Butte

• The Silver Beaus and Belles will dance Friday at 8 p.m. the Margaret Leary School. Newcomers welcome.

• Eagles Aerie No. 11 , at 15 south Montana, is having a pot luck dinner, Friday at 6 p.m. Public welcome.

• The Montana Native Plant Society Calypso Chapter is having a Christmas potluck brunch on Saturday at noon at 221 Ophir, hosted by Kriss and Rick Douglass. Bring a brunch dish to share. Coffee and tea will be provided. Invite a friend who might be interested. Call Kriss to RSVP at 782-9060. Dillon area members call Catherine at 498-6198.

• Montana Cornish Cousins luncheon starts at noon Saturday in the War Bonnet Hotel. Reservations, call 494-7925 or 782-3154.

• Mass in honor of the 478th anniversary of the appearances of Our Lady of Guadalupe starts at 6 p.m. Saturday in St. Joseph Church, Second and Utah. Potluck follows in the church hall.

• VFW Post 1448 and Ladies Auxiliary meet at noon Monday, Dec. 14, at the Elks. Please bring a present.

• Montana Friends in Fellowship will meet Monday, Dec. 14, at Perkins Restaurant at noon. The topic is pre-planning for a spiritual revolution that could spread across our state and across the United States as well. Call Mary at 498-0387.

• American Legion Copper City Post 115 will have a business meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at the Comfort Inn.

• The East Side Athletic Club will have a business meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

• NorthWestern Energy Retirees' Christmas dinner is Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the War Bonnet Hotel, with registration at 6 p.m. and buffet dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $16. Reservations due by Dec. 13. Call 494-5913 or 782-0602.

• The Butte Convention and Visitors Bureau board will have its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 8:30 a.m. at the Butte Chamber of Commerce. The public is welcome to attend. For questions or information please call the Chamber of Commerce at 723-3177.

• Ramsay School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, in the school cafeteria.

• The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 1 will host a social Wednesday, Dec. 16, for the American Legion Post No. 1. All Legionnaries and Auxiliary members are encouraged to attend. Meetings will follow. The Auxiliary will have a $15 gift exchange following the meeting.

Anaconda

• The Anaconda Elks kids Christmas party will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the lodge.

• Eureka Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, for a Pot Pie Dinner in the Masonic Temple. Members with names from I to Z will bring a side dish or dessert. We are to bring a book for a child to be given for Christmas. Polly Gessele and John Stoppler will preside at the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

• The Anaconda Lady Elks Christmas party and card party will be Thursday, Dec. 17, at the lodge.

No-host cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. There will be a $5 gift exchange, and a donation for the Food Bank would be appreciated. Call 563-7942 for reservations.

• The Anaconda Knights of Columbus will have their annual Christmas turkey dinner on Thursday, Dec.17, at the AOH hall, 106 Cherry St., at 7 p.m. Price is $8.