Friday

Beginning at 9 a.m. for about three hours Flathead Electric Cooperative members may experience scattered, brief outages due to transport of home by movers. The house will be moved from the 3100 block of Parkwood Lane in Bigfork west to Montana 35 north, turning onto Montana 206 north, west to 400 block of Trap Road in Columbia Falls. Call 751-4411.

Red Cross blood drive, 11:30-3:30 p.m., at the office of Coldwell Banker, Kalispell.

Chili dinner benefit for Brynn Shay who is recovering from serious injuries from a Aug. 29 car accident in Columbia Falls, 5-7 p.m. Columbia Falls High School football field. Wildcats play Eureka at 7 p.m. Proceeds will be matched by Thrivent Financial or Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. All welcome.

Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. All seniors welcome. Call 257-1598.

Montessori Parent Seminar 5:30 p.m. Kalispell Montessori Center, 349 Willow Glen Dr., Kalispell. Jonathan Wolff presents Montessori Leadership learning programs for parents and teachers. $3 donation appreciated. Call 755-3824.

Boomers Singles Group planning meeting, at Red Lion Kalispell Center Hotel, Fireside Room; social hour 6 p.m., dinner buffet 7 p.m., meeting 8 p.m. RSVP to Duane at 257-4502 or Judy at 253-7187.

Saturday

Creative Memories Scrapbooking retreat begins 7 a.m. today through 5 p.m. Oct. 1, Glacier Presbytery Camp, Flathead Lake. All welcome. Call Joyce Workman, 755-4922.

Montana Civilian Conservation Corps and Flathead Audubon invite volunteers to clear a border fence line at Owen Sowerwine Natural Area. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Montessori School parking lot, 349 Willow Glen Dr., Kalispell. Bring water, work gear, and loppers and pruner, if possible. Lunch provided following a half-day of work. Call 755-8089 or 755-1406.

Trees to Paper to Trees Semi-annual Recycling Drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. north end of Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Bring newspaper, magazines, office paper, cardboard, phone books and aluminum cans. Call 758-7715.

Columbia Falls School board retreat 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W. Columbia Falls.

Quilt Pink Day 9:30 a.m., St. Joseph Medical Center, Polson. Tour Women's Imaging Center, Oncology Clinic and Cheerful Heart Cancer Resource Center. Make a quilt for $5 per 12-inch block kit. Proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Call 883-8251.

Skate swap and registration day at Stumptown Ice Den in Whitefish runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; drop off equipment from 8 to 10 a.m. Registration will take place for all Glacier Hockey programs and the city's Learn to Skate classes.; call 212-6128 or visit glacierhockey.org

Third annual Safety School Expo, Whitefish Mountain Mall. Proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital and local children. Call Janie Green, American Karate Academy, 862-7722.

Girl Scouts group registration for Kalispell area 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Northridge Lutheran Church. Call Joanne Smith, 249-0168 for information and for those who live outside the area.

North Valley Sportsman Club Sight in Day, noon to 5 p.m. $3 per gun ($1 for members). Turn on North Fork Road at "Shoot" sign three miles north of Columbia Falls. Call 892-4006 or 892-4072.

Red Cross certified course in First Aid Basics, 6:30 p.m. at the office, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.

Seminar on the "DNA of Relationships," led by Gary Smalley, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Christian Church, 1075 Foy's Lake Road. Call 257-9315.

10th annual Bill Ludwig Scholarship Dinner and Auction, Trinity Lutheran School in Kalispell. Dinner and silent auction, 4 to 6 p.m.; live auction, 6:30 p.m. Dinner tickets on sale at the school and church offices.

Sunday

12th annual Sea Kayaking Regatta, noon, rain or shine. Whitefish City Beach. Paddle from City Beach to Les Mason Park and back. Bring your own equipment, food. PFDs required. Free. Call 862-3513.

Montecahto Club Harvest Breakfast and Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the club, next to Yellow Bay/Finley Point Fire Station on Montana 35. Eggs, waffles, ham, sausage, biscuits

Pope John Paul II Catholic Church, 195 Cloverdell Road, Bigfork, Oktoberfest 11:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. German food, beer and wine. Tickets $12 adults, $5 children. Music by Don Lawrence's German Band. Tickets available at the door. Proceeds benefit local charities. Call 892-2435.

Human Therapy on Horseback hosts the award-winning documentary film, "Go Horse Please," with shows at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. at the O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Tickets $7 for adults and children. Dessert reception following 7 p.m. show. Combined ticket $17. Advance purchase at Books West, Kalispell, Electric Avenue Gifts, Bigfork; all Montana Coffee Traders; or at the door. Call 881-4192.