High Country Carvers will be selling their one-of-a-kind hand carved wooden Christmas ornaments today at the Sons of Norway Scandinavian craft and bake sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ornament sales to benefit local troops
Proceeds from the wood ornaments will go toward purchasing phone cards for local military currently serving in Iraq.
Proceeds from the other crafts and baked goods will go toward the Scandinavian Heritage Scholarships Program. Hand-knitted items and rosemaling, cookies and krumkaka will be available.
A lefse and lutefisk luncheon will be also be served.
For more information, call Becky Goeres at 862-8620 or evenings at 756-8722; or Barbara Simon at 257-9501.
The Sons of Norway is located at 347 First Ave. E. in downtown Kalispell.
Pray for snow party at Big Mountain
It's time for skiers to rally around the bonfire to pray for snow at Big Mountain's annual party Saturday.
The Pray for Snow party begins at 7 p.m. Starting at 8 p.m., Electric Mud will offer blues-based funk, rock and roll originals and covers. Around 10 p.m., a bonfire will be lit in the Cedar lot. There is no cover charge for the festivities.
The Bierstube's regular menu of pub-style food, burgers and homemade soups and chili will be available.
Word has it that the party began as a joke 33 years ago, when Bierstube patrons who were frustrated with a dry winter sacrificed ski gear in a bonfire for the snow god, Ullr.
It is now against the law to burn skis, plastic, metal or construction waste, so this year the resort will use logging slash.
For more information on the Pray for Snow party, call the Bierstube at 862-3028.
Christmas tours at the mansion continue
The Conrad Mansion offers Christmas tours for the holidays continue today through Dec. 3. Tours will be conducted Wednesdays through Sundays at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The mansion is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
The cost for adults is $8; for seniors, $7; and for children under 12, $3. Reservations are suggested. For information or reservations, call 755-2166.
Restaurants to donate profits to AIDS groups
To commemorate World AIDS Day, Truby's, Tupelo Grille and Wasabi restaurants in Whitefish will be donating 10 percent of their profits on Sunday to the Flathead AIDS Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those living with or infected by HIV/AIDS through emergent care and assistance in obtaining alternative therapies. For more information, call the Flathead AIDS Council at 752-5500.
Arts and Craftsmen sale is under way
The annual Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead holiday festival is under way at the WestCoast Kalispell Center Mall Hotel ballroom. Hours today are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale features art and craft items created by local artists and craftsmen. Admission is free.