Daybook

Today

3 Flathead National Forest and Flathead Community of Resource Educators free workshop for teachers and youth leaders of available programs, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Flathead National Forest office, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Libby VFW.

3 Huckleberry Hookers rug exhibition and demonstration, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 15, Buns by the Lake, 7235 U.S. 93 S., Somers. Coffee and treats. All welcome. Call Maureen, 854-2094.

3 Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 2-4 p.m., second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.

3 Orphan Art Sale, 5-7:30 p.m., Noice Studio and Gallery, 127 Main St., Kalispell. Silent auction. Free admission. Fundraiser for Hockaday Museum of Art. Call Jana Goodman, 755-1111.

3 Polson Chamber of Commerce Splash social 5-7 p.m., Papa Don's Grill, 113 Bayview Dr., Polson Bay Golf Club. Open to public.

3 Book signing with Janet Szabo and Beverly Galeskas, 6-8 p.m., Camas Creek Yarn, 338 Main St., Kalispell. Wine and cheese served.

3 Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meets at 7 p.m. at the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome.

Friday

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

3 Glacier Country Pachyderm meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel. Speaker is Jane Howington, Kalispell city manager. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Tom McElwain, 270-5764.

Saturday

3 Toys for Tots Boot Drive today. Bring your cash donations to Rosauers, 9-11 a.m.; Harvest Foods, Bigfork, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Smith's Foods, Columbia Falls, 1-3 p.m.; and Super One Foods, Whitefish, 1-3 p.m. Toy collection boxes will also be available. Sponsored by Glacier Chapter Harley Owners Group, Kalispell. Call Madeline Steeley, 257-7151.

3 Tails on Trails dog walk, Rails to Trails, Meridian Road, Kalispell. Registration is $15 per walker. Pledges welcome. Walking from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Proceeds benefit Flathead Shelter Friends. Call 250-6510.

3 25th annual Glacier Stamp Club Postage Stamp and Coin Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Buy and sell stamps, information, give-aways. Free admission to show and museum. Call 752-6110.

3 Glacier Autumn Arts and Crafts Show, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Izaak Walton Inn, U.S. 2 East, Essex. More than 30 Montana artists, indoors. Call 888-5700.

3 Tamarack Time! annual event, Bigfork. Hayrides beginning at 11 a.m. Tasting opens to public at 1 p.m. Bring your own apples to make cider with Essential Stuff Project's apple press at Brookie's Cookies. Call Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, 837-5888.

3 GPS workshop with Gary Crismon, noon to 4 p.m., Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Cost $10 per person, ages 16 and older. Space limited. Call Mary Beth Chappelow, 755-2706, ext. 2.

3 Historic steam locomotive SP 4449 arrives 5 p.m., Whitefish Train Depot; lay over Sunday; and departs 8 a.m. Monday. Public welcome.

3 Annual Bigfork Barn Dance and Rotary fundraiser, 6 p.m., River Bend Ranch. Buffet dinner, silent auction, games and activities. Entertainment by The Bad Larrys from 7-11 p.m. Tickets $50 per person at Jug Tree, Bigfork Drug or at door. Call 837-5888.

Sunday

3 Historic steam locomotive SP 4449 lays over at Whitefish Train Depot today; departs 8 a.m. Monday. Public welcome.

3 "Bag the Wag" volunteer park clean up, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Hugh Rogers Wag Dog Park, Whitefish. Whitefish Animal Group hosts a dog agility demonstration, raffles, light refreshments. Bring water for your dog. Call Diane Ward, 862-324.

3 Mission worker Sue Ellen Hall talks about her experiences teaching at Nile Theological College in Khartoum, Sudan, Glacier Presbyterian Camp. Potluck supper, 5 p.m. followed by program at 6 p.m. Call 862-5038 or 849-5944.

3 Local showing of world premier of documentary film, "Not Evil, Just Wrong: The True Cost of Global Warming Hysteria," 7 p.m., Outlaw Hotel, 1701 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. $2 donation at door. Sponsored by Northwest Montana Patriots.

Monday

3 Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, at the Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Dr. Irv Milheim and Linda Sauer will talk about the Healthcare Initiative. Lunch $11. Public welcome. Call Pamala Kasperson, 837-4428.

