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Today, Aug. 24

• Mission Valley Animal Shelter 25th anniversary celebration, 1-3 p.m., Riverside Park, Polson. Free ice cream and popcorn. Karaoke by Markie Mark. Dog training tips. Public invited. Bring your pet.

Monday

• Fee-free day, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of birthday of National Park Service. Call 888-7800.

• ImagineIF Libraries board meets at 9 a.m., meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

• Flathead Democratic Women meet at Hilton Garden, Kalispell. Social time at 11:30 a.m. followed by a buffet lunch at noon for $12, and subsequent meeting. Call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245; or Judy Cox, 755-1507.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.

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

• Death Cafe event, 7-9 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, U.S. 93 behind Montana Coffee Traders. Open discussion on all aspects of death and dying. Tea, cookies served. All welcome. Call Nancy Reece Jones, 257-1840.

Tuesday

• Red Cross blood drives: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hungry Horse Liquor store, in the blood mobile; noon to 5 p.m. Eureka Baptist Church. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.

• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 3 p.m., landfill office.

• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public. Call 758-7722.

• Guest artist Bill Spiess demonstrates chalk sidewalk art, 4:30-6:30 p.m. in front of Pocketstone Cafe, Bigfork.

• Healthy potluck supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Wellness Education Center, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Bring a healthy dish to share if you like. Families welcome. Call 755-8423.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session, 6-8 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Library.

• Joe Coco gives a free seminar, “The History of Government Subsidies,” 7-8:30 p.m., Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Space limited. Call 862-9400 to register.

• Lakeside Community Council meets 7 p.m., QRU Building, 201 Bills Road. Open to public.

• Dieter Kaboth, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation world elk calling champion, leads a free elk calling seminar, 7 p.m., The Church at Creston, 5447 Montana 35 between Creston and Bigfork. The public is welcome.

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drives: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lake County employee drive, Polson; 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walmart, in the blood mobile. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.

Thursday

• Kalispell Public Schools Technology Committee meets 8:30-10 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., Smith’s Food, in the blood mobile. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.

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

Friday

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a .m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. All donors entered into drawing for $100 gas card.

• U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Maj. Jason Curtis gives a video presentation on his career and education opportunities in math, science and engineering, 10 a.m. large community room, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Public invited. Call Tara Roth, 756-3912.

A look ahead

• Mountain Madness Airshow Aug. 30-31, Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell. U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headline. Gates open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets available at www.montanaairshow.com

• Glacier Skate Academy Big City, Bright Lights ice shows at 5 and 7 p.m. Aug. 30,  Stumptown Ice Den, Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish. On ice seating, $10. General admission, $7; $5 for children ages 6 to 12;  free for children under 6. Call 407-8226.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Traditional quilt workshop series begins 1-4 p.m. Sept. 3, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Open to both beginner and expert quilters. Call Betty Jo Malone, 755-6323.

• Flathead County High School Class of 1956 annual dinner/get together, Sept. 4, Elks Lodge, Kalispell. Open bar 5 p.m.; smorgasbord dinner 6 p.m. RSVP to 752-2959 by Aug. 25.

• 27th annual Taste of Whitefish, 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 4, O’Shaughnessy Center. Food from more than 25 restaurants and caterers. Live entertainment. Advance tickets $40; $5 at gate. Call 862-3501.

• Flathead City-County Health Department Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Marketplace one-on-one help, 4-6 p.m. Sept. 5, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.

• FVCC Red, White and Blue 3K fun run/walk, 4 p.m. Sept. 5, on campus. Cost is $15 per FVCC student; $20 for community members. Limited registration. Benefit for Montana Wounded Warriors. Call Sarah Bergford, 756-3893.

• Brats, Burgers and Band community fundraiser for Bigfork Volunteer Fire Department, 5 p.m. Sept. 5, Harbor Village Pavilion, Eagle Bend, Bigfork. Live music. Raffle. Tickets $10 adults; $5 children; $25 for family of four. Call Jim Syticka, 837-2294.

• Flathead Audubon’s eight annual Raptor Day 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 6, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Live birds, community bird walk 9:30 a.m. Short talk at 11 a.m. Denver Holt talks about owl research at 1:30 p.m. Free. Bring a sack lunch or purchase lunch. Call Amy Grout, 755-2706, ext. 3.

• Dayton Daze, Sept. 6, Dayton Park. Ladies bazaar and luncheon, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dayton Church; free wine tasting 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dayton Winery. Car show, craft booths, kids games, live music, silent auction, free sailboat rides, 1920’s themed costume contest; parade 3 p.m.; barbecue 4 p.m.

