Daybook
Today, July 16
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Melva Taubman gives a presentation on the Civil War. Speaker is Karen Totten. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Red Cross employee blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Applied Materials.
Teen summer workshop for grades 6-12, 2-4 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Columbia Falls. Build a toothbrush robot. Food, Wii gaming. Free.
• West Valley School board accepts bids for an addition and remodel, 3 p.m., school library.
• Swan River School board meets at 6 p.m., school library.
Thursday
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy Committee meets 8:30 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., The Wave, 1250 Baker Ave., Whitefish.
• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1-3 p.m., administration office, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.
• Local artist Andrea Brew leads kids sketch walk 9-11 a.m., from the Lion Mountain Trailhead on the Whitefish Trail. Kids ages 8 to 12 will learn observation skills and sketch natural objects. Free. Call Kim Corette, 862-3880.
• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets at Vista Linda, Somers. Social hour 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited. For reservations, call Mary Pat Murphy, 756-7721.
• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Energizer, 5-6:30 p.m., Ashley Furniture, Bando Lane. Food, beverages, door prizes. Call 885-1212.
• Mark Ruby, wildlife biologist with Swan Lake District, gives a program on bears for the Swan Ecosystem Center, 7 p.m., Holland Lake Day Use Area.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Plum Creek corporate office.
• 46th annual Arts in the Park, today through Sunday, Depot Park, Kalispell. At least 100 fine arts and crafts booths, entertainment, children’s activity area. Beer and wine garden, food. Hours 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission $3 daily; $5 weekend pass includes museum admission, free for 6 and under; 755-5268; www.hockadaymuseum.org
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Speakers include Joe Unterreiner, Kalispell Chamber of Commerce president, and U.S. Rep. Steve Daines. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Bigfork Relay for Life, 6 p.m. to midnight, Bigfork High School football field. Call Debbie Ingram, 885-7714.
• Glacier Rally in the Rockies today and Saturday, Kalispell. Today: Show and shine 6-8 p.m., Cruisin’ the Drag down Main Street, 8-10 p.m. Saturday: Parade 10 a.m. downtown Main Street. Show and shine, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Flathead Lake Swim series today through Sunday, Big Arm State Park, Big Arm. 10K, 5K, 1-mile and 1/2 mile races for swimmers 10 and older; www.katsmasters.com
• Flathead High School Class of 1964 50th reunion today through Sunday. Mixer 6 p.m. today; reunion 5 p.m. Saturday, Elks Club with no-host bar, dinner at 6 p.m., music and dancing. Prayer service 10:30 a.m., Sunday C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Coffee open house follows, noon, old hospital, 723 Fifth Ave. E. unit 319. Call Don Beller, 257-3640; Kathy Fisher, 756-6946.
Saturday
• Abbie Shelter High Heel-A-Thon, Main Street, Kalispell. Registration 9 a.m. Courthouse Park West, on First Avenue between Eighth and Ninth Streets. $15 adults, by donation for kids. High heels required. Parade begins at 10 a.m. Fundraiser and to raise awareness about domestic violence.
• Glacier Woodturners meet 9 a.m., Hansen’s Trucking, Columbia Falls. Call 755-1795.
• Glacier Rally in the Rockies, Kalispell. Parade 10 a.m. Main Street. Show and shine, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• 46th annual Arts in the Park, today and Sunday, Depot Park, Kalispell. At least 100 fine arts and crafts booths, entertainment, children’s activity area. Beer and wine garden, food. Hours 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission $3 daily; $5 weekend pass includes museum admission, free for 6 and under; 755-5268; www.hockadaymuseum.org
• Live History Days, today and Sunday, Miracle of American Museum, Polson. Miniature train and Army vehicle rides for kids, demonstrations, live music, working sawmill and tractors. Admission $6, includes rides.
• Fourth annual Evergreen reunion, noon to 5 p.m., Birch Grove Community Center. Call Lorene Bishop, 885-3070.
• Flathead Lake Swim series today and Sunday, Big Arm State Park, Big Arm. 10K, 5K, 1-mile and 1/2 mile races for swimmers 10 and older; www.katsmasters.com
• Flathead High School Class of 1964 50th reunion continues today and Sunday. Gathering 5 p.m. today at Elks Club with no-host bar, dinner at 6 p.m., music and dancing. Prayer service 10:30 a.m. Sunday, C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Coffee open house follows, noon, old hospital, 723 Fifth Ave. E. unit 319. Call Don Beller, 257-3640; Kathy Fisher, 756-6946.
