Daybook

Today

3 CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk, noon Whitefish United Methodist Church, at Wisconsin and Glenwood. Easy, two-mile walk to raise awareness and funds for international relief. Everyone welcome. Call 862-3418/

3 Harvest for Habitat fundraiser noon to 3:30 p.m., St. Peter Lutheran Church, 201 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish. Family fun, games, crafts, pumpkins, live entertainment and food. Call 862-3008. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity.

3 Ronan American Legion Post 138 hosts an honor guard training for veterans 1-5 p.m. Mission Mountain Golf Course, Ronan. Call Commander Ed Ganieany, 249-7060.

Monday

3 Evergreen Disposal will be running its usual schedule today, Columbus Day.

3 Kalispell Public Schools Personnel Committee meets 7 a.m., district administration building, 233 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

3 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at 9:15-11 a.m. every other Wednesday, at Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Today's program, a fall craft; Oct. 26, baby celebrations. Call Kathy LeDuc, 752-7253.

3 Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, noon luncheon, Scotty's Restaurant. Program on Columbus Day by Patricia Christopherson follows at 1 p.m. Call Cathy Lane, 755-6048.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Rails to Trails meets at 5 p.m., at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road, All welcome. Call 257-1932.

3 Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6-8 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Topic will be "Night in Paris." Share your stories and photos and enjoy French hors d'oeuvres. Community outreach ideas to be discussed. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Sue, 756-4725.

3 Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 p.m., administration building boardroom.

3 Lakeside Neighborhood Plan Committee and Lakeside Community Council discuss changes from County Planning board workshop on Neighborhood Plan, 6:30-8:30 p.m., West Shore Community Library, Bierney Creek and U.S. 93, Lakeside.

3 Cayuse Prairie School hosts a public meeting about its proposed $1.95 million bond issue, 6:30 p.m., school library. Call clerk Heather Mumby, 756-4560, ext. 11.

3 Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Amy Chadwick presents a program on "Wetlands in the Flathead Valley: Types and Ecological Value." Free. All welcome.

3 Smith Valley Fire District board meets 7 p.m., at the fire department.

3 Columbia Falls School board meets at 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W. Columbia Falls.

3 Evergreen School District board meets at 7 p.m., administration building boardroom.

3 Free lecture on "Legal Issues for Aging Family Members, by Randy Schwickert and Jim Kelly of Adult Protective Services, 7 p.m. Whitefish Community Center, 121 E. Second St., Whitefish.

3 West Valley School board meets at 7 p.m., school library.

Tuesday

3 AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m., North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., KRMC.

3 Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, noon, North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Speaker is Mark Peck on new 911 Center. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

3 Eidsvold Lutheran Church Oktoberfest, 5-7:30 p.m., Vista Linda, 240 Boon Road, Somers. German food. Entertainment by The Hungry Five. Adults $7; children 5-12, $3; 4 and under, free. Proceeds to West Shore Food Bank.

3 Deer Park School board meets at 5 p.m., at the school.

3 Kila School board meets at 5:15 p.m..

3 Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., school library.

3 Author and historian Ellen Baumler gives a presentation titled, "Casting Shadows: Spooks, Specters and Spirited Places," 6 p.m., Libby Library. Refreshments. Free and open to public.

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

3 Smith Valley School board meets at 6 p.m. in the library.

3 School District 5 and Flathead County High School district board meets at 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

3 The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

3 Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school conference room. Call Tonnie Decker, 257-2301.

Whitefish School board meets 7 p.m.

Wednesday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., U.S. Forest Service office.

3 Free blood pressure screenings today: 10:30-11 a.m. North Valley Senior Center, 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls; 11:30 a.m. to noon, Whitefish Community Center, 121 Second St. Sponsored by Frontier Hospice. Call 892-4087 or 755-4923.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 1-5 p.m., Christian Center, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-6246 or 752-0786.

3 Edward Jones career seminar and broadcast, 5 p.m. 104 Jewel Basin Court, Bigfork. Call Beth Morgenstern, 837-1013.

3 Parkinson's disease support group meets 5-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Guest speaker is speech therapist Chare Largent. Call Inga, 756-5514; or Lois, 871-3767.

3 Montana Landlords Association meets for dinner off the menu, 6 p.m.; followed by business meeting at 7 p.m., The Elks, Kalispell. Kalispell Fire Chief Dan Diehl will talk about CO2 requirements in rentals. Call Georgia, 756-1265.

