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Women meet

Columbia Falls Women’s Connection will have a luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the North Valley Hospital Community Room in Columbia Falls. Guest speakers will be Cindy Ritter owner of Bad Rock Books and Wendy Maechtle a cancer warrior who will share her journey. Donations of prepackaged snacks and juice boxes will be accepted for the Backpack Snack Program helping the needy children in our community. Cost is $8 and all women are welcome to attend. For reservations call Candy at 387-4119 or Janet at 892-3621 by 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

Little Guy Wrestling

Registration for the upcoming Western Montana Little Guy Wrestling season will be held from 4-7 p.m. at the high school cafeteria Jan. 24. Kids ages 5 through 6th grade can participate in the 6-week program, which begins Feb. 11. The cost is $45 per wrestler (decreasing in $5 increments for each additional child), and includes a T-shirt. A $45 refundable singlet deposit is required at registration. Wrestling shoes are recommended, but clean tennis shoes are acceptable. A mandatory parent meeting will be held at the high school cafeteria at 6 p.m. Feb. 5. For more information or to request registration forms, email the program at cflittleguywrestling@gmail.com.

Snow removal

Columbia Falls reminds folks that if your business or home is adjacent to a sidewalk that you are responsible for clearing it of snow. In addition, the city asks that campers, cars and trailers should be moved off streets during snow events. Vehicles, campers, and trailers should not be stored on the street. The police department may have items towed at the owner’s expense if they interfere with snow removal or are improperly stored on the street.

Please do not shovel the snow from your driveway or parking areas on to the city street, it must be placed off the roadway. Also, do not pile snow on fire hydrants or at intersections. For additional snow plowing tips and facts as well as parking regulations, see the public works page on the city’s website, cityofcolumbiafalls.org.

Ski event

On Sunday, Jan. 20, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Glacier Nordic Club is celebrating Winter Trails with free ski passes, rental

equipment, a naturalist tour and lessons at the Glacier Nordic Center at the Whitefish Lake Golf Course. There will be free 45-minute

beginner lessons offered on the hour and free two-hour demo rentals available. For lesson reservations call the Nordic Shop at 862-9498. Local naturalist, Dave Streeter will lead a two-hour ski from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. focusing on the flora and fauna of the area for intermediate and better skiers.