Today

3 Evergreen Disposal will collect garbage on its regular routes today, Memorial Day.

3 The City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will not pick up 90-gallon rollout garbage containers today, due to the Memorial Day holiday. Monday's 90-gallon route will be picked up Tuesday. Call 758-7720 with questions.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and May 27. $10 course fee. Call 293-0100 to register.

3 United Veterans of the Flathead Valley hold Memorial Day ceremonies; Whitefish - 9:30 a.m. parade, Second Street to Whitefish River bridge, 9:45 a.m. ceremony at Second Street Bridge, 10:15 a.m. Whitefish Cemetery; Kalispell - 11:30 a.m. Glacier Memorial Gardens Cemetery, noon Veterans Memorial, Depot Park with firing of volleys, playing of "Taps," 1 p.m. C.E. Conrad Cemetery; Columbia Falls - 1:45 p.m. Fairview Cemetery, 2:30 p.m. Veterans Memorial, Marantette Park, 3 p.m. Woodlawn Cemetery, 3:30 p.m. Veterans Home Cemetery. Call Jim Heibert, 862-3507, or Kerry Collins, 752-0198.

3 Fairview Cemetery annual Memorial Day service, 1225 Fairview Cemetery Road, Columbia Falls. Honor Guard at 1:30 p.m.; service 2 p.m.

3 Col. Scott Wheeler (retired) addresses the subject of his book, "The Big Red One: America's Legendary First Division from World War I to Desert Storm," 1:30 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E. Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-0006 or 471-3734.

Tuesday

3 Sterling Health Plans hosts a fair for people age 50 and older, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Curves, 200 E. Idaho St. Suite A, Kalispell. Free food and donated services, including blood pressure checks and health and fitness information. Call 406-543-3894 or 866-218-3777.

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

3 Flathead County Solid Waste District board of directors' meeting, 5 p.m., at the landfill office.

3 Town Hall gathering to meet Senate District 2 candidate Gil Jordan, 5-6:30 p.m., Whitefish High School Lecture Classroom.

3 Flathead Building Association "Raise the Roof" public social, 5:30 p.m., Anderson's Masonry Hearth and Home. Refreshments and raffles. Call 752-2422.

3 Kalispell Public Schools' board of trustees special meeting and work session, 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Middle School library and media center.

3 Wellness Education Center healthy potluck supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the center, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Families welcome. Call 755-8423.

3 Somers School board of trustees special meeting, 6 p.m.

3 Montanans for Multiple Use sponsor a Lincoln County commissioner candidate forum 6:30 p.m., Libby Elks Club.

3 Flathead Sea Kayakers meet at 6:30 p.m. at the 4-H building, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Summer schedule of group paddles, skills sessions and camp outs will be developed. Call Anne Clark, 270-4221.

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

3 Museum at Central School Historic Film Club presents 1938 screwball comedy "Bringing Up Baby," 7 p.m., 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Donations accepted. Bring pillows, chairs, blankets. Call 756-8381.

3 American Legion Post 137 general membership meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall. Call 752-5075.

Wednesday

3 Business and Professional Women meet, noon to 1 p.m., New Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Jennifer Hawes will speak about xenoestrogens. Lunch available. RSVP with Shelley Loutherback at 755-4884.

3 The Tribal History Project hosts a "Celebration of the Stories and History of the Salish, Pend d'Oreille and Kootenai People," noon to 2 p.m., at Salish Kootenai College's new theater in Pablo. The free event includes food, music, performances and vendors. Call Julie Cajune at 275-4794.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Polson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

3 Flathead Outdoor Club hikes the Foy's to Blacktail trail. Meet at 5 p.m. at the Herron Park parking lot. All welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

3 Qigong class, 7 p.m., Flathead County Library community room. Free. Call 257-9798.

3 Columbia Falls School District board work session, 7 p.m., district board room.

3 Launch party and dessert reception for local historian, author and journalist George Ostrom's new DVD on Glacier Park, 7-9 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Advance tickets $10, available at Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell; Glacier National Park Fund, 540 Wisconsin Ave., or Village Shop, Central Avenue, Whitefish. Limited at door. Call 862-6110.

