Daybook
Sunday
• Commemorative Air Force Missouri Wing will be flying a fully restored World War II B-25J Mitchell Bomber to Glacier Park International Airport . Public invited to see and fly in during regular airport hours. For reservations, call 314-486-1205 or at cafmo.org
• 34th annual Bigfork Festival of the Arts. More than 140 booths featuring potter, painting, jewelry, metal and wood working and more. Food vendors, live entertainment. Hours 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free parking shuttle. Call 837-5888.
• Seventh annual Big Sky Antique and Classic Boat Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakeside. Forty-foot dragon boats also on display. Boat parade, 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Call Alex Berry, 471-2293.
• Pleasant Valley School reunion, open house and ice cream social, 1-5 p.m. at the school, 7975 Pleasant Valley Road, Marion. Alumni, teachers, family and friends of Lost Prairie/Pleasant Valley invited. Call Janet Monk, 858-2264.
• Concert and benefit for future Great Northern Veterans Peace Park, Depot Park, Whitefish. Door open 2 p.m. daily. Headliners take stage at 7 p.m. Beer garden, food vendors. Admission free for children under 5. Call 863-1000, ext. 5.
• Concordia College annual Cobber corn feed, 6 pm., Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. All Concordia alumni, students, parents, friends and prospective students invited. Corn and beverages provided. Bring a potluck dish. Call Rhonda Kalvig, 755-1352.
Monday
• Kila School board meets 10 a.m.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Alzheimer’s Support Group meets at 4 p.m. the first and third Monday of every month, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 752-3771.
• Rails to Trails meets at 5:30 p.m. at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road. All welcome. Call 257-4486.
• KRMC’s Diabetes Care and Prevention Center gives a free pizza and swim party for kids with type 1 diabetes and their families, 6-8 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Information session with pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Michael Swinyard.
• Gateway to Glacier Trail meeting, 6 p.m. Stonefly Lounge, U.S. 2, Coram. All interested in building a bicycle/walking trail from Coram to West Glacier invited.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30 p.m., downstairs meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call Gail, 752-6110.
Tuesday
• Flathead Electric has scheduled a brief outage from 9 to 9:30 a.m. in and around Columbia Falls, including portions of Whitefish Stage, U.S. 2, Montana 206, Tamarack Lane, North Fork, Columbia Falls Stage and Kelley Road.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for past and present educators and school employees) Call 751-4500.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School Hiring Commitee meets 9 a.m. to noon.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Bigfork Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 1-2 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Group meets first Tuesday of the month. Learn how to cope with pain and improve your quality of life. Free. Call Dr. Alex Bokor, 250-5252.
• Flathead County Solid Waste District board special meeting to award Olney Container Site Construction Project, 3 p.m. at landfill.
• Flathead Community Health Center open house, 4-6 p.m., Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Meet staff and learn about services and programs; tours available. Refreshments served.
• Kalispell Parks and Recreation’s annual free ice cream social, 6-8 p.m., Depot Park, Kalispell. Call 758-7717.
Wednesday
• Red Cross blood drives: “Rock the City,” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-5 p.m. Western States Insurance, in the blood mobile.
• NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) meets 1 p.m., The Summit in Kalispell. Guest speaker is Susan Kunda from Agency on Aging. Refreshments. Public welcome.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. “Care and Share Time” with Joe Jackson and Lois Wagner. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.
• Flathead Beekeepers meets 6:30 p.m., North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy Britton, 752-9642.
• Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets 7 p.m., 108 Harbor Heights Blvd., Bigfork. Public welcome.
Thursday
• Summer Safe Sitter classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Professional Office Building, 711 13th St. E., Whitefish. Cost $35. Bring a sack lunch. Registration required. Call North Valley Hospital, 863-3627.
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. Free admission for senior citizens. Coffee, tea and cookies served 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docent-guided gallery tour at 10:30 a.m. Call 755-5268.
• Red Cross blood drives: noon to 3 p.m. Lowe’s, in the blood mobile; 1-6 p.m. Marion Fire Department.
• Chef Malcolm Orser leads a cooking demonstration in Flathead High School’s kitchen featuring vegetable grown in school’s gardens as part of Kalispell Public School bond effort, 5:45-7:30 p.m. Public invited.
• Operation Finally Home Flathead fundraiser dinner and auction, Flathead Lake Lodge. Prime rib dinner, silent and live auctions of travel packages and autographed sports memorabilia. Proceeds go to building 100 percent mortgage free for local wounded veterans. Tickets $50 at Three Rivers and Glacier Banks in Kalispell. Call Terry Kramer, 261-5135.
Friday
• 23rd annual Huckleberry Days Arts Festival, today through Aug. 12, Whitefish. Over 100 arts and crafts vendors. Entertainment. Commercial and noncommercial bake-off contest Aug. 11; call 862-3501.
• Red Cross blood drives; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. North Valley Hospital in the blood mobile; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Blake Ladenburg will talk about Boys’ Nation. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
A look ahead
• Plaza West Dental’s ninth annual free chuckwagon breakfast, 9-11 a.m. Aug. 11, 124 First Ave. W., Kalispell, across from North Bay Grille. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, fruit, orange juice, milk and coffee. Public welcome.
