Daybook

Saturday

• Airport Appreciation Day, Kalispell City Airport. Young Eagles and Montana Air Adventures host a free flight event for youth 8 to 17 years old. Registration 8-10 a.m. Free 20-minute flights 8-11 a.m. with proper registration. Pancake breakfast. Call Delbert Schneider, 406-249-4226.

• Angel’s Attic rummage sale fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Charles Catholic Church, 230 Baker Ave., Whitefish. All proceeds go to Sparrows Nest of Northwest Montana shelter for homeless teens and St. Charles youth programs.

• Bigfork Saturday farmers market opens for season 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Masonic Temple, 8098 Montana 35. Call Cathi, 249-8439.

• Woodland Water Park opening day, Woodland Park, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. June 15 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Outdoor Adventure Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cabela’s Outpost, Kalispell. Family-oriented activities and prizes, including target shooting, archery, fishing, camping and more.

• Bigfork Piecemakers Quilt Guild annual show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, 8559 Montana 35, Bigfork. Quilt raffle. Vendors. Lunch available. Free admission.

• Arts and crafts fair celebrating 25th anniversary of Americans with Disability Act, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kalispell Center Mall. Art displays by people with disabilities includes quilts fine arts, cross stitch, bead work and more. Community weaving project and raffle.

• Relay for Life car wash fundraiser, noon to 5 p.m., Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Donations accepted; all proceeds benefit Relay for Life.

Sunday

• Flathead Audubon field trip to Wild Wings Recovery Center. Meet at 10 a.m. at Shopko parking lot on U.S. 2 East to carpool and return at noon. Free. Families welcome. To sign up, call Beth Watne, 406-250-1070.

• Flag Day ceremony, 11 a.m., Depot Park, Kalispell. Bring your worn-out flags and the Elks will retire them properly. A barbecue follows at the Elks lodge, 1820 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Call Tim Carter or Chuck Olson, 752-1000.

Monday

• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 7 a.m.

• Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents a program titled, “Many Glacier Hotel: The Beginning” by Ray Djuff of Calgary, Hilton Homewood Suites, 195 Hutton Ranch Road, Kalispell. Greeting time 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:15 p.m. Cost $14. Program starts at 7:15 p.m., free for posse members and $5 for nondinner walk-in nonmembers. Call Janet Monk, 755-7339.

• Flathead River Commission meets 7 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call 752-4220.

• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. school library. Public welcome.

• Kalispell Rockhound Club meets at 7 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell, basement meeting room. Show and tell, and educational session. All welcome. Call Malinda, 309-0938.

Tuesday

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., Polson Area Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3627.

• Swan River School board Interview Committee meets 9 a.m.

• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Holly Galvan of Pampered Chef presents a program on patio entertaining and outdoor cooking. Speaker is Rhonda Bell. 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, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Aviation panel discusses recent and upcoming air service expansions. Luncheon tickets $19. For reservations, call 758-2803.

• Free car seat safety check by trained technicians, 1-4 p.m., Kalispell Fire Station 62, 255 Reserve Loop, near Costco. Limited number of booster seats will be given away. Call Wendy Olson Hansen, 751-8106.

• Red Cross blood drives: 2-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-5 p.m. Lakeside QRU.

• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.

• Act! for America presents a program on law enforcement and first responders with guest speaker Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry, 6-7 p.m., Vista Linda, 240 Boon Road Somers, Kalispell. Public invited.

• Guided wildflower walk with specialist Kim Corette 6 p.m. Lion Mountain Trailhead, Whitefish Trail. Use hand lenses and field guides. Call Carla, 862-3880.

• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Old Chapel building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call Clarence, 892-3722; or Dorothy, 892-5894.

• Flathead Democratic Party meets 7 p.m., meeting room of Kalispell VFW Post 2252, 330 First Ave. W. Bring non-perishable food item for Veterans Food Pantry.

• Montanans for Healthy Rivers coalition hosts a public meeting to discuss proposal for new wild and scenic river designations, 7-8 p.m. Museum at Central School.

• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school library.

Wednesday

• Project Homeless Connect, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Free services from more than 40 community agencies and organizations including dental exams, medical services, hair care, employment assistance, pet services, veterans services and more. Free personal care items, clothing, sleeping bags. Free lunch. Donations needed. Call United Way, 752-7266.

• Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is Brad Johnson, chairman of Montana State Public Services Commission. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., Troy Baptist Church.

Thursday

• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 8:30 a.m. June 18, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• The Flathead Conservation District budget meeting 9 a.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• The Flathead Conservation District budget meeting 9 a.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Red Cross blood drive 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.

