Community news
Kids quilt class
The Teakettle Quilters Guild will offer a quilt class for kids 10 through 14 years old in the Columbia Falls High School home economics rooms on Monday through Thursday, June 10-13. A lap size quilt will be completed by each youth. All fabric, supplies and supervision will be provided by Teakettle Quilters Guild. Sign-up and permission slips are available at the Columbia Falls Public Library. Cost is $15. For more information, call 892-5391.
Belton after hours
The Belton Chalet in West Glacier will host the Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce’s business after-hours social on Thursday, May 30, from 5-7 p.m. There will be dining discounts that night.
Free meals
The Columbia Falls Community Kitchen will serve free hot meals in the basement of St. Richard’s Catholic Church in Columbia Falls on Tuesday through Friday, May 28-31, at 6 p.m.
Cemetery board
A seat is open on the Columbia Falls Cemetery Board serving through Dec. 31, 2014. Anyone residing in the Columbia Falls Cemetery District interested in serving on the board can mail a letter of interest with qualifications to Flathead County Commissioners Office, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell MT 59901-5420. Letters should be received by June 11. For more information, call 758-5537.
Library board
The member-at-large and North Valley seats are open on the Flathead County Library Board of Trustees. There are currently one five-year term that will begin on July 1 and an unexpired term that would serve through June 30, 2015. For more information and an application packet, visit online at www.flatheadcountylibrary.org/board.htm or call 758-5821. Applications can be mailed to Flathead County Commissioners Office, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell MT 59901-5420. Deadline is May 31.
Habitat help
The Habitat For Humanity of the Flathead is seeking volunteers to work in its ReStore. Jobs include customer service, merchandising and donation pick-ups. For more information, call Jesse Mahugh at 257-8800.
Visitor center
The Columbia Falls Visitor Center at Marantette Park will open for the 2013 tourist season on Friday, May 24. The center will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sept. 3. Area tourist businesses can drop off their brochures there.
Bike show
The second annual S.M.E.G. Motorcycle Show will take place at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building on Saturday, June 1, from noon to 7 p.m. Call 406-857-3119 or e-mail smeg406@yahoo.com.