January 16 Community Events

Pachyderm Club

The Glacier Pachyderm Club has the changed location of their meetings to the Hilton Garden Inn on the south end of Kalispell starting this week.

State GOP Chairman Will Deschamps will speak on Friday, Jan. 18 during the noon to 1 p.m. lunch meeting.

For more information, call club president Mark Johnson at 253-7467.

Winterfest Music

The Scott Free Band will perform during Winterfest on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 2-6 p.m. at Muley’s Bar and Grille on Highway 93 South to Blacktail Road in Lakeside.

Bigfork Community Players

The Bigfork Community Players members will elect two positions to the board of directors during their annual meeting on Jan. 20 from 1-3 p.m. at the Swan River Inn, 360 Grand Ave. Current nominates are Scott Roskam and Mel Peterson, but additional nominations can be made from the floor.

The BCP is a non-professional theater group founded in 1986 with the goal of community engagement through quality theater experiences through education, appreciation and participation in theater production.

Aspiring thespians and actors of all skill levels are welcome to attend the meeting and begin participation with the BCP. Yearly membership is $10 per family.

For more information, email the BCP at bigfork communityplayers@gmail.com.

FLATHEAD COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN

The monthly meeting of the Flathead County Republican Women will be at the Hilton Garden Inn on Monday, Jan. 21 at noon.

Newly elected District Judge Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht will talk about her new job and how to run a non-partisan campaign.

The public is invited.

For more information, call Jane Bennett 250-5316.

Gardening Preparation and Strategies

The Swan Ecosystem Center will host their second annual gardening program at the USFS Condon Work Center on Jan. 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. Long time local gardeners, Cookie Beers, Jan LaPlant, Leanna Grubaugh and Roberta Stroden are among the local gardeners invited to share their tips and strategies for raising produce in the Swan. Their favorite references and web sites will be part of discussion.

The program is geared for beginners and novice gardeners to benefit from expertise specific to the long winter/short summer growing season in the Swan and surrounding areas.

There is no fee for the meeting, but donations will assist SEC’s education program. The sign up deadline is Jan. 18. For more information and to sign up, call the Swan Ecosystem Center at 754-3137.