Today

Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding, and seat belt and equipment violations, at Third and Fourth Avenues East.

Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 2-4 p.m., second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.

Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Miracle of America Museum, Polson.

AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Nov. 28, North Valley Hospital Education Wing. Call 863-3630 to register.

Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 5 p.m. at the landfill office.

School District 5 and Flathead County high school district board work session, 5:30 p.m., West Valley School, 2290 Farm to Market Road.

Homebuyers "Certified" Education Course, a nationally awarded and certified program with critical home buying information, 6 to 9 p.m., today and Nov. 29, FVCC. Pre-registration is required for three-week course with $25 registration fee (reimbursed if using affordable housing option). Certificate awarded upon completion. Call FVCC at 756-3832 or ETHIC at 257-6627. 3 Bereavement Support Group and Grace Hospice Light Up a Life Night of Remembrance, 6 p.m., Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 755-4923.

FVCC Continuing Education Center free community lecture featuring Bernice Ende, who journeyed 6,000 miles cross-country on horseback, 7 p.m. Arts and Technology Building, room 144. Call 756-3832.

Wednesday

Kalispell Police Department conducts a saturation patrol today for speeding, and seat belt and equipment violations, today through Nov. 30, at school zones in Kalispell.

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, noon to 5 p.m., Troy Methodist Church.

Free seminar on credit scores and identity theft, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Freedom Bank, 530 Ninth St., Columbia Falls. RSVP to 892-3930. Hosted by Fairway Independent Mortgage.

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

FVCC Phi Theta Kappa seminar series presents "Gold, Gods and Glory: The Global Dynamics of Power" and other topics, by Kevin Phillips, 7 p.m. Arts and Technology building, room 204. Free. Public invited. Call Karen Longhart, 756-3998.

Free Falun Dafa Quigong class, 7 p.m. community room of Kalispell branch of Flathead County Library. A self-cultivation meditation with gentle, easy exercises. Call Katherine Combes, 257-9798.

FVCC Multicultural Services program presentation on "African Baskets," 7:30 p.m., Business and Social Science Building, room 133. Irene Zuehlsdorff will discuss the significance of basketry as primary income source for women in Ghana. Free. Public invited. Call E.B. Eiselein, 756-3945.

Thursday

Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. 2 p.m., Libby High School.

Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or $3 toward meal. All area seniors welcome. Call 257-1598.

Lakeside Parks Advisory Committee meets 6 p.m. Tamaracks Alehouse, Lakeside.

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

Friday

Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

PilatesPlus fitness studio open house 3-7 p.m., Main Street, Polson. Harpist performs holiday music, refreshments, give-aways.