Today

Lone Pine State Park offers free 30-minute Wildflower Walks at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Meet the ranger at the top of the hill. Wear sturdy walking shoes. Call 755-2706.

Rocky Mountain Street Machines Car Show 11 am. to 4 p.m., Columbia Falls Les Schwab Tire Center. Everyone invited.

Seeley Lake Memorial Weekend events include a flag retiring ceremony at 2 p.m. Call Seeley Lake Chamber at 406-677-2880.

Flathead Home Educators graduation ceremony 4 p.m., New Covenant Fellowship, 436 Birch Grove, Kalispell. Public is invited.

Sunday

Seeley Lake Museum hosts a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. for the Veteran's Day and Norman McLean displays.

Marine Corps League Auxiliary memorial service 6 p.m., Veterans Monument at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Public is welcome.

Monday

The City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will not be picking up the 90-gallon containers today due to the Memorial Day holiday. Today's route will be picked up on Tuesday. Have containers out by 7 a.m.

Seeley Lake flag ceremony, 10 a.m., VFW Memorial Park. Call Seeley Lake Chamber at 406-677-2880.

United Veterans of the Flathead Valley Memorial Day ceremonies: 9:30 a.m. Whitefish Parade to Second Street Bridge; 10:15 am. Whitefish Cemetery; 11:30 a.m. Glacier Memorial Gardens Cemetery; noon, Depot Park; 1 p.m. C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery; 2 p.m. Fairview Cemetery; p.m. Woodlawn Cemetery, Columbia Falls; 3:30 p.m. Veterans Home Cemetery.

State auditor John Morrison dedicates the new Veterans Memorial for Flathead Valley soldiers, 1- p.m. Marantette Park, 23 13th St. E., Columbia Falls.

Fairview Cemetery annual Memorial Day service with honor guard, 1:30 p.m. 1225, Fairview Cemetery Road, Columbia Falls. Kelly Hartman officiates.

Tuesday

Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center opens for the summer. Daily tours 8 a.m. to p.m. Admission is free. Call 387-5241.

Lakeside-Somers Chamber of Commerce meets at noon, at Vista Linda. Call Dee Boon at 844-3715.

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

Columbia Falls Heritage Days committee meets at 6 p.m. at the Tote-n-Go, 506 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Call 270-5967.

Wellness Ministry's Healthy Potluck Supper, 6:15-7 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Mall Food Court. Families welcome. Bring a healthy dish to share. Call Jeanette Cheney at 862-6209.

Wednesday

School District 5 and Flathead High School district board Personnel Committe meets at 7 a.m., district office.

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.

Kalispell Area Chamber of Commerce presents "Costs of Health Care to Small Business" 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Congressman Rehberg and a groups of panelists. Tickets $12 per person; $90 table of eight. Call 758-2800.

Congressman Denny Rehberg hosts a listening session for the local business community on Small Business Health Plan proposals, noon to 1 p.m., WestCoast Kalispell Center Hotel. Public invited.

Red Cross blood drive, 1-4:30 p.m., Browning Hospital.

After-school Storytime for children 6-12, 3:45 p.m., Children's Department of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell. Call 758-5822.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) meet at 6:30 p.m., rear of the VFW Post 2252, 111 South Main, Kalispell. Call 752-0198.

Columbia Falls School board Negotiation Committee meets at 6:30 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W. Columbia Falls.

The westbound delegation of Governor Brian Schweitzer's Whistle Stop Tour will arrive at 8:55 p.m. at the Whitefish Train Depot in support of Amtrack.

Thursday

The eastbound delegation of Governor Brian Schweitzer's Whistle Stop Tour will arrive at 8 a.m. at the Whitefish Train Depot in support of Amtrack.

Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative Governing Council meets at 8:30 a.m., 2290 Farm to Market Road, Suite A, Kalispell.

Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 17A First Ave., Kalispell.

Friday

Big Sky Astronomy Club meets at 7 p.m., Kalispell Junior High School library. Visitors are welcome. Park in the school's east lot. Call Bruce at 857-3753.

Thought

"The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner." n Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (1903-1968).

Montana Audubon Bird Festival sponsored by the Montana, Flathead and Mission Mountain Audubon Societies and the Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, today through June 5, Bigfork. Registration $40 for Audubon members, $50 for non-members, and $25 for students. To register, contact the Montana Audubon Society, P.O. Box 595, Helena, MT 59624, call (406) 443-3949, or log on to www.mtaudubon.org.

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