• Glacier RCers annual Fun Fly and swap meet, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 6-7, at the flying field on Whitefish Stage, 1 mile south of Montana 40 or 6 miles north of West Reserve Drive, Kalispell. Radio-controlled airplane flying exhibition. Prizes raffled. Public invited. Cost $5 per car. Non-perishable food and cash donations collected for Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry. Call 756-9404 or 752-6772.

• Taste of Kalispell 5-10 p.m. Sept. 6, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Live music by Fetveit Brothers. Tickets $25 adults; $20 seniors 65 and older; $10 youth 11-14; free for kids 10 and under. Call 253-6923.

• Big Arm Association annual barn dance, 6-10 p.m. Sept. 6, Big Arm Historic School. Live music by Forever Country. Food for purchase 6-7:30 p.m. 50/50 raffle. Call Nancy, 406-849-5064.

• North Valley Senior Center all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast fundraiser, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 7, 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Menu also includes sausage, scrambled eggs, juice, coffee for $6. Call 892-4087.

• Walk to End Alzheimer’s, 1 p.m. Sept. 7, Kidsports Track, Kalispell. Call Heidi Gibson, 406-252-3053.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 8, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 8, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.

• Annual Doctors Without Borders and International Rescue Committee fundraiser yard sale, Sept. 10-19, corner of East Fourth and Pine St., Whitefish, opposite Whitefish High School. Donations welcome. Call 862-1629.

• Third annual Montana Dragon Boat Festival Sept. 13-14, Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork. Races 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Food and beverage vendors. Kids’ games and activities. Live music. Breast cancer survivor ceremony, noon Saturday. Parking $10 per car at corner of Montana 82 and 35, includes shuttle all weekend. Dinner party 6 p.m. Saturday, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Tickets $25; www.montanadragonboat.com

• Center for Restorative Youth Justice Family Style Harvest Dinner, Sept. 18, Two Bear Farms, 1978 KM Ranch Road, Whitefish. Cocktails 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m. Chef Tim Good prepares a farm-to-table five course menu with beer and wine. Tickets $75; www.restorativeyouthjustice.org.

• Montana Historical Society presents a gravestone preservation workshop lead by conservator Jonathan Appel of Hartford, Conn., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 16, Demersville Cemetery. Cost $75, includes lunch and supplies. Pre-registration required. Call Deb Mitchell, 406-444-4789.

• Bethany Lutheran Church has a rummage and bake sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 19, 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 20, at the Ark, behind the church, Bigfork. Proceeds go to building a home for and feeding a family in Honduras for one year. Call 837-4387.

• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 18, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts, food, Wii gaming. Free.

• Friends of the Library annual book sale, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 20; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21, Kalispell Center Mall.

• Flathead Combined Training Association Event Derby Horse Show, 9 a.m. Sept. 20, Herron  Park, Kalispell. Dressage, jumping. All levels welcome. Spectating free; www.flatheadeventing.org

• Go Wild Flathead Wilderness event to celebrate 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 20, Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Educational booths, hands-on displays, demonstrations. Live music. Self-guided wilderness skills trail. Parade featuring Forest Services’ Nine Mile Mule Pack Team, 2-2:30 p.m. Concessions. Door prizes. Call 387-3847.

• Bigfork Chalk ‘n’ Rock Festival Sept. 20-21. Artists of all ages will create chalk art on Electric Avenue and compete for cash prizes. Live musical entertainment. Free for spectators.

• Glacier Stamp Club’s annual GLAPEX 2014 show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Dealers, collectors will be buying, selling, trading postage stamps. Public welcome. Free admission to show and museum.

• Conrad Mansion Nooks and Crannies Tour, Sept. 22, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tours begins 3 p.m., and run on the half hour until 6 p.m. $25 per person; $20 members. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Sept. 25, conference room, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Fee-free day, Sept. 27, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of National Public Lands Day. Call 888-7800.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 27, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 27, Swan Chapel, Swan Lake. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 756-8885.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 29, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.

• 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.

• Bethany Lutheran Church has a pie, silent auction and raffle, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19, in the church Fellowship Hall.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Oct. 23, conference room, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• 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, Nov. 11, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of Veterans Day. Call 888-7800.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Nov. 20, conference room, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Dec. 18, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Jan. 22, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Feb. 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. March 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. April 23, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. May 28, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. June 11, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.