Community briefs

Special Olympics games April 27-28

Special Olympics Montana Glacier Area Spring Games will be held on April 27 and 28.

Athletes have been training hard and are ready to win some medals.

On April 27 competition begins at 9 a.m. with Bocce at Legends Field in Kalispell. There will also be golf at Buffalo Hill Golf Course, starting at 1 p.m., on the Cameron 9-hole course.

April 28 is a full day of track and field, followed by cycling at Legends Field. Aquatics will take place at Logan Health Medical Center starting at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Jacquie Simmons, Special Olympics Montana’s Glacier Area Outreach Coordinator at (425) 478-7657 or jsimmons@somt.org.

Special Olympics golf classic

The second annual golf classic hosted by Special Olympics Montana Glacier Area will be held on Saturday, May 6 at Buffalo Hill Golf Course.

The inaugural event was a huge success with almost 100 players and raising approximately $10,000.

The tournament will be a four-person team scramble format on an 18-hole course. Registration for teams of four is $125 per player and includes the entry fee, team golf cart, and lunch or $150 per player with the addition of 2 mulligans and 1 gimme string.

Check-in at the golf course will be at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start beginning at 9 a.m. Awards and raffles to be held after lunch.

Registration and sponsorship information is available at https://go.somt.org/2023classic

For more information, contact Jacquie Simmons, Special Olympics Montana’s Glacier Area Outreach Coordinator at (425) 478-7657 or jsimmons@somt.org.

Community meals set

Community Kitchen-Feeding the Flathead offers the following free meals in Kalispell during April. All meals are served at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted and everyone is welcome.

Adventure Church, 348 Second Avenue W. — May 26

Bethlehem Lutheran, 603 S Main Street — May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Christ Episcopal Church, 215 Third Ave E — May 2, 30

Central Christian Church, 248 Second Ave. E. — May 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 31

Calvary Lutheran Church, 2200 U.S. 2 E. — May 1, 5, 8, 15, 22, 29

First Presbyterian Church, 540 S Main Street — May 4, 11, 18, 25

Hungry Horse Elementary School — May 25, 5:30 p.m.

St. Richard’s Catholic Church, 1210 Ninth St. W., Columbia Falls — May 30, 31, 5 p.m.