Daybook

| September 25, 2013 10:30 PM

Today

• Great Northern Oktoberfest, today through Sept. 28 and Oct. 3-5, Depot Park, Whitefish. Bavarian food, beer, live music, polka, contests, family activities. Admission to the Bigtop is $4 adults; kids under 12, free. Free admission for locals with valid ID, 5 p.m. today. Call 862-3501.

• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., FVCC, blood mobile in front of Arts and Technology Building. To schedule an appointment, call Sharon Randolph, 756-3981.

• Home Options Hospice volunteer training, 2-4 p.m., Kalispell. To register, call Jan Seelye, 751-4254.

• Open house for new Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming office, 4-7 p.m. Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell, north end. Refreshments, ribbon cutting. Call 752-7266.

• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m., Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.

• Conrad Mansion Museum Nooks and Crannies Tours, 5:30 p.m., 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tours are one and a half hours long and start every 30 minutes until 8 p.m. $25 nonmembers; $20 members. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Energizer, 5-6:30 p.m., Valley Ford. The focus is on child hunger and donations of food or cash for the Flathead Food Bank will be collected. Food, beverages, door prizes. Call 885-1212.

• Counselor and art therapist Natalie Norrell leads a three-part seminar on “Women’s Moods, What Every Woman Should Know About Hormones, the Brain and Emotional Health at The Summit, Kalispell. 5:30-6:30 p.m.: “Depression and Anxiety.” Call 756-7638.

• Health and wellness Talk on “The Seven Signs We are Unconscious,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Younique Holistic Therapy, 17 Second St. E., No. 203, Kalispell.

• Autism Support Group meets 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Parents, caregivers and professionals welcome. Call Tim, 257-8758.

• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m., Polson City Library meeting room. Jim Rogers will share tips and techniques to begin birding. Free. All welcome.

Friday

• Great Northern Oktoberfest continues today and Sept. 28 and Oct. 3-5, Depot Park, Whitefish. Bavarian food, beer, live music, polka, contests, family activities. Admission to the Bigtop is $4 adults; kids under 12, free. Call 862-3501.

• Flathead Valley Quilters Guild 2013 Quilt Show, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Flathead Valley Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Raffle, retail and food vendors, demonstrations, silent auction.

• Red Cross blood drives: 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.

• American Indian Heritage Day community lecture and traditional song presentation by Salish tribal elder Alec Quequesah, 10 a.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Open to public. Call Mick Stemborski, 756-3945.

• Northwest Montana Retired Educators meet at noon, Scotty’s Bar and Steakhouse. Bring peanut butter for food bank. All retired school personnel welcome. Call 752-2955.

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is Bowen Greenwood, executive director of Montana Republican Party. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Harry Hyatt, 837-1055.

• Buffalo Hill Terrace retirement community’s annual resident art show, 1-3 p.m. 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 752-9624.

Saturday

• Great Northern Oktoberfest today and Oct. 3-5, Depot Park, Whitefish. Bavarian food, beer, live music, polka, contests, family activities. Admission to the Bigtop is $4 adults; kids under 12, free. Free admission on Locals Night, Sept. 26. Call 862-3501.

• Flathead Valley Quilters Guild 2013 Quilt Show, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Flathead Valley Fairgrounds,

• National Public Lands Day. Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park.

• Lone Pine State Park celebration of National Public Lands Day, Kalispell. Volunteers needed to do park maintenance. 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Barbecue afterward. Call Amy Grout, 755-2706, ext. 3.

• Lop and Limb project at Thompson Chain of Lakes. Volunteers needed to trim vegetation along ACM road, from 9 a.m. to noon. Meet at Logan State Park, 44600 U.S. 2 in Libby. Call Rebekah McDonald, 755-2706, ext. 4.

• Fourth annual Run Through History, beginning at Museum at Central School, Second Street East, Kalispell. 5K and 10K runs or walk. On-site registration 8:30-9:30 a.m. or online at www.downtownkalispell.com

• Semi-annual Trees to Paper to Trees recycling drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds north end, Kalispell. Donate sorted and separated newspapers, magazine, office paper, cardboard, phone books and aluminum cans. Call Kalispell Parks and Recreation, 758-7849.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Swan Chapel, Swan Lake. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 756-8885.

• Flathead Audubon’s annual Owen Sowerwine Work Day. Meet at 9 a.m. at Montessori School at 349 Willow Glen Dr., Kalispell. Bring work gloves, work shoes, hand clippers. Other tools will be provided. Everyone welcome. Call Richard Kuhl, 257-5793.

• Mission Mountain Winery free Merlot Madness vertical tasting, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 82420 U.S. 93 S., Dayton. All welcome.

• Flathead County Animal Shelter offers $15 rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats to celebrate World Rabies Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the parking lot at Flathead County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call 752-1310.

• Glacier Institute’s 30th anniversary celebration, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, 6500 North Fork Road, 21 miles north of Columbia Falls. Live music, complimentary lunch, education stations, tours, kids’ activities, scavenger hunt. Free. Donations welcome for the institute. Call 755-1211.

