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| January 3, 2009 1:00 AM

• 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.

• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Jan. 8, North Valley Community Center, Columbia Falls.

3 Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Jan. 8, Glacier Park International Airport board room. A master plan update workshop begins at 11:30 a.m.

• Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8, at the museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Part two of Stephen Ambrose's book, "Undaunted Courage" will be discussed. All welcome to attend. Call 756-8381.

• Local institute of Noetic Sciences Community Group meets 7 p.m., Jan. 8, Bohemian Grange, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Steven Gordon, owner of The Bridge Medical Center, will talk about cellular processes affecting degenerative disease. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Call 862-9591 or 862-7711.

• Evergreen Special Services Child Find screening for children 0 to 5 years old, 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 9, East Evergreen Elementary School. All welcome. Call 751-1113, ext. 23 to make an appointment.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 9, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon Jan. 9, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Lunch is $8. For reservations, call Bill Driver at 837-2744.

• Summit Independent Living Center offers advanced beginner's level sign language classes weekly at 2 p.m. Fridays, beginning Jan. 9. Cost $5 per class or $25 for all six. Call 257-0048.

• Polson Orchards Apartments holds a public informational meeting and design review, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9, Polson City Library Community Room. Lake County and Polson residents welcome.

• 50th annual Whitefish Winter Carnival Merry Maker, 6 p.m. Jan. 10, Great Northern Bar and Grill, Central Avenue, Whitefish. Dinner tickets $15 available at bar and Whitefish Chamber of Commerce, 520 E. Second. St. Call 862-3501.

• John White Lecture Series presents its first lecture with John Fraley discussing his book "Wild River Pioneers, 2:30 p.m., Jan. 11, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $25 for all four lectures; or $7.50 per lecture for museum members; $10 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 12, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Church of the Nazarene offers a six-week course, "Parenting Your Teen, 7 p.m. Mondays, beginning Jan. 12, 1295 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Presenters are Les and Leslie Parrott. Call 755-4179.

• Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited offers free weekly fly tying classes beginning 7 p.m. Jan. 12, Kalispell Middle School, 205 Northwest Lane. All materials provided free of charge. Bring own tools and vises. Youngsters should be accompanied by an adult. Call Jim Johnson, 837-3210; or Chris Schustrom, 260-1198.

• Flathead Audubon meets 7 p.m. Jan. 12, The Summit, Kalispell. Ansley Ford and Denver Holt present "Owls - Who Are They?" Free. Public invited.

• Public is invited to a free community lecture 7:30 a.m., Jan. 13, Pathways Treatment Center, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Dr. Richard Wise talks about "Anxiety and Depression: A Personal and Professional Perspective."

• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 13, North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Guest speaker of Lyle Phillips and Gary Winship of Montana West Economic Development. No reservations required. Lunch available for $9. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

• AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 13, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 13, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., Jan. 13, school library.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Jan. 14, Troy High School.

• Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 14, administration building boardroom.

AARP presents a program for care givers of elderly drivers, "We Need to Talk - Conversations with Older Drivers," 7 p.m. Jan. 14, The Summit, Kalispell. Free. Call 751-4500 to register.

• Reception for Salish Kootenai College artists Corky Clairmont, Linda S. King and Jay Jay Polite Laber at Flathead High School and the Hockaday Museum of Art, Jan. 15. Public invited.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Jan. 15, The Wave, Whitefish.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 16, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Ming Lovejoy of Biopro gives a presentation on "The Wireless Dilemma: An Inconvenient Truth about Convenient Technologies," 6:45-9 p.m. Jan. 16, A Biopro workshop follows, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 17. Both events free and held at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, 1380 Wisconsin Ave. Public welcome. Registration required by calling 212-2729.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 17, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 19, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 20, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. Jan. 21, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Holly Nichols talks about "Healthy Cooking." Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 21, Plum Creek conference room.

• Red Cross blood drives, Jan. 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; and 1-4 p.m. Kalispell Toyota, in the blood mobile.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative executive council meets, 11:30 a.m., Jan. 22, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., second floor conference room.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Jan. 23, Wal-Mart, in the blood mobile.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 am. to 3 p.m., Jan. 24, Best Buy, in the blood mobile.

• "Fashion Goes Green" cost-conscious fashion show and tea with The Refinery and Essentials Day Spa, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 25, New Outlaw Inn, Kalispell. Tickets at Books West and The Refinery. Proceeds go to Flathead Democratic Women's Scholarship Fund. Call Nancy Westberg, 756-3145; or Judie Stewart, 752-2955.

• John White Lecture Series presents beer museum curator Steve Lozar who discusses Montana's history of beer brewing, 2:30 p.m., Jan. 25, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $7.50 for museum members; $10 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 26, St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 293-0100.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 26, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 27, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Jan. 27, Polson Methodist Church.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., Jan. 28, Elks Club, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 29, North Valley Baptist Church.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. Feb. 4, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Topic is "Marriage Counseling." Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

• John White Lecture Series presents Will Hammerquist speaking on the topic, "Glacier Beyond One Hundred - What Does the Next Century Hold for Glacier National Park?" 2:30 p.m., Feb. 8, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $7.50 for museum members; $10 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. Feb. 18, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Topic is on the preschool fair. Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

• John White Lecture Series presents wildlife consultant Brian Peck who will give a presentation on wolf mythology and recovery in Montana, 2:30 p.m., Feb. 22, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $7.50 for museum members; $10 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., Feb. 26, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., second floor conference room.

• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. March 4, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Sherry Johns talks about "Puppets for the Preschooler." Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. March 18, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Brian Tankos discusses "How to Write a Living Will." Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., March 26, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., second floor conference room.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative board meets 11:30 a.m. April 23, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., second floor conference room.

• 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.