Daybook

TODAY

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

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

— Annual CROP (Community Response to Overcome Poverty) Walk, Marantette Park, Columbia Falls. 1K/5K routes. Registration 1 p.m.; walk at 1:30 p.m. Face painting, cake walk, post event 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.

MONDAY

— City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will be picking up roll-out containers. There will be no disruption for the Columbus Day holiday. Have containers out by 7 a.m.

— Flathead City-County Animal Advisory Committee meets noon to 1:30 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 first Ave. W., Kalispell. Dealers, collectors, free stamps for children and more. All welcome. Free admission to show and exhibits.

— Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meadow Lake employee drive; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

— West Valley School board meets 5 p.m.

— Whitefish Community Foundation hosts the Great Fish Awards celebration Casey’s in Whitefish. Reception with no-host bar 5 p.m.; awards at 6 p.m.

— Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Theresa, 756-4725.

— Columbia Falls School board meets at 6 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

— Marion School board meets 6:30 p.m. in the modular.

— Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Laura Katzman with Flathead Land Trust will talk about bird habitat conservation, specifically for sandhill cranes. Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.

— Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets 7 p.m., 108 Harbor Heights Blvd., Bigfork. Public welcome.

TUESDAY

—AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m., Polson Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.). Call 892-4087.

— Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet for lunch at noon at Cathy Lane’s home. Program at 1 p.m. Call Lane, 250-7509.

— Fair-Mont-Egan Bruin’s Den Committee meets 4:15 p.m.

— Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association hosts Kalispell Skeptics in the Club, 5:30 p.m., Scotty’s Bar, 2205 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Open to everyone.

— Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m.

— Screening of documentary film “Paper Tigers” about a Washington alternative school’s approach to disciplining students, Room 139, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Doors open 5:30 p.m.; film begins 6 p.m. Free; but ticket required.

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

— Somers Rural Fire District board meets 6 p.m., Lakeside Fire Station, 125 Bills Road.

— Smith Valley School board meets 6 p.m.

— Deer Park School board meets at 6:30 p.m. in the library.

— Flathead Conservation District 310 Stream Permit meeting 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

WEDNESDAY

— Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. Physical therapist Lynnell Finley and Lois Wagner talk about the World Parkinson’s Congress. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767 or Inga, 756-5514.

— Flathead County Agency on Aging and Kalispell Senior Center open house, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Oct. 14, at the new location, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Door prizes, refreshments, information. Today — Ribbon cutting, cake and coffee 1:15 p.m. ; Oct. 13 — Medicare 101 presentation 10 a.m., bingo 1:30 p.m., football party 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 — Healthy Aging activities 10 a.m.

— Red Cross blood drive,10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Elks Lodge, Kalispell.

— Coaches with Kalispell Regional Health Care’s One2One weight-loss program answer questions and give gift bags, 5-7 p.m., Whitefish Therapy and Sports Center, 2006 Hospital Way, Whitefish. Refreshments, raffles. Call 751-4509.

— Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Open to anyone with an interest. Call Kathy, 752-9642.

— Evergreen School board meets 6:30 p.m., administration boardroom.

— City of Kalispell Water Department will temporarily shut off water main in area of Sixth Street East south to 10th Street East, and Eighth and Ninth Streets East from First Avenue East to First Avenue West, from 11 p.m. today to 7 a.m. Thursday. Residents should plan accordingly. Call Public Works Office, 758-7720.

— Bad Rock Rural Fire District board meets 7:30 p.m., north fire hall, 23 Columbia Pines Court. Call 892-0438.

THURSDAY

— Volunteer Garden Work Days today through Oct. 16, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Construction of raised bed, paved walk ways and corrals. Bring work glvoes. Call 406-253-4369.

— Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., National Flood.

— ACT for America meets 6 p.m., FairBridge Inn & Suites, Kalispell. Program by the Rev. Shahram Hadian on “Chrislam Exposed: The Seductive Lie of a Common God Between Christianity and Islam.” Admission $20 (18 and under, free); 59911flathaedactforamerica@gmail.com

— Flathead Valley Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) group meets 7 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. New documentary “Vaxxed: The Movie,” about childhood vaccines and autism, will be shown www.ionsflathead.org