Community calendar
Free activities for children
Mission Valley Dance along with Family Matters will be providing free activities for children Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at Riverside Park (weather permitting).Exercise, dance, music, and science projects will be available to all ages. Cherry Valley free lunch program will provide lunches as well. Children who consistently attend will receive free kids cones from The Cove. For more information call Julia Roberts at 249-0457.
Hard hat tours of MVA
The Mission Valley Aquatic Center will be holding a Hard Hat Happy Hour. The Hard Hat Happy Hour will include tours of the aquatic center, and will be hosted by Tricia Campbell and Suzanne Booker. The aquatic center is located at 309 Ridgewater Drive. This event is open to the public and will be held Friday, June 22 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Questions? Please call MVA at 883-4567.
Interested in becoming a hospice volunteer?
Partners In Home Care Hospice focuses on improving the quality of life for patients and families faced with a life-limiting illness. Our Hospice Volunteers provide compassionate support in the Polson area. Duties may include visiting, listening, reading, running errands or office clerical assistance. If you are interested in becoming a Hospice Volunteer or would like to learn more, please contact Mimi Werner at (406) 887-2596 or wernerm@partnersinhomecare.org.
Big Arm Fire Station BBQ
The Big Arm Fire Station will be having a hamburger feed and BBQ on Saturday, June 23 starting at noon. Firefighter Olympics (fun contests) will be held and the community can come check out the fire equipment that keeps their homes and property safe.
Mission Valley Aquatics Meeting
Mission Valley Aquatics will be having their monthly meeting June 25 at 4 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. If you are unable to make it this time please note that they meet on the fourth Monday of each month.
Mission Mountain Rodeo
The Polson Mission Mountain Rodeo at the Polson Fairgrounds starts at 7 p.m. on both June 29-30. This event is a two-night action-packed Pro Rodeo in a beautiful setting at the Polson Fairgrounds arena. Immediately following the Friday Rodeo, there will be live music by “Showdown.” The Fairgrounds are located across the bridge on U.S. Hwy. 93 North and bordered by the Flathead River with spectacular views of the Mission Mountains and Flathead Lake. Youth events include Mutton Bustin/Miniature Bull Riding.
Murder at the Howard Johnson’s
The Port Polson Players will be presenting the hysterical comedy for adults, “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s,” on Saturday, June 30 through Sunday, July 15 at the John Dowdall Theatre. Sorry, no show on July 4. Curtain time Wednesday - Saturday is 8 p.m. and Sunday Matinee is 2 p.m.
Polson Students Enter Cherry-Art Contest
A new event has been added to this year’s Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival. Students from Polson’s high school and middle school are participating in the festival by submitting artwork for first, second and third-place prizes in art and poster categories.
Cash prizes are $75, $50 and $25, respectively, plus 12 honorable mention awards at $10 each. Judges are Polson artists Dick Beighle and Joanna Simpson. They will make their selections this week, with winners to be announced closer to the July 21 and 22 festival dates. A special award ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, July 22 at noon, in front of the Cove Deli and Pizza.
Flathead Lake Cherry Growers, Inc., local cherry growers, and the Polson Business Community are sponsoring the contest, which was developed by FLCG board of director member, Ken Edgington. Matt Holmes, high school art instructor, and Marvin Todd, middle school art instructor, encouraged students to enter artwork in media of their choice, including wood, ceramic and collage, with one specific requirement: cherries had to be depicted in some way.
All 86 cherry-art submissions will be visible during July in the windows at 209 Main St., a vacant building that has been donated for the art project by owners Bill and Colleen Pinkney.