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TODAY

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Flathead Conservation District business meeting 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

- American Legion Post No. 137 meets 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 351 Fourth Ave. EN, Kalispell. Nonmember veterans welcome. RSVP to Bob Lehman, 755-4942 or Ron Boespflug, 541-999-7790.

TUESDAY

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Eureka Baptist Church.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m., Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 3 p.m., landfill office.

- Lakeside-Somers Chamber of Commerce BASH, 4-5 p.m. Outlook Inn Bed and Breakfast, 175 Boon Road, Somers. Free for chamber members; $5 nonmembers.

- Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30-7 p.m., Cedar Creek Lodge. Networking, drinks, drawings.

WEDNESDAY

- ImagineIF Libraries board meets at 9 a.m., meeting room, Kalispell. Call Connie Behe, 758-5824.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Montana Academy.

THURSDAY

- Flathead Electric Cooperative scheduled power outage in Libby, 4:30-6:30 a.m., Libby, Second Street to Lincoln Boulevard and Utah Avenue to Nevada Avenue.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Marion Fire District.

- Alzheimer’s Association presents a free class on “Understanding & Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior, 1-2:30 p.m., Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. To register, call 800-272-3900.

- Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m., downstairs of Bethany Lutheran Church, 8559 Montana 35, Bigfork. Call Shelley Gonzales, 837-5346.

- Marion Fire District board meets 5 p.m., Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane, Marion.

- Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center presents the program “Rad Raptors” with live birds, 7 p.m., Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Space limited. Register by calling 755-2706.

FRIDAY

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

A LOOK AHEAD

- Smith Valley Fire Station pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, Aug. 31, 3496 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Tour the station and meet the team.

- Big Arm Association’s annual Barn Dance 5:30-9 p.m., Aug. 31, historic Big Arm School. Hamburgers with all the fixings, live music, silent auction, 50/50 raffle. Donations accepted.

- Original Kalispell Gun Show, noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 6; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 8, Trade Center, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Admission $5 per day.

- Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 5, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Craft is oven-baked mugs. Free.

- Pleasant Valley School board meets 4:45 p.m. Sep. 5.

- Friends of Bigfork Fire Department’s annual “Fun-Draising” barbecue, 5 p.m. Sept. 6, Harbor Village Pavilion, corner of Canal Street and Marina Way. Tickets are $5 for children, $10 for adults, $25 for a family of four. Beer and wine available. Several fire engines and an ambulance will be present.

- Dragonboat Races, Sept. 7-8, Flathead Lake State Park-Wayfarers Unit, Bigfork.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Sept. 9.

- Flathead Conservation District 310 Stream Permit meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 9, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

- Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 10, Cedar Creek Lodge Conference Center. Call 892-2072.

- Pints for Preservation, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 10, Kalispell Brewing Co., 412 Main St. Portion of sales benefits Northwest Montana Forest Fire Lookout Association. Susan Purvis, author of “Go Find,” speaks at 6 p.m.

- American Legion Freedom Walk 2019, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11 to commemorate 9/11, 1:30 p.m. Staging begins 1:15 p.m. at American Legion Post 137, 351 Fourth Ave. EN, Kalispel . Walk goes to Veterans Memorial at Depot Park. Public welcome. Call Lee, 406-270-8267.

- Fifth annual Kootenai Harvest Festival, noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 14, Libby.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Sept. 18, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Flathead Quilters Guild, “A Wee Bit Wooly,” quilt show, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21, Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building, Kalispell. Presentations, vendors, food, raffle. Admission $6, under 12, free. Free parking.

THOUGHT

“While we read history we make history.” — George William Curtis, American author-editor (1824-1892).

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21, Swan Chapel, Swan Lake. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 756-8885.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-7266.

- Flathead Conservation District business meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 23, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30, Libby Christian Church, Libby $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Sept. 24, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.• Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Oct. 16, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Flathead guided hikes at Flathead Lake State Park, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 28, Wayfarers Unit, Flathead Lake State Park. $4 per person; $10 per family.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Oct. 14.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 22, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Nov. 11.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Nov. 20, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Nov. 26, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Dec. 9.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Dec. 17, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Jan. 13.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Feb. 10.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. March 9.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. April 13.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. May 11.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. June. 8