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Sunday
• Fifth annual Whitefish Animal Hospital WAG Race, 11 a.m. Hugh Rogers Wag Park, Whitefish. Run with your dog: 1-mile fun run, 4-mile and 12k events. Post race entertainment by John Dunnigan, kids’ games, food, raffles. Proceeds benefit the park.
• 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., Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1375 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Free. All welcome. Bike helmets will be available for $8.
• Musical artist Danielle Oliver presents a video release party and concert fundraiser for A Ray of Hope shelter, 7 p.m., Crush Lounge, Whitefish. Special guest Tim Torgerson. Donation taken at door. Light appetizers, raffles.
Monday
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church, $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.
• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Hilton Garden Inn Kalispell. Speaker is John Fuller on “Making Your Vote Count.” Buffet lunch available for $11. All welcome. Call Dee Kirk-Boon, 250-5098.
• Red Cross blood drives: 1:30-5:30 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Communities. Call Kaye Hollingsworth, 752-9612, ext. 208.
• Local youth will be cleaning up cigarette butts in Woodland Park from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Additional volunteers welcome. Call Eugenia Tartaglino at the Flathead City-County Health Department, 751-8260.
• Deer Park School board special meeting, 4 p.m. in the library.
• AARP and Montana Attorney General’s Office sponsor a consumer protection forum on “How to Outsmart Investment Fraud,” 4:30-7:30 p.m. Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Open to public. Free soup supper. To register, call 1-877-926-8300.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 5 p.m.
• Somers School District board work session 5 p.m., followed by regular board meeting at 6 p.m., Somers Middle School.
• Kalispell Rockhound Club meets at 7 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell, basement meeting room. Show and tell, and educational session. All welcome. Call Malinda, 253-3803.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drives: 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., 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.
• Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon, noon to 1 p.m. Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Speaker is Meg O’Leary, director of Montana Department of Commerce. Luncheon tickets $19. For reservations, call 758-2803.
• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.
• Evergreen community reunion committee meets 5:30 p.m. at Sykes’. Call 885-3070.
• Savvy Social Security Seminar, 6-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. What baby boomers need to know to maximize retirement income. Free. Call Kim Taylor, 752-7232.
• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Old Chapel building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Call 892-5894.
• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school library.
• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. school library. Public welcome.
• Free 70-minute video presentation sponsored by Wake the Flathead on “Dangers and Threats to American Liberty and Education: Common Core,” 7 p.m. ImagineIF Library meeting room, Kalispell.
Wednesday
• Alpine Weavers and Spinners meet 10:30 a.m., 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., Cabinet Peaks Medical Center, Libby.
• VA2K Walk and Roll to benefit homeless veterans, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kalispell VA Clinic, 31 Three Mile Dr., Suite 102. All welcome. Donations accepted of track phones and cards, winter coats and accessories, hygiene, insect repellent, sunscreen, new or nearly new sleeping bags, nonperishable food.
• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m., North Valley Hospital Community Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Angie’s Greenhouse presents a program. Speaker is Jan Mathers. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Children create sand art and related activities, 4-5:30 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.
• Montana Native Plant Society field trip to Birdsong Tree Farm near Kila, 5:30 p.m. To carpool, meet Betty Kuropat at 5:30 p.m. at Ashley Square Mall, 1325 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Bring a picnic/sack supper. Native plants will be for sale. Call Valerie, 253-8536; or Betty, 892-0129.
• Arlee area Democrats meet at Hangin’ Art Gallery, Arlee. Social 6:30 p.m.; meeting 7 p.m.
• Faculty members of University of Montana will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Flathead High School auditorium. Free. Public invited.
Thursday
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., Linderman School Curriculum Cooperative room.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2:30-6 p.m., Christian Center, Kalispell.
• Community Bird Festival 5-8 p.m., Joe McDonald Health and Athletic Center, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo. Public invited.
Friday
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, place flags on members’ graves at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. A noon lunch follows at Perkins Restaurant. Call Jan Olson, 837-4732.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Herb walk with Tom Tracy, 10-11:30 a.m. Meet at Swan Valley Herbs, 429 Grand Ave., Bigfork, or at Harry Horn Day Use Area to hike through Wayfarer’s Park. Free. Open to public. Call 837-5747.
