Today

Flathead Electric has scheduled a power outage to repair a damaged transmission line, for West Glacier beginning at 1:30 p.m. and lasting about two hours for co-op customers from Coram to West Glacier.

AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Dec. 6, The Summit, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Bigfork Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

FVCC Multicultural Services presentation by Dale Tolley of Kalispell who completed a two-year as a volunteer missionary in Slovakia, 1 p.m., Blake Hall board room. Free and open to public. Call E.B. Eiselein, 756-3945.

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

Northwest Montana Education Cooperative guest teacher training session, 5-8 p.m., 124 Third Ave. E., Kalispell (Linderman Educational Center).

Big Brothers Big Sisters presents a Tom Ulrich slideshow, 7 p.m., Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish. Admission $5.

Flathead Citizens for Paved Roads meet 7 p.m., Glacier High School, 375 Wolfpack Way. Use main entrance by flag pole.

Wednesday

Senior Day, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kalispell Athletic Club, 770 W. Reserve Dr., Kalispell. Representatives from Costco's pharmacy, optical and hearing departments will be on hand to answer questions. Sterling Health Plans will introduce new Medicare Advantage plans for 2008. Refreshments.

3 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.

Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Flathead County Health Department, Kalispell.

Flathead County Republican Women's 23rd Chocolate Extravaganza, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., New Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Desserts by professional and amateur bakers and may be purchased. Admission $17 includes buffet luncheon, style show and desserts. Call Pamala Kaspersen, 837-4428 or Ralene Sliter, 755-3998.

Whitefish School District board meets 3:45 p.m., district board room.

Flathead County Library board meets at 6 p.m. at the Bigfork Branch Library. Contact Kim Crowley, library director, at 758-5826.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) meet at 6:30 p.m., VFW meeting room, Kalispell. Call 862-6458.

FVCC Multicultural Services program presents a program titled, "Iran," 7:30 p.m. Blake Hall board room. Pam Haglund will discuss her trip to Iran and provide photos. Free. All welcome. Call E.B. Eiselein, 756-3945.

Thursday

Flathead High School concert choir perform "An African Christmas," 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., First Presbyterian Church sanctuary, 540 S. Main, Kalispell. All welcome.

Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by D.A. Davidson.

Free seminar on credit scores and identity theft, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Bohemian Grange Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Hosted by Fairway Independent Mortgage. RSVP to 862-3914.

Helena Flats School board meets at 6 p.m., school library.

PBS Point-of-View (P.O.V.) documentary, "The Fire Next Time" shown 6:30 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Admission free. Not rated-parental discretion advised. Call Public Services Librarian Jocelyne Bodden, 758-8523.

Red Cross new volunteer orientation 6:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Call 752-6433.

Flathead Valley Fibromyalgia Support group meets at 7 p.m. at The Summit. Call Jerry at 253-7228.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints family history training workshop, 7:30 p.m., LDS Stake Center, Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Marge Fisher will discuss "New England Research." Public invited. Call 752-5446.