Today

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

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

3 First Avenue East between Second and Third Streets East will be closed beginning at noon today for First Night Flathead activities. It will re-open by noon Tuesday.

3 First Night Kalispell 7 p.m. tonight to 12:55 a.m. New Year's Day. Alcohol-free community event featuring a variety of live entertainment at various downtown venues. Buttons $8 in advance; $10 at door. Call 758-7717.

3 Whitefish Moose Lodge 230 10th St. W. New Year's Eve celebration. Prime rib dinner 5:30 p.m. Entertainment by the Moran Sisters. Cost $25 per couple; $15 per single. Reservations recommended. Call 862-2669.

Tuesday

3 Evergreen Disposal will not be picking up garbage today, New Year's Day. Today's route will be picked up on Wednesday; Wednesday's route on Thursday; Thursday's route on Friday; Friday and Saturday's route on Saturday. Call 257-1739.

3 City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will not be picking up 90-gallon containers today due to the New Year's holiday today. Today's route will be picked up on Wednesday. Have containers out by 7 a.m. Call 758-7720.

3 Kalispell Senior Citizens New Year's Day party and potluck supper, 1 p.m. Bingo and pinochle. Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or $3 toward meal. All area seniors welcome. Call 257-1598.

Wednesday

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

3 Children's Story Hour at 10:30 a.m., Columbia Falls Branch Library. Call 892-5919.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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

Thursday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., North Valley Community Room on Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls.

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

Friday

3 "Walking the Labyrinth-A Sacred Journey Within" retreat facilitated by Roberta Silker of Columbia Falls, Shining Mountains Center for Positive Living, 475 Eight Ave. EN, Kalispell. $15 donation. Call Silker, 755-6075 or Merrily, 249-1005.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Mall food court.

3 Bet Harim Jewish Community of Flathead Valley Sabbath dinner and New Year services, 6 p.m., Glacier Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 756-5159.

A Look Ahead

3 Northwest Montana Wedding and Event Professionals sixth annual wedding and event expo, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 5, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell.

3 Benefit auction and spaghetti feed for longtime Nickel Charlie's employee Connie (Gove) Brown, Jan. 5, Kalispell Eagles basement. Silent auction 3 p.m.; spaghetti feed and drawing for drawing for car raffle 6 p.m.; bachelor/bachelorette auction 6:30 p.m. followed by live music. All welcome. Call Linda Gove, 212-3226; Tammy Monroe, 261-0651; Danette Gildart, 871-7508.

3 Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Jan. 5, Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 257-2537.

3 Lake County Republican Women's Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Jan. 7, Wheat Montana, Polson. Lunch available. Call 883-9209 by 11 a.m. to order.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 7, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Thought

"The past at least is secure." n Daniel Webster, American statesman (1782-1862).

3 Public is invited to a free community lecture on "The Treatment of Insomnia," 7:30 a.m., Jan. 8, Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 8, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

3 Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 8 in the school library.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 8 and 10, The Summit, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

3 Free waxing and coffee roasting clinic, 5:30-6:15 p.m. Jan. 8, Great Northern Cycles and Nordic, 104 O'Brian Ave., Whitefish.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., Jan. 9, at Kandahar Lodge, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Sponsored by Big Mountain Fire Department.

3 Conlins Furniture hosts a free design seminar on lighting featuring Stacey Fredenberg of Alpine Lighting, 2-5:30 p.m. Jan. 9, at the store, 1441 Montana 35. Public invited. Call 756-1622.

3 Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9, in the administration building boardroom.

3 La Leche League of the Mission Valley shares breastfeeding tips and techniques 10 a.m. Jan. 10, Family Resource Center, 208 Sixth Ave. E., Polson. Call Lora, 676-3388.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 10, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Topic is "Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas" by Mari Sandoz. All welcome to attend. Call 756-8381.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 11, Blackfeet Community College, Browning.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 12, Army Reserve Center.

3 John White Lecture Series begins Jan. 13, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. FVCC President Jane Karas speaks at 2:30 p.m. on "The First 40 Years," of the local college's history. Tickets are $7.50 for NMHS members, and $10 for non-members; or $25 for members and $35 for all four lectures in series. Call 756-8381.

3 Columbia Falls Community Choir begins practices Jan. 13, Columbia Falls Junior High School. Sign-in and music pick up 1:30-2 p.m.; practice 2-4 p.m. Call Ron Bond, 892-5174.

3 The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Jan. 14, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 14 and 15, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls.. $10 course fee. Call 892-4087 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 14, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Kalispell Women's Connection buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15, New Outlaw Hotel, Kalispell. Heidi Escalante of AtHome America talks about "Fun with Decorating." Featured speaker is Wanda Dresser of Hobson. Cost $12. Complimentary child care by reservation. Call Jan, 857-2467; or Pat, 844-2538. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 15, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 1-4 p.m., Jan. 16, West Valley School.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Jan. 17, The Wave, Whitefish

3 Wings 12th annual fundraiser for local cancer patients and their families, Jan. 17-18, Sportsman and Ski Haus, Hutton Plaza, Kalispell.

3 PBS Point-of-View (P.O.V.) documentary, "Lomax the Songhunter" shown 6:30 p.m., Jan. 17, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Admission free. Not rated-parental discretion advised. Call Public Services Librarian Jocelyne Bodden, 758-8523.

3 Red Cross blood drive, Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 18, in the blood mobile, Hutton Ranch, sponsored by First Interstate and AAA.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 19, The Summit, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 19, in the blood mobile, Wal-Mart, Kalispell.

3 Valley Voices Community Choir begins rehearsals Jan. 21, for its spring concert. Come at 5:30 p.m. to Flathead High School choir room to pick up music. Practice begins at 6 p.m. All teens and adults are welcome. Call Joan Lundy, 257-3046.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Jan. 21-22, Polson Area Senior Center. $10 course fee. Call 883-4735 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 21, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 PBS Point-of-View (P.O.V.) documentary, "Lomax the Songhunter" shown 6:30 p.m., Jan. 24, Flathead County Library, Whitefish. Admission free. Not rated-parental discretion advised. Call Public Services Librarian Jocelyne Bodden, 758-8523.

3 Youth Service Network meets at noon Jan. 28 at The Summit, Kalispell. Jenny Simon-Thomas will speak on "The Importance of Assessing Executive Functioning Abilities in Children and Adolescents." Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 28 and 30, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $10 course fee. Call 863-3630 to register.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 28-29, St. John's Hospital, Libby. $10 course fee. Call 406-293-0100 to register.

3 Great Rockies Sportshow March 7-9, Majestic Valley Arena, Kalispell.