POLSON — Soup’s On Open House will be held Wednesday, Feb. 19 and Thursday, Feb. 20 from 5-7 p.m. at Wander Inn, at the corner of Seventh Ave. West and First Street West, across from Dempsey’s.

Soup’s On provides a free meal weekly, Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Open House will have snacks and fun activities. To remind everyone of the grave affordable-housing crisis in Polson, a tipi will stand at the entrance. Donations gratefully accepted.

PABLO — Salish Kootenai College, IMSI and the Job Service will hold its annual Career/Job Fair on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Joe McDonald Health and Wellness Center. For more information, call Lennie at (406) 275-4826, Ellie at (406) 275-4825 or Todd at (406) 883-7885.

RONAN — The Mission Valley sub-network of the Missoula Businesswomen’s Network will meet Thursday, Feb. 20 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lake County Community Development Building, 407 W. Main St., Ronan.

Shay Farmer, food and agriculture coordinator for Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center will talk about the importance of choosing local products.

All businesswomen are welcome to attend. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to ldville@yahoo.com.

POLSON — Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour will be Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5-7 p.m. Your host will be Century 21 located at 119 Anchor Way. Hope to see you there.

POLSON — Representatives of Emergency Service Consulting International will be in Polson to present statistics from the agency evaluation they conducted on the Polson Rural Fire District.  

The meeting is open to the public and will be held on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers at Polson City Hall.  

BIG ARM — The monthly Big Arm Association potluck supper will be held at the Big Arm Historic School on Friday, Feb. 21. Guest speakers will be returning Army soldiers Aimee and Jeff Lamoreaux. They will be talking about their duties while deployed in the U.S. Army with the 495th CSSB (Combat Sustainment and Support Battalion) in Afghanistan.

Bring a dish to share with friends and neighbors. The meal will begin at 6 p.m. Come at 5:30 p.m. to get a seat and socialize. Jeff and Aimee’s talk will begin at 7 p.m. For any questions please contact the Big Arm Association @thebigarmassociation@gmail.com, or call Nancy Foster at (406) 849-5064.

HOT SPRINGS — The Missoula Children’s Theater is coming to Hot Springs with a great performance of Cinderella on Feb. 21. In addition, local school children have a very nice display of art hanging at the On the Wall Gallery that will be up until Feb. 27. Their work includes drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery and more. 

KALISPELL — The Smart Driver Course will take place at the Summit in Kalispell on Feb. 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome. Please call (406) 751-4500 for a reservation. Note that the Drivers Safety Class is now called the AARP ‘Smart Driver Course’.

POLSON — Celebrate ‘I Love To Read’ month on Saturday, Feb. 22, by attending the ‘Meet the Author Night Fundraiser’ at the Mission Valley Christian Academy on Highway 35 in Polson. A $5 cover charge will be collected at the door from 2-8 p.m. Many local and regional authors and publishers will be on hand to sell books, sign copies and visit about their love of reading and writing. Paul Fugleberg’s collection of Schnitzmeyer photos will be on display, and a slideshow of photos from the Lake County School House history books will be presented. Used books will be free for the taking. A $5 dinner will be offered from 5-7 p.m. For more information about ‘Meet the Author Night Fundraiser,’ please call (406) 883-6858. 

POLSON — The Winter Fest benefiting Soup’s On takes place Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 5 p.m. Admission is $9 for pork dinner, with entertainment by Southern Comfort Band, and Blue Smoke Band.  A silent auction, 50/50 drawing, and door prizes will take place during the early part of the evening. Soup’s On provides a free meal weekly, along with a Family Table Dinner the fourth Friday each month at Wander Inn. To date, more than 40,000 meals have been served to the community.

RONAN - “The Sky is the Thing,” featuring art by Juanita Small Salmon, will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Red Poppy, from 1–4 p.m. Music will be performed by Mark and Krysti Reichman. Everyone is welcome.

POLSON — All are welcome to a free Mexican-menu community dinner at the Fellowship Baptist Church, 2 Seventh Ave. E, on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. 

POLSON — Polson Youth Baseball signups for ages 4 – 15 are scheduled for Feb. 27 and March 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. both nights. Signups will be located in the Polson Middle School cafeteria. We are also taking coaching applications for all age groups. If you would like to sponsor a team, please let us know. Team sponsors are very much appreciated.

Please make sure and have your child’s birth certificate available at signups. 

For further information and printable forms, please visit our website: www.polsonbaseball.org, or call 239-7500. 

RONAN — The monthly dance sponsored by the Little Big Band will be on Friday, Feb. 28, from 6-10 p.m. at the VFW hall on Round Butte Road. As always, there are plenty of refreshments though you are welcome to bring your own favorite snack if you’d like. Of course what makes this all fun, is you. If you have never been to our dance before, come check us out. If you don’t dance, come and meet some new friends or see some old ones. For more information, call James Pettit at (406) 676-8224. Hope to see you there.

