Today

25th regional Early Childhood Conference, WestCoast Kalispell Center Hotel. Registration 7:30 a.m. Sessions from 8 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Call 756-1414.

Deer Park School pancake breakfast 8 a.m. and rummage sale until 1 p.m. 2105 Middle Road, Columbia Falls. Bargain prices last hour of sale.

The 71st Cherry Growers' Production Seminar at the Yellow Bay Clubhouse at mile marker 18 on Montana 35. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m.; presentations at 9 a.m. Registration at the door is $15 per person. Open to anyone interested in growing cherries. Contact MSU/Lake County Extension office at 406-676-4271; or Flathead Lake Cherry Growers at 4406-982-3069.

Flathead Audubon lower valley four-hour guided waterfowl tour of wetland sites. Meet at 9 a.m. at Park 'n Ride at corner of U.S. 93 and Montana 82. Contact Dan Casey at 857-3143. All welcome.

2006 University of Montana Grizzly Spring Football Scrimmage, noon, Legends Stadium, Kalispell. Tickets $5 adults; $3 kids at Western Outdoor, Wine & Spirits in Kalispell; Western States Insurance, Whitefish and Bigfork; and at the entrance. Tailgate party starts at 10 a.m. at Scarff Auto Center, 1212, S. Main. Pig roast at 2 p.m. at Flathead County Fairgrounds.

Ananda Seva Yoga Center, 36 Second Ave. E., offers a course in yoga for equestrians, 1-3:30 p.m. Cost $25. Call instructor Nisca Warthen at 406-741-5117.

Stillwater Christian School Music Festival continues today. Public welcome to come and listen to students perform throughout each day. Performance of scholarship winners at 4:30 p.m. Call Mark McCrady at 752-4400.

Share Fair 2006 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kalispell Center Mall. Displays by health and human services agencies, nonprofit and service organizations and clubs. To sign up, call the United Way, 752-7266 or toll free at 888-720-7266.

Eighth annual Teddy Bear Picnic 1 to 2 p.m. for children 2 to 6 years old, Children's Department, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Music, stories, crafts and refreshments. Call Becca Johnson at 758-5822.

Montana Puppet Guild presents "Fifty Years of the Muppets" 1-4 p.m. during the Share Fair, Kalispell Center Mall. Exhibit of Jim Henson's Muppets next to Dairy Queen. Puppet-making workshops $4 per kit. Free viewing of Season One of "The Muppet Show," from 3-4 p.m. Call Sherry Johns at 752-8226.

Dreambuilders Playhouse Carnival, 1-4 p.m., Depot Park, Kalispell.

Eagles annual International Dinner, 5-7 p.m. downstairs at 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Dishes from eight countries will be served. Cost $10; $5 for children under 12. Public welcome.

31st annual Ducks Unlimited banquet, 7 p.m., Bulldog Convention Center, WestCoast Outlaw Hotel. Call Mark Salansky at 755-8280 for tickets.

Flathead Audubon meets 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Dr. Gene Grove, author, photographer, and experienced birder, gives a slide show of birds and mammals of Montana and Pacific Northwest. Free and all are welcome.

Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., 347 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Call Arne Brosten at 837-3494.

Cowboy Down Benefit, Majestic Valley Arena, Kalispell.

Sunday

Palm Sunday Choral Festival 4 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Polson. Seven church choirs and worship teams with the Copeland Memorial Ringers and Great Scots Pipe and Drum Corps will perform. Spaghetti dinner following concert, in church basement for either a 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. seating. Free will offerings go to Polson Ministerial Association's Helping Hands Fund. Call Donna Rowold at 883-1234.

Columbia Falls Community Choir annual concert 7 p.m., Columbia Falls High School Little Theater. Sacred and secular selections will be performed. Free. Refreshments. Public is welcome. Call Ron Bond, director, at 892-5174.

Monday

City of Kalispell will dispose of all unclaimed found bikes today. If you lost a bike between October 2004 and September 2005 contact Mike Hall, Kalispell Police Department prior to this date.

School District 5 and Flathead High School district board personnel committee meets at 7 a.m., district office.

Free computer class highlighting Userful, 8:30 a.m. Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Registration required. Call Brett Fisher at 758-5814.

AARP's Tax Aide team offers seniors and low/moderate income people free help preparing taxes, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr. Call 752-8062 or 752-0322.

Montana Silver Foxes Legislature meets at noon at Perkins Restaurant conference room.

Flathead Mental Health Local Advisory Council meets from 12:30-2 p.m. at The Summit conference room in Kalispell. Five-person panel discussion on need for a detox facility in Kalispell. Public welcome.

Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 17A First Ave., Kalispell.

School District 5 and Flathead High School district board Curriculum Committee meets at 4 p.m., district office.

Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6-8 p.m., The Summit conference room, Kalispell. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Bob Burmood, president of Flathead Valley Bonsai Society gives a "Cowboy Bonsai Demonstration." Call Kathy at 756-4723 or Sue at 756-4325. Movie snacks provided.

Red Cross Adult CPR certification training, 6:30 p.m. at the office, 17A First Ave. E., Kalispell. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.

The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. at 30 Lower Valley Road in Kalispell. Call 752-4220.

