School news

College planning

Columbia Falls High School counselors will present their annual “College Planning Night” for all senior and junior high students and parents on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school’s Little Theatre. A resource packet of important information regarding the college selection and application processes and a number of important college financial aid issues will be available to those in attendance. For more information, contact one of the counselors at 892-6500.

Free GED prep

Flathead Valley Community College will provide a free adult basic education and GED preparatory class at Canyon Elementary School, in Hungry Horse, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m. starting Tuesday, Oct. 16. Childcare will be available on site at reduced rates. For more information or to sign up, call 756-3884.

Library winners

Bailey Hewitt, of Columbia Falls, won an iPad 3 as part of the Flathead County Library’s Summer Reading Program. Nearly 1,600 children and teens read for thousands of hours, participated in fun events and raised money for Samaritan House through Readers to the Rescue. Tim Ingham, another Columbia Falls winner, won a $50 gift card to Best Buy.