Sunday, September 21
Back-to-School Box Top Drive through Sept. 30
September 2014 is Back-to-School Box Top Drive month. When was the last time you dumped a jar of change into the trash? Probably never! So, why would you toss out Box Tops? Each Box Top is worth 10 cents for your school – so don’t dump these dimes in disguise, instead drop them in the little red school house in the Wal-Mart lobby or in the bill pay box at Super One Foods (by the bank entrance). All collections benefit the Mission Valley Christian Academy whose mission is to provide a Christ-centered quality education to prepare students to be lifelong servant leaders. For more information on the Box Top program go to http://www.btfe.com/.
Sunday, September 21
Enjoy ‘Art on the Walls’ through Sept. 23
PLAINS — Sanders County Arts Council announces the opening of the summer show of “Art on the Walls” at the Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. Original artworks by Valerie Curtiss, Rosa Dolson, Rachel Gonzalez, Gary Hensley, George Humeston, Crystal Kingston, Sun Honts Mann, Jina McHargue and Karen Thorson will be shown. The show runs from June 26-Sept. 23. For additional information, call Mary McClenahan at (406) 826-0112 or Joy Nelson at (406) 826-8585.
Sunday, September 21
Fort Connah open house to depict historic activities
ST. IGNATIUS — On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20 and 21, the Fort Connah Restoration Society will host an open house and rendezvous which depicts life during the fur trading era of Montana. This is a great opportunity to see the 1846 historic Hudson’s Bay Fort Connah Trading Post come to life.
This event will be free to the public and includes demonstrations of time-era activities, crafts and games. Main events are on Saturday, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fort Connah is located six miles north of St. Ignatius at mile marker 39 on Highway 93.For more information about camping and demonstrators, contact Chris Poloynis at (406) 214-0333 or email: cpspartan55@gmail.com.
For general information and trader/vendor set-ups, call Carolyn Corey/Preston Miller at (406) 745-4336, or email: 4winds@blackfoot.net.
Participate in first MV Kids Walk, 5K Run
POLSON — The not-for-profit Friends of Ronan Parks and Trails is sponsoring the first annual Mission Valley Kids Walk, 5K Run on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. The event starts at the Polson Walmart with registration at noon. Face painting and a costume contest for best capes will take place. The cost is $20 per participant or $45 for a family of up to four. Proceeds will benefit parks and trails throughout the Mission Valley. Find us on Facebook at: Friends of Ronan Parks and Trail and in our special Facebook event, Mission Valley Kids Walk/Run. Drop your entry forms off at Walmart, Ronan Library or the day of the event.