Daybook

Today

v 13th annual huckleberry pancake breakfast fundraiser, 8 a.m. to noon, today and Monday, Laughing Horse Lodge, Swan Lake. Suggested donation $7, includes sausage, juice and coffee; tax deductible. Proceeds benefit families affected by fire.

v Rumble Over the Bay fly-in, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ferndale Airport, 325 N. Ferndale Drive. Open to public. Free shuttle from Sliters Park in Bigfork and parking area west of air field. Pancake breakfast for suggested $5 donation. Free airplane rides for kids 8 to 17. Airplane rides to general public, $25. Static radio-controlled aircraft display. More than 60 aircraft. Concessions.

v Fifth annual Rumble in the Bay car show, downtown Bigfork. Hot rods, NASCAR, vintage and classic motorcycles. Live music. Costume contest for participants. Poker walk. Barbecue parties for participants follow at 4:30 p.m. Tall Pines Lounge and Blondies, Branding Iron Station Complex. Public invited.

Monday

v 13th annual huckleberry pancake breakfast fundraiser, 8 a.m. to noon, Laughing Horse Lodge, Swan Lake. Suggested donation $7, includes sausage, juice and coffee; tax deductible. Proceeds benefit families affected by fire.

v Central Labor Council hosts a free Labor Day picnic, noon to 4 p.m., Foy’s Lake Community Center, 4 miles south of Kalispell on Foy’s Lake Road. Public invited.

v North Valley Refuse will maintain its regular schedule today, Labor Day.

v Evergreen Disposal will run normal routes today.

v City of Kalispell will pick up roll-out containers; no disruption of service for Labor Day.

Tuesday

v Creston School board meets at 7:30 a.m. Public welcome.

v AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 751-4500.

v Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division, will be available to veterans and their independents, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Troy Senior Center; 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.

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

v Infant Massage Class, 4-5 p.m. first and second Tuesday of month (today and Sept. 11), Professional Office Building, 711 13th St. E., Whitefish. Free. Call 863-3535.

v Public tours of Peterson and Edgerton elementary schools to see overcrowding impact, in support of Kalispell Public School bond proposal , 1-3 p.m. For Peterson, call Melissa at 751-3737. For Edgerton call Sabra at 751-4010 to arrange a time.

v 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

v Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Evergreen Fire and Rescue.

v Free traditional quilt workshop meets at noon every Wednesday, beginning today through Nov. 14, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. All welcome. Brings a salad or dessert; drinks provided. Call Betty Jo Malone, 755-6323; or Kim at the museum, 756-8381.

v Women’s Cancer Support Group meets noon to 1:30 p.m. monthly, on first and third Wednesdays, (today and Sept. 19) North Valley Hospital Library. Free. Call 863-3513.

v Kalispell Toastmasters Club annual fall Table Topics speech contest, noon, First Montana Bank conference room, 85 N. Main St., Kalispell. Free. Open to public.

v Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center at Glacier Park presents a brown bag seminar, noon to 1 p.m., West Glacier Community Building. Richard Menicke will lecture on “Petra Archaeological Park and Protected Areas in Jordan: A Travelogue.” Free. Open to public. Call 888-7863.

v USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 890-1823.

v Public tour of central kitchen at Flathead High School in support of upcoming bond proposal, 5:30-6 p.m. Meet at FHS food court. Call Mike, 751-3432.

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

v Disabled American Veterans meet at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW meeting room in Kalispell; call 890-3335 or 752-2357.

Thursday

v Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Teakettle Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls.

v 25th annual Taste of Whitefish, 5:30-8 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., rain or shine.

v Flathead County High School Class of 1956 reunion dinner, Buffalo Hill Golf Course, Kalispell. Cash bar 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. $30 per person. RSVP to Bobbie, 752-4021; or Connie, 755-8790.

v Tibetan monk Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche will give a free presentation at 6 p.m. at Flathead Valley Community College, Arts and Technology Building; he will discuss his vision and work on the Ewam Garden of One Thousand Buddhas in Arlee. Call 756-3945.