Community calendar

Library Open House

North Lake County Public Library in Polson will hold an Open House in appreciation of Youth Services Librarian Trudé Hunsucker and her eight years of service to children and parents. The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 14 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. in the children’s section.  The public is invited to join library staff in wishing Trudé well as she leaves to pursue new endeavors. Refreshments will be served.

Home Educators Moms Support Meeting

Whether this is your first year home schooling, or you have been teaching your children for decades, home-educating moms need encouragement and support. Let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds in our home school endeavors. You don’t need to be a professional to be the best teacher your child could ever have. Come join us on Friday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m., at the Doty Home for a dose of reassurance. For more information or for directions, please call 849-5169. 

Pachyderms Meet

Following a summer recess, the Lake County Pachyderm Club resumes a schedule of regular meetings at 12:00 noon Friday, Sept. 14, at the Polson Rural Fire Department Building on Airport Road, west of the bridge in Polson. Guest speaker will be County Commissioner Paddy Trusler. The social time begins at 11:30 a.m; attendees are invited to bring brown bag lunches. Regular meetings are held the second and fourth Fridays of the month. The purpose of the Pachyderm Club is to promote dissemination of information on our political system, to keep the public informed on the status of their government, and to provide an environment of “fun, fellowship, and program.”  For more information contact Penny Jarecki at 883-2248.

Annual Safety Day

Polson’s 11th Annual Safety Day event is Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Polson Walmart. Emergency Services, service groups and health organizations will be available for a meet and greet with the public. The day will play host in providing valuable safety and injury prevention education to the community of Lake County. Buckle Up Montana Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be available to make sure your children are safely and properly buckled up at the Seat Belt/Car Seat check station. Come join us! Rain or shine! We hope to see you there for games, fun, giveaways and helmets! Questions? Call (406) 925-1873.

Plein Air Paint Out

International Plein Air Painters Organization and Polson’s Sandpiper Art Gallery invite all artists to the World Wide Paint Out on Saturday, Sept. 15 in Polson. Free to all to come and paint! Painters bring your own equipment and check in at 9 a.m. at Riverside Park 

in Polson. Return to the park at 4 p.m. for showing. The public is welcome. For more information call 883-5956.

Arlee CDC Meets

The Arlee Community Development Corporation (Arlee CDC) will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 6:00 p.m. in the Salish Senior Center on Bitterroot Jim Road in Arlee. New Board Members will be elected by the members of the Arlee CDC and the Board will review the past year’s activities and the future of the Arlee CDC.  The meeting is open to the public and members are encouraged to attend as they will vote for new board members. For more information contact Kelley at 726-5550.

Scrap Metal Drive

The Valley View School Scrap Metal Drive is finishing up. Our first container was full to overflowing with donations, so a second container is now located nearby at the home of Shane & Callie Orien, at 45135 Riverbreak Lane southwest of the school.  (We need to clean up the school area since school is starting!)  If you have any last scrap metal donations, please don’t hesitate to call the school at 883-2208.  Because of our generous community, we have raised over $7,000 towards our goal of $10,000 to replenish the school reserve fund.  Valley View School thanks you, Mission Valley!

American Legion meeting

The American Legion of Montana’s District 4 will meet on Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Polson VFW.  The American Legion’s National Commander James Koutz will be attending so please try and make it.  For any questions please contact Department Headquarters at 406-324-3990 or take a look at mtlegion.org