Today

Evergreen Disposal will not be picking up garbage today, New Year's Day. Today's route will be picked up on Wednesday; Wednesday's route on Thursday; Thursday's route on Friday; Friday and Saturday's route on Saturday. Call 257-1739.

City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will not be picking up 90-gallon containers today due to the New Year's holiday today. Today's route will be picked up on Wednesday. Have containers out by 7 a.m. Call 758-7720.

Kalispell Senior Citizens New Year's Day party and potluck supper, 1 p.m. Bingo and pinochle. Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or $3 toward meal. All area seniors welcome. Call 257-1598.

Wednesday

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

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

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

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) meet at 6:30 p.m., VFW meeting room, Kalispell. Call 862-6458.

Thursday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., North Valley Community Room on Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls.

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

Lakeside Parks Advisory Committee meets 7 p.m. Lakeside Chapel meeting room, U.S. 93, Lakeside.

Friday

"Walking the Labyrinth-A Sacred Journey Within" retreat facilitated by Roberta Silker of Columbia Falls, Shining Mountains Center for Positive Living, 475 Eight Ave. EN, Kalispell. $15 donation. Call Silker, 755-6075 or Merrily, 249-1005.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Mall food court.

3 Glacier Country Pachyderm meets noon to 1 p.m. Blue Canyon Grill, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Guest speaker is Joe Russell, Flathead County Public Health officer. Lunch available. Open to public.

Bet Harim Jewish Community of Flathead Valley Sabbath dinner and New Year services, 6 p.m., Glacier Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 756-5159.

Saturday

Northwest Montana Wedding and Event Professionals sixth annual wedding and event expo, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell.

Woodland Ice Center grand opening, Woodland Park, Kalispell. Ribbon cutting at noon by Mayor Kennedy, followed by a skating performance by top Missoula skaters. Free admission, skate rental, and hot dogs and hot chocolate, noon to 2 p.m. Call Jennifer Young, 758-7717.

Benefit auction and spaghetti feed for longtime Nickel Charlie's employee Connie (Gove) Brown, Kalispell Eagles basement. Silent auction 3 p.m.; spaghetti feed and drawing for drawing for car raffle 6 p.m.; bachelor/bachelorette auction 6:30 p.m. followed by live music. All welcome. Call Linda Gove, 212-3226; Tammy Monroe, 261-0651; Danette Gildart, 871-7508.

Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 257-2537.

Sunday

Flathead Pioneer Auto Club meets 2 p.m. in the Flathead Electric Co-op building, Kalispell. Park and enter on north or "back side of building. Visitors welcome. Call Dave Cooley, 257-4023.

Monday

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

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

Lake County Republican Women's Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Wheat Montana, Polson. Lunch available. Call 883-9209 by 11 a.m. to order.