Thursday

3 Flathead Electric Cooperative has scheduled a power outage for areas served by the Haskill Substation, including Marion, Lost Prairie, McGregor Lake, Rogers Lake and beyond Happy's Inn. The outage will begin at 3 a.m. and last about two hours.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for employees of North Valley Hospital.

3 Tara Carolin, an ecologist at Glacier National Park, leads a native plant field trip at Columbia Mountain, 5:30 p.m. Meet at the trailhead. Call 888-7919.

3 Feeding the Flathead free barbecue with entertainment 6-7 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 2200 U.S. 2, Evergreen. All welcome.

3 Friends of Mike Jopek host a primary rally and free pig roast, 6-9 p.m., Whitefish Democratic Office, 637 Denver Ave. Call 471-2482 or e-mail mike@mikejopek.com.

3 Community forum on human trafficking in Montana and around the world, 7 p.m., FVCC Blake Hall. Free. All welcome. Call Chris Bond, 756-3427.

3 Tyrell Lundman, a Montana native who will be pursuing a Master of Sacred Music degree at Notre Dame University, will present an organ recital, 7 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 603 S. Main, Kalispell. Donations welcome. Reception follows.

Friday

3 Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection event, Flathead County Landfill, U.S. 93 between Kalispell and Whitefish. Pre-register by calling Veolia Environmental Services, 877-484-0129 ext. 102; by May 28.

3 Fairview Cemetery annual meeting 9 a.m., at the chapel, 1225 Cemetery Road, Kalispell.

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

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

3 Bet Harim Jewish community potluck dinner lead by Rabbi Secher, 6 p.m., Glacier Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 756-5159.

3 Spaghetti dinner and auction fundraiser for Levi Kowalka, 6:30 p.m., St. Matthew's School cafeteria, Kalispell. Call Genia Tartaglino, 250-0054.

3 Big Arm Association potluck supper, 6:30 p.m. at the fire hall. Chris McGinness of Polson Fire Department will give a PowerPoint presentation on "Being Fire Wise." Carey Cooley of Lake County Fuel Reduction office will give information on grants. At 8 p.m. the Sheriff's Department will give a presentation on upcoming public safety mill levy.

Saturday

3 Flathead Audubon field trip to Glacier National Park. Meet at 6 a.m. at Alberta Visitor Center and return by noon. Park entrance fee or pass required. Birders will tour inside, Fish Creek Campground, North Fork Road and Camas Road. Bring binoculars/ scope and lunch. Free. All welcome. Call Steve Gniadek, 888-7833.

3 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Sportsman & Ski Haus kids' fishing day, 9 a.m. to noon, Shady Lane Pond. Kids 12 years of age and younger may fish for prizes. Call Jim Vashro, 751-4550.

3 Mule Deer Foundation banquet 4:30 p.m. Live and silent auction, guns, fishing trips, head mounts, door prizes. Tickets available at Snappy's Sports Senter. Call 249-5814.

3 Public celebration for the newly finished Community Spirit Tile Monument Project, 1:30-5:30 p.m., Woodland Park, in Kalispell. Music, speeches, games, food and fun. Everyone welcome.

Sunday

3 Flathead Audubon field trip to National Bison Range and Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge. Meet at 6 a.m. at Somers Park 'n' Ride, intersection of U.S. 93 and Montana 82. Bring binoculars/scope, lunch and $4 park entrance fee per vehicle. Call Leslie Kehoe, evenings, at 837-4467. Free. All welcome.

Thought for Today: "Show me the man who has enjoyed his school days and I will show you a bully and a bore." - Robert Morley, British actor (1908-1992).