• Yaak Wilderness Festival, Yaak River Tavern and Mercantile, Montana 508, 30 miles north of U.S. 2. Live music, craft vendors, educational booths, kids’ activities, wilderness hikes and more. Gates open 1 p.m.; music starts 2 p.m. Leashed pets allowed. Adults, $10; students 13-18, $5; children 12 and under, free. Benefit for Yaak Valley Forest Council. Call 406-295-9736.
• Mission Mountain Winery free Muscat Madness program to learn about food and wine pairings, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 82420 U.S. 93 S., Dayton. All welcome.
• Polson’s Main Street Cherry Festival, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. More than 100 local arts and crafts vendors, Montana-made products, food vendors, farmers market. Games and contests. Street dance tonight with Southern Comfort Band.
• Evergreen Community Reunion potluck, noon to 5 p.m., Birch Grove Community Center, 594 Birch Grove Road, Kalispell. Bring lawn chairs. Call 885-3070.
• Beth Gardner, U.S. Forest Service fisheries biologist, gives a program on trout of the Swan Valley for the Swan Ecosystem Center, 7 p.m., Holland Lake Day Use Area.
Sunday
• 46th annual Arts in the Park, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Depot Park, Kalispell. At least 100 fine arts and crafts booths, entertainment, children’s activity area. Beer and wine garden, food. Admission $3, free for 6 and under; 755-5268; www.hockadaymuseum.org
• Polson’s Main Street Cherry Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 100 local arts and crafts vendors, Montana-made products, food vendors, farmers market. Games and contests.
• Live History Days, Miracle of American Museum, Polson. Miniature train and Army vehicle rides for kids, demonstrations, live music, working sawmill and tractors. Admission $6, includes rides.
• Flathead Lake Swim series today and Sunday, Big Arm State Park, Big Arm. 10K, 5K, 1-mile and 1/2 mile races for swimmers 10 and older; www.katsmasters.com
• Flathead High School Class of 1964 50th reunion prayer service, 10:30 a.m. C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Coffee open house follows, noon, old hospital, 723 Fifth Ave. E. unit 319. Call Don Beller, 257-3640; Kathy Fisher, 756-6946.
Monday
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 7 a.m.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m. July 21, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. July 21, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.
• West Valley School board meets at 4 p.m. July 21, school library.
• Somers School District board meets 6 p.m., Somers Middle School.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 3:30 p.m., Flathead Electric, Kalispell.
• Botanist and naturalist Anne Morley leading a guided hike 10 a.m., Sprunger-Whitney Nature Trail off Montana 83, 7 miles south of Swan Lake. Meet at trailhead. Call 886-2242.
• Healthy Communities Workshop, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Lunch provided. Free to public health department representatives, planners, engineers and commissions. To reserve a seat, contact Karin Hilding at 863-2450.
• P.E.O. Reciprocity brown bag picnic lunch, 11:30 a.m., Boettcher Park, Polson. Bring guests. Drinks and dessert provided. Call Janna Taylor, 849-5281.
• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 3 p.m., landfill office.
• Retired U.S. Forest Service forester Ed Lieser leads a hike on the Beaver Lakes Trail of the Whitefish Trail, 6-8 p.m. Learn tree identification skills and components of a healthy forest. Free. Call Kim Corette, 862-3880.
• Joe Coco offers a Wealth Masters seminar, “Raising Money Savvy Kids,” 7-9 p.m., Coco Enterprises conference center, 6438 U.S. 93 S, Whitefish. Cost of materials is $10. Space limited. Call 862-9400 to register.
A look ahead
• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. July 23, at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.
• ImagineIF Libraries board meets at 9 a.m., July 23, meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. July 23, Michael’s East Exxon, 1278 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell, blood mobile.
• Master Sgt. Mark Vomund speaks about his experiences and traumatic brain injury while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq July 23 at the Whitefish Moose Lodge. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Ice cream social follows. Public invited.
• Nashville recording artist Linda Lanier presents a patriotic concert honoring military, law enforcement and fire fighters, 7 p.m. July 23, Canyon Community Church, Coram. Call 387-9452.
• Kalispell Public Schools Technology Committee meets 8:30 a.m. July 24, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 24, First Interstate Bank, 100 Hutton Ranch Road, Kalispell, blood mobile.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. July 24, St. Luke Community Hospital, 107 Sixth Ave. SW
• 13th annual Event at Rebecca Farm, July 24-27, West Springcreek Road, off Reserve Loop, Kalispell. World-class equestrian competitions. Vendors on site. Free admission. Call 752-3276.
• Red Cross blood drives July 25: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kalispell Toyota, 2845 U.S. 93 S., in the blood mobile; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Third annual CASA for Kids Cycling for Children ride, July 26, beginning at Saddle Club Park, Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish. 40-, 80- and 100-mile routes available. Raffle. Call Jeannine Trousdale, 471-5485; Helen Cates, 270-4407; or Betsy Bayne, 871-8827.
