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Today

3 Veterans Day assembly 10 a.m., Columbia Falls High School. Music, patriotic essays. Veterans from the Veterans Home invited.

3 Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, noon to 1 p.m., North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Guest speaker is Kellie Danielson, president of Montana West Economic Development. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

3 Flathead City-County Health Department H1N1 influenza clinic, noon to 7 p.m. Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Call Flu Hotline, 751-8188.

3 Soroptimist International of Polson meets at 1 p.m., at Papa Don's. Polson Community foundation presents its mission, goals and strategies. Open to public.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church.

3 Kila School board policy meeting, 4-5 p.m., followed by regular meeting at 5:15 p.m.

3 Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room. Lease committee meets at 3 p.m.

3 Deer Park School board meets 5 p.m. at the school.

3 Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., school library.

3 School District 5 and Flathead County High School district board meets at 5:30 p.m., with a possible executive session at 6:30 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

3 Somers Rural Fire District board meets 6 p.m., Lakeside Fire Station, 125 Bills Road.

3 234th Marine Corps birthday celebration, Polson VFW. Gathering 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m. Annual election of officers. $25 per person; $40 per couple. RSVP to Sgt. John Miller, 883-5521.

3 Quiet Skies Committee meets at 6:40 p.m. in the lobby of City Hall, prior to city planning board meeting. All interested in city airport noise, safety, land use and property values urged to attend.

3 Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead meet Nov. 10 at Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building, 490 N. Meridian Road. Equine first aid discussion 6:30-7:30 p.m.; general meeting 7:30 p.m. Public welcome. Call 212-8107.

3 Whitefish School board meets 7 p.m., district board meeting room.

Wednesday

3 Glacier Park fee-free day for all veterans, current members of the Armed Forces and their families.

3 Evergreen Disposal will be running its regular routes today, Veterans Day.

3 City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will not be picking up 90-gallon containers today due to Veterans Day holiday. Today's route will be picked up on Thursday. Have containers out by 7 a.m. Call 758-7720.

3 Montana Landlords Association meets for lunch off the menu, 11 a.m.; followed by business meeting at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. (No meeting in December.) Call 756-1265.

3 Flathead Valley Sjogren's Syndrome auto-immune disease support group meets, 11:45 a.m. Glacier Room, Perkins Restaurant, 1390 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. Group meets every other month. All welcome. Call Virginia Hanson, 837-4673.

3 Lakeside Community Club meets at noon at Vista Linda. Lunch is $10. For reservations, call 857-3381.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 1-4 p.m., Whitefish VFW Post 276.

3 Veterans Day Remembrance, 2:15 p.m., Lakeside Elementary School. All veterans and military in Lakeside/Somers community invited. Arrive by 2 p.m. Uniforms encouraged. Call Judy, 857-3531 or 844-2208.

3 Miracle of America Museum, 36094 Memory Lane, Polson, invites all veterans, their families and guests, to take a free tour of museum today in honor of Veterans Day. Call 883-6804.

3 Parkinson's disease support group meets 5-6:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Lois Wagner will talk about "Mental Health Issues and Parkinson's Disease." Call 871-3767.

Thought

"Men get opinions as boys learn to spell by reiteration chiefly." n Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet (1806-1861).

3 Veterans Day celebration and concert, 6:30 p.m., Ronan Middle School. Nashville recording artist Linda Lanier will be special guest. Free admission and ice cream and cookies.

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

3 Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Park ranger Bill Schustrom will talk about Glacier Park's 100th anniversary celebration. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

3 Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Bill Schustrom will talk about Glacier Park's 100th anniversary. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

Thursday

3 International Gift Festival, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Nov. 13; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14, Mountain View Mennonite Church, 795 Mennonite Church Road, Kalispell. Fair trade gifts and food by Third World Artisans. Village Cafe serves chili lunch with homemade pie and bread. Proceeds benefit charitable outreach programs. Flathead High School Choral-Aires sing at 1:30 p.m. Call 755-8772.

3 Senior Tour & Tea, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. Free admission for senior citizens. Docent-guided gallery tour at 10:30 a.m. Light refreshments. Call 755-5268.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Libby High School.

3 Rock Band gaming session for youth 12-18, 4-5:30 p.m. Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Free. Call Martha Furman, 758-5713.

