Daybook

TODAY

— Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets 7:30 a.m.; Personnel Committee meets 9 a.m., district office, 233 First Ave. E.

— Annual Friends of the Library book sale, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 8, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 9, Kalispell Center Mall. Books $1.50 per inch. Sunday only: books $3 per bag; $5 for two bags; $2 three or more bags.

— Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Community Action Partnership.

— Neighbors in Need homemade chili lunch fundraiser, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Northridge Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Includes cornbread, salad and pie. Cost $10. Call 752-7266.

— Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Candidates Keith Regier, Chet Billi and Carl Glimm speak. Lunch available. Public invited; www.gcpachy.org

— Ghost Tours, 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. One-hour tours every 15 minutes until 9 p.m. $17 per person; $15 members. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

— Astronaut and former Girl Scout Carmel Johnston of Whitefish leads a question and answer session at 7:30 p.m., West Valley Fire Department Station 2, 2399 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Big Sky Astronomy Club leads astar gazing at 8 p.m. All Girl Scouts invited. Call Cortni Cross, 573-424-8520.

SATURDAY

— Paint It Pink Half Marathon 8 a.m.; 5K/10K fun run 9 a.m. Libby. Call Kate Stephens, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center; 406-283-7140.

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

— Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Fellowship Alliance Church, Columbia Falls.

— Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association hosts a music workshop with Kenneth Christensen, Room 139, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Open to public. Session 1: “Practice Effectively,” 9:30- 11:30 a.m. Session 2: “Playing Your Best When It Counts. Mental Skills” 1-3 p.m. Cost is $40 for general public; $30 for KAMTA and FVCC teachers; $20 for students; pay at door.

— Annual Friends of the Library book sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Kalispell Center Mall. Books $1.50 per inch. Sunday only: books $3 per bag; $5 for two bags; $2 three or more bags.

— World Rabies Day Clinic 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flathead Spay & Neuter Clinic, 3491 Trumble Creek Road, Columbia Falls. Cats for adoption, vaccines, microchipping. For directions, call 892-7387; for information, contact Mimi, 261-5175.

— Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sam RV Chapter meets 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., meeting room, Pin & Cue, Whitefish. Meeting 11:30 a.m.; no-host meal from menu. Guests welcome. RSVP Tanya, 858-336-1538; Jay/Charlotte, 862-2117.

— Ghost Tours, 7 p.m., Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. One-hour tours every 15 minutes until 9 p.m. $17 per person; $15 members. Reservations required; 755-2166.

— Tamarack Time!, Electric Avenue, Bigfork. Bring your food entries between 11 a.m. and noon; judging at 12:30 p.m. Tasting badges $5. Apple press, raptor display, apple press.

SUNDAY

— Whitefish Trail Run and Half Marathon, 10 a.m., Whitefish Bike Retreat, 855 Beaver Lakes Road, Whitefish. 5K, 10K, half marathon, fun run. Post race lunch, beer, awards; 862-3880.

— Annual Friends of the Library book sale, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kalispell Center Mall. Today books $3 per bag; $5, two bags; $2 three or more.

— Annual CROP (Community Response to Overcome Poverty) Walk, Marantette Park, Columbia Falls. 1K/5K routes. Registration 1 p.m.; walk 1:30 p.m. Face painting, cake walk, post-barbecue. Call Luann, 261-1083; or Flo, 250-3406.

— Flathead Audubon birding field trip with Steve Gniadek to observe golden eagle migration in Glacier Park, 1-4 p.m., Meet at Lake McDonald Lodge parking lot. Bring lawn chairs and binoculars. Free. All welcome; grayjaybro@yahoo.com

— 2016 Multi-Denominational Choir Festival, 4 p.m., Risen Christ Parish, 65 W. Evergreen Dr., Kalispell. Six church choirs perform. Free. Open to public. Call Mary Reckin, 270-0411.

Thought

“I have a strong moral sense — by my standards.” — Rex Stout, American writer (1886-1975).