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TODAY

- Herron Half Marathon, 10K 5K Race, 9 a.m., Herron Park, Kalispell.; ftbtraces.com or contact race director Brian Miller, 890-9288.

MONDAY

- Fair-Mont-Egan School board Finance Committee meets 9:30 a.m.

- Fairview Cemetery annual meeting, 10 a.m., 1225 Fairview Cemetery Road, Columbia Falls.

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

- Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet noon to 3 p.m. at the home of member Maggy Kuska. Call Cate Webber, 755-6781.

- Swan River School board meets at 4 p.m.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m.

- Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets at Pick’s Bowling Center, 6-8 p.m., 2849 Montana 82, Bigfork. Meet at 5:15 at The Summit south parking lot to carpool. RSVP to Jennifer 253-3336 or Denise at 261-3426.

- Columbia Falls School board meets at 6 p.m.

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

TUESDAY

- Kila School board special meeting 8 a.m.

- Babies and Boots Hike at Flathead Lake State Park-Wayfarers, from 1- to 2:30 p.m., .5 to 1.5 mile hike. Baby carriers recommended. Free.

- Kalispell Public Schools district board meets 6 p.m. , Kalispell Middle School Library.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Whitefish Credit Union, Kalispell.

- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)/Local Advisory Council meets 1 p.m. Literacy Center of Northwest Montana office, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.

- Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hosting a public meeting to discuss chronic wasting disease, 6 p.m., Libby City Hall, 953 E. Spruce St., Libby.

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

- Deer Park School board meets at 6:30 p.m.

- Friends of Creston Fire planning meeting 7 p.m., main fire station. Community members interested in helping with the golf outing/community barbecue scheduled for Sept. 8 invited. Call Gloria, 250-4655.

- West Valley Rural Fire District trustees meet at 7:30 p.m., West Valley Fire Station, 2412 Farm to Market Road.

WEDNESDAY

- Free Falun Dafa Qigong instruction easy-to-learn exercise instruction for all ages, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays in June, Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 6 p.m., Fuel Fitness, Kalispell, blood mobile.

- Parkinson’s disease support group 10 anniversary celebration and quilt raffle, 3-4:30 p.m., Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767.

- Pint Night, 3-8 p.m., HA Brewery, Eureka. $1 of every pint sold benefits Northwest Montanan Fire Lookout Association.

- Evergreen School District board meets 3:30 p.m.

- Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets at 7 p.m., district office, 108 Harbor Heights Blvd.

THURSDAY

- Creston School board meets 7 a.m..

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bigfork Glacier Bank, blood mobile.

- Senior Tour and Tea, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission for seniors 60 and older. Docent tour 10:30 a.m. Call 755-5268.

- Open house to learn about Smith Lake recreational opportunities, 5-7 p.m. Whitefish Legacy Partners office, 525 Railway, Suite 206, Whitefish. Complimentary drinks and light hors d’oeuvres.

• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m., Polson City Library meeting room. Program is “Bringing Back Leopard Frogs to the Flathead Reservation” by Art Soukkala. Free. All welcome.

FRIDAY

- Agency on Aging annual Older Americans’ Picnic for all who are 60 and older, Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building. Doors open 10 a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entertainment, door prizes. Free.

- Kalispell Public Schools Board Governance Committee meets 10 a.m., superintendent’s office.

- Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. National Flood; noon to 4:15 p.m. Best Buy, blood mobile.

Flag Day ceremony, 11 a.m., Depot Park, Kalispell. Patriotic music begins 10:30 a.m.

- Ranger talk about the snakes of Montana 6:30-7:30 p.m., Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. To reserve your spot, call 755-2706.

THOUGHT

“It’s innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn’t.” — Mignon McLaughlin, American journalist (1913-1983).

A LOOK AHEAD

- Robin Street Memorial Fishing Day, 9 a.m. to noon, June 15, Pine Grove Pond, off Rose Crossing, Kalispell. Youth provided fishing equipment if needed. Raffle prizes.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5:30 p.m. June 15, Richwines Burgerville, Polson, blood mobile.

- Junior Ranger Day, noon to 3 p.m. June 15, Flathead Lake State Park, Wayfarers Unit. Games, activities, earn a junior ranger badge. Meet at Harry Horn Picnic Shelter.

- Whitefish Moose Lodge Brewfest fundraiser, 2-5:30 p.m. June 15, 230 W. 10th St. 13 breweries featured. Full bar. Food. Tickets $20 advance, available at Whitefish Pottery and Great Northern Brewing Co.; $25 at door.

- Lone Pine State Park BioBlitz 8 a.m. to noon, June 16. Registration required. Call 755-2706, ext. 0 or ext. 4.

- Father’s Day, noon to 4 p.m. June 16, Woodland Water Park, Kalispell. Dads swim for $3 with child admission.

- Park After Dark Hike, 9:30-11 p.m. June 16, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Registration required. Call 755-2706, ext. 0.

- Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center Park brown bag seminar with John Fraley, author of the “Rangers, Trappers and Trailblazers,” noon to 1 p.m. June 17, West Glacier Community Building, Glacier Park. Free. Open to public. Call 888-5827.