• Physical therapist Emily Smith leads a “Fit Trail Hike,” 5:30 p.m. Skyles Trailhead, Whitefish Trail. Learn simple exercises and stretched to do checkpoints to complement your walk. Call Carla, 862-3880.

• Glacial Forum presents Steven L. Hayes, president of Americans for Fair Taxation, 6:30 p.m., Sykes’, 202 Second Ave. W. Kalispell. Reservations required. Call Dee Kirk-Boon, 406-250-5098.

• Deer Park School board meets 6:30 p.m.

Friday

• Older Americans annual picnic, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Doors open 10 a.m. All seniors 60 and older invited. Free. Call 758-5730.

• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. KRMC.

• Skeeter, the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus’ “advance clown” entertains children: 8:45 a.m. Flathead Lutheran Camp; 10:30 a.m. ImagineIF Library; 11:30 a.m. West Shore Community Library, 100 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside; 1:30 p.m. S2 Pavilion, Somers. All welcome. Call 844-3917.

A look ahead

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 20, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Free ice cream social 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 20, Mission Mountain Winery, off U.S. 93 South, Dayton.

• Troy Area Kids’ Fishing Day, 9 a.m. to noon June 20, Troy Community Pond, Roosevelt Park. Open to kids of all ages. Prizes. Call Jim Dunnigan with Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 406-293-5590, ext. 224.

• Informational Bear Fair, 2-6 p.m. June 20, MPG Ranch, Montana 83, Condon, mile marker 40.2. Presentations on safety, populations, conflicts and trends. Light appetizers, RSVP to 406-754-3137. All welcome.

• Summer Solstice Bluegrass Bash, 5 p.m. June 20, Whitefish Community Center, 121 E. Second St. Live music, barbecue dinner. Beer and wine. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Advance tickets $20; $25 at door; kids ages 5-12, $10, available at center or Whitefish Chamber. Call 862-4923.

• Big Sky Alive Festival of Montana Classical Composers and Performers concert, 7:30 p.m. June 20, Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. $15 donation per person suggested. Tickets available at the church, Glacier Symphony, Don K Subaru, North Valley Music School and more. Tickets may be available at door.

• Flathead Audubon birding field trip June 21 with wildlife biologist Beverly Skinner to Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge. Meet to carpool at 7 a.m. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kalispell. Return early afternoon. Bring snacks, binoculars or scope and appropriate clothes. Free. All welcome. Call Kathy Ross, 837-3837.

• Neighbors in Need Father’s Day brunch fundraiser, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 21, Hampton Inn, Springcreek Room, 1140 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Admission $15; $12 seniors. Tickets available at Glacier Bank locations and door; or call 752-7266.

Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center brown bag presentation, noon to 1 p.m., June 22, Glacier Park community building, West Glacier. Artist-in-residence K. Gretchen Greene discusses her steel and bronze work, and sculpture inspired by the park. Free. Open to the public.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. June 22, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. June 22, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation sponsors HOPE Montana, educational symposium 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 23, The Summit, Kalispell. Dr. Alida Griffith presents the latest research and non-motor aspects of Parkinson’s. A $10 donation requested. To register, call 877-980-7500.

• Red Cross blood drive noon to 5 p.m. June 23, Our Lady of Mercy Church, Eureka.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board special meeting and work session, 6 p.m. June 23, Kalispell Middle School Library.

• Red Cross blood drive 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24, City of Kalispell Council Chambers.

• NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) meets 6 p.m. June 24, Sunburst Village and Drop In Center, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.

• University of Montana-sponsored health screening, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 25, Remedies Lakeside Pharmacy. Bone density, blood glucose, cholesterol panel screenings; $15 per test. Call 844-2103.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 25, Immanuel Lutheran Communities.

• Red Cross blood drives June 26: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2:30-6:15 p.m. Straight Blast Gym.

Kila School board special meeting 8 a.m. June 26.

• Frontier Hospice presents a free educational seminar, “The Longest Loss: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia,” 1-4 p.m. June 26, Immanuel Lutheran Skilled Care Center, 185 Crestline Dr., Kalispell. Space limited; RSVP to 755-4923.

• Whitefish Woody Weekend June 26-28. Whitefish Lake and The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Cruise 8 p.m. Friday; public display 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; poker run Sunday. Free. Public invited. Call Tim Salt, 862-5085.

• Horse show and jump derby, 8 a.m. June 27, Herron Park, near Kalispell. Traditional and Western dressage. All levels welcome. Free to spectators.

