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| February 10, 2008 1:00 AM

30th annual Cabin Fever Days continue today, Coram, Martin City, Hungry Horse. Barstool races registration 10 a.m. to noon; races 1 p.m.; Kids Carnival 1 p.m.; mouse races, 4 p.m.; food and craft vendors; sumo wrestling 2:30 p.m.; awards ceremony 7 p.m., $3 event button required.

John White Lecture Series presents retired Glacier Park Superintendent Mick Holm on the topic " Reflections on a Career and Glacier Park," 2:30 p.m., Feb. 10, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $7.50 for museum members; $10 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

Monday

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

Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet at noon for lunch at the Bulldog Restaurant. Meeting follows at 1 p.m. Program on "Early Land Records of Northwest Montana." For information, call Kay McDonald, 892-4579.

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

Conlins Furniture and Design Center free design seminar, "Maximize Your Room through Space Planning, 2-5:30 p.m. Call 756-1622 to reserve a space.

Valley Voices Community Choir practice is at 6 p.m. at Flathead High School.

Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6-8 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Member Ed, and Angie Hill demonstrate their wood crafting. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Kathy or Sue at 756-4723.

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

West Valley School board meets at 7 p.m. in the school library.

Columbia Falls School District board meets at 7 p.m. in the administrative office board room, 501 Sixth Ave. W., Columbia Falls.

Tuesday

Flathead Audubon presents a program by Flathead National Forest wildlife biologist Steve Anderson on "Bird Life of Kenya," 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Free. Public invited.

Public is invited to a free community lecture on opioid dependence treatment, 7:30 a.m., Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell.

Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, noon, North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Guest speaker is Haley Beaudry, Montanan Chamber of Commerce member. No reservations required. Lunch available for $9. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., KRMC.

Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room.

Flathead County Library building advisory committee meets at 4 p.m. at the main library. Call Kim Crowley at 758-5826 for more information.

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

School District 5 and Flathead County High School district board meets at 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

Bigfork Farmers' Market Cooperative meets 7 p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork. All vendors and customers welcome Call Ruby Dynneson, 755-0650 or Jackie McCoy, 982-3839.

Flathead Citizens for Paved Roads meet 7 p.m., Glacier High School, 375 Wolfpack Way. Use the main entrance.

Smith Valley School board meets at 7 p.m. in the school library.

West Valley School board special session at 7 p.m. in the school library.

Wednesday

Evergreen Water and Sewer District Board of Directors meets 7 a.m., district office, 130 Nicholson Drive.

3 Children's Story Hour at 10 a.m., Bigfork Branch Library. Call 837-6976.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Merlin's Information Services, Kalispell.

3 Babies Bounce into Books storytime at 10:15 a.m., Flathead County Library in Kalispell; 758-5822.

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

3 Children's Story Hour at 11 a.m., Flathead County Library in Kalispell; 758-5822.

3 Montana Landlords Association meets 11 a.m., Perkins Restaurant, Glacier room. Guest speaker Flathead County Detective Commander Jeanne Landis will talk about child abuse. Call Marilynn, 752-2962.

3 Babies Bounce into Books storytime at 11:45 a.m., Whitefish Branch Library; 862-6657.

Lakeside Community Club meets at noon at Vista Linda in Somers. Guest speaker is Kirstin Holland, director of Flathead County Animal Shelter. Call 844-3017.

Artist to Artist brown bag lunch noon to 1:30 p.m., FVCC Arts and Technology Building, room 144. Connect with the local art community. Free. All welcome. Call 756-3832.

Kick-off celebration for 2008 Bigfork Relay for Life, 5-7 p.m. Glacier Bank, Bigfork. Food, door prizes. Register your team for early bird discount. Call Debbie Ingram, event chair, 837-6290.

Red Cross Adult/Child/Infant CPR certification training, 6 p.m., at the office, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Call 752-6433 to pre-register.

Marion School board meets at 6 p.m.

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

Flathead National Forest and Glacier Country Avalanche Center free basic avalanche awareness class, 6:30-8 p.m., The White Room Mountain Shop, Whitefish. No reservation needed.

Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m., Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes' Natural Resource conference room, 316 First St. E., Polson. Brian Peck will talk about " Wolves: From Mythology to Recovery." Everyone welcome.