POLSON — Those attending the Friday, Feb. 28 meeting of the Lake County Pachyderm Club will hear stories of how dogs are used in detecting illegal drugs. The meeting will be held at the Polson Rural Fire Hall on Regatta Road beginning at 11:30 a.m. with brown bag lunches. The business meeting begins at noon and adjourns at 1 p.m. Featured speaker is Dennis Jones, retired Polson High School principal, who has worked narcotics and weapons canines for the past 12 years. He will bring his drug-detecting dog, a black lab named Jetta. All are welcome.

POLSON — The Polson After School Program plans a bingo night fundraiser for Feb. 28 from 5:30-8 p.m. or until the prizes run out, according to director Amanda Steele. It will be a family event with prizes for kids and parents alike. Concession stand food will be available. If you would like to donate prizes, cash to buy prizes or donate your time, contact Steele at (406) 249-2572.

RONAN — Lake County 4-H is hosting a beginner’s leather craft workshop on March 1. Taught by Jamie Lake, participants will learn how to make personalized leather drink coasters and leather wallets. Participants should bring their own leather working tools and mallet as supply on hand will be limited.  While there is no charge to take the class, there will be a materials fee of $5 covering the leather. Class will be held at the Lake County Extension Office in Ronan from 10 a.m. until noon. Space is limited to 10 participants. Call the Lake County Extension office at (406) 676-4271 to join.

HOT SPRINGS — Hot Springs Artists Society announces entry forms for the March and April 2014 Juried Photography Show are at the Gallery and in the mail, so call Marla at (406) 849-5002 or Deb at (406) 741-3242 or email marla@western-art.com or www.hotspringsartist.org if you are interested. The show has many categories and you can enter three pieces for $20. The show is open to everyone.

ST. IGNATIUS — On March 2, a whole new “Pursuits” fun night is planned at Mission Valley United Methodist Church. Fishing in this God-given area is great and so Dick Wunderlich, with his 10 years experience with the Mack Day derby and many years of personal fishing, will guide us for the evening.

This family-oriented event begins with a fish taco supper at 5:30 p.m. followed by a talk and fly-tying demonstrations. There will also be fish-type games including fishponds with prizes for the little ones. There will be something for all ages and the public is always welcome. Look for more “Pursuits” nights coming on the first Sundays of each month: April 6 and May 4.

ARLEE — The Lake County Parks Board is developing a countywide parks and trails plan and is seeking public comment on the draft. The board will hold three public meetings to present key elements of the plan and to understand the public’s ideas for the development and maintenance of parks and trails. 

The first meeting will be held Monday, March 3 at the Tribal Community Center in Arlee at 6 p.m.

POLSON — A Lake County Relay for Life meeting is planned for Monday, March 3, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at First Interstate Bank in Polson. (Rescheduled from Feb. 26) Bring your “Relay” thinking caps and lets get planning for this year.

RONAN — The March meeting of the Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will be held, Tuesday, March 4, at the VFW Hall on Round Butte Road at 7:30 p.m. The program for the evening will be ‘2013 Year in Review.’ Our club has been quite active this past year, so come and see what we have been up to. Guests are welcome. Any questions, contact Dennese at (406) 883-5876.

RONAN — The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Terrace Lake Community Church, 35663 Terrace Lake Road. Please bring your show ‘n tell, educational boms, and the items you’ve made so far for the Country Store. See you there.

BIGFORK — The Lake County Parks Board is developing a countywide parks and trails plan and is seeking public comment on the draft. The board will hold three public meetings to present key elements of the plan and to understand the public’s ideas for the development and maintenance of parks and trails. 

The second meeting will be held Tuesday, March 4 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork, 8559 Highway 35 at 7 p.m.

POLSON — Polson Youth Baseball signups for ages 4 – 15 are scheduled for Feb. 27 and March 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. both nights. Signups will be located in the Polson Middle School cafeteria. We are also taking coaching applications for all age groups. If you would like to sponsor a team, please let us know. Team sponsors are very much appreciated.

Please make sure and have your child’s birth certificate available at signups. 

For further information and printable forms, please visit our website: www.polsonbaseball.org, or call 239-7500. 

POLSON — The Ash Wednesday service at Polson Community Church will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, at 1814 First Street E. All are welcome.

POLSON — Please join us for the Polson Chamber’s general meeting and luncheon at noon on March 5 at the KwaTaqNuk Resort. Our topic of discussion will be Glacier National Park and we are very excited to have Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow and Glacier National Park Conservancy CEO Mark Preiss as our featured speakers. The cost for the March luncheon will be $10.50. We hope to see you there.

POLSON — The Lake County Parks Board is developing a countywide parks and trails plan and is seeking public comment on the draft. The board will hold three public meetings to present key elements of the plan and to understand the public’s ideas for the development and maintenance of parks and trails. 

The third meeting will be held Wednesday, March 5 at the Polson Rural Fire Station on Regatta Road near the Polson fairgrounds at 6 p.m. 

POLSON — Wednesday, March 5, is the date for the next dance at the Elks scheduled from 7-10 p.m. Ken’s County Combo will play. Requests and treats are welcome. Join us for the fun. We will miss you if you don’t show. Thanks to all who are sharing treats.