Today
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Montana Landlords Association meets for lunch off the menu, 11 a.m.; followed by business meeting at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Lil DuPree of Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana discusses their 12-week financial education program. Call Georgia, 756-1265.
• The Flathead Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management meets 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Program free. Optional lunch $10 for members and first-time guests; $15 for guests after first visit. RSVP to Deb Broadbent, 756-4233.
• Flathead Valley Local Advisory Council on Mental Health meets 12:30-1 p.m. social time; 1-2:30 p.m. business meeting. Christina Larson, state public defender, will talk about judicial mental health sponsors. Public welcome. Call Boyd, 471-4483.
• Lakeside Community Club meets at noon, Vista Linda, Somers. Lunch $10. Reservations required. Call Dody, 857-2116.
• Whitefish School board Negotiations Committee meets 4:15 p.m. school board meeting room.
• 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.
Thursday
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., 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., 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., 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., 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.
Friday
• Beginning at 8:30 a.m. traffic on a section of Grand Drive in Bigfork will be reduced to single lane to allow concrete pumping. Flaggers, reduced speeds.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, 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., 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.
• The Glacier Country Pachyderm meets noon to 1 p.m., Fireside Room, Red Lion Hotel. Speaker is Ron Schlagenhaufer, Flathead County GIS survey analyst. Lunch available. Public invited.
• Mission Valley Christian Academy, WWJD Lane, Polson (two miles east of U.S. 93 on Montana 35) hosts a seder dinner 6 p.m. Tickets $25 per person. Call 883-6858.
• Grief Recovery seminar presented by Rollin and Kathleen Hixson, 7-9 p.m. today and April 11, Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1374 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Book and material fee, $25. Call Gail, 387-4777.
Saturday
• Kalispell Center Mall EggStravaganza 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prizes, games, entertainment. Everyone is welcome.
• Dan Fagre gives a slide show presentation on climate contrasts between Himalayas and Northern Rocky Mountains, 4-6 p.m., 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., 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.
Sunday
• Whitefish Moose Lodge Easter Breakfast Buffet, 8 a.m. to noon, 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., 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., 1820 U.S. 93 S. Public welcome.
• Great Northern Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Whitefish hosts an Easter Egg event 2 p.m., Whitefish Depot Park. Four age groups from 0 to 13. Healthy sweets. Prizes. Grand prize valued at $75. All welcome.
A Look Ahead
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet at noon, April 13, at the home of Katy Zundel. Convention activities planning. Call Cathy Lane, 755-604
• 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.
• Flathead Audubon presents a program by Bruce Gunderson of the Montana County Mosquito board, titled "Crown of the Continent and Its Mosquitos, 7 p.m. April 13, The Summit. Free. All welcome.
• 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.
3 Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., April 14, Glacier Park International Airport board room.
• 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.
• Columbia Falls Women's Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. April 15, North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Charmaine Davall will give a presentation on flower gardening. Guest speaker is Sue Jenkins. Cost $8 per person. Bring a canned food item for food bank. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Glacier National Park brown bag seminar, noon to 1 p.m., April 16, Parks Community Building, West Glacier. Richard Menicke, Glacier Park geographer/GIS coordinator, will give a talk titled, "A Georgian State of Mind: Common Threads in Protected Areas," regarding his recent trip to the Republic of Georgia.
• History is Posh (HIP) local history group meets 4 p.m., April 15, Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 837-2459.
• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets April 15 at Glacier Discovery Square, 540 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Enter through northwest door. Business meeting at 5:30 p.m.; slide show at 7 p.m. Free. Public welcome. Call Rick Prestbye, 892-3657.
• 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 Columbia," 7 p.m. April 15, Blake Hall Board Room 140, FVCC. Public welcome.
• "Changing Your Cholesterol Numbers … with Food Choices' lecture, 7 p.m., April 15, The Summit, Kalispell. Fee $10. Call 751-4500 to pre-register.
• Dirty Hands Garden Club meets 7 p.m. April 15, Whitefish Library. Everyone welcome.
