Today
• 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, Third Street and Second Avenue. Representatives from local humanitarian agencies will lead prayers for people in need. Public welcome; 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.
• Whitefish Ministerial Association community Good Friday worship service, 7 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, 5150 River Lakes Pkwy., Whitefish; 862-2615.
Saturday
• Dan Casey from Flathead Audubon Society gives a PowerPoint lecture on Smith Lake's bird population, 9 a.m. Smith Valley Fire Hall, U.S. 2 West, next to Julie's. At 10 a.m. participants will head to fishing access to site birds in field. Potluck lunch at noon at fire hall. Bring binoculars, potluck dish. All welcome. Call Cindy Ercoline, 752-2125.
• Dandy Dudes and Dolls 4-H Club annual Easter egg hunt for children 10 and under, 10 a.m. Cayuse Prairie School. Bring your baskets. Call Tina, 261-3443.
• Crits & Croissants artists' critique, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Hockaday Museum of Arts, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Bring a piece of your recent artwork for critique by painter Susie Brown.
• Kalispell Center Mall EggStravaganza 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prizes, games, entertainment. All welcome.
• Easter egg hunt for children 0 to 8, to benefit Northwest Montana Rodeo Queen Pageant, 1 p.m. Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Entry fee $2 per child. Divided by age categories. Bring your baskets. Call April 755-2800 or Tina 261-3443.
• Whitefish Mountain Mall Spring Fair, 2-5 p.m. Children's games, prizes, crafts with helpers. Bounce house. Cake hop. "Dan the Magic Man" will entertain.
• 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.
• Kalispell Babe Ruth League family and friends invite kids 10 and under to an egg hunt at noon at the KidsportsComplex-Babe Ruth fields.
• 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.
Monday
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet at noon, at the home of Katy Zundel. Convention activities planning. Call Cathy Lane, 755-604
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Whitefish Moose Lodge hosts burger night, 4-6:15 p.m. All welcome. Call 862-2669.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6-8 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Learn yoga stretches with occupational therapist Linda Miller. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Kathy or Sue at 756-4723.3 Lakeside Neighborhood Plan Committee meets 6:30 p.m. April 13, Lakeside Library. Open to public. Call 844-2479.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 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., The Summit. Free. All welcome.
• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school conference room. Call Tonnie Decker, 257-2301.
Tuesday
• Public is invited to a free community lecture on "Life with Autism," 7:30 a.m., Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell.
• Kalispell Women's Connection buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m., First Baptist Church, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Farrahl Johnson will demonstrate beading and macrame. Sue Jenkins is guest speaker. Cost is $10.50. RSVP Rosainne, 257-8098 or Jan at 212-3763. Complimentary child care by reservation. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.
• Agape Home Care, Inc. , brown bag lunch seminar on long-term health insurance options by Mark Kuhr, noon to 1 p.m., United Way Conference Room, Gateway West Mall, Kalispell. Call 755-4633.
• AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m., 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, 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., Glacier Park International Airport board room.
• Creston School board meets at 4:30 p.m. Public welcome.
• Whitefish Moose Lodge hosts dinner specials 5-6:15 p.m. All welcome. Call 862-2669.
• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., school library.
• Somers Rural Fire District board meets 6 p.m., Lakeside Fire Station, 125 Bills Road.
• West Glacier Elementary School board work session 6 p.m. at the school.
• Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead meet at 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.
• Smith Valley School board meets at 7 p.m. at the Intermediate School.
Wednesday
• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., 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., 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.
• Artist to Artist session with photographer Trevon Baker on digital revolution titled, "The Desktop Darkroom," noon to 1 p.m. FVCC Technology Building, room 139. Free. All welcome.
• History is Posh (HIP) local history group meets 4 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 837-2459.
• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets 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., administration building boardroom.
• Nidia Castellanos, secretary general of Arauca Peasant Association in Colombia, gives a presentation, "Women Resisting War in Columbia," 7 p.m., Blake Hall Board Room 140, FVCC. Public welcome.
• "Changing Your Cholesterol Numbers … with Food Choices' lecture, 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Fee $10. Call 751-4500 to pre-register.
• Dirty Hands Garden Club meets 7 p.m., Whitefish Library. Everyone welcome.
