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DAYBOOK, June 4

| June 4, 2016 6:00 AM

Today

• EAA Chapter 102 annual Young Eagles flight event 8-11 a.m., Montana Air Adventures, Kalispell City Airport. Pancake breakfast 8-11 a.m. All youth ages 8-17 invited to take a 20-minute orientation fight with EAA pilots. Parent must sign registration form. Call Delbert Schneider, 406-249-4226.

• National Trails Day work day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wild Horse Island. Meet at Big Arm boat ramp and dock. for transportation. Space limited. Preregistration required. Call 406-214-4823.

• National Trails Day event, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lone Pine State Park near Kalispell. Volunteer to do trail maintenance and fight invasive weeds. Barbecue lunch follows. Call 755-2706.

• “Gene Boyle — A Race to Remember: 5K and 1/2 mile walk, 9 a.m., Legends Field, Kalispell. Registration opens at 8 a.m. for those not preregistered.

• Heritage Museum opening day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 4067 U.S. 2, Libby. Presentations, live music, displays, demonstrations, raffle. Lunch available. Call 406-293-7521.

• DragonFlies dragon boat team fundraiser, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Foys Lake, near Kalispell. Basic paddling instruction and opportunity to paddle a dragon boat. $5 donation. Hamburgers and hot dog also available for donation. Call 406-579-6654.

• Bigfork High School graduation, 11 a.m., school gym.

• Columbia Falls High School graduation, 11 a.m., school gym.

• Glacier High School graduation, 11 a.m., school gym.

• Whitefish High School graduation, 1 p.m.., school gym.

• Flathead County Animal Shelter volunteer orientation, 1-2 p.m., 225 Cemetery Road, south of Kalispell. All welcome; children under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Call 752-1310.

• Swan Valley Bear Resources informational Bear Fair, 2-6 p.m., Rocky Mountain Roadhouse, 82616 Montana 83, Bigfork. Presentations, displays, kids’ activities, barbecue lunch. RSVP requested to 406-754-3137.

• Whitefish Library Association’s Chocolate, Wine and a Good Book Festival of the Book 5-9 p.m. Local authors on hand. Refreshments, chocolate. $10 donation requested; children, admitted free.

• Whitefish Review “Change” issue release party, 7 p.m., Casey’s, downtown Whitefish. Live music, slide show of Glacier Park glaciers. Readings begin 8 p.m.; $10 donation requested.


Sunday

• Herron Half Marathon, 10K and 5 K Race, Herron Park, Kalispell. Day of race registration 7:30-8:30 a.m. Half marathon starts 9 a.m.; 10K 9:15 a.m.; 5K 9:30 a.m.; www.herronhalf.org or call Brian Miller, 890-9288.

• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation annual barbecue and potluck, 1 p.m., Lions’ Park, Kalispell, U.S. 93 South across from Rosauers. Brings a side dish or dessert to share, lawn chairs and beverage. RSVP to Kim Wold, 257-9110.

• Lakeside QRU fourth annual fundraiser dinner, 3-6 p.m., Lakeside QRU/Ambulance Building, Billls Road. Ham, scalloped potatoes, cole slaw, vegetable, rolls, dessert, beverage. $10 per person at the door; children under 6, eat free. Raffle. Proceeds go toward equipping a new ambulance. Call Lois Lauman, 857-3512.

• Bernie and Beyond: A Day of Democracy family-friendly event, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Museum at Central School Museum, Kalispell. Potluck, no-host bar, live music, kids’ activities, silent and art auctios. All welcome.

• Look, Listen, Learn speaker series presents wildlife ecologist and author Christina Eisenberg, 7 p.m. Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Reception follows. Free; reservations required. Call 888-5393.


Monday

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


Thought

"There are two statements about human beings that are true: that all human beings are alike, and that all are different. On those two facts all human wisdom is founded.”

• Mark Van Doren, American poet (1894-1972)