• Glacier Park Brown Bag lunchtime seminar, noon to 1 p.m. April 16. Richard Menicke, geographer for Glacier Park, gives a presentation, "A Georgian State of Mind: Common Threads in Protected Areas." Free. Public welcome.
• Whitefish Chamber of Commerce Gone Fishin' 5-7 p.m. April 16, Mountain Lake Mortgage and Piggyback BBQ, 102 Wisconsin Ave. Refreshments served. Public welcome. Call 862-3501.
• 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, 3-9 p.m. April 17; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 18; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 19, bag day, 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.
• Big Wheels Basket "Ball" 8-11 p.m. April 17, Elks Lodge, Kalispell. Music by Andre Floyd and Mood Iguana, Silent auction, food, raffle. Admission by donation. Fundraiser for Special Friends Advocacy Program. Call Marissa Anderson, 756-5488.
• Big Wheels Basketball tourney 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 18, Edgerton gym. Admission by donation. Fundraiser for Special Friends Advocacy Program. Call Marissa Anderson, 756-5488.
• 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, Polson (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.
• Flathead Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited meets 7 p.m. April 21, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 490 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Guest speaker is Bruce Farling, executive director of Montana Trout Unlimited. Public welcome.
• Sage Spa Salon Erin Thompson and Caden Odell Memorial Funds fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 22, 525 Railway St., Whitefish. Express services and men's and women's haircuts for $25 donation. Call 862-0873 to schedule an appointment.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 22, Glacier High School.
• Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation, 7 p.m., April 22,Clementine's 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Presentation on "Pollinators and their Habitat." Free; donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.
• 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.
• Columbia Falls Tree City USA ceremony 1-2:30 p.m. April 24, Marantette Park. Gov. Brian Schweitzer will present the award. Performances by local school children and tree plantings. Public invited.
• Lunafest film festival on independent short films by for and about women April 24, FVCC Arts and Technology Building. Fundraiser for Violence Free Crisis Line.
• "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.
• "Nourish the Flathead" community event 1-4 p.m. April 25, Whitefish United Methodist Church. Baby lambs, goats, booths on composting, gardening, canning, deydrating. Live music, concessions. Public welcome.
• 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.
• Glacier Park Brown Bag lunchtime seminar, noon to 1 p.m. April 29. Clint Muhlfeld, U.S. Geological Survey aquatic ecologist at Glacier, park will present "Rainbows vs. Natives: It's a Cutthroat Competition." Free. Public welcome.
• 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.
• Flathead Democratic Party spring dinner May 1, Grouse Mountain Lodge, U.S. 93 North, Whitefish. Guest speaker is Montana Democratic Party Chairman Dennis McDonald. Doors open 6 p.m.; dinner 6:45 p.m. Live music by Andre Floyd. Tickets $38 available at Books West, Kalispell; Coffee Traders, downtown Whitefish. Call Sandy Schott, 250-9809; or Nancy Fenner, 752-0298.
• 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.
• Columbia Falls Arbor Day Festival, noon to 3:30 p.m. May 2, Glacier Discovery Square, 540 Nucleus Ave. Barbecue. Live music with Jack Gladstone. Kids' activities, raffle, craft vendors. Tree planting ceremony.
• 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.
• Glacier Park Brown Bag lunchtime seminar, noon to 1 p.m. May 28, Glacier National Park Community Building, West Glacier. John Fraley gives a presentation on his newest book and pioneer history of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, in "Wild River Pioneers." Free. Public welcome.
• Glacier Park Brown Bag lunchtime seminar, noon to 1 p.m. June 18, Glacier National Park Community Building, West Glacier. Editor Chris Peterson gives a photographic presentation, "Confessions of a Wildlife Observer." Free. Public welcome.
• 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 Park Brown Bag lunchtime seminar, noon to 1 p.m. July 2, Glacier National Park Community Building, West Glacier Kassandra Hardy, Glacier Park Centennial coordinator, will give an update on events and programs being scheduled to celebrated the Park's 100th birthday. Free. Public welcome.
• 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.