Community news
Chamber meeting
The Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their March general membership meeting at the North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Avenue, on Tuesday, March 12, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mike Baron, resident engineer with the Federal Highway Administration, and Jack Gordon, Glacier National Park landscape architect, will speak about the Going-To-The-Sun Road rehabilitation project. Lunch is $10 and reservations are not necessary. The Chamber is also conducting a survey to see if it is serving its members’ needs. The survey and more details will be posted online at www.columbiafallschamber.org. For more information, call Carol Pike at 892-2072.
Endowment ball March 15
The Columbia Falls High School Endowment Ball will take place in the high school gym on Friday, March 15, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. with desserts and dancing to music by the Kayla Adams Band, of Columbia Falls. Admission is $5, with proceeds going to the Academic and Alumni Endowment Fund. For more information, visit online at www.sd6.k12.mu.us.
School bands
The eighth annual Glacier Kiwanis “Nite of Jazz” fundraiser will take place in the Columbia Falls High School Little Theater on Monday, March 11, at 7 p.m. featuring musicians and bands from various Flathead Valley high schools. Tickets are $5 adults and $3 students available at the door. For more information, call Carla Weber at 253-9707.
School districtcalendar
Planning for the 2013-2014 School District 6 calendar is now in progress. A preliminary draft will be available for viewing and comment from March 6 to 18 at the School District 6 office, 501 Sixth Avenue West, and online at www.sd6.k12.mt.us. Deadline for comment is 4 p.m. on Monday, March 18.
Whole living
Jill Purdy will continue her whole living workshops at the Seventh–day Adventist Church, 269 Second Ave. EN, in Columbia Falls on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 3 to 6 p.m. Topics this month include “Juicing, smoothies and green drinks” on March 19. Topics for April will include “Fun with children in the kitchen” and “The eight laws of good health.”
Graduation party plans
The committee organizing this year’s graduation party for the Columbia Fall High School Class of 2013 is accepting donations for prizes, giveaways or funds for the event. Donated items or funds can be dropped off at All About Memories, 3585 Highway 40 or by mailing to Columbia Falls Class of 2013, Parent Committee, P.O. Box 2852, Columbia Falls MT 59912. For more information, call Aaron at 261-4824 or Kathy at 253-3775.
Book sale
The North Valley Senior Center, 205 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls, will hold its annual book and puzzle sale on Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 892-4087.
Auction fundraiser
The Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country will hold its 10th annual auction and dinner at the Shady Lane Roller Rink, 155 Shady Lane, in Evergreen, on Saturday, March 16, at 5 p.m. The event will be catered by the Linda Vista restaurant. The club has been operating after-school programs in the Flathead since 1999 with more than 3,000 members and averaging 500 kids a week. Tickets are $40 individual, $75 couples and $400 for tables of eight. All money stays in the Flathead. For more information, call Alan Sempf at 261-4232.
Pirates on stage
The Glacier Symphony and Chorale will present the popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta “The Pirates of Penzance” at the Whitefish Middle School auditorium on Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 17, at 3 p.m. Tickets come in a range of prices and seating tiers and can be purchased online at www.gscmusic.org or by calling 257-3241. No free student tickets are available.
FarmHands night
A “Fork it Over” community night fundraiser to benefit the FarmHands map project will take place at the Three Forks Grill, 729 Nucleus Avenue, in Columbia Falls, on Monday, April 1, from 5 to 9 p.m. FarmHands is a small group of farmers and consumers committed to increasing public appreciation of farming in the Flathead Valley. For more information, visit online at www.whoisyourfarmer.org.
Chili golf
All Saints’ Church, on Conn Road midway between Whitefish and Columbia Falls, will host its sixth annual Chili Open golf tourney to benefit the Humane Society of Northwest Montana, the Flathead County Animal Shelter and the Spay and Neuter Task Force on March 9. Tee times are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. following lunch provided by Famous Dave’s Restaurant, Loula’s Restaurant, Tupelo Grille and Haskill Station. There will also be a silent auction.
Creston auction
The 47th annual Creston Auction & Country Fair and the accompanying Auto, Marine, RV & Equipment Sale will be held in Creston on April 6-7. The auction is a fundraiser for the all-volunteer Creston Fire Department and is the largest spring event in Montana. Merchandise will be accepted for consignment on Friday, April 5, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Grounds open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and entrance is free. Bidding will start on Sunday at noon for cars, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles, tractors, farm equipment, trailers and other large items. For more information, visit online at www.crestonfire.org/auction/index.cfm.