Daybook
Today, April 30
• Rock work is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on U.S. 2 at mile marker 47.5, 12 miles southeast of Libby. Delays are possible.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Joseph’s Hospital, Polson.
• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 4 p.m. school library. Public welcome.
Thursday
• National Day of Prayer events: Kalispell prayer breakfast 6:30 a.m. Salvation Army Office, 110, Bountiful Dr., Kalispell. Cost $7; and gathering from noon to 12:30 p.m., Flathead County Courthouse, 800 S. Main St., Kalispell. Meet at Ten Commandments sign by Juvenile Detention Center.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m. Tea Kettle Room, Columbia Falls. Sponsored by Columbia Falls Rotary and Glacier Bank.
• Sunburst Community Service Foundation community open house, 3-6 p.m., 2282 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell.
• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce installation of honorary mayor and community celebration, 5-8 p.m. Chamber Information Center in KMart parking lot. Carnival, games, displays, food. Call 885-1212.
Community Night at The Raven, Woods Bay. Southern dinner with gumbo, corn bread and Turtle cupcakes. Portion of proceeds go to Bigfork Destination Imagination Team. Call Tara, 250-9052.
• Columbia Falls High School Alumni/Community Academic Endowment fundraiser, 6:30-9 p.m., Truby’s, Meadow Lake, Columbia Falls. Finger food, cash bar, silent and live auctions, student entertainment. Tickets $15 at high school office, NAPA and Re/Max Mountain View, Columbia Falls.
Friday
• Church of Christ clothing give-away, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday, 241 Stillwater Road, Kalispell. Donations needed. Call Diane, 270-7016.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Speakers are candidates Derek Skees and Matt Rosendale. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
Saturday
• “Clean Your ‘Fork” community cleaning day for Bigfork, 8 a.m. to noon. Meet for continental breakfast at 8 a.m. at Flathead Food Bank. Bring rakes, brooms, flat shovels and gloves. Prizes. To sign up, call Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, 837-5888.
• Glacier Institute Volunteer Work Day, 9 a.m. Volunteers need for cleaning, painting, light carpentry and outdoor work at Glacier Park Field Camp and Big Creek Outdoor Education Center. RSVP at 755-1211.
• Kalispell Senior Center garage sale fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 839 Third Ave. W., Kalispell. Puzzles, books, ribbon, Christmas items and more. Call 257-1598.
• Ronan annual Spring Cleaning Day. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at City Park to pick up garbage bags and gloves. Coffee provided. To schedule a pick up at your home or location, call City Hall, 406-676-4231; or Ellen 406-676-8666.
• Gold, Gem and Mineral Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Prospecting equipment all-terrain vehicles. Learn to pan. Door prizes, raffle. $2 entry fee; kids 12 and under, free.
• Flathead Pioneer Auto Club indoor pancake breakfast and car show, Whitefish Mountain Mall. Breakfast 9 a.m. to noon; $5 per person, kids under 6, free. Proceeds to High School Scholarship Fund. Free indoor car show 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
• Bigfork Relay for Life indoor market and kick off, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork. Rental booths available. Call Debbie Ingram, 885-7714.
• The Kalispell Downtown Association and Kalispell Parks and Recreation are hosting a downtown cleanup day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet at Depot Park. Barbecue from noon to 2 p.m. Email pam@downtownkalispell.com or call Pam at 253-6923 or Jennifer 758-7717.
• Mission Mountain Winery free Red Wine and Chocolate program to learn about food and wine pairings, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 82420 U.S. 93 S., Dayton. All welcome. Call 849-5524.
• Raptor biologist Janie Fink of Birds of Prey Northwest present two lectures with live birds of prey, 10 a.m. and noon, Libby Dam Visitor Center. Seating is first come, first served. Call Susan James, 406-293-7751, ext. 253.
• Free Community Wellness Expo, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Vendors, speakers, food samples. Author Robert Sweetgall offers free Nordic walking clinics. Public invited. Call 250-3309.
• Spring Mountain Bike Demo Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Whitefish Bike Retreat, Beaver Lake Road, Whitefish. Free bike rides. Kids Dirt Derby bike challenge. Food for sale.
• Edible and Medicinal Plant workshop, 11 a.m. to noon, Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center, Kalispell. Herbalist Tom Tracy from Swan Valley Herbs will lead participants on a hike. Cost $5 per person. Call 755-2706.
• Benefit steak dinner and auction for 4-year-old Aedan Dupuis who suffers from Langerhans cell histiocytosis, 4 p.m. Saturday, VFW in Polson. $10 door donation includes raffle ticket. Proceeds help with family’s travel and treatment expenses.
• Flathead Democratic Party and Flathead Democratic Women’s Spring Dinner, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Meet the candidates 4:30 p.m.; social 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m. Featured speaker is John Lewis, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Call Dave Fern, 212-0674.
