Tuesday

Public is invited to a free community lecture 7:30 a.m., at Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Topic is "Roots of Love and Violence: Neurobiology of Attachment."

Flathead County Animal Shelter Advisory Committee meets at 10 a.m. for a walk-through of the shelter; regular meeting at noon to 1:30 p.m. at Conference Room B of Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. in Kalispell.

Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Guest speaker is Michael Nicosia, superintendent of School District 6. New teachers will be welcomed. No reservations required. Lunch available for $9. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church.

Insurance committee for District 6 meets at 4:15 p.m. in administration offices, 501 Sixth Ave. W., Columbia Falls.

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

Kalispell school board meets at 6 p.m. at Kalispell Middle School media library center.

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.

Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m. at Polson City Library. Ceth Eslik, computer scientist with Polson School district, gives a slide show presentation on "The Global Warming Debate: Myth and Reality." Free. Public invited.

Smith Valley school board meets at 7 p.m. in the library at 2901 U.S. 2 West.

Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead meet at 7:30 p.m. at Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building, 490 N. Meridian Road. Public welcome. Call Don at 862-6955.

West Valley Fire District trustees hold their quarterly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the West Valley Fire Station on Farm to Market Road.

Somers School District 29 Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. for a Facilities Planning Work Session at the Somers Middle School.

Wednesday

Evergreen Water & Sewer District board of directors meets at 7 a.m. in the district office at 130 Nicholson Drive.

Children's story hour is 10:30 a.m. at Flathead County Library, 247 First Ave. E.; call 758-5822.

Montana Landlords Association meeting is 11 a.m. at Perkins Restaurant Glacier Room in Kalispell; guest speakers are Sen. Verdell Jackson and Rep. Craig Witte; call Marilynn at 752-2962.

Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Lunch from menu. For reservations, call Bill Driver at 837-2744.

Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-4:30 p.m., First Interstate Bank, Whitefish, in the blood mobile.

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

Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Presentations on hiking Patagonia and cycling Easter Island. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

Flathead High School 2008 graduation party parent planning meeting, 7 p.m. room 3, The Summit, Kalispell. All parents of FHS, Laser and Bridge schools students invited.

Thursday

Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Polson Wal-Mart, in the blood mobile.

Flathead County Library board of trustees meets at noon at the Museum at Central School for a study session.

Shire of Crystal Crags Barbarian Bash XII today through Sunday, 286 Trap Road. Take Montana 206 north seven miles to Trap Road. Turn left and look for signs. Site fee for all four days, $10 adults, $7 children under 12; Saturday and Sunday, $7 adults, $5 children.

Kalispell Technical Advisory Committee working meeting is from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the MDT second-floor conference room, 85 Fifth Ave. EN in Kalispell; transportation plan update on agenda; public welcome.