Community calendar

Mineral County Chamber of Commerce meetings are the first Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. and are open to the public with encouragement of businesses to participate. The next one is May 1. Info 406-370-5915.

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

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

Plains Community Food Bank hours are Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 300 Clayton St. Plains.

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

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

Town of Superior Council. Meets the second Monday of each month.

The Mineral County Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors monthly meetings the first Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m. at the Mineral County Commissioner meeting room, in the Mineral County Courthouse, 300 River Street, Superior.  For more info regarding meeting times and dates as place and date may change, see their Facebook page “Mineral County Economic Development” or email  “mcedc54@blackfoot.net.  All meetings are open to the public.

Trout Creek Senior Center meals. Tuesday and Friday. Soup and salad 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Bingo after dinner on Friday.

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

Plains-Paradise Senior Center meals. Wednesday and Friday. Lunch 11:45 a.m. Bus available to and from the Center. Bingo after lunch. 406-826-3018.

Superior Senior Citizens Center dinner 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays. Bingo after lunch. To-go and delivery options available. Call 406-822-3334 by 3 p.m. to reserve a meal.

Mineral County Kinship Navigator Project. In person meetings at local Mineral County cafes weekly. Contact AnnaMarie White (406) 396-1937 text/call anytime. The 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.-Thurs. 9-4. Sat. 9-2 

Mon. Confabs 11 a.m. Hobnobbing 1:30 p.m.

Tue. CESSS the day and lunch at the Library 11 a.m. CAKLS 2 p.m.

Wed.Parents as Teachers Storytime at 11 a.m.

Thurs. Bees Book Group 2 p.m.

Thurs. Help wtih Heather noon

Sat. Circle Storytime 11 a.m.

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

Plains Public Library ppen Monday to Thursday 10 a.m - 6 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 a.m. Kids Club for elementary age Tuesdays 4-5:30 p.m. Chess Club for all ages, second and fourth Wednesday of the month 4-6 p.m. Book club for adults, third Wednesday September through June 6-7:30 p.m. Pinochle for everyone Wednesday, 1 p.m. Call 406-529-0409.

Plains Pickleball Association at Plains Alliance Church Gym, Tuesday and Thurssay, 9-11 a.m. and 4-6 p.m., Wed 9-11 a.m. Beginner’s Night third Monday of the month 6-8 p.m. For information call 406-531-4247.

TOPS Meeting. Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets Fri. noon,Plains Alliance Church library 11 a.m. First visit free.

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

Addiction Recovery Group meets at the Plains LDS church at 6 p.m. and/or a support group for families who have loved ones caught in addiction following at 7:30 p.m. 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. In person meetings at local Mineral County cafes weekly.Call 406- 396-1937 text/call anytime. The 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. 

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