Daybook

Today, Aug. 27

• 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.

• Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. ARK building of Bethany Lutheran Church, Montana 35, just south of Montana 209. Call Gwen Sutherland, 250-5457.

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.

Saturday

• Mountain Madness Airshow today and Sunday, 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

• Best Car Show by a Dam Site, noon to 5 p.m., Deer Lick Saloon, Martin City. Live music by Russ Nasset & the Revelators 6-10 p.m.

• Glacier Skate Academy Big City, Bright Lights ice shows at 5 and 7 p.m., 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.

Sunday

• Mountain Madness Airshow, 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

Monday

• Evergreen Disposal will be running normal routes today, Labor Day.

Tuesday

• Flathead Home Educators Association annual homeschool kick off, noon to 4 p.m., Grace Church, 1225 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Sign up, free workshops, kids’ activities. Call Cindy Radosevich, 755-7398.

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

• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30 p.m., basement meeting room, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.

A look ahead

• 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.

• USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 3, Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 406-890-1823.

• 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; $45 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 County High School Class of 1957’s 57th reunion. Meet and greet 7 p.m. Sept. 5, catered dinner 6 p.m. Sept. 6, Buffalo Hill Golf Course Clubhouse, Kalispell. Call Rodger  Jones, 208-420-3182.

• 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.

• Genealogist Larry Jensen leads a free, all-day German Genealogy Workshop, 9 a.m. Sept. 13, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Bring a brown bag lunch or take a lunch break. All welcome. Call Debbie, 471-7091.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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. To donate book, call Wendy, 257-8719; or Mary, 755-7678.

• 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.