Fairgrounds the site for spring fair fun

The 2005 Northwest Montana Big Boy Toy Show & Spring Fair continues today and Sunday at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.

Get in on the fun at the Inland Empire/Royal West Carnival. "Get Wild with Your Child" on Sunday when parents ride free with a ticketed child.

The Big Boy Toy Show will be open both days.

The Eureka Dune Runner Mud Bog Races get under way at 1 p.m. today and at 10 a.m. Sunday. Tickets are on sale at the gates for $5 for those age 7 and older. Children 6 and under are free.

For more information call the fairgrounds at 758-5810 or log on to www.nwmtfair.com.

Magician performs today in Whitefish

The Magic Of Jay Owenhouse comes to the Whitefish High School gym at 4 p.m. today.

See audience members disappear, predict the future, make objects float, and walk through a solid glass mirror.

The show also features Owenhouse's Bengal tiger Skere-khan.

Tickets at the door are $20 or $15 for children under 12.

Proceeds benefit the Flathead County Sheriff's Posse.

Elsewhere …

. The Northwest Montana Gold Prospectors host their Spring Kick Off beginning at 10 a.m. today on Berne Road in Columbia Falls. Watch for signs and balloons.

The public is invited to this annual event which will feature demonstrations, a potluck dinner, raffle, children's games, and panning and metal-detector contests.

. The Sons of Norway in Kalispell invite the public to their Scandinavian Gift and Craft Sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at their lodge, 347 First Ave. E. A potluck dinner will follow at 6 p.m. for members and guests.

. Spice up your weekend with Fiesta Days today in Whitefish. Come and sample chili from noon to 2 p.m. along Central Avenue. Buy a cup for $3.50 and vote for your favorite.

Then finish off your lunch at the bake-off at 3 p.m. at the Whitefish Mountain Mall.

. Citizens for a Better Flathead invite the public to their spring potluck today from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Harry Horn area at Wayfarers State Park. Take Montana 35 to Bigfork and watch for the park sign.

. Elrod's sixth-grade Destination Imagination team hosts a fund-raiser with bingo and a silent auction from 5:30-8:30 p.m. today at the Elks Club, 1820 U.S. 93 S. Concessions will be available.

The creativity/problem-solving team took first place at state and is heading to Tennessee for global finals Monday.