RONAN — The Tuesday, April 2, meeting of the Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will be held at the V.F.W. Hall located on Round Butte Road. The Horsemen meet the first Tuesday of every month: April 2, May 7, June 4, no meeting in July, and Aug. 6. For more information, call (406) 883-5876 or (406) 644-5001.

POLSON — The Northwest Accordion Association’s regular jams will be held from 2-5:30 p.m. on April 7, May 5 and June 2, at the Elks in Polson.

RONAN — For the second year in a row Pizza Café will hold a fundraiser ever Friday night in May. The Pizza Cafe will donate a portion of their pizza sales to the Friends of the Ronan City Library. You have five Friday nights to enjoy great pizza and support the library at the same time. All monies raised will be used to benefit the Ronan City Library.

We urge you to come down to Pizza Cafe and encourage all your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and teachers to make Friday nights, Pizza Night for the Library.

This fundraiser starts Friday, May 3 and runs each Friday night in May at the Pizza Café, located at 62953 U.S. Highway 93 in Ronan.

VALLEY VIEW — Mark your calendars for the Valley View potluck at the Valley View Clubhouse, 40762 Valley View Rd., Sunday, May 19, at 5 p.m. Rental of the clubhouse is available for all your special events with all proceeds benefiting the clubhouse. Valley View Women’s Club needs new members. 

Call Kelly Bailey at (406) 883-2910 for more information. Meetings are the second Thursday of every month.

POLSON —Polson Heart and Soul continues its neighborhood gatherings Monday, May 20 from 6-8:30 p.m. Everyone of all ages is welcome to attend, with special emphasis for those living in the Minesinger Trail area. Good conversation and a free dinner are planned and babysitting services are available. The neighborhood gathering will take place at the conference room of the “mansion on top of the hill” above the Mission Valley Aquatic Center. The address is 145 Southlake Crest. (Call for directions.) 

Polson Heart and Soul project is holding more than 20 of these gatherings to find out what you think about Polson. Folks are invited to engage in a friendly conversation with your neighbors, ultimately to help develop a stronger, healthier Polson while preserving the best. You are invited to let your views be heard and to listen to what others have to say on a variety of topics. The schedule of activities includes dinner from 6 – 6:30 p.m., small group conversations within groups of three, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.; and sharing with discussion led by Polson Heart and Soul staff from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Come join your neighbors and visit about the future of Polson. To help ensure adequate food and babysitting services, please RSVP to polsonheartsoul@montanasky.net or call (406) 250-3498.

RONAN — On May 20-21, at 7 p.m., Ronan High School will present the “Ronan Fine Arts Spring Fling.” The event will feature drama, band, choir and art students’ work. There will be many performances at the Event Center as well as a student art show in the grand commons area. Tickets are $5 and available at the door or at the Ronan Middle School office. The advanced art class will also be holding a silent auction on student designed Vann’s shoes.

THOMPSON FALLS — The Kuilix chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at noon on Tuesday, May 21, at Nancy Mehaffie’s home in Thompson Falls. There will be a potluck and a presentation by Paul Fielder about George Drouillard, “The Man who Kept Lewis and Clark Fed and Alive.” Mehaffie’s phone number is (520) 609-2214. Call for directions. Prospective members welcome. 

POLSON — “Building a Regional Non-game Program: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful” by Chris Hammond, a wildlife biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, will be Mission Mountain Audubon’s next evening program on Tuesday, May 21, at 7 p.m. This presentation will take place in the Polson Library meeting room. Everyone is welcome. 

Hammond’s talk will touch briefly on statewide responsibilities of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to manage non-game wildlife and then dive more deeply into the specific objectives of FWP’s Region One Non-game Program. 

PABLO — The “Community Bird Day Festival” is planned for May 23 from 5-8 p.m. at Salish Kootenai College’s Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center. All community members are welcome to join in and celebrate birds by learning more about their life cycles and yearly migrations. There will be information stations, films, venders, and crafts. Visit the website at: www.cskt.org/birdday.htm. 

POLSON — 2013 Polson Heart and Soul continues its neighborhood gatherings Thursday, May 23 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone of all ages is welcome to attend with special emphasis for those living around the Grandview and Woodbine neighborhoods. Good conversations, along with a free dinner, are planned and babysitting services are available. The neighborhood gathering will take place at the United Methodist Church located at 301 Sixteenth Ave., E.

Polson Heart and Soul project is holding approximately 20 such gatherings to find out what you think about Polson. Folks are invited to engage in a friendly conversation with your neighbors, ultimately to help develop a stronger, healthier Polson while preserving the best. You are invited to let your views be heard and to listen to what others have to say on a variety of topics. The schedule of activities includes dinner from 6-6:30 p.m.; small group conversations within groups of three, 6:30-7:30; and sharing with discussion led by Polson Heart and Soul staff from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Come join your neighbors and visit about the future of Polson. To help ensure adequate food and babysitting services, please RSVP.

