Daybook
Tuesday
• Gislason Family Chiropractic offers initial exams today for a minimum $39 donation; and adjustments May 25 for a minimum $25 donation. All proceeds will benefit Whitefish Food Bank. Call 862-9700 for an appointment.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Troy High School.
• Flathead County Coalition meets 4 p.m. at Sykes’.
• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 5 p.m. at the landfill office.
• Community night at The Naked Noodle, 5-9 p.m., Whitefish. Ten percent of proceeds will go toward Whitefish Relay for Life.
• Kalispell Public Schools district special board meeting, 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.
• Whitefish School board special meeting 6:15 p.m., followed by work session 7 p.m., District Conference Room.
• Flathead River Commission meets 7 p.m. second floor conference room, Earl Bennett Building, First Avenue West, Kalispell.
Wednesday
• Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 a.m., administration building boardroom.
• Kila School Board meets to canvass election votes, 8 a.m.
• Kalispell Public Schools Community Relations and Policy Committee meets 8 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Advisory Council of Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) meets 9:15 a.m. Heritage Place solarium, 171 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Open to public. Call 758-5712.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flathead Electric.
• 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
• 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.
• Flathead County Library board meets at 9 a.m., Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.
• Red Cross employee blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Applied Materials.
• Kalispell Senior Center hosts a Memorial Program, 5 p.m., 403 Second Ave. W. Calamity Singers perform. Potluck follows. Bring a dish or $3. All welcome.
• 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.
• Nonprofit Development Partnership offers two free seminars on grants, May 26, Flathead County Library, Kalispell: Program director Ned Cooney gives an introduction to grant seeking from 1-2:45 p.m.; public services librarian Rishara Finsel presents on how to use the Foundation Directory online database, 3-4:45 p.m. RSVP to 756-3618.
• Freedom Action Rally meets for 6 p.m. potluck, followed by program by Ed Berry at 6:45 p.m., Valley Victory Church, 315 E. Evergreen, Kalispell. Preliminary presentations by State Sen. Verdell Jackson and Rep. Derek Skees.
• Repowering the Flathead panel discussion on the topic, “Energy Entrepreneurs: Bringing New Technologies and Jobs to the Flathead, 7-8:30 p.m. Arts and Technology Building, Room 139, FVCC. Free. Open to public.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Glacier Country Pachyderm meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. State Sen. Ryan Zinke will share insights on recent successful U.S. Navy Seal mission in Pakistan. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Big Arm community potluck social, May 27, Big Arm Fire Hall. Dinner at 6 p.m. Josh Gubits, environmental scientist and coordinator for Northwest Montana Lakes Volunteer Monitoring Network, will give a program at 7 p.m. on threat of zebra and quagga mussels to Flathead Lake. Call 849-6628.
Saturday
• Flathead Audubon field trip along McDonald Creek. Meet at 8 a.m., Alberta Visitor Center, West Glacier; return by noon. To sign up, call Steve Gniadek, 892-7406.
• 19th annual Loon and Fish Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Seeley Lake Elementary School. Art and crafts, demonstrations, wildlife programs, children’s activities. Call Scott Milner, 406-677-0717.
• Wildlife photographer Sumio Harada gives two presentations on “The Mountain Lions of Many Glacier,” 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Free. Reservations required; 888-5393.
Sunday
• 19th annual Loon and Fish Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Seeley Lake Elementary School. Art and crafts, demonstrations, wildlife programs, children’s activities. Call Scott Milner, 406-677-0717.
• Marine Corps League Auxiliary conducts its annual memorial service at 5 p.m., Veterans Section of C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell. Public invited.
Monday
• Bigfork VFW Post 4042 Memorial Day ceremony, 11 a.m., Bigfork Cemetery, corner of Swan River and Echo Lake Roads. Speaker is Maj. Gen. U.S. Army (Ret) Paul E. Vallely. Public invited.
• United Veterans of the Flathead Valley Memorial Day services: 10:30 a.m. Glacier Memorial Gardens, Kalispell; 11 a.m. 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.
