Today

3 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. Call 758-5822.

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

3 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.

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

3 Kila School board meets 5 p.m.

3 Kila School building committee meets 5 p.m.

3 Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m., at The Summit. Learn how to cope with pain and improve your quality of life. Free. Call Dr. Alex Bokor, 250-5252.

3 School District 5 and Flathead County high school district board meets at 6 p.m., Flathead High School Library Media Center.

3 Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited weekly fly tying class series begins 7 p.m. Kalispell Middle School Library. Free and open to public. Call Jim Johnson, 837-3210; or Chris Schustrom, 862-3440.

Tuesday

3 Helena Flats School board meets for a construction pay request approval, 6:45 a.m., school library.

3 Public is invited to a free community lecture on "The Treatment of Insomnia," 7:30 a.m., Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell.

3 Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, noon to 1 p.m., North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Guest speaker Bill Shaw, city manager, will discuss 2008 goals and newly purchased park land. No reservations required. Lunch available for $9. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

3 Creston School board meets at 4:30 p.m. in the school library. Public welcome.

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

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Jan. 10, The Summit, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

3 Free waxing and coffee roasting clinic, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Great Northern Cycles and Nordic, 104 O'Brian Ave., Whitefish.

3 Whitefish School District board meets at 7 p.m. in the Whitefish High School Library.

3 West Valley School board special executive session human rights issue lititgation strategy litigation meeting 7 p.m., school library.

Wednesday

3 Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Local professional photographer Doug Dye will present. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

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

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

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., at Kandahar Lodge, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Sponsored by Big Mountain Fire Department.

3 Conlins Furniture hosts a free design seminar on lighting featuring Stacey Fredenberg of Alpine Lighting, 2-5:30 p.m. at the store, 1441 Montana 35. Public invited. Call 756-1622.

3 Public open house for Sheppard Creek Post-Fire Project Brush Creek Wildland Fire, Tally Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest, 3:30-7:30 p.m., 650 Wolfpack Way; 758-3508.

3 Montana Landlords Association meets at Flathead Electric Co-op. Dinner 6 p.m.; meeting 7:30 p.m. Call Marilyn, 752-2962.

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

Thursday

3 La Leche League of the Mission Valley shares breastfeeding tips and techniques 10 a.m., Family Resource Center, 208 Sixth Ave. E., Polson. Call Lora, 676-3388.

3 The Flathead Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management meets 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Nan S. Russell, presents a free program on "Staying Away from the Dark Side: Developing HR Political Savvy." Optional lunch $10 per person. RSVP to Denise Grabowski, 863-3661.

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

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

3 Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m. at the museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Topic is "Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas" by Mari Sandoz. All welcome to attend. Call 756-8381.

3 Whitefish Transportation Plan public meeting 7-9 p.m. O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Formal presentation begins 7:15 p.m.; open house follows. Winners of kids art contest. Refreshments.

3 Local institute of Noetic Sciences Community Group meets 7 p.m., Bohemian Grange, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish (behind Montana Coffee Traders on U.S. 93 South). Dan Fagre, Glacier National Park research ecologist and global change research coordinator will present. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Call 862-9591 or 862-7711.

3 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints family history training workshop, 7:30 p.m., LDS Stake Center, Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Morey Grove discusses the topic, "Research and Request Homestead Records." Public invited. Call 752-5446.

Friday

3 Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Lunch is $7.50. For reservations, call Bill Driver at 837-2744.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Blackfeet Community College, Browning.

3 New local Lupus Support Group meets 7-9 p.m. The Summit, Kalispell. Call 837-1055.

A Look Ahead

3 Beginner adult cross country ski workshop with certified Nordic instructor Sarah McCormick, 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 12, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Cost $10. Call Melissa Sladek to register, at 755-2706.

3 Winter Trails Day, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 12. Free family snowshoe walk. Call Flathead National Forest, 837-7500.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 12, Army Reserve Center.

3 Whitefish Winter Carnival Merry Maker, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 12, Great Northern Bar & Grill. $15 adults only; 862-3501.

3 Contra Dance, Jan. 12, Salvation Army, 110 Bountiful Dr., Kalispell. Beginner's lesson is 7:30-8 p.m., dancing from 8-11 p.m. Cost $7 for adults; $4, teens; $13, families; 11 and younger, free. Call 758-7717 or Joe Fisher, 752-7469.

3 Annual Glacier Glide Cross Country Ski Race, Jan. 13, Whitefish Golf Course. Registration 10:30 a.m. at Grouse Mountain Lodge. Kids 1K starts at noon, 3K at 12:30; 5 and 12 K races start at 1 p.m. All abilities welcome. Call Fred Longhart, 752-8976.

3 John White Lecture Series begins Jan. 13, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. FVCC President Jane Karas speaks at 2:30 p.m. on "The First 40 Years," of the local college's history. Tickets are $7.50 for NMHS members, and $10 for non-members; or $25 for members and $35 for all four lectures in series. Call 756-8381.