Thought

"Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested." n Guinean saying.

3 Documentary mountain biking film, "Freedom Riders," show 9 p.m., Great Northern Bar and Grill, Whitefish. Tickets $6. Proceeds benefit Intermountain Bicycling Association. Call 406-871-4241.

Thursday

3 Flathead National Forest and Flathead Community of Resource Educators free workshop for teachers and youth leaders of available programs, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Flathead National Forest office, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Libby VFW.

3 Huckleberry Hookers rug exhibition and demonstration, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 15, Buns by the Lake, 7235 U.S. 93 S., Somers. Coffee and treats. All welcome. Call Maureen, 854-2094.

3 Orphan Art Sale, 5-7:30 p.m., Noice Studio and Gallery, 127 Main St., Kalispell. Silent auction. Free admission. Fundraiser for Hockaday Museum of Art. Call Jana Goodman, 755-1111.

3 Polson Chamber of Commerce Splash social 5-7 p.m., Papa Don's Grill, 113 Bayview Dr., Polson Bay Golf Club. Open to public.

Friday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

A Look Ahead

3 Toys for Tots Boot Drive Oct. 17. Bring your cash donations to Rosauers, 9-11 a.m.; Harvest Foods, Bigfork, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Smith's Foods, Columbia Falls, 1-3 p.m.; and Super One Foods, Whitefish, 1-3 p.m. Toy collection boxes will also be available. Sponsored by Glacier Chapter Harley Owners Group, Kalispell. Call Madeline Steeley, 257-7151.

3 Tails on Trails dog walk Oct. 17, Rails to Trails, Meridian Road, Kalispell. Registration is $15 per walker. Pledges welcome. Walking from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Proceeds benefit Flathead Shelter Friends. Call 250-6510.

3 25th annual Glacier Stamp Club Postage Stamp and Coin Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Buy and sell stamps, information, give-aways. Free admission to show and museum. Call 752-6110.

3 Glacier Autumn Arts and Crafts Show, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 17; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18, Izaak Walton Inn, U.S. 2 East, Essex. More than 30 Montana artists, indoors. Call 888-5700.

3 Tamarack Time! annual event, Oct. 17, Bigfork. Hayrides beginning at 11 a.m. Tasting opens to public at 1 p.m. Bring your own apples to make cider with Essential Stuff Project's apple press at Brookie's Cookies. Call Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, 837-5888.

3 GPS workshop with Gary Crismon, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 17, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Cost $10 per person, ages 16 and older. Space limited. Call Mary Beth Chappelow, 755-2706, ext. 2

3 Annual Bigfork Barn Dance and Rotary fundraiser, 6 p.m., Oct. 17, River Bend Ranch. Buffet dinner, silent auction, games and activities. Entertainment by The Bad Larrys from 7-11 p.m. Tickets $50 per person at Jug Tree, Bigfork Drug or at door. Call 837-5888.

3 "Bag the Wag" volunteer park clean up, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Oct. 18, Hugh Rogers Wag Dog Park, Whitefish. Whitefish Animal Group hosts a dog agility demonstration, raffles, light refreshments. Bring water for your dog. Call Dian Ward, 862-324.

3 Mission worker Sue Ellen Hall will talk about her experiences teaching at Nile Theological College in Khartoum, Sudan on Oct. 18, Glacier Presbyterian Camp. Potluck supper, 5 p.m. followed by program at 6 p.m. Call 862-5038 or 849-5944.

3 Local showing of world premier of documentary film, "Not Evil, Just Wrong: The True Cost of Global Warming Hysteria," 7 p.m. Oct. 18, Outlaw Hotel, 1701 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. $2 donation at door. Sponsored by Northwest Montana Patriots.

3 Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon Oct. 19, at the Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Dr. Irv Milheim and Linda Sauer will talk about the Healthcare Initiative. Lunch $11. Public welcome. Call Pamala Kasperson, 837-4428.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Oct. 19, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Kila School board meets 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2:30-6:30 p.m., Oct. 20, Lakeside Chapel.

3 Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Oct. 20, Glacier Park International Airport board room.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 20, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

3 Kalispell Women's Connection buffet dinner 6:30 p.m., meeting room at the church on 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Cost is $8.50 singles; $16 couples. Speakers are taxidermist Bruce Babcock and Diane Koch. RSVP Rosainne, 257-8098 or Jan at 212-3763. Complimentary child care by reservation. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.

