DAYBOOK

SATURDAY

— Flathead Celtic Festival, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Herron Park near Kalispell. Highland games, Celtic music and dancing.

—Glacier Woodturners meet 9 a.m. at Hanson’s Trucking, Columbia Falls; call 755-1795.

—AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

—Montana Fur Harvesters trapper education course is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; call Ken Cordorza at 406-250-6038 for more information and to sign up; lunch provided.

—The Humane Society of Northwest Montana, 100 Adopt A Pet Way, Kalispell, hosts a volunteer orientation at 11a.m. at its Adoption Center. Volunteers must be 18 or older and orientation is free. For more information call 406-752-7297.

—Doggie Dayz, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lawrence Park, Kalispell. Pet parade, K-9 demonstration. Pet and costume contests, games, photo booth. Vendors and food trucks. Fundraiser for Paws to Play Dog Park.

—Annual Walk To End Alzheimer’s, 2:30 p.m., Woodland Park, Kalispell. Two-mile wheelchair and stroller-friendly walk; Start or join a team at alz.org/walk or call 406-252-3053 or 800-272-3900.

—22nd annual Chili Cook-Off and Wiener Dog Races, 4 p.m., Spinnaker Bar and Casino in Lakeside. Parade of Wiener Dogs 5:15 p.m.; races at 5:30 p.m. Unlimited chili tasting $7. Call Gerianne, 844-2176.

—Montana Special Forces Association annual banquet/fundraiser, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, 1380 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish. Silent auction and social hour 4:30 p.m. followed by banquet and live auction. Tickets $75; www.SFA28.org.

—Flathead Land Trust Barn Bash, 5:30 p.m., The Diamond B Ranch. Locally sourced dinner, beer and spirits. Live music by Rob and Halladay Quist with Great Northern. Silent auction. Tickets $75 per person, $125 per couple. Limited seating. Call 752-8293.

—Hope 406 presents author and inspirational speakers Angela and Michael Bertone with a discussion titled “Pathway to Passion: Understanding the Heart-Mind Connection in Relationships,” 7 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Free; donations accepted. Call 212-2729.

— Volunteer work day at the James R. Bakke Nature Reserve in Whitefish, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 863-2473.

—Creation Weekend event, today and Sunday, Kalispell Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1185 Old Reserve Drive www.kalispelladventist.org/events; (406) 212-3560.

—Kalispell Public Schools bond rally, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Kalispell Depot Park. Hot dogs and drinks will be served.

SUNDAY

— Toastmasters Area Humorous and Table Topics Contest, 2 p.m., Evergreen Fire Hall. Free. Public invited.

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— Flathead County Republican Women, noon at Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Mark Agather will explain ballot initiatives; Make lunch reservations by calling Dee at 250-5098.

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

— Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents “Angus and Duncan McDonald, the Extended McDonald Family and the History of Fort Connah,” at Red Lion, 20 North Main, Kalispell; meet at 5:30 p.m. for Grab ’n’ Greet and book signings, 6:15 p.m. for dinner, and 7 p.m. for presentation. Call 406-407-6189 for dinner reservations.

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

— The National Alliance on Mental Illness family support group meets at 6 p.m. at Gateway Community Center; use north entrance. Call 406-854-2323.

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

— Columbia Falls Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. at Ol’ River Bridge building. All members and those who have expressed an interest in volunteering should attend. Contact Clarence Taber at 892-3722 or Dorothy Downen at 892-5894.

TUESDAY

— Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, April show and kitchen towel exchange,11:30 a.m., meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Speaker is Cynthia Leibrock. 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 Manufacturing Day Kick Off luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Luncheon tickets $19. For reservations, call 758-2801.

— Red Cross blood drive, 1-5:15 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

— Lakeside County Water and Sewer District board meets at 2 p.m., at 253 Bierney Creek Rd., Lakeside.

— Joint board meeting for ImagineIF Library and ImagineIF Library Foundation, 2 to 5 p.m. at McGarvey, Heberling, Sullivanand Lacey Law Offices, 345 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

— Helena Flats school board meets at 7 p.m. in the school library, 1000 Helena Flats Road. Call District Clerk Tonnie Decker at 257-2301.

WEDNESDAY

— Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Village Greens Community Center.

— Columbia Falls Women’s Connection, 11:30 a.m. lunch and program at North Valley Hospital Community Room on Nucleus Avenue in Columbia Falls; all women welcome; $8; call 387-4119 or 892-3621.

— Whitefish Women of the Moose hosts a spaghetti feed with garlic bread, salad and desserts, 5-7 p.m., Whitefish Moose Lodge.

— Joe Coco presents a free seminar “Government and Economics” 7-8:30 p.m., Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Free. RSVP to 862-9400.

THURSDAY

— Red Cross blood drives: 12:30-6 p.m. West Kootenai; noon to 5:15 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, sponsored by Daybreak Rotary.

— Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts, food, Wii gaming. Free. Craft is “Fluffy Notebooks.”