Taize Service 7 p.m., Shining Mountains Church, 475 Eighth Ave. EN, Kalispell. Contemplative service or prayer, music and silence. All welcome Call 257-6539.

Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Slides and photos from various hikes and travels will be shown by Ed Prach and Mike Spence. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

Thursday

Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Meadow Lake Resorts, Columbia Falls.

La Leche League meeting for breast-feeding mothers, 10 a.m., Salish Kootenai College library meeting room, Pablo. All welcome. Call Lora, 406-676-3388.

The Flathead Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management meets 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Free program on "Implementing an Early Return to Work Program" by Heidi Goldman of the Montana State Fund. Optional lunch $10 per person. RSVP to Celeste Hauser, 758-5478.

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

3 The Somers School District faculty advisory committee meets at 3:45 p.m. at Somers Middle School.

Anti-Valentine's Day event for teens 12-18, 4-6 p.m., basement meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Cookie decorating, music, mini-magazine making. Call Teen Services Librarian Martha Furman, 758-5713.

North Valley Music School hosts an educational music program for children, first through eighth grade with Cascade Quartet, 4 p.m., Whitefish Library Community Room. Free. All welcome. Call 862-0874.

Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell, will have volunteers offering baby-sitting 5-11 p.m., in the church basement for children of any age. Donations accepted to raise money for a mission trip to Uganda in June. Call Janelle, 871-5661.

Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m., at the museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Andrew Garcia's book, "A Tough Trip Through Paradise" will be discussed. All welcome to attend. Call 756-8381.

Flathead County Road Advisory Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Landfill Office.

Friday

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

Teens in Crisis fifth-annual gala dinner, "For Children, For Families," 5:30 p.m., Christian Center, Kalispell. Tickets $10 adults, $5 children under 12, available KALS-Radio, Herberger's, No Doubt Realty, and at the door, first-come, first-served basis. Keynote speakers include Attorney General Mike McGrath and Cheryl O'Neal. Call Ron Clem, 752-3703.

DREAM'N the Night Away, 6 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Dinner, music with B.J. Lupton's Swing'n in High Band. Proceeds benefit DREAM nonprofit organization which provides skiing opportunities for individual with disabilities. Tickets $40, available at all Montana Coffee Traders locations. Children 10 and under, $20. Call Bruce, 862-1817.

Saturday

Creative Memories all-day scrapbooking workshop 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., FVCC Arts and Technology Building Room 122. Bring a sack lunch and stay as long as you wish. Prizes awarded. Pre-registration fee $10. Pre-registration required Call Joyce Workman, 755-4922. All welcome.

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

AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $10 course fee. Call 863-3630 to register.

Montana Coffee Traders free coffee tasting with roaster Karen Black, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Pines Cafe, Columbia Falls.

Project Linus annual Make A Blanket Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kalispell Regional Medical Center Paintbrush room. Bring your own new fabric to make a blanket for a traumatized or ill child in the Flathead Valley. Call Lauralee Scott, 854-9999.

The Bird Woman Falls chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meet 2 p.m. at the Whitefish branch of the Flathead County Library. For further information, contact Carol Nicholson at 892-2952 or Marge Fisher at 862-1233.

Free public tour of Whitefish High School to publicize renovation bond issue, 5-6 p.m. Call Linda Maetzold, 862-5158; or Lin Akey, 862-3747.

"The Art of Love" fundraiser 6:30 p.m., The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Gourmet dinner buffet, music Don Lawrence Orchestra, silent art auction. Tickets $50 per person, at The Lodge and Samarah Gallery, Whitefish; Books West, Kalispell; or call 261-1906.

Flathead High School hosts a Community Trivia Night 7-9:30 p.m. Teams up to eight. Winning team collects $200. Tickets $50 per table of eight, or $8 a person by Feb. 15, available at Main Office. Popcorn and pop included.

Swan Lake Volunteer Fire Department 30th annual Firemen's Ball, 8 p.m., Swan Lake Fire Hall. Music by Roy Wilhelm. Call 886-2255.

Thought for Today: "Culture is on the horns of this dilemma: if profound and noble it must remain rare, if common it must become mean." - George Santayana, Spanish-born philosopher (1863-1952).