• Fairview Cemetery annual Memorial Day Service, 1225 Fairview Cemetery Road, Columbia Falls. Honor Guard presents at 1:45 p.m.; ceremony at 2 p.m. officiated by Kelly Hartman.
• Evergreen Disposal will be running regular routes today, Memorial Day.
A Look Ahead
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. May 31, Polson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Columbia Falls Toastmasters Club birthday celebration, noon to 1 p.m. May 31, Freedom Bank, 530 Ninth St. W., Columbia Falls. Speakers include Toastmasters Bryan Sharp and Cindy Branch, Montana Women Magazine owner. Public invited. Call Colleen Konopatske, 250-3795.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m. June 1, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Protege Salon and Muse Style host Spread the Love 2011 fashion show, 6-8 p.m. June 1, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Proceeds benefit Abbie Shelter. For tickets, call 752-4247 or 837-2400.
• LaBrant-Lindsey Lane Land Use Advisory Committee meets 7 p.m. June 2, Flathead County Planning and Zoning office, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call 751-8200.
• North Valley Senior Center garage sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 3-4; 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls.
• Sixth annual Rags to Riches sale, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 3; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4, Pope John Paul II Catholic Church, 195 Coverdell Road, Bigfork. Clothing, tools, household furniture and goods, appliances. Bake sale. Call Daniel or Donna Danz, 892-2435.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Older Americans Day Picnic June 3, Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Doors open 10 a.m., burgers, salads and desserts served at 11:45 a.m. Bring a potluck dessert if you like. Call Agency on Aging, 758-5730. To arrange for a ride, call 758-5728 by 3 p.m. the day ahead.
• Walk the Flathead community walk to celebrate National Trails Day June 4. Check-in at 9 a.m. Woodland Park lagoon pavilion. Walk starts at 10 a.m. Free. Call Kalispell Parks and Recreation, 758-7848.
• Free presentation by the Wellness Project on how to improve and maintain your health and well-being, 9:30 a.m. June 4, Wellness Resource Center, 725 Sixth Ave. E., Kalispell. Call 257-7572.
• North Valley Music School benefit concert and auction, 6:30 p.m. June 5, Craggy Range, Whitefish. Well-known area musicians will perform genres from acoustic to electric rock and country. Live auction at half time. Limited tickets available, $25 each. Call 862-7550 or 862-8074.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. June 6, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. June 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 7, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m. June 7, Bigfork Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• “Art Meets Literacy” event 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 7, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. Art created by literacy clients and volunteers on display.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5:30 p.m., June 8, Hot Springs High School.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 9, Forest Service, Kalispell.
• Think Local Summer’s First Art Blast, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 10-11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 12, Courthouse Lawn, Kalispell. Free admission.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 10, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Frank Garner gives a presentation on his training of police in Afghanistan with a slide show on raid that led to death of Osama Bin Laden, 11 a.m. June 10, Columbia Falls Senior Center, 205 Nucleus Ave. Call 892-4087.
• Dr. Bret Lindsay, a neurologist at Glacier Neuroscience Center, presents a free educational program on multiple sclerosis, “Advances in MS and Current Therapies,” noon to 2 p.m. June 10, Hampton Inn, 1140 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Lunch and refreshments provided. RSVP to Shared Solutions, 800-887-8100.
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints open house 6-9 p.m. June 10, 180 Redfield Lane, Lakeside. Learn about food storage, disaster plans, car kits and more. Free food samples and handouts.
• Glacier Anglers Cast-off fly casting competition, 10 a.m. June 11, Glacier Outdoor Center, West Glacier. Winners may qualify to All Cast National Fly Casting championships. All ages and abilities welcome. Free casting instruction, seminars.
• Great Northern Historical Trail grand opening, noon, June 11, northern most underpass under the bypass (west of Wild Geese Gardens). Cookies and lemonade provided. Call 387-5282.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their independents on June 13: 11 a.m. to noon, Troy Senior Center; 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. June 13, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 14, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their independents 10 a.m. to noon, June 14, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. June 14, KALS Radio, in the bloodmobile.
• Red Cross blood drives June 15: 2-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, sponsored by D.A. Davidson; 1-4 p.m. Aaron’s, in the blood mobile.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., June 16, second floor conference room, Earl Bennett Building, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 16, Libby VFW.
