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TODAY

- Columbia Falls School board Insurance Committee meets at 4 p.m.

- Women Who Wine-Flathead meets 5:30-7 p.m., home of Nancy Cunningham, 644 Third Ave. E. Kalispell, across from Seventh Street East. Entry is on the Seventh Street side. Bring a bottle of wine and $30 donation for admission. Proceeds benefit Senior Mobile Home Program; www.flatheadcommunityfoundation.org.

WEDNESDAY

- Friendship Force Flathead Valley meets for breakfast 9 a.m., Sykes Restaurant, Kalispell. Learn about unique travel experiences and opportunities. Call Priscilla, 756-9332.

- Creston School Board meets at 4 p.m. at school.

- Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork’s annual fundraising auction, 5 p.m., Garden Bar, Bigfork. Free food, beer, wine. Silent and live auctions.

- USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 406-249-2448.

A LOOK AHEAD

- 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. Sept. 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.

- Kalispell Senior Center potluck picnic, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 7, Lone Pine State Park picnic shelter. Bring a dish to share. Accordion music, singing, games. All welcome.

- 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, Kalispell. The 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.

- Park After Dark Guided Hike 8-9:30 p.m. Sept. 14, Ranger Station, Wayfarers, Flathead Lake State Park. Registration required. Call 406-837-3041.

- 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.

- Friends of the Library will hold their annual book sale 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 20-21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22, Kalispell Center Mall. Books, DVDs, and CDs.

- Coffee with Survivors of traumatic brain injury group meets 10-11 a.m. Sept. 21 and every Saturday, Wheat Montana Bakery & Deli, 405 S. Main St., Kalispell. Call or text Don, 406-871-2942. Presentations, vendors, food, raffle. Admission $6, under 12, free. Free parking. Portion of proceeds benefits Neighbors in Need.

- 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.

THOUGHT

“In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.” — Pauline Kael, American movie critic (1919-2001).

- 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