• 31st annual Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Aug. 11, Swan Lake Day Park, mile marker 72, Montana 83. Huckleberry baking contest, 11 a.m. Silent auction, raffles, arts and crafts fair. Live music by Ashley Creek Ramblers, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Mission Mountain Winery free vertical wine tasting, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 11, on Flathead Lake, U.S. 93, Dayton. Public invited.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Aug. 11, Michael’s Exxon South, in the blood mobile.
• Fifth annual West Shore Food Bank benefit barbecue and auction, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 11, Edgewater Motel and RV Resort. Hamburgers, hot dogs, salad and fixings. Minimum donation of $7. Desserts, $1. Call Cindy Lanier, 250-5273.
• 30th annual Big Mountain Run fundraiser for Glacier Nordic Ski Team, 10 a.m. Aug. 12, Danny On trail. 3.8 mile course Free chairlift ride back to base. Cost $15 per person; $30 per family; $8 juniors, 16 and under; www.glaciernordicclub.com
• St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church annual ice cream social and open garden, 1 p.m. Aug. 12, 30631 Montana 209, across from Ferndale Fire Department. Representatives from Montana Master Gardeners and Native Plant Society will be on hand.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 13: 2-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 12:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. West Kootenai Colony.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group tours the Museum at Central School 1243 Second Ave. E., Kalispell, 6-8 p.m., Aug. 13. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Bring money for ice cream afterward. Call Sue or Bob, 756-4725.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Aug. 13, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 14, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for past and present educators and school employees) Call 863-3630.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection luncheon tea, 11:30 a.m., Aug. 14, meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Capt. Dan will talk about Far West Cruises. Speaker is Rhonda Bell. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Northwest Montana Fair, Aug. 14-19, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman concert Aug. 14. Country musician Rodney Atkins concert Aug. 15. PRCA Rodeo Aug. 16-18. Demolition Derby Aug. 19.
• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., Aug. 14, school library.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 15, U.S. Forest Service.
• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Aug. 15, Tea Kettle Community Hall, Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Lighthouse Christian Home will share its mission. Speaker is Rhonda Bell. 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, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 16, Libby VFW.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 to 11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Aug. 17, Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for past and present educators and school employees) Call 883-4735.
• Montana Dahlia Society Dahlia and Gladioulus Show, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 17-18; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 19, Floriculture Building, Northwest Montana Fair, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 17: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. KRMC.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Aug. 17, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Speaker is Joe Balyeat with Americans for Prosperity. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Sixth annual PEO Chapter BY Crab Crack, 5-7 p.m. Aug. 17, Glacier Brewery, Polson. Dungeness crab, shrimp, jojo potatoes and more. Beer sold separately. Live entertainment. Tickets $25, available at Glacier Brewing or call Toni Young, 883-1676. Limited tickets may be available at door.
• Stumptown 2012 Barbecue Smoke-off Aug. 17-19, Whitefish. Sanctioned competition with live entertainment. 6-10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Public welcome.
• Miriam Katz and Greg Logan offer Cookin’ Up Good Vibrations for Kids, 2-3 p.m., Aug. 18, Terrapin Farm, 6505 Farm to Market Road, Whitefish. Ages 3-10 will learn about healthy eating, take a pickup truck ride and have fun activities. Cost $5, Call Katz, 249-1080.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 20, Troy United Methodist Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for past and present educators and school employees) Call 406-293-0100.
• Evergreen School board meets at noon, Aug. 20, administration boardroom.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Aug. 20, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 21: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Interstate Bank, Main Street, Kalispell; 2-5 p.m. Lakeside Baptist Church.
• CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 22, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 22, Cut Bank Catholic Church.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Eureka High School. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for past and present educators and school employees) Call 406-293-6344.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 23, East Glacier Lodge.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Think Local Summer’s Last Art Blast, Aug. 24-26, Kalispell Courthouse Lawn. Hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 25, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for past and present educators and school employees) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 25, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Kalispell Parks and Recreation Doggie Dayz, 9 a.m. to noon, Depot Park, Kalispell. Bring your pet for fun activities.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 27, Libby Christian Church $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members $5 for past and present educators and school employees) Call 406-293-0100.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. Aug. 27, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 28, Eureka Baptist Church.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 29, Flathead City-County Health Department, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 30, Glacier Bank, Main Street, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Public tours of Peterson Elementary School classrooms to see overcrowding impact, in support of Kalispell Public School bond effort, 1-3 p.m. Sept. 4. Call Melissa at 751-3737 to arrange a time.
• North Valley Hospital Planetree Festival and 10 year anniversary celebration, 3-7 p.m. Sept. 12. Food by Valley Cafe, live music, raffles, hospital tours. Massage and pet therapy, displays, demonstrations. Free. Public invited.
• Retired and Seniors Volunteers Program Advisory Council meets 9:15 a.m., Sept. 19, Heritage Place, east wing solarium, 171 Heritage Way, Kalispell.
•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sept. 26, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.
• Retired and Seniors Volunteers Program Advisory Council meets 9:15 a.m., Oct. 17, Heritage Place, east wing solarium, 171 Heritage Way, Kalispell.
•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Oct. 24, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.
• Retired and Seniors Volunteers Program Advisory Council meets 9:15 a.m., Nov. 21, Heritage Place, east wing solarium, 171 Heritage Way, Kalispell.
•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Nov. 28, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.
•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Dec. 26, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.