• Young Eagles flight event, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 26, Red Eagle Aviation, Kalispell. Free 20-minute flights for youth ages 8 to 17, with parental sign-up. Registration 9 a.m. to noon; flights end 1 p.m. Call Delbert Schneider, 249-4226.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 26, Cabela’s 125 Treeline Road, Kalispell.
• North Fork Preservation Association annual potluck and meeting, July 26, Sondreson Hall, North Fork. Potluck 5 p.m. Canadian conservationist Harvey Locke speaks at 7:30 p.m. Special guest Sid Marty, writer and musician from Alberta. Outdoor seating; bring your own chair.
• Event at Rebecca Farm’s competitors’ dinner, 7:30 p.m. July 26, Rebecca Farm, Kalispell. Tickets $25 adults; $15 children under 10, available at hospitality tent during The Event or call 752-3286. Public invited.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 28, Libby Christian Church, Libby. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5:30 p.m. July 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. July 29, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1002 Fourth Ave. E., Polson.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 30, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-4 p.m. July 31, Kalispell Center Mall.
• Fifth annual Whitefish Lake Institute wine auction, July 31-Aug. 1, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and live music by Fresh Off the Vine, 4-7 p.m. July 31. Dinner with Foley Family Wines, 5:30-10 p.m., in the ballroom. Live auction. Call 862-4327.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. July 31, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.
• Opening reception for Nicholas Oberling’s new Hidden Treasures art exhibit, 5-7 p.m. July 31, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.
• Evergreen Rod Run and Show and Shine Aug. 1-2. Rod Run, 6 p.m. Aug. 1, Snappy’s Sport Senter with door prizes. Registration 5:30 p.m. Show and Shine, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2, Conlin’s Furniture. Free admission, food vendors, booths, door prizes. Trophies. Open to all classes cars and motorcycles. Call Bev Ferris, 885-1212.
36th annual Bigfork Festival of the Arts, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 2-3, Electric and Grand Avenues. More than 125 booths offer art, crafts, pottery, furniture, jewelry, clothing and more. Food vendors, live entertainment. Parking at Bethany Lutheran Church on Montana 35 and Potoczny Field at Montana 35 and Holt Drive. Free shuttle to festival. Call 837-5888.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 2, First Baptist Church of Whitefish, 6232 U.S. 93.
• Glacier National Park Conservancy Backpacker’s Ball, 6 p.m. Aug. 2, Green Valley Ranch, Coram. Live and silent auctions. Live music by Ashley Creek Ramblers. Dinner.
• Ninth annual Big Sky Antique and Classic Boat Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 2, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, Lakeside. Remote-control model sailboat racing, displays, demonstrations of standup paddle boards and kayak water safety. Woody wagons car display. Boat parade 3 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.
• Kila School board and budget meeting 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4.
• 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.
• Teen summer workshop 2-4 p.m. Aug. 6, ImagineIF Library, Columbia Falls Make your own bubble gum and fizzy pixie sticks. Free.
• 33rd annual Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival Aug. 9, Swan Lake Day Park, Montana 83, mile marker 72. Pancake breakfast 7 a.m. Festival 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts and crafts fair, bake sale and contest, silent auction, raffles, food. Ashley Creek Ramblers play 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Whitefish Lake Swim race, Aug. 10, Whitefish City Beach. 5K begins 8 a.m.; 1-mile begins 9:30 a.m.; 1/2 mile kids only race, 10 a.m.; www.katsmasters.com
• Teen summer workshop 2-4 p.m. Aug. 14, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Make your own soap.
• Free tour of Terrapin organic farm in Whitefish with presentation on cover cropping, Aug. 16. Farm feast follows; pre-register at www.ncat.org/tours/ or call Jeff Schahczenski at 406-494-8636.
• Glacial Forum and Stand Up America present “An Evening with Brigitte Gabriel,” founder and president of Act for America and analyst on Islamic terrorism, Aug. 18, Crossroads Church, Bigfork. Tickets $35 per person. Reception 6-7 p.m.; presentation 7-9 p.m. Call Paul Vallely, 249-1091.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Aug. 18, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Phototaxis live slideshow of artistic photography, 7-11 p.m. Aug. 23, Farm Road, Polson. Public invited to view works projected on side of barn beginning at 9 p.m.
• Fee-free day, Aug. 25, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of birthday of National Park Service. Call 888-7800.
• 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
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Bethany Lutheran Church has a rummage and bake sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 19-20, at the Ark, behind the church, Bigfork. Proceeds go to building a home for and feed a family in Honduras for one year. Call 837-4387.
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.
• 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.
• 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 257-18, 57.
• 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.