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

3 Kila School board meets 6:30 p.m.

3 Free lecture by Linda Schearer of Immanuel Lutheran Communities on "Social and Family Matters," as part of Caring for Aging Family Members series, 7 p.m., Whitefish Community Center, 121 E. Second St.

Tuesday

Congressman Denny Rehburg holds traveling office hours, 1:30 p.m. Ronan Community Hall, 300 Third Ave. NW; 5 p.m. Polson, Lake County Courthouse, third floor, 06 Fourth Ave. E.

3 Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2:30-6:30 p.m., Lakeside Chapel.

3 Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 6-10 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

3 Kalispell Women's Connection buffet dinner 6:30 p.m., meeting room at the church on 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Cost is $8.50 singles; $16 couples. Speakers are taxidermist Bruce Babcock and Diane Koch. RSVP Rosainne, 257-8098 or Jan at 212-3763. Complimentary child care by reservation. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.

Wednesday

3 Artist to Artist Brown Bag lecture series presents Elaine Snyder, buckskin clothier on, "Navigating the Journey," noon to 1 p.m., FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 139. Free. Everyone welcome.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., National Flood Service, in the blood mobile.

3 History is Posh (HIP) local history group meets 4 p.m., Sassafras Building, second floor, 118 Main St., Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 837-2459.

3 Johanna Harderty gives a presentation on the history of James Talbott and what he meant to Columbia Falls, 7 p.m., Glacier Discovery Square, Columbia Falls.

3 Author and film producer Barry Schieber gives a slideshow presentation about Tibetan lama Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche titled, "Forty Years Out of Tibet: A Visionary Lama's Work in America, 7 p.m., KM Theater, Kalispell. $10 donation at door; $5 for students.

3 The Perrys Southern gospel quartet in concert, 7 p.m., Family Life Christian Church, 1075 Foys Lake Road, Kalispell. Heaven's Peek opens concert. Use north and south entries. Admission free; offering taken.

A Look Ahead

3 Flathead Special Education Cooperative board meets 10:45 a.m., Oct. 22, 124 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 22, Qdoba Mexican Grill, in the blood mobile.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Oct. 22, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 Big Arm community yard sale 8 a.m. Oct. 23, historic Big Arm School. Potluck 6 p.m., Big Arm Fire Hall. Guest speaker is Gil Mangels of Miracle of America Museum, at 7 p.m. The movie, "Smoke on the Waters" about steamboating will be shown. Call Alison, 849-6628.

3 Whitefish Figure Skating Club's Fashion Show on Ice, 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Stumptown Ice Den. Wine and hors d'oeuvres. Tickets $25. Call Carol, 862-7699 or Jennifer, 862-6524.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Oct. 23, Lowe's, in the blood mobile.

Calvary Lutheran Church harvest dinner, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 23, 2200 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. Cost $7 per person; $12 per couple; $20 per family of four. Silent auction of theme baskets. Music by String Crossings. Proceeds for sound system for hearing impaired.

3 Third annual Voices of the Wilderness fundraiser, 7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Silent auction, entertainment, refreshments, spirits. Suggested donation of $15 at the door. Proceeds benefit Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, 387-3847.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 24, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.

3 First Presbyterian Church fall bazaar and luncheon, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24, 540 S. Main St., Kalispell. Crafts, fresh produce, baked goods and next-to-new items for sale. Soup, bread and pie lunch, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 752-7488.

3 Third annual "Live Locally" 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m. Oct. 24, Polson. Registration $15 by Oct. 14. Late registration $20. Call 883-3910.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 24, Buffalo Hill Golf Club, in the blood mobile; for Make a Difference Day.

3 Mission Mountain Winery Oktoberfest, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24, U.S. 93, Dayton. Sausages and chocolate pairings with wine. Free. Public welcome.

3 Third annual Bigfork Soroptimist basket drawing and spaghetti dinner, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 24, Ark of Bethany Lutheran Church. Baskets on display at Bigfork area banks. Dinner $8 adults; $4 children, under 10; $20 per family. Prizes for children's costumes. Call Cheryl, 261-3410.

3 Fairy Tale Ball fundraiser for Bigfork Children's Theatre, Oct. 24. Kids party for 3 and older, 6-9 p.m., BPCT Fine Arts Center (former Thrift Store behind Bigfork Fire Hall); adult party, 7-9 p.m., with entertainment, silent auction. Center for Performing Arts. Tickets $45 per family; $20 per person at Electric Avenue gifts, RE/MAX and Crossroads, or at door. Call Cathy Gaiser, 837-5327.

