Today

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Aug. 26, St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby. $10 course fee. Call 293-0100 to register.

3 Flathead County Democratic Women meet at 11:45 a.m. Winchester Room of the New Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Lunch available. No reservations required. All welcome. Call President Mary Reckin, 257-8160.

3 The Flathead Conservation District meets at 1 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

3 Flathead County Animal Advisory Committee meets 1-3 p.m. Flathead County Animal Shelter, 225 Cemetery Road, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Receive a Qdoba coupon for lunch with blood donation.

3 Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m., at The Summit. Learn how to cope with pain and improve your quality of life. Free. Call Dr. Alex Bokor, 250-5252.

3 Columbia Falls School board meets at 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W. Columbia Falls.

Tuesday

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Eureka Baptist Church.

3 Glacier Park Centennial Program listening session to seek ideas for events and projects for Park's 100th anniversary, 4-7 p.m., Polebridge Fire House. Public welcome.

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

3 Flathead Building Association "Raise the Roof" public social, 5:30 p.m., BMC West, 448 Ash Road, across from Flathead Electric, Kalispell. Refreshments and raffles. Call 752-2422.

3 Sixth annual Art Quilt Silent Auction and reception 5:30-8 p.m., Loula's Cafe, 300 West Second St., Whitefish. Hors d'oeuvres and wine. Tickets $15. Proceeds benefit The Violence Free Crisis Line and Abbey Shelter. Call 249-9911.

3 Wellness Education Center's Healthy Potluck Supper, 5:30-7 p.m., 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Families welcome. Bring a healthy dish to share. Call the Wellness Center at 755-8423.

3 School District 5 and Flathead County High School district board special meeting and work session, 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

3 Somers School board Negotiations Committee meets with Somers Education Association Negotiations Committee, 6 p.m., Somers Middle School.

3 Museum at Central School Historic Film Club presents "Dave," 7 p.m., 124 Second Ave. , Kalispell. Free. Donations accepted. Bring portable chairs, pillows, blankets. Call 756-8381.

Wednesday

3 Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board special board meeting, 9 a.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., Elks Club, Kalispell.

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 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. John's Hospital, Libby.

3 Glacier Bank, Columbia Falls, Customer Appreciation Day, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free hot dogs, hamburgers and cake. Enter to win wooden bench rocker.

3 Flathead County Library board meets at 3 p.m. at the Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley at 758-5826.

3 West Glacier Elementary School community potluck and open house, 5:30 p.m., 160 Old Bridge Road, West Glacier. Hamburgers and hot dogs provided. Meet Cortni King, new principal. Call 888-5312.

Friday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Receive a Qdoba coupon with blood donation.

3 Big Sky Astronomy Club meets at 7 p.m., at the West Valley Fire Hall. All welcome. Call Bruce at 857-3753 or Kathie, 314-4037.

Thought

"The final lesson of history: 'Let's never go back there again!"' n Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844-1900).

A Look Ahead

3 Montana Dahlia Society Flower Show Aug. 30-31, Kalispell Center Mall. Call 257-2540.

3 Rumble in the Bay Car Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 31, downtown Bigfork. Free to all participants. All makes, models and years welcome. Trophies. Registration 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Live music by Lookin' Back. Call Brian or Jill at Creative Native, 837-5669; JoAnn at Flathead Bank, 837-1604; or Bruce at Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, 837-5888.

3 Evergreen Disposal will be picking up garbage on its regular routes on Sept. 1, Labor Day.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

3 Pre-school storytime 11 a.m. every Tuesday beginning Sept. 2, Flathead County Library. Call 758-5822.

3 Glacier Stamp Club meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 2 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.

3 Eighth annual Everything Sale to benefit Doctors without Borders and International Rescue Committee, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 3-6; 1-6 p.m. Sept. 7, Pine Street, near Fourth, Whitefish. Donations welcome. Call 862-1629.

3 Bigfork Center for Performing Arts Foundation fundraiser and round-robin auction featuring artist Nancy Dunlop Cawdry, 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 3, Local Color Studio, 425 Grand Ave., Bigfork. Wine, hors d'oeuvres. Call 837-4885.

3 Flathead Special Education Cooperative executive council meets, 2 p.m. Sept. 4, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., second floor conference room.

3 20th annual Bigfork Ducks Unlimited Banquet Sept. 4, BruMar Estate. Social hour 5 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. Live and silent auctions for guns. Cost $50 single; $75 per couple. Call John Robinson, 837-7362 or Mark Manders, 837-3242.

3 Meet and Greet with Mick Holm, candidate for House District 3 representative, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 5, Belton Chalet terrace room, West Glacier. Public welcome.

3 Wildlife biologist and author Doug Chadwick will speak about "Superorganisms in Einsteinian Space," 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 5, Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Reception follows. Free. Public invited.