• Family Fun Day and Safety Expo, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trade Center Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Safety exhibits, fire and police equipment and vehicles on display, bicycle helmet fittings. Bounce castle, face painting. Free hamburgers and hot dogs.

• KittyMOM’s rescued kitten and cat adoption event, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Aquarium Shop, 1001 E. Idaho, Kalispell. Area shelters and rescue groups offer spay/neuters, vaccinated and litter-box trained felines for small adoption fee. Bring your own carrier. Call Darcy, 752-4460.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Best Buy.

• 39th annual Firefighters Ball, Dew Drop Inn, Coram. Live music by Don Lawrence Orchestra. Auction, raffle for helicopter tour, rafting and fly fishing trips. Fundraiser for Coram-West Glacier Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services.

Sunday

• John Paul II Catholic Church Knights of Columbus annual Oktoberfest, 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., Brady Hall, 195 Coverdell Road, Bigfork. Live music by Bavarian Echoes Polka Band. German food and beer, wine, silent auction. Raffle for side of beef, wrapped. Tickets $12 adults; $5 for children 5 and over; children under 5, free. Call Jim Hawley, 837-0087 or 260-3095.

• Run for Your Mama race, 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).

• Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2 p.m., Kidsports Track/Complex in Kalispell, across from FVCC. Check-in at 1 p.m. Form teams to raise funds for Alzheimer’s research. Live music by Marshall Catch Band, silent auction, bounce house, food, fire equipment on display. All participants receive free ticket to fundraiser concert at 6 p.m. at Flathead High School.

• Benefit concert for Alzheimer’s Association-Walk to End Alzheimer’s, 6 p.m., Flathead High School auditorium. Well-known local pianists will play on newly renovated Steinway grand piano. Tickets $10, available at Sykes’, Snappy’s and Loren’s Auto Repair.

Monday

• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• Red Cross blood drives: 1-5 p.m. New Covenant Church; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead Convention and Visitor Bureau winter meeting, 3 p.m., Miracle of America Museum, 36094 Memory Lane, Polson, just off U.S. 93 Call Carol Beck-Edgar, 837-2061.

• Rich Baginski gives a talk on and shows photo of the Galapagos Islands, their geography, geology, topography, flora and fauna, 7 p.m., Whitefish Library, 1 Spokane Ave.

Tuesday

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

• Beginner sign language classes start 1:30-3 p.m., Summit Independent Living Center, Kalispell. Cost $5 per class or $25 for six weeks. Call 257-0048 to enroll.

• Frontier Hospice grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at its new location, 4 p.m., 42 Bruyer Way, Kalispell. Refreshments. Public invited.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

Wednesday

• Alpine Spinners meet 10:30 a.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome.

• Columbia Falls School board Insurance Committee meets at 4 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

• 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.

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

A look ahead

• Pleasant Valley School Board meets 6 p.m. Oct. 3.

• Turn the Flathead Pink Oct. 4 to raise awareness of breast cancer. Decorate your business with pink and wear pink. Coordinated with Save a Sister. Call 751-5302 pr 751-7557.

• Flathead Valley Home Brewers Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Glacier Symphony and Chorale office, 69 Main St. Kalispell, between First Montana Bank and Pizza Hut. Use north entrance. Cost is $5 per person and a growler of home brew or six pack of microbrew to share. RSVP to karen@mtbrassandbullets.com

• Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce 16th annual garage sale, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4, 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 5, Angie’s greenhouse, 1722 U.S. 2 W., across from Mike’s Conoco. Drop off donations Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. (no clothing. Call Carol, 892-2072.

• Mountain Brook Quilt and Handicraft Market, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4-5, Cayuse Prairie School gym, 897 Lake Blaine Road, Creston. Quilts and hand-knitted items of all sizes, home decor, fall and holiday decorations, jewelry, art miniatures.

• Neighbors in Need chili feed, Oct. 4, Northridge Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Child, corn muffin, salad, homemade pie for $10 each. Sit-down lunch available 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; or order to be delivered by calling 755-7266 by Oct. 2.

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Oct. 4, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is David Herbst, engagement director for Montana Republican Party. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Harry Hyatt, 837-1055.

• Flathead Democratic Party and Flathead Democratic Women annual Harvest Dinner, Oct. 4, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Social hour 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:45 p.m. Guest speakers include former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Montana Democrats executive director Andrea Marcoccio. Pie auction, farmers market. Tickets $45 by Sept. 30; $55 thereafter. Call Nancy Fenner 752-0298.

• Conrad Mansion Museum Ghost Tours, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 4-5, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tickets $15. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• Flathead Combined Training Association Mini-Event, 9 a.m. Oct. 5, Herron Park, Kalispell. Traditional and Western dressage, cross-country and arena jumping. All levels welcome. Proceeds go to breast cancer research and park maintenance. Spectators welcome; www.flatheadeventing.org.

• Circle of Friends of the Community fall bazaar and luncheon, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5, United Methodist Church, 750 Electric Ave., Bigfork. Christmas gifts, crafts, homebaked goods, jams and jellies. Homemade soup and cinnamon rolls. Take out lunch available. Call 837-4547.

