HOT SPRINGS — Hot Springs Artists Society’s 2014 Juried Art Show will be in May and June with entry forms out by the end of February. It is open to everyone. Paintings, drawings, mixed media and sculpture, carving, metal sculpture, pottery and other original handmade works of art are accepted. 

Entry forms can be ordered by March 1 at the phone numbers above or by email at marla@western-art.com or at www.hotspringsartist.org -click on entry form. 

HSAS meets the first Wednesday of each month at The On the Wall Gallery at 7 p.m. at Wall St. Place.  

Port Polson Players to 

present Neil Simon’s ‘Fools’

POLSON — Port Polson Players will present “Fools,” a Neil Simon Comedy, June 27-29 and July 4-6 at Polson’s beautiful theatre on the lake. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $16 for adults and $15 for senior citizens and students. For reservations or more information, call (406) 883-9212.

POLSON — Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes are scheduled in Polson and Ronan for six Tuesdays, June 3-July 8. The Polson class will be in the Community Bank meeting room 10-11:30 a.m. The Ronan class will be in the MSU Extension Office at the Ronan Community Center from 2-3:30 p.m. The class is sponsored by the Area VI Agency on Aging and Lake Co. Extension Service, to help caregivers take care of themselves, better understand their emotions, communicate more effectively, and find local resources. Please contact Jane at (406) 883-7284, for more information or to sign up. Class size is limited.

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Schools’ summer food service program begins June 9 and goes until July 24. Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from noon-1 p.m. Call (406) 745-2800, for more information.

POLSON — Come one; come all to the 4th of July dance celebration on July 2, from 7-10 p.m. at the Elks. No fireworks please. Ken’s Country Combo will be playing all the right songs. Please bring treats to share. Bring all your company and friends.

POLSON — The Polson Chamber’s general meeting and luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, July 2, from noon to 1 p.m. 

ARLEE —Come for country music by Brown Patton and Ward and dinner to benefit non-profit groups on Wednesday, July 2, from 5-7 p.m. at our new outdoor stage in the parking lot of Hangin’ Art Gallery on Highway 93 in downtown Arlee.

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration powwow begins Wednesday, July 2, and ends Sunday, July 6. All events are open to the public and free of charge. Arts, crafts, stick games, dance competitions, Native American and other ethnic foods will be available. Absolutely no alcohol, firearms, unleashed dogs or motorcycles are allowed in the camp area. The event takes place on powwow grounds on Powwow Road in Arlee. Wednesday is “Campers’ Day.” The memorial ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. There will also be a material stickgame on Wednesday. Visit: arleepowwow.com for more information. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Nation and Yamncut (drum groups) sponsor this event.

POLSON — The Mission Valley Aquatics Center will celebrate their anniversary with an ice cream social on Thursday, July 3, starting at 6 p.m. There will be open house tours, an ice cream social, bowl painting, kids’ games, live music and lots more. Each bowl painter earns a free ticket to the upcoming MVA Auction and Soup Dinner in November. For more information, call (406) 883-4567.

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration powwow continues with “Old Style Day.” Dances take place at 1:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and there will be an evening “ride-parade” at 8 p.m. Visit: arleepowwow.com for more information.

ARLEE — The 2014 Arlee Celebration 3-on-3 games will be held at the Thomas Lyles Memorial Courts at the Arlee Powwow grounds. Registration deadline is June 25. For more information, visit: www.missionvalley3on3.com.

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library Family Summer Reading Program weekly activities are on Thursday at 10 a.m. for school age children accompanied by an adult. On July 3 there will be an egg drop contest.

POLSON — Polson Bay Golf Course presents Halladay Quist and The Highliners on Thursday, July 3, from 6-9 p.m. There’s limited seating, so come early to grab your spot on the lawn, golf cart or call ahead (406-883-8230) to reserve a table on the deck with a perfect view of Flathead Lake and the band. Join us for great music, food, and cold drinks.

ARLEE — The Arlee Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. at the old Arlee Fire Hall. The cost is $5 for adults and $4 for children and is “all you can eat.” For more information, call (406) 210-4144.

ARLEE — The 55th annual Arlee 4th of July parade will begin at noon and will depart from the high school parking lot. Parade registration opens at 10 a.m. in front of the high school. There are 13 categories for various age groups including: floats, mounted, automobile, Native American, novelty humorous, and patriotic. Prizes will be awarded at the Arlee/Jocko Musuem following the parade. Trophies will be awarded for the top entry in each category as well as overall float and grand prize. For additional information, contact Alvaretta Morin at (406) 726-3167

POLSON — The Mission Mountain Wood Band will perform a 4th of July concert in Polson. Visit the Polson Chamber of Commerce website for more information: www.polsonchamber.com. 

POLSON — Anderson Broadcasting will present a free Community Concert at 1 p.m. with Dark Horse Montana; Off In The Woods starts at 4 p.m., and The Mission Mountain Wood Band will start at 8 p.m. Community Fireworks Show will begin at 10:30 p.m. from the Polson Fairgrounds.

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library will be closed on Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5.