3 Whitefish Friends and Family Run 9:30 a.m. Sept. 6, North Valley Hospital campus. 5K, 10K and half-mile events. Benefit for Child Development Center in Kalispell and Shepherd's Hand Clinic in Whitefish. Call 862-8250.

3 17th annual Dayton Daze 2008, Sept. 6. Sailboat rides, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dayton Yacht Club; Ladies Aid bazaar, Dayton Church; lunch served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; wine tasting 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dayton Winery; pig roast 4:30 p.m. $12 dinner, $6 children 12 and under. Raffles, live music, children's games. Proceeds benefit Chief Cliff Volunteer Fire Department. Call Elsie 849-5512; or Barbara, 849-5313.

3 Purple Frog Gardens, 170 Blanchard Lake Dr., Whitefish, co-hosts a farm tour at 2 p.m. Sept. 6. Learn crop rotations, pruning techniques, ways to extend growing season, composting, pest control and more. Harvest feast follows with participants helping prepare meal. Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 at door. Call 406-443-7272.

3 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet the second and fourth Monday of each month starting Sept. 8, at 9:15 a.m., at Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Child care is provided. Free continental breakfast and child care Call 756-9768.

3 Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m., Sept. 8, at The Summit. Learn how to cope with pain and improve your quality of life. Free. Call Dr. Alex Bokor, 250-5252.

3 Valley Voices Community Choir fall semester begins 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8. Practices held weekly 6-8 p.m. Mondays in the Flathead High School Choir Room. No audition required. All teens and adults welcome. Call Joan Lundy, 257-3046; or Dorothy Kendall, 752-0353.

3 Public is invited to a free lecture on prescribing practices and patient compliance, "Pharmacology 101" 7:30 a.m., Sept. 9, Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell.

3 2008 Native American Procurement Conference, Sept. 9-10, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Small business networking event. Call 800-462-2433, ext. 225 to register. For information, call Lori Sneezy, 480-545-1298, ext. 225.

3 West Glacier School board meets at 6 p.m. Sept. 9.

3 Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 in the administration building boardroom.

3 Taste of Whitefish 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 11, First and Central. Tickets $40 at Whitefish Chamber of Commerce, 520 E. Second. St. Call 862-3501.

3 Eighth annual Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork fundraiser, 5 p.m. Sept. 12, Garden Bar, Electric Avenue, Bigfork. Silent and live auctions. Free beer and Hale's Noodles.

3 "Brats, Burgers and Band" fundraiser for Bigfork Fire Department, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 13, Harbor Village Pavilion, Bigfork. Live auction. Toby Stone musical duo performs 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $19 adults; $9 children. Call Joyce Mitchell, 253-2030; or Jim Sticka, 837-2294.

3 Big Brothers Big Sisters Agency of Flathead County open house to celebrate its remodel, 4-6 p.m. Sept. 18, 137 Main St., Kalispell.

3 Art auction fundraiser for the Open Studio Project, a community arts studio, 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 19, 240 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Open to public. Call 756-7638.

3 2008 Autism Walk, Sept. 20, Woodland Park, Kalispell. Registration 11 a.m.; walk begins at noon. $12. Teams and individuals welcome. Call 257-8758.

3 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk, Sept. 20, Lawrence Park, Kalispell. Check in at 8 a.m.; walk begins 8:30 a.m. Call Heather, 406-252-5927.

3 Montana Business and Professional Women state convention Sept. 20, Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Theme is "Be a Leader in Times of Change." Leadership training by Michelle-Skaletski Boyd. Speakers are Lori Botkin, executive director of Flathead Food Bank, and Vickie Amundson from Silent Witness, a violence awareness project. Call Irene Pain, 837-2437. Tickets $45 for members; $55 for nonmembers. Includes lunch. Call Irene Paine, 837-2437.

3 Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m., Sept. 22, at The Summit. Learn how to cope with pain and improve your quality of life. Free. Call Dr. Alex Bokor, 250-5252.

3 Bet Harim Jewish Community of Flathead Valley offers a Healing for the Holidays workshop: "Connecting with the One," 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27, at the Sanctuary in Kila with Instructor Ina Albert. Public welcome. Free for members; nonmembers, $25. Call 249-4642.

3 Lighthouse Christian Home fourth annual Harvest Festival, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 27, 384 N. Somers Road. Live music by Tradewinds and Blue Onion Bands, residents and Lighthouse Worship Band. Raffle for 600 pound steer or 250 pig (uncertified organic meat). Games, petting zoo, residents arts and crafts, concession. Admission $2 per person or $5 per family. All welcome. Call 857-3276.

3 Flathead Quilters Guild 27th annual quilt show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 26-27; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28, Flathead County Fairgrounds Trade Center Building, Kalispell. Quilt raffle, merchant mall, members boutique, food, demonstrations. Admission $5. Portion of proceeds benefit Human Therapy on Horseback.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 6, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Dec. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.