Daybook

Today

3 Pet adoption event  for several rescue organizations, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Petco, Kalispell. Kittens and other animals available. Call 257-9574 or 892-7387.

3 “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.

3 Neighbors in Need 25th anniversary celebration and prayer service, 3-5 p.m. Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. Refreshments. All welcome. Call 752-7266.

Monday

3 Flathead County Democratic Women meet at 11:45 a.m., Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is Jim Chilton of Flathead County Solid Waste Department. Lunch available. No reservations required. All welcome. Call President Jeannie Sherlock, 752-6151.

3 Flathead Food Bank delivers monthly senior commodities to Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork and Lakeside areas, 1-3 p.m. today; and to Kalispell and Evergreen 1-3 p.m. Tuesday. To sign up, call 752-3663.

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

3 Whitefish School District board special district negotiations meeting, 4 p.m., 600 E. Second St., Whitefish.

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

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

3 Unite for Youth Coalition sponsors a town hall meeting to discuss underage drinking prevention, 6-8 p.m., Libby Christian Church.

3 Evergreen School District board meets at 6 p.m., administration building boardroom.

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

Tuesday

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

3 Agape Monthly Senior Club meets 1-3 p.m., 40 Appleway Dr., Kalispell. Theme is “Happy Birthday, Everyone.” Bring a $2 gift. Call 755-4633.

3 Flathead Food Bank delivers monthly senior commodities to Kalispell and Evergreen areas, 1-3 p.m. today. To sign up, call 752-3663.

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

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

3 Flathead Valleyaires invite new men singers interested in barbershop style music to join them, 7 p.m., Epworth United Methodist Church, 329 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Call Wes Tintinger, 892-5953.

3 Whitefish School District board special district negotiations meeting, 4 p.m., 600 E. Second St.

3 Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 5 p.m. at the landfill office.

3 Kalispell Public Schools district board 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

3 Somers School board Facilities Assessment work session, 6 p.m. followed by regular meeting at 7 p.m., Somers Middle School.

3 Register dietitian Carrie Archibald presents a program on “Nutrition Awareness: How Savvy Are You?,” 6:30 p.m., North Valley Hospital Valley Cafe. Free. Public invited.

Thought

 “When you shut one eye, you do not hear everything.”  n Swiss proverb.

3 Flathead County River Commission meets 7:30 p.m., third floor conference, Earl Bennett Building.

Wednesday

3 Evergreen School District board special meeting, 6 a.m.

3 Fair-Mont-Egan School board special board meeting, 7 a.m.

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

3 Dr. Brad Roy lectures on “Exercise is Medicine, noon, The Summit, Kalispell.

3 Trinity Youth fundraiser, 4-8 p.m., RealDeals Home Decor Warehouse, 65 Eighth Ave. WN, Kalispell. Twenty percent of sales go toward group’s trip to National Youth Gathering in New Orleans in July. Call 257-8576.

3 Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation, 7 p.m., 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.

3 Free Falun Dafa Qigong class, 7 p.m., community room of Kalispell branch of Flathead County Library. A self-cultivation meditation with gentle, easy exercises. Call Katherine, 257-9798.

Thursday

3 Flathead County Library board meets at 9 a.m., Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

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

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

3 Frontier Hospice hosts an End-of-Life information night, 4-6:30 p.m., Tobacco Valley Senior Center, Eureka. Call 755-4923.

3 Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W., presents a memorial program featuring The Calamity Singers, along with general meeting, 5 p.m.; potluck 5:30 p.m. Bring a potluck dish. Call 257-1598.

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

3 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., Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Suggested $5 donation. Call 755-3141.

3 Introduction to Zen meditation class, 7 p.m., YogaHeart Studio, 314 Main St., Polson. Zen priest Jerry Smyers conducts. Free. Everyone welcome. Call 406-849-6149.

Friday

3 Fairview Cemetery annual meeting, 9 a.m., at the chapel. Call Wanda L. Haugen, 250-5038.

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

3 Stillwater Christian School Memorial Day observance with guest speaker Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely (Ret.), 2:15 p.m., gymnasium.

A Look Ahead

3 Flathead Audubon birding field trip in Glacier Park, May 29. Meet at 7 a.m., Alberta Visitor Center in West Glacier; return by noon. To sign up, call Steve Gniadek, 892-7406.

3 Love Lives Here Rally, 12:30 p.m. May 29, KM parking lot on Second Street, Kalispell. Local musicians and speakers; showing of acclaimed film, “Paper Clips,” at 1 p.m. Everyone welcome.

3 Flathead Homeschool graduation, 2 p.m. May 29, Christian Center, Kalispell; a reception will follow. Call 892-0437.

3 Fifth annual Memorial Day program, 10:30 a.m., May 30, Grace Baptist Church, 1385 Columbia Falls Stage road. This year’s focus on POWs and MIAs; free dinner after program. All welcome. Call 257-9312.

3 Kalispell Moose Lodge 1922 buffet breakfast benefit 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 30,  2158 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. Proceeds go to Moose charities. Public and children welcome. Call Jeremy Heindel, 212-4834 or Bill Lynch, 257-6188.

3 United Veterans of the Flathead Valley Memorial Day schedule, May 31: Parade, 9:30 a.m. from Whitefish Central School to Second Street Bridge; 10:15 a.m. Whitefish Cemetery; 11:30 a.m. Glacier Memorial Gardens; noon, Veterans Memorial, Depot Park, Kalispell; 1 p.m. C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery; 1:45 p.m. Fairview Cemetery; 2:30 p.m. Veterans Memorial, Marantette Park, Columbia Falls; 3 p.m. Woodlawn Cemetery, Columbia Falls; 3:30 p.m. Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

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

3 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.

3 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.

3 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 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.

3 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

3 Montana Sportsmen United sponsor a presentation by the Western Predator Control Association on wolf diseases, 6-8:30 p.m. June 9, Flathead High School auditorium.

3 Multi-family yard sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11; 8 a.m. to noon June 12, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 640 Seventh St. W., Columbia Falls. All proceeds benefit church preschool scholarships.

3 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.

3 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.

3 Flathead County Chapter Oath Keepers muster and oath ceremony, 4-6 p.m. June 12, Lion Mountain VFW Post 276, 20 Baker Ave., Whitefish conducted by Cpl. L. Franklin Shook III. Call county/state coordinator Tiffany Osborn, 406-291-7166.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 14, North Valley Hospital. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 862-3630.

3 Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet luncheon and bridal fashion show of years past, 11:30 a.m., June 15, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Speaker is Marijo Reineking. Cost is $8. RSVP Rosainne, 257-8098 or Jan at 212-3763. Complimentary child care by reservation. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.

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

3 Flea market and craft sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 18-19, Flathead County Fairgrounds Grandstand Building. Table available for rent. Call Ginny, 755-1190.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 19, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. June 24, Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

3 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.

3 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.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 28, St. John’s Lutheran Hospital, Libby. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-293-0100.

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

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

3 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.

3 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.

3 Toys for Tots Toy run, 1 p.m. July 17. Valley tour poker run; 50/50 drawing; door prizes. Pre-register until July 1 at all motorcycle dealerships or on www.glacierhog.com-Toys for Tots link. On-site registration 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Harley-Davidson, 2480 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Call Madeline Steeley, 260-2458.

3 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.

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

3 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.

3 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.

3 Friends of the Library annual book sale, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.  Sept. 24; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 25; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26, Kalispell Center Mall. All proceeds benefit Flathead County Library.

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

3 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.

3 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.

3 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.