Daybook, Feb. 27

| February 27, 2016 12:00 PM

TODAY

• Fifth annual Montana Sportsman’s Expo, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds Trade Center. Events include education seminars; trail camera, fly casting and big bull contests; a youth fishing pond and BB gun shoot; face painting; a rock climbing wall and an archery shoot.

• Kalispell Mini Maker Faire, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Flathead Valley Community College. Tech enthusiasts, hobbyists, engineers create and exhibit their unique work. Call Jill Seigmund, 756-3834.

• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association shows the Richard Dawkins documentary “The Root of All Evil?” at 10 am. ImagineIf Library, 247 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited.

• Big Arm Association Game Day, 2-4 p.m., Historic Big Arm School. Bring favorite card or board games, a snack or dessert to share. Call Nancy Foster, 849-5064.

• Benefit for Thelma Mae Briney, a toddler diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, 5 p.m., West Valley School. Spaghetti dinner by donation, live and silent auctions, pie auction.

• Sportsman’s Banquet, “A Family Affair,” Church of the Nazarene, 1295 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Doors open 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. Bring a main dish. If your last name begins with A-L also bring dessert; M-Z, a salad. Auction and raffle.

SUNDAY

• Montana Sportsman’s Expo, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds Trade Center. Events include education seminars; trail camera, fly casting and big bull contests; a youth fishing pond and BB gun shoot; face painting; a rock climbing wall and an archery shoot.

• John White Lecture Series presents Mary Jane Bradbury with a living history presentation on Jeanette Rankin, 2:30 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• Special Olympics Montana State Winter Games, today through March 1, Whitefish and Whitefish Mountain Resort. Parade of Athletes, 4 p.m. today, Central Avenue, Whitefish. Opening ceremony follows at Depot Park. Public welcome.

MONDAY

• Red Cross blood drives: 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Whitefish High School.

TUESDAY

• Creston School board meets 7:30 a.m.

• Child Find Screening for ages birth to 5, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Flathead Special Education Co-op Building, 14 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Speech, language, thinking skills. For an appointment, call 257-1857.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Glacier Bank, Bigfork. Call Cara Ballard, 758-4305.

• Glacier Park ranger Bill Schustrom gives a PowerPoint presentation on “The Great Northern Railroad and Glacier Park: A Unique Relationship,” 1:30 p.m., Bigfork Community Center, 639 Commerce St. Public invited. Call 837-4157.

• North Valley climate action task force hold its first meeting at 7 p.m. at the Whitefish Community Library. All interested welcome.

WEDNESDAY

• 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 406-249-2448.

• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents “The Secret Psychological Influence of Expectations for Agreement: Do Conformity Pressures Ultimately Create A happy or a Divided Society?” by Luke Conway, associate professor of psychology at University of Montana,” 7 p.m, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.

THURSDAY

• Whitefish Community Foundation Great Fish Challenge 2016 nonprofit meeting 8:30-9:30 a.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Mandatory for all nonprofits wishing to participate in this year’s Challenge. Call 863-1781.

• Flathead Conservation District offers a two-part weed workshop for small-acreage landowners, 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 3 and 9, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Learn about chemical and nonchemical weed abatement. Call Kari Musgrove, 752-4220.

• Opening reception for “Source” clay sculpture exhibit by Jury Smith, 5-7 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. Public welcome. Call 755-5268.

• Open house for Rebecca Chaney Broussard Center for Nursing and Health Science, 6:30-8:30 p.m., FVCC. Demonstrations, booths, career options. Free. Open to public. Call Sam Kujala, 756-4364.

• Walk-in cholesterol screening clinic, 7-10 a.m., Summit Medical Fitness Center, Kalispell. Fast for 8-12 hours before screening. Cost is $30 ($27 for seniors)

A LOOK AHEAD

• Nature photographer Douglass Dye gives a presentation on a safari he took in South Africa, 1 p.m. March 5, Whitefish Community Library. Public invited.

• Business strategist Tara Gentile gives a free workshop on starting your own business, 1:30-2:30 p.m. March 5, Kalispell Brewing Company.

• Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m. March 7, ImagineIf Library, Kalispell.

• Ski Patrol fundraiser, 5 p.m. March 7, The Bierstube, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Raffle, silent auction, ski packages, beer specials. All proceeds benefit community scholarships and avalanche education. Call 862-2940.

• 11th annual Glacier Kiwanis Nite of Jazz fundraiser, 6:30 p.m. March 7, Glacier High School. Musicians and bands from seven high schools and middle schools featured. Tickets at the door, $5 adults, $3 for students. Call Carla Weber, 253-9707.

• Claire Albers and Mark Kanata, assisted by Julie Doyle, recount their experiences in Palestine and Israel last summer and give their perspective on peaceful conflict resolution, 6:30 p.m. March 7, Whitefish Community Library. Public welcome. Call 862-1629.

• Lakeside-Somers School District community meeting to discuss long-term planning for sending Somers 6-8 grade students to Kalispell If a new school is built on south end of Kalispell, 6 p.m. March 8, Somers Middle School.

• Footloose Montana presents a Trap Release/Pet Safety workshop 6 p.m. March 8, Bigfork Senior Center, 639 Commerce St. Learn how to rescue your pet If it’s caught in a trap. Attendees are asked to bring a can of food for food bank or animal shelter. Call Chris Justice, 406-282-1482.

