church or Mission Valley Printing or be mailed to MVCA at 38907 Highway 35 in Polson. After the Friday deadline, all deliveries will be $6 and $10, respectively.

If you are planning to send a delivery to another school, please get the principal's permission.

POLSON — Zen Meditation Class is offered at the YogaHeart Studio, 314 Main Street, Polson on Wednesdays in February (Feb. 14, 21, 28) at 6 p.m. The classes will be presented by Zen Priest Zenku, Jerry Smyers. There is no charge for the class. Everyone is welcome. For more details call 847-721-0665.

POLSON — The Polson Chamber’s February SPLASH will be hosted by the KwaTaqNuk Resort, 49708 Highway 93. The event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 15, from 5-7 p.m. Come celebrate love a day late. The monthly Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour offers members and interested participants the opportunity to network and learn more about the featured businesses every month.   For additional information about this and other Chamber programs, visit: www.polsonchamber.com or call 406-883-5969.  

RONAN — The Mission Valley Sub-network of the Missoula Businesswomen’s Network will hold a bring your own lunch meeting on Thursday, Feb. 15. Speaker for the day will be Brooke Duty, marketing manager at St. Luke Community Healthcare and Carol Blodgett, owner of Blodgett Sales & Marketing LLC. They will discus search engine optimization, pay per click and social media marketing. The meeting will take place from 11:45 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the Lake County CDC on Main Street.

PABLO — Call 406-275-4851 for more information on SKC’s free tax preparation.

RONAN — Come join CarePortal and Child Bridge on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 10:30 a.m. at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship in Ronan to hear about foster care and adoption. Social workers, foster parents, adopted individuals and former foster children will give their personal accounts and viewpoints. Lunch will be served afterward.

POLSON — On Tuesday, Feb. 20, NW Montana AARP Smart Driver Drivers Safety Class will be held at the Polson Senior Center from 8:30-11 a.m. and from 1-2:30 p.m. Call 406-883-4735 for reservation.