DAYBOOK, July 30
Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 8 years, 6 months AGO
Today
• Heritage Days continues today and Sunday, Columbia Falls. Today — Firemen’s breakfast 7 a.m., Don Anderson Fire Hall; three-on-three basketball, 7:30 a.m.; Boogie to the Bank 5K and 10K run, 8 a.m.; arts and crafts fair, 9 a.m. Discovery Square; North Valley Senior Center luncheon fundraiser 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Main Parade at noon on Nucleus Avenue; Family Fun Day, 1-4 p.m. Glacier Bank parking lot; wild horse drive,1:30 p.m. U.S. 2; barn dance, 7-10 p.m. Marantette Park; open rodeo, 7 p.m. Blue Moon arena. Free shuttle 1-5 p.m. from Senior Center to Marantette Park.
• 25th annual Climb Big Mountain, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Sign up 7 a.m. to noon, $30 per person; children 10 and under free. Free gondola ride down for lunch. Giveaways, silent auction; www.flatheadindustries.org
• Junior Ranger Day, 10 a.m. to noon, Lone Pine State Park near Kalispell. Children ages 5 to 11 invited to guided nature activities. Call 755-2706.
• Rollins Volunteer Fire Department annual pork barbecue, 11 .am. to 3 p.m. Rollins Fair Hall, intersection of U.S. 93 South and Big Lodge Road. Cost $10, children under 6 eat free.
• Whitefish Fire Department gives a fire and rescue boat demonstration, noon to 4 p.m., Whitefish City Beach. Free short rides aboard boat; children must be accompanied by an adult. Coloring books and fire hats will be given away.
Sunday
• Heritage Days Columbia Falls. Wildcat Endowment golf open, 9 a.m. Glacier View Golf Course; www.cfallsheritagedays.com
• CASA for Kids Super Hero Fun Day fundraiser, noon to 4 p.m., Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork. Super hero costume contest; prizes for adults and children at 2 p.m., kids’ activities, food, music and more. $35 per family. Horseback rides for extra charge. Limited space. For tickets, call 755-7208.
• Wally Byam Caravan Club invites the public to tour some of the more than 75 Airstream trailers in town for the club’s bi-annual rally, 2-4 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell.
• Firefighter Walk-a-Mile fundraising event 3-9 p.m., Legends Stadium, Kalispell. Proceeds go to rebuilding Smith Valley Fire Department’s Foy’s Lake Station following arson-caused damage. Free to spectators.
• Live! at Lakeside outdoor concert, 6 p.m. featuring Kevin Van Dort and Jael Johnson, Stoner Loop, Lakeside. Food vendors; beer, wine available. Admission by donation.
Monday
• Columbia Avenue bridge in Whitefish will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, today through Aug. 26 to install new water main. East 13th Street will remain open for access. Southbound traffic on Columbia Avenue should use East Ninth Street to U.S. 93 as a detour.
• 2016 Science Games Camp for students entering fourth through sixth grades led by Glacier High School teachers Todd Morstein and Ben Young. 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today to Aug. 4, Glacier High School. Registration $180, limited to 50 participants. Call 406-270-4717.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.); 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Rails to Trails meets at 5:30 p.m. at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road. All welcome. Call 257-1932.
• Columbia Falls School board work session 6 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
• Dickey’s Barbecue Pit offers a free appreciation lunch to all law enforcement officers, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Aug. 2-3, 175 Hutton Ranch Road, Kalispell.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30-8 p.m., Billiards Room, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Topic is “History of U.S. Postage Stamps and Rates.” All welcome; glacierstampclubmt@gmail.com
Thought
“The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided.” • Casey Stengel, American baseball manager (born this date in 1890, died in 1975).