• Flathead County Planning Board workshop, March 9, after regular meeting or at 6 p.m. (whichever is later), second-floor conference room of Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.

• Monthly meeting of Flathead Beekeepers Group, March 9, 6:30 p.m., Hospital Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave, Columbia Falls. Call Kathy, 752-9642

• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association hosts Kalispell Skeptics in the Club, 5:30 p.m. Brannigan’s Irish Pub, 1010 E. Center St., Kalispell. Open to everyone.

• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents “Thinking About Race and Religion (Together)” by Nancy Wadsworth, associate professor of political science at University of Denver, 7 p.m. March 10, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.

• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m. March 10, West Valley Middle School Commons, 2290 Farm to Market Road, Kalispell. Lifetime resident Jeanine Buettner talks about the West Valley at the turn of the century. Free. Everyone welcome. Use main school entrance. Call Buettner, 755-4733; or Linda de Kort, 755-3704.

• Ronan Woman’s Club Annual Flea Market and Craft Show 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 12, Ronan Community Center. Silent auction. Indian tacos and soup lunch. Call Alice Gleason 406-676-5079.

• Eighth annual “A Day in Al-anon” for family and friends of problem drinkers, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 12, Episcopal Church, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Speakers, fun, fellowship. Cost $10 includes luncheon. Call 507-993-8452.

• Sixth annual Princess Ball, 7 p.m. March 12, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Masquerade theme. Professional hair dressers, face painting and photographers. Tickets $25 per person (2 and under, free), available at Three Rivers Bank, Parkside Federal Credit Union and Red Lion.

• Mission Valley Mariners baseball team annual auction/fundraiser dinner, 7 p.m. March 12, Ninepipes Lodge and Restaurant, Charlo. Live music by Scott Free Band. Tickets $25. Call Jody Harrod, 406-260-7043.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. March 13, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. March 14, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

North Valley Hospital Birth Center open house, 4:30-6:30 p.m. March 15, 1600 Hospital Way, Whitefish. Light refreshments, tours. Call 863-3535.

Signing and reading of “The Garden of Smiles” book with author Kelly Potter and 10-year-old illustrator Ave Hall, 6-7:30 p.m. March 15, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission.

• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. March 17, ImagineIf Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Craft is acrylic painting on canvas. Free.

• Ancient Order of the Hibernians St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 4 p.m. Main St., Kalispell. Entries welcome. To sign up, Call Mark Lalum, 755-7400, ext. 2233.

• Glacier Institute 2016 Winter Lecture Series presents nocturnal photographer John Ashley on “Glacier Park After Dark,” March 17, Conrad Mansion, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Wine and desserts served at 6 p.m. Presentation begins 6:30 p.m. Cost $15 per person. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents “ Divided (and Righteous) We Stand” by Kate Johnson of Values, Ideology and Morality Laboratory at University of Southern California,” 7 p.m. March 17, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.

• Gateway Community Center grand opening celebration, 3:30 p.m. March 18, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Entertainment, refreshments, kids’ activities and tours. Literacy Center of Northwest Montana has a collectible book sale.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 19, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Seventh annual Loud at the Library fundraiser, 5:30-8:30 p.m. March 24, ImagineIf Library, Kalispell. Live music by Ashley Creek Ramblers, appetizers, beer and wine, raffle baskets. Tickets $35 ($25 tax-deductible). Call 758-5821.

• Story Slam fundraiser, 6:30-9 p.m. March 18, Columbia Falls Veterans Home. Stories to take of• from tag line, “Did That Just Happen?” Admission adults, $15; children 8 and under, $6. Fundraiser for Gateway to Glacier pedestrian/bike trail. Call Sarah Dakin, 892-5512.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. March 24, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Lakeside/Somers Chamber of Commerce eighth annual Captain’s Award banquet March 24, The Rack Shack, Somers. Cocktails 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:30 p.m. Tickets $25 per person in advance; $30 at door; info@lakesidesomers.org

• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents “How the Constitution Should Unite Us on Politics, Religion, Race and Gender” by Leslie Griffin and William S. Boyd, professor of law at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 7 p.m. March 24, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 28, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.

• Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates Winter Speaker series presents wildlife photographer Sumio Harada on “Mountain Goats in Glacier National Park, 7 p.m. March 28, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call Cheryl Klein, 270-4189.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. April 10, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m. April 14, West Valley Middle School Commons, 2290 Farm to Market Road, Kalispell. Tris Hoffman, weed coordinator of the Flathead National Forest, discusses weed control. Free. Everyone welcome. Use main school entrance. Call at Hoffman, 758-3510; or Jeanine Buettner 755 4733.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. April 28, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. May 8, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

• Flathead Land Trust Bike and Bird Tour of McWenneger Sough and Fairview Marsh, 9 a.m. to noon May 14. Bike 8 miles on 412-acre conservation easement guided by landowner Pete Fisher.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. May 26, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. June 9, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• National Park Service Birthday Weekend, Aug. 25-28. Fees waived at Glacier Park.

Fee Free Day, Nov. 11, Glacier Park, in honor of Veterans Day.