Today

Smith Lake Fishing Access Site will be closed today while a culvert is being installed. Call Amy Grout, 752-5501.

Red Cross blood drive, 4-7 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalispell.

National Alliance on Mental Illness meets 12:30 p.m., at the Summit in Kalispell. Kalispell Police Department detective Jim Wardinsky and officer John Ortiz will speak on crisis intervention training program (CIT); all welcome.

Flathead County Library Board of Trustees meets, 3 p.m., Whitefish library. Call 758-5826.

Bigfork Fire Department open house, 4-7 p.m.; 837-4590.

Friday

Red Cross blood drive, 11:30-3:30 p.m., at the office of Coldwell Banker, Kalispell.

Chili dinner benefit for Brynn Shay who is recovering from serious injuries from a Aug. 29 car accident in Columbia Falls, 5-7 p.m. Columbia Falls High School football field. Wildcats play Eureka at 7 p.m. Proceeds will be matched by Thrivent Financial or Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. All welcome.

Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. All area seniors welcome. Call 257-1598.

Montessori Parent Seminar 5:30 p.m. Kalispell Montessori Center, 349 Willow Glen Dr., Kalispell. Jonathan Wolff presents Montessori Leadership learning programs for parents and teachers. $3 donation appreciated. Call 755-3824.

Boomers Singles Group planning meeting, at Red Lion Kalispell Center Hotel, Fireside Room; social hour 6 p.m., dinner buffet 7 p.m., meeting 8 p.m. RSVP to Duane at 257-4502 or Judy at 253-7187.

Saturday

Creative Memories Scrapbooking retreat begins 7 a.m. today through 5 p.m. Oct. 1, Glacier Presbyterian Camp, Flathead Lake. All welcome. Call Joyce Workman, 755-4922.

Montana Civilian Conservation Corps and Flathead Audubon invite volunteers to clear a border fence line at Owen Sowerwine Natural Area. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Montessori School parking lot, 349 Willow Glen Dr., Kalispell. Bring water, work gear, and loppers and pruner, if possible. Lunch provided following a half-day of work. Call 755-8089 or 755-1406.

Trees to Paper to Trees Semi-annual Recycling Drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. north end of Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Bring newspaper, magazines, office paper, cardboard, phone books and aluminum cans. Call Kalispell Parks and Recreation, 758-7715.

Quilt Pink Day 9:30 a.m., St. Joseph Medical Center, Polson. Speech about breast cancer, tour Women's Imaging Center, Oncology Clinic and Cheerful Heart Cancer Resource Center. Help make a quilt for $5 per 12-inch block kit. Proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Call Toni Young, 883-8251.

Skate swap and registration day at Stumptown Ice Den in Whitefish runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; drop off equipment from 8 to 10 a.m. Registration will take place for all Glacier Hockey programs and the city's Learn to Skate classes.; call 212-6128 or visit glacierhockey.org.

Third annual Safety School Expo, Whitefish Mountain Mall. Proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital and local children. Call Janie Green, American Karate Academy, 862-7722.

North Valley Sportsman Club Sight in Day, noon to 5 p.m. $3 per gun ($1 for members). Turn on North Fork Road at "Shoot" sign three miles north of Columbia Falls. Call 892-4006 or 892-4072.

Red Cross certified course in First Aid Basics, 6:30 p.m. at the office, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.

Seminar on the "DNA of Relationships," led by Gary Smalley, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Kalispell Christian Church, 1075 Foy's Lake Road. Call 257-9315.

10th annual Bill Ludwig Scholarship Dinner and Auction, Trinity Lutheran School in Kalispell. Dinner and silent auction, 4 to 6 p.m.; live auction, 6:30 p.m. Dinner tickets on sale at school and church offices.

Sunday

12th annual Sea Kayaking Regatta, noon, rain or shine. Whitefish City Beach. Paddle from City Beach to Les Mason Park and back. Bring your own equipment, food. PFDs required. Free. Call 862-3513.

Montecahto Club Harvest Breakfast and Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the club, next to Yellow Bay/Finley Point Fire Station on Montana 35. Eggs, waffles, ham, sausage, biscuits, and more.

Pope John Paul II Catholic Church, 195 Cloverdell Road, Bigfork, Oktoberfest 11:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. German food, beer and wine. Tickets $12 adults, $5 children. Music by Don Lawrence's German Band. Tickets available at the door. Proceeds benefit local charities. Call Dan or Donna Danz at 892-2435.