Daybook
Today, Aug. 30
• Mountain Madness Air Show 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 Air Show, 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.
• City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will be picking up roll-out containers today. There will be no disruption of service due to Labor Day holiday.
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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• 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.
Wednesday
• Traditional quilt workshop series begins 1-4 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Open to both beginner and expert quilters. Call Betty Jo Malone, 755-6323.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Keller Williams.
• 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 to Family Education Program meets weekly at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays starting today, United Way Conference Room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Call 253-7880.
Thursday
• Kalispell Public Schools Curriculum Committee meets 7 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m. Community Room, Columbia Falls; 1-6:15 p.m. Marion Fire Department.
• 14th annual fundraising auction for the Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork, 5 p.m., Garden Bar. Free food. Beer and wine available.
• 27th annual Taste of Whitefish, 5:30-8 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center. Food from more than 25 restaurants and caterers. Live entertainment. Advance tickets $40; $45 at gate. Call 862-3501.
• Bigfork area Democrats sponsor a public meeting on water quality issues for area residents, 7-9 p.m. Swan River Community Hall, Montana 83 and Swan River Road. Speaker is Dave Hadden, director of Headwaters Montana. Local Democratic candidates will be present. Public invited. Call 756-8992 or 837-5196.
Tuesday
• Kalispell Public Schools Finance and Operations Committee meets 7:30-9 a.m., Sept. 5 followed by Personnel Committee at 9 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead City-County Health Department Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Marketplace one-on-one help, 4-6 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.
• FVCC Red, White and Blue 3K fun run/walk, 4 p.m., 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., 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., catered dinner 6 p.m. Sept. 6, Buffalo Hill Golf Course Clubhouse, Kalispell. Call Rodger Jones, 208-420-3182.
A look ahead
• 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.
• Flathead County Animal Shelter Adopt a Bull event 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 6, 225 Cemetery Road, south of Kalispell. All pit bull adoptions 50 percent off. Family fun, food, prizes. Volunteer orientation, 1-2 p.m. All welcome; children under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Call 752-1310.
• 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.
• Shawn McDonald gives an outdoor concert 6 p.m. Sept. 6, Hope Church, 436 Birch Grove, Kalispell. Special guests Flannel Graph and Luke Dowler. Tickets $20 adult; $10 students, including college; 5 and under free. Proceeds go to retiring church debt. Call 257-7112.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m. Sept. 6, Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 8, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group meets 6 p.m. Sept. 8, Pathways, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 8, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Flathead Audubon meets 7 p.m. Sept. 8, United Way Conference Room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Acclaimed nature photographer Tom Ulrich presents “Anomalies and Curiosities of the Animal World.” Free. Public welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9, Lakeview Healthcare.
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 9, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Speaker is Glacier Park Superintendent Jeff Mow. No reservations required. Luncheon, $12. Call 892-2072.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets 6-8 p.m. Sept. 9, Kalispell Middle School Library.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 10, Kalispell Elks Lodge.
• 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.
• Planetree Festival 3-8 p.m. Sept. 10, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. Health and wellness information, food, live music, children’s activities, da Vinci robot demonstration. Free. Public invited. Call 863-3627.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Teakettle Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy, 752-9642.
• North Lake County Planning and Zoning Committee meets 10 a.m., Sept. 11, Polson Planning Department to deliberate on draft regulation. Call Paul Rana, 270-1577.
• Shred and Feed Montana event 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 11, Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Have your documents shredded for free in exchange for food donation to local food bank. Information booths on how to spot fraud and identity theft. Refreshments. Open to public. Call 406-261-9413.
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission for senior citizens. Coffee, tea and cookies served 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docent-guided gallery tour at 10:30 a.m. Call 755-5268.
• Agency on Aging Advisory Council meets 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 11, The Summit, fitness training room. Call 758-5730.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 12, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• 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
• Montana Dahlia Society 26th annual Flower Show, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 13; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 14, Kalispell Center Mall.
• Red Cross blood drives Sept. 15: 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 1:30-5:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 17, Rosauers, in the blood mobile.
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce end of season celebration, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 17, Glacier Outdoor Center, 12400 U.S. 2 E., West Glacier. All welcome.
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 8:30-10 a.m. Sept. 18, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drives Sept. 18: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Three Rivers Bank, Meridian Road, in the blood mobile; noon to 5 p.m. The Wave, Whitefish; sponsored by Whitefish Rotary.
• 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.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drives Sept. 19: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Meadow Lake Resort, in the blood mobile.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 20, in the blood mobile.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 23, Troy Senior Center.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 6 p.m. Sept. 23, Kalispell Middle School Library.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:3 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24, Flathead County Health Department.
• Kalispell Public Schools Technology Committee meets 8:30 a.m. Sept. 25, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Sept. 25, conference room, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5 p.m. Sept. 25, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Kalispell Rotary Clubs.
• Columbia Falls Area Chamber garage sale 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 26; 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 27, Angie’s Greenhouse.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 29, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 30, Good Shepherd Church, Polson.
• 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.