Monday

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Eureka High School.

3 Rails to Trails meets at 5 p.m. at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road. All welcome. Call 257-1932.

3 Informational meeting about being a Cougar Cheerleader, 6 p.m., Kalispell Elks Lodge. Contact BriAnn or Christina at 755-3867. Public invited.

3 The Glacier Stamp Club meets in the basement meeting room of the Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Stamp trading and talk begins at 7 p.m.; planning session for summer meetings at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments served. Visitors are welcome.

3 Columbia Falls Class of 2006 graduation planning meeting for graduating seniors and parents 7 p.m., high school staff room. Call Carol Ladenburg, 892-2538.

3 Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell, hosts a free open house for a new exhibit of photographs by former Daily Inter Lake and award-winning photographer Robin Loznak.

Tuesday

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2 and 4, The Summit, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register,

3 Kila School election noon to 8 p.m.

Marion School trustee election noon to 8 p.m., Marion Volunteer Fire Department. School board will meet at 8:30 p.m. to canvass ballots.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2 to 5 p.m., Flathead Electric.

3 Project Whitefish 17th annual wine and food fest and auction, 6-9 p.m., Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish. Tickets $40 per person available at O'Shaughnessy Center, Imagination Station, Village Shop and Towne Printer. Proceeds to Whitefish Theatre Co. and Project Whitefish Kids. Call 862-5371.

Wednesday

3 Kila School special meeting to canvass election, 7:15 a.m.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:30-11:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. The Potter's Field Ministry will discuss "The Value of a Mother." Child care provided. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

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

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Flathead City-County Health Department, Kalispell.

3 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) meets 6:30 p.m. VFW meeting room, 111 Main St., Kalispell.

3 Rocky Mountain Street Machines night cruises, A & W Restaurant, Columbia Falls. Call President Kavin Morsette, 892-7218.

Thursday

3 Prayer Breakfast to honor National Day of Prayer, 6:30 a.m., Pin and Cue, Whitefish. $5 donation per person. All welcome.

3 Trego School kindergarten roundup 9-11:30 a.m. Call 882-4713.

3 Fortine School kindergarten roundup 12:30-2 p.m. Call 882-4531.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., North Valley Community Room.

3 Dirty Hands Garden Club Farmers' Market 4-6:30 p.m., Pin & Cue parking lot, Whitefish. Bedding plants, baked goods, vegetables and crafts.

3 Kila School budget meeting 5:30 p.m.

3 Sage Spa Salon, corner of Spokane Avenue and Railway Street, Whitefish, hosts an open house for Jane Latus Emmert, 6-9 p.m. Money raised Abbie Shelter. Public welcome.

3 Gerry Banzet, Flathead County Commissioner candidate, invites the public to meet him to discuss issues, 6:30-8 p.m., North Valley Senior Center, 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Coffee and snacks.

3 FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring Christopher Muste, of the Department of Political Science, University of Montana, on the topic, "Public Opinion on Issues of Church/State" 7 p.m., WestCoast Kalispell Center Hotel ballroom. Call FVCC at 756-3822.

3 The Flathead Valley Fibromyalgia Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in The Summit conference room. Call Jerry at 253-7228.

3 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History training workshop 7:30 p.m., Kalispell Stake Center. Topic is "Learn What Resources are Available at Our Family History Center." Public invited.

Friday

3 Walking in Beauty Foundation jazz concert 7:30 p.m. today and May 6, Columbia Falls High School auditorium, featuring Ernie Watts, Abraham Laborie, Lew Soloff, Ron Feuer, Harry Blazer and John Zoltek. Tickets $10, $5 for full-time students. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Open seating. Reserve online at www.walkinginbeauty.org; or call Olga at 257-1187.

A Look Ahead

3 Audubon birding trip in Swan lake area May 6. Meet at 8 a.m., Little Brown Church at Montana 35 and 83. Bring binoculars and lunch. Contact Bob Rost at 837-2255. All welcome.

Thought

"If a man will begin in certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin in doubts he shall end in certainties." n Francis Bacon, English philosopher (1561-1626).