• Northwest Montana Forest Fire Lookout Association meet and greet fundraiser, 6-10 p.m. June 27, Belton Chalet. Special guest is Jeanne Kellar Beaty, author of “Lookout Wife,” published in 1953. Raffle for Bob Akey artwork. Silent auction.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 29, Libby Christian Church, Libby. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• Red Cross blood drives June 29: noon to 4 p.m. Armory Building, 1110 Second St. W., Kalispell; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drives June 30: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Flathead County Health Department; noon to 3:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell, sponsored by D.A. Davidson.

• Volunteer Appreciation Party, 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 30, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. All past and present volunteers invited. Free.

• Intermountain’s Providence therapeutic group home Summer Roundup fundraiser, 5:30-9:30 p.m. July 1, Diamond B. Ranch, 2909 Lower Valley Road, near Kalispell. Dinner, live and silent auctions. Music by John Dunnigan. Tickets $100 before June 12; $125 afterward. Call Kyle Waterman, 755-4022, ext. 3005.

• Stumptown Quilters’ Society “Everything Old is New Again,” quilt show, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 4; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 5, Whitefish Middle School gym. Modern and vintage quilts, boutique, vendors, silent auction, raffle. Free admission.

• Kalispell Fourth of July Parade, 10 a.m. Main Street. Free ice cream social follows on Conrad Mansion lawn. Free face painting and family fun. Self-guided tours of mansion at reduced rates. Call 755-2166.

• Polson Fourth of July celebration Firecracker fun run on Main Street, followed by parade starting at Cherry Valley Elementary School. Ice cream social at Flathead Historical Museum. Free community concert in Sacajawea Park followed by annual fireworks display.

• Annual AAC/ARCO/CFAC employees picnic noon to 4 p.m. July 9, Lawrence Park, Kalispell. All employees and their families are invited; Email Sharon Chubb, smarinochubb@centurytel.net.

• In the Footsteps of Norman MacLean Festival, July 10-13, Seeley Lake on the Blackfoot River, Double Arrow Resort and Camp Paxson. Smokejumping highlight, writers’ workshop and tour of Mann Gulch; www.macleanfootsteps.com. Call Jenny Rohrer, 406-754-0034.

• Flathead Lakers Poker Paddle, noon, July 12, Flathead Lake. Launch between noon and 1 p.m. from King Point and stop at marked island destinations. Picnic dinner, live entertainment. Register by July 3 at www.flatheadlakers.org

• Whitefish Lake Institute wine auction, 6-10 p.m. July 17, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Master of Ceremonies is TV journalist Connie Chung. Wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, live music, silent, live auctions; www.whitefishwineauction.org

• Cycling for Children fundraising bicycle ride for CASA, July 25. Flathead Valley. Fully supported 20-, 40- and 80-mile rides starting at 8 a.m. at Saddle Club, Whitefish. Call Alicia Miller, 755-7208; or Jeannine Trousdale, 471-5485.

• Opening reception for traveling exhibit, “Piecing Together a Changing Planet: Climate Change in America’s National Parks,” 5-7 p.m. July 30, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.

• Ice cream social, 7-9:30 p.m. July 31, Kila Community park. Frisbee golf, sack races, marimba music. Bring bikes, kits, chairs and blankets.

• Evergreen’s Show ‘n’ Shine, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1, Conlin’s Furniture parking lot. No entry fees, free admission. Trophies awarded. Door prizes, 50/50 raffle. Food vendors. Business booths. To sponsor, call Bev Ferris, 885-1212.

• Seventh annual Smokin’ on the Water barbecue competition, Aug. 1, KwaTaqNuk Resort, Polson. Cook off, brew tour, live music, games, giveaways, trade show. Call the Polson Chamber, 883-5969.

• Northwest Montana Fair, Aug. 18-23, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Sam Riddle concert Aug. 18. Kristian Bush concert Aug. 19. Fair parade 10 a.m. Aug. 21. PRCA rodeo Aug. 20-22. Demolition derby Aug. 23. Carnival, livestock shows; www.nwmtfair.com

• Fee free day Aug. 25, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived in honor of 99th birthday of National Park Service.

• Dragon Boat Festival Sept. 12-13, Volunteer Park, Lakeside Boulevard, Lakeside.

• Fee free day Sept. 26, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived in honor of National Public Lands Day.

• “Cold Hard Cash Show” for Flathead County Deputy Sheriff’s Employees Association a, 7 p.m. Oct. 10, Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. For tickets, call 406-249-2738. For information, call Jim Sinclair with A Wee Bit Small Promotions, 406-249-2738. Proceeds benefit local children’s programs.

• Fee free days Nov. 11, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived in honor of Veterans Day.