Today
• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon at the Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Speaker is author and founder of Hope Pregnancy Center, Tricia Goyer. Lunch $11. Public welcome. Call Pamala Kasperson, 837-4428.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• "Changing Your Cholesterol Numbers … with Food Choices' group tour of Rosauers to learn to shop healthy, 3-5 p.m. $10 per person. Call 751-4500 to pre-register.
• Somers School District Discipline Committee meets 6 p.m. Somers Middle School.
• FVCC's 2009 Crown of the Continent Lecture Series presents "The Crown Region: Setting the Stage," 7 pm., Arts and Technology Building Room 139. Free. All welcome.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 7 p.m. in the library.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Glacier Subaru.
• Montana West Economic Development business seminar, "Software and Gadgets for a More Efficient Office" noon to 1 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. RSVP to Kim Morisaki, 257-7711.
• Kalispell School District 5 board meets 5:30 p.m., H.E. Robinson Vocational-Agricultural Center, 1259 Willow Glen Dr.
• Whitefish School District board meets at 7 p.m., Whitefish High School Library.
Wednesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• 40 Days for Life 24-hour a day vigil begins today through Nov. 1, All Families Healthcare, corner of Meridian and Liberty St., Kalispell.
• Helena Flats School board Finance Committee meets 5 p.m.
• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 5 p.m. at the landfill office.
• Forest Inspirations Artist-Wilderness-Connection Program presents a free program and reception for photographer Larry Blackwood, writer Scott Friskics and violist Jennifer Smith, 5-8 p.m. FVCC Arts and Technology Building. Call 758-5218.
• ETHIC free consumer program for home buyers and sellers, titled, " Details of Buying and Selling," 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Pre-register by calling Cal Scott, 885-6318.
• Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation on communications when power is out, 7 p.m., Clementine's 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.
• Farayi Tiriwepi, a missionary from Zimbabwe, will talk about her work with AIDS orphans, 7 p.m., Epworth United Methodist Church, corner of Second Avenue East and Third Street, Kalispell. Call 257-6849.
• Free Falun Dafa Quigong class, 7 p.m. community room of Kalispell branch of Flathead County Library. A self-cultivation meditation with gentle, easy exercises. Call Katherine, 257-9798.
A Look Ahead
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 24, FVCC Blake Hall.
• Flathead County Library board meets at 3 p.m. at the Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley,758-5826.
• P.E.O. Chapter BH, Bigfork, fifth annual scholarship fundraiser luncheon and bridge party, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 24, Brumar Estate. Fine food, no-host bar, raffles, games. Vintage fashion display. Tickets $25, advance purchase only. Call Susy Nolde, 837-6331; or Sheila Gilmore, 837-4118.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Sept. 24, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish if you can. All area seniors 55 and older welcome. Call 257-1598.
• Lakeside/Somers Chamber of Commerce awards banquet 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24, Glacier Camp and Conference Center, Lakeside. Buffet dinner 6:45 p.m.; raffles. Tickets $25 each or $175 for table of eight. Call 844-3715.
• Two Medicine Lake Singers and Dancers give a powwow demonstration, 7 p.m. Sept. 24, FVCC Arts and Technology Building. Admission is $3. Call 756-3945.
• Friends of the Library annual book sale 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 25; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 26; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27, Kalispell Center Mall. $2 bag day on Sunday. Proceeds benefit Flathead County libraries. Call Marylane Pannell, 257-5793.
• Flathead Quilters Guild 28th annual show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 25-26; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27, Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo and Country Kitchen buildings. Merchant mall and boutique, silent auction, quilts for sale, demonstrations; concessions available. Admission $5 per day.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 25, St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby.
• Flathead/Glacier Booster Club barbecue prior to Black and Blue Crosstown gametime, 5 p.m. Sept. 25, Legends Stadium.
• GameHearts, a program to promote adult sobriety by providing group tabletop and role playing games meets 6-11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday, beginning Sept. 25-26, Pizza Hut, 55 N. Main St., Kalispell. All welcome. Call Ron, 871-3893.
• Flathead Audubon sponsors Owen Sowerwine work day Sept. 26. Volunteers should meet at 9 a.m. at Montessori School, 349 Willow Glen Dr., Kalispell, to work for two hours. Call Brent Mitchell, 756-8130.
• Flathead Spay and Neuter Task Force holds a pet first aid course, 10 a.m. Sept. 26, 3491 Trumble Creek Road, Columbia Falls. Free. Everyone welcome. Call 892-7387.
• Lighthouse Christian Home fifth annual Harvest Festival, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 26, 384 N. Somers Road. Entertainment by Tradewinds Band, Blue Onion Band, Amy Prangley. residents 4:30-5 p.m. Raffle for steer or pig. Activities, hay rides, concessions. Entry fee, $2; or $5 per family. Call 857-3276.
• Boomers Singles Group dinner Sept. 26, Village Greens Community Center, 195 W. Nicklaus Ave., Kalispell. Social hour, 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m.; meeting 8 p.m. Reservations required. RSVP to Barb, 752-2272. All 40-plus singles welcome.
• FVCC's 2009 Crown of the Continent Lecture Series hiking trip on North Fork of Flathead River, titled, "Along the Buffalo Cow Trail: History and Ecology of the Trans Boundary North Fork," with retired geology instructor Lex Blood and Steve Thompson, Sept. 26. Bring sack lunch. Cost $65. Call 756-3832.
• Humane Society of Northwest Montana arts and crafts fair and open house, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26, Free admission. Call 752-7297.
