Daybook

Today

 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Saturday

 Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County 5K fun run/walk, 8 a.m., Rails to Trails, at Meridian Road and Center Street, Kalispell. Advance registration at www.literacyflathead.org or call Ashley at 471-9002 or 257-7323.

 Swan Lake community rummage sale, noon to 4 p.m., 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., Whitefish Community Library. Free. Public invited. Call 862-9914.

 Third annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Conservation Weekend, today and Sunday, 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.

Sunday

 American Legion Post 137 monthly meeting begins at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 351 Fourth Ave. E.N., Kalispell; annual picnic follows at 2 p.m. at same location.

Monday

 Flathead County Animal Advisory Committee meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.

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

 Rails to Trails meets, 5:30 p.m., 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., 133 Interstate Lane, 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., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

 Fundraiser auction for Glacier Institute, 6 p.m., Gardner’s Auction, 3100 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Southwestern furniture, art, jewelry and more. Call 752-7682.

Tuesday

 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 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., Teakettle Community Hall, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Speaker is Dove Music recipient Lillie 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., Trinity Lutheran.

 Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room. Workshop 3-4 p.m.

 Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets at 5:30 p.m. at The Summit south lower parking lot to carpool for a tour boat ride on the Far West. The boat will load at 6:30 p.m. and depart at 7 p.m. at the Lakeside Marina Docks. Cost is $9.50 per person; children under 6 admitted free. The event is open to TBI survivors, families and caregivers; bring a box dinner. Call Sue at 756-4725.

 Whitefish School board meets 7 p.m., board meeting room, 600 E. Second St.

 Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead meet at 7:30 p.m., Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building, 490 N. Meridian Road. Public welcome. Call 212-8107.

Wednesday

 TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, meets 10-11:30 a.m. 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., Walgreens, Whitefish.

 Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Dr. Pam Roberts will demonstrate “Nordic Walking 101.” All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.

 Dove Award-winning gospel singer Lillie Knauls in concert, 7 p.m., Canyon Community Church, Coram. Free admission; donations accepted. Call 387-9452.

 Bigfork County Water and Sewer District monthly board meeting, 7 p.m. at 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. in Bigfork; public welcome.

 National Alliance on Mental Illness Family Support Group meets 7 p.m. at Flathead County Library, 247 First Ave. E. in Kalispell. Call 854-2323.

A Look Ahead

 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.

 Frontier Hospice offers two bereavement group meetings July 12, from 1:30-3 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. at the Frontier Hospice office, 29 Second St. E. in Kalispell. Free and open to the public; call 755-4923

• Evergreen School reunion committee meets at 6 p.m. July 12 at Nickel Charlie’s in Kalispell; 752-0889; all welcome.

• Flathead Valley Genealogy Society meets July 12, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Business meeting 6:30 p.m. Vickie Rowley presents a program, “Lost Grandma? Wiki Her!” at 7 p.m. Call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245.

• 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.

• Little Bitterroot Lake Association annual meeting is 10 a.m. July 14 at Herb and Paula Engel’s home, 950 Pleasant Valley Road in Marion; annual $35 dues payable at meeting are used for Little Bitterroot Lake monitoring, newsletter costs and post office box rental; bring a chair.

• 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.

• Canyon View Grade School Multi-school reunion picnic, 1-4 p.m. July 14, Bohemian Grange Hall, U.S. 93, Whitefish, behind Coffee Traders. All area teachers, alumni, friends and relatives welcome. Bring hot or cold dish, serviceware and beverages. Call Clarice Maas Gates, 752-1199; or Dale Darsow, 756-3211.

• 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.

• Legacy Five Southern gospel quartet in concert, 7 p.m., July 14, Christian Center, 255 Summit Ridge Road, Kalispell. Free admission; offering accepted.

• 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).

• Annual Flathead County Transportation Committee meeting 10 a.m. July 17, Earl Bennett Building, Kalispell.

• 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.

• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1-3 p.m., July 19, floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.

• 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; www.epicshoretoshore.com

• 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.