Today

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

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

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Heritage of Faith Church, Polson.

3 Avalanche Awareness Days 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 20-21, Flathead National Forest and Glacier Country Avalanche Center, Big Mountain. Informational displays, videos, equipment demonstrations. Call 758-5295.

3 Flathead County 4-H Food Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Whitefish Mountain Mall. Theme is "Tastes of Home from Around the Globe." Public welcome to attend.

3 Humane Society of Northwest Montana Volunteer Orientation 10:30 a.m. at the Humane Society, 3499 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Call 752-PAWS.

3 Safe Sitter baby-sitting course for children 11-13, today and Jan. 27, The Summit, Kalispell. Pre-registration required. Call 751-4500.

3 Human Rights Film Series presents "Life and Debt," a film about the tourism industry's and the International Monetary Fund's troubling effects on the local economy of developing countries such as Jamaica, 2 p.m., Whitefish Branch Library Community Room. Free. All invited. Parental discretion advised.

3 Benefit for Thomas Kelly, 3 p.m., Rainbow Bar, 1520 Montana 35, Kalispell. Live and silent auctions for lumber, plywood units, 26 cubic foot side-by-side refrigerator, industrial storage building and more. Proceeds will go toward his expenses due to his Lou Gehrig's disease. Call Mary, 261-5140; or Cathy, 253-1504.

3 Whitefish Winter Carnival coronation of King Ullr XLVIII and Queen of the Snows, 7 p.m. Whitefish Moose Lodge.

Monday

3 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.

3 Flathead County Democratic Women meet at 11:45 a.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Helen Pilling will present a program on recycling. Cost of luncheon $10. No reservations required. All welcome.

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

3 American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR course, 6-10 p.m. today and Jan. 24, The Summit, Kalispell. Cost $85. Pre-registration required. Call 751-4500.

3 Glacier National Park Winter Speak Series presents biological technician Jamie Belt on "Common Loons and Citizen Science, 7 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public welcome. Call 756-8992.

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

3 Flathead Democratic Central Committee meets 7 p.m., basement meeting room of Flathead County Library, Kalispell. State Democratic chair Dennis McDonald will attend.

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

Tuesday

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., at the Elks, 1820 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Call David Barnes at 257-6474 for an appointment.

3 Flathead Building Association "Raise the Roof" public social, 5:30 p.m., Anderson's Masonry, 16 Woodland Dr., Kalispell. Refreshments and raffles. Call 752-2422.

3 Flathead National Forest hosts an open house 4-7 p.m., WestCoast Outlaw Hotel, Kalispell. Information about forest's strategy to manage recreation sites including campgrounds, cabins, trailheads, river access facilities, and more. Formal presentation, 5:30 p.m. Call 758-5252.

3 Kila School board meets at 5 p.m. at the school.

3 ETHIC, Encouraging The Homeownership Ideals for Communities, offers a Homebuyers Certified Education Course for new or experienced buyers on budgeting, credit, loan and mortgage types and more, 6 to 8:30 p.m., 25 and 30, FVCC. Registration fee $15 per household. For reservations call 756-3832.

3 School District 5 and Flathead High School district board meets at 6 p.m., Somers Middle School, 315 School Addition Road, Somers.

3 Whitefish PTA honors winners of the Reflections Contest, 6 p.m. O'Shaughnessy Center, followed by a dessert reception from 7-8 p.m.

Thought

"To enjoy life one should give up the lure of life." n Mohandas K. Gandhi, Indian religious leader (1869-1948).

3 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.

3 Books and Knits, 7 p.m. Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Sit, knit and enjoy hot tea while librarians Jocelyne Bodden and Martha Furman recommend winter reading material. Call 758-5713.

3 Body Image 2007 presented by Linda Fredenberg, registered dietitian and Barbi Webber, motivational coach. Learn skills for coping with stress, and nutritional awareness. Call The Summit, 751-4500.

Wednesday

3 Evergreen School District board meets at 6 a.m. in the administration building boardroom.

3 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.

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

3 Free, no-obligation homebuyer workshop sponsored by the Flathead Home Team LLC., 6:30 p.m., Whitefish Library Community Room. Seating is limited. Call 862-1000.

3 Human Rights Film Series presents "The Concrete Revolution," a film about the cost of creating "New China" for the 2008 Olympics, 7 p.m., FVCC Blake Hall. Discussion to follow, lead by Richard Smith. Free. All invited. Parental discretion advised.

Thursday

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., at the bloodmobile at Lowe's, Kalispell.

Kalispell Regional Medical Center hosts a presentation by Hal Joseph on "Diabetes: A New Chronic Approach to an Old Chronic Illness." Lunch at noon, followed by program 12:30-1:30 P.M., Paintbrush Room, KRMC. At 5:30 p.m. Joseph gives a presentation at The Summit, Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 751-5454.

3 Flathead County Library board meets at 3 p.m. at the Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Contact Kim Crowley, library director, at 758-5826.

3 Somers School board Policy Committee meets at 4 p.m. at Somers Middle School.

3 Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. All area seniors welcome. Call 257-1598.

3 New Kalispell Toastmasters Club meets 6:30-7:30 p.m., Perkins Restaurant. Public invited. Call Catherine, 755-4884.

Friday

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., at the bloodmobile, Wal-Mart, Kalispell.

3 Whitefish Winter Carnival Skijoring competition, registration 5-8 p.m. tonight, Blue Moon Bar; competition noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 27, Whitefish Airport; calcutta 6 p.m. Great Northern Bar; competition noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 28, Whitefish Airport, followed by awards ceremony.

3 Hockaday Museum in Kalispell hosts a ceremonial opening of the Traveling Medicine Show education trunks, 5:30-8 p.m. Blackfeet artists will be on hand. Traditional food, dance and song. Members free; visitors, $5.

3 Screening of "The Education of Shelby Knox" a film that focuses on a Lubbock, Texas, teen's choices between sex education versus abstinence, 7 p.m. KM Theater, Kalispell. Suggested donation $3.