DAYBOOK, June 7

| June 7, 2016 6:15 AM

TODAY

• 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. Guest speakers include Julie Spence, director of Bigfork Water and Sewer; and Robert Milspaugh, plant manager at the brewery. $1 of each pint sold 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; or at door.

• 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.

• “Coffee with the Chief” with Kalispell Chief of Police Roger Nasset, 5:30 p.m. Clark Room, Sykes’, 202 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Discuss community issues over free coffee.

• 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 Blvd., Bigfork. Public welcome.

• Bad Rock Rural Fire District board meets 7:30 p.m., north fire hall, 23 Columbia Pines Court. Call 892-0438.

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 hosts Warbler Weekend today to Saturday, Tally Lake Campground. Focus on bird identification and photography. Free camping. Call Jill or Mike Fanning, 862-8070.

• 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. Business meeting 6:30 p.m. Program at 7 p.m. Webinar by D. Joshua Taylor, “30 Pieces of Tech I Can’t Do Without.” Mini-class prior to meeting at 5:30 p.m. on “Setting up a Research Log.” Free. Open to public. Call Lynne Stanley, 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.

Thought

“Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud and one the stars.” • Frederick Langbridge, English clergyman and author (1849-1922).