Today
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Columbia Falls High School.
• Glacier Street Rod Association meets, Birch Grove Grange. Call Rob Eickert, 249-5388.
• Dan Fagre gives a presentation on his exhibition, "Losing A Legacy: A Photographic Story of Disappearing Glaciers, 5-7 p.m. Hockaday Museum of Art. 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Admission $10 adults; $5 college students; museum members and students K-12, free. Proceeds to Glacier National Park Fund.
• Lakeside Parks Advisory Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Lakeside Chapel on U.S. 93.
Friday
• Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association (KAMTA) meet 9:30 a.m., Bethel Baptist Church, 936 Fourth Ave. W., Kalispell. Refreshments; business meeting, 10 a.m.; Dru Jackman presents a program titled "Let's Get Organized at 11 a.m. All area music teachers invited. Call Suzanne Rohrbach, 755-3736.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Browning Hospital.
• The Glacier Country Pachyderm meets noon to 1 p.m., Fireside Room, Red Lion Hotel. Speaker is Lane Ross, trainmaster with BNSF. Lunch available. Public invited.
• Flathead Food Bank's 14th annual Soup Supper, 5:30-8 p.m., Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. All the soup, break and dessert you can eat and take home your handmade bowl. Silent, live auctions. Tickets $25 available at Food Bank, 105 Sixth Ave. W. Call Lori Botkin, 752-3663.
• 43rd annual Creston Auction and Country Fair, April 3-5. Bring in consignments 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Auction starts 9 a.m. April 4; arts and crafts, rummage and bake sales. RV, marine auto and equipment sale starts at noon April 5. Call 250-7396.
Saturday
• 74th annual Flathead Lake Cherry Growers horticultural meeting, Yellow Bay Clubhouse, Montana 35, mile marker 18. On-site registration 8 a.m.; program begins at 9 a.m. Public welcome. Cost $20, includes a hearty lunch. Advance registration recommended. Call 982-3069; or 676-4271.
• American Legion Auxiliary No. 137 basement sale 8 a.m., 351 Fourth Ave. EN, Kalispell. Hot dogs and hamburgers also for sale. Public welcome.
• 43rd annual Creston Auction and Country Fair, today and Sunday. Auction starts 9 a.m. today; arts and crafts, rummage and bake sales. RV, marine auto and equipment sale starts at noon Sunday. Call 250-7396.
• Trees to Paper to Trees semi-annual recycling drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Bring in newspapers, magazines, office paper, cardboard, phone books and aluminum cans to north end of grounds. Call Parks and Recreation, 758-7849.
• Pediatric first aid training, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Cost $45. Pre-registration required. Call 751-4500.
• MSU Extension Equine Seminar 9:30 a.m., Glacier High School. Topics include backcountry packing, breeding, illness, nutrition, youth skills and more. Advance reservation $15; $20 day of seminar. Call 758-5553; or 296-9019 in Lincoln County.
• All Mosta Ranch nonprofit livestock rescue center and Humane Society of Northwest Montana host "Critter Community Outreach," 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday, old Eisinger Motors parking lot, 1000 E. Idaho, Kalispell-weather permitting. Educational and fun activities. Meet the animals. Free admission. Everyone welcome.
• Tea Party to protest excessive government spending, noon, Depot Park, Kalispell. Speakers and music featured. Public welcome.
• Free presentation, "Confessions of a Wildlife Observer," by photographer and editor Chris Peterson of the Hungry Horse News and Glacier Park Magazine, 4-6 p.m., Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier National Park. Call 888-5393 for reservations.
• Spring Stimulus Community Party, Discovery Square, Columbia Falls, 6-9 p.m. Potluck. Call 250-6100 for information.
• Sons of Norway meet at 7 p.m. at the Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont in Kalispell; call 752-2357.
Sunday
• Kalispell Moose Lodge 1922 buffet breakfast benefit 9-11 a.m., 2158 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. Menu includes Polish sausage, eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy and beverage. Proceeds go to Moose Family Center and charities. Everyone welcome. Call Jeremy Heindel, 212-4834 or Mike Larkey, 257-0266.
• Noble Acres open house 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., May Song Farm, 310 Batavia Lane. Turn off U.S. 2 West at Kelly Ray's Conoco. Look for balloons. Demonstrations 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments. Meet horses and talk to counseling staff for equine assisted therapy.
• All Mosta Ranch nonprofit livestock rescue center and Humane Society of Northwest Montana host "Critter Community Outreach," 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., old Eisinger Motors parking lot, 1000 E. Idaho, Kalispell - weather permitting. Educational and fun activities. Meet the animals. Free admission. Everyone welcome.
• 43rd annual Creston Auction and Country Fair continues today. RV, marine auto and equipment sale starts at noon. Call 250-7396.
• Flathead Pioneer Auto Club, devoted to restoring and driving antique cars, meets 2 p.m., Flathead Electric Co-op building, U.S. 2 East, Kalispell. Enter on north side. All visitors welcome. Call Dave Cooley, 257-4023.
