Today

3 Mountain Thunder Radio-controlled Jet Rally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Glacier RC'ers field, off Whitefish Stage Road, one and a half miles south of U.S. 40 intersection. Parking $5 per carload, courtesy of Civil Air Patrol.

Saturday

3 Flathead Audubon hikes to Piegan Pass in Glacier Park. Meet at 6 a.m. at Apgar Visitor Center to carpool to trailhead. Bring binoculars, lunch, hiking gear. Park entrance fee or pass required. Space limited. All welcome. Call Bruce Tannehill, 862-4548.

3 Skibsrud Scramble Kids Duathlon, Lawrence Park, Kalispell. Check-in and registration 8 a.m. Race as individual or with a team. Prizes. T-shirts for all participants. Call Val, 758-7848.

3 Westshore Community Library book sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 100 Bierney Creek Road.

3 Mountain Thunder Radio-controlled Jet Rally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Glacier RC'ers field, off Whitefish Stage Road, one and a half miles south of U.S. 40 intersection. Parking $5 per carload, courtesy of Civil Air Patrol.

3 Multi-rural school reunion picnic for Flathead Valley residents, noon to 5 p.m., Bohemian Grange Hall, U.S. 93 behind Coffee Traders, Whitefish. Bring a hot or cold dish, favorite beverage, service ware, lawn chair. Call 756-3211 or 752-1199.

3 Big Mountain Summer Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Arts and crafts, food vendors. live entertainment. Free admission.

3 Discovery Development Center annual regatta, North Flathead Yacht Club, Somers. Sailing races, children's games and activities, silent auction, live music, cash bar. Tickets $5, free for 12 and under.

3 St. Ignatius Amish Quilt and Farm Auction, Mission Mountain Amish School, corner of Allison Road and Foothills Road. Cabins, storage barns, outdoor furniture and handmade crafts and quilts will be auctioned. Lunch available.

3 Lakeside Community Club 2007 Fun on the West Shore Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pancake breakfast 7-9 a.m.; 5-K run/walk and fair opens 9 a.m.; parade 10:30 a.m. Arts and crafts booths, antique and classic auto display, bake sale and more.

3 Climb Big Mountain for Flathead Industries. Check-in 8-10 a.m. Bierstube. Food and entertainment for participants, 10:30-1 p.m. To pre-register call Dick or Claudette, 755-7656. Registration also open day of event.

3 Multi-rural school reunion picnic for alumni of Canyon View, Badrock, Valentine, Halfmoon, La Salle, Birch Grove, Deer Park, Lake Blaine, Bissell, Helena Flats through 1969, noon to 5 p.m., Bohemian Grange Hall, U.S. 93 behind Coffee Traders. Bring a hot or cold side dish and lawn chair. Coffee furnished. Call 756-3211 or 752-1199.

Sunday

3 Mountain Thunder Radio-controlled Jet Rally 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Glacier RC'ers field, off Whitefish Stage Road, one and a half miles south of U.S. 40 intersection. Parking $5 per carload, courtesy of Civil Air Patrol.

3 Wasabi Sushi Bar & Ginger Grill, 410 E. Second St., Whitefish, presents "Chow Down for the Humane Society" a fundraiser, 5-8:30 p.m. A portion of all dinner receipts donated to Humane Society of Northwest Montana, Public welcome. Call 863-9283.

Monday

3 Swan River School board special meeting 8 a.m. to discuss change in policy readings.

3 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.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Whitefish Convention and Visitor Bureau meets 1 p.m. Mountain West Bank, 601 Spokane Ave., Whitefish. Public welcome. Call 862-3390.

3 Deer Park School board meets at 7 p.m. at the school.

Tuesday

3 Red Cross KOFI student blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Prizes and Qdoba lunch.

3 Riverdale Neighborhood Plan draft public discussion 6 p.m., Majestic Valley Arena, 3630 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell.

3 Red Cross Infant and Child CPR certification training, 6:30 p.m. at the office, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.

3 Free introductory class to Zen meditation, 7-9 p.m., YogaHeart Studio, 314 Main St., Polson. Donations appreciated. Call 849-6149.

Wednesday

3 Swan River School board special meeting 8 a.m., to discuss change in policy readings.

3 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.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Glacier National Park.

3 Columbia Falls Women's Connection fired chicken picnic 11:30 a.m., Columbia Falls Community Room, Nucleus Avenue. Cost $7.50 per person. Patriotic presentation by Thomas Klein. Guest speaker Margie Wraith. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

3 Kalispell Toastmasters Club invites the public to discuss possibility of a prerelease center in Kalispell, noon to 1 p.m. First National Bank conference room, 890 Main St. Call Catherine Webber, 755-4884.

3 Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside.

3 North Lake County Planning Area community meeting 7 p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork. Sponsored by Bigfork Steering Committee. Call Leslie, 837-6094.

3 Olduvai Forum meets 7 p.m., Clementine's, 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Coffee and tea provided. Desserts and other drinks available to purchase. Peggy Miller, founder of High Ground Communities, will give a presentation. All welcome. Call Edmund Fitzgerald, 837-5548; or Jeffrey Funk, 837-4208.

Thursday

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., The Wave, Whitefish.

3 North Lake County Planning Area community meeting 7 p.m., Swan Lake Community Center. Sponsored by Bigfork Steering Committee. Call Leslie, 837-6094.