Daybook

Today

3 Flathead County/Kalispell Pre-release Committee meets 7 a.m., Probation and Parole Office, 575 Sunset blvd., Kalispell. Open to public.

3 Nonprofit Development Partnership hosts a free brown bag seminar titled, “Executive Transitions and Emergency Planning,” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Museum at Central School. RSVP to 756-3618.

3 Flathead Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management meets 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Free program on “Creating a Collaborative, Productive and Effective Workplace” by Dru Jackman. Optional lunch $10 for members and first-time guests; $15 for guests after first visit. RSVP to Deb Broadbent, 756-4233.

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

3 Flathead Republican Central Committee meets at noon, Red Lion Hotel  Kalispell, Fireside Room. No-host luncheon available. All welcome.

3 Somers School board meets at 6 p.m., Somers Middle School.

3 Museum at Central School History Book Club meets 6:30 p.m., 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. Suggested donation is $5 per person; $10 per family. Sign up deadline is Jan. 11. Call 754-3137.

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). Speaker is Native American artist and storyteller Monte Yellow Bird Sr. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Call 862-9591 or 862-7711.

3 Quiet Skies Citizens Group meets at 7 p.m., Outlaw Inn, Winchester Room, Kalispell. The Polson city airport manager and Realtors will discuss options for Kalispell city airport. Call Scott, 752-1523.

Friday

3 Beginning at 9 a.m. Flathead Electric customers will have their service interrupted due to a house move from 1490 KM Ranch Road to 35 Barrel Head Road, also effecting residents on Prairie Road, Hansen Lane and Spring Prairie Road. The relocation will take about an hour. (This was previously scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 13.)

3 Two Red Cross blood drives today: 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 Glacier Country Pachyderm meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell, Ballroom B. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Tom McElwain, 270-5764.

Saturday

3 Fundraiser for Glacier Institute’s Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Whitefish Coffee Traders, 110 Central Ave. All net proceeds from brewed coffee sales will be donated.

3 Flathead Audubon  cross-country skiing field trip to Glacier Park. Meet at 8 a.m. at trailhead near concession barn on Apgar Lookout Road. Everyone welcome. Call Steve Gniadek, 892-7406.

3 Former Cub and Boy Scouts invited to get their picture taken, 10 a.m. Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Call Dan Ulvila, 250-9691.

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

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

3 Glacier Gateway Elementary School and Missoula Children’s Theater present two performance of “Rumpelstiltskin” at 3 and 7 p.m., Columbia Falls High School Little Theater. Tickets $5 each; children under 3, free. Families of up to six people, $20.

3 Whitefish Winter Carnival Merry Maker dinner and roast, 6 p.m., Great Northern Bar and Grill, Central Avenue. Tickets $10 at Great Northern, Whitefish Credit Union and Whitefish Chamber of Commerce, 520 E. Second St. Call 862-3501.

3 11th annual Ski Fest, today and Sunday, Izaak Walton Inn, Essex. Free demo gear, introductory and intermediate lessons and horse-drawn sleigh rides; snow sculpture contest. 888-5700.

Sunday

3 11th annual Ski Fest continues today, Izaak Walton Inn, Essex. Free demo gear, introductory and intermediate lessons and horse-drawn sleigh rides; snow sculpture contest. 888-5700.

3 Kalispell Moose Lodge 1922, 2158 U.S. 2 East, Kalispell, pork chop breakfast 9-11 a.m. 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, 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.

Monday

3 City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will not be picking up 90-gallon containers today due to the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday. Today’s route will be picked up on Tuesday. Have containers out by 7 a.m. Call 758-7720.

3 Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Lunch $11. Robert F. Bush Jr., financial advisor with Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney will talk about the economy. Public welcome. Call Caroline Solomon, 837-4525.

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

3 Flathead Chronic Pain Support Group meets 5:30-6:45 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Group meets the first and third Monday of every month. Learn how to cope with pain and improve your quality of life. Free. Call Dr. Alex Bokor, 250-5252.

