Daybook
Today
• 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.
• Orientation for Veterans Upward Bound program at FVCC, 5 p.m., Arts and Technology Building. All interested veterans can learn about course offerings and meet the instructor. Call Leslie Beard, 756-3840.
• Columbia Falls School board retreat, 6 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
• 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. Public invited.
• Marion Fire District meets 7 p.m., Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane, Marion. Public invited.
Tuesday
• Creston School board meets at 7:30 a.m. Public welcome.
• Somers School board Facilities and Grounds Committee meets at 7:30 a.m., Somers Middle School.
• 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.
• Prestige Assisted Living wine and cheese social to preview new Expressions memory care center due next spring, 3 p.m., 125 Glenwood Dr., Kalispell. Public invited. Call Patty Cordell, 756-1818.
• 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.
• Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes Compact educational seminar on water rights adjudication in Montana, 7 p.m. Ronan Middle School auditorium, 35885 Round Butte Road. Open to public. Call Jack Stivers, 406-676-4271.
Thursday
• Great Northern Oktoberfest continues today and Oct. 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.
• Pleasant Valley School Board meets 6 p.m.
Friday
• Turn the Flathead Pink today 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.
• Great Northern Oktoberfest Oct.4-5, 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 Home Brewers Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. 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. today, 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. today and Oct. 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, 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., 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, 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. today and Saturday, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tickets $15. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.
A look ahead
• Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce 16th annual garage sale, 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. 5, and Saturday, 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.
• 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.
• Teachers and community seminar in conjunction with an oral history project titled, “From the Ground Up: Montana Women and Agriculture,” Oct. 5, Kalispell. Cost $15, includes lunch and refreshments. Registration deadline, Oct. 3. Call Linda Brander, 406-444-0520.
• 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.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Oct. 5, Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.
• 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, 837-6856.
• 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 Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Oct. 8, Glacier Park International Airport board room. Workshop at 3 p.m.
• Montana State Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Attorney General Tim Fox is keynote speaker. Dinner served at 6:15 p.m.; http://events.montanachamber.com
• 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.
• 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., Oct. 10: Postpartum Depression.” Oct. 24: Stress Management. Call 756-7638.
• Family Friendly Flathead Bargains in the Gym garage sale and flea market fundraiser, 1-5 p.m. Oct. 11; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 12, 305 E. Evergreen Dr. Concessions available.
• 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. Oct. 16, 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.
• Affordable Care Act Forum, Oct. 16, Late Louie Caye Building, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo. Social 6:30 p.m. program 7 p.m. Representatives from Montana State Auditors Office, St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Luke Community Health Care will be present/ Public 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.
• Mission Mountain Winery free pinot noir vertical tasting 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 19, 82420 U.S. 93 S., Dayton. All welcome.
• 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.
• Family Friendly Flathead Great Pumpkin Carnival and costume contest, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 26, The Gym, 305 E. Evergreen Dr. Pumpkin baking contest, games, bounce house, pumpkin pie eating contest. Teen Halloween Masquerade, 7-9 p.m. Free admission with donation of food for Christmas dinner.
• 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.