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. June 17, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. June 18, Polson Area Senior Center; $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4:15 p.m. June 18, Lakeside QRU.

- Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. June 19, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Speakers are David Cohen, owner of Genesis Kitchen and Karen DeVries. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy, 387-4119; or Janet, 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. June 19, Troy Baptist Church.

- Kalispell Public Schools Personnel Committee meets 3 p.m. June 19, district office basement meeting room.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. June 19, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Marion Fire District board budget meeting 9 a.m., June 20, Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane, Marion.

- Naturalist Anne Morley leads her annual hike on the Sprunger-Whitney Nature Trail, 10 a.m. June 20, Montana 83, 7 miles south of Swan Lake. Turn right at Point Pleasant and Sprunger-Whitney trail sign. RSVP to Morley, 886-2242.

- Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 20, Libby VFW.

- Taste of Kalispell, 5:30-8 p.m., June 20, Museum at Central School lawn. Food and drinks, live music by Cocinando, kids’ zone. Tickets $30 adult, $20 youth 11 to 14; kids 10 and under free. Purchase tickets at eventbrite.com

- Kalispell Public Schools Finance and Operations Committee meets 7 a.m. June 21, district office basement meeting room.

- Flathead Area Chapter 646 of NARFE (National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees) host a fundraising and awareness-of-Alzheimer’s event, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., June 21, Rosauers, Kalispell.

- Red Cross blood drives June 21: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Gateway Community Center.

- Flathead Lakers and Flathead Land Trust’s Summer Solstice Party, 6:30 p.m. June 21, Hormuth’s Rivers End Ranch, North Shore of Flathead Lake. Tickets $35; www.flatheadlandtrust.org/event/summer-solstice-party/

- Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana annual parking lot rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 22, Glacier Bank parking lot, 212 Main St., Kalispell.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 22, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-7266.

- Annual Feathered Friends fundraiser, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 22, Fish, Wildlife and Parks community room, 490 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Close-up look as live birds of prey. Entry by donation of either supplies or cash.

- Culpepper Merriweather Circus, 2 and 4:30 p.m., Sunday, June 23, across from Somers Post Office. Tickets all Sliters locations in Bigfork, Somers and Lakeside and the Somers Bay Cafe and the Somers Company Town Museum. Pre-ticket sales are children (ages 2 to 12) $7; adults, $12. Tickets at the door are children $8, adults $15.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 24, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

- Red Cross Troy Strong blood drive,11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 24 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Flathead Conservation District business meeting 7 p.m. June 24, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. June 25, Our Lady of Mercy, Eureka.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. June 25, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- Kalispell Public Schools district board work session/planning retreat 3 p.m. June 25, Glacier High School conference room.

- Kila School board meets 3:30 p.m. June 25.

- Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30-7 p.m. June 25 Glacier Outdoor Center, 12400 E., West Glacier. Networking, drinks, drawings.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. June 26, Glacier National Park.

- Red Cross blood drives June 27: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Marion Fire District; 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Alzheimer’s Association presents “Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body,” 1-2 pm. June 27, Kalispell Senior Center. Free. Open to public.

- Kalispell Public Schools IT Committee meets 8:30 a.m. June 27, IT office.

- Marion Fire District board meets 6 p.m., June 27, Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane, Marion.

- Kalispell Parks and Recreation’s Tour of the Trees, 7 p.m., June 27, starting at Lagoon Pavilion, Woodland Park. Call 758-7718.

- Red Cross blood drives June 28: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Flathead Health Department.

- Whitefish Woody Weekend, June 28-30, Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Public invited to tour classic, antique wooden boats at docks beginning 9 a.m. Saturday. Public boat rides during day. Call Tim Salt, 862-5085.

- Family fly fishing experience, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 29, Glacier Outdoor Center, 12400 U.S. 2. E, West Glacier. $39 per person; Call Kalispell Parks and Recreation, 406-758-7717.

- Red, White & Blue Day, noon to 4 p.m. July 4, Woodland Water Park, Kalispell. $3 per person. Free hot dogs while they last.

- Glacier Symphony and Conrad Mansion Summer Garden Party, 5 p.m. July 18, in and on lawn of Conrad Mansion, Kalispell. Food and drink. Black tie. Tickets $150. Call 755-2166.

- Free storytime for children ages 0-5, 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 19, Woodland Water Park, Kalispell.

- Bike to the Beach, July 20. Meet at 11 a.m. at Great Northern Rails to Trail Meridian Road trailhead in Kalispell. Join bike parade and scavenger hunt to Somers Beach for games, awards, prizes. Option to pick up parade at Spoke and Paddle in Somers.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. July 23, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- Whitefish High School second All Class Reunion, 4-10 p.m. July 26-28, Depot Park in Whitefish. Register at https://whitefishhighschoolreunion.com/or contact Rebecca at 406-249-7526.

- Montana Shakespeare in the Parks presents “Henry IV Part I,” 6 p.m. July 31, Woodland Park events field, Kalispell. Free.

Great Bear Festival, Aug. 3, Depot Park, Kalispell. Local and regional beers, wines, hard ciders. Food vendors, live music.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Aug. 21, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Aug. 27, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

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

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

- Flathead Quilt Show, “A Wee Bit Wooly, 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.