Daybook
Sunday
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead 31st annual Arts and Crafts show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., West Courthouse Lawn, U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. All local handmade goods, food vendors. Free admission.
• Whitefish Woody Weekend classic wooden boat poker run, Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Call Tim Salt, 862-5085.
Monday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 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.
• Trudy Warren, author of “Indiglow: A Guidebook for People Wise Beyond their Years,” signs her book from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Green Tea House, 415 Second St., Whitefish.
Tuesday
• Whitefish School board special meeting 7 am., board meeting room, 600 E. Second St.
• 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.
Wednesday
• Grateful Nation Montana 5K run/walk, Brookies Cookies, Bigfork. Check-in 7:30 a.m.; race starts 8:30 a.m. Medals for 12 and under. Register at www.gratefulnationmontana.com
• Bigfork Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints free pancake breakfast with sausage, bacon and eggs, 9-11 a.m., 121 Crestview Ave.
• Bigfork Fourth of July parade, noon, Grand Avenue, followed by Children’s Carnival. “Ducks for Bucks” race 4 p.m. Wild Mile of Swan River.
Troy Fourth of July festivities, arts and crafts fair 9 a.m. Babe Ruth ballfield; quilt show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Parade, 11 a.m. on U.S. 2; F-15C fighter planes fly over 11:30 a.m.; children’s games, 2 p.m.; car show, noon to 3 p.m.
• Kalispell Fourth of July parade 10 a.m., Main Street. Memorial ceremony follows at Depot Park. F-15C fly-over 11:16 a.m. Ice cream social, Conrad Mansion. Call 758-2803. Picnic in the Park concert featuring Jack Gladstone, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Big Arm’s celebration starts with the F-15C fly-by at 11:30 a.m. over Big Arm Historic School, Seventh Street. Boat parade 6 p.m. Call 849-6628, or Tom, 883-8308.
• Woodland Water Park Red, White and Blue Day, noon to 3 p.m. Admission $3 per person. Free barbecue. Call 758-7812.
• Polson Fourth of July Parade, noon, Main Street. Fly-over by two F-15C fighter planes from Great Falls. Ice cream social afterward, Polson Flathead Historical Museum, 708 Main St.; 1K run 11:45 a.m. St. Joseph Medical Center.
• Polebridge annual no-theme parade, noon. Pig roast, live music, sand volleyball. Call 888-5105.
• Fourth of July Boat Parade, Lakeside. Staging 1:30 p.m. Lakeside Bay in front of The Docks Restaurant. Parade at 2 p.m., finishing at Somers public boat ramps. Prizes for most patriotic, most decorated. Call Holly Larson, 253-8088; Bob Lincoln, 253-5014; Tip Clark, 249-2240. Fireworks promptly at 11 p.m. Watch from public dock or park. Parking at Lakeside Elementary.
• Whitefish Freedom Fest 2012, 5-10 p.m. Veterans Peace Park. Live music by the Montana Band, Moonshine Mountain, House of Quist. Free admission. Bring lawn chairs/blankets. Food and beverages for sale. Fireworks at dusk. Parking at Idaho Timber, 75 Karrow Ave. Call 862-3501.
• Indian Springs Ranch Fourth of July Blues and Barbecue event, U.S. 93, 2 miles north of Eureka. Free admission. Barbecue 6 p.m. $8 per person, $5 12 and under. Live music by Kenny James Miller Band, 8-10 p.m. Fireworks at dusk. Public invited. Call Christine Stevens, 889-8104.
Lone Pine State Park is open until 11:30 p.m. for families to enjoy a bird’s eye view of valley’s fireworks displays. Call 755-2706.
• North Valley Refuse will operate according to its regular schedule today.
• Evergreen Disposal will be running normal routes today.
City of Kalispell will be picking up roll-out containers today. There will be no disruption of service. Have containers out by 7 a.m.
Thursday
• Whitefish Community Library one-year anniversary celebration, noon to 3:30 p.m., Balloons for kids. Refreshments. Public invited.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Tea Kettle Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls.
A look ahead
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 6, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County 5K fun run/walk, 8 a.m., July 7, Rails to Trails, at Meridian Road and Center Street, Kalispell. Advance registration online at www.literacyflathead.org or call Ashley at 471-9002 or 257-7323.
• Swan Lake community rummage sale, noon to 4 p.m. July 7, Swan Bar and Grill parking lot. All vendors welcome. Call 886-2356 or 886-2044.
• Miles City Caledonian Highland traveling dance team performs 6:30 p.m. July 7, Whitefish Community Library. Free. Public invited. Call 862-9914.
• Third annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Conservation Weekend, July 7-8, Sportsman & Ski Haus, Kalispell. SAFE (Shooting Access For Everyone) education for young and novice shooters. Conservation and hunting presentations; hands-on activities and coloring contests. Elk calling contest for pee wees, youth and adults, noon Sunday.
• Flathead County Animal Advisory Committee meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., July 9, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. July 9, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Rails to Trails meets at 5:30 p.m. July 9, at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road. All welcome. Call 257-4486 or 257-1932.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., July 9, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Columbia Falls School board Negotiations Committee meets at 5:30 p.m., followed by a regular board meeting at 7 p.m., July 9, administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 10, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for all educators and school employees.) Call 751-4500.
