Daybook
Today, May 7
• 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.
• Kila School board meets at 7:30 a.m. to canvass election votes.
• Alpine Spinners meet 10:30 a.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church basement, Kalispell. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome. Call Joan, 837-3599; or Judie, 257-6520.
• Free Qigong Falun Dafa instruction easy-to-learn exercise instruction for all ages, 11:45 a.m. every Wednesday in May, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Call Katherine, 257-9798.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m. Smith’s Food and Drug, in the blood mobile.
• Gateway to Glacier Trail meeting, 6 p.m., Freedom Bank basement, Columbia Falls. All interested in building a bicycle/walking trail from Coram to West Glacier invited. Call 387-5282.
• Artist-led workshop for designing decorative walking sticks, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Stumptown Art Studio, Whitefish. Cost $25. Stick will be auctioned at Glacier National Park Conservancy’s Backpacker’s Ball this summer. Call 862-5929.
• Project Whitefish 25th annual Hawaiian Wine and Food Fest, 6-9 p.m., Grouse Mountain Lodge. Silent and live auction. Tickets $60 at Village Shop, Imagination Station, Towne Printer, O’Shaughnessy Center. Call 862-5371. Benefit for Whitefish Theatre Company and Project Whitefish Kids.
Thursday
• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., school library.
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walmart, in the blood mobile.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board special meeting at 3:15 p.m., followed by technology committee meeting at 3:30 p.m.
• Free opening reception for “Montana Artists: Innovators, Inventors and Entrepreneurs” exhibit, 5-7 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell.
• Flathead Valley Genealogical Society meets at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Business meeting 6:30 p.m. Richard Hardesty presents a program on Charles E. Conrad and historical research at 7 p.m. Free. Open to public. Call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245.
• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m., Polson City Library meeting room. Salish Kootenai Colleges biology teacher Pat Hurley presents a program on native plants titled “What Plants Have Taught Me.” Free. All welcome.
• Local Institute of Noetic Sciences community group meets 7 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Montana State University Professor Emeritus Ardy Sixkiller Clarke give a presentation titled, “Star People: A Native America Perspective.” All welcome. Call 871-9259.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; noon to 4 p.m. Best Buy, in the blood mobile.
• 16th annual Louise Burk Memorial luncheon, noon, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Eureka. Dr. Presenter is Melissa Hulvat from the Bass Breast Cancer Center in Kalispell. Silent auction. Free baby-sitting. Door prizes, raffles. Tickets $7, available at First Interstate Bank, Eureka; Glacier Bank and Whitefish Credit Union.
• Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Social time, 11:30 a.m. For reservations, call Bill Driver, 837-2744.
• Rocky Mountain Rollers May meeting and campout today and Saturday, McGregor Lake RV Park, 12255 U.S. 2 W., Marion. Dinner on your own Friday. Breakfast 9:15 a.m. Saturday, following by meeting at 1 p.m.; potluck dinner 5 p.m. To make camping reservations call 858-2261. RSVP to Harold Blumer, 752-2415; Agnes Pederson, 756-1662; Jo and Ed Welsh, 871-3499.
Saturday
• Hatton’s Hikers Relay for Life team annual spring bake and craft sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Somers Bay Cafe.
• 22nd annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, Flathead Valley. Leave non-perishable food donations in bag near mailbox for postal carriers to collect.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Harley Davidson, in the blood mobile. Sponsored by Glacier HOG.
• American Legion Auxiliary Post 137 volunteers distribute paper poppies today in honor of America’s veterans. Locations includes, Smith’s, Albertsons, Rosauers, Kmart and Walmart.
• Rocky Mountain Rollers May meeting and campout continues at McGregor Lake RV Park, 12255 U.S. 2 W., Marion. Dinner on your own Friday. Breakfast 9:15 a.m. Saturday, following by meeting at 1 p.m.; potluck dinner 5 p.m. To make camping reservations call 858-2261. RSVP to Harold Blumer, 752-2415; Agnes Pederson, 756-1662; Jo and Ed Welsh, 871-3499.
