Today

18th annual Lakeside Community Club "Discover the West Shore" Fair, Lakeside School. Pancake breakfast 7 a.m.; 5K Run/Walk to follow, classic car parade, kids games, Attic Treasures sale and silent auction beginning at 9 a.m. Proceeds benefit area nonprofit organizations.

Skibsrud Scramble Kids Duathlon for kids 14 and under, Lawrence Park, Kalispell. Check in and registration at 8 a.m. Awards in each of three age categories. T-shirts for all participants. Light lunch for families afterward. Call Val at 758-7848.

AARP Seniors Driver Safety Program 8:0 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Instructors Art Buckley and Bob Redinger. Cost is $10. Call 751-4500.

Bigfork Art & Cultural Center's 17th annual Bigfork Garden Tour 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Five gardens featured. Seminars on July 17. Tickets are $10 available at the Center and Swan River Nursery. Call 837-6927 or 837-3375.

15th annual CLIMB Big Mountain in Whitefish. Hike 5 miles or bike eight miles to the Summit. Registration is from 7:30-10:30 a.m. in the Hellroaring Building. Enjoy food, raffles and entertainment in the Village at the Stube from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is $30 with T-shirt, or $10 without a T-shirt. Call 755-7656.

Big Mountain Summer Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday, Fine arts, crafts, live music, dance and kids' activities. Call 862-2900.

Big Sky Bonsai Society annual show and demonstration 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall. Special exhibits. Public is welcome.

Yaak Wilderness Festival begins at 2 p.m. at the Dirty Shame Saloon. Live music throughout the day. Arts and crafts booths, Rollin' Bones Bar-B-Q. Auction and raffle. Admission is $15; students, $10.

Miracle of America Museum, 58176 U.S. 9, Polson, 14th annual Live History Days, today and Sunday. Spinning, quilting, weaving and blacksmith demonstrations, miniature train, Army vehicles and tractor rides, live music, food concessions. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Scandinavian Gift and Craft Sale 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sons of Norway, 347 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

Brown-bag picnic lunch for all PEO members, residents and visitors, noon, Boettcher Park, Polson. Call 883-1806.

Eureka Artists in Residence Art Auction and Benefit, Lincoln County High School, Eureka. Viewing and hors d' oeuvres 5:30-6:30 p.m. Auction 7 p.m. Nearly 25 national international artists work to be auctioned. Proceeds go to Creative Arts Center Expansion Project. Call 406-889-3807.

Somers Volunteer Fire Department's annual Somers Cajun Street Dance. Doors open 6 p.m. Cajun food, live music. Tickets $15 available at the fire department or Del's Bar. Call 857-3351.

Columbia Falls Library presents a sword fighting demonstration by the Society for Creative Anachronism from 7-9 p.m. Crafts and treats. Everyone welcome.

Sunday

Montana Animal Rescue League holds a bake sale and quilt raffle from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Petco store in Kalispell.

Kalispell Duplicate Bridge Club plays today at 1 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Main Street, Kalispell. Call Helen at 755-6338.

Monday

School District 5 and Flathead High School district board retreats at 7 a.m.-1 p.m., HER Robinson Vo-Ag Complex.

Children's Story Hour at 10:30 a.m., Children's Department of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell, 247 First Ave. E. Call 758-5822.

Chiropractor Richard offers a free class on how to maximize your quality of life, "Life Without Limits," noon, Ashley Square conference room. Call 752-7289 if you plan to attend.

Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 17A First Ave., Kalispell.

Support group for parents of emotionally and behaviorally challenged children will have an organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. at The Summit. Call Nancy Bowman at 250-3571.

Columbia Falls School board expulsion hearing at 6 p.m., followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W. Columbia Falls.

The community is invited to a Somers Townsite meeting to review a preliminary draft for a neighborhood plan, 7 p.m., Somers Middle School.

Northwest Montana Fair board meets at 7 p.m., in the fairgrounds office.

Thought

"In some sort of crude sense which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose." n J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (1904-1967).

Kalispell City Council meets at 7 p.m., Kalispell City Hall.

Columbia City Council meets at 7 p.m., Columbia Falls City Hall.

Whitefish City Council meets at 7:10 p.m., Whitefish City Hall.

Buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m., Kalispell Center WestCoast Hotel. Cathy Bourne of The Great Falls Symphony will perform and also speak on the topic, "Overcoming Debilitating Fear." Cost is $10. RSVP to Rosainne at 257-8098. Complimentary child care by reservation. Sponsored by the Kalispell Women's Connection and Stonecroft Ministries.

Tuesday

Red Cross Adult CPR certification training, 6:30 p.m. Call 752-643 to pre-register.

Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the blood mobile at Northwest Montana Human Resources, Kalispell.

Flathead Building Association general membership meeting 6:30 p.m. Vista Linda in Somers. Guest speaker Dallas Cox will talk about, " The Real Scoop on Independent Contractors." Cost is $14 per person.

Montanans for Multiple Use meets at 7 p.m., Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 800 Meridian Road, Kalispell. Guest speaker is Chris Servheen, biologist for the grizzly bear recovery project. Open to the public.

Somers School District board meets at 7 p.m. at Somers Middle School.

Montanans for Multiple Use meet at 7 p.m. at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 800 Meridian Road, across from fairgrounds. Guest speaker is Chris Servheen, leader of the grizzly bear recovery project.

Wednesday

Children's Story Hour at 10:30 a.m., Children's Department of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell, 247 First Ave. E. Call 758-5822.

Flathead Food Bank invites its volunteers to a thank-you cruise aboard the Far West 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch, entertainment, prizes and awards.

High tea is offered the public at 11:30 a.m., Columbia Falls Community Room, Nucleus Avenue. Cost is $7 adults, $4 for children. Hats, gloves and pearls encouraged. Cathy Bourne of Great Falls will share her story. Call Sherry at 892-5990. Sponsored by the Columbia Falls Women's Connection and Stonecroft Ministries.

Flathead Lake Biological Station of the University of Montana open house 2-6:30 p.m., on Montana 35 on the east shore of Flathead Lake at Yellow Bay. Guided nature walks, boat trips, demonstrations, tours. Call 982-3301.

Red Cross Infant and Child CPR certification training, 6:0 p.m. Call 752-643 to pre-register.

Thursday

Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m. at North Valley Hospital, Whitefish.

Whitefish Chamber of Commerce Gone Fishin' social hour, 5-7 p.m., Hunter and Company. Call 862-3501.

25th Anniversary Glacier Street Rod Association Glacier Rod Run today through July 24, Kalispell. Cruise In 6 p.m., Dairy Queen. Parade 10 a.m. and Show & Shine 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 2. Log on to www.glacierstreetrodassoc.org.

Democratic Central Committee meets 7-9 p.m. July 21, Flathead County Library meeting room. Call John deNeeve at 756-7859.

The Swan Lakers have an annual meeting at 7 p.m. at the Ferndale Community Hall. New members are welcome. Log on to www.swanlakers.com

Friday

37th annual Arts in the Park, July 22-24, Depot Park, Kalispell. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., today and July 23; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. July 24. More than 100 artists and craftsmen from across the Northwest. Live entertainment, demonstrations, food fare. Advanced admission $4 for three days, $5 on opening day. Daily admission is $ and free for under 12. Call 755-5268.

Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., today through July 23, Wal-Mart, Kalispell.

Flathead High School class of 1985 20-year reunion is July 22-24. Call Russ Marks at 257-4796, or e-mail rnrmarks@in-tch.com.