3 Flathead Audubon heads to the West Valley Jan. 13, to search for raptors. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road. Dress for weather. Bring binoculars or scope and snacks. To sign up, call Leslie Kehoe, 837-4467.

3 Columbia Falls Community Choir begins practices Jan. 13, Columbia Falls Junior High School. Sign-in and music pick up 1:30-2 p.m.; practice 2-4 p.m. Call Ron Bond, 892-5174.

3 Congressman Denny Rehberg's field representative Maren Olsen, conducts traveling office hours, 12:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Lake County Courthouse, 106 Fourth Ave. E., Polson.

3 The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Jan. 14, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

3 Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 14, The Summit, Kalispell. Asta Bowen will share experiences recording bird songs in Ireland. Free. All welcome.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 14 and 15, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls.. $10 course fee. Call 892-4087 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 14, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Kalispell Women's Connection buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15, New Outlaw Hotel, Kalispell. Heidi Escalante of AtHome America talks about "Fun with Decorating." Featured speaker is Wanda Dresser of Hobson. Cost $12. Complimentary child care by reservation. Call Jan, 857-2467; or Pat, 844-2538. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 15, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

3 Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., Jan. 15, school library.

3 Bethany Leeman will give an illustrated presentation about her recent experience working in Guatemala with a peace grant, 7 p.m. Jan. 15, Whitefish Library. Free and public invited. Call Ruth Neff, 862-1629.

3 Columbia Falls Women's Connection luncheon, Jan. 16, Los Caporales Restaurant, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Marolyn McLeod, a Merrill Lynch broker, will talk about importance of investing. Featured speaker is Wanda Dresser of Hobson. Cost $7.50 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 1-4 p.m., Jan. 16, West Valley School.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Jan. 17, The Wave, Whitefish

3 Wings 12th annual fundraiser for local cancer patients and their families, Jan. 17-18, Sportsman and Ski Haus, Hutton Plaza, Kalispell.

3 PBS Point-of-View (P.O.V.) documentary, "Lomax the Songhunter" shown 6:30 p.m., Jan. 17, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Admission free. Not rated-parental discretion advised. Call Public Services Librarian Jocelyne Bodden, 758-8523.

3 Red Cross blood drive, Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 18, in the blood mobile, Hutton Ranch, sponsored by First Interstate and AAA.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 19, The Summit, Kalispell. $10 course fee. Call 751-4500 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 19, in the blood mobile, Wal-Mart, Kalispell.

3 Valley Voices Community Choir begins rehearsals Jan. 21, for its spring concert. Come at 5:30 p.m. to Flathead High School choir room to pick up music. Practice begins at 6 p.m. All teens and adults are welcome. Call Joan Lundy, 257-3046.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Jan. 21-22, Polson Area Senior Center. $10 course fee. Call 883-4735 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 21, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 22, at the Kalispell Job Service.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Jan. 23, Bigfork High School.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 24, Troy High School.

3 PBS Point-of-View (P.O.V.) documentary, "Lomax the Songhunter" shown 6:30 p.m., Jan. 24, Flathead County Library, Whitefish. Admission free. Not rated-parental discretion advised. Call Public Services Librarian Jocelyne Bodden, 758-8523.

3 Red Cross employee blood drive, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 25, Home Depot, Kalispell

3 Benefit for 3-year-old Kemana Larkey who is battling a Blount's disease, a severe bone disease, Jan. 26, Kalispell Moose Lodge, Evergreen. Taco bar by donation 5-7 p.m. and many raffle items. Public welcome. Call Connie Larkey, 257-0266.

3 Youth Service Network meets at noon Jan. 28 at The Summit, Kalispell. Jenny Simon-Thomas will speak on "The Importance of Assessing Executive Functioning Abilities in Children and Adolescents." Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 28 and 30, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $10 course fee. Call 863-3630 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m., Jan. 28 at The Summit. Learn how to cope with pain and improve your quality of life. Free. Call Dr. Alex Bokor, 250-5252.

3 AARP Driver Safety Program for all drivers age 50 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 28-29, St. John's Hospital, Libby. $10 course fee. Call 406-293-0100 to register.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 29, Polson Methodist Church.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Jan. 30, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., Jan. 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by D.A. Davidson.

3 Penguin Plunge Feb. 2, Whitefish City Beach. Opening ceremonies noon; plunge 12:30 p.m. Pizza and awards at 1:30 p.m. at Whitefish United Methodist Church. www.somt.org.

3 Whitefish Winter Carnival Parade, 3 p.m. Feb. 2, downtown Whitefish.

3 Glacier Stamp Club meets Feb. 4, in the basement meeting room of the Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Stamp trading and talk at 7 p.m.; short business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Visitors welcome. Call Gail Long, 752-6110.

3 Great Rockies Sportshow March 7-9, Majestic Valley Arena, Kalispell.