Friday, September 17
Ronan schools hold ‘Child Find’
Ronan/Pablo School District, along with the CDC Centers, will be conducting their annual Child Find free screening on Friday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the K. Wm. Harvey Elementary School. Children ages birth to 5 years old will be screened for delays in speech, language, motor skills and social or basic school readiness skills. This screening is available for those children who currently reside in the Ronan/Pablo School District. Appointments are required and are taken on a first-come-first-served basis. You may make an appointment for your child by calling Janet at 406-676-3390 ext. 7450.
Walk-ins will be subject to availability or scheduled for a later date.
Support ‘Stuff the Truck’ event
POLSON — Bring two or more non-perishable food items (per person) to the Friday, Sept. 17 football game between Polson and Ronan and Providence St. Joseph Hospital will cover your admission fee to the football game. The game will be played at Polson High School at 7 p.m. All non-perishable food will be donated to Polson Loaves and Fish Pantry.
Saturday, September 18
Free entry to Glacier Park
GLACIER PARK — In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Glacier National Park will allow free entry on Saturday, Sept. 25.
Golf for tots
POLSON — Polson Bay Golf Course will host the 6th annual Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots four person golf scramble at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18. For more information, call 406-883-8230.
Pheasants Forever Banquet canceled due to rising COVID-19 cases
News from Mission Valley Pheasants Forever Chapter 134
MISSION VALLEY — After long and thoughtful deliberations we have chosen to cancel our planned Sept. 18 banquet. Escalating current and projected COVID variant threats is the primary basis for this decision. A large percentage of our membership falls into the mature and “at risk” age category. Jeopardizing the health of any of our banquet volunteer staff or attendees is an unwarranted risk.
Ronan Harvest Festival returns
RONAN — The Ronan Harvest Festival returns on Saturday, Sept. 18. Look for the Trail of Bales beforehand as participating community members and organizations dress up round bales in friendly competition to bring awareness to the annual festival. Contact the Ronan Chamber of Commerce for specifics at 406-676-8300 or go to: www.ronanchamber.com.
Wednesday, September 22
Montana Farmers Union holds free lunch, presentations
Join Montana Farmers Union for a free lunch at the Ronan Community Center on September 22 at 11:30 a.m. for the workshop series Rebuilding Food Resiliency. Enjoy presentations on:Building Resiliency through on Farm Food Safety Planning and Practices; Jan Tusick, Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center; information on the Growth Through Agriculture Program, Montana Department of Agriculture; Funding for small producers through ARPA; The new Montana Premium Processing Co-op; Matt Rains, Montana Farmers Union. This event is free, open to the public, and includes lunch. Please RSVP at montanafarmersunion.com.
Saturday, September 25
Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate to take place
St. Ignatius — The Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate (MMAPP) will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25. The ride with take cyclists on a 36-mile bike tour at the base of the Mission Mountains with stops at local farms along the way. The ride concludes with farm-to-table dinner and farmers market. Find out more at facebook.com/pedal2plate or register at bikereg.com/mmapp.
Sunday, September 26
Learn about John Muir, Gifford Pinchot philosophies during nature walk
BIGFORK — Take a nature walk on Sunday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m., at the Bigfork Nature Trail in-town trailhead, featuring author John Clayton, discussing the unique lives of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot, who both spent time in and around northwest Montana and the questions their contrasting philosophies raise about “the wild” and our place in it. Contact Kyle Stetler at: kmstetler@gmail.com for more information.