Community news
Smorgasbord
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 401 Seventh Street West, in Columbia Falls, will hold a smorgasbord on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. with turkey and dressing, meat balls, mashed potatoes with gravy, baked beans, fresh salads, homemade lefse and Scandinavian treats. Cost is $10 adults, $4 children 7-12, $2 children 3-6, and free for children under 3.
Free meals
The Columbia Falls Community Kitchen will serve free meals in the basement of St. Richard’s Catholic Church on Oct. 28-30 at 6 p.m. They will not be serving dinner on Oct. 31. Everyone is welcome. They served 238 people last month.
Skeptics meet
The Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association will hold its first Skeptics in the Pub gathering at the Kalispell Brewing Company, 412 Main Street, in Kalispell, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. Topics include whether UFOs really transport visitors from outer space, can people locate underground water with a stick, is it possible to overdose on a homeopathic “medicine,” and what does the word “theory” mean in scientific discourse. For more information, visit online at www.flatheadsecular.com or on Facebook.
Senior docs
The Flathead Agency on Aging will offer a clinic on legal documents for citizens 60-and-older at the Whitefish Community Center, 121 East Second Street, in Whitefish, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free legal assistance will be provided for beneficiary deed, durable power of attorney, declaration of living will, declaration of homestead and simple will. For reservations, call 758-2471.
Meals On Wheels
The Flathead County Agency on Aging is seeking volunteers of all ages to deliver Meals On Wheels to seniors who live in Flathead County from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays. For more information, call 758-5711.
Board openings
The following Flathead County boards have positions opening: Columbia Falls Cemetery Board, 3-year terms, two vacancies; Fire Service Area Advisory Board, 3-year terms, two vacancies for active fire fighter living in the Middle Fork; Agency on Aging Advisory Board, 3- year terms, five vacancies; Airport Authority Board, 5- year term, one vacancy; Animal Advisory Committee, 3- year terms, two vacancies; Flathead County Fair Commission, 2-year terms, two vacancies; Flathead County Solid Waste, 3-year terms, two vacancies; Port Authority, 5-year terms, two vacancies; Tax Appeal Board, 3-year term, one vacancy; Transportation Advisory Board, 3-year terms, five vacancies; and Weed & Parks Board, 3- year terms, two vacancies. Letters of interest with relevant information can be sent to the Flathead County Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell MT 59901 by Nov. 21. For more information, call 406-758-5537.
Water quality
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting to seek comments for its draft “Flathead-Stillwater Planning Area Nutrient, Sediment and Temperature TMDLs and Water Quality Plan” at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Christina Staten at 406-444-2836 or CStaten@mt.gov.
Trunk treats
North Valley Baptist Church, 1750 Talbot Road, in Columbia Falls, will hold its annual Trunk or Treat event on Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Vets Home treats
The Montana Veterans Home will welcome trick-or-treaters on Friday, Oct. 31, between 6 and 7 p.m. Please no early arrivals.
Election on TV
MontanaPBS will present an in-depth documentary of U.S. House candidates Ryan Zinke, R-Whitefish, and John Lewis, D-Helena, on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. The documentary will explore their past, their characters and their politics. It also will discuss what the candidates hope to accomplish in a gridlocked Congress if Montana voters give them a chance to be the State’s lone representative. MontanaPBS also will present a documentary about U.S. Senate candidates Steve Daines, R-Bozeman, and Amanda Curtis, D-Butte, on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. The show will follow the two candidates on the campaign trail as they delve into issues they consider important to Montanans.