3 Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society meets 4:30 p.m., Whitefish Middle School Library. Brandon Rice of Agency on Aging and Jim Welch of Big Mountain Insurance discuss, "The Health Care Dilemma and Retirement." All teacher invited.

3 Frontier Hospice annual "Light Up a Life" candle-lighting memorial ceremony, 6 pm., Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. No reservations required. Call 755-4923.

3 Smith Valley School board meets at 6 p.m., in the library.

3 Humane Society of Northwest Montana Volunteer Orientation 6 p.m., Nov. 12, Humane Society, 3499 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Call 752-PAWS.

3 Museum at Central School History Book Club meets to discuss "Breaking Clean" by Judy Blunt, 6:30 p.m., 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Call 756-8381.

3 Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m., Polson City Library Meeting Room. Dave Hadden presents a program, "The Transboundary Flathead: Protecting the North Fork and Glacier Park." Free. All welcome.

3 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). Delores Krieger will give a talk titled, "Therapeutic Touch: Healing as an Inner Journey." All welcome. Donations appreciated. Call 862-9591 or 862-7711.

Friday

3 International Gift Festival, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14, Mountain View Mennonite Church, 795 Mennonite Church Road, Kalispell. Fair trade gifts and food by Third World Artisans. Village Cafe serves chili lunch with homemade pie and bread. Proceeds benefit charitable outreach programs. Call 755-8772.

3 Mountain Brook Community Library quilt and craft bazaar, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Nov. 14, 2353 Foothill Road. Handcrafted items, kitchen crafts, holiday and home decor, jewelry. Raffle for log cabin quilt.

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

3 Flathead Area Safety and Health Group-FLASH, kick-off meeting and brainstorming session, noon, Flathead Library, Kalispell, basement conference room. Use south entrance. Topic is workplace safety and health. Open to public. Call Chris Turner, 240-3924.

3 Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. A Blue Cross/Blue Shield representative will be guest speaker. For reservations, call Bill Driver at 837-2744.

3 Think Local First! networking event 5:30-8:30 p.m., Kalispell Men's Club Ballroom, above Sassafras, Main Street, Kalispell. (Parking in back.) Various presenters on buying local and Montana-made goods. Complementary soup and salad buffet; cash bar. All interested welcome. Call 756-8993.

3 Confederated Salish and Kootenai annual Veterans Powwow, today and Nov. 14, Joe McDonald Activities Center, Pablo. Grand entries 7 p.m. today; 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Feed, 5-7 p.m. Saturday. Free admission. Call Marie Bigby or Pete Phillips, 406-676-5033.

Saturday

3 Violence Free Crisis Line Yoga Day fundraiser 8 a.m., KM Building, Kalispell. Three sessions, all levels. Cost $35 in advance; $40 day of event. Light refreshments. Chair massages, door prizes, raffles. Call Lisa, 250-3142.

3 International Gift Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mountain View Mennonite Church, 795 Mennonite Church Road, Kalispell. Fair trade gifts and food by Third World Artisans. Village Cafe serves chili lunch with homemade pie and bread. Proceeds benefit charitable outreach programs. Call 755-8772.

3 Eidsvold Lutheran Church fall bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 5935 U.S. 93, Somers. Soup, pies, crafts, Christmas items, produce and more.

3 St. Richard's Catholic Church annual bazaar, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., U.S. 2 West, Columbia Falls. Craft shop, homemade baked goods, candy store, children's Christmas tree, silent auction, raffle table and cash raffles. First prize $500; second, $200; third, $100. Need not be present to win.

3 Mountain Brook Community Library quilt and craft bazaar, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 2353 Foothill Road. Handcrafted items, kitchen crafts, holiday and home decor, jewelry. Raffle for log cabin quilt.

3 Valley-wide food drive 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations of any kind will be collected in parking lots of all Super 1 locations, and Harvest Foods, Bigfork. Sponsored by Flathead Democratic Women and Flathead County Democrats.

3 Janice K. Mineer, author of "Gingerbread from the Heart," gives a gingerbread house making demonstration and book signing, 11 a.m., Kalispell Center Mall, near Borders.