ARLEE — The Arlee Jocko Valley Museum, run by the Arlee Historical Society, opens for the summer July 4 and will be open every other Saturday from 2-4 p.m. or by appointment, until Labor Day. The museum has many historical displays including a copy of the 1855 Hellgate Treaty, Dawes Act (1887), The Flathead Allotment Act (1904), and many photographs of Native and homesteading families. The Arlee Museum is located at the corner of Bouch and Fyant (by the grade school). For more information or to arrange a viewing appointment, call (406) 726-3167.  

POLSON —The Polson 4th of July parade begins at noon. The theme this year is “Parade of Stars”. A free ice cream social will be held following the parade, at the Flathead Historical Museum on Main Street. Contact the Polson Chamber at (406) 883-5969, for more information.

ARLEE — The Arlee Open Rodeo will be held at the Arlee rodeo grounds. This popular rodeo features a mix of local and regional cowboys and cowgirls competing in traditional rodeo events. Call (406) 726-3762, for more information.

POLSON — The sixth annual Firecracker Fun Run will be held on Friday, July 4. The Polson 1 mile walk/run starts at 11:45 a.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center. Participants walk or run down Main Street in red, white and blue just prior to the 4th of July parade at noon. Cost is a non-perishable food item to be donated to Polson Loaves and Fish. For more details, visit: www.polsonrunning.com. 

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration powwow continues with snake dance at 2 p.m. and competition grand entry at 7 p.m. The Arlee Celebration includes arts, crafts, stick games, dance competitions, Native American and other ethnic foods. The celebration is open to the public and admission is free. Visit: arleepowwow.com for more information.

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration powwow continues with the “Powwow Trail” run/walk at 9 a.m. Grand entry will be at 1 and 7 p.m. Visit: arleepowwow.com, for more information.

ARLEE — Karen Goulet, director of the Salish Kootenai Art Department, will be the featured artist at the Killdeer Artisans’ Guild summer show. The show presents new works from Montana artists at Hangin’ Art Gallery in Arlee. The opening reception will be held Saturday, July 5, from 2-4 p.m. and will remain up until Oct. 24.

CHARLO – The Mission Valley has been blessed to have a large number of diverse artists living and creating works here in the valley. Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana is pleased to use the gift shop as a venue to promote local artists during “First Saturday” throughout the summer months, June through September.

Plan to stop by between 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. on July 5 to see photographer Larry Kjorvestad. Karen Noles and her paintings will be featured from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Aug. 2. Husband and wife Heather and Matt Holmes will be on hand with their pottery on Sept. 6 from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Please call the museum at (406) 644-3435, for additional details.

POLSON — Flathead Lake Cheese is having an Open House Saturday, July 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be tours, tastings, sales and everything you ever wanted to know about cheese making and solar thermal heat. Here’s something you can do with a house full of company. Support your local cheese makers and look for the dancing cheese head to point the way. See you there.

HOT SPRINGS — Piano soloist and composer Allen James Teague brings his signature style of storytelling and musical artistry to the historic Symes Hotel in Hot Springs on Saturday, July 5, starting at 8 p.m. Teague has gained a worldwide following with original compositions crafted from stories that take flight in the form of articulate contemporary sounds entwined with the epic quality of pieces from days gone by. 

POLSON —The KwaTaqNuk Resort will have an All American Celebration from 7:30-10:30 p.m.

ARLEE — The 116th annual Arlee Celebration ends on this day. Activities for Sunday, July 6, include an Indian Mass at 10 a.m. and grand entry at 2 p.m. The celebration is open to the public and admission is free. Visit: arleepowwow.com for more information.

ST. IGNATIUS — Peak Tennis camp will take place in St. Ignatius at the high school tennis courts. Camp instruction will be given by tennis pros from the Peak Tennis Club in Missoula. The camp will run Monday-Thursday, July 7-July 10, from 9-10:30 a.m. for ages 10-14 and from 10:30 a.m.- noon for ages 15-18. The cost is $60. A tennis tournament will be held on Friday, July 11, for those that are interested. Entry deadline is Tuesday, July 1. For more information or to register, please call Kimimi Ashley at (406) 745-5723 work or (406) 273-8203 cell. Registration and entry fees can be mailed to Kimimi Ashley, PO Box 504, St. Ignatius, MT  59865.

DIXON — A summer food service program will begin on July 7 and run until Aug. 1, Monday through Thursday, with breakfast served from 7:30-9 a.m. and lunch served from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Dixon School community room.

CHARLO — Charlo will run a summer school program from July 7 to July 31. 

Call Charlo Schools at (406) 644-2206, for more information.

RONAN — The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will meet July 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Terrace Lake Community Church, rather than July 1 so everyone can enjoy the 4th of July. Show and tell will be your finished challenge UFO’s and any vintage quilts you might have.  Bring your four fat-quarters for the raffle basket and items for the Country Store to be held at our Quilt Show. Raffle tickets will be available. Light refreshments are on a volunteer basis. The Quilt Show will be our main order of business, please sign up to help set up, work the show, and take down afterwards, so we have another successful show.  

