Daybook

Today, May 21

• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.

• Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Advisory Council meets 9:15 a.m., Atrium room of Heritage Place, 171 Heritage Place, Kalispell. Call 758-5712.

• 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.

• Deer Park School board special meeting 1 p.m. at the school.

• 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.

• Kalispell Public Schools Policy Committee meets 10 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• 39th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival Movie night, 8 p.m. Village Roost. Slalom and downriver kayak races Saturday and Sunday, Wild Mile of Swan River www.bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com

Saturday

• 39th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival Saturday and Sunday, Wild Mile of Swan River. Slalom and downriver kayak races; www.bigforkwhitewaterfestival.com

• Flathead Audubon field trip, 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.

• Herron Park mini-event, 9 a.m. today and Sunday, Kalispell. Dressage, cross-country jumping, arena jumping. Free for spectators.

• “Organic Uprising” rally to promote organic foods and no more genetically modified organisms (GMO) food, 4 p.m., 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., Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Free; reservations required. Call 888-5393.

Sunday

• Benefit for Northwest Montana Stand Down and Veterans Food Pantry, 2-4 p.m. Laughing Horse Lodge, Montana 83, Swan Lake. Beer and bratwurst with performance of Montana Highland Pipe and Drum Corps. $10 donation requested plus one canned food item. Call 406-886-2080.

Monday

• United Veterans of the Flathead Valley Memorial Day ceremonies: 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, 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 today, Memorial Day.

• North Valley Refuse is working today, Memorial Day.

Tuesday

• Fairview Cemetery annual meeting 8 a.m., 1225 Fairview Cemetery Road, Columbia Falls. Call Wanda Haugen, 250-5038.

• Flathead County Democratic Women meet at 11:30 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Buffet lunch available for $12; Reservations required. Contact Theresa Conner, 897-2067.

• Red Cross blood drives: noon to 5 p.m. Polson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 12:30-4 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall.

• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 3 p.m., landfill office.

• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m., City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public. Call 758-7722.

• Healthy potluck supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wellness Education Center, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Bring a healthy dish to share if you like. Families welcome. Call 755-8423.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Library.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

A look ahead

• National Senior Health and Fitness Day health fair, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 28, Kalispell Curves, 200 E. Idaho St., Suite A, Kalispell. Local health professional provide information and answer questions; prizes.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5:15 p.m. May 28, West Kootenai community.

• ImagineIF Libraries board meets at 9 a.m., May 28, meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

• Glacier Park Superintendent Jeff Mow and other leadership team members hold a community informational meeting to discuss Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation and spring plowing and other topics, 5:30-7 p.m. May 28, Teakettle Community Hall, Columbia Falls. Question and answer session follows.

• Five candidates for GOP nomination for U.S. House final debate 6:30-8:30 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Doors open for spectators at 5:30 p.m. Seating limited. Register at www.thefinaldebate.eventbrite.com

• 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.

• Glacier Park Superintendent Jeff Mow and other leadership team members hold a community informational meeting to discuss Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation and spring plowing and other topics, 5:30-7 p.m. May 29, The Summit, Kalispell. Question and answer session follows.

• 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.

• Retirement party for longtime Kalispell Public School teachers 5 p.m. May 30, Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Public invited to share memories and well wishes. Call Barb Andersen at Elrod Elementary at 261-3036 or 751-3700.

• 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.

• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., June 3, Glacier Park International Airport board room. Budget workshop 3 p.m.

• 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.