• Chili, pie and ice cream social, 5-8 p.m., Mountain Brook Community Library, 2353 Foothill Road, Kalispell. Live music by Swan Range Jammers.
• Dancin’ Under the Stars benefit for Neighbors in Need, 7-10 p.m., Best Western Plus Flathead Lake Inn & Suites, 4824, U.S. 93 S., Somers. Swingin’ Light orchestra with BJ Lupton. Tickets $25 at Snappy’s Sport Senter, Daily Inter Lake, Glacier Bank or call 752-7266. Tickets also available at door.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.
Sunday
• Flathead Pioneer Auto Club free indoor car show, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Whitefish Mountain Mall.
• Gold, Gem and Mineral Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Prospecting equipment all-terrain vehicles. Learn to pan. Door prizes, raffle. $2 entry fee; kids 12 and under, free.
Monday
• Parkinson’s Singing Group meets noon to 1 p.m., Snappy Sport Senter, 1400 U.S. 2 E. Open to all with Parkinson’s disease and care partners. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.
• “Fork It Over” community night fundraiser, 5-9 p.m., Three Forks Grill, 729 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Portion of proceeds donated to Farm Hands project promoting locally sourced food. Reservations recommended. Call 892-2900.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., basement meeting room, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.
Tuesday
• Creston School board meets 7:30 a.m.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room. Workshop 3:30 p.m.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
A look ahead
• USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., May 7, Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 406-890-1823.
• Kila School board meets at 7:30 a.m. May 7 to canvass election votes.
• Gateway to Glacier Trail meeting, 6 p.m., May 7, Freedom Bank basement, Columbia Falls. All interested in building a bicycle/walking trail from Coram to West Glacier invited. Call 387-5282.
• Free opening reception for “Montana Artists: Innovators, Inventors and Entrepreneurs” exhibit, 5-7 p.m. May 8, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell.
• Artist-led workshop for designing decorative walking sticks, 6:30-9:30 p.m., May 7, Stumptown Art Studio, Whitefish. Cost $25. Stick will be auctioned at Glacier National Park Conservancy’s Backpacker’s Ball this summer. Call 862-5929.
• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m. May 8, Polson City Library meeting room. Salish Kootenai Colleges biology teacher Pat Hurley presents a program on native plants titled “What Plants Have Taught Me.” Free. All welcome.
• 16th annual Louise Burk Memorial luncheon, noon, May 9, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Eureka. Dr. Presenter is Melissa Hulvat from the Bass Breast Cancer Center in Kalispell. Silent auction. Free baby-sitting. Door prizes, raffles. Tickets $7, available at First Interstate Bank, Eureka; Glacier Bank and Whitefish Credit Union.
• Hatton’s Hikers Relay for Life team annual spring bake and craft sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 10, Somers Bay Cafe.
• 22nd annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, May 10, Flathead Valley. Leave non-perishable food donations in bag near mailbox for postal carriers to collect.
• Whitefish High School all class reunion committee meets 2 p.m. May 10, 315 Baker Ave., Whitefish. Call 701-609-4339.
• Benefit spaghetti dinner for Rohletter family, 5 p.m. May 10, Eagles downstairs, Kalispell. Adults, $7; kids, $4. Raffle for Smith and Wesson 45. Silent auction closes 7:30 p.m. Proceeds go toward medical expenses due to Kevin Rohletter accidentally shooting himself in 2013. Call Pattie Nielsen, 890-1004.
• Mother’s Day Brunch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 11, Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, Lakeside. Four seating times available. Suggested donation, $18 per adult and child age 15 and older; $10 per child ages 5-14; children under 5, free. Proceeds benefit Women in Recovery and camp sponsorships. Call 752-6602.
• Flathead Audubon annual meeting May 12, Whitefish Community Center, 121 Second St. Featured guest Jeff Mow, Glacier Park Superintendent, will speak on topic, “Looking Forward at Glacier National Park.” Doors open 5 p.m.; meeting begins 7 p.m. Silent auction. All welcome.
• Kila School board meets at 10 a.m. May 13.
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 13, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Jodi Smith with FVCC gives a Super Host presentation. No reservations required. Luncheon, $10. Call 892-2072.
• Whitefish Women of the Moose hold an “Italian Splendor” dinner 5-7 p.m. May 14, 230 W. 10th. Cost $8 per person. Proceeds support community functions. Call Pat Gilbertson, 862-3943.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m. May 14, Teakettle Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy, 752-9642.
• Conrad Mansion Museum opens for season, May 15, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tours on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adults $10; seniors $9; students, $6; children, $4. Call 755-2166.
• “Fabulous Fifties” fundraiser for Bigfork Museum of Art and History, 5:30 p.m. May 15, Marina Cay’s ballroom. Dress in ‘50s attire to win prizes. Auction of reproduction bikes, photo booth.
• Columbia Falls School board Canyon Elementary Building Use Committee meets at 6 p.m., May 15, Canyon Elementary School, 200 North St., Hungry Horse.
