Daybook

Today

3 Evergreen Disposal will be closed today, New Year’s Day. Today’s residential routes will be run on Saturday.

3 The City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will pick up 90-gallon rollout garbage containers today. Call 758-7720.

3 North Valley Refuse will operate a normal schedule, today, New Year’s Day.

3 Kalispell Senior Citizens New Year’s celebration and potluck dinner, 1 p.m., 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a hot dish, salad or dessert to share. Rolls and beverages provided. Canceled in event of bad weather. Call 257-1598.

3 Annual Polar Bear Plunge, 2 p.m.; parade 1:45 p.m., The Raven Brew Pub, 15321, Montana 35, Woods Bay. Families welcome. Costumes encouraged. Call 837-2836.

Saturday

3 Glacier Nordic Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Glacier Outdoor Center, 12400, U.S. 2 E., West Glacier. Free use of trails, lessons, food. Discounted rentals; kids 10 and under ski for free. New snowshoe trail. Call 888-5454.

Sunday

3 Christian music band, The Kry, perform a free concert, 7 p.m., 420 E. Fifth Ave., Calvary Chapel, Whitefish. Coffee and dessert offered before concert, at 6 p.m. All welcome.

Monday

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

3 Anime Club meets 4 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Youth 12-18 invited to attend. Episodes of “Romeo x Juliet” will be shown. Free snacks. Call Martha Furman, 758-5713.

3 Rails to Trails meets at 5:15 p.m. at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road. All welcome. Call 257-4486.

Tuesday

3 Kalispell Public School Finance Committee meets at 7 a.m., district administration building, 233 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

3 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.

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

3 Flathead County Animal Advisory Committee workshop, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Flathead City-County Health Department conference room A, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.

3 Rev. Kathy Young of Bigfork gives a presentation on her recent trip to Iran, 4 p.m., Glacier Discovery Square, 504 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Public welcome. Refreshments.

Wednesday

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. every other Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Today’s program by Rose Nicholson on “Working Fitness into Your Busy Life.” Jan. 20 by Shaine Reece of Farmers Insurance on “MILK Program.” Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Western States Insurance.

Thursday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Columbia Falls Community Center.

3 Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets 4 p.m., district administration building, 233 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

3 Tammy and Will Randall give a presentation on their 2008 trip to Iran, 5:30 p.m.; and Pam Haglung talks about her 2007 Iran trip, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Public welcome.

A Look Ahead

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 8, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon Jan. 8, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Social time, 11:30 a.m. For reservations, call Bill Driver at 837-2744.

3 Free family snowshoe walk and educational field trip, 10 a.m. to noon, Jan. 9, Blacktail Mountain cross-country ski trails, Lakeside. Meet at upper trailhead parking area. Reservations not required. Limited rentals available. Call Swan Lake Ranger district, 837-7500.

3 Documentary film, “Call + Response” about human trafficking awareness and featuring rock musicians, actors and luminaries, will be shown at 3 p.m. Jan. 10, Flathead High School. Free. Public invited. Call Sue Rolfing, 755-9044.

3 John White Lecture Series presents local bird expert, Dan Casey of the American Bird Conservancy, speaking on “Birds of the Flathead,” 2:30 p.m., Jan. 10, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Season tickets, $25 for museum members; $35 for nonmember. Individual tickets $7.50 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 11, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 11, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Flathead Audubon meets 7 p.m. Jan. 11, The Summit, Kalispell. Bruce Farling of Montana Council of Trout Unlimited and Tracy Stone-Manning from Sen. Jon Testers’ Missoula officer will discuss, SB 1470-The Wilderness Bill. Public welcome.

3 Kalispell Street Commission open house to discuss removal of 75 to 90 diseased American elm trees, Jan. 12, Parks and Recreation office. Call 758-7715.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 12, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

3 Flathead BodyTalkers present a free showing of internationally acclaimed film, “The Living Matrix-The New Science of Healing, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12, Flathead County Library, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 13, Polson High School.

3 Free quilting workshop by Betty Jo Malone, 3-5 p.m. Jan. 13, Museum at Central School, 124 E. Second St., Kalispell. Learn basic skills or get help with existing projects. Bring scissors, straight pins and fabric. Call 756-8381.

3 Marion School board meets 6 p.m., Jan. 13, at the school.

3 Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 13, administration building boardroom.

3 Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Jan. 13, Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Dr. Sylvia Owens presents a program on her 3,000 mile motorcycle journey in Peru. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 3 p.m., Jan. 14, at Insured Titles, in the blood mobile.

3 Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m., Jan. 14, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Discussion on Diane Smith’s “Letter From Yellowstone.” Call 756-8381.