• Columbia Falls and Kalispell Women’s Connections co-host a luncheon, 11:30 a.m. July 10, Tea Kettle Community Hall, Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Speaker is Dove Music recipient Lilly Knauls. 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, 2-6 p.m. July 10, Trinity Lutheran.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., July 10, Glacier Park International Airport board room. Workshop 3-4 p.m.
• Whitefish School board meets 7 p.m., July 10, board meeting room, 600 E. Second St.
• Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead meet at 7:30 p.m., July 10, Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building, 490 N. Meridian Road. Public welcome. Call 212-8107.
• TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, meets 10-11:30 a.m. July 11 and every Wednesday at Calvary Lutheran Church, 2200 U.S. 2 E., Evergreen. Weigh-in, 9:15-9:45 a.m. Call Linda, 314-4205; or Gloria, 257-2063.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 11, Walgreen’s, Whitefish.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., July 11, The Summit, Kalispell. Dr. Pam Roberts will demonstrate “Nordic Walking 101.” All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 12, 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 drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 12, Qdoba, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drives July 13: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Walgreen’s, Kalispell, in the blood mobile.
• Flathead Valley Sjogren’s Support Group luncheon/meeting, 11:45 a.m., July 13, The Summit, Kalispell. Bring your own lunch and covered drink. Family and friends welcome. Call Tedi Marie, 849-5537; or Jo, 883-5401.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., July 13, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Terry Kramer will talk about Operation Welcome Home which builds accessible homes for wounded veterans. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Columbia Falls Relay for Life, July 13-14, Columbia Falls High School track. Call Dina Woods, 270-5623.
• 23rd annual Lakeside Community Club Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 14, Lakeside Elementary. Arts and crafts fair, attic treasures sale, bake sale, vendors. Pancake breakfast 7 a.m., Lakeside Chapel. 5K run 9 a.m. Volunteer Park. Parade 11 a.m. Call Kay Hopkins, 844-3425.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 14, Best Buy, Kalispell, in the blood mobile.
• Seventh annual Family Fun Day, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 14, Big Arm Historic School. Beef barbecue, live music, kids’ games, water wars. 50/50 raffle. Call 849-6628.
• Gateway to Glacier Trail Brewfest 2012, 5-10 p.m. July 14, Heaven’s Peak Restaurant, West Glacier. Eight breweries, live music, food. Advance tickets $15 at Stonefly Lounge, Coram; $20 at door. Call 892-2011.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. July 16, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 17, Bigfork Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for all educators and school employees.) Call 837-4157.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17, Samaritan House administration building, 1110 Second St. W., Kalispell (old armory building).
• Retired and Seniors Volunteers Program Advisory Council meets 9:15 a.m., July 18, Heritage Place, east wing solarium, 171 Heritage Way, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. July 18, Glacier Park.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. July 19, The Wave, Whitefish.
• Red Cross blood drives July 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 1-4 p.m. Timber Creek Village.
• Bigfork Relay for Life July 20-21, Bigfork High School track.
• Kalispell Soroptimists High Heel-a-Thon relay race, 9:45 a.m. July 21, Main St., Kalispell. Relay teams of four wearing high heels will walk as fast as they can, passing batons every two blocks. Trophies awarded. Minimum $50 pledges per participant (men and women). Proceeds benefit Soroptimist scholarship program, Abbie Shelter, Violence Free Crisis Line. Registration deadline July 11. Call Diane Yarus, 751-2175.
• Fourth annual Glacier Rally in the Rockies, July 21, downtown Kalispell. Parade 10 a.m. Main Street. Show and shine follows on First Avenue West between Center and Third Streets. Free to public. Registration proceeds benefit Flathead CARE. Call Kari Gabriel, 751-3971.
• 15th annual Somers Cajun Street Dance July 21, featuring Lil’ Brian & the Zydeco Travelers, Cajun food.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 23, Troy United Methodist Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for all educators and school employees.) Call 293-0100.
• AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m. July 23, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for all educators and school employees.) Call 892-4087.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. July 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drives July 24: noon to 4 p.m. Flathead Electric; Summer student drive, noon to 5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Lots of prizes.
•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., July 25, 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 employee blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 25-26, Teletech.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. July 26, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. All area seniors 55 and older welcome. Call 257-1598.
• Summer Safe Sitter classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27, Professional Office Building, 711 13th St. E., Whitefish. Cost $35. Bring a sack lunch. Registration required. Call North Valley Hospital, 863-3627.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 27, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 28, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for all educators and school employees.) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to noon, July 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Fundraiser for baby Georgia Mercer who is battling leukemia, July 28, Rail Line Tavern, 266 Pleasant Valley Road, Marion. Poker run for ATVs, dirt bikes and trucks from noon to 4:30 p.m. Live auction 5 p.m. with food and live music. Raffles. Call Summer, 885-0691.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30, Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members; $5 for all educators and school employees.) Call 293-0100.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. July 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. July 31, Immaculate Conception Church, Polson.
• Epic Shore to Shore Race, Aug. 4, beginning on south end of Flathead Lake’s west shore. 24-mile race for teams or solo paddlers; 9.5-mile intermediate race; and fun 4.5-mile paddle. Fundraiser for First Descents adventure therapy organization for young adults with cancer.
• Concerts and benefit for future Great Northern Veterans Peace Park, Aug. 4-5, 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.
• Summer Safe Sitter classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 9, Professional Office Building, 711 13th St. E., Whitefish. Cost $35. Bring a sack lunch. Registration required. Call North Valley Hospital, 863-3627.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.