RONAN — The American Legion Post 138 of Ronan is meeting on July 8 at 7 p.m. (second Tuesday of the month) at the American Legion Hall in Ronan, 63869 Highway 93 (across from McDonalds). New members are welcome. For more information, call Jack Fay (406) 676-3380.

RONAN —The Ladies Auxiliary VFW 5652 will hold a meeting on July 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ronan VFW Hall, 35981 Round Butte Road. New members are welcome.

POLSON — Heart to Heart will play country and rock ‘n roll music from the '50s and '60s at their next dance on Wednesday, July 9, from 7-10 p.m. at the Elks Club. Don’t miss your chance to dance.

All are welcome.

POLSON — The Marine Corps League meets every second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Driftwood Family Restaurant in Polson. For more information, call John Miller at (406) 890-0964 or usmcfox21@gmail.com. 

POLSON — The Polson Rural Fire District trustees monthly meeting is Wednesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Station. All residents of the Polson Rural Fire District and interested general public are encouraged to attend. Any member of the public wishing to submit items for board review/consideration needs to submit them to the board clerk at least ten days in advance of the meeting. For a full text of approved minutes and the agenda please go to: www.polsonfire.org.

ARLEE —Come for rock to country music by the Beans n’ Joe Show and also have a dinner that benefits non-profit groups in the community on Wednesday, July 9, from 5-7 p.m. at our new outdoor stage in the parking lot of Hangin’ Art Gallery on Highway 93 in downtown Arlee.

RONAN — Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, 207 Eisenhower Street, has announced the dates for their Vacation Bible School. They will be July 9, 10, and 11 from 6-8 p.m. at Lighthouse Christian Fellowship.

POLSON — The East Shore Smokehouse presents, by popular demand, the return of Billy Peterson and The Boys on the outside deck Thursday, July 10, from 7-10 p.m. Billy (former player with Steve Miller and on over 100 albums) is back with his Sons and some very special guests for an evening of dancing and music under the stars. Call (406) 887-2096, for reservations. Donations gladly accepted to help defray costs for their only Flathead appearance.

POLSON — Polson Bay Golf Course will have “The Wench, John and Josh From the Clintons” on Thursday, July 10, from 6-9 p.m. Call the Polson Golf Course at (406) 883-8230, to reserve your table on the deck.

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library family summer reading program weekly activities are on Thursday at 10 a.m. for school age children accompanied by an adult. “Volcanoes Part I” will include building with paper mache.

POLSON — The Port Polson Players will present “Amelia Earhart, an Unsolved Mystery,” July 10-20 at Polson’s beautiful theatre on the Lake. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $16 for adults and $15 for senior citizens and students. For reservations or more information, call (406) 883-9212. 

POLSON — The Museum of America’s “second Thursday night presentation” program for July 10 will feature early day motorcycling with a documentary from Harley Davidson. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. If time allows, stories of special interest from the museum’s cycle and memorabilia collection will be presented. For more information, call (406) 883-6804.

RONAN — The Lake County Relay for Life event will be held at the Ronan Sports Complex on July 11-12 beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. The event celebrates those who have won the battle against cancer, remembers those who have lost their battle and encourages everyone to fight back against the disease so that people cannot be hurt by cancer in the future. There are activities throughout the night, plenty of food, lots of laughs and many tears. Help find a cure for cancer. For more information, go to: www.relayforlife.org.

POLSON — A free dinner will be served at the Polson Presbyterian Church on July 11 from 5-7 p.m. Polson Presbyterian Church is located across from the Linderman School. Come join us; this dinner is free and open to all.

POLSON — Sandpiper Gallery will host a reception on Friday, July 11, from 5-7 p.m. for “Eye Candy,” a multi-media show featuring paintings, ceramics, woodworking, sculptures and jewelry.

HOT SPRINGS —  “Kathy-Way cool music” (Eclectic Trio) will play at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m. Call (406) 741-2361, for more information. 

BIGFORK — The 4th annual Bigfork Battle in the Bay basketball tournament will take place on July 12. All games will take place in the Bigfork High School parking lot. Visit: www.missionvalley3on3.com for details.  

POLSON — Enjoy a three-hour cruise on the Shadow with live bingo on Saturday, July 12. Boarding begins at 5:30 p.m. and departs at 6:15 p.m. $55 per person includes the cruise and basic bingo packet.  Complimentary finger food and full cash bar set up.  For more information, call (406) 883-3636.

HOT SPRINGS — Scarlet Ribbons will play at 7 p.m. and John Patrick Williams (local singer, songwriter) will play at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m. Call (406) 741-2361 for more information. 

LAKE MARY RONAN — Kootenai Christian Senior Camp for students entering grades 10 to 12 will be held July 13-18. The camp offers swimming, boating, fishing, sports, plus Bible study, daily devotions and group worship times and will be held at Lake Mary Ronan. Registration forms and camp brochures can be picked up at First Christian Church in St. Ignatius. For more details call Dan Larsson at (406) 546-9015.