DAYBOOK, June 9
Today
• 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 Bradley, 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, and open to all Democrats who are registered voters in Flathead County. Call Lynn, 471-8317.
• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m., Polson Library meeting room. Natural resource and environmental consultant Barry Flamm’s topic is”The Marvelous Diversity of Life.” All are welcome.
• Flathead Valley Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) group meets 7 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Kathleen Rosenblatt presents “How to Activate Our Electromagnetic Laser Body for True Brain-Body Bliss.” All welcome; www.ionsflathead.org
Friday
• Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets 7:30 a.m. and Personnel Committee meets 9 a.m., district office, 233 First Ave. E.
• 2016 Project Homeless Connect, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Assistance and resources for those in need including free hot meals, clothing, health and pet care, employment and housing assistance and more. Call 752-7266.
• Woodland Water Park opens today, Kalispell. Swim lesson registration opens 10 a.m. Call 758-7812.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Angel’s Attic rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday, St. Charles Catholic Church, 230 Baker Ave., Whitefish. Proceeds benefit church youth programs and Sparrow’s Nest. Call Laura Kochis, 406-253-4062.
• 11th annual Rags to Riches rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Saint John Paul II Catholic Church, 195 Coverdell Road, Bigfork. Furniture, dishes, small appliances, sporting goods, antiques and more. Bake sale and free coffee. Call Sue Hutz at 471-4187.
• Lighthouse Christian Home annual yard and estate sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Saturday, 384 N. Somers Road, Kalispell. Call 857-3276.
• Older Americans’ Picnic, Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building, Kalispell. Seniors 60 and over invited to free picnic. Doors open 10 a.m.; lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hosted by Agency on Aging. Call 758-5730.
Thought
“Love hath no physic for a grief too deep.” • Robert Nathan, American author and poet (1894-1985).