Monday
• Lake County Republican Women's Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Wheat Montana, Polson. Lunch available. To order, call 883-9209 prior to meeting. All welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Rails to Trails meets at 5 p.m. at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road, All welcome. Call 257-1932.
• Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m. at The Summit, Kalispell. Group meets on a weekly basis. Learn how to cope with pain and improve your quality of life. Free. Call Dr. Alex Bokor, 250-5252.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets at 6:30 p.m. in the basement meeting room of the Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Short business meeting at 7 p.m., followed by a film on stamp collecting; followed by short business meeting. Visitors welcome. Call Gail Long, 752-6110.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Bigfork Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• "Finding Joy in Change" local educational group meets at 7 p.m., Whitefish United Methodist Church, 1150 Wisconsin Ave. Topic is "Dehydrating Food" by Bruce Christensen of Harvest Health Foods. All ages welcome. Lunch available-RSVP at 862-4923. For information, call Lyn Hendrix, 863-9425.
Wednesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Basin Committee meets 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tribal Chambers, 51383 U.S. 93 N., Pablo. Discussion on prevention of introduction of zebra and quagga mussels, Eurasian milfoil and State Invasive Species Plan. Call 752-0081.
• AARP Driver Safety offers a free presentation for care givers of the elderly, titled, "We Need to Talk - Conversations with the Older Driver, 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call 751-4500.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Shari Courser talks about floating the Peruvian side of the Amazon River. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.
A Look Ahead
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., April 9, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Rotary Clubs.
• Glacier Waldorf School's second graders perform the play, "Ping and the Empty Pot, 6 p.m. April 9, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Reception. Everyone welcome. Call Catherine, 261-1906.
• Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m., April 9, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Local historian Bob O'Neil discusses "I Will be Meat for My Salish" by Bon I. Whealdon. Call 756-8381.
• Local institute of Noetic Sciences Community Group meets 7 p.m., April 9, Bohemian Grange, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish (behind Montana Coffee Traders on U.S. 93 South). Katharina Hirsch of International BodyTalk Association, will talk about dynamics of peace and struggle. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Call 862-9591 or 862-7711.
• Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, April 10, Perkins Restaurant. Social time, 11:30 a.m. For reservations, call Bill Driver at 837-2744.
• Good Friday prayer service in honor of Kalispell Nurturing Center founder, the late Susan Christofferson, noon to 1 p.m. April 10, Epworth United Methodist Church, corner of Third Street and Second Avenue. Representatives from local humanitarian agencies will lead prayers for people in need. Public welcome. Call 257-6849.
• Mission Valley Christian Academy, WWJD Lane (two miles east of U.S. 93 on Montana 35) hosts a seder dinner 6 p.m. April 10. Tickets $25 per person. Call 883-6858.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 10, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Dan Fagre gives a slide show presentation on climate contrasts between Himalayas and Northern Rocky Mountains, 4-6 p.m. April 11, Montana House Regional Craft Shop, Apgar Village, Glacier National Park. Free. Public welcome. Reservations recommended. Call 888-5393.
• Flathead Audubon field trip in the Flathead Valley to explore owls, 7 p.m. April 11, Meet in parking lot of Silver Bullet Bar, off Montana 206, three miles north of Woody's. Bring binoculars. Call Pete Smith, 250-9624 to sign up. All welcome.
• Whitefish Moose Lodge Easter Breakfast Buffet, 9 a.m. to noon April 12, 230 W. 10th St. Easter egg hunt to follow. Open to public. Families welcome.
• Glacier Park VFW Post 2252 hosts an Easter Egg Scramble 2009, 1 p.m. April 12, Lawrence Park, Kalispell. Public invited. Five age groups, from toddler to 12- year-olds. Special prize eggs. Call Troy or Danielle McClenahan, 755-7676.
• Kalispell Elks Lodge No. 725 annual Easter Egg Hunt 1 p.m. April 12, 1820 U.S. 93 S. Public welcome.
• Great Northern Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Whitefish hosts an Easter Egg event 2 p.m. April 12, Whitefish Depot Park. Four age groups from 0 to 13. Healthy sweets. Prizes. Grand prize valued at $75. All welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., April 13, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., April 13, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Public is invited to a free community lecture on "Life with Autism," 7:30 a.m., April 14, Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell.
• Agape Home Care, Inc. , brown bag lunch seminar on long-term health insurance options by Mark Kuhr, noon to 1 p.m., April 14, United Way Conference Room, Gateway West Mall, Kalispell. Call 755-4633.
• AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m. April 14, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, noon, April 14, North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.
• Creston School board meets at 4:30 p.m. April 14. Public welcome.
• Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead meet April 14, Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building, 490 N. Meridian Road. Saddle education talk, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; general meeting, 7:30 p.m. Public welcome. Call 212-8107.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. April 15, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Baby-sitters Brunch. Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.
• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets April 15 at Glacier Discovery Square, 540 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Enter through northwest door. Business meeting at 5:30 p.m.; slide show at 7 p.m. Topic is "Identifying Native Plant Families." Free. Public welcome. Call Betty at 892-0129.
• Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 p.m., April 15, administration building boardroom.
• Nidia Castellanos, secretary general of Arauca Peasant Association in Colombia, gives a presentation, "Women Resisting War in Colombia," 7 p.m. April 15, Blake Hall Board Room 140, FVCC. Public welcome.
• West Glacier Elementary School public informational meeting regarding shift to four-day academic week, 5:30 p.m. April 16, at the school. Public welcome.
• Life Line Stroke and osteoporosis screening April 17, Mission Mountain Country Club, 640 Stagecoach Trail, Ronan. Appointments begin 9 a.m. Pre-registration required. Call 1-877-237-1287.
• American Association of University Women's annual used book sale, April 17-19, Kalispell Center Mall. Donations welcome. Call Lynette, 857-2217 or drop in barrels at Albertsons and Rosauers, Kalispell; Mountain West Bank, Whitefish; IGA, Bigfork; Smith's, Columbia Falls.
• Flathead Shrine Club and Flathead Orthopedic Center sponsor free screening clinic for children with orthopedic or burn problems, 8:30 a.m. April 18. Call 752-7900, ext. 2211, to schedule an evaluation.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., April 20, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2:30-6:30 p.m., April 21, Lakeside Chapel.
• Mission Valley Christian Academy, WWJD Lane (two miles east of U.S. 93 on Montana 35) open house, 5-7 p.m. April 21. Tours, refreshments. All welcome. Call 883-6858.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 22, Glacier High School.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9-11 a.m., and 1-3 p.m., April 23, Polson Area Senior Center $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30-3:30 p.m., April 23, Whitefish High School.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative board meets 11:30 a.m. April 23, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., second floor conference room.
• Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., April 23, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 24, St. John's Hospital, Libby.
• "Clean the Fish," community clean-up of Whitefish, April 25. Volunteer breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Glacier Bank, 319 E. Second St.; clean-up 9:30 a.m.; barbecue 11 a.m. Prizes awarded. Call
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25, North Valley Hospital. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.
• Montana Mountain Horse Arena open house, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25, 1210 Birch Grove, Kalispell. Young colt saddling, bridling and advanced riding horse demonstrations. Free. Public invited.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27, St. John's Hospital, Libby. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 293-0100.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 27, Plains Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., April 27, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., April 28, Eureka Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. April 29, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. No child care available. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., April 29, National Flood, in the blood mobile.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 30, FVCC, in the blood mobile.
• Lipizzaner Stallions perform 7:30 p.m. April 30, Majestic Valley Arena.
• Fashion for Compassion luncheon and dogs and women fashion show, noon, May 2, Whitefish Community Center, 121 E. Second St. Tickets $20, at S.M. Bradford, Humane Society of Northwest Montana and Community Center. Dogs will be available for adoption. Proceeds benefit Humane Society. Call 862-4923.
• Conrad Mansion Museum's Death by Chocolate VIII fundraiser, 7-10 p.m. May 2. Tickets $50 each or $45 for Friends of the Mansion Museum, available at Books West, First National Bank in Kalispell; or call 755-2166.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., May 6, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Mac Bledsoe gives a program on "Messages of Love." Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.
• Bigfork area MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers' Dinner and Denim fundraiser, 5 p.m. May 9, Flathead Lake Lodge. Silent, live auctions. Tickets $20, available at Crossroads Christian Fellowship or the Barn antique store. (Adults only.)
• Annual Flathead Lake Cherry Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9, East Shore Yellow Bay club, Montana 35, 18-mile marker. Craft booths, live music, lunch and cherry pie. Call 982-3233. For booth rental call Jackie, 982-3839.
• Flathead Cherry Blossom Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9, Yellow Bay Club, Montana 35, mile marker 18. Arts and crafts, bake sale, luncheon and raffle for hand quilted throw. Live music by Old Time Fiddlers. Call Maureen, 982-3233.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., May 13, Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Doug Mead discusses his recent trip to Fiji. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.
• 2009 Montana Home Educators State Convention, May 15-16, Christian Center, Kalispell. Keynote speakers are Lorrie Flem from TEACH Magazine Mark Hamby of Lamplighter Publishing, and Steve White, of the Coalition. Twenty-eight workshops. Register by April 20. Call 892-0437.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. May 20, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. MOMS brunch. Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.
• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets 7 p.m. May 20 at Glacier Discovery Square, 540 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Enter through northwest door. Volunteer planting of native shade garden. Public welcome. Call Terry, 892-0129.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., May 28, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., second floor conference room.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., June 25, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., second floor conference room.
• Glacier Challenge multi-sport race, 7:30 a.m. July 11. Fundraiser for Flathead Youth Home. Call Hannah Plumb, 755-4622.
• Annual Montana Native Plant Society statewide meeting July 17, Hungry Horse. Call Betty at 892-0129.