3 Geology of Western Montana workshop, noon to 2 p.m., Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Instructor Anita Ho gives an indoor presentation, then proceeds to park overlook for guided view. Registration $5 per person. Call Mary Beth Chappelow, 755-2706, ext. 2.

3 Confederated Salish and Kootenai annual Veterans Powwow continues. Joe McDonald Activities Center, Pablo. Grand entry, 1 and 7 p.m. Feed, 5-7 p.m. Saturday. Free admission. Call Marie Bigby or Pete Phillips, 406-676-5033.

3 Family-friendly community dance, 2-6 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Free line dance instruction by Columbia Falls High-Steppers at 2:30 p.m. Live music by Northwest Montana Accordion Association 3:30-4:30 p.m.; Gary Weller and Flatheaders Square Dance Group at 5:30 p.m. Food vendors. All welcome. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 758-5712.

3 Heart of Whitefish community block party, 2-4 p.m., corner of Third Street and Central Avenue. Food, music, kids bike rodeo, (bring a helmet) raffle for free prizes.

3 Bethany Lutheran annual lutefisk dinner, 3-6 p.m., 8559 Montana 35, Bigfork. Menu also includes meatballs and ham. Cost $15 adults; $5 for children under 10.

3 Healing Arts Project Masquerade Ball fundraiser, 6:30 p.m. to midnight, Red's Wines and Blues, KM Building, Kalispell. Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres; live music by La Nota. Tickets $50 per person; $80 per couple and are tax deductible. Call 471-4403.

Sunday

3 "GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays" seminar for those who have lost a loved one, 3-5 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 5150 River Lakes Parkway, Whitefish. Use northwest entrance. Free. All welcome. Call 862-2615.

3 Whitefish photographer Chuck Haney annual multimedia slideshow, 7 p.m., O'Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Admission is a box of food items for North Valley Food Bank.

Monday

3 Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, at the Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Mark Johnson of Flathead Electric will speak on topic of cap and trade. Veterans and present military will be honored. Lunch $11. Public welcome. Call Pamala Kasperson, 837-4428.

3 Glacier Park brown bag seminar with entomologist Joe Giersch, noon to 12:45 p.m. Glacier Community Building, park headquarters. Topic is insects of streams and rivers.

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

3 Legacy Five quartet performs Southern gospel concert, 7 p.m., Christian Center Activity Center, 255 Summit Ridge Dr. Free; offering to be taken.

3 Free introductory presentations, "Yogic Wisdom: Unlocking You Hidden Potential," 7:30 p.m., Imagine Health, Columbia Falls; 7 p.m. Nov. 18, Bohemian Grange, Whitefish; 7 p.m. Beyond Pilates, 647 Commerce St., Bigfork. Call 755-0138.

A Look Ahead

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 17, Glacier National Park.

3 Kalispell Women's Connection holiday auction/bazaar, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 17, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Cost is $8.50 and includes lunch. Speaker is Nova Lee Hutchins. RSVP Rosainne, 257-8098 or Jan at 212-3763. Complimentary child care by reservation. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.

3 Whitefish High School Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, STAND, hosts a free showing of the film, "Sand and Sorrow," 7 p.m. Nov. 17, Whitefish Middle School auditorium. Rated PG-13. Learn about Darfur, Sudan, crisis. Baked good, drinks for sale. Proceeds sponsor a child in Africa.

3 Flathead Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited meets 7 p.m. Nov. 17, Fish, Wildlife and Parks Building, 490 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Speakers are Tracy Stone Manning of Sen. Tester's office and Montana Trout Unlimited executive director Bruce Farling.

3 Co-author Ina Albert talks about her book titled, "Write Your Self Well ... Journal Your Self to Health, 7 p.m. Nov. 17, Cornerstone Room, North Valley Hospital Whitefish. Public invited. Call Naomi Morrison, 863-3632.

3 Columbia Falls Women's Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18, North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Theme is "Flashback to the '50s." Speaker is Nova Lee Huchins. Donations requested of hats, gloves, scarves and socks for local school children. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

3 Artist to Artist Brown Bag lecture series presents musician Andre Floyd on, "The Business of Music," noon to 1 p.m., Nov. 18, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 139. Free. Everyone welcome.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-4:30 p.m., Nov. 18, Flathead Electric Co-op.