• Rails to Trails grand opening of completed trail to Kila, 3-7 p.m. Sept. 26, Julie's Arena, next to Smith's Valley Fire Department. Bike decorating, 4 p.m.; ribbon cutting, 4:30 p.m. Live music by Truck Stop Inferno. Refreshments and cake served.
• Fifth annual Oktoberfest, 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 27, Pope John Paul II Catholic Church, 195 Coverdell Road, just north of Montana 35 and Montana 82 intersection, Bigfork. Traditional German food, beer and wine; music by Bavarian Echoes Polka Band; cakewalk, bingo and more. Dinner tickets, $12 adults; $5 children 12 and under; available at the door. Call Gary Butterfield, 837-4405.
• Neighbors in Need silver anniversary celebration, 2-4 p.m. Sept. 27, Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Free; offering taken.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 28, St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Libby. Call 293-0100.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 28, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Sept. 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 6 p.m., Sept. 28, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Sept. 29, Polson Good Shepherd Church.
• FVCC's 2009 Crown of the Continent Lecture Series presents "Defining the Ecology of the Crown of the Continent" 7 pm., Sept. 29, Arts and Technology Building Room 139. Free. All welcome.
• Museum at Central School Historic Film Club presents the 1937 drama, "The Good Earth," 7 p.m., Sept. 29, 124 Second Ave. E, Kalispell. Free. Donations accepted. Bring portable chairs, pillows, blankets. Call 756-8381.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Sept. 30, West Kootenai Community.
• Whitefish Book Discussion Group meets 7 p.m. Sept. 30, Whitefish Library. Topic is "The Street of a Thousand Blossoms," by Gail Tsukiyama.
• Free community reiki share, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 1, Whitefish BodyTalk Center, 211 Central Ave. Call 871-5645.
• Child Find screening for children, birth to age 5, in hearing, vision, motor skills, speech, language and thinking skills. 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 2, East Evergreen School. Call 751-1113, ext. 23 for appointments.
• Raven Ridge Harvest celebration of local foods and farms, Oct. 2-3. Farm tour, garden demonstrations, food and music, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; silent auction, raffle, music, food and drinks, 7 p.m. Oct. 2, Red's, Wines and Blues. Call 755-ARTS.
• Neighbors in Need delivers chili lunches 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 2. Includes chili, corn muffin, salad and homemade pie. Order by Sept. 30 by calling 752-7266.
• Heritage Museum of Libby's fourth annual chili cook-off, Oct. 3. Gates open 7:30 a.m. Prizes in each category. Public may purchase sampling kits with cornbread for $3. Deadlines for entries Sept. 28. Call Susan Castaneda, 406-293-2171.
• Immanuel Lutheran Home open house to see its "extreme makeover," 2-4 p.m. Oct. 2, 185 Crestline Ave., Kalispell. Hors d'oeuvres and tours. Call 752-9622.
• Polson Community Church Retreat, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 1814 First St. South. Keynote speaker is former Gov. Judy Martz; other guest speakers featured. Registration is $7 and includes lunch. RSVP by Sept. 25 to 883-5898 or 883-0366.
• Columbia Falls Women's Connection Make It, Bake It, Sew It, Grow It sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 3, North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Homemade soups and pie available.
• Circle of Friends of Community United Methodist Church annual fall bazaar, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3, 750 Electric Ave., Bigfork. Local artists, Christmas ornaments, jewelry, homebaked goods, jams and jellies. Soup lunch with pie served at 11:30 a.m. Call 837-4547.
• Dinner benefit for Barry and Tawnia Ramstad, 4 p.m. Oct. 4, Eagles, Columbia Falls. Live, silent auctions. Donations welcome. Call Pastor David Merkel, 892-5811.
• Lake County Republican Women's Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Papa Don's Grill, Polson golf course. Speaker is Richard "Grif" Griffin, Glacier Country Pachyderm Club board member. Lunch available. To order, call 883-9209 prior to meeting.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in the basement meeting room of the Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Plans for annual stamp show discussed. Visitors welcome. Call Gail Long, 752-6110.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.
• FVCC's 2009 Crown of the Continent Lecture Series presents "Seeing Across the Rockies,: Reaching for Montana 1787-1812," 7 p.m., Oct. 6, Arts and Technology Building Room 139. Free. All welcome.
• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. Oct. 7, Program by Julie Bates on post-partum depression. Oct. 21 program by Michelle Reime of Hope Pregnancy Center, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Child care provided. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.
• Free lecture, "What is Reiki?" 7-9 p.m. Oct. 8, Whitefish BodyTalk Center, 211, Central Ave., Whitefish. Call Jaymie Noble, 871-5645.
• Oktoberfish fundraiser for Stumptown Art Studio, 6-10 p.m., Oct. 3, outdoors on Karrow Avenue, Whitefish. Biergarten, wine tasting, entertainment by Big Fish Radio, raffles, silent art auction. Tickets $50, at the studio, 145 Central Ave., or call 862-5929.
• Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 12, administration building boardroom.
• Kila School board meets at 5:15 p.m., Oct. 13, at the school.
• Immanuel Lutheran Communities presents a workshop for seniors titled, "Having Our Say," 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 14, First Presbyterian Church, 540 S. Main, Kalispell. Call 752-9624 to register for lunch. Free.
• Artist to Artist Brown Bag lecture series presents Elaine Snyder, buckskin clothier on, "Navigating the Journey," noon to 1 p.m., Oct. 21, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 139. Free. Everyone welcome.
• Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Oct. 22, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.
• Montana West Economic Development business seminar, "What is the Future of the Web," noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 27, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. RSVP to Kim Morisaki, 257-7711.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.