Daybook

| May 17, 2010 2:00 AM

Today

• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Speakers included non-partisan candidates for district judge and justice of the peace. Public welcome. Call Caroline Solomon, 837-4525.

• AARP Driver Safety classes: noon to 4 p.m. North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls, 892-4087; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Hospital, Libby, 293-0100. Fee $14 ($12 for AARP card-holding members.)

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

• West Valley School board meets 3:30 p.m., school library.

• Bigfork 2010 Relay for Life kick-off celebration, 4-6:30 p.m., Flathead Bank. Call Jenny Johnson, 212-5175.

• Glacier High School Choral Department “Spring Sing” performance, 7:30 p.m. in the Performance Hall. Free. Public welcome.

Tuesday

• Bigfork Wild Mile corridor wildflower walk, 10 a.m. to noon, with botanist Anne Morley. Easy 2-mile hike. Meet in front of Showthyme on Electric Avenue at 10 a.m. Call 886-2242.

• P.E.O. Chapter BM spring luncheon and bridge and games party, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; lunch at 11:45 a.m., Village Greens Community Center, East Nicklaus Avenue, Kalispell. $20 each. Reservations required. For information call Susanna Eaton 890-2888 or Beth Weber at 756-6359.

• History of Whitefish program “Close Encounters of the Animal Kind,” 12:30 p.m., Whitefish Community Center, 121 E. Second St. Free. All welcome. Audience stories and photos encouraged. Call 862-4923.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

• CASA for Kids 10th annual Light of Hope ceremony, 3:30 p.m. May 18, Gateway Community Center United Way conference room, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 755-7208.

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

• Glacier Little Critters Child Care open house 4:30-6:30 p.m. Glacier National Park Headquarters, 48 Logan Lane, West Glacier. Cal 888-9004.

• Volunteer Day, 5:30 p.m., Glacier Discovery Square’s native plant garden, 340 Nucleus Ave. Bring garden tools. Call Terry Divorkey, 387-5527.

• Flathead Free Thought Forum meets 6-8 p.m. banquet room of Scotty’s Bar, Kalispell. Open discussion on philosophy, religion, politics, sports, current event. Everyone welcome.

• West Valley School building bond information meeting 6:30 p.m. today and May 20, school library. Public welcome. Call 755-7239.

• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. in the school library.

Wednesday

• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.

• Alpine Weavers and Spinners meet 10:30 a.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Program is on dyeing wool with onions skins; 257-9119.

• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m., North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Topic is American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Speakers are Carrie Nowlen and Lois Olmastad. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• Red Cross blood drive hosted by Knights of Columbus, noon to 5 p.m., Pope John Paul II Church, Bigfork.

• Friendship Force of Flathead Valley meets, Vista Linda, Somers. Social hour, 5 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. Pat Freebury talks about her experience in Haiti following January earthquake. Guests welcome. For reservations, call LaVonne Larson, 756-7082 or Vista Linda, 857-3158.

• Tour post-fire forests with fire ecologist Steve Wirt. Meet at 5:30 p.m. at Glacier Discovery Square in Columbia Falls. Call Betty, 892-0129.

• Katherine Combes gives a presentation on the practice of falan dafa 6 p.m., FVCC Arts and Technology Building, room 144. Public welcome.

• Evergreen Fire District board meets 7 p.m. Evergreen Fire Hall, 2236 U.S. 2 E.

Thursday

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bigfork Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 837-4157.

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

• Red Cross blood drive sponsored by Whitefish Rotary, noon to 5 p.m. May 20, The Wave, Kalispell.

• Friends of the Library meet at noon, Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. All interested welcome.

• 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.

• Youth ages 12-18 invited to Teen Action event, 4-5:30 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Discuss books, movies, music, play “Rock Band” video game. Snacks provided. Call Martha Furman, 758-5713.

• Conrad Mansion theater-in-the-round featuring the Conrad family and local history, 1-2 p.m., Kalispell. No reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• Whitefish Chamber of Commerce Gone Fishin’ 5-7 p.m., Farm Bureau Financial Services and Alliance Title, 1581 Baker Ave. Refreshments served. Free and open to public. Call 862-3501.

• Free community program, “Safe in the Sun: A Guide to Staying Healthy in the Summer,” 5:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell.

• Kila School board/teachers negotiations, 5:30 p.m.

• Ashley Lake Land Use Advisory Committee meets 6 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Open to public.

• West Valley School building bond information meeting 6:30 p.m., school library. Public welcome. Call 755-7239.

Friday

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

• Start up meeting for new Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Kinship Care Support Group, 6-8 p.m., Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. Child care available. Call Tony Shelton, 892-0607 or Jeanne Reinsberg, 314-4294.

• Boomers Singles Group dinner, Village Greens Community Center, 195 W. Nicklaus Ave., Kalispell. Social hour, 6 p.m.; dinner, 7 p.m.; meeting 8 p.m. Reservations required. RSVP to Barb, 752-2272. All 40-plus singles welcome.

A Look Ahead

• Benefit pig roast and silent auction for Larry McIlhargey, diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, to help with medical bills, 2 p.m. May 22, Fatt Boys, 1307 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Call Marybeth Noker, 406-270-5367.

