Today

Bigfork Community Nordic Center work party 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meet at Foothill Road/Jewel Basin ski area trailhead. Bring shovels, rakes, saws, pruners, clippers, chainsaws, brush cutters. Open house potluck 6-9 p.m. Swan River Grange Hall, Montana 83 and Swan River Road. Music, beverages and ski waxing demonstrations. Bring a favorite dish. Call John Gangem at 837-2020.

Flathead Mothers of Multiples invites parents and their twins, triplets or quadruplets to enjoy cookies and pictures with Santa, noon to 4 p.m., 519 Rocky Cliff Dr., Kalispell. Call Tamara Adams, 755-5389.

Ladies of St. Charles Catholic Church invite all Whitefish senior citizens to their annual Christmas dinner, 3 to 6 p.m., parish hall, 230 Baker Ave. Free. Call 862-2051.

Red Cedar Circle meets for Pacific Northwest native people's stories, rituals and spiritual enlightenment, 5 p.m., 1720 E. Second St., Whitefish. Call 863-9412 for directions. Call Jill Fanning for information, at 862-8070.

Monday

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.

NorthWestern Energy distributes free "starter" weatherization kits to its natural gas customers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., North Valley Community Room, Columbia Falls. Call 1-800-823-5995.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet at noon at the home of Pat Bass for a potluck lunch, followed by a meeting at 1 p.m. Program is "Christmas in Northwest Montana." For transportation, call Helen Steinke at 257-1632.

Red Cross Holiday Open House blood drive with KOFI Radio, 1-5 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 5:30-7:30 p.m., to carol at Brendan House, then refreshments at KRMC cafeteria. Special meal menu available for $4.50. Bring a wrapped white elephant gift from home. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Sue at 756-4725 or Kathy at 756-4723.

Flathead Audubon meets 7 p.m., Community Room, The Summit, Kalispell. Susannah Casey gives presentation on winter bird counts, for upcoming counts. Free. All welcome.

The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 141 Interstate Lane, behind JoAnn Fabrics, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

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

Columbia Falls School board meets at 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

West Valley School board meets at 7 p.m. in the school library.

Tuesday

Buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Program is "Singing a Merry Christmas." Holiday music. Guest speaker is Linda Chenard of Bigfork. Cost is $10. RSVP to Pat at 844-2538 or Rosainne at 257-8098. Complimentary child care by reservation. Sponsored by the Kalispell Women's Connection and Stonecroft.

Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce annual Christmas luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Entertainment by Columbia Falls High School Music Department. Program honors President Gary Sparr and board members, and Eagle Scout Weston Bartkoski. No reservations are required and lunch is available for $9. Call Carol Pike at 892-2072.

Kalispell City Parks and Recreation annual Senior Christmas Dinner Party, 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Buffalo Hills Golf Course. Cost $18 per person. Call 758-7848 or 758-7778.

Montana Association of the Blind, Lelia Proctor Memorial Chapter, meets 1:30 p.m., Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell.

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

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

Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in the school library.

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., Dec. 12, Kalispell Junior High School Library Media Center.

Red Cross certified course in Adult CPR, 6:30 p.m., at the office, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.

J and L RV and Snowmobile Rentals sponsors an Avalanche Awareness Class 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 5410 U.S. 2 W., Columbia Falls. Flathead National Forest and Glacier Avalanche Center instructors give a PowerPoint. Refreshments. Call 758-5204 or 892-7666.