3 Lake County Democrats meet Nov. 18, Polson Library conference room. Social time 6 p.m.; presentation 6:30 p.m. Panel of experts and activists discuss "Environmental Crisis and Climate Change."

3 Global economist and journalist Michael Shaw, president of Freedom Advocates, will talk about changing international financial policies and local impact, 6:45 p.m. Nov. 18, Glacier High School Performance Hall. Sponsored by Freedom Action Rallies, Inc. Call 755-3141 or 837-6929.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19, Bigfork Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 837-4157.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:45 a.m., Nov. 19, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Nov. 19, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Nov. 19, The Wave, Whitefish.

3 Whitefish High School and Middle School fall jazz and percussion concert, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Middle School auditorium. Free. Refreshments served.

3 Red Cross blood drives Nov. 20: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., New West Health Services, Gateway Community Center (formerly Gateway West Mall).

3 Northwest Retired Educators Association meets at noon, Nov. 20, for a turkey dinner at Vista Linda Restaurant, Somers. Former Police Chief Frank Garner is guest speaker. All retired school personnel welcome. RSVP to Karen Richardson, 857-3381; or Judi Stewart, 752-2955.

3 Screening of Warren' Miller's "Dynasty," 7 p.m. Nov. 20-21, O'Shaughnessy Center, Kalispell. Students $10; adults, $15. Tickets at Sportsman and Ski Haus, Kalispell and Whitefish, The White Room, Tamarack Ski and Patio and at box office; or call 862-6516. Door prizes, raffles, refreshment. Fundraiser for Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 21, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

3 Indoor winter gift and craft market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21, Whitefish Mountain Mall. Call Charlotte, 862-6255.

3 Flathead Valley Multi-Faith Projects vegetarian potluch Thanksgiving dinner, 6 p.m. Nov. 22, First Presbyterian Church, 540 S. Main St., Kalispell. Bring a dish to share' and donate food or cash for Flathead Valley Food Bank to any Town Pump. Call 863-2333.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 23, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 23, St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 293-0100.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Nov. 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Nov. 24, Polson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nov. 25, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Samaritan House and Syke's employees offer a free Thanksgiving dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 26, at the former armory on Second Street on across from Peterson School, Kalispell. Volunteers, donations, pumpkin pies needed. Call Naomi Davidson, 752-7337.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 27, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Nov. 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. every other Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Dec. 2 program by DC Haas on "Fire Safety and Injury Prevention. Dec. 16 program by Heidi Degal on Christmas craft gift stations. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

3 25th annual Chocolate Extravaganza, 11:30 a.m. Dec. 2, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Tickets $18, includes buffet luncheon. Call Pamala Kasperson, 837-4428 or Cindy Friedman, 257-8960.

3 Christmas Gift Fair, noon to 9 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 5, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Local artists and handmade antique Christmas ornaments featured. Refreshments served. Call 755-5268. Free admission.

3 Columbia Falls Night of Lights, Dec. 4. Crafts fair at Discovery Square 5 p.m. Soup supper, Senior Citizens Center, noon to 8 p.m. Lighting of Christmas tree 6:30 p.m. north of Discovery Square. Parade.

3 Valley Voices annual Christmas concert, "Nutcracker Jingles," 7 p.m. Dec. 5, Glacier High School.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Dec. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

3 Parkinson's disease support group meets 5-6:30 p.m., Dec. 9, The Summit, Kalispell. Inga Myers will facilitate a discussion on "Sharing Hope and Experiences." Call Myers, 756-5514.

3 Kalispell Moose Lodge 1922, 2158 U.S. 2 East, Kalispell, breakfast 9-11 a.m. (Dec. 13) every Sunday. Open to public. Families welcome. Proceeds go to Moose charities and building fund. Call Myron, 892-4611; or Bill, 858-2304.

3 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at 9:15-11 a.m. Dec. 14, at Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Program on holiday entertaining and includes cookie exchange. Call Kathy LeDuc, 752-7253.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:30 a.m., Dec. 17, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Dec. 17, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 Great Rockies Sport Show, 4-8 p.m. March 12; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 13; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Admission is good all weekend and costs $5, adults; $3, children 6-12; kids 5 and under, free. Friday night all kids 12 and under get in free.