• “Fashion Goes Green” tea and fashion show, 3-5 p.m. May 23, Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Local professional women, children and special guests model fashions. Tickets $15, available from Flathead Democratic Women and The Re-finery. Call “Fashion Goes Green” tea and fashion show, 3-5 p.m. May 23, Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Local professional women, children and special guests model fashions. Tickets $15, available from Flathead Democratic Women and The Re-finery. Call Mary Reckin, 257-8160; or Jeannie Sherlock, 752-6151.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. May 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 6 p.m., May 24, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Take Back the Night sexual assault awareness event, 6 p.m. May 24, Gateway Community Center, (formerly Gateway West Mall. Speakers, music, refreshments. Public invited. Enter through United Way conference room.

• Flathead County District Court judge candidates forum, 7-9 p.m. May 24, Glacier High School auditorium. Panelists include five local attorneys. Public invited.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. May 25, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Polson.

• Wellness Education Center’s Healthy Potluck Supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., May 25, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Families welcome. Bring a healthy dish to share. Call the Wellness Center at 755-8423.

• Museum at Central School Historic Film Club presents “The Magnificent Seven,” 7 p.m., May 25, 124 Second Ave. E, Kalispell. Free. Donations accepted. Bring portable chairs, pillows, blankets. Call 756-8381.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 26, Glacier Bank, Main Street, Kalispell.

• Dr. Brad Roy lectures on “Exercise is Medicine, noon, May 26, The Summit, Kalispell.

• Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation, 7 p.m., May 26, Clementine’s 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Steve Wingard gives a program on using birch bark and other native materials. Donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.

• Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., May 27, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Red Cross blood drive, 3-6 p.m. May 27, Marion Fire Hall.

• Lincoln County Culinary School cooking class on “Staying Strong, Staying Healthy,” 6 p.m., May 27, Central School Libby. Free. Open to public. Call 406-293-8881.

• Freedom Action Rally presents a program by John Birch Society president John F. McManus titled, “Stealing the American Dream: How Illegal Immigration Affects You,” 6:45 p.m., May 27, Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Suggested $5 donation. Call 755-3141.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Kila School board meets at 5:15 p.m. June 1.

• Montana Native Plant Society hosts a tour of FVCC and Museum at Central School’s native plant gardens, June 2. Meet will gardener Bill McClaren, 7 p.m. behind Blake Hall. If raining, meet inside Blake. Call McClaren, 257-2540. No RSVP necessary. Wheelchair accessible.

• Fifth annual Rags to Riches rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 4; 8 a.m. to 2 pm. June 5, Pope John Paul 11 Catholic Church, 195 Coverdell Road, Bigfork. Clothing, tools, household, furniture. Bake sale. Call Daniel and Donna Danz, 892-2435.

• Whitefish Convention & Visitors Bureau hosts a Montana Superhost customer service workshop, “Passport to Service,” 9 a.m.-noon June 4, the Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Free; register with Jan Metzmaker at 862-3390 or jan@whitefishvisit.com.

• Laser school graduation, 11 a.m. June 4, Linderman Education Center gym.

• Stillwater Christian School graduation, 6:30 p.m. June 4, school gym.

• Columbia Falls High School graduation, 10 a.m. June 5, school gym.

• Bigfork High School graduation, 11 a.m. June 5, school gym.

• Flathead High School graduation, 11 a.m. June 5, school gym.

• Whitefish High School graduation, 1 p.m. June 5, school gym.

• Glacier High School graduation, 3 p.m. June 5, school gym.

• Bridge Academy graduation, 7 p.m. June 7, Outlaw Inn, Kalispell.

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

• Flathead Valley Project Homeless Connect event, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 9, Samaritan House administration building, 1110 Second St. W., Kalispell. Over 40 service providers on hand to held connect the needy to available resources

• Think Local Summer’s First Art Blast, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., June 11-13, juried fine art and designer craft show. Food and music. Free admission. Call Cathi, 261-3874.

• Memorial Park at the Roundabout dedication ceremony, 11-11:30 a.m. June 12, southeast corner of West Reserve Drive and Stillwater Road. Park and commemorative plaque honors local teens who have died. Public welcome.

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

• Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., June 24, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Lincoln County Culinary School cooking class on “Celebrate Eating Smarter” 6 p.m., June 24, Central School Libby. Free. Open to public. Call 406-293-8881.

• Kila School board budget meeting, 4 p.m. June 28.

• Kila School board meets at 5:15 p.m. June 29.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. July 5, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

• 21st annual Lakeside Community Fair, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 17, Lakeside Elementary School. Events include pancake breakfast, 5K run/walk, arts and crafts booths, silent auction, raffle and more. Call Joyce Greve, 857-3688.

• Flathead High School Class of 1990’s 20-year reunion July 23-24; 6-10 p.m., Bulldog, July 23; 6:30 p.m. July 24, Majestic Valley Arena. Call Jolene Shima, 752-2907.

• Seventh annual Yaak Wilderness Festival, July 31. Contact Yaak Valley Forest Council, 406-295-9736.

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

• Think Local Summer’s Last Art Blast, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 27-29, juried fine art and designer craft show. Food and music. Free admission. Call Cathi, 261-3874.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 13, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

• Stumptown Art Studio’s third annual Oktoberfish, 6 p.m. Sept. 25, Whitefish.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 4, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

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

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