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| May 28, 2008 1:00 AM

3 Children's story hour, 10 a.m., Bigfork branch of the Flathead County Library. Call 837-6976.

3 Children's story hour, 10:30 a.m., Columbia Falls branch library. Call 892-5919.

3 Children's story hour, 11 a.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Call 758-5822.

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 Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association, discusses "Is there morality without God?" 6 p.m., upstairs theater at Red's Wines and Blues, Kalispell. Call Dan Kelleher, 270-8179.

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 Children's story hour, 1 p.m., Whitefish branch of the Flathead County Library. Call 862-6657.

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 Boomers Singles Group monthly meeting, Village Greens Community Center, 195 W. Nicklaus Ave., Kalispell. Social hour at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., meeting at 8 p.m. Reservations required; call 892-3532. All singles age 40 and older are welcome.

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.

3 Stillwater Christian School graduation, 6:30 p.m., high school gym.

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 Guided wildflower walks, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lone Pine State Park. Meet at the park's picnic shelter. Walks are about 30 minutes each. Wear sturdy walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Call Melissa Sladek, 755-2706 ext. 2.

3 Agape Home Care Inc. presents "Joining the Generations: A Family Fun Festival" in conjunction with the Flathead County Fairgrounds spring carnival. Free entertainment, arts and crafts, face painting, coloring contest. Fairgrounds Trade Building, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 755-4633.

3 Columbia Falls High School graduation, 11 a.m., high school gym.

3 Bigfork High School graduation, 1 p.m., high school gym.

3 Whitefish High School graduation, 1 p.m., high school gym.

3 Mule Deer Foundation banquet 4:30 p.m. Live and silent auction, guns, fishing trips, head mounts, door prizes. Tickets available at Snappy Sport 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.

3 North Valley Music School's 10th-annual spring concert, 2 p.m., Whitefish Middle School auditorium. Free. Call 862-8074.

Monday

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

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

3 Glacier Stamp Club meets in the basement meeting room of the Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Stamp trading and talk at 7 p.m., followed by short business meeting. Visitors welcome. Call Gail Long, 752-6110.

Tuesday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bigfork.