PABLO — New this spring The Peoples Center will offer a 12-week Youth Dance Performance Circle. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:30 p.m. The first class and sign up will be Tuesday, Feb. 16. Please call the office at 406-675-0160 with questions. This is a SAMHSA Grant project.

POLSON — Polson Rotary seeks partner applications for this year’s Festival of Youth. Applications will be accepted through April 30. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations who serve youth in Lake County. The selected applicant will be considered a partner and will be expected to sell tickets and volunteer at the event on Aug. 20. Polson Rotary is also looking for teams to compete in the Chili Cook-off. Applications can be found on the Polson Rotary website: www.clubrunner.ca/polson. Polson Rotary has given $235,250 to various projects.

POLSON — Best Beginnings, in conjunction with local educational entities in the Mission Valley, is hosting two different nights for families with young children, April 14 and April 20. Parents with children planning on attending kindergarten next year are especially encouraged to attend. On April 14, at the Cherry Valley Elementary School—Polson Gym, this free event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a light dinner, family activities and a goodies bag. Child care will be provided. If you have questions, please call the Head Start Center at 406-745-4509.

GLACIER PARK — Entrance fees to Glacier National Park, as well as other units of the National Park Service, will be waived on Saturday, April 16,-Sunday, April 24, in honor of National Park Week.

ARLEE — A kindergarten roundup will be held at the Arlee Elementary k-2 building from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19. Call 406-726-3216 ext. 2200 for an appointment. Your child must be 5 years old by Sept. 10, 2016, to register for the 2016-17 school year. Bring your child’s immunization records and birth certificate.

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watch will meet on Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignatius Senior Center. A representative from Blackfoot Telephone Company will make a presentation.

RONAN — Lake County Community Development will sponsor “A Financial Model Template for Cash Flow Projections” workshop on Tuesday, April 19, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 407 Main Street. Call 406-676-3200 or 406-676-5901 to register. There will be a $10 charge for lunch.

POLSON — On April 19 an AARP Smart Driver Course will be offered at the Polson Area Senior Center from 8:30-11 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m. Call 406-883-4735 for a reservation.

POLSON — Missoula Self Help Law Center will be in Polson on Tuesday, April 19, at the North Lake County Public Library from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. They will provide services on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Walk-ins are welcome all day or to schedule an appointment please call 406-258-3428.

PABLO — Superintendent of Public Instruction and U.S. House candidate Denise Juneau is hosting a free community dinner Tuesday, April 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the People’s Center. All are welcome.

RONAN/PABLO — The Ronan/Pablo School District will hold kindergarten pre-registration at the Ronan Middle School on Tuesday, April 19, from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Please bring child’s birth certificate and immunization records. Immunizations will be provided upon request – bring Healthy MT Kids/Medicaid/health insurance cards. Screens of hearing, vision, speech, basic school readiness and motor skills will take place. Your child must be 5 years old by Sept. 10, 2016, to be eligible for kindergarten.

POLSON — Best Beginnings, in conjunction with local educational entities in the Mission Valley, is hosting a night for families with young children. Parents with children planning on attending kindergarten next year are especially encouraged to attend. On April 20, at the Pablo Elementary School Gym, this free event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a light dinner, family activities and a goodies bag. Child Care will be provided. If you have questions, please call the Head Start Center at 406-745-4509.

POLSON — A community dance will be held at the Elks on Wednesday, April 20, from 7-10 p.m. Ken’s Country Combo will be playing. We’re looking for more dancers; come on out.

POLSON — Members of the Flathead Basin Commission will hold a meeting on April 20, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Lake County Courthouse in Polson. The a.m. portion of the meeting will focus on Aquatic Invasive Species updates. The afternoon portion of the meeting will feature a series of presentations related to Flathead waters.

All FBC meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact the FBC at 406-240-3453. 

ARLEE —  “Healing the Jocko Valley” food sovereignty project: “Food is Sacred, Food is Medicine,” will take place on April 20 at 6 p.m. at the Arlee Community Center on Powwow Road. Come and hear about: healthy cooking, nutrition information, health education (BMI, blood sugar, blood pressure checks), gardening-101 (sign up for help with getting your garden started).

POLSON — We are going to plant a happy face at the April Parents as Teachers Playgroup and pregnant moms and families with children under the age of 5 are welcome to attend this free program. Kids will be able to take both their plant and a book home with them. Come join us from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Lake County Public Health Department, 802 Main St. 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 for more information.

RONAN — The Mission Valley Sub-network of the Missoula Businesswomen’s Network will meet on Thursday, April 21, from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Lake County Community Development Building. Tracey Worley will present “5 Steps to Create the Future You Want – Personal Leadership Development.” Kelly Whitworth from Quick Silver Express will sponsor lunch. RSVP to ldville@yahoo.com.