• Montana Family Foundation’s 2014 fundraising banquet, 6:30 p.m. May 15, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, featuring Lt. Col. Oliver North. Doors open 6 p.m. Tickets $75, with sponsorships available. Call 406-628-1141.
• Big Arm community potluck, 6 p.m. May 16, Historic Big Arm School. Fire Chief John Fairchild presents a program on how homeowners can prevent wildfires from destroying their homes at 7 p.m. Call Nancy Foster, 849-5064.
• Somers Company Town Project Spirits of the Valley fundraiser, 6-10 p.m. May 16, Flathead Lake Inn and Suites, Somers. Spirits tasting, hors d’oeuvres, desserts. Live music by Andre Floyd and Dave Griffith. Tickets $25, at all Sliters locations and Somers Bay Cafe. Proceeds go building pavilion for S2 Engine.
• Glacier Street Rod Association fifth annual Swap Meet and Car Show, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17, U.S. 93 North, mile marker 120, between Raceway Park and Spencer’s, Kalispell. Auto parts, “big boys’” toys, tools. Bring your car, pick up, trailer, motorcycle, boat, snowmobile, tractor, RV or four-wheeler. Register at event. Admission $1 or can good for Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry. Call Ken, 249-3372; or Tom, 755-3410.
• Creston Cemetery Association annual business meeting 11 a.m. May 17, cemetery grounds. Annual spring clean up begins at 9 a.m.
• Stand Up for Starla yard sale fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 17, Smith Valley Grange, 2856 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Proceeds held to purchase walking braces and rehabilitation for Starla Hilliard Barnes, paralyzed in a 2009 hit-and-run accident. Call Judy, 270-1908.
• Bigfork Emergency Resource Team Preparedness and Community Awareness Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17, Bigfork Middle School gym. Lunch available.
• 11th annual Yellow Bay Cherry Blossom Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17, Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse, Montana 35, mile marker 18. Arts and crafts, jams and jellies. Author Chris Dawson reads to children, face painting. Homemade lunch available. Free admission. Public invited. Vendors needed. Call 982-3437.
• Fourth annual Serious Motorcycle Enthusiasts Group Motorcycle Show, noon to 7 p.m. May 17, Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell, Custom bikes, bike rodeo, biker bar, after-markets goods, vendors, live music, food. Admission $10; kids under 12, free. Part of proceeds benefit Northwest Veterans Food Pantry. Call 857-3119.
• Armed Forces Day Banquet, May 17, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Social hour 5:30 p.m.. Live music and dancing. Catered buffet. Silent auction. Tickets $40, available at Northwest Veterans Food Pantry or call 756-7304.
• Savvy Social Security Seminar, 6-7 p.m., May 20, The Summit, Kalispell. What baby boomers need to know to maximize retirement income. Free. Call Kim Taylor, 752-7232.
• Arlee area Democrats meet May 21, Hangin’ Art Gallery, Arlee. Social 6:30 p.m.; meeting 7 p.m.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., May 22, Linderman School Curriculum Cooperative room.
• Opening reception for exhibit, “A Journey Through History: Art and Artifacts from the collection of Dr. Van Kirke and Helen Nelson,” 5-7 p.m. May 29, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.
• Wings of Hope celebration in honor of local cancer survivors, 1-3 p.m. June 1, The Raven, Woods Bay. Purchase a butterfly for $10 with proceeds going to Flathead Cancer Aid Services. Butterflies released at event. Sponsorships available; www.flatheadcanceraid.org
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., June 2, basement meeting room, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. June 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) m Author Gary Ferguson reads from his forthcoming memoir “The Carry Home for launch of Whitefish Review’s new issue, 8 p.m., June 6, The Lakeshore Tent Pavilion, Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Gates open 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., June 12, Flathead Special Ed Cooperative conference room.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. July 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., July 7, basement meeting room, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.
• Ready, Set, Read 5K Fun Run and Walk, 8-11 a.m. July 12, Historic Rails to Trails, corner of Center Street and Meridian Road, Kalispell. Fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County. Call Ashley, 471-9002 or 257-7323.
• Glacier Rally in the Rockies July 18-19, Kalispell. July 18: Show and shine 6-8 p.m., Cruisin’ the Drag down Main Street, 8-10 p.m. July 19: Parade 10 a.m. downtown Main Street. Show and shine, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Fourth annual Evergreen reunion, noon to 5 p.m. July 19, Birch Grove Community Center. Call Lorene Bishop, 885-3070.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., Aug. 4, basement meeting room, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fee-free day, Aug. 25, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of birthday of National Park Service. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fee-free day, Sept. 27, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of National Public Lands Day. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
Columbia Falls Women’s Connection annual Make It, Bake It, Sew It, Grow It, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12, North Valley Hospital Community Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Call 892-5990.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 4, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fee-free day, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of Veterans Day. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.