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Polson Fly-in, Polson City Airport. Pancake breakfast 8 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wide range of aircraft, classics, antiques and experimental on display. Skydivers offer tandem jumps. Open to public.

23rd annual Soroptimist Wine Festival 7-10 p.m., Polson City Airport, following Fly-in. Tickets $30 per person. Call 883-2668 or 800-845-4251 to reserve.

Sunday

Glacier National Park Reunion Picnic for employees, retirees, park friends, 1 p.m., park headquarters community building. Potluck dinner 2 p.m. Bring a main dish, salad or dessert. Service ware furnished. Bring own drinks for before dinners. Program on Glacier's wolverines, by U.S. Forest Service employee Rick Yates. Call 888-7901.

Friends of Blanchard Lake ninth annual meeting 4 p.m., 610 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Guest presenter is Mike Koopal, executive director of Whitefish Lake Institute. Potluck social follows. Bring a beverage. Soft drinks provided. Call 863-6579 or 862-6547.

Monday

Lakeside/Somers Schools new student enrollment is 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. today through Aug. 23, at both schools. Call 857-3301.

Creston School student registration 9-11 a.m. today through Friday. Call 755-2859.

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

Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stillwater Free Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

Flathead County Animal Advisory Committee meets noon to 1:30 p.m., Conference Room B. Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.

Red Cross certified adult CPR course, 6:30 p.m., Kalispell Service Center, 126 N. Meridian Road. Call 752-6433 to register.

Pianist George Winston performs 7:30 p.m., Christian Center, Kalispell. All proceeds benefit Flathead Food Bank. Bring non-perishable food items. Tickets $15 at food bank, Christian Center, all First Interstate Bank locations, Edward Jones in Columbia Falls, and Mitchell, Deaton & Associates in Bigfork. Call Lori Botkin, 752-3663.

Tuesday

Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., Eidsvold Lutheran Church, Somers.

Red Cross certified standard first aid course, 6:30 p.m., Kalispell Service Center, 126 North Meridian Road. Call 752-6433 to register.

Big Sky Bonsai Society meets at 7 p.m., Flathead County Library in Kalispell. Bring your own tree for expert help. Free. Public invited. Contact Jerry Meislik at 862-0387.

Flathead Democratic Party meets 7 p.m., KM Theatre, 40 Second St. E., Kalispell. Call 862-4942.

Wednesday

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

Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the blood mobile, Meadow Lake Resort, Columbia Falls.

FVCC hosts an open house for its new Occupational Trades and Arts and Technology buildings, 2-5 p.m. today; and noon to 3 p.m. Friday. Public welcome.

Free Falun Dafa Quigong class, 7 p.m., community room of Kalispell branch of Flathead County Library. A self-cultivation meditation with gentle, easy exercises. Call Katherine Combes, 257-9798.

Flathead Citizens for Paved Roads meets 7:30 p.m., 578 Creston Road. Call Noel, 756-8854.

Thursday

AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and 1-5 p.m. Aug. 24, Bigfork Senior Center. $10 course fee. Call 837-4157 to register.

Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the blood mobile, Starbucks and Wells Fargo, Kalispell.

WIC celebrates World Breastfeeding Week with an open house, 1-4 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Refreshments, door prizes, including a Medela electric breast pump. Call 751-8170.

Opening reception for "The Ace of Diamonds and Cowboy in the Rough," an Ace Powell art exhibit, Hockaday Museum of Art. Dr. Van Kirk Nelson opens event at 4:30 p.m.; catered reception 5-7:30 p.m. Free for museum members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 755-5268.

An open house on breastfeeding is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Flathead City-County Health Department at 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.