DAYTON — Dayton Elementary School will host Kindergarten Round-up and Child Find Thursday, April 21, from noon-4 p.m. A child is eligible for kindergarten if they will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 10, 2016. To make an appointment or receive more information, call Dayton School at 406-849-5484. 

RONAN — Ronan Farmer’s Market will be held on Thursday, April 21, from 3–7 p.m. at the Ronan Flower Mill, 106 Main Street SW.

POLSON — Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour will be held Thursday, April 21, from 5-7 p.m. Your host will be Sportspage located at 101 Heritage Lane. See you there.

HOT SPRINGS — Wayo to play on the piano and sing Boogie Woogie at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

ARLEE — On Friday, April 22, an Arlee Earth Day Celebration will take place at the Hangin’ Art Gallery on Highway 93 in downtown Arlee. Activities and demonstrations for children and adults will take place from noon–5 p.m.  “The Story of Honey,” a play by the Arlee Youth Leadership Council, begins at 5:30 p.m. and a pass-the-hat concert by Andre Floyd will take place from 6:30–8:30 p.m. Join us for an exciting day and evening. Dinner will be served from 5–7:30 p.m. If you have questions call Hangin’ Art Gallery at 406-726-5005 or go to: donna@hanginartgallery.com.

POLSON — Mission Valley Live will present The Great Kaplan on Friday, April 22, at 7 p.m. at Polson High School. The show’s illusion, music, juggling and deadpan comedy collide in a hilarious vaudeville spectacle. Children 18 and under are admitted free and those under 12 must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. Tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door. Call 406-883-2739 for more information.

POLSON — Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery will host a reception on Friday, April 22, from 5-7 p.m. for the showing of “Parks and Rec” artistic interpretations. For more information contact the Gallery at 406-883-5956.

RONAN — On April 22 an AARP Smart Driver Course will be offered at the Mission Valley Senior Center in Ronan from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Call 406-676-2371 for a reservation.

POLSON — The Miracle of America Museum will host a “Coffee House” open-mic and live music event on Friday, April 22, from 6-8 p.m. If you play an instrument or sing, come share your talents. For more information, contact Charles Lutz at Mission Valley Christian Academy by calling 406-883-6858. 

POLSON — On Friday, April 22, Representative Al Olszewski, who is on the Interim Children, Family and Human Services Committee, will discuss what he knows about Democrat Governor Bullock’s planned resettlement of Syrian refugees in western Montana. The meeting is at the Polson Rural Fire Hall with social gathering starting at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting commencing from noon-1 p.m. For more information contact Norm Johnson at 406-883-0398.

PABLO — Bret Richardson will host a free presentation on planning for retirement and the process of retiring. The event is not a sell or solicitation event but simply an educational seminar. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers and will include cupcakes and coffee. The event will be held in Pablo on Friday, April 22, at 10 a.m. in the Mission Valley Power conference room. Please use the east entrance.

ST. IGNATIUS — A nature walk and learning about recycling are the topics for the April Parents as Teachers Playgroup at The Nest. Open to the public, this event includes a light lunch, activities and story time. Kids may take a book home with them. Pregnant moms and families with children under the age of 5 are welcome to attend this free program. Come join us at The Nest, in Mission. Call 406-546-0199 if you have any questions.

HOT SPRINGS — Larry Hirshberg to entertain with acoustic folk music at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

POLSON — CASA of Lake and Sanders Counties is holding its 10th annual Golf Scramble on Saturday April 23, at the Polson Bay Golf Course. This is our only major fundraiser each year. CASA trains and supports volunteers who serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates to represent the best interests of children who have been subject to abuse and neglect. Advertise your business, sign up a team, or just donate to the cause. The four-person Golf Scramble begins with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. with a barbeque and auction to follow. There will be a hole-in-one event with a chance to win an automobile. For more information call 406-883-8230.

POLSON — “Anybody for tea?” A dinner theater to raise funds for PHS Theater and PHS Summer Spanish Club will take place April 23 and 24 at the Finley Point Montecahto Clubhouse. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. and the show will be at 7 p.m. 

The cost is $20 for dinner and show, $10 for show only and $100 for a table for six. Tickets can be purchased by calling 406-698-7543 or emailing: phsboxoffice@polson.k12.mt.us. Show-only tickets will be available at the door.

RONAN — The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will hold a workday on Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the LDS Church. It is a potluck and anyone wishing to help with the 2017 raffle quilt is welcome to come. Bring your sewing machine and thread.

POLSON — Polson Youth Soccer U14 girls’ team will play Flathead Rapids’ soccer team at Linderman School at 9 a.m. and will play Flathead Force at Linderman School at 3 p.m. on April 23.