Family Forestry Expo, Trumbull Creek Educational Forest, Columbia Falls. Logging and mule packing demonstrations at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free loggers lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Free Saturday morning wildflower walks 11 a.m. to noon starting today through June 14, Lone Pine State Park. Leisurely pace; not more than 2 miles. Call Amy Grout, park manager, 755-2706, ext. 3.
• Whitefish High School all class reunion committee meets 2 p.m., 315 Baker Ave., Whitefish. Call 701-609-4339.
• Benefit spaghetti dinner for Rohletter family, 5 p.m., Eagles downstairs, Kalispell. Adults, $7; kids, $4. Raffle for Smith and Wesson 45. Silent auction closes 7:30 p.m. Proceeds go toward medical expenses due to Kevin Rohletter accidentally shooting himself in 2013. Call Pattie Nielsen, 890-1004.
Sunday
• Mother’s Day Brunch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, Lakeside. Four seating times available. Suggested donation, $18 per adult and child age 15 and older; $10 per child ages 5-14; children under 5, free. Proceeds benefit Women in Recovery and camp sponsorships. Call 752-6602.
Monday
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Audubon annual meeting, Whitefish Community Center, 121 Second St. Featured guest Jeff Mow, Glacier Park Superintendent, will speak on topic, “Looking Forward at Glacier National Park.” Doors open 5 p.m.; meeting begins 7 p.m. Silent auction. All welcome.
• Rails to Trails meets at 5:30 p.m., at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road. All welcome. Call 257-4486.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Cinco de May potluck. Those whose names end in A-H, bring salad or fruit; H-P, accompaniments for taco salad; P-Z, chips or dessert. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Sue, 756-4725.
• Ric Blair, owner of Third Street Market in Whitefish, gives a free presentation titled, “You Don’t Feel Good and You Do Not Know How to Get Better,” 6:30-7:30 p.m., Next Level Fitness, Whitefish Mountain Mall. Public invited. Call Mark Moriarty, 862-8955.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
Tuesday
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bigfork Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 837-4157.
• Kila School board meets at 10 a.m..
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Jodi Smith with FVCC gives a Super Host presentation. No reservations required. Luncheon, $10. Call 892-2072.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kalispell Elks Lodge.
A look ahead
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. May 14, Blessed John Paul II Church, Bigfork. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., May 14, The Summit, Kalispell. Presenter is Dr. Linda Hitchcock, geriatrician. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767 or Inga, 756-5514..
• Whitefish Women of the Moose hold an “Italian Splendor” dinner 5-7 p.m. May 14, 230 W. 10th. Cost $8 per person. Proceeds support community functions. Call Pat Gilbertson, 862-3943.
• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m. May 14, Teakettle Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy, 752-9642.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 15, Mission Valley Senior Center, Ronan. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-676-5495.
• Conrad Mansion Museum opens for season, May 15, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tours on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adults $10; seniors $9; students, $6; children, $4. Call 755-2166.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 15, The Wave, Whitefish.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. May 15, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Craft is “Pimped up sunglasses.” Free.
• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets May 15, 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 Lavonne, 756-7082.
• “Fabulous Fifties” fundraiser for Bigfork Museum of Art and History, 5:30 p.m. May 15, Marina Cay’s ballroom. Dress in ‘50s attire to win prizes. Auction of reproduction bikes, photo booth.
• Columbia Falls School board Canyon Elementary Building Use Committee meets at 6 p.m., May 15, Canyon Elementary School, 200 North St., Hungry Horse.
• Montana Family Foundation’s 2014 fundraising banquet, 6:30 p.m. May 15, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, featuring Lt. Col. Oliver North. Doors open 6 p.m. Tickets $75, with sponsorships available. Call 406-628-1141.
• Red Cross blood drives: May 16: 10 a.m. 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hot Springs High School.
Montana Wilderness Association WILD Picnic, 5-7:30 p.m. May 16, Lawrence park, Kalispell. Free “Wilderness Walks” summer booklet available. Opportunities to sign up to volunteer for trail maintenance in Montana. Light refreshments, live music. Families welcome. Call Shannon Freix, 406-499-2309; or Amy Robinson, 406-730-2006.
