Cherry Blossom Festival set for May 18

Spring has sprung in the Flathead Valley and that can mean only one thing: it’s time to start thinking about cherries.

The Yellow Bay Community Club’s 10th annual Flathead Lake Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This fundraising event helps support the club’s community and charitable activities, and also helps toward maintenance of the aging clubhouse.

The festival is free and open to the public, and celebrates the cherry blossoms that traditionally bloom in May.

Entertainment will be provided all day with Frank Kuntz on the piano in the morning and Jukebox Journey musicians Ken Edgington and Ralph Campbell in the afternoon.

As usual, crafters and artisans will be selling a large assortment of locally-produced items as part of the fundraiser.

Lunch and bake sale items will be available for purchase and raffles and free door prizes will be available throughout the day. Arts and crafts vendors can apply for space reservations by calling Shari at 982-3437.

The Yellow Bay Community Club holds potluck dinners every first and third Saturday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The ladies’ auxiliary meets every second and fourth Thursday at noon for lunch and to work on club projects.

The clubhouse is at mile-marker 18 on Montana 35. For more information call Barbara at 982-3064 or email hammons@centurytel.net.