Yaneth Perez, president of the Dawn of Women for Arauca, discusses "Women and War in Columbia, 7 p.m., FVCC, Blake Hall board room. Free. Public invited. Call 442-5506.

Evergreen School District board meets at 7 p.m. in the administration building boardroom.

Deer Park School board meets at 7 p.m. at the school.

Kalispell's City Council will discuss potential economic incentives for people investing in already built-up areas of the city at its 7 p.m. workshop session.

Tuesday

Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding and stop sign violations, Fourth Avenue East.

Public is invited to a free community lecture from 7:30 a.m. at Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Topic is "Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and the Borderline Patient." RSVP to 756-3950.

Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, noon to 1 p.m., North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Guest speaker Karl Skindingsrude. No reservations are required and lunch is available for $8. Call Carol Pike at 892-2072.

Red Cross blood drive, 2-5:30 p.m., Lakeside Elementary School.

3 Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., airport manager's office, Glacier Park International Airport.

Creston School board meets at 4:30 p.m. in the school library. Public welcome.

Kila School board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the school.

School District 5 and Flathead High School district board meets at 6 p.m., Kalispell Junior High School library.

ETHIC, Encouraging The Homeownership Ideals for Communities, a nonprofit, offers a free program, "Understanding Credit" 6-8:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. All welcome. Call Michele Ramage, 751-5205.

Columbia Falls Heritage Days Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Tote-N-Go, 605 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Call Matt and Janet McConville at 270-5967.

Flathead Valley Forum on Energy 7 p.m., Whitefish Public Library. Topics include energy saving shortcuts, reducing electric bill, with a presentation by Ross Holter, Flathead Electric Co-op's energy services coordinator. All welcome.

Humane Society of Northwest Montana volunteer orientation meeting 7 p.m., 3499 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Call 752-7297.

Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. April 11 in the school library.

Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m., Polson City Library meeting room. Mike Schwitters will give a program on "White Geese in Montana." Free and public welcome.

Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school library.

Ross Holter, Flathead Electic Co-op energy services coordinator, discusses ways to save on electric bills and other issues, 7 p.m. Whitefish library. Discussion follows.

The Kalispell Rockhound Club meets at 7 p.m. in the basement of the Flathead County Library, 247 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Program at 7 p.m.; business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Public welcome. Call Theresa at 755-9399 or Betty at 755-1279.

Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets at 7 p.m. in the school library.

Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead meet at 7:30 p.m., Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building, 490 North Meridian Road. Public welcome. Call Don at 862-6955.

Wednesday

Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding and stop sign violations, U.S. 93 South to Willow Glen.

Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.

Columbia Falls Library storytime 10:30 a.m. Leslie Myers, local music teacher, hosts musical songs and stories. Call 892-5919.

Columbia Falls branch library hosts a musical storytime with musical teacher Leslie Myers, 10:30 a.m. Call Ann Godwin at 892-5919.

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

Flathead Audubon Beauty of Birds meets 6-8 pm., Flathead High School. $10 registration. Contact Ansley Ford at 857-6788. All welcome.

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

Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., basement conference room, Flathead County Library, First Avenue East, Kalispell. A presentation will be given on the topic, "History and Ecology of Forest Fires in Glacier Country," by Mitch Burgard of the National Park Service and a fire ecologist. Call Mike Spence at 857-2599.

Marion School board meets at 7 p.m.

Mosquito Control district board meets 8:30-9:30 p.m., second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.

Thursday

Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding and stop sign violations, Main Street, from Center to Seventh Street.

Kila School board negotiation meeting at 7:15 a.m. at the school.

Red Cross blood drive, for employees of Teletech, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Flathead Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management meets at noon to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Gregg E. Davis, FVCC economics instructor and director for Flathead Valley Center for Business Information and Research, speaks about wages and growth in the Flathead Valley and what it means to employers. Program free. Optional lunch $10 per person. Call Cindy Carpenter at Glacier Bank, 756-4233.

Human Rights Film series presents, "Promises," 7 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell.

FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring David DeWolf of the School of Law, Gonzaga University, on the topic, "Intelligent Design and Darwinian Orthodoxy" 7 p.m. WestCoast Kalispell Center Hotel ballroom. Call FVCC at 756-3822.

Somers Townsite Association meets at 7 p.m. at Somers School to discuss Somers Neighborhood Plan and land use issues.

Dr. Matt Bailey gives a free presentation on shoulder injuries, 7 p.m. Lake Room, North Valley Hospital.

Friday

Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding and stop sign violations, Appleway Drive.

Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer, 8:30 a.m. at the office, 17A First Ave. E., Kalispell. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.

Red Cross blood drive for Home Depot employees, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Flathead chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Vista Linda, 240 Boon Road, Somers. Lunch is $7. For reservations, call Mary Turk 849-5172.

Free lecture and demonstration of taijiquan and medical qigong 6-7:30 p.m., Ananda Seva Yoga Center. Call 756-1195.

Blazing Paddles Film Festival 7-10 p.m., Flathead High School auditorium. Tickets $10 in advance at Chloe Sports, Kalispell Center Mall, Bookworks, downtown Whitefish, Silver Moon Kayak Co., 1215 N. Somers Road; $11 at the door. Action, documentary and environmental award-winning films.

Smith Valley School board meets at 7 p.m. at the Intermediate School.