Today
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Sled Dog Days. Meet the sled dogs and racers 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Skijor demonstration, games, raffles, silent auction. Races begin 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at Olney trailhead, on Olney Cross Over Road, mile marker 145.5.
• Bet Harim Jewish Community of the Flathead Valley New Year Sabbath celebration, 6 p.m. Glacier Unitarian Fellowship, 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell. Candle lighting, potluck supper. All welcome. Call 756-5159.
• The film documentary, "Bam 6.6" about the earthquake aftermath in city of Bam, southern Iran in December 2003, will be shown at 6:30 p.m., home of Tom Kragh, 306 Bayview Ave., Polson. Call 883-4509 or 862-1629.
• Immaculate Conception Parish in Polson hosts a free family and fellowship community dinner, 5-7 p.m., lower level of church. All welcome.
Saturday
• Flathead Sled Dog Days. Races begin 9 a.m. today and Sunday at Olney trailhead, on Olney Cross Over Road, mile marker 145.5.
Local author John Fraley signs his new book "Wild River Pioneers," 2-4 p.m. Borders, Mountain View Plaza, U.S. 93, Kalispell.
Sunday
• Flathead Audubon 10th annual Kalispell Christmas Bird Count. Meet at 7 a.m. at Finnegan's Restaurant. Call Dan Casey, 857-3143 evenings, or 756-5681 days to participate. $5 per adult.
• Flathead Sled Dog Days. Races begin 9 a.m. at Olney trailhead, on Olney Cross Over Road, mile marker 145.5. Awards ceremony 4 p.m. Buffalo Cafe, Whitefish.
• Columbia Falls Community Choir begins practices for 2009 season, 2-4 p.m., Columbia Falls Junior High School. Sign-in and music pick-up 1:30-2 p.m.; practice follows. Call Ron Bond, 892-5174.
Monday
• Flathead County Animal Shelter advisory board meets 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Flathead County Health Department second floor conference room, 1035 First Ave. W. Public welcome.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m., 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.
• The film documentary, "Bam 6.6" about the earthquake aftermath in city of Bam, southern Iran in December 2003, will be shown at 6:30 p.m., Whitefish Public Library, 9 Spokane Ave., All welcome. Call 862-1629.
Tuesday
• Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets 7 a.m., Administration Building.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., West Kootenai.
• Flathead National Forest Avalanche Awareness Program, 6:30-8 p.m. The Wave, Whitefish. Free. No registration necessary.
Wednesday
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Todd Widman will discuss the "Crossfit Challenge." Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
A Look Ahead
• Flathead Nonprofit Development Partnership free brown bag seminar, "Nonprofit Funding and Budgeting in Today's World," 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 8, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. RSVP to 755-1135.
Thought
"There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil." n Alfred North Whitehead, English philosopher and mathematician (1861-1947).