Through mid-December

•$10 food bags for the Seeley-Swan Community Food Bank available at Cory's Valley Market. Sponsored by Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake.

Through December 16

• Giving Tree sponsored by Mountain Lakes Presbyterian Church at Cory's Valley Market. Check out cards on the tree at the check stand. Boxed, unwrapped gifts must be returned to Cory's by Monday, Dec. 16 by 5pm.

Through December 18

• Angel Tree at the Seeley Lake Fire Department. Stop in Monday-Friday 8am-5pm to sign up a child (provide name, age, gender, clothing sizes, likes and physical address for delivery) until Dec. 9. Cards can be picked up and the wrapped packages returned by 5pm, Dec. 18. The Department will deliver the gifts Dec. 21. More info: 677-2400.

December 10

• Loving Hearts Christmas Toy & Gift Sale. 5:30-6:30pm or until sold out at Mission Bible Fellowship, Seeley Lake. The public is invited. Free gift wrapping.

December 12

• Ladies Christmas Cookie & Scarf Exchange Party, 6pm, Mission Bible Fellowship. Light dinner served. Please bring eight packages of six cookies each to exchange and a scarf from your closet to exchange. For more information contact Erika 406-499-2903

December 13

•Citizens Alliance Bank (Member FDIC & Equal Housing Lender) Annual Customer Appreciation Meal and Open House. Meal to be held from 11:30am-1:30pm and the Open House to be held from 9:30am-3pm in the Bank lobby. Please bring a non-perishable item and/or a monetary donation to help support the Seeley Swan Community Food Bank.

•SVES Kids' Shopping Day. Donations accepted at the school through Dec. 12. Gifts for men are in short supply and would be greatly appreciated. Wrapping supplies are also needed; gift bags are especially helpful. Info: Jenny Kauffman, 406-754-2333.

•Heritage Building Open House, 3-7pm, Heritage Building Highway 83 north end of Seeley Lake

December 14

• Holiday Bazaar, 10am-3pm, Seeley Lake Community Hall. Bake sale, lunch and 15 vendors. For more information call Carrie Darrah, 406-461-0671

• Christmas at Utmost, 3:30pm tubing, bonfire, hot drinks and fellowship, 5:30pm dinner and Christmas carol sing-along. Camp Utmost, 12901 Utmost Way, Greenough. Please RSVP by Dec. 12 by calling 406-244-0049 or camputmost@gmail.com.

• Christmas Comes Home to Potomac, 5-8pm at the Potomac/Greenough Community Center.

• Oro Ranch Holiday Open House & Solstice Benefit for Bears - In honor of Windfall, 6-8pm, 1420 Flint Ridge Road, Condon. Appetizers, libations, silent auction and live music. $10/person or $20/family. RSVP number of guests by Nov. 30 to deb.ororanch@gmail.com

December 15

• Rich Ranch Community Appreciation Day. 1-4pm at the Rich Ranch, 939 Cottonwood Lakes Road. Lions Club Chili Contest Lunch, Seeley Lake Trailblazers 4-H Cookies, Sleigh Rides, sledding for the kids and a visit from Santa at 3pm with goodie sacks. Free for the whole community.

• Remain Youth Group (Grades 6th - 12th) Christmas Party. 6-7:30pm at Mission Bible Fellowship. Wear your ugly Christmas sweater and bring a white elephant gift for exchange. Food & beverages will be provided. For more information call 406-677-2110.

December 16

• MBF Kids Club Christmas Party. 3-5pm at Mission Bible Fellowship. Crafts, games, treats and lots of cheer. Kindergarten – 6th grade. For more information call 406-677-2110.

December 17

• Seeley Lake Elementary Holiday Concert, 6pm, Seeley Lake Elementary School, ages pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade.

December 18

• Swan Valley Winter Program, 7pm, Swan Valley School Gym. Music from all classes and Santa will visit following the program.

• Blackfoot Challenge Holiday Party. 5-8pm, Lubrecht Castles Center, 38689 Highway 200. Find more information at http://www.blackfootchallenge.org.

• Potomac School Christmas Holiday Program. 6:30pm at the Potomac/Greenough Community Center

December 19

• Retirement Party for Bernie Madinger, 10:30am-1:30pm, Citizens Alliance Bank in Seeley Lake

• Salmon Prairie School presents their Holiday production, 6pm, Salmon Prairie School

• Ovando School presents "The Nutcracker Prince," 7pm at the Ovando School. Santa will visit after the play.

• Sunset School presents "A Little Elfin Magic," 7pm, The Resort at Paws Up Sales Barn (attached to the reception barn).

December 20

• Seeley Lake Elementary Student Christmas Store. 1-3pm at Seeley Lake Elementary. Donations accepted at the school. For more information call Patti Bartlett, 406-677-2265.

• Seeley Lake Lions Club delivers holiday food baskets to community members. To nominate a family who could benefit from a Holiday basket contact Lion Cory Thompson 406-677-2121 or Lion Cheryl Lewis 406-677-4041, with address and phone number if available, also note if they have children.

December 21

• Solstice Market. 10am-3pm at Lindey's Prime Steak House. Stop and shop with local small businesses. Hand crafted items and direct sales vendors. Lindey's Bayburgers will be open for lunch. For more information call Alicia 406-210-1755.

• Juan’s Photography Open Studio and Final Sale, 12-4pm, 672 Timberlane in Seeley Lake

December 22

• Christmas Worship Service including choir performing several Christmas Anthems. 10:30am at the Condon Community Church, Mile 40,-Hwy 83.

December 24

• Christmas Eve Services at area churches.

December 25

• Christmas Eats and Treats. Starting at 3pm at The Filling Station. Turkey, ham, dinner rolls, cakes and other goodies. Kitchen will be closed. Everyone is invited! Bar & Casino open 1-11pm. If you don't have a place to go on Christmas or if you didn't get enough holiday eats with the family, come see us. We're open!

January 5

• 2 Valleys Stage presents Tanya Gabrielian, 3pm, Seeley-Swan High School

January 7

• Open House Meet & Greet Dr. Stephen Humpal, 4-5pm, Seeley-Swan Medical Center

February 29

• 41st annual Snow Joke Half Marathon, 11am, Seeley Lake Elementary School

March 8

• 2 Valleys Stage presents Scott Kirby, 3pm, Swan Valley School

April 28

• 2 Valleys Stage presents Stringfever, 7pm, Seeley-Swan High School