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Saturday
• Flathead Best Beginnings Community Council sponsors a national program on childhood obesity prevention titled, “I am Moving, I am Learning,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., FVCC Arts and Technology Building. Geared for educators of children 5 years of age and younger. Call 756-1414.
• 32nd annual Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Swan Lake Day Park, Montana 83, at mile marker 72. Baking contest and sale 10:30 a.m. Silent auction, raffles, arts and crafts fair. Ashley Creek Ramblers provide entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• 24th annual Huckleberry Days Arts Festival, today and Sunday, Depot Park, Whitefish, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors, food, live entertainment. Kids bungee jumping. Huckleberry dessert bake-off 9:30-10:30 a.m., $5 entry fee. Free admission. Call 862-3501.
• Epic Shore to Shore Race, Flathead Lake. Teams and solo paddlers race along the length of the lake. Racers will launch in Polson and North Flathead Lake Yacht Club in Somers; all end in Somers. Proceeds benefit First Descents, www.firstdescents.org
• 31st annual Big Mountain Run, 10 a.m., Danny On Trailhead, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Hikers welcome. Free chairlift ride down to base. Race day registration 8:30-9:30 a.m. Proceeds benefit Glacier Nordic Ski Team youth programs.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Sexton James Korn leads a Remembrance Walking Tour of C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery, 10 a.m., 641 Conrad Dr., Kalispell. Free. One and a half hours. Public invited. Call 257-5303.
• Flathead Lutheran Camp 70th birthday party, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lutheran Camp Road, off U.S. 93, south of Lakeside. Family activities, silent and live auctions, worship. Live music by Crossroads Bluegrass Band. Public invited. Call 752-6602.
• Flathead County High School Class of 1963 50th reunion picnic, 4 p.m., Mission View Terrace Pavilion, Lakeside. Buffet 5 p.m. Bring lawn chair, swimwear, putter. Call Rick Kinonen, 862-0054.
• Fourth annual Taste of Kalispell, 5-10 p.m., on the lawn, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 youth 11-14, kids 10 and under, free; includes food and drink. $5 discount for museum members. Live music by Cocinando; prizes. Call 756-8381.
Sunday
• 24th annual Huckleberry Days Arts Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors, food, live entertainment. Kids bungee jumping. Huckleberry dessert bake-off 9:30-10:30 a.m., $5 entry fee. Free admission. Call 862-3501.
• Whitefish Community Foundation Duck Derby, 11 a.m. Riverside Park, Whitefish. Free barbecue, nonprofit fair, kids’ games, Battle of the Bands. Adopt a duck to raise money for the Community Grants Fund.
• Woodland Water Park Community Day, noon to 4 p.m. Kalispell. Admission $3 per person, plus one can of pet or human food.
Monday
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 7 a.m.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 8 a.m. to noon, Troy United Methodist Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call (406) 293-0100.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Community Action Partnership, Main Street, Kalispell; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter meet at 10 a.m., Glacier Highland for highway cleanup. Bring sack lunch. Meeting will follow at 1 p.m. at Lake McDonald. Carpool at 9 a.m. from Smith’s. Call Jan Olson, 837-4732.
• Flathead City-County Animal Advisory Committee meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.
• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets noon to 1 p.m., second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group field trip to Whitefish Mountain Resort for a chairlift ride. Cost $6. Bring a water bottle and sweater. Meet at 2:30 p.m., at The Summit, Kalispell. Return ride at 5 p.m. Call Sue, 756-4725.
• Helena Flats School Paraprofessionals Negotiations Committee meets 4 p.m., conference room
• Nicotine-free Living! Support Group meets every Monday, 5:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. For those who have quit, want to or know someone who wants to quit. Call Deb, 751-4100, ext. 4491 or 253-0697.
• West Valley School board work session 5:30 p.m., followed by regular meeting at 7 p.m., school library.
• Columbia Falls School board meets at 6:30 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Columbia Falls School board meets at 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
Tuesday
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bigfork Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 837-4157.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Easthaven Baptist Church.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets at 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.
• Americans for Prosperity Montana gives a free PowerPoint presentation with speakers former Montana state senator Joe Balyeat and Sen. Jon Sonju on the status of economic freedom in America, 7 p.m. Sykes’ downstairs room, Kalispell. Enter at northeast corner.
• Northwest Montana Fair, today through Aug. 18, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Cruisin’ the Oldies concert 7 p.m. today. Chris Young concert, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14. PRCA Rodeo 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15-17. Parade, 10 a.m., Main St. Demolition Derby 6 p.m. Aug. 18.
• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. school library. Public welcome.
Wednesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., U.S. Forest Service, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell.
• Author Alan Leftridge signs his new book, “The Best of Glacier National Park,” as well as “Glacier Day Hikes” and the children’s book “Going to Glacier National Park,” 10 a.m. to noon, Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) summer picnic, noon to 2 p.m., Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Joe Jackson and Lois Wagner present a program on “Thoughts and Actions that help us on the journey with PD.” All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m., Teakettle Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy Britton, 752-9642.
