Community news
Zinke meet and greet
Rep. Ryan Zinke will hold a meet and greet at Freedom Bank in Columbia Falls on Saturday, June 6, from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Topics could include cleanup at the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. site and economic development.
FVCC meeting
Flathead Valley Community College president Jane Karas will hold a community conversation at the Nite Owl restaurant in Columbia Falls on Friday, June 12, from noon to 1 p.m. Additional public meetings have been scheduled across the valley. To RSVP or for more information, call 756-3801.
Summer camps
The Farming For The Future Academy located at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls will offer free summer camps for kids with or without disabilities. Camps include Shave a Sheep Camp on June 22-26, Rabbit Wagons on July 6-10, Dairy Days on July 20-24 and Build a Birdhouse on Aug. 3-7. All classes will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information or to register, visit online at www.farmingforthefutureacademyinc.org. Space is limited.
Senior picnic
The Flathead County Agency on Aging will host its annual Older Americans Day picnic for seniors 60-or-older at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell on Friday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and doors opening at 10 a.m. There will be hamburgers, a veteran recognition program, door prize and raffle. Transportation will be provided from the North Valley Senior Center in Columbia Falls. For more information, call 758-5730.
Great Place party
Citizens For A Better Flathead will hold its annual Great Place raffle and summer party at the Museum At Central School in Kalispell on Friday, June 12, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dinner tickets are $15. RSVP by calling 756-8993.
Skeptics meet
The Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association will hold its monthly Skeptics in the Pub gathering at the Kalispell Brewing Co. in Kalispell on Tuesday, June 9, at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to everyone. For more information, visit online at www.flatheadsecular.com.
Bible school
North Valley Baptist Church, 1750 Talbott Road, in Columbia Falls, will offer a vacation Bible school from Sunday, June 14, to Thursday, June 18, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for children who have completed kindergarten through sixth grade. Call 892-3141 for information.