RONAN — Mission West Community Development offers free workshops to help you learn the skills you need to help your business succeed. The Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will have their next monthly meeting at the VFW on Round Butte Rd. on March 8, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a discussion about our up and coming class on First Aid and CPR scheduled for March 26. This class will be for club members and/or new members, so come to the March 8 meeting to find out the particulars. Hope to see you there.

POLSON — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church invites everyone to our series of the 23rd Psalm. The theme for Wednesday, March 9, is “God Leads Us.” In a verse that is simple to read and harder to follow, we confess that God will lead us along paths that provide life for us and all of creation. So let’s follow the trail that Jesus is blazing before us. Whether we’re happy with our own path or stumbling on uprooted branches, God is leading us throughout our daily lives. Soup and bread are served at the church, 409 Fourth Ave. E, at 5:30 p.m. followed by a message of trust and hope at 6:15 p.m. The meal is free.

RONAN — Mission West Community Development offers free workshops to help you learn the skills you need to help your business succeed. A Social Media Marketing workshop will be held on March 10 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Boy & Girls Club. An effective marketing strategy is essential for business success. In this workshop, you’ll learn: ideal customer; marketing analytics; social media; creating successful content; providing value to you audience; embrace community with customers; ads; branding - bring it all together. To register go to: https://lccdc.ecenterdirect.com/ and click on training events.

ZOOM — Mission West Community Development offers free workshops to help you learn the skills you need to help your business succeed. QuickBooks Level I (Desktop version), will be taught on March 9, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. via ZOOM. This workshop introduces you to QuickBooks Desktop basic uses and features. To register go to: https://lccdc.ecenterdirect.com/ and click on training events.

POLSON — Plan to attend the 2022 Lake County Spring Job Fair on Wednesday, March 9, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Red Lion Inn & Suites, 209 Ridgewater Drive. If you are looking for a new career or searching for a summer job, this is the place to be. For more information, contact Job Service Polson at 406-883-7880.

RONAN —  Beginning at 7 p.m. at the Ronan Community Center on Friday, March 11, The Fretless will perform fiddle music from across the globe, Celtic, classical chamber, and Americana. The entertainers perform on fiddles, a viola and a cello. Tickets are available online at: missionvalleylive.com for $13 or at the Perfect Shot, First Interstate Back in Polson or Ronan True Value and Health Care Solutions in Ronan. Tickets at the door are $15 for adults, $5 for college students (with ID) and youth 18 and under are free.

BIG ARM — At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, join the search for owls and find out what lurks in the trees at the Big Arm Unit of Flathead Lake State Park. Meet at the Entrance Station. Please bring warm clothes, a headlamp, water, and binoculars (some are available to loan).

RONAN — Starting on March 14, you may call to make a registration appointment for Ronan School District No. 30’s Kindergarten Round Up, to be held on April 1 at K. William Harvey Elementary School. Call 406-676-3390 ext. 7700 (Pablo Elem.); ext. 7300 (KWH Elem.); ext. 7450 (special services department).               

POLSON — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church invites everyone to our series of the 23rd Psalm. The theme for Wednesday, March 16, is “God is With Us.” God leans closest to us in the midst of our suffering. In doubt, fear, abandonment, depression, alienation, and despair, God is near. Join us this week for worship to be comforted in the arms of a God who is sitting right beside us in our mess. Soup and bread are served at the church, 409 Fourth Ave. E, at 5:30 p.m.,followed by a message of trust and hope at 6:15 p.m. There is no charge for the meal.

ZOOM — Mission West Community Development offers free workshops to help you learn the skills you need to help your business succeed. Microsoft Excel is an essential tool for managing your company’s data and will be taught on March 16 from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. via ZOOM. To register go to: https://lccdc.ecenterdirect.com/ and click on training events.

POLSON – The regular monthly meeting of the Polson Rural Fire District Board of Trustees will take place on Wednesday, March 16, at 6 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Station No. 1, 25-B Regatta Rd.

RONAN — Help us celebrate the 33rd year of blarney and debauchery and get your costumes and parade entries ready for the Ronan St. Paddy’s Day Parade on Thursday, March 17, at 5:3 p.m. Entries please line up at 5:15 p.m. behind the hospital. Prizes will be given after the parade at the Irish Headquarters of The Bird Bar and Grill. We have some new categories: Most Irish; Best Irish Animal; Greenest Sports Team; Best Kids float; Pub Wars; Biggest set of Shamrocks; Greenest Float and Best Overall. 

Please read: We will not be registering floats but we will be there monitoring for anything with profanity, racism etc. and you will be removed. We will have the proper officials on hand for this. This is a family event and will be treated as such.

BIGFORK — On the March full moon at 8 p.m., come join a park ranger on a 1.5-mile guided hike of Wayfarers Unit of Flathead Lake State Park to see what lurks after dark. This hike offers a unique way to experience local trails and the shore of Flathead Lake. Please bring a headlamp, sturdy hiking shoes, water, snacks and warm clothes.

KALISPELL/ZOOM — “Adapting HR to the Speed of Change” will be taught on Friday, March 18, (Zoom option). Through a partnership with FVCC, Mission West Community Development Partners offers the chance to attend these workshops free of charge. We will enroll you in the workshops and pay the fee. To be eligible, you must own or work for a for-profit small business with ten or fewer employees located in Lake, Mineral or Sanders County. Entrepreneurs who are planning to start a business are also eligible. If you’d like to enroll, call us at 406-676-5928.

BIG ARM — Join the search for owls and find out what lurks in the trees at the Big Arm Unit of Flathead Lake State Park. This program will meet at the entrance station at 6:30 p.m. Please bring warm clothes, a headlamp, water and binoculars (some are available for loan).