POLSON — The monthly Polson Indian Education Committee meeting is on Monday, April 25, at Polson High School. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria and the meeting is at 6 p.m. in the school library. Childcare will be provided. This meeting is open to the public. If you have any questions or would like to get any topics on the agenda, please contact our committee secretary at polsonIEC@gmail.com.

RONAN/PABLO — K. Wm. Harvey Elementary and Pablo Elementary will hold new kindergarten Open Houses on Monday, April 25. Call 406-676-3390 ext. 7450 for more information.

ST IGNATIUS — Women-4-Wellness pre-registration is available as a means to get into the health fair in a timely manner, to complete the health survey, and receive announcements. The St. Ignatius Community Center will hold pre-registration on Monday, April 25, from 7 a.m.-noon. Dates and times coming to Charlo, Dixon and Elmo locations the last week in April.

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library in Polson will present a program on Financial Fraud Protection in partnership with Money Smart Week® on Tuesday, April 26, at 4 p.m. in the library meeting room. It is free and open to the public. If you would like more information on Money Smart Week, visit www.MoneySmartWeek.org. For more information about this program call 406-883-8225.

PABLO — The Lake County Democrats will sponsor a program on climate change and how it is affecting Montana wildlife Wednesday, April 27, at the Johnny Arlee-Victor Charlo Theater on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo. There will be a brief social gathering at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Call 406-883-5908 for more information.

POLSON — The Area VI Agency on Aging is offering a Medicare Basics class for anyone turning 65 this year, on Wednesday, April 27, from 1-4 p.m. at the Lake County Health Dept. meeting room at 802 Main Street. There are many decisions to make, deadlines to meet and penalties to avoid. Those already on Medicare, who’d like to understand it better, are also welcome. Call 406-883-7284 or 1-800-266-4188 for information or to register.

RONAN — Women-4-Wellness pre-registration is available as a means to get into the health fair in a timely manner, to complete the health survey, and receive announcements. The Ronan Senior Citizen Center will hold pre-registration on Wednesday, April 27, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dates and times coming to Charlo, Dixon and Elmo locations the last week in April.

HOT SPRINGS — Women-4-Wellness pre-registration is available as a means to get into the health fair in a timely manner, to complete the health survey, and receive announcements. The Hot Springs Senior Citizen Center will hold pre-registration on Wednesday, April 27, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dates and times coming to Charlo, Dixon and Elmo locations the last week in April.

POLSON — A free community dinner will be served on Thursday, April 28, at 6 p.m. at the Fellowship Baptist Church, 2 Seventh Ave. E. The menu is Italian with salads and desserts. All are welcome.

RONAN — Ronan Farmer’s Market will be held on Thursday, April 28, from 3–7 p.m. at the Ronan Flower Mill, 106 Main Street SW.

POLSON — The Miracle of America Museum provides a Free Night at the Museum every fourth Thursday of each month. On April 28 beginning at 6:30 p.m., “Common Sense, Self and Home Defense,” a panel discussion, will cover various aspects of life, limb and property. 

For more information call Gil at 406-270-7895.  Donations and treats are welcome.

PABLO — Camie Goldhammer will give a free lecture on the effects of historical and complex traumas on American Indian/Alaska Native families and its relation to breastfeeding on Thursday, April 28. 

Childcare will be provided and dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by Goldhammer’s talk at 7 p.m. at the Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center’s Camas Room at SKC. For more information call 406-262-3511.

ARLEE — Women-4-Wellness pre-registration is available as a means to get into the health fair in a timely manner, to complete the health survey, and receive announcements. The Arlee Fitness Center will hold pre-registration on Thursday, April 28, from 1-3 p.m. Dates and times coming to Charlo, Dixon and Elmo locations the last week in April.

HOT SPRINGS — Good old-fashioned bluegrass music at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

POLSON — The Polson community will have a clean-up event on Friday, April 29,-Sunday, May 1. The information and supply center will be located at North Lake County Library where you may pick up trash bags, gloves and be assigned areas for cleanup. 

POLSON — The fifth Friday free dinner at the Polson Community Church, 1814 First Street E, is on Friday, April 29. Dinner will be served from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Bring your family and friends.

HOT SPRINGS — Blue Smoke Band will play country bluegrass music at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Fort Connah Restoration Society will host their annual spring Open House Rendezvous on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1. This free event includes demonstrations of time-era activities, Moose Creek chuckwagon-style barbecue, baked goods sale, beer and wine, crafts and kids’ games. There will be historical talks after the opening ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Main events will be held on Saturday, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fort Connah is located 6 miles north of St. Ignatius at mile marker 39 on Highway 93. For information and trader/demonstrator set-ups call 406-745-4336 or email: 4winds@blackfoot.net.

