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Community meeting

Sheriff Brian Heino and Undersheriff Wayne DuBois will host a community meeting at Columbia Falls High School from 6-7 p.m. Friday, May 3. Topics of discussion will include school resource officers, the K9 program, future needs for service, community relations, crime statistics, citizen advisory board and more. Come be a part of the future direction of the Sheriff’s Office.

Arbor Day celebration

The Columbia Falls Tree Board and the city of Columbia Falls is having a Arbor Day celebration at noon on May 3 at Rivers Edge Park near the new fish pond. There will be tree planting,demonstrations by USFS and state DNRC and seedlings provided to third graders from Glacier Gateway. Public is welcome!

Cinco de Mayo

St. Richard’s Catholic Church will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m. The event will feature a free-will offering concert by Wai Mizutani and friends to benefit the Farming for the Future Academy. Refreshments will be served.

Fire meeting

The Glacier Hills/Martin City/Coram/West Glacier communities will have a “Wildfire and Evacuation Readiness” meeting Wednesday, May 8 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Lietz Hall, Martin City Presentations will be given by the American Red Cross and the Flathead County Office of Emergency Services. A time for questions from the audience will follow the presentations

Closing remarks by the Martin City Fire Chief, Tom Torpen.

Bibler tours

Tickets are on sale for the Bibler Home and Gardens Spring Weekends and Mother’s Day Brunch. Hosted by the Flathead Valley Community College Foundation in partnership with the Bibler Foundation, proceeds from these events support student scholarships at FVCC.

Spring Weekends, featuring guided two-hour tours of the Bibler Home and Gardens, are scheduled for May 11, 18 and 19 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Guests will have the opportunity to address questions to the Bibler’s head gardener.

Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance by calling 756-3632 or visiting www.biblergardens.org.

Lookout beers

A fundraiser for the Mud Lake Lookout in the Bob Marshall Wilderness is hosted by the Northwest Montana Firefighters Lookout Association from 5 to 8 p.m. at Backslope Brewing in Columbia Falls. For every pint sold, $1 will go toward the effort.