Democrats hold Harvest Dinner Saturday

Candidates Melissa Romano for state superintendent of Public Instruction and Larry Jent for attorney general will headline the Flathead Democrats’ annual Harvest Dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Armory, 315 Armory Road in Whitefish.

Music will be provided by The Barrel Stove Combo. A buffet dinner catered by the Cuisine Machine will be included. Local and statewide candidates will be on hand and raffles, a silent auction, live pie auction and farmers market will be round out festivities.

Tickets are $35. Call 253-7880 for reservations, or send checks to Flathead Democrats, P.O. Box 2622, Kalispell 59901, or purchase online at www.flatheaddemocrats.com.

Bowlers gather for regional meet in Whitefish

Special Olympics Montana-Glacier Area is hosting a regional bowling tournament from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Pin & Cue, located at 6570 U.S. 93 S., in Whitefish.

Statewide, six tournaments are being held, bringing together as many as 150 athletes from across Northwest Montana to compete for medals in numerous divisions.

Volunteers are needed and spectators are welcome. To volunteer, call Karen Kimball, 250-8481.

For further information, call area director Terri Siefke at 885-2262.

Volunteer work planned at Wayfarers

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by volunteering from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 24, at Wayfarers State Park on Flathead Lake in Bigfork.

Contribute your time and labor to improving public lands by helping remove invasive weeds, cut back branches and improve trails at the park. Bring a pair of work gloves and wear work clothes.

For more information, call Anna Dudley at 837-3041, extension 0.

Fundraiser planned for youth

A fundraising event for 5-year-old Rylan Russell-Perry will take place from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Elks Lodge, 1820 U.S. 93 S. in Kalispell.

Rylan, son of Jarrett and Vallissa Perry of Columbia Falls, was diagnosed at age 2 with Langerhans cell histiocytosis and juvenile xanthogranuloma, a rare cancer. He is currently in his third chemotherapy treatment plan at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane where he will be for two weeks of every month until June 2017.

The fundraiser includes a pig roast feed and live and silent auctions. All money raised will go directly to Rylan’s family to help pay for expenses that come along with his treatments.

Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Farah, 406-212-3818; or Judydel, 406-253-8781.

Thrift Haus to help out Doctors Without Borders

The Whitefish Soroptimist Thrift Haus will donate 100 percent of its proceeds from store sales today through Saturday, Sept. 21 to 24, to Doctors Without Borders and the International Rescue Committee.

The special donation is a tribute to the many years Sam and Ruth Neff of Whitefish have held an annual yard sale to raise money for these service organizations. The Neffs are unable to hold their annual yard sale this year because of a lack of volunteer help.

Doctors Without Borders is an international organization known for delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or are otherwise excluded from health care.

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.

The Thrift Haus is located at 303 First St. in Whitefish. Store hours are noon to 5 p.m. today through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Soroptimist International of Whitefish operates the thrift store with an all-volunteer workforce to raise money for other nonprofits with a focus on improving the lives of women and girls.

Pediatric mass casualty drill

Local hospitals, emergency services and schools will join in a pediatric mass casualty exercise on Thursday.

Kalispell Regional Medical Center, North Valley Hospital, Flathead County Office of Emergency Services and Flathead County schools are working together on the drill.

The exercise, a simulated school bus accident and patient-care follow-up, will take place in both hospitals’ emergency departments and at a virtual off-site location.

During the exercise, staff and visitors may notice drill activities in and around the hospitals.