3 Artist to Artist Brown Bag lecture series presents Elaine Snyder, buckskin clothier on, "Navigating the Journey," noon to 1 p.m., Oct. 21, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 139. Free. Everyone welcome.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Oct. 21, National Flood Service, in the blood mobile.

3 History is Posh (HIP) local history group meets 4 p.m., Oct. 21, Sassafras Building, second floor, 118 Main St., Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 837-2459.

3 Johanna Harderty gives a presentation on the history of James Talbott and what he meant to Columbia Falls, 7 p.m. Oct. 21, Glacier Discovery Square, Columbia Falls.

3 Flathead Special Education Cooperative board meets 10:45 a.m., Oct. 22, 124 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 22, Qdoba Mexican Grill, in the blood mobile.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Oct. 22, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 Big Arm community yard sale 8 a.m. Oct. 23, historic Big Arm School. Potluck 6 p.m., Big Arm Fire Hall. Guest speaker is Gil Mangels of Miracle of America Museum, at 7 p.m. The movie, "Smoke on the Waters" about steamboating will be shown. Call Alison, 849-6628.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Oct. 23, Lowe's, in the blood mobile.

3 Third annual Voices of the Wilderness fundraiser, 7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Silent auction, entertainment, refreshments, spirits. Suggested donation of $15 at the door. Proceeds benefit Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, 387-3847.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 24, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.

3 First Presbyterian Church fall bazaar and luncheon, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24, 540 S. Main St., Kalispell. Crafts, fresh produce, baked goods and next-to-new items for sale. Soup, bread and pie lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 752-7488.

3 Third annual "Live Locally" 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m. Oct. 24, Polson. Registration $15 by Oct. 14. Late registration $20. Call 883-3910.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 24, Buffalo Hill Golf Club, in the blood mobile; for Make a Difference Day.

3 Mission Mountain Winery Oktoberfest, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24, U.S. 93, Dayton. Sausages and chocolate pairings with wine. Free. Public welcome.

3 North Shore Nordic Club season opener, 7-9 p.m., Oct. 25, Tamarack Brewery, Lakeside. Raffles, live entertainment. Call Dave Hadden, 837-0783.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26, St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 293-0100.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Oct. 26, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Montana West Economic Development business seminar, "What is the Future of the Web," noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 27, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. RSVP to Kim Morisaki, 257-7711.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Oct. 27, Eureka Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 28, Glacier Bank, Main Street, Kalispell.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9-11 a.m., and 1-3 p.m. Oct. 29, Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Immanuel Lutheran Home 13th annual Boo Bash Oct. 30, 185 Crestline Ave., Kalispell. Trick or Treat Trail open 6:30-7:30 p.m. Halloween carnival. Free admission.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

3 234th annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball, Nov. 7, Elks Lodge, 1820 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. No-host bar 6 p.m.; prime rib dinner 7 p.m. Entertainment. Tickets available at Elks and Kalispell VFW, $25 per person until Oct. 24; $30 thereafter. Call Doug, 261-7427.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. every other Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Nov. 4 program by Holly Nickels on "Eating Healthy on a Budget." Nov. 18 is MOMS auction fundraiser. Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

3 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at 9:15-11 a.m. every other Monday at Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Nov. 9 program on "Operation Christmas Child." Nov. 23 program on making Christmas ornaments. Call Kathy LeDuc, 752-7253.

3 Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Nov. 11, Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Park ranger Bill Schustrom will talk about Glacier Park's 100th anniversary celebration. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

3 Janice K. Mineer, author of "Gingerbread from the Heart," gives a gingerbread house making demonstration and book signing, 11 a.m. Nov. 14, Kalispell Center Mall, near Borders.

3 Artist to Artist Brown Bag lecture series presents musician Andre Floyd on, "The Business of Music," noon to 1 p.m., Nov. 18, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 139. Free. Everyone welcome.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:45 a.m., Nov. 19, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Nov. 19, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. every other Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Dec. 2 program by DC Haas on "Fire Safety and Injury Prevention. Dec. 16 program by Heidi Degal on Christmas craft gift stations. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Dec. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

3 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at 9:15-11 a.m. Dec. 14, at Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Program on holiday entertaining and includes cookie exchange. Call Kathy LeDuc, 752-7253.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:30 a.m., Dec. 17, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Dec. 17, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 Great Rockies Sport Show, 4-8 p.m. March 12; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 13; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Admission is good all weekend and costs $5, adults; $3, children 6-12; kids 5 and under, free. Friday night all kids 12 and under get in free.