Daybook
Saturday
• 24 Hours of Flathead sanctioned 24-hour mountain bike race, Herron Park, Kalispell. Proceeds benefit DREAM Adaptive, BLAST and Eagle Mount. Spectators welcome. Live music by 17 Mile and The Hasslers.
• Project Lady Appleseed rifle marksmanship event for women, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sept. 1, North Valley Sportsman’s Club, mile marker 4.5, North Fork Road, Columbia Falls. Registration $40 for both days; $20 for youth under 18; http://appleseedusa.org
• 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.
• Local author James Webster “Jaz” Sherwood signs his book, “Going to the Sun,” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sykes’ Kalispell. The novel tells the story of five generations of family life in the park.
• Cars in the Canyon Car Show, noon to 5 p.m. Deer Lick Saloon, Martin City. Public invited.
• Brew Tour, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and fifth annual Smokin’ on the Water barbecue cook-off, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., KwaTaqNuk Resort, Polson.
• Whitefish Figure Skating Club presents a skating seminar featuring national and Olympic competitors, 9-9:30 p.m., Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. Free admission.
Sunday
• Project Lady Appleseed rifle marksmanship event for women, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. North Valley Sportsman’s Club, mile marker 4.5, North Fork Road, Columbia Falls. Registration $40 for both days; $20 for youth under 18; http://appleseedusa.org
• Rumble in the Bay car show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., downtown Bigfork. More than 300 autos. After rumble party for participants and enthusiast, 5-10 p.m. Tall Pines Lounge, Bigfork. Barbecue, live band.
• Rumble over the Bay fly in, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ferndale Airport. Static displays of vintage and remote-controlled aircraft, Activities. Concessions. Free airplane rides. Fly-overs. Free shuttle to and from Bigfork car show.
Monday
• Evergreen Disposal will be running normal routes today, Labor Day.
• City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will be picking up 90-gallon containers today. There will be no disruption of service.
Tuesday
• Karrow Avenue in Whitefish will be closed from 7 a.m. today to 7 p.m. Wednesday from U.S. 93 west to West Third Street due to construction. Only local access will be permitted. Call Bryant Munday, 871-2439.
• The Flathead Conservation District AC job applications review, 8:30 a.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• New Tobacco-Free Living! classes start today at The Summit, Kalispell. Classes will meets 5:30-6:30 every Tuesday and Thursday. Cost $60 Call 751-4505.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., downstairs meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.
• Glacier Climate Action group presents two public screenings of the 42-minute movie, “Do the Math — The Movie,” at 7 p.m., today, Bohemian Grange, U.S. 93, Whitefish; and 7 p.m. Sept. 4, Central School Museum, 124 Second St. Kalispell. Climate activist panel discussion follows. Free. Public invited. Call Laura Behenna, 257-2116.
Wednesday
• Somers School board Buildings, Grounds and Facilities Committee meets at 7 a.m., Somers Middle School.
• Karrow Avenue in Whitefish will be closed until 7 p.m. today from U.S. 93 west to West Third Street due to construction. Only local access will be permitted. Call Bryant Munday, 871-2439.
• Alpine Weavers and Spinners meet 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Differences between carding and combing preparations will be discussed. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Kalispell Center Mall.
• Free Falun Dafa Qigong exercise class 11:45 a.m. every Wednesday, Woodland Park, Kalispell, by the Rose Garden. Easy to learn for all ages.
• 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 406-890-1823.
• Glacier Climate Action group presents two public screenings of the 42-minute movie, “Do the Math — The Movie,” 7 p.m., Central School Museum, 124 Second St. Kalispell. Climate activist panel discussion follows. Free. Public invited. Call Laura Behenna, 257-2116.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group meets 7 p.m., Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.
Thursday
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., Teakettle Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls.
• Taste of Whitefish, 5:30-8 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish, rain or shine. Advance tickets $40; $45 at door. Call Whitefish Chamber of Commerce, 862-3501.
