Today

3 26th annual Flathead Quilters Guild Common Threads with Asian Influence quilt show continues 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Raffles, merchant mall, food, silent auction, members' boutique, and quilts for sale. Admission $3. All welcome.

3 Whitefish Golden Agers Oktoberfest 12:30-4 p.m., 121 E. Second St., Whitefish. Beer, German food, music by Don Lawrence and the Bavarian Echoes. Adults, $15; children, 5-13, $5; under 5, free. $1 discount to Golden Agers members. Tickets available at Golden Agers and Whitefish Chamber of Commerce. Drawings.

Monday

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. today and Sept. 25, Polson Senior Center. $10 course fee. Call 883-4735 to register.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 Flathead County Democratic Women meet at 11:45 a.m., at the Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Beth Cogswell from Missoula will present a program on the state of women's health care and women's issues in Montana. Lunch $10. No reservations required. All welcome.

3 Youth Service Network meets at noon, at The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

Flathead County Animal Advisory Committee meets noon to 1 p.m., conference room B, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Lunch provided.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, 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 Columbia Falls School board meets at 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W. Columbia Falls.

Tuesday

3 Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol for compliance in school zones on Kalispell's south side.

3 Some Flathead Electric Cooperative customers will experience brief outages today due to repair of vandalized glass insulators between West Reserve to the north, U.S. 2 to the south, West Valley Drive to the east, and just outside Libby to the west.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Sponsored by Polson Soroptimists.

3 Swan River School Book Fair 5-7:30 p.m. today; and 2-6 p.m. Sept. 26, school art room. Donations welcome. All books and CDs are 50 cents. Call 837-2488 for drop-off places or to arrange a pick up. Proceeds support the school.

3 Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 5 p.m. at the landfill office.

3 School District 5 and Flathead High School district special board meeting and work session at 5:30 p.m., Glacier High School Room B104.

3 Big Sky Specialty Compounding pharmacist Kiersten Braig-Alton conducts a lecture titled, "Issues Surrounding Natural Hormone Replacement," 6 p.m. Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Registration is $25 and includes handouts. Call 752-0499 to reserve a space.

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

3 Whitefish School board work session 7 p.m. board meeting room.

Wednesday

3 Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol for speeders, seat belts and equipment violations, East Idaho.

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 Swan River School Book Fair 2-6 p.m., school art room. Donations welcome. All books and CDs are 50 cents. Call 837-2488 for drop-off places or to arrange a pick up. Proceeds support the school.

3 Lincoln Conservation District board meets at 4 p.m., North County Annex, Eureka.

3 Flathead Spay & Neuter Task Force organizational meeting for a new capital campaign, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26, at the Spay & Neuter Clinic, 3491 Trumble Creek Road. Call 892-7387 or Mimi at 261-5175.

3 Whitefish Garden Club meets 7 p.m., Whitefish Public Library. Topic is on spring and summer bulbs with an emphasis on deer resistant varieties. Public welcome.

3 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.

Thursday

3 Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol for speeding, stop light and seat belt violations, school zones on Kalispell's north side.

3 P.E.O. Luncheon/Bridge, 11 a.m., Swan River Inn, Bigfork. Tickets $20. Call Kathie Ackerly, 837-4195.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Three Rivers Bank, North Meridian Road.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., West Kootenai Church.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets 3-4 p.m., Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m., Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or $3 toward meal. A representative from Big Sky RX will discuss problems and solution related to Medicare Part D prescription drug program. All area seniors welcome. Call 257-1598.

Friday

3 Kalispell Police Department conducts saturation patrol for speeders, seat belt and equipment violations, W. Idaho.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Summit, Kalispell.

3 All About Memories Scrap Pink scrapbooking fundraiser today through Sept. 30, 3585 Montana 40 W., Columbia Falls. Open scrapbooking 3 p.m. to midnight Sept. 28; 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 29; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 30. Prizes, giveaways, contests, food. Proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen Foundation. Call Kathy Price, 892-1999.

3 Big Arm Association barbecue/barn dance, 6-10 p.m., mile marker 71.5 U.S. 93, across from Walstad fishing access. Watch for signs and balloons. Call Jan 849-5636.

3 Boomers Singles Group dinner, Village Greens Clubhouse, Kalispell. Social hour, 6 p.m.; dinner buffet 7 p.m.; meeting 8 p.m. Reservations required. RSVP to Marla, 752-1467. All 40-plus singles welcome.

3 Annual Flathead-Kootenai Chapter of Montana Wilderness Association's Wildlife Film Festival, O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; program begins 7 p.m. Refreshments available for purchase. Tickets $10, available at Coffee Traders in Whitefish and Columbia Falls; Books West and Rocky Mountain Outfitters in Kalispell; Electric Avenue Gifts in Bigfork; and at the door.