A look ahead
• 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
• Flathead Audubon field trip May 24, Apgar-Lower McDonald Creek area, Glacier Park. Meet at 8 a.m. at Alberta Visitor Center, West Glacier. To sign up, call Steve Gniadek, 892-7406.
• “Organic Uprising” rally to promote organic foods and no more genetically modified organisms (GMO) food, 4 p.m. May 24, Depot Park, Kalispell. Speakers, kids’ activities, raffles. Public invited. Bring lunch.
• Look, Listen, Learn speaker series presents Jamie Belt, coordinator of Glacier Park’s Citizen Science Program, 5 p.m. May 24, Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Free; reservations required. Call 888-5393.
• Herron Park mini-event, 9 a.m. May 24-25, Kalispell. Dressage, cross-country jumping, arena jumping. Free for spectators.
• United Veterans of the Flathead Valley Memorial Day ceremonies May 26: 10:30 a.m. Glacier Memorial Gardens; 11 a.m. to noon, Veterans Memorial, Depot Park, Kalispell; 11:45 a.m. VFW Post 2252 luncheon; 12:30 p.m. flag raising, C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery; 1:45 p.m. Fairview Cemetery; 2:30 p.m. Veterans Memorial, Marantette Park, Columbia Falls; 3 p.m. Woodlawn Cemetery, Columbia Falls; 3:30 p.m. Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.
• 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.
• Evergreen Disposal will be running normal routes, May 26, Memorial Day.
• North Valley Refuse is working Memorial Day.
• 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.
• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. May 27, City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public. Call 758-7722.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 6 p.m., May 27, Kalispell Middle School Library.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., May 27, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• 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.
• Orthopedic surgeon Stanley Makman M.D. gives a free seminar about knee replacement, 3:30 p.m. May 29, Montana Athletic Club, 850 Holt Dr., Bigfork. Question and answer session. Light appetizers.
• 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.
• Marion Fire District meets 7 p.m., May 29, Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane. Public invited.
• Ninth annual Rags to Riches rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 31, Blessed John Paul II Church, 195 Coverdell Road, Bigfork. Furniture, boat trailer, large kitchen appliances, tools, household, sporting goods. Bake sale. Free coffee. Call Susan Hutz, 471-4187; or Ann Wohl, 837-6737.
• 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.
• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7:30 p.m. May 30, Montana Veterans Home service building, Columbia Falls. Stu Sorenson presents a program on early days of Flathead Valley. Public invited. Call 892-5894.
• 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.
• Rebecca Farm hosts a dressage show May 31-June 1, West Springcreek Road, off Reserve Loop, Kalispell. Food vendors on site. Free admission. Call 752-3276.
• 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
• Lakeside QRU/Ambulance fundraiser ham dinner, 3-6 p.m. June 1, Lakeside QRU/Ambulance Building, Bills Road. Tickets available at the door $10 per person; children 6 and under, free. Raffles. Call Lois Lauman, 857-3512.
• 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.
• Whitefish High School Student Council Walk for Life to raise awareness for suicide prevention, 6-10 p.m. June 3, Whitefish High School track. Pre-register until June 2 at Muldown, Whitefish Middle and high schools. Call 862-8600, ext. 400.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. June 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Author Sherri Gerek signs her self-development book, “The Hummingbird Way,” 5-7 p.m. June 5, 324 Pine Bench, 4 miles north of Monday 35 off Columbia Falls Stage, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call 406-270-8098.
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.
• EEA Chapter 102 Young Eagles flight 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 14, Red Eagle Aviation, Kalispell City Airport. Free flights for youth 8 to 17. Registration 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fundraiser pancake breakfast available 8 a.m. to noon.
• Lake County Democrats spaghetti dinner and fundraiser, 5 p.m. June 14, North Crow Clubhouse. Silent auction. $25 per adult. RSVP appreciated but not required. Call Sheila Bell, 883-1516; or Jackie Ladner, 887-2617.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. July 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• North Valley Refuse is working the Fourth of July.
• 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.
• Northwestern Agricultural Research Center field day, 2:30 p.m. July 16, Montana 35, Creston. Dinner at 5 p.m. followed by a tour. Public invited. Call 755-4303.
• 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.
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.
• 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.