Events with the tag: Polson
Wednesday, January 16
Elks hold first dance of new year
POLSON — The first community dance will be held on Jan. 16 at the Elks Club from 7-10 p.m. Tunes will be played by Ken’s Country Combo. Requests are welcome, as are treats.
Saturday, January 19
Stockgrowers meet for business, pleasure
POLSON - Western Montana Stockmen’s Association will hold their annual winter meeting on Saturday, Jan. 19. at the KwaTaqNuq Resort and Casino.
The business meeting will begin at 2 p.m. followed by happy hour at 5 p.m. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. and then there will be music for dancing.
Although the event is almost sold out, a few tickets are available at the door.
Monday, January 21
Irrigators' meeting to provide information
LONE PINE — Flathead Irrigation Project irrigators and other interested parties are invited to a meeting called by the Western Montana Water Users Association on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Lone Pine Hall. The meeting presentation will provide information on the proposals put forth by the Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission relative to the quantification of the reserved water rights for the Confedrated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the WMWUA efforts to protect the water rights of irrigators and others that will adversely be affected by the existing proposal. The water compact will affect not only project irrigators but, as presently written, will impact almost all water users in Western Montana.
School board meets
POLSON — The regular meeting of the Polson Board of Education will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at the district office, 111 Fourth Ave. E.
Friday, January 25
Big Arm program looks at fur trade history
BIG ARM — The Big Arm Association will host the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau program “The Fur Trade in Montana” with Dr. E. B. Eiselein on Friday, Jan. 25. The program will be at Big Arm Historic School, starting with a potluck at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public. Partial funding for the speakers bureau program is provided by a legislative grant from Montana’s Cultural Trust and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Eiselein teaches Native American Studies at Flathead Valley Community College. Writing under his Indian name “Speaks Lightning,” he has produced about 20 books dealing with various aspects of Indian culture, history and spirituality. His books about Montana’s Indian nations include “Montana’s Indian Cultures” and “Indian Montana: A Winter Count.” He currently serves as the senior historian for Native American Netroots. He has a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Arizona. He is of Canadian Anishinabe descent.
For more information, please call Alison at (406) 849-6628.
Saturday, January 26
Elk foundation plans dinner, auction
POLSON — Tickets are still available for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Big Game Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Best Western KwaTaqNuk Resort in Polson. Join us for raffles, games, and the silent auction beginning at 5 p.m., with dinner starting at 7 p.m. and the live auction following shortly thereafter.
Join the Mission Valley Chapter, where fun and fundraising combine for a memorable event all in a spirit of camaraderie shared by folks who love the outdoors. For more information and tickets, please contact Kelly Kost at (406) 240-1325 or Clint Sohr at (406) 531-8493, or call the Les Schwab store in Ronan.