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meets at 7 p.m. June 16, basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 406-881-4288 (leave a message).
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 17, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Whitefish Relay for Life, June 17-18, Whitefish High School Track. Call Michelle Howke, 406-261-7942.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 18, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. June 20, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m., June 21, Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.
• Kalispell Relay for Life, June 24-25, Legends Field. Call Shana Beccari, 406-261-0952.
• Ninth annual Swan Race, June 25, corner of Falls Creek Road and Montana 83. 10K, 5K and 1 mile run. Call Swan Ecosystem Center, 754-3137.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 27, Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 293-0100.
• Kila School Board meets 8:30 a.m. June 28.
• 32nd annual Whitefish Arts Festival, July 1-3, Depot Park, Whitefish. Arts and crafts, food vendors. Benefit Whitefish Christian Academy. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Free admission. Call Carrie Prestegaard, 862-5875.
• Fourth of July parade, Main Street, Kalispell.
• Bigfork Fourth of July Parade, noon. Children’s carnival follows. “Ducks for Bucks” race the Wild Mile, 4 p.m.; 837-5888.
• Whitefish Fourth of July celebration. Fireworks at City Beach; 862-3501.
• Lakeside fireworks. Watch from shore or from the lake.
• Fourth of July Parade, noon, Polson, from Polson-Flathead Historical Museum on Main Streets to Third Street.
• Fourth of July celebration in Troy.
• Western States Heavy Equipment Rodeo, July 7-8, Kalispell.
• Columbia Falls Relay for Life, July 8-9, Columbia High School track, Call Dina Wood, 406-270-5623
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead summer outdoor show, July 8-10; Courthouse West Lawn, Kalispell. Over 100 booths of fine art, wood crafts and pottery. Food vendors, entertainment. Free admission. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; 881-4288.
• Hike for Heroes July 9, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Registration 8 a.m. 3.5 mile hike with lunch at the Summit and gondola ride return. $25 includes lunch and T-shirt. Proceeds to Montana Hope Project and COPS.
• Eighth annual dinner/auction for Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country, July 9. Board Far West Cruise boat at 4 p.m., Volunteer Park, Lakeside. Prime rib dinner afterward and live auction. Free wine and beer tasting, door prizes. $75 per person. Call 261-4232.
• Glacier Symphony and Chorale Summer Classical Pops concert, July 9, Rebecca Farm, Kalispell. Gates open 5:30 p.m.; concert starts 7:30 p.m. $30 per car. Food, beer, wine; 406-257-3241
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. July 11, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Bigfork Relay for Life, July 15-16; Bigfork High School track. Call Jenny Johnson, montanajenjenyahoo.com, 406-212-5175.
• 22nd annual Lakeside Community Fair, July 16, Lakeside Elementary School. Pancake breakfast 7 a.m. Lakeside Chapel; arts and crafts, food, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lakeside Elementary; 5K run 9 a.m.; parade, 10 a.m.; duck races 3 p.m., Tamarack Brewery, watermelon eating contest, treasure hunt for kids. Call Kay Hopkins, 844-3425.
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meets at 7 p.m. July 21, basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 406-881-4288 (leave a message).
• Glacier Rally in the Rockies Vintage Car show and Glacier Rod Run, July 21-24. Street dance, 7-10 p.m. Friday. Parade 10 a.m., Show and Shine 10:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday.
• 43rd annual Arts in the Park, July 22-24, Depot Park, Kalispell. Juried art show of more than 100 fine art and crafts booths, entertainment and food. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission $3 daily or $5 weekend pass which includes museum admission, free for 6 and under; 755-5268.
• Northwest Montana Rock Chucks Rock Club gem and mineral show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 23; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 24, Grandstand Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Large variety of stones, agates and fossils. “Fishing for rocks” and gem dig. Raffles. Silent Auction. Admission $1.
• Bibler Summer Home and Garden tours kick off wine reception, 6-8 p.m. July 25. Light hors d’oeuvres. Tickets $50 each, $90 per couple; advance purchase required. Call 756-3963.