• Presentation on “The Seven Myths of Health and Healing,” 6:30-8 p.m. Younique Holistic Therapy, 17 Second St. E., No. 203. Donations welcome. Space limited; youniqueholistictherapy.com
Friday
• Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets 7:30 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E. Curriculum/Instruction and Personnel Committees meet at 9 a.m.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Friends of Bigfork Fire Department’s Brats, Burgers and Band fundraiser, 5 p.m., Harbor Village Pavilion, Eagle Bend Resort, Bigfork. Tickets $10 adults, $5 children; $25, family of four. Raffle. Call Jim Sticka, 837-2294.
• Whitefish High School Class of 1963 50th reunion. Meet and greet 4 p.m., Casey’s Bar and Grill; Dinner, 5 p.m. Sept. 7, Grouse Mountain Lodge. No-host brunch 9 a.m. Sept.. 8, Moose Lodge, Whitefish.
A look ahead
• 2013 Montana Dragon Boat Festival Sept. 7-8, Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork. Races 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Food and drink concessions, Made in Montana vendors, kids’ activities and fishing pond. Free admission to Festival. Parking $10 per vehicle, located at corner of Montana 35 and 82, Bigfork. Free shuttles to and from race site beginning at 6 p.m.
• Mission Valley Animal Shelter Doggy Dash 2013, Sept. 7, Linderman School track, Polson, rain or shine. Registration 8:30 a.m. Walk begins 9 a.m. Contests, prizes. Microchipping, $20.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Walk-ins welcome. Call 751-4500.
• Flathead County Animal Shelter volunteer orientation, 1-2 p.m. Sept. 7, 225 Cemetery Road, Kalispell. Call 752-1310.
• Seventh annual Raptor Day, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Bird walk 9:30 a.m.; family program with conservationist Rod Ash, 11 a.m.; lunch available from food vendors, 12:30 p.m.; migrating raptor program with Rob Domenech at 1:30 p.m. Interactive booths, live owls. Call 755-2706.
• Glacier RCers annual Fun Fly and Swap Meet, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7-8, at the RC flying field on Whitefish Stage Road, 1 mile south of Montana 40, or 6 miles north of West Reserve Drive. Radio-controlled aircraft demonstrations, covered seating, concessions, raffles. Admission $5 per car. Portion of proceeds benefit Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry. Call Jim Wilson, 756-9404; or Tim Seelye, 752-6772.
• Big Arm Historic School eighth annual barn dance, 6 p.m. Sept. 7, Seventh Street, Big Arm. Entrees from $2 to $5; dessert, coffee and soda. Silent auction; 50/50 raffles. Call 849-6628.
• Yellow Bay Community Club potluck 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 (first and third Saturday of every month) at the clubhouse, Montana 35 at mile-marker 18. All interested welcome. Call Barbara, 982-3064; or Shari, 982-3437.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Sept. 7, Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 9, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group field trip Sept. 9. Meet at The Summit lower parking lot to carpool. Campfire. S’mores, beverages provided. Refreshments. Call Sue 756-4725.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Sept. 9, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 10, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Topic is Montana’s lodging taxes. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Sept. 10, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Sept. 10, Glacier Park International Airport board room.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets at 6 p.m., Sept. 10, Kalispell Middle School.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-4 p.m. Sept. 11, Kalispell Elks Lodge.
• American Legion Post 137 Freedom Walk, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11, from post at 351 Fourth Ave. EN in Kalispell to Veterans Memorial, Depot Park. Short ceremony will follow. All welcome. Bring flags and patriotic signs.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, Teakettle Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy Britton, 752-9642.
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 12, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., 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.
• Yellow Bay Community Club auxiliary meets at noon Sept. 12, (second and fourth Thursday monthly) at the clubhouse, Montana 35 at mile-marker 18. All interested welcome. Call Barbara, 982-3064; or Shari, 982-3437.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5 p.m. Sept. 12, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Kalispell Rotary.
