Today

Flathead Democratic Party potluck dinner and presidential straw poll, 6 p.m., Village Greens Clubhouse, 500 Palmer Dr., Kalispell. Call 862-4942.

Special Olympics Montana Breakfast with Champions fundraiser, 7-8:30 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Keynote speaker is animal expert Jack Hanna. Tickets $65 each or $500 for table of eight. Call 406-216-5327.

Red Cross blood drive, 4-7 p.m., Lakeside Elementary.

Wellness Education Center's Healthy Potluck Supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Families welcome. Bring a healthy dish to share. Call the Wellness Center at 755-8423.

Flathead Chapter of Trout Unlimited Christmas party and fly tying extravaganza, 7 p.m., Montana FWP building meeting room, 490 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Door prizes, raffles, hors d'oeuvres, non-alcoholic beverages. All welcome.

Somers School board meets at 7 p.m. at Somers Middle School.

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

Wednesday

Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Polson High School.

3 Children's Story Hour at 10:30 a.m., Children's Department of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell; 758-5822.

Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside.

Whitefish Chamber of Commerce Gone Fishin' and holiday party, 5-7 p.m. at Mountain West Bank. Refreshments served; 862-3501.

Montana Department of Environmental Quality holds a meeting at 7 p.m. at Evergreen School cafeteria/gym, 18 W. Evergreen Dr., Kalispell, to seek public comment on proposed plan for clean-up of three contaminated industrial sites in Evergreen.

Thursday

Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Libby VFW.

3 Children's Story Hour at 1 p.m., Whitefish Branch Library. Call 862-6657.

Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets 1 p.m., Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, Kalispell. Films targeting interventions for teens struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts will be reviewed. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

Children's Christmas at Conrad Mansion Museum, Kalispell. Have photo taken with Santa, receive small gift and tour beautifully decorated mansion. Children $8; Adults, $3. Call 755-2166 to make a reservation.

Columbia Falls Branch Library invites teens to open gaming with "Guitar Hero" and "Dance Revolution," 4-6 p.m. Call Martha Furman, 758-5713.

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

Friday

Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Holiday Skatefest 7:30-10 p.m. Stumptown Ice Den, 715 Wisconsin Ave. Whitefish. Games, prizes, musical chairs, human bowling, freeze tag. $1 skate rental; kids under 6 skate free. Call 863-2477.

Saturday

Whitefish Moose Lodge hosts "Breakfast with Santa" 9 a.m. to noon, at the lodge, 239 W. 10th St. Full breakfast $6 for adults; kids are free. Everyone welcome.

YogaHeart Studio, 314A Main St., Polson, invites public to celebrate passage from darkness to light with 108 sun salutations, adapted to meet needs of all who attend, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call Bonnie 883-2186.

Sunday

Shining Mountains Church musical celebration and story behind story of Christmas, 10:30 a.m., 475 Eighth Ave. EN, Kalispell. All welcome. Call Rev. Yvonne Cottrell, 257-6539.

Friendship House ninth annual Light the Walk luminaria display, today and Monday, 606 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Luminarias $10. Call 257-8375.