calendar Saturday, Sept. 4 Enjoy ‘Championship Night’ at speedway POLSON — Mission Valley Speedway Superoval, 1113 N. Reservoir Rd. will have Mod 4s, Hornets, Hobby Stocks, Legends and late models. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for children 8-14 and children under 7 are free. Seniors ages 55 and older pay $8 an admission fee. Time trials begin at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. For more information call: 406212-8159.
Monday, Sept. 6 Sailboat auctioned MONTANA — All who love the beautiful Flathead Lake can support the Flathead Lakers’ work to protect clean water in our watershed, and sail off into the sunset on a 1981 J-24 sailboat. The auction is open now and closes on Sept. 6. Fifty percent of the proceeds go directly to protect clean water, healthy ecosystems and a lasting quality of life in the Flathead Watershed. Visit the Flathead Lakers’ website for more information.
Library closed for holiday POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 6. The library will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 9 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 8 Quilters to meet RONAN — The Mission 24 - September 1, 2021
Mountain Quilt Guild will hold their first meeting for the new year in person at the Terrace Lake Community Church in Ronan on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. Please remember your membership is due for the new year, and bring your show and tell. veryone is welcome, please come join the fun and enjoy all the new classes that will be going on through the year.
Friday, Sept. 10 Celebrate Ronan Cooperative Brewery’s first birthday RONAN — The Ronan Cooperative Brewery is celebrating their first birthday. How far we’ve come in the past year. Come and celebrate with us on Friday, Sept 10. There will be live music from the 440’s, yard games, and food in the beer garden. On Saturday, Sept. 11, there will be a live musical comedy show with Michael Glatzmaier and Deece Casillas. They are making a stop on their Nearly Famous Comedy Tour in Ronan for a special adult show. We have a limited number of tickets, so get yours today for $10.
Saturday, Sept. 11 Garage sale on tap at Polson United Methodist Church POLSON — The famous Polson United Methodist Church’s garage sale is back and will take place on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The church is located at 301 Sixteenth Ave. E. Expect to see: kitchen and household items, exercise equipment, jewelry, children’s furniture, books (all for 25 cents each), and so much
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Superheroes, first responders honored DAYTON — Dayton Daze, the Chief Cliff VFD/ QRU’s annual fundraiser, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 11. All first responders will be honored, including firefighters, emergency medical personnel and law enforcement. Events begin at noon with craft booths, kids’ games, a silent auction, a raffle, soft drinks, beer, free hot dogs, a rifle raffle (tickets available at Polson’s Farmers Market all summer long), and more. Dress up as a military hero, firefighter, police officer, an EMT or your favorite fictional super hero. There will be prizes for best costumes as well as parade entries/floats. The parade starts at 1 p.m. For more information call Zoe at 406-849-5917.
Saturday, Sept. 18 Golf for tots POLSON — Polson Bay Golf Course will host the 6th annual Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots four person golf scramble at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18. For more information, call 406-883-8230.
Ronan Harvest Festival returns RONAN — The Ronan Harvest Festival returns on Saturday, Sept. 18. Look for the Trail of Bales beforehand as participating community members and organizations dress up round bales in friendly competition to bring awareness to the annual festival. Contact the Ronan Chamber of Commerce for Valley Journal
specifics at 406-676-8300 or go to: www.ronanchamber. com.
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Saturday, Sept. 25
USDA accepts 2.8M acres for Conservation Reserve Program
Free entry to Glacier Park
News from the USDA
GLACIER PARK — In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Glacier National Park will allow free entry on Saturday, Sept. 25.
New route, farms planned for Pedal to Plate event MISSION VALLEY — The annual Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 25. This 30-mile scenic bike tour at the base of the Mission Mountains includes a new route, new farms, a locally-sourced organic food dinner, craft beers, local music and an artisan farmer’s market. Register at: www.bikereg. com/MMAPP. Cost is $70 per person. Check the Facebook page: Pedal2Plate for the most up-to-date information.
Sunday, Sept. 26 Learn about John Muir, Gifford Pinchot philosophies during nature walk BIGFORK — Take a nature walk on Sunday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m., at the Bigfork Nature Trail in-town trailhead, featuring author John Clayton, discussing the unique lives of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot, who both spent time in and around northwest Montana and the questions their contrasting philosophies raise about “the wild” and our place in it. Contact Kyle Stetler at: kmstetler@gmail. com for more information.
MONTANA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted 2.8 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment into the Conservation Reserve Program in 2021. This year, almost 1.9 million acres in offers have been accepted through the General CRP Signup, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency has accepted over 897,000 acres for enrollment through the Continuous Signup. The Continuous Signup remains open and CRP Grasslands Signup closed last week, so USDA expects to enroll more acres into all of CRP than the 3 million acres that are expiring.
Fish, Wildlife Commission seeks comment News from Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks
MONTANA — The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is seeking public review and comment on several wildlife-related items and the 2022 Montana fishing regulations, all of which were approved for comment during the recent commission meeting. Wildlife proposals include the wild turkey augmentations in north-central Montana, bighorn sheep augmentation on Wildhorse Island, Adaptive Harvest Management Plan for Mule Deer and the 2022 Annual Work Plan for Elk Management in areas with Brucellosis. More information on the wildlife proposals can be found at: https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/ public-comment-opportunities.