• C.E. Conrad Buffalo Bash and Sideshow, 6 p.m. Sept. 12, Spring Brook Ranch, near Herron Park, Kalispell. Good, entertainment, auction and live bison. Space limited. Tickets $120, available at Conrad Mansion Gift Shop, The Bookshelf in Kalispell; Going to the Sun Gallery, Whitefish; and Bigfork Museum of Art and History. All proceeds benefit Conrad Mansion Museum.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• 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.
• Mission Mountain Winery celebrates Dayton Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 14, Dayton. Free. Public invited.
• Kalispell Parks and Recreation Doggie Dayz, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14, Depot Park. Dog contests $2; tricks, owner look-a-like, ugliest/cutest, best costume. Call 758-7975.
• Annual Dayton Daze, Sept. 14, Dayton. Theme is “Old West Heroes and Legends.” Costume contest with cash prized Parade 3 p.m.; barbecue starts at 4:30 p.m.; dance, raffle. Fundraiser for Chief Cliff Volunteer Fire Department.
• 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.
• Whitefish Community Center eighth annual Oktoberfest, 1-4 p.m. Sept. 15, 121 E. Second St. Live music by Don Lawrence and the Bavarian Echoes. German food, beer and wine, door prizes, raffle. Adults $20, children 5-13, $5; children under 5, free. Tickets available at all local senior centers and at door. Call 862-4923.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 16, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., Sept. 17, meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Lakeside jewelry artist Barbara Coppack tells about her designs. Speaker is Mary Farmer. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Sept. 17, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.
• Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office will be at the Kalispell VA Medical Clinic, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18, 31 Three Mile Dr. No appointment needed. Call 890-3335 or 752-2357.
• Alpine Weavers and Spinners full guild meeting 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Judie Overbeek will give a program on making a color wheel by blending pre-dyed fibers. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Sept. 18, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Fresh Life Church.
• Lake County Democrats meet 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Michel Building, Salish Kootenai College. Panel discussion by local educators. Public welcome.
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 8:30 a.m., Sept. 19, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 19, The Wave, Whitefish.
• Red Cross blood drives Sept. 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Community Action Partnership, Kalispell.
• Fifth annual Ronan Area Harvest Fest 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21, Ronan Visitors Center, U.S. 93. Giant pumpkin contest, zucchini races, straw bale decoration, kids’ activities, farmers market, chili cook off.
• Glacier Stamp Club’s annual show, GLAPEX 2013, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 21; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Stamp dealers, free stamps, displays. Free admission to show and museum.
• Pedal for Paths bike ride, 10 a.m. Sept. 21, Hungry Horse. Choose from a 7-mile family ride or 30-mile ride to Hungry Horse Dam. Fundraiser for Gateway to Glacier Trail. Pre-register at www.gatewaytoglaciertrail.com
• Kalispell Senior Center pie, ice cream and bingo social, 1-3 p.m. Sept. 21, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a dish for potluck or pay $4 per person. All ages welcome.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Walk-ins welcome. Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drives Sept. 23: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Glacier Symphony offices, 69 N. Main St.; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 24, Polson Community Church.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 6 p.m., Sept. 24, Kalispell Middle School.
• Whitefish author S. Allen Foster leads a discussion on his new book, “Is God Real?,” 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 301 Central Ave., Whitefish. Public invited. Call 862-2802.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 25, Meadow Lake Resort, blood mobile.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26, FVCC, blood mobile.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Sept. 26, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.
• Red Cross blood drives Sept. 27: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Flathead Bank, Bigfork, blood mobile.
• National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28. Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 28, Swan Chapel, Swan Lake. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 756-8885.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28, Best Buy.
• Run for Your Mama race, Sept. 29, Bigfork School. Kids 1/4 and 1/2-mile races, 5K walk/run and 10K run. Food, bounce house, music, giveaways and raffle. Kids race starts at 1 p.m.; 5K and 10K start at 2 p.m. Proceeds benefit MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers).
• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30, Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.
• Red Cross blood drives Sept. 30: 1-5 p.m. New Covenant Church; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Frontier Hospice grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at its new location, 4 p.m. Oct. 1, 42 Bruyer Way, Kalispell. Refreshments. Public invited.
• 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.