Daybook

TODAY

— Glacier Stamp Club annual stamp show, GLAPEX XXXIII, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell.

— Whitefish Fire Department annual open house, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Public invited. Call 871-5285.

— “240 Minutes for Healing, Health and Hope” charity bike ride for cross-country cyclist Shelli Snyder who was is recovering from severe injuries after being struck by a car at high speed near West Glacier in September, 12:30 p.m. Riders will meet at Alberta Visitors Center near Glacier Park and ride either on new bike path to Hungry Horse or toward Logan Pass. Pledges of 10 cents per mile suggested. Contact Patrick Malone, 509-279-5107; pcmwccc@hotmail.com.

MONDAY

— U.S. Small Business Administration Boots to Business Reboot, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gateway Community Center, room 26, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Entrepreneurship training program for veterans and their spouses. Call Sara Hudson, 406-869-8408.

— Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Public welcome to attend. Contact Dee Boon for information, 250-5098

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

— The Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Group for caregivers sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Communities meets 3 to 4:30 pm at Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Come share information, experiences and understanding. For more information or to register contact Carla Wilton at 406-752-9624.

— Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 5 p.m.

— Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents a program by former senator and Montana State Historical Society president Bob Brown titled, “Fred Whiteside: Montana’s Unsung Hero,” 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 755-7339.

— Kila School Curriculum meeting 5:30 p.m.

— Somers School District board meets 6 p.m., Somers Middle School.

— Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Ol’ River Bridge building, Columbia Heights. Public invited. Call Clarence, 892-3722; or Dorothy, 892-5894.

— Candidate forum with both Democrat and Republican candidates for local and state officer, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Performance Center, Ronan Middle School. Public invited. Refreshments.

— Flathead River Commission meets 7 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 1st Ave. W. Kalispell. Contact Flathead Conservation District at 752-4220 for information.

TUESDAY

— Kalispell Public Schools Federal Programs Committee 9 a.m., assistant superintendent’s office.

— Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch and auction fundraiser,11:30 a.m., meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Speaker is Monica Hemingway. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 857-2467, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

— Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Topic is “Back to Business Basics.” Luncheon tickets $19. For reservations, call 758-2801.

— Red Cross blood drive, noon to 3 p.m. Lakeside QRU.

— The Lakeside County Water & Sewer District Board of Directors will hold their regular Board Meeting on at 2:00 pm at their office at 253 Bierney Creek Road in Lakeside.

— Creston Fire Department Soup for Supper fundraiser, 3:30-7 p.m., at the station, 4498 Montana 35, Kalispell. More than 20 soups and chowders, salads, rolls, desserts served. Dine in or take out. Donations are appreciated. For more info, call Gloria Graves, 250-4655.

— Cross Town fundraising night, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wendy’s Restaurant, 2615 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. Twenty percent of sales from dining room and pickup window benefit booster clubs for Flathead and Glacier high schools.

— Kila School Board meeting 5:30 p.m. .

— Pearl Galbraith, Edward Jones representative, presents a free Social Security seminar, 6 p.m., Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W., Suite 110.

— Trout Unlimited meets 7 p.m., Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, Meridian Road, Kalispell. Call Larry Timchak, 250-7473.

— Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. school library. Public welcome.

Thought

“To walk into history is to be free at once, to be at large among people.” — Elizabeth Bowen, Irish-born author (1899-1973).