POLSON — Polson Youth Soccer Association will be hosting two sign-up events, May 23 and May 30; both from 5-7 p.m. Registration will take place at Kerr Dam Soccer Fields and cost $35, if registered by June 10, or $50 if registered after June 10. Players must be 5 years old by Aug. 1, 2013 to register. Season will run September 15-Oct. 13. If you cannot attend one of the sign-up events, you can download the 2013 fall registration form and send along with payment to: PYSA, P.O. Box 1337, Polson, MT 59860. Registrations will only be accepted at the sign-up events or if sent to the P.O. Box. Please do not turn into the schools. No late registrations will be accepted. PYSA is always in need of volunteers to coach, referee, and prepare fields, so please indicate on the registration form how you can help. Visit polsonyouthsoccer.org or email questions to: info@polsonyouthsoccer.org.

 BIG ARM — On Friday, May 24, a community potluck will be held at the Big Arm Historic School. Come at 5:30 p.m. to socialize and at 6 p.m. to share in the potluck, then at 7 p.m. to hear the presentation on grizzly bears.

Biologist Amy Macleod, will talk about non-invasive genetic sampling of grizzly bears in northwest Montana. She has worked for over 10 years at the Grizzly Bear Recovery Office with the U.S. Geological Survey. Everyone is welcome Please bring a dish to share for the 6 p.m. potluck or arrive just before 7 p.m. for the presentation. For more information, please call (406) 849-6628.

ARLEE — The second annual rough stock rodeo and barrel race is Saturday, May 25, (rodeo at 5 p.m., gates open at 4 p.m.), and Sunday, May 26, (office opens for barrel race at 9 a.m.; time onlys start at 10 a.m.; and runs start at noon).

All proceeds benefit Spur the Cancer out of Montana, a nonprofit that helps Montana families with medical expenses. For more information, go to www.spurthecancer.com.

RONAN — The Garden of the Rockies Museum will open on May 28. Hours for the museum are Monday-Friday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., if there are sitters to keep it open. Sitters can sit all day or half days 11 a.m.-1 p.m. or 1 p.m.-4 p.m. and may bring a friend with them if they like.

Call (406) 676-5454 or (406) 546-4270 for more information.

PABLO — The Board of Directors of Salish Kootenai College announce the candidates for the President position, including applicants Carmen Taylor, Robert Depoe III, Steve Dupuis, Gyda Swaney and Sandra Boham.

All candidates are tribal members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and will be interviewed starting Wednesday, May 29.

Following each interview, each candidate will be available for a meet-and-greet session with SKC faculty and staff in the south lobby of the Big Knife building. All those that are interested are invited to meet each applicant. A tour of the SKC campus will follow.

Scheduling to meet each candidate is as follows:

Wednesday, May 29: Carmen Taylor, 11a.m.; Gyda Swaney, 3 p.m. Thursday, May 30: Steve Dupuis, 11a.m.; Robert Depoe III, 3 p.m. Friday, May 31: Sandra Boham, 11 a.m.

The SKC Board of Directors remains optimistic that a selection will be made in early June.

ARLEE — On May 30, from 6 p.m.– 8 p.m. there will be a family forum with a free healthy dinner, free books, door prizes, community resource information and an educational presentation. This event will take place at the Arlee Fitness Center and is open to the public. Free childcare will be available.

POLSON — Join us May 31 for the free “Fifth Friday” community dinner at the Polson Community Church, 1814 First St., E. Beef stew and dessert will be serving from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Bring your family and friends and let us do the cooking on May 31.

Sunday worship services at Polson Community Church begin at 10 a.m., Seekers at 8:45 a.m., June, July and August.

POLSON — On Friday, May 31, Polson Middle School students Sophia Sisler and Annabelle Smith are hosting a “PoARTry In The Park” event at Polson’s Riverside Park from 5-7:30 p.m.  Come read a poem or just listen, and view art. Remember to bring a blanket. This is an open invitation to all artists in Polson to submit their art and poems. To enter and receive consideration for a slot in the show, email your original poem or a photo of your artwork to: polsonpoetry@gmail.com. There is a limit of two entries per person. Artwork must be suitable for hanging. 

RONAN — May 31 and June 1 are the dates for the annual Yard Sale Fundraiser for the Mission Valley Senior Center, 528 Main St., SW. Proceeds are split between the Council on Aging and the Mission Valley Senior Center. 

If you have any questions, call Joanne or Martha at (406) 676-2367. 

ST. IGNATIUS — Bring your family for food and fun to the horse progress days and consignment auction Saturday, June 1. Demonstrations will start at 10 a.m. followed by an auction at 2 p.m. Pioneer Equipment representatives from Dalton, Ohio will demonstrate the homesteader, foot lift plow, forecart and more. There will be wagon rides and concessions. Coffee and doughnuts will be served in the morning. Early consignments for the auction are: a homesteader, forecart, buckboard wagon, horses, tack, and much more. View items at: http://www.pioneercoaches.com/progress-days-auction or call Marvin at (406) 745-6555 for questions and consignments.

ST. IGNATIUS — The Salish Institute is looking for people to enter designs that represent their mission. “The mission of The Salish Institute is to improve the health, culture, education and environment of the Salish and Pend d’Oreille people. The Institute will leverage human and capital resources to initiate, coordinate and support activities and programs that promote cultural identity and strengthen tribal communities.” 

For more information go to: the salishinistitute.org. 

Email your design to: thesalishinstitute@gmail.com by June 1.

Prizes include $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place winners.