• Big Arm community potluck, 6 p.m. May 16, Historic Big Arm School. Fire Chief John Fairchild presents a program on how homeowners can prevent wildfires from destroying their homes at 7 p.m. Call Nancy Foster, 849-5064.
• Somers Company Town Project Spirits of the Valley fundraiser, 6-10 p.m. May 16, Flathead Lake Inn and Suites, Somers. Spirits tasting, hors d’oeuvres, desserts. Live music by Andre Floyd and Dave Griffith. Tickets $25, at all Sliters locations and Somers Bay Cafe. Proceeds go building pavilion for S2 Engine.
• Glacier Street Rod Association fifth annual Swap Meet and Car Show, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17, U.S. 93 North, mile marker 120, between Raceway Park and Spencer’s, Kalispell. Auto parts, “big boys’” toys, tools. Bring your car, pick up, trailer, motorcycle, boat, snowmobile, tractor, RV or four-wheeler. Register at event. Admission $1 or can good for Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry. Call Ken, 249-3372; or Tom, 755-3410.
• Ten-mile bike and bird field trip in Lower Valley with Bruce Tannehill of Flathead Audubon, 9 a.m. May 17. Lunch at Somers Bay Cafe. Portion of proceeds donated to Flathead Land Trust. RSVP to Laura Katzman, 752-8293.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety classes May 17: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Summit, Kalispell. Call 751-4500; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Swan Chapel, Swan Lake. Call 756-8885. $20 fee. ($15 for AARP card-holding members.)
• Free admission beginning during Miniatures benefit auction and silent auction, beginning at 10 a.m. May 17, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell
• Creston Cemetery Association annual business meeting 11 a.m. May 17, cemetery grounds. Annual spring clean up begins at 9 a.m.
• Stand Up for Starla yard sale fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 17, Smith Valley Grange, 2856 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Proceeds held to purchase walking braces and rehabilitation for Starla Hilliard Barnes, paralyzed in a 2009 hit-and-run accident. Call Judy, 270-1908.
• Bigfork Emergency Resource Team Preparedness and Community Awareness Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17, Bigfork Middle School gym. Representatives from area law enforcement, emergency, health agencies and other local resources. Guest speakers. Equipment displays. Lunch available.
• 11th annual Yellow Bay Cherry Blossom Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17, Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse, Montana 35, mile marker 18. Arts and crafts, jams and jellies. Author Chris Dawson reads to children, face painting. Homemade lunch available. Free admission. Public invited. Vendors needed. Call 982-3437.
• Flathead Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show and Fun Match, 10:30 a.m. May 17, Marantette Park, 233 13th St. E., Columbia Falls.
Celebrate National Kids Day, noon to 2 p.m. May 17, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Active for families. Kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. Free. Call Amy Grout, 755-2706, ext. 3
• Kalispell Parks and Recreation pickleball game, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hawthorne Park tennis courts, Hawthorne Avenue, Kalispell. All ages welcome. Free. Call 758-7717 or 758-7848.
• Fourth annual Serious Motorcycle Enthusiasts Group Motorcycle Show, noon to 7 p.m. May 17, Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell, Custom bikes, bike rodeo, biker bar, after-markets goods, vendors, live music, food. Admission $10; kids under 12, free. Part of proceeds benefit Northwest Veterans Food Pantry. Call 857-3119.
• Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center program featuring live birds of prey, noon to 3 p.m. May 17, Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building community room, 490 N. Meridian, Kalispell. Children’s activities, silent auction. All welcome. Entry by donation.
• Armed Forces Day Banquet, May 17, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Social hour 5:30 p.m.. Live music and dancing. Catered buffet. Silent auction. Tickets $40, available at Northwest Veterans Food Pantry or call 756-7304.
• KRMC nurses Joy Curtis and Andrea Larkins give a Trauma Nurses Talk Tough Program targeting high-risk behaviors for youth in kindergarten through high school, 1:30-2:30 p.m. May 18, Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1375 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Free. All welcome. Bike helmets will be available for $8.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 19, Libby Christian Church, $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.