• Bigfork Water and Sewer District meets at 7 p.m., district office, 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. Public welcome.
Thursday
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Public Relations Committee meets at 8 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Eureka High School. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call (406) 293-6344.
• North Valley Food Bank distributes free school supplies to families in need, noon to 3 p.m., 331 East First St., Whitefish.
• Kila School board budget meeting 5:15 p.m., followed by regular meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. KRMC.
• Columbia Falls Library Association Backdoor Bag Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Aug. 17, 39 Sixth St. W., Columbia Falls. Donation will be pick up. Call 892-5264.
• Evergreen School board meets at noon, administration boardroom.
A look ahead
• Columbia Falls Library Association Backdoor Bag Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 17, 39 Sixth St. W., Columbia Falls. Donation will be pick up. Call 892-5264.
• Wings for Wishes remote control aircraft event, 9 a.m. Aug. 17 to 4 p.m. Aug. 18, corner of Minesinger Trail and Farm Road, Polson. Raffles, concessions. Fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Montana. Call Eric, (406) 499-0116.
• Big City Bright Lights summer ice show, 9 p.m. Aug. 17, Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. Free admission.
• Annual Glacier National Park alumni picnic, noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 18, West Glacier, Headquarters Community Building. Bring a picnic dish to share and a lawn chair. Coffee, lemonade, serviceware provided. Door prizes and program. Call Susan, (406) 788-8923.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 19, Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call (406) 283-7000.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Aug. 19, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Aug. 20, Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 883-4735.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 20, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 863-3627.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m. Aug. 20, Lakeside QRU Community Room.
• Professional Therapy Associates 25th anniversary celebration and barbecue, 4-7 p.m. Aug. 21, 1234 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Free. Public invited.
• Flathead Valley Home Brewers Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 21, at Flathead Beacon, Kalispell. Theme is “Barrel and Cask-aged Brew.” Cost is $5 per person and a growler of home brew or six pack of microbrew to share. RSVP to karen@mtbrassandbullets.com
• Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation on “Making Hard Cider at Home” with Jeremy and Nikki Meyer, 7 p.m., Aug. 21, Crestview Senior Housing Clubhouse, 103 Crestview Drive, off Montana 35, Bigfork. Donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 22: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Plum Creek; 1-6:15 p.m., Marion Fire Department.
• Conrad Mansion Museum’s Nooks and Crannies Tour, Aug. 22, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. One-and-a half-hour tours start at 5:30 p.m. and every 30 minutes until 8 p.m. $25 nonmembers; $20 members. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Seventh annual PEO Chapter BY Crab Crack, 5-7 p.m. Aug. 23, Glacier Brewery, Polson. Menu includes Dungeness crab, shrimp, jojo potatoes, cole slaw, lemonade and dessert. Tickets $25 at Glacier Brewing, The Terrace Flowers and First Citizens Bank, Polson, or call 883-1676.
• 11th annual Whitefish Friends and Family Fun Run/Walk, 9:30 a.m. Aug. 24, Whitefish Therapy and Sport Center, 2006 Hospital Way, Whitefish. Benefit for Child Development Center and Shepherd’s Hand Clinic. Call 862-9378.
• Mission Mountain Winery free vertical tasting of cabernet sauvignon, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 24, 82420 U.S. 93 S., Dayton. All welcome.
• Mountain Brook Community Library pie and ice cream social, 5-8 p.m. Aug. 24, 2353 Foothill Road. Burgers grilled over wood. Silent auction of locally crafted items. Live music by Swan Jammers.
• Prime Time summer ice show, 9 p.m. Aug. 24, Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. Free admission.
• National Park Service Birthday Aug. 25. Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park.
• Red Cross blood drives Aug. 26: 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 12:30-4:45 p.m. West Kootenai Colony.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 27, Eureka Baptist Church.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session at 6 p.m., Aug. 27, Kalispell Middle School Media Center.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 27, Flathead County Health Department.
• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. Aug. 27, City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public. Call 758-7722.
• Columbia Falls School board Insurance Committee meets at 4 p.m., Aug. 27, administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 29, Lake County Health Department.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Aug. 29, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• 24 Hours of Flathead sanctioned 24-hour mountain bike race, Aug. 31, Herron Park, Kalispell. Proceeds benefit DREAM Adaptive, BLAST and Eagle Mount. Spectators welcome. Live music by 17 Mile and The Hasslers.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 31, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 751-4500.
• Big City Bright Lights summer ice show, 9 p.m. Aug. 31, Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. Free admission.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Libby Nordicfest Sept. 13-15. Fine arts and crafts shows, Viking encampment, quilt and horse shows, live entertainment, food booths. Street dance, 8 p.m. Sept. 13-14. Opening ceremony noon, LeftOver Biscuits concert, 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Swedish pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.
• Hockaday Museum of Art’s fourth annual Local Color Studio Tour, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 14-15, Flathead Valley. Artists demonstrate their skills in their own studios for visitors. Free admission and maps. Call 755-5268.
• National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28. Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park Nov. 9-11 for all veterans in honor of Veterans Day weekend.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.