Community calendar

Free taxi rides on New Year's Eve from 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. Drop available between Alberton and St. Regis. Call 406-396-9530. First come, first served. Sponsored by Mineral County DUI Task Force

Mineral County Chamber of Commerce. Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. For info call  406-822-4891 

 Come play Pinochle! 75 Abba Lane St. Regis Saturdays 6 p.m. Potluck 5:30 pm (not required)  Info call JoAn 406-749-0494 

 Sanders County Transportation. Serving Sanders County residents. Call 406-741-2346 or go to rideSCT.com to schedule. 

 Mineral County Transportation  Mineral County Residents, schedule rides to Missoula or medical runs inside Mineral County with the Pioneer Council. (406) 552-7003  

 VFW Auxiliary in Plains hosts a veterans lunch every third Thursday of the month 12 - 2 p.m. Veterans eat FREE. 

 The Paradise Center is a public facility that has been repurposed from a historic public school into a community, visitor and arts center. Winter hours are by appointment only. Call 406-826-0500 

 Plains Pickleball Association at Plains Alliance Church Gym, Tues 9-11 am & 4-6 pm, Wed 9-11 am, Thurs 9-11 am & 4-6pm. Beginner’s Night 3rd Monday of the month 6-8 pm. Info call 406-531-4247 

 Plains Public Schools Board of Trustees meet the 3rd Monday of each month, 7:00 pm at the high school library. See the agenda – plainsschools.com 

 Town of Superior Council meets the 2nd Monday of each month. See link for agenda -- https://townofsuperiormontana.org/town-council/agenda/ 

 Trout Creek Senior Center meals. Tues. and Fri. Soup & Salad 5:00 pm with dinner at 6:00 pm. Bingo after dinner on Friday. OPEN TO ALL AGES! 

 St. Regis Senior Center Meals. Dinner 5:30 pm Thursdays and 4th Monday. Dine in, pick up or call for delivery. (406) 649-2499 

 Plains-Paradise Senior Center meals. Wed.& Fri. Lunch 11:45. Bus available to and from the Center. Bingo after lunch. 406-826-3018 

Superior Senior Citizens Center Meals. Dinner 4:30 pm Wednesdays. Bingo after lunch. To go and delivery options available. Call 406-822-3334 by 3:00 to reserve your meal for the day 

 Addiction Recovery Group Plains LDS church at 6 PM and/or a support group for Family who have loved ones caught in addiction following at 7:30 PM. Both groups will follow a 12 week plan based on the 12 steps of recovery centered around the AA program with an emphasis on Healing through the Lord Jesus Christ. 

 Mineral County’s The Kinship Navigator Project 

Meetings at Mineral County Cafes weekly. Info (406) 396-1937 text/call anytime! Our Mission is to maximize kinship caregiver’s ability to provide safe, stable, and (if needed) permanency for the children they are raising. To reduce kinship caregiver stress and increase the well-being of kinship families; and maintain sustainable, collaborative partnerships to maximize kinship family resource support reach across Montana.  

 Superior Branch Mineral County Library. Mon. - Thu. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m,  Fri. &  Sat. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mon. Confabs 11:00 Hobnobbing 1:30, Tue. CESSS the day & Lunch at the Library 11:00 CAKLS 2:00, Wed.Parents as Teachers Storytime @ 11 a.m., Thurs. Bees Book Group 2:00, Thurs. Help w/ Heather 12:00, Sat. Circle Story Time 11:00.

St. Regis Branch Mineral County Library. Computer/WiFi access local material check-out with access to the Shared Library check-out site. Tues. & Thurs. 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Located at St. Regis School District Library. 

 Plains Public Library. Open Mon. - Thurs. 10 a.m - 6 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Visit the website and Facebook page for updates.  Wi-Fi and computer stations available.  Story time for preschoolers and their families, Mondays 9:00 Kids Club for elementary age Tues. 4:00-5:30 Chess Club for all ages, second and fourth Wednesday of the month 4:00 - 6:00 Book club for adults, third Wednesday September through June 6:00 - 7:30.  Pinochle for everyone Wed.  1:00 Info: 406-529-0409 

 TOPS Meeting Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets Fri. noon at Plains Alliance Church library 11:00 First visit free. 

 Pathways To Serenity AA group meets in St. Regis every Monday, 6:30 pm at the  Senior Center, 209 Lobo Loop. Door is open at the west side of the building. Look for the AA placard.  

To submit items for the community calendar, contact the Valley Press/Mineral Independent. jjameson@vp-mi.com or ikhachaturova@vp-mi.com or call 406-826-3402.