Today

Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding, and seat belt and equipment violations, on North Meridian Road.

MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Intermountain Children's Home will give a presentation on "Raising Attached Children in an Unattached World." Child care provided. Call Kirsten Kerr, 756-9668.

Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Glacier High School.

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.

3 Area Edward Jones offices host a professional broadcast course for tax practitioners titled, "Annual Estate Tax Update," noon to 3 p.m. $60 enrollment fee includes materials. Call your area office to register.

3 Public tour of Brush Creek fire area west of Whitefish, 1-5 p.m. No cost. Transportation provided. Call Tally Lake Ranger District, 863-5400.

Red Cross of Montana invites community partners and volunteers involved in the 2007 Montana wildfires to a celebration, 6 p.m., Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.

Bereavement Support Group meets 6 p.m. Christ Church Episcopal Parish House, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Call Ellen at Grace Hospice, 755-4923.

Montana Native Plant Society Flathead Chapter meets 7 p.m., basement meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. FVCC professor Jeanette Oliver, gives a presentation on, "Lichens of Montana," and their uses for food, decorations and dyes. General business meeting precedes at 5:30 p.m. All welcome.

Thursday

Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding, and seat belt and equipment violations, on Whitefish Stage from U.S. 2 to West Reserve Drive.

Annual Veterans Day assembly by Ella Murphy Donaldson Chapter, National Honor Society, 10 a.m., Columbia Falls High School gymnasium. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bruce Snedden is special presenter. Honored guests from Montana Veterans Home. Essay winners, high school wind ensemble and choir will provide entertainment. Seating begins at 9:30 a.m. Public welcome. Call 892-6500.

International Gift Festival, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Mountain View Mennonite Church, 795 Mennonite Church Road. Choral-aires perform 3 p.m. today. Hand crafted fair-trade products from Ten Thousand Villages organization for sale, including baskets, jewelry, Christmas items, toys, coffee, tea, cocoa. Village Cafe serve chili, cornbread, homemade pie. Donations of new, dark-colored towels welcome. Call 755-8772.

Whitefish ParentShare meets 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 301 Central Ave. Call Rachel, 863-2987; or Ronna, 862-5346.

Flathead Republican Central Committee meets at noon at the Bulldog. Lunch available for $10. All welcome.

Flathead Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation meets 2:30 p.m., Fellowship Room, Community United Methodist Church, Bigfork. Lecture by Darris Flanigan on "Indian Trails through the Flathead." Call 756-8992 or 755-3224.

Red Cross blood drive, 2-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Whitefish Community Foundation seventh annual awards ceremony, 6-7:30 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Hors d'oeuvres, refreshments.

Whitefish City-County Planning board work session of Critical Area Ordinance, 6 p.m., Mountain West Bank community room, 601 Spokane Ave.

Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m. at the museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell, to discuss the book, "Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Montana History." All welcome to attend. Call 756-8381.