DAYBOOK, July 10

| July 10, 2016 6:30 AM

Today

• Cakes for Celts pancake breakfast fundraiser for Flathead Celtic Festival, 8-11 a.m., Evergreen Moose Lodge, 2158 U.S. 2 E. All-you-can-eat pancakes $6; with sausage $8; with bacon $10.

• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead summer outdoor show, today and tomorrow, Kalispell Courthouse lawn. Local arts and crafts and food vendors. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Free admission.406-881-4288 (voice mail); www.acfguide.com

Monday

• The Spring Creek Bridge on East Evergreen Drive will be closed 24/7 starting July 11 until approximately July 21, to have its deck replaced by Flathead Country Road Department. Finding an alternate route will be necessary.

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

• Samaritan House open house 26 p.m., 124 Ninth Ave. W., Kalispell. Food, tours and chance to meet staff. All welcome.

• Marion School board meets 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday

• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., U.S. Forest Service.

• CASA of Lake and Sanders Counties bids good-by to board member Kelly Bishop and hello new new members Cheri Stenmoe and Kathy Gregg, 4:30 p.m. Vine & Tap, 218 Main St., Polson.

• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association hosts Kalispell Skeptics in the Club, 5:30 p.m., Scotty’s Bar, 2205 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Open to everyone.

• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., sixth grade classroom.

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

• Somers Rural Fire District board meets 6 p.m., Lakeside Fire Station, 125 Bills Road.

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

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Flathead Electric Cooperative.

• ImagineIF Libraries board strategic planning session, 4-6 p.m. Jane Lopp & Associates, 295 Third Ave. EN, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

• Flathead Celtic Festival fundraiser, 6-9 p.m., DeSoto Grill, 227 First St. W., Kalispell. Live Irish music, silent auction, 50/50 raffle. Beer sales benefit festival. Free and open to public.

• Flathead County Sheriff’s detective Travis Bruyer presents a program of charity scamming and identity protection, 6 p.m. July 13, West Shore Community Library, 100 Bierney Lake Road, Lakeside. Reservations suggested. Call 844-3719.

• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Open to anyone with an interest. Call Kathy, 752-9642.

• Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets 7 p.m., 108 Harbor Heights Blvd., Bigfork.

Thursday

• Red Cross blood drives: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Arts and Technology Building, FVCC; noon to 5 p.m. Applied Materials.

• Flathead Job Service offers a free Career Mini-Summit for veterans and military, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Gateway Community Center, Room 26, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Focus on training and employment opportunities, vocational rehabilitation and more. Lunch provided. Call Bill Gilbert, 758-6240.

• Youth Clay Day and guided hike on the Whitefish Trail, 1-3 p.m., Lion Mountain Trailhead. Hike 1/2 mile to Learning Pavilion to make relief impression in clay with local artists. Children under 6 should be accompanied by an adult or guardian. Free.

• Lakeside-Somers Chamber of Commerce and Flathead Land Trust host a chartered Flathead Lake Boat Tour, 6-9 p.m., aboard the Far West. Live music with Mike Murray, appetizers, drinks, raffle. Tickets $20. RSVP to Constanza von der Pahlen, 883-1341.

Thought

“One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.” • Germaine de Stael, French author (1766-1817).