Today

3 2008 Montana State O-Mok-See horse championship today and Sunday, 8 a.m. Flathead County Fairgrounds. Events include Western jumping, speed barrels, pole bending, team arena and more. Free admission. Concessions available.

3 Rumble in the Bay Car Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 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 Montana Dahlia Society Flower Show, Kalispell Center Mall. Call 257-2540.

3 Darryl Rambo signs his book, " A Life on the Line," stories from his 21-year career as a Border Patrol agent, 1-3 p.m. Chris' Tea Cottage, 225 River St., Bigfork, behind the library.

Monday

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

3 City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will not be picking up 90-gallon containers today, Sept. 1, due to the Labor Day holiday. Today's route will be picked up on Tuesday. Have containers out by 7 a.m.

Tuesday

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

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Creston School board meets at 4:30 p.m. in the school library. Public welcome.

3 Deer Park School board meets at 5 p.m. at the school.

3 School District 5 and Flathead County High School district board meets at 6 p.m., for an open forum on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the high schools, Flathead High School conference room.

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

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

Wednesday

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

3 The Flathead Conservation District special meeting at 8 a.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Flathead County Health Department.

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

3 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) meet at 6:30 p.m., VFW meeting room, Kalispell. Call 249-3233.

Thursday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Columbia Falls Community Center.

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

3 20th annual Bigfork Ducks Unlimited Banquet, 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.

Friday

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

3 10th annual Kalispell Bead Stampede, noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6-7, Flathead County Fairgrounds Grandstand Building. Admission $3, good for all three days. Cal 208-676-9957.

3 Flathead Valley Parade of Homes noon to 9 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 6; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7. Tickets $7 in advance; $10 during show, available at any home. For advance tickets call 752-2422.

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

3 Kalispell First Friday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m., downtown. Refreshments, entertainment, guest artists.

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

A Look Ahead

3 Big Sky Mopar Club 14th annual Show and Shine, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 6, Lions Park, U.S. 93 South, in Kalispell. Call Russ Graham, 755-3986; Jon Wilson, 257-4102; or Ken Kettinger, 755-2122.

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. Parade 3 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 10th annual Kalispell Bead Stampede, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6-7, Flathead County Fairgrounds Grandstand Building. Admission $3, good for all three days. Cal 208-676-9957.

3 Flathead Valley Parade of Homes 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 6; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7. Tickets $7 in advance; $10 during show, available at any home. For advance tickets call 752-2422.

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 Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Sept. 6, Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 257-2537.

3 Bob Faulkner, author of "The Buffalo Rock" and Paul Vallely, author of "Endgame" and "Baghdad Ablaze" sign their books, 2-4 p.m. Sept. 7, Vista Linda Restaurant Pavilion, 240 Boon Road, Somers. Wine and hors d'oeuvres served. Public invited. Call Bob at 257-3294.

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 Lake County Republican Women's Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sept. 8, Wheat Montana, Polson. Jack Cummings will talk about his visit to Washington, D.C., and tours with his son who is a Navy Seal. Lunch available. Call 883-9209 by 11 a.m. to order.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Sept. 8, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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 Flathead Audubon meets 7 p.m. Sept. 8, The Summit, Kalispell. Wildlife biologist Steve Gniadek will speak on topic, "Common Loons in Glacier Park - An Enduring Resource?" Free. All welcome.

3 The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Sept. 8, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

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 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 9 and 11, The Summit, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

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 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Sept. 9, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

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

3 Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead meet at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 9, Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building, 490 N. Meridian Road. Public welcome. Call 752-1297.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Sept. 10, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell.

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

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 11, at Merlins.

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 Area women invited to attend an awareness event and fundraiser in partnership with The Emancipation Network for prevention of human trafficking, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, home of Linda Regnier. Food and beverages followed by short video, discussion and opportunity to purchase products made by survivors. Call Regnier at 857-2045 or Diane Yarus at 751-2175.

3 Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, at the museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Topic will be "Montana Ghost Stories: Eerie True Tales." All welcome to attend. Call 756-8381.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 12, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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 Columbia Falls Chamber After Business Hours 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 12, Glacier Campground, one mile west of West Glacier at mile marker 152. Bring a tent or camper and receive a 20 percent discount for night's stay.

3 Lupus Support Group including fibromyalgia and auto-immune diseases, meets 7-9 p.m. Sept. 12, The Summit, Kalispell. Guest speaker is Shelley Emslie, Mrs. Montana, who has lupus. Free. Call 837-1055.

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 Friendship House 19th annual pig roast supper and silent auction fundraiser, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 13, at the Eagles basement dining room. Menu includes roast pig, bake potatoes, cole slaw, fruit salad, rolls and ice cream. Entertainment by The Fiddling Friends and Reggie Houston. Cost $10 for adults; $5 for children under 12. Call 257-8375.

3 Bet Harim Jewish Community of Flathead Valley third annual Mentor Award dinner 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13, O'Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center, Whitefish. Jake Heckathorn will receive Humanitarian Award. Tickets $95 per person. Call 756-5159.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 15-16, Polson Area Senior Center.$10 course fee. Call 883-4735 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Sept. 15, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Sept. 16, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., Sept. 17, Moose Lodge, LaSalle Road, Evergreen.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Sept. 18, The Wave, Whitefish.

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 Public forum for National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 18, Glacier High School Performance Hall. Resources and conversation 6-6:50 p.m.; forum with Pathways Director Michael Newman, Lon Eliason, MSW Hospice, and parent survivors, 7-9 p.m. All welcome.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 19, Browning Hospital.

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 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 20, The Summit, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20, Calvary Lutheran Church, Evergreen. $10 course fee. Call 752-0786 to register.

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 Out of Darkness …Into the Light community walk for National Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 20, Depot Park, Kalispell. Registration at 9:30 a.m.; one-mile walk begins 10 a.m. All welcome. Speakers 11 a.m. to noon. Activities, music and food noon to 2 p.m. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

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 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 Paine, 837-2437. Tickets $45 for members; $55 for nonmembers. Includes lunch. Call Irene Paine, 837-2437.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Sept. 22, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 22-23, Risen Christ Catholic Church, Evergreen. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

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 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 22 and 24, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $10 course fee. Call 863-3630 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Sept. 23, Three Rivers Bank, Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Business and Professional Women of Flathead Valley meet at noon, Sept. 24, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Lunch available for $12. Guests welcome. Call Irene Paine, 837-2437.

3 ESP (Essential Stuff Project) presents a panel of energy and home efficiency experts to discuss local options, 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Clementine's 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Public invited. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; Edmund Fitzgerald, 837-5548; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 24-25, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 25, Flathead Valley Community College, in the blood mobile.

3 Red Cross blood drives Sept. 26, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; and noon to 5 p.m. Wal-Mart, in the blood mobile.

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 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 27, Best Buy, in the blood mobile.

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 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Sept. 29, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 29-30, St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Sept. 30, Polson Good Shepherd Church.

3 Friends of the Library annual book sale, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 3; 10 am. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 5, Kalispell Center Mall. Books $1 an inch, $2 a bag on Sunday. All proceeds benefit Flathead County Library.

3 "Oktoberfish" fundraiser for Stumptown Art Studio, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 4, 145 Central Ave., Whitefish. Polka band, biergarten, free wine tasting, silent art auction, dinner "by the bite" by local restaurants. Ticket $50 per person. Call 862-5929.

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.