FINLEY POINT — The Lake County Park Board is hosting a cleanup day at our two beautiful parks on Mellett Point, located near the end of Finley Point. The work party will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 30. Bring yard and gardening tools, gloves and appropriate clothing for the weather and brush thrashing. 

Food will be provided, bring a dish if you’d like. Meet at the Commissioners’ parking lot, on the southwest corner of the courthouse, at 9 a.m., if you want to follow to the site. For additional information call 406-249-5551 or 406-544-2613.

POLSON — Learn more about dog behavior and your relationship with your best friend. Take a free class on Saturday, April 30, from 2-3 p.m. at Mission Valley Animal Shelter. This class is on “Loose Leash Walking.” This class is open to everyone age 8 and over. Call 406-883-5312 for details and to register.

DAYTON — The Mission Mountain Winery will host their annual event, “Red Wine and Chocolate” on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This is a chance for visitors to learn about the food and wine pairings of various chocolate delights and their corresponding red wines. This free event is a part of the winery’s continuing program to educate the community about the pleasurable synergies created by the pairing of food and wine. 

POLSON — Anderson Broadcasting presents the Mission Valley Trades Fair and Business Expo with over 100 vendors with food, fun and information. This has been an annual event for over 20 years. It will be at the Polson High School on Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Reserve your booth today. For more information go to: andersonbroadcasting.com or call 406-883-5255.  

ARLEE — On Saturday, April 30,  from 1–3 p.m., JoAnne Troxel will read from her book of poetry “Mean Dog Blues” and Jerry McGahan, a Killdeer artist, will read from his newly-published book of short stories, “The Deer Walking Upside Down.” Join us for an afternoon of readings that celebrate the sense of place that is the Jocko Valley and the Flathead Indian Reservation. Lunch and/or coffee and desserts will be available for sale. If you have questions call Hangin’ Art Gallery at 406-726-5005 or go to: donna@hanginartgallery.com.

RONAN — Women-4-Wellness pre-registration is available as a means to get into the health fair in a timely manner, to complete the health survey, and receive announcements. The Business Expo and Trades Fair at Polson High School will hold pre-registration for Women-4-Wellness on Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dates and times coming to Charlo, Dixon and Elmo locations the last week in April. Call 406-275-4926 for more information.

PABLO — The Copeland Memorial Hand Bell Choir of First Presbyterian in Polson will host the 35th annual Big Sky Handbell Festival at the Salish and Kootenai College Campus on Saturday, April 30. This year’s festival includes 25 choirs with around 230 ringers. The culmination of the festival is a free concert open to the public on April 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Joe McDonald Gymnasium.

RONAN – To celebrate Arbor Day, Ronan Middle School Student Council members and city officials will meet at Ronan Park on April 30 at noon to plant a tree.

The public in invited to join the festivities at the First Avenue SW and Buchanan corner of the park.

ARLEE — On Saturday, April 30, at the G’day Montana Shoppe, (corner of Highway 93 and Pow Wow Road) demonstration painting by Montana watercolor/acrylic artist Loren Kovich will take place starting at 11 a.m. and then throughout the day. Playing old time fiddle music, the Smiln’ Possum String Band, will entertain from 1-3 p.m. There will be free samples and door prizes. Stop in and have a “cuppa” and say “G’day” (hello) the Australian way. Call 406-590-5423 for more information.

POLSON — Polson Youth Soccer U15 boys’ team will play Stevensville Sabers’ soccer team at Linderman School at 10:15 a.m. and will play Wild Horse YSA at Linderman School at 4:30 p.m. on April 30.

POLSON — Harp, flute and guitar music will open the Spring Music Festival at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 1, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Polson. The festival is sponsored by the Polson Ministerial Association. A spaghetti supper, prepared by the Knights of Columbus, will be served immediately following the festival in the church basement.

The festival program includes Harpist Debbie Conrad, the Flathead Flute Choir and Guitarist Nathan Eyre in addition to three Mass Choir selections. This event promises to be uplifting, spiritual and exciting for participants as well as for the audience.

This annual concert is held to support the Polson Ministerial Association Helping Hands Fund. HHF is an ecumenical project that provides emergency assistance to Lake County residents as well as to folks traveling through the area.

POLSON — Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery will sponsor a non-juried show open to all artists April 16-May 27. Artistic interpretation of the theme, in any medium, will be accepted. There is a small entry fee for non-Sandpiper member artists. A reception will be held on Friday, April 22, from 5-7 p.m. For more information contact the Gallery at 406-883-5956.

POLSON — NAMI Mission Valley will hold its regular monthly meeting at the North Lake County Public Library in the library’s meeting room, (rather than at Soups On), on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. We will have a film on the brain, a series that was on PBS. Please join us there.