Today

Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 a.m. in the administration building boardroom.

Helena Flats School board meets at 7:30 a.m., school library.

Swan River School board meets at 8:30 a.m. in the school library to work on the 2005-2006 academic year.

Children's Story Hour at 10:30 a.m., Children's Department of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell, 247 First Ave. E. Call 758-5822.

Kalispell Kiwanis Noon Club features Interp state champions Kerri Javorka and Ryan Shearer from Flathead High School, noon WestCoast Outlaw Hotel. Public is invited. RSVP requested to 261-2767.

Flathead High School Class of 1955 reunion planning committee meeting 2 p.m., meeting room of Three Rivers Bank, North Meridian Road. Call Nancy Potoczny at 837-6618.

After-school Storytime for children 6-12, 3:45 p.m., Children's Department of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell. Call 758-5822.

Somers School board Negotiation Committee meets with the Education Association Negotiation Committee at 5:30 p.m. at Somers Middle School.

Flathead resident and human rights activist Linda Regnier will discuss her work with children of the northern hill tribes of Thailand before and after the December 26 tsunami, as part of the Local Topics/Global Issues lecture series at 6 p.m. in the Blake hall board room. Free and the public is welcome to attend. Call Gerda Reeb at 756-3945.

Red Cross certified course in First Aid Basics, 6:30 p.m. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.

Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium presents "Public Opinion and the Media: Looking Glasses of Funhouse Mirrors?" by Christopher Muste, University of Montana Department of Political Science, 7 p.m., WestCoast Kalispell Center Hotel ballroom. Free and open to the public.

The Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell, presents a program, "Troubled Trust: Lewis & Clark's Legacy and the Indian Frontier," writer, teacher, performing artist and interpretive guide Ritchie Doyle at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Call 756-8992.

Columbia Falls School Negotiations Committee meets at 6 p.m., with the CFEA and at 7:30 p.m. with the CFCEA, administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W. Columbia Falls.

Thursday

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill meets 12:30-2 p.m. at The Summit, conference room one. Videos on manic depression and major depression will be shown. Open to the public.

Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., U.S. Post Office on Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Flathead County Library board meets at 3 p.m. at the Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Contact Kim Crowley, library director, at 758-5826.

Teen Advisory Council meeting, 4 p.m. Flathead County Library in Kalispell. Information: 758-5713.

FVCC presents a case study to allied health students and professionals titled, "Continuity of Care Depends on Teamwork," 4-5 p.m. April 27 Lupine Meetin Room at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Flathead Seniors, 403 Second Ave., W., Kalispell. Potluck at 5 p.m., meeting at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment to follow.

Kila School board 2005-06 budget meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the school.

Dr. Patrick Burns of Sleep Medicine Center, presents a free talk on sleep apnea, 7 p.m., Lake Room, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish.

Benefit concert for Kristy Olson, 29-year old breast cancer victim, 7 p.m. Flanagan's Central Station, Whitefish. Silent auction and live entertainment by Electric Mud, Montana Beargrass Band, Pedacter Project and Homeland Security. $10 donation at the door.

The Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell, presents a program, "In Greatest Harmony: medicine Songs of the Lewis & Clark Trail" with singer, actor and teacher Joseph Mussulman, at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Call 756-8992.

Friday

Flathead Valley Community Prom "La Noche de la Rosa" 8 p.m., Columbia Falls High School gym, featuring Don Lawrence Orchestra and CFHS Columbians. Public invited. Sponsored by the CFHS Junior class. Donations accepted.

The City of Kalispell Tree Commission celebrates Arbor Day. Following a ceremony at 12:40 p.m. featuring a video of "It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown," and other activities, two trees will be planted by Trinity Lutheran School's third graders at 2:30 p.m. on the nearby boulevard. Call Parks and Recreation at 758-7715 or Bette Albright at 752-4836. Public is invited.

Spring Skate Jam 2005 4-9 p.m. Whitefish Community Pavilion. Prizes in each age division. Helmet required. Music, refreshments, raffle. $5 minimum donation. Proceeds benefit Whitefish public skateboard park construction.

Thought

"Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them." n Edward R. Murrow, American broadcast journalist (1908-1965).