DAYBOOK, July 21

| July 21, 2016 6:30 AM

Today

• Free youth Forest Insect Hike on the Whitefish Trail, 10 a.m. to noon. No age restriction and adults encouraged to attend. Children under age 6 should be accompanied by a guardian. Meet at Lion Mountain Trailhead and hike half mile to Learning Pavilion. Call 862-3880.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Whitefish Community.

• P.E.O. Mission Mountain Reciprocity Group annual brown bag lunch, 11:30 a.m., Boettcher Park, Polson. All P.E.O. members welcome. Bring lunch and drinks; dessert provided. Call Donna Rowold, 883-1234.

• Whitefish Parks and Recreation and Sweet Peaks Ice Cream hosts a series of kids’ activities 1-3 p.m. every Thursday at City Beach. Limbo dance games today. Call 863-2473.

• Pints with a Purpose, 4-10 p.m. Great Northern Brewery, Whitefish. Ports of sales benefit Stumptown Art Studio.

• Mission Valley Animal Shelter, Spay-Ghetti dinner benefit, Elks Lodge, Polson. Silent auction and social hour 5 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. includes glass of beer or wine. Tickets $15 per person, or two for $25; $8 for children 10 and under, available at the shelter on North Reservoir Road, Seconds 2 Go Thrift & Gifts,, the Elks Lodge and Crow’s Nest Gallery, Polson; and may also be available at the door. Call Sharon Hawke, 871-2110.

• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets, Village Greens Community Center. Program by ambassadors from Perth, Australia. Social hour 5 p.m.; Montana potluck dinner. Bring a side dish, salad or dessert. Pulled pork and chicken provided. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited; 756-1443.

• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Energizer and 30th anniversary celebration, 5-6:30 p.m., Rudy’s Auto Zone, 1542 Montana 35. Food, beverages, door prizes. Call 885-1212.

• Polson Chamber of Commerce Splash, 5-7 p.m. KwaTaqNuk, Resort. Open to public. Call 883-5969.

• Cruisin’ at The Springs, barbecue and classic car show, 5-7 p.m., The Springs at Whitefish, 1001 River Lakes Pkwy., Whitefish. Live entertainment, cake walk, dunk tank. Bring lawn chairs and nonperishable food for North Valley Food Bank.

• The band Wizzerd performs a free concert, 69 p.m. the Hippi Hut, 2327 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. All welcome.

Friday

• Bakke Nature Preserve Volunteer Work Day, 9 a.m. to noon, Whitefish. Meet at 9 a.m. at Parks and Recreation Office, 510 Railway St. Wear work clothes and shoes. Call 863-2473.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Cabela’s in Kalispell hosts a complementary appreciation barbecue for all local law enforcement personnel, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mayor Mark Johnson speaks at noon.

• Columbia Falls School board Insurance Committee meets at noon, administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

• Lakeside Air Force Base reunion and plaque dedication for 715 RADS airmen and their families, at Youth With A Mission base, 501 Blacktail Road, Lakeside. Barbecue 5 p.m.; ceremony 6:15 p.m.

• Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center brown bag seminar Ren and Helen Davis on George Grant, the park’s first chief photographer, noon to 1 p.m., West Glacier Community Building, Glacier Park. Free. Open to public. Call 888-5827.

Saturday

• 2016 Bigfork River Run/Walk 5K, 8:30 a.m. along scenic Swan River Trail. Race day registration 7:30 a.m. Bigfork Elementary School. Prizes to winners. Raffle prizes. Proceeds support cross country team; 406running.com; Jill at 212-6760 or Sue at 270-2411.

Thought

“Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense.”

• Helen Rowland, American writer and humorist (1875-1950).