Daybook
Today
• 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.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Whitefish School District board special district negotiations meeting, 4 p.m., 600 E. Second St.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 6 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen; 752-4220.
• 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.
• Unite for Youth Coalition sponsors a town hall meeting to discuss underage drinking prevention, 6-8 p.m., Libby Christian Church.
• Evergreen School District board meets at 6 p.m., administration building boardroom.
• Flathead County District Court judge candidates forum, 7-9 p.m., Glacier High School auditorium. Panelists include five local attorneys. Public invited.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Polson.
• 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.
• Flathead Food Bank delivers monthly senior commodities to Kalispell and Evergreen areas, 1-3 p.m. today. To sign up, call 752-3663.
• 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 the Wellness Center at 755-8423.
• 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.
• 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.
• Whitefish School District board special district negotiations meeting, 4 p.m., 600 E. Second St., Whitefish.
• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 5 p.m. at the landfill office.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.
• Somers School board Facilities Assessment work session, 6 p.m. followed by regular meeting at 7 p.m., Somers Middle School.
• 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.
• Flathead County River Commission meets 7:30 p.m., third floor conference, Earl Bennett Building.
Wednesday
• Evergreen School District board special meeting, 6 a.m.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board special board meeting, 7 a.m.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Glacier Bank, Main Street, Kalispell.
• Dr. Brad Roy lectures on “Exercise is Medicine, noon, The Summit, Kalispell.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Flathead County Library board meets at 9 a.m., Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 3-6 p.m., Marion Fire Hall.
• Frontier Hospice hosts an End-of-Life information night, 4-6:30 p.m., Tobacco Valley Senior Center, Eureka. Call 755-4923.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Fairview Cemetery annual meeting, 9 a.m., at the chapel. Call Wanda L. Haugen, 250-5038.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Stillwater Christian School Memorial Day observance with guest speaker Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely (Ret.), 2:15 p.m., gymnasium.
A Look Ahead
• 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.
• 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.
• Flathead Homeschool graduation, 2 p.m. May 29, Christian Center, Kalispell; a reception will follow. Call 892-0437.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:30 a.m. June 17, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.