Community Notes
MEETING SERIES TO DISCUSS INVASIVE MUSSELS
Flathead Lake Biological Station scientists will discuss and answer questions about the potential economic and ecological impacts if invasive mussels reach the Flathead. Meetings will take place on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. at the KwaTaqNuk Resort and on Feb. 13 on 6 p.m. at Salish Kootenai College.
Due to the recent detection of invasive mussels in Montana for the first time, the Bio Station and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes want to help get the word out and inform the public about the serious threat that these mussels pose to our lakes, rivers, and water supplies; our aesthetic and recreational enjoyment of our waters and our economy. Come join experts in mussel biology, research and monitoring to learn more about this serious threat, what we are doing, and what you can do.
For more information, contact Tom Bansak at tom.bansak@umontana.edu or 982-3301 ext. 229.
QUILT GUILD MEETING
The Mission Mountain Quilt Guild will be having its regular guild meeting at the Terrace Lake Community Church in Ronan Tuesday, Feb. 7 with the meeting starting at 6:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome, please bring your show-n-tell to share.
Hope to see you there, There is a lot of knowledge to be shared.
FREE DINNER AT POLSON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The February Friendship Table Dinner is coming up on Feb. 10 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Polson Presbyterian Church, which is located across from the Linderman School.
Come join us! This dinner is free and open to all.
ACT MEETING FEB. 13
The Lake County chapter of ACT for America will meet Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the downstairs of the KwaTaqNuk in Polson. A documentary movie, “The Enemies Within” by New Zealander Trevor Loudon will be shown and a discussion will follow.
For more information, contact lakecountyact@gmail.com.
ROB QUIST HEADLINES WINTERFEST
Legendary Rob Quist and daughter Halladay Quist headline Polson’s Annual Winterfest Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Polson Elks Club. This is a fundraiser for Soup’s On, a program that has provided nearly 64,000 free meals to needy people in our community since its inception in 2009.
The di festa will begin at 5 p.m. with a savory Italian meal and hand made desserts. A silent auction is slated, as well as a live auction. All proceeds will benefit the ongoing effort to meet the needs of our community’s littlest, least, last, lost, and lonely. This community kitchen is run solely on contributions from citizens.
For information, please call 406-871-1109 or stop in at the Wander Inn Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at 101 7th Ave E in Polson.
LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM
St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson will host Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: a lifestyle change program Feb. 21. The program is open to anyone at risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including anyone who is overweight (BMI of 24 or higher) and who has been diagnosed with one or more of the following (labs in the past six months only).
A referral from your provider and a prescreening is required. Please contact your provider today and ask for a referral. For further questions call Wanda Wildenberg, MS, RD, CLC at 883-8454. The next class starts Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. in the Byrnes conference room in Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. All referrals and pre-screenings must be done before class starts.
EMPLOYER AWARD NOMINATIONS
The Lake County Job Service Employer Committee will be accepting nominations for the 2017 Employer of Choice Award. Nominations are due by Friday, March 17. To receive a nomination form, please contact Job Service at (406) 883-7882 or polsonjsc@mt.gov.