DAYBOOK, June 19

| June 19, 2016 6:00 AM

Today

• Father’s Day brunch, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Hampton Inn, Springcreek Room, 1140 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Catering by Vista Linda. Gift basket silent auction. Tickets 15; seniors $12, available at Glacier Bank, at door or call 752-7266. Proceeds benefit Neighbors in Need, helping local families with emergency needs.

• Wildlife biologist Beverly Skinner leads a Flathead Aububon field trip to Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge. Meet at 8:15-8:30 a.m. at Lost Trail Headquarters 45 miles west of Kalispell. Tour concludes 2 p.m. To sign up, call Skinner, 406-858-2286.

Monday

• City of Kalispell performs asphalt overay operations beginning today through Thursday at intersection of Liberty Stree and Northern Lights Boulevard continuing to west end of Liberty Street. Flaggers, delays, single lane and one block closures. Use alternate routes if possible.

• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 7 a.m.

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

• Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Communities. Call Laurie Normandy, 752-9624.

• Marion Fire District board special meeting 3 p.m., Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane. Public welcome.

• Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents a program titled, “125 Years of Railroading in Northwest Montana, A Brief History of the Great Northern Railway and Railroad Development in the Flathead,” (part 1 of multi-part Series) by Kevin McCready of Whitefish, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Greeting time 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:15 p.m. Cost $19 includes presentation. Program at 7 p.m., free for posse members and youth under 16; $5 for nondinner walk-in nonmembers. For dinner reservations, call 406-407-6189.

• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Montana Veterans Home chapel building, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call Clarence, 892-3722; or Dorothy, 892-5894.

• Death Cafe Flathead meets 7-9 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, U.S. 93 behind Montana Coffee Traders. Open, respectful discussion on all aspects of death and dying. Tea, cookies served. All 18 and older welcome. Call Nancy Reece Jones, 257-1840.

• Flathead River Commission meets 7 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 first Ave. W., Kalispell. Call 752-4220.

• Full moon hike, 9-10:30 p.m., Lone Pine State Park, near Kalispell. $4 per person. Hiking shoes recommended. Bring flashlight or headlamp. No dogs. Call Joan West, 755-2706, ext. 4.

Tuesday

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4:15 p.m., Lakeside QRU.

• Smith Valley School board meets 4 p.m.

• West Valley School has open library, 4:30-6:30 p.m. 2290 Farm to Market Road, Kalispell. Families and community members welcome.

• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school library.

Wednesday

• ImagineIF Libraries board meets at 9 a.m., meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Flathead County Health Department.

• Autoimmune disease support group meets 2-3 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. All welcome. Call Shirley, 257-2780.

• Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Unwind, 5-6:30 p.m. Marina Cay, Bigfork. Giveaways. All welcome. Call 758-2800.

• Native plant gardener Teresa Geyer Stump leads a tour of Museum at Central School’s gardens, 7 p.m. Meet on north side of museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Wheelchair accessible. Free. Call 471-3786.

• Joe Coco presents a free seminar “Setting the College Bound Up for Success,” 7-8:30 p.m., Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Free. RSVP to 862-9400.

Thought

“Becoming a father is easy enough, but being one can be tough.” • Wilhelm Busch, German illustrator and poet (1832-1908).