Daybook

Today, July 17

• 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.

• Daniels County annual gathering, 10 a.m., 120 Garland St., Kalispell. Coffee and doughnuts served. Call 756-3162.

 • 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.