3 U.S. Forest Service Condon Work Center hosts a program, “The Life Cycle of Honeybees,” by Scott Debnam of University of Montana’s Division of Biological Sciences, 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 14. Suggested donation is $5 per person; $10 per family. Sign up deadline is Jan. 11. Call 754-3137.

3 Red Cross blood drives Jan. 15: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; noon to 5 p.m. Wal-Mart, in the blood mobile.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Jan. 16, Best Buy, in the blood mobile.

3 Snowshoe discovery hike for ages 8 to adult, 2-3 p.m. Jan. 16, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Limited number of snowshoes available. Call 755-2706 to reserve them

3 Kalispell Moose Lodge 1922, 2158 U.S. 2 East, Kalispell, pork chop breakfast 9-11 a.m. Jan 17. Open to public. Families welcome; children half price. Proceeds go to Moose charities and building fund. Call Myron, 892-4611; or Bill, 858-2304.

3 Columbia Falls Community Choir begins practicing for 2010 season, Jan. 17, Columbia Falls Junior High School. Sign-in and music pick-up is from 1:30-2 p.m.; practice 2-4 p.m. Concert will be April 24. Call Ron Bond, 892-5174.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 18, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 19, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

3 Flathead Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited hosts a program, “Trout Fishing and Native Fish Research in Kamchatka, Russia,” 7 p.m. Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Public welcome. Call Chris Schustrom, 260-1198.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 20, Kalispell City Hall, Council Chambers.

3 Free 90-minute presentation for adult children and care givers, “We Need to Talk- Family Conversations with Older Drivers,” 7 p.m., Jan. 20, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 751-4500 to reserve a seat.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:45 a.m., Jan. 21, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Jan. 21, The Wave, Whitefish.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 22, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 23, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

3 Ranger-led two-hour snowshoe hikes, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 23, Glacier Park. Meet at Apgar Visitor Center. Free  snowshoe rental for the day. Park entrance fee required. Call 888-7939 (weekends beginning Jan. 10.)

3 Burns Night dinner in celebration of life and poetry of Robert Burns, 6 p.m. Jan. 23, Moose Lodge, Whitefish. $50 per person. Montana Highlanders Pipe Band and Frank Wefwich perform. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity. Reservations required by Jan. 8. Call 892-3936.

3 John White Lecture Series presents Glacier Park curator and archivist Deirdre Shaw will speak on the history of Glacier Park in its centennial year, 2:30 p.m., Jan. 24, 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.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 25, St. John’s Lutheran Hospital, Libby. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-293-0100.

3 AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 25, North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 892-4087.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Jan. 25, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Jan. 26, Polson Methodist Church.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 27, Glacier Bank, Main Street, Kalispell.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., Jan. 28, West Valley School.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 29, 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. Feb. 3 program by the Rev. Darold Reiner on “Love Languages.” Feb. 17 program by Barbara Bledsoe on “Parenting with Dignity.” Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

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

3 Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Feb. 10, Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Nick Fucci shows slides from his January trip to Costa Rica. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

3 John White Lecture Series presents local award-winning author of “God’s Thunderbolt: The Vigilantes of Montana,” Carol Buchanan, 2:30 p.m., Feb. 14, 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.

3 “Slavery: Here and Now,” a panel discussion featuring experts and witnesses to slavery and human trafficking, will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 14, Glacier High School. Free admission. Public welcome. Call Sue Rolfing, 755-9044.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:45 a.m., Feb. 18, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 Eighth annual Northwest Montana Wedding and Event Expo, Feb. 20, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Three fashion shows, wedding apparel boutiques, vendor booths.

2010  Career/Job Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23, Joe McDonald Health and Wellness Center, Salish Kootenai College,  Pablo. Call Terri Cordier, 406-275-4824; Ellie McLeod, 406-275-4825; or Linda Posivio, 406-883-7884.

3 John White Lecture Series presents Richard Sims, director of the Montana Historical Society in Helena, speaking on “The Literary Linderman,” 2:30 p.m., Feb. 28, 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.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. every other Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. March 3 is a Home-based Business Fair. March 17 programs by Megan Brester on “Scrapbooking Ideas.” Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

3 Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., March 10, Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Leah Levitt gives a presentation on her recent visit to Copper Canyon. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

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.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:45 a.m. March 18, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. every other Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. April 7 is a baby-sitters thank you brunch. April 21 is Fellowship Day. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:45 a.m. April 29, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

3 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) potluck brunch, 9:15-11:15 a.m. May 5, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Call Heidi Durban, 253-4886.

3 Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative management board meets 10:45 a.m. May 20, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell (Linderman School). Call 257-1857.

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