• Red Cross blood drives May 19: 1:30-5:30 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Red Cross blood drives May 20: 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Glacier Bank, Main Street, Kalispell; 2:30-5:30 p.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection luncheon tea, 11:30 a.m., May 20, meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Bring a teacup and share its story. Speaker is freelance writer Jan Mathers of Oregon. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Savvy Social Security Seminar, 6-7 p.m., May 20, The Summit, Kalispell. What baby boomers need to know to maximize retirement income. Free. Call Kim Taylor, 752-7232.
• Alpine Weavers and Spinners meet 10:30 a.m. May 21, Bethlehem Lutheran Church basement, Kalispell. Basket weaving project. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome. Call Joan, 837-3599; or Judie, 257-6520.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 21, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center, Libby.
• Children create sand art and related activities, 4-5:30 p.m. May 21, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.
• Arlee area Democrats meet May 21, Hangin’ Art Gallery, Arlee. Social 6:30 p.m.; meeting 7 p.m.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2:30-6 p.m. May 22, Christian Center, Kalispell
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., May 22, Linderman School Curriculum Cooperative room.
• 39th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival May 24-25, Wild Mile of Swan River. Slalom and downriver kayak races. Movie night, 8 p.m. May 23, Village Roost; www.bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com
Herron Park mini-event, 9 a.m. May 24-25, Kalispell. Dressage, cross-country jumping, arena jumping. Free for spectators.
• Fairview Cemetery annual Memorial Day service, May 26, 1225 Fairview Cemetery Road, Columbia Falls. Honor Guard at 1:45 p.m.; service at 2 p.m. with Kelly Hartman officiating. Call Wanda Haugen, 250-5038.
• Fairview Cemetery annual meeting 8 a.m. May 27, 1225 Fairview Cemetery Road, Columbia Falls. Call Wanda Haugen, 250-5038.
• Red Cross blood drives May 27: noon to 5 p.m. Polson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 12:30-4 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5:15 p.m. May 28, West Kootenai community.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 29, Flathead County Health Department.
• Opening reception for exhibit, “A Journey Through History: Art and Artifacts from the collection of Dr. Van Kirke and Helen Nelson,” 5-7 p.m. May 29, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. May 29, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.
• Red Cross blood drives May 30: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lakeview Health Community, Bigfork.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Montana Conservation Corps.
• Wings of Hope celebration in honor of local cancer survivors, 1-3 p.m. June 1, The Raven, Woods Bay. Purchase a butterfly for $10 with proceeds going to Flathead Cancer Aid Services. Butterflies released at event. Sponsorships available; www.flatheadcanceraid.org
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., June 2, 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. June 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) m Author Gary Ferguson reads from his forthcoming memoir “The Carry Home for launch of Whitefish Review’s new issue, 8 p.m., June 6, The Lakeshore Tent Pavilion, Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Gates open 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., June 12, Flathead Special Ed Cooperative conference room.
• Project Homeless Connect, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 12; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 13, Samaritan House Administration Building, 1110 Second St. W., Kalispell. Services and resources for the homeless and those at risk, families, veterans. Call the United Way, 752-7266.
• Angel’s Attic rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 13-14, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. 230 Baker Ave., Whitefish. Call 862-5139.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. July 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., July 7, basement meeting room, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.
• Ready, Set, Read 5K Fun Run and Walk, 8-11 a.m. July 12, Historic Rails to Trails, corner of Center Street and Meridian Road, Kalispell. Fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County. Call Ashley, 471-9002 or 257-7323.
• Glacier Rally in the Rockies July 18-19, Kalispell. July 18: Show and shine 6-8 p.m., Cruisin’ the Drag down Main Street, 8-10 p.m. July 19: Parade 10 a.m. downtown Main Street. Show and shine, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Fourth annual Evergreen reunion, noon to 5 p.m. July 19, Birch Grove Community Center. Call Lorene Bishop, 885-3070.
• 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.
• Free tour of Terrapin organic farm in Whitefish with presentation on cover cropping. Farm feast follows; pre-register at www.ncat.org/tours/ or call Jeff Schahczenski at 406-494-8636.
• Fee-free day, Aug. 25, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of birthday of National Park Service. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• 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.
• 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, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of Veterans Day. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.