DAYBOOK, June 26

| June 26, 2016 7:00 AM

Today

• Whitefish Woody Weekend V, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Poker run today. Spectators welcome. Free. Call Tim Salt, 862-5085.

• Spiritual life coach Pat Bowen facilitates a Happy Rhythms drumming and talking circle, 2 p.m., Deep Bay Center,100 Deep Bay Dr., Lakeside. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drum if you have one. Free. Call 844-2611.

• 20th annual Flathead Southerners Catfish Fry & Gatherin’, Vista Linda Pavilion, 240 Boon Road, Somers. Social hour 4:30 p.m.; all-you-can-eat buffet 5:30 p.m.; raffle/silent auction 6:30 p.m. Tickets $22 adults; under age 13, $1 per year. For reservations, call 857-3158. For information, call Bill 406-250-4117.

Monday

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church, Libby. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• Flathead County Democratic Women meet, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Social at 11:30 a.m. followed by noon buffet lunch for $13. Speaker is Craig Clevidence, director of Renew Democracy. For reservations, call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245; or Judy Cox, 755-1507.

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

• New Somers Market every Monday from 3-7 p.m. Somers Road, downtown Somers. Fresh produce, homemade and handcrafted products.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Fire crew supervisor and former Bigfork Fire Chief Rick Trembath talks about the history of wildfire in the local area, 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, Bigfork. Free. Public invited. Call 837-4547.

• Columbia Falls School board work session, 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

Tuesday

• City of Kalispell performs street maintenance on Fifth Street East between First Avenue East and Main Street. Work will continue through Thursday, weather permitting. Call Public Works Department, 758-7720.

• Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center brown bag luncheon presentation by artist and Works Progress Administration National Park Poster historian Doug Lee, noon to 1 p.m., Glacier Park Community Building, West Glacier. Free. Open to public.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Our Lady of Mercy, Eureka.

• Lakeside-Somers Chamber of Commerce meets 4-5 p.m. Purple Mountain Lavender, 417 Blacktail Height Road, Lakeside. Free for members; $5 nonmembers. Call 844-3715.

• Pints for Paws fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., Kalispell Brewing Company. $1 of pints sold benefits proposed Paws to Play dog park.

• Healthy potluck supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Wellness Education Center, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Bring a healthy dish to share if you like. Families welcome. Call 755-8423.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Library.

• Lakeside Community Council meets 7 p.m., QRU Building, 201 Bills Road. Open to public.

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drives: 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; noon to 5 p.m. Saint John Paul II Church, Bigfork, sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Snappy Sport Senter ,1400 U.S. 2 E. $15 members; $20 nonmembers. Kim Morisaki of Montana Economic West Development presents a program on Glacier Rail Park. RSVP to 885-1212.

Thought

“You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea.” • Pearl S. Buck, American author (born this date in 1892, died in 1973).