Gardening talk at library

The Columbia Falls Library Association will host a free fall garden and yard workshop by Pat McGlynn, a master gardener from the Flathead County Extension Office in the Columbia Falls City Council Chambers on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m. The program will be open forum, so bring questions and pictures about winterizing, pruning and mulching.

Commissioner forums

Republican Flathead County commissioner candidates Cal Scott and Gary Krueger will face their counterpart Democratic candidates Gil Jordan and Clara Mears-LaChappelle in a free forum at Flathead Valley Community College's Arts and Technology Building on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. Both races are determined by a countywide vote.

Taste talk

The Columbia Falls Women’s Connection, affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries, will hold their luncheon at the Teakettle Community Hall, on Nucleus Avenue in Columbia Falls, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 11:30 a.m. Susanne Faubert from Taste This! Flathead will talk about her business. The speaker will be Judy Johnson. Cost $8 per person. Free child care is available by reservation. For more information, call Candy at 387-4119 or Janet at 892-3621.

Need fall volunteers

The United Way Volunteer Center is organizing the ninth annual Rake Up The Flathead for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, to assist senior citizens and disabled people with yard work and fall projects. Volunteers can sign up for half or a full day by calling 752-7266. People needing assistance can call the same number.

Library meeting

The Flathead County Library System Board of Trustees will hold their regular meeting in the Columbia Falls City Hall council chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 9 a.m. For more information, call the library director, Kim Crowley, at 758-5826.

Smith’s donations

Smith’s Foods store manager Art Williams reminds shoppers that they must sign up each year for the Earn To Learn fundraising program, which raised $18,167 for K-12 schools in Montana this year. For more information, call 1-800-444-8081 ext. 1672.

Halloween kids event

North Valley Baptist Church 1750 Talbott Road, in Columbia Falls, will hold a “Trunk or Treat” event in their parking lot on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Chamber after-hours

The Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its after-hours social at the Stonefly Lounge in Coram on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The “pre-holiday party” will feature live blues and soul-ternative music by Erin & The Project, hors d’oeuvres by The Simple Chef, fall cocktails from Glacier Distilling Co. and holiday door prizes.

Church bazaar

St. Richard’s Catholic Church, in Columbia Falls, will hold its annual bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be served, with homemade soup, sandwiches and pie, along with large selections of craft items, homemade baked goods and religious articles. Raffle prizes are $500 first, $200 second and $100 third. For more information, call Carol at 871-1734.

Countertenor sings

Terry Barber, countertenor and alumnus of the Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer, will perform classical and popular favorites in the Flathead High School auditorium, in Kalispell, on Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. His solo work includes appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Spoleto Festival and Moscow’s Svetlanov Hall. The program is presented by the Flathead Valley Concerts Association. Membership in FVCA include admission to four scheduled concerts at $60 adults, $50 seniors over 62, $30 students and $140 families. For more information, contact Cathy Bell at 257-2073 or Betsy Wood at 752-0605 or visit online at http://www.flatheadvalleyconcerts.org.