• Lake County Republicans’ annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, Oct. 6, Ronan Community Center. Social hour 6 p.m. Cash bar. Buffet dinner catered by Vista Linda 7 p.m. Keynote speaker is Montana Congressman Steve Daines. Silent and live auctions. Tickets $25 per person. Call Ron Tjaden, 844-2386

• Flathead Audubon Hawk Watch and count, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 6. Meet at House of Mystery fishing access site on U.S. 2. Bring binoculars, scopes and lawn chairs. Call Kathy Ross, 837-3837.

• Columbia Falls CROP Walk to raise awareness on hunger and poverty, Oct. 6, departing from North Valley Senior Citizens Center. Sign-in 1 p.m. Choose from 1-, 3- and 5-mile routes. Collect pledges; 25 percent will go to Columbia Falls Food Bank; remainder to Third World countries. Call Louann Mohn, 892-3942; Sabrina Nichols, 249-9408; or Nancy Flint, 892-4532.

• Humanities Montana storyteller Philip Burgess presents a program titled, “Penny Postcards — Homesteading Women Still Teach Us,” 2 p.m. Oct. 6, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call Deanna Conley, 8327-6856.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., Oct. 7, downstairs meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 8, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.

• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 8, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Speaker is Michael Nicosia Columbia Falls Superintendent of Schools. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9, Teakettle Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy Britton, 752-9642.

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Oct. 9, The Summit, Kalispell. Trish Pebble talks about Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.

• Dedication of four new benches to complete plan of the Community Spirit Monument, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 12, Woodland Park, Kalispell. Music, presentations from local officials. Public invited. Bring chairs and picnic lunch. Call Ina Albert, 863-2333.

• Think Pink event fundraiser, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 15, Amore Salon and Spa, 35 Fifth Ave. W., Kalispell. Salon and spa treatments, complimentary food. $7 at door. Donations benefit local cancer patients. Call 755-5513.

• Third annual Northern Rockies Avalanche Safety Workshop, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12, Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish. Guest speakers, avalanche experts. Preregistration $20; or $25 at door; www.avalanchesafetyworkshop.com

• Whitefish Fire Department open house, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12, 275 Flathead Ave. Hot dogs, police and fire station tours, fire and rescue equipment displays, live music. All welcome. Call 863-2483.

• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association “Ask an Atheist” public forum, 7 p.m. Oct. 12, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Discussion on atheism, separation of church and state and other topics. Open to public. Free. Call Paul, 578-1572.

• Canine Fun Days, Oct. 12-13, West Side Bypass Trail, north of Seeley Lake. Dogsledding, skijoring, bikejoring, canicross, scootering. No experience necessary. Free. Registration deadline Oct. 8. Call 406-881-2909 or 406-677-3141.

• Alpine Artisans’ Tour of the Arts, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12-13. Self-guided tour of 12 artist studios, galleries and museums in Seeley, Swan and Blackfoot Valley. Call 406-677-0717.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Oct. 15, Polson Area Senior Center $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 15-16, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Oct. 15, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Alpine Weavers and Spinners Guild meets 10:30 a.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Teresa Knutson presents “Basics of Color.” Bring a photo or magazine illustration with colors you like and a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 1-5 p.m. Oct. 17, Yellow Bay Club, mile marker 18 on Montana 35. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 982-3064.

• Christmas at the Mansion, Oct. 25-27, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Preview party 7-9 p.m. Oct. 25. Champagne and appetizers, music. Tickets $45 ($40 for members). Holiday bazaar, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 26, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27. Tickets $5 per person, $2 per child. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Walk-ins welcome. Call 751-4500.

• Live Locally 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m. Oct. 26, HealthCare Plus, 1 Seventh Ave. E., Polson. Race day registration available at 9 a.m. Free spaghetti lunch. Proceeds benefit Polson Youth Soccer Association. Call 260-1476 or 261-2761.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 28, Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 28, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.

• Wellness Education Center free movie night presents “Food Matters,” 6:40 p.m., Oct. 29, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Free healthy potluck follows. All welcome. Call 755-8423.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 30. John Paul II Catholic Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 837-4846.

• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., Nov. 4, downstairs meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Nov. 5, Troy Senior Center; 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10 a.m. to noon, Nov. 12, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Nov. 13, The Summit, Kalispell. Paul Carpenter will talk about biking in Hungary. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.

• Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park Nov. 9-11 for all veterans in honor of Veterans Day weekend.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 19-20, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.

• Wellness Education Center free movie night presents “ Genetic Roulette,” 6:40 p.m., Nov. 26, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Free healthy potluck follows. All welcome. Call 755-8423.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Dec. 3, Troy Senior Center; 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10 a.m. to noon, Dec. 10, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Dec. 11, The Summit, Kalispell. Bree Fuqua will talk about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail this past summer. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 17-18, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Jan. 8, The Summit, Kalispell. Leah Levitt will talk about some of her Montana hikes last summer. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Feb. 12, The Summit, Kalispell. Mitchell Leu will talk about his Missouri River float trip. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.