3 Lakeside Baptist Church 25th anniversary celebration, 6 p.m. Oct. 25. Turn west at Lakeside Exxon and go up the hill. Public welcome.

3 North Shore Nordic Club season opener, 7-9 p.m., Oct. 25, Tamarack Brewery, Lakeside. Raffles, live entertainment. Call Dave Hadden, 837-0783.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26, St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 293-0100.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Oct. 26, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Montana West Economic Development business seminar, "What is the Future of the Web," noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 27, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. RSVP to Kim Morisaki, 257-7711.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Oct. 27, Eureka Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

3 Lake County Pachyderm Club inaugural meeting Oct. 27, Papa Dons', Polson Golf Course. Panel discussion with state and local representatives on property tax increases. Social hour 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. $10 pulled pork sandwich, baked beans and cole slaw. RSVP to John or Carol Cummings, 883-1619.

3 Center for Restorative Justice Community Accountability board, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 27, KM Building Theater, Kalispell. Call Catherine, 257-7400.

3 Museum at Central School Historic Film Club presents "Amadeus," 7 p.m., Oct. 27, 124 Second Ave. E, Kalispell. Free. Donations accepted. Bring portable chairs, pillows, blankets. Call 756-8381.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 28, Glacier Bank, Main Street, Kalispell.

3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Montana Department of Environmental Quality hold a public meeting to discuss clean up at former tie treating plant site, 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 28, Somers Volunteer Fire Department.

3 Jack Potter, National Park Service veteran, will give a presentation titled, "The role of Science in the Management of Glacier" as part of the Celebrate the Centennial lecture series, 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish. Free. Public welcome.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9-11 a.m., and 1-3 p.m. Oct. 29, Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Immanuel Lutheran Home 13th annual Boo Bash Oct. 30, 185 Crestline Ave., Kalispell. Trick or Treat Trail open 6:30-7:30 p.m. Halloween carnival. Free admission.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

3 234th annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball, Nov. 7, Elks Lodge, 1820 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. No-host bar 6 p.m.; prime rib dinner 7 p.m. Entertainment. Tickets available at Elks and Kalispell VFW, $25 per person until Oct. 24; $30 thereafter. Call Doug, 261-7427.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. every other Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Nov. 4 program by Holly Nickels on "Eating Healthy on a Budget." Nov. 18 is MOMS auction fundraiser. Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

3 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at 9:15-11 a.m. every other Monday at Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Nov. 9 program on "Operation Christmas Child." Nov. 23 program on making Christmas ornaments. Call Kathy LeDuc, 752-7253.

3 Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Nov. 11, Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Park ranger Bill Schustrom will talk about Glacier Park's 100th anniversary celebration. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

3 International Gift Festival, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 12-13; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14, Mountain View Mennonite Church, 795 Mennonite Church Road, Kalispell. Fair trade gifts and food by Third World Artisans. Village Cafe serves chili lunch with homemade pie and bread. Proceeds benefit charitable outreach programs.

3 Janice K. Mineer, author of "Gingerbread from the Heart," gives a gingerbread house making demonstration and book signing, 11 a.m. Nov. 14, Kalispell Center Mall, near Borders.

Healing Arts Project Masquerade Ball fundraising event, 6:30 p.m. to midnight, Nov. 14, Red's Wines and Blues, KM Building, Kalispell. Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres; live music by La Nota. Tickets $50 per person; $80 per couple and are tax deductible. Call Hap at 471-4403.

3 Artist to Artist Brown Bag lecture series presents musician Andre Floyd on, "The Business of Music," noon to 1 p.m., Nov. 18, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 139. Free. Everyone welcome.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:45 a.m., Nov. 19, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Nov. 19, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. every other Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Dec. 2 program by DC Haas on "Fire Safety and Injury Prevention. Dec. 16 program by Heidi Degal on Christmas craft gift stations. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

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

3 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at 9:15-11 a.m. Dec. 14, at Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Program on holiday entertaining and includes cookie exchange. Call Kathy LeDuc, 752-7253.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:30 a.m., Dec. 17, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Dec. 17, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 Great Rockies Sport Show, 4-8 p.m. March 12; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 13; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Admission is good all weekend and costs $5, adults; $3, children 6-12; kids 5 and under, free. Friday night all kids 12 and under get in free.