DAYBOOK, May 14

| May 14, 2016 6:00 AM

Today

• Free pancake breakfast, 7 a.m. to noon, Smith Valley Fire & Rescue, 3496 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell; donations accepted with proceeds go toward purchase of emergency medical services.

• Columbia Falls Senior Center hosts a day trip to National Bison Range. Bus loads at 7:30 a.m. at Super 1, Columbia Falls. Bring a brown bag lunch. Call Roxy, 892-4087.

• Whitefish Parks and Recreation’s third annual Spring Gear Swap, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Roy Duff Memorial Armory Park. Unsold gear must be picked up between 1:30-3:30 p.m. or it will be donated. Benefits Volunteer to Ski Program. Call 863-2470.

• Community breakfast, 8-11 a.m., Eidsvold Church, 59356 U.S. 93 S. between Somers and Lakeside. Cinco de Mayo menu. Cost $5 per person; $10 per family. Benefits church missions and ministries.

• Nooks and Crannies Tour, 9 a.m., Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell, $28 per person, $25 for members. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• 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.

• Dayton Elementary School PTO yard sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Idol Spur, Dayton. Donations welcome. Call the school at 849-5484 or Amanda Adams at 360-8597.

• Glacier Institute’s Big Creek and Field Camp volunteer work day, 9 a.m., one mile north of West Glacier on North Fork Road. Bring tools. RSVP to 755-1211.

• Flathead Land Trust bike and bird event to McWennegar Slough and Fairview Marsh, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. RSVP to reserve a spot to Laura Katzman, 752-8293.

• Wildmontana.org Flathead/Kootenai Chapter sponsors a free, guided hike to historic Flagstaff Mountain. Meet at 9 a.m. at Kootenai National Forest supervisors’ office, 31374 U.S. 2 Libby. Bring lunch, water, appropriate clothing and boots. To register, call Brian, 406-291-2154.

• 13th annual Yellow Bay Cherry Blossom Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse, Montana 35 at mile-marker 18. Arts and crafts, door prizes, raffles, bake sale and music. Lunch by the Yellow Bay Ladies Auxiliary will be available for purchase. Free and open to the public.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Fresh Life Church.

• Spring into Safety Kids’ Day, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Bicycle helmet giveaway and fitting; www.krh.org/events

• Inauguration of Sandra L. Boham, new president of Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, 3 p.m., during the 2016 graduation pow wow. Traditional feed follows in Camas Room.

• Opening night Distillers Fest for Feast of Whitefish, 4-7 p.m., Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish. Local spirits, finger foods. Call the Chamber, 862-3501.

• Sixth annual Spirits of the Valley tasting fundraiser for Somers Company Town Project, Best Western Plus Flathead Inn and Suites, 4823 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Appetizers, desserts, local spirits and wines. Silent auction, raffle. Tickets $20 at the door. Call Carolyn Wondrow, 857-2373 or 471-1531.

Sunday

• Celebrate springtime in Montana with a Wildflower Walk at Lone Pine State Park from 1 to 2 p.m. Follow botanist and AmeriCorps volunteer, Dr. Joan West on a Wildflower Walk and expand your knowledge of wildflower identification. Cost is $4. Good shoes are recommended. Call 406-755-2706.

Monday

• Red Cross blood drives: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Keller Williams; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Scholarships awarded to area high school students. Buffet lunch available for $12. All welcome. Call RSVP to Dee Kirk-Boon, 250-5098.

• 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.

• Swan River School board budget work session at 3 p.m.

• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 4 p.m.

• Somers School District Board Lakeside Elementary Roof Replacement bid opening and award 5 p.m. Lakeside Elementary School; regular meeting 6 p.m.

• Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents a program titled, “Howse House: An Early Fur Trading Post” (first in a three-part series on the fur trade) by author and historian Carl Haywood, at the Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Greeting time 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:15 p.m. Cost $19 includes presentation. Program starts 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.

Thought

“Silence cannot hide anything — which is more than you can say for words.”

• From the play “The Ghost Sonata” by Swedish author-playwright August Strindberg (born 1849, died this date in 1912).