11-28-12 Community Events

CASA Christmas Concert

A “Spirit of Christmas” concert will be held on on Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Glacier High School Performance Hall to raise funds for Voices for CASA and Flathead Valley food banks.

Penni Chisholm and Sandee Sauer will host an evening of musical offerings celebrating the spirit of the season while raising money and awareness of the plight of abused and neglected children in our community.

All concert patrons are asked to bring non-perishable food to donate to the Flathead Valley food banks.

Tickets can be purchased at Glacier Bank in Bigfork, Whitefish, Kalispell, and Columbia Falls, The Toggery in Kalispell and Whitefish, Freedom Bank in Columbia Falls, Laurie’s Deli in Columbia Falls, and Colter Coffee in Kalispell.

To learn more go to www.flatheadcasa.org.

School grant

competition

Votes are being taken now through Dec. 19 for Swan River School to win up to $50,000 for a mobile iPad lab through the Clorox company’s Power a Bright Future grant contest. Go to www.PowerABrightFuture.com to vote to SRS or text-message the code 1356pbf to 95248 once each day until the competition is finished.

Christmas Tea

The Kalispell Montana Women’s Connection is having Christmas tea at 301 West Wyoming Street, Kalispell, on Dec. 11 at 11:30 a.m.

Guests will be able to listen to David Graham play classical guitar and share a cup of tea with world traveler guest speaker Arden Holmes.

For reservations and cancellations call Jan at 857-2467 or Rosainne at 257-8098 or email rija57@hotmail.com.

Complimentary childcare is available by reservation. Donations will be accepted for the food bank.

BHS basketball meeting and

scrimmage

Parents of Bigfork High School basketball players have a meeting and a blue vs. white scrimmage on Nov. 30 at the BHS gym. The parent meeting begins at 6 p.m., girls scrimmage at 6:45 p.m. and boys scrimmage at 7:15 p.m.

Sliter Park Memorial Project

The Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork is taking orders for bricks for the Sliter Park Memorial Project. The 4-by-8-inch bricks allow for two lines of text consisting of 16 characters, including spaces and periods. Bricks are $50 each, but additional bricks are $40 each after ordering two or more. For more information call Jerry Murphy at 837-2459 or 612-850-9865.

Pachyderm Club

The Glacier Pachyderm Club’s next meeting is set for Nov. 30 at noon at the Red Lion in Kalispell. Their speaker will be Gib Bissell of the Aero Inn and a board member of the Kalispell Tourism Business Improvement District to speak about the status and impact on the local economy of the Kalispell City Airport.

Lunch is available for purchase and all are welcome to attend.

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