• Heritage Days, July 25-31, Columbia Falls. Wednesday — Car Show, 5-9 p.m.; Thursday — Concert at Marantette Park, 7 p.m.; Friday Wildcat Endowment Auction and Barbecue, 5 p.m., Columbia Bar, NRA Rodeo 7 p.m., Blue Moon Arena; Saturday — Firemen’s Breakfast, 7 a.m. Don Anderson Fire Hall, three-on-three basketball, 7:30 a.m., Boogie to the Bank 5K and 10K race, 8 a.m., craft fair, 9 a.m. on Nucleus Ave., Main Parade at noon, Wild horse drive, 2 p.m. U.S. 2, barn dance, 7-10 p.m., Marantette Park, NRA Rodeo 7 p.m., Blue Moon Arena; Sunday — Wildcat Golf Scramble, 9 a.m., West Glacier Golf Course; outdoor church service 9:30 a.m., Marantette Park. Call 892-1233 or 892-0178.
• Bibler Spring Home and Garden tours 5:30 and 7 p.m., July 26-29. Tickets $10 adults; $3 children; advance purchase required. Call 756-3963.
• Flathead High School Class of 1981 30th reunion, July 29-30. Social, 6 p.m. July 29, Vista Linda. Dinner and music, 6 p.m. July 30, Hilton Garden Inn. Call Andrea Conn Baumgardner, 751-5131.
• Montana State University booster, alumni and friends invited to a barbecue, 5:30 p.m. July 29, and golf tournament, 9 a.m. July 30, Mission Mountain Golf Course. Call Shad Hupka, 883-8803.
• Glacier Symphony and Chorale free kick-off concert for Festival Amadeus, 7 p.m. July 31, Depot Park, Whitefish. Call 257-3241.
• West Shore Community Library annual fundraiser, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Best Western White Oak Hotel, 4820 U.S. 93 S. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, desserts. Silent, live auctions. Tickets $50 per person.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Cruisin’ by the Bay, Polson. Friday poker run noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 5; Car Show, 8 a.m., Main Street, poker walk, 10 a.m., Riverside Park concert feature Hot Rod Deluxe, 7-10 p.m. Aug. 6. Free admission; 883-1042.
• Howse House Bicentennial celebration and mountain man rendezvous, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 6, Lawrence Park, Kalispell; Call Ron Beard, 756-8791.
• Taste of Kalispell, Aug. 6, Museum at Central School. Food, drink, live music; 756-8381.
• Sandpiper Outdoor Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 6, Polson courthouse lawn; 471-5243.
• 33rd annual Festival of the Arts, Aug. 6-7, Bigfork, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Over 160 arts and crafts booths, food, entertainment, children’s activities; 837-5888.
• Big Sky Chapter Antique and Classic Boat Show, Aug. 6-7, Lakeside. Free. Open to public.
• Montana Cup regatta championship, Aug. 6-7, North Flathead Yacht Club, Somers; www.nfyc.org
• West Shore Community Library annual fundraiser, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Best Western White Oak Hotel, 4820 U.S. 93 S. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, desserts, silent and live auctions, live music; www.wsclibrary.org
• Huckleberry Days Art Festival, Aug. 12-14, Park Side Credit Union Park, Whitefish. 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Arts festival, carnival games, food, entertainment. Free admission; 862-3501.
• Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13, Swan Lake Campground. Music, food, arts and crafts, raffles, huckleberry pies. Kids’ games start at 11 a.m. 837-5888.
• Annual West Shore Community Food Bank benefit barbecue and auction, Aug. 13, Edgewater Motel and RV Resort, Lakeside.
• Soroptimist of Polson annual Wine Festival, 7-10 p.m. Aug. 13, Polson Motorcoach and RV Resort/KOA, 200 Irvine Flats Road; 883-2668.
• Northwest Montana Fair, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Aug. 16-21, Kalispell. Newsboys concert 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Little Big Town concert 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17. PRCA Rodeo Aug. 18-20. Demolition Derby Aug. 21; 758-5810.
• Think Local Summer’s First Art Blast, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 19-20; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 21, Courthouse Lawn, Kalispell. Free admission.