3 Mission Mountain Winery annual Red Wine and Chocolate season opener, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 6, U.S. 93 in Dayton. Free. Public invited.

Northwest Antique Power Association, a nonprofit club, consignment auction 10 a.m. at their showgrounds, Pioneer Road, north of Glacier International Airport. Turn right on Pioneer Road. Items accepted May 4 and 5, noon to 8 p.m. Flea market. Call 250-1819.

3 Flathead Valley Pioneer Auto Club Car Show, May 6-7, Mountain Mall, Whitefish. Classic cars and their owners will be on hand.

3 Rocky Mountain Street Machines car show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., A & W Restaurant, Columbia Falls. Everyone welcome to participate and attend. Call President Kavin Morsette, 892-7218.

3 Grammy nominated family entertainer Bill Harley performs 2 p.m. May 6, Christian Center, Kalispell. Advance tickets $12.50 adults, $8.50 children 12 and under and seniors over 65; available at DDC, Imagination Stations, Kalispell and Whitefish; Book West, Mother's Bless, Kalispell; Electric Avenue Books, Bigfork. Tickets at the door, $15, adults; $10 children 12 and under and seniors. Fundraiser for Discovery Developmental Center. Call 756-7295.

3 Walking in Beauty Foundation jazz concert 7:30 p.m. continues today, Columbia Falls High School auditorium, featuring Ernie Watts, Abraham Laborie, Lew Soloff, Ron Feuer, Harry Blazer and John Zoltek. Tickets $10, $5 for full-time students. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Open seating. Reserve online at www.walkinginbeauty.org; or call Olga at 257-1187.

3 Valley Voices Community Choir spring concert, "Because We Sing," 7 p.m. May 6, Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Free admission. A free will offering will be taken. Reception follows concert. Everyone welcome.

3 Bibler Garden Tours beginning at 9 a.m. May 6-7 and May 13-14, sponsored by the FVCC Foundation. Tickets $10 for adults, $3 for children. Call 756-3963.

3 Flathead County Tavern Association 12 annual Tavern Calcutta Association fundraiser May 6, WestCoast Outlaw Hotel. Cocktails 6 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m. Live and silent auctions, door prizes. Live entertainment. $150 per couple, or "no" dinner tickets for $100. Call 752-7070.

3 Fifth annual Death by Chocolate Murder Mystery 7-10 p.m. May 6, Conrad Mansion, Kalispell. Tickets $55 each, $100 per couple at Books West, Bookworks or call 755-2166. Fundraiser for Conrad Mansion.

3 Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., May 6, 347 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

3 Project Linus blanket making 1-4 p.m. May 7, Paintbrush Room, Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Help make blankets for needy children in the Flathead. Call 854-9999.

3 Glacier United Soccer Club Coaches Appreciation Day pig roast, barbecue and potluck noon to 6 p.m. May 7, Grouse Mountain fields, Whitefish. All Flathead Valley Youth soccer coaches and their families eat free. All others $5 per person or $20 per family. Donations welcome.

3 Flathead High School Class of '45 meet at 11:30 a.m. May 8, The Bulldog. Class members and guests welcome.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., May 8 at the center, 17A First Ave., Kalispell.

3 Flathead Audubon meeting and potluck, 6 p.m., May 8, Country Kitchen, Flathead County fairgrounds. Program by Jami Belt on common loons and citizen science in Glacier Park. Free. Public invited.

3 Kila School board meets 10 a.m. May 9.

3 Smith Valley School kindergarten roundup 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., May 9. Call 756-4535.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., May 9, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

3 Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m. May 9 in the school library.

3 Trail Runs Through It planning committee meets 6 p.m. May 9, Mountain West Bank, 601 Spokane Ave., Whitefish. Public welcome. Call Lisa Jones, 862-7977.

3 Columbia Falls Heritage Days Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. May 9 at the Tote-N-Go, 605 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Call Matt and Janet McConville at 270-5967.

3 Mission Mountain Audubon program 7 p.m. May 9, Polson City Library Room. Jay Cross gives a presentation on the "Land of the Ice Bears" on a recent trip to the Svalbard Archipelago between Norway and the North Pole. Free. All welcome.

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