Thursday
• Glacier National Park brown bag seminar, noon to 1 p.m., 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.
• Primetimers luncheon, noon, Faith Alliance Church, 348 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Cost $5. Photographer Dave Rasmussen will talk about his documentation of British medical team's research on body's use of oxygen on Mount Everest. Call 257-9199.
• Flathead County Library board meets at 3 p.m., at the Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.
• Fair-Mont-Egan Teachers' Association meets with principal and clerk to review master agreement, 3:45 p.m.
• Whitefish Chamber of Commerce Gone Fishin' 5-7 p.m., Mountain Lake Mortgage and Piggyback barbecue, 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. at the school. Public welcome.
A Look Ahead
• 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.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board Negotiations Committee meets with Teachers' Association, 3:45 p.m. April 17.
• Kristen Anderson tells the inspirational story of her attempted suicide, subsequent injuries and religious ministry, 7 p.m., April 17, Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage Road. Free. Offering will be taken. All welcome. Call Tricia Goyer, 756-0799.
• 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.
• Flathead Lutherans for Life spaghetti dinner and silent auction, noon to 1:30 p.m. April 19, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St. Proceeds benefit Hope Pregnancy Ministries. All welcome.
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church annual Waldum Memorial spring renewal, 7 p.m. April 19-20, 603 S. Main St., Kalispell. The Rev. Joe Haugestuen will talk about his ministry with the MaaSae in a presentation titled, "Captured by a Cause: How god Connects Abilities and Opportunities. Free. Public welcome. Offering taken.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., April 20, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Informational meeting for builders, electricians, plumbers, carpenters and volunteers interested in remodeling space for nonprofit agencies at new Gateway community, noon, April 21, United Way Conference Room, Gateway West Mall. Call 752-7266.
• 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.
• West Glacier Elementary School board meets 6 p.m. at the school.
• 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.
• Flathead Valley Business and Professional Women meet noon to 1 p.m., April 22, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Guests welcome. Lunch available for $13. RSVP to Shelley Loutherback, 755-4884.
• 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.
• New Women's Spiritual Circle group will meet 7 p.m., April 22, home of Ina Albert, 955 Northwoods Dr., Whitefish. Call 863-2333 for directions.
• 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.
• Cyber bullying prevention seminar 7-8 p.m. April 23, Glacier High School Main Conference Room. Speakers are certified trainer Alison Schmaltz and Kalispell Police Detective Doug Overman. Free. Everyone welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 24, St. John's Hospital, Libby.
• City of Whitefish Arbor Day celebration 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., April 24, Depot Park. Activities, food, arts and crafts vendors, live music by Tim Torgerson. Raffles.
• 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 of independent short films by for and about women, April 24, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, room 139. Kick off 6 p.m.; showtime 6:30 p.m. Silent auction. Tickets $15; $10 for students at Montana Coffee Traders, downtown Whitefish; and Books West, Kalispell. Also at door. Fundraiser for Violence Free Crisis Line. Call Jill Hoxmeier, 261-9085.
• "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 863-6300.
• 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.
• Bighorn Divers Dive for Earth Day, 10 a.m. Les Mason Park, Whitefish. Shoreline and underwater clean-up, prizes, food. Call 752-4970 between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
• 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 and Whitefish Community Garden open house, 1-4 p.m. April 25, Whitefish United Methodist Church. Baby lambs, goats, booths on composting, gardening, canning, dehydrating. Live music, concessions. Public welcome. Call Mike or Jenny Henson, 863-9758.
• Neighbors in Need Spring Brunch, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 26, Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Catered by Vista Linda. Tickets $12 per person; $5 for children 5 and younger. Music by Stillwater Christian School students. Call 752-7266.
• 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.
• Take Back the Night rally, 6 p.m. April 27, Whitefish Depot Park, across from O'Shaughnessy Center. Guest speakers will address sexual assault issues. Public welcome. Call 261-9085.
• 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 Murder Mystery 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, 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.
• Thursday Farmer's Market in Whitefish begins season, 4-6:30 p.m. May 7, Pin an Cue, Call Joanne Barnes, 862-3541; or Ann Donahue, 862-5139.
• 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.