Daybook, June 5

| June 5, 2016 6:15 AM

Today

• 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 an art auctions. 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.

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

• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30-8 p.m., Billiards Room, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. All welcome; glacierstampclubmt@gmail.com

Tuesday

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

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5:30 p.m., Bigfork Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• Glacier Symphony hosts an ice cream social for everyone interested in volunteering for summer concerts and upcoming season, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. No RSVP needed. Those who cannot attend but wish to volunteer may call Alice Cabell, 407-7000.

• Science on Tap Night, 6 p.m. Flathead Lake Brewing Company, Bigfork. Speakers include Julie Spence, director of Bigfork Water and Sewer; and Robert Milspaugh, brewery plant manager. $1 of each pint from 5 to 8 p.m. donated to Flathead Lake Biological Station.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call Denise, 407-4110.

Wednesday

• Flathead Nonprofit Development Partnership hosts a seminar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Museum at Central. National speaker Steve Patty of Dialogues in Action discusses effective data evaluation, impact reporting and a culture of intention for nonprofits. To register, visit npdp.org/event or call 756-3618.

• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Joe and Katy Jackson facilitate. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767 or Inga, 756-5514.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kalispell Elks Lodge.

• Historian Bruce Ruby presents “Boats on the Flathead,” 6 p.m., West Shore Community Library, 100 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside. Free; donations accepted.

• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave, Columbia Falls.

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

Thursday

• Sprunger-Whitney Nature Trail guided hike with naturalist/botanist Anne Morley, 10 a.m., 1/2 mile south of mile marker 64, Montana 83 south of Swan Lake. Public invited. Call Morley, 886-2242.

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

• Flathead Audubon’s Bruce Tannehill and Gail Cleveland lead a birding hike, Whitefish Trail. Meet at 5:30 p.m. at Grouse Mountain Lodge tennis courts to carpool; or at 6 p.m. at Dollar Lake Trailhead. Binoculars provided. Short walk.

• Flathead Valley Genealogical Society meets at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Webinar 7p.m. by D. Joshua Taylor, “30 Pieces of Tech I Can’t Do Without.” Mini-class prior at 5:30 p.m. on “Setting up a Research Log.” Free. Open to public. Call Lynne, 756-9245.

• Lake County Democrats 2016 Democratic Delegate Selection County Convention, 7 p.m., at Journey Be (Soups On) 101 Seventh Ave. W., Polson. Free, disability accessible, and open to all Democrats who are registered voters in Lake County. Call Craig McClure, 406-599-4087.

• Flathead County Democrats 2016 Democratic Delegate Selection County Convention, 7 p.m., community room, Kalispell VFW Post 2252, 330 First Ave. W. Free, disability accessible Open to all Democrat voters registered voters in Flathead County. Call Lynn, 471-8317.

Thought

“A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.” • Paul Valery, French poet and essayist (1871-1945).