Community calendar

Fourth of July activities in Plains at Fairgrounds, Paradise, Noxon, St. Regis and Alberton.

July 6 Independence Day activities in Thompson Falls. 

Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Board Meeting July 10 11 a.m.-12.:30 p.m. Call in information +1 689-218-0595 Conference ID: 905259522#   

The Paradise Center is a public facility that has been repurposed from a historic public school into a community, visitor, and arts center. Summer hours: Open seven days a week to the public, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mineral County Public Library-Superior. SpectrUM science program will be at the library at noon – they will be working with puzzles; and they will also  be at Eva Horning Park at noon on July 24 – Bouncy Rockets and Paper Airplanes.They will be at Alberton on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 1-3 p.m., working on cardboard construction.

Mineral County Chamber of Commerce meeting canceled for July.

Sanders County Transportation, serving Sanders County residents. Call 406-741-2346 or go to www.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 noon - 2 p.m. Veterans eat free.

Plains Pickleball Association at Plains Alliance Church Gym on Tuesday 9-11 a.m. and 4-6 p.m., Wednesday 9-11 a.m., Thurs 9-11 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. Beginner’s Night 3rd Monday of the month 6-8 p.m. Info: 406-531-4247 

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

Town of Superior Council meets the second Monday of each month See link for agenda at townofsuperiormontana.org/town-council/agenda.

Mineral County Conservation District monthly meetings first Wed.1:00, third Tuesday 6 p.m. at 304 4th Ave E. Superior MCCD educates the public on land stewardship and to implement the “Natural Streambed and Land Preservation Act of 1975,” state of Montana. (The 310 Law) Info: 406-822-3452, P. O. Box 174 Superior, MT 59987 mineralcd@macdnet.org, https://mineralcd.org/ 

Mineral County Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors meets monthly, the First Tuesday 1 p.m., Mineral County Commissioner meeting room at the courthouse. Info: FaceBook “Mineral County Economic Development” 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., dinner 6 p.m. Friday BINGO after dinner. 

St. Regis Senior Center Meals. Dinner 5:30 p.m. Thursdays and 4th 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. Call 406-826-3018.

Superior Senior Citizens Center Meals. Dinner 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Bingo after dinner. To go and delivery options available. Call 406-822-3334 by noon to reserve your meal for the day. Call 406-218-8318 to arrange transportation. 

Addiction Recovery Group Plains LDS church, 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 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. Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m, Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday Confabs 11:00 Hobnobbing 1:30. Tuesday CESSS day & Lunch at the Library 11:00 CAKLS 2 p.m. Wednesday Parents as Teachers Storytime @ 11 a.m. Thursday Bees Book Group 2 p.m. Thursday Help w/ Heather 12:00. Saturday Circle Story Time 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. Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Located at St. Regis School District Library. 

Plains Public Library. Open Monday - 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. 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 Lisa at the Valley Press/ Mineral Independent. llarson@vp-mi.com or 406-826-3402