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C-Falls Chamber Celebration

The Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce holds its annual end of year celebration and award ceremony on Jan. 28, 2025 with a Roaring Twenties theme. The event is at 5 p.m. at Cedar Creek Lodge, 930 Second. Ave. W., Columbia Falls. Tickets are $25. Register at columbiafallschamber.org. 

Whitefish Chamber Gala

The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce holds its annual awards gala on Jan. 29, 2025, at Grouse Mountain Lodge at 6 p.m. The theme for this year's gala is "There's SNOW Place Like Home." A number of awards will be handed out that night including volunteer of the year, business of the year, tourism business of the year, citizen of the year and The Great Fish Award. For information, visit business.whitefishchamber.org.

Tourism conference

Registration is open for the Montana Department of Commerce's Governor's Conference on Tourism through April 1, 2025. Conference presentations include "The New Montana Brand," "Tourism by Rail," "Developing Sports Meetings," and "Grant Writing Power Hour." The conference is April 27-29 at the Delta Colonial Helena. The annual conference brings over 350 tourism and business professionals together to educate, network and inspire one another. For information, visit commerce.mt.gov.

Kalispell Chamber FAYP

The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce's Flathead Area Young Professionals Expresso Yourself gathering is Jan. 8 at 8 a.m. in the Kalispell Chamber board room, 2 S. Main Street, Kalispell. The topic is lobbying.