3 Breathe Free Stop Smoking Program informational meeting, 7 p.m., Kalispell Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1375 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Seminar will include eight dates in January and February. All welcome. Call 871-6947.

3 Martin Luther King Day celebration 7:30 p.m., Flathead High School auditorium. Special guests include Mayor Tammi Fisher, singer/songwriter Andre Floyd, the ChoralAires and more. Everyone welcome. Call Rev. Darryl Kistler, 270-0603.

Tuesday

3 Flathead County Animal Advisory Committee meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Public welcome.

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

3 Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside.

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

3 Montana State University representative Mike Ouert hosts a pizza party, 5:30 p.m. Flathead High School commons area to discuss admissions, funding and college life. All interested students and families welcome. Call 406-994-2452.

3 Lake County town hall meeting regarding property tax issues, 6:30 p.m., Lake County Courthouse, Polson. State representatives, Commissioner Bill Barron and local tax expert Kyle Karstens among attendees. Call 756-8344.

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 Center for Inspired Wisdom presents, “The Science of Perception” with attorney and biochemist Robin Kelson, 7-9 p.m., Green Tea House, 415 Second St. E., Whitefish (next to Wasabi). Free. Donations accepted. All welcome. Call 862-6573.

3 Flathead Democratic Party meets 7 p.m., KM Theatre, 40 Second St. E., Kalispell. Call Mark Holston, 752-8959 or Scott C. Wurster, 862-5699.

3 Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. in the school library.

Wednesday

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

3 Free blood pressure screenings today: 10:30-11 a.m., North Valley Seniors Center, 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls, 892-4087; 11:30 a.m. to noon, Golden Agers, 121 Second St., Whitefish. 862-4923; or Frontier Hospice at 755-4923.

3 Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m., North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Elaine Graber of will share her 40-year apron collection. Speaker is Cathy Benson. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

3 Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets today, Vista Linda, Somers. Dr. Wilson Higgs presents a program on the Galapagos Islands. Social hour at 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m., followed by meeting. New members welcome. For reservations, call 756-7082.

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

A Look Ahead

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 Friends of the Library meet at noon, Jan. 21, Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. All interested welcome.

3 Climate physicist Edwin Berry will share his opinions on global warming, 6:45 p.m. Jan. 21, Glacier High School Performance Hall. Free. Donations welcome. Call 755-3141.

3 Re-Powering the Flathead lecture series on “Forest Biomass to Energy: Opportunities, Options and Challenges,” 7 p.m. Jan. 21, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 130. Free. Public invited. Call Laura Damon, 756-3967.

3 51st annual Whitefish Winter Carnival’s Prince Frey and Princess Freya’s coronation, 7:17-7:30 p.m. Jan. 21, at basketball game’s half-time, Whitefish High School.

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

3 WealthMaster finance course based on Biblical principles, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 22, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 23, New Covenant Fellowship, 436 Birch Grove Road, Kalispell. Cost $15 to cover materials. Call Joe or Linda Coco, 862-2288.

3 WealthMasters two-day finance course based on Biblical principles, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 22; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 23, New Covenant Fellowship, 436 Birch Grove Road, Kalispell. Cost $15 to cover materials. Call Joe or Linda Coco, 862-2288.

3 12 annual Winterfest Jan. 23. Pancake breakfast, 7-10 a.m. Lakeside  Chapel; ski and snowboard races,  9-10:30 a.m. Blacktail Mountain; snowmobile run, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lake Mary Ronan Lodge to Blacktail; sporting clays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Somers, call Tom or Rex Brown, 857-3306;  free sleigh rides all day at Blacktail; pig roast Tamarack Brewing Co., Lakeside.

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 U.S. Forest Service and Glacier Country Avalanche Center present an Avalanche Awareness Program, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 23, the Summit, Big Mountain. Call 758-5295.

3 Flathead Chapter of the Pajama Program and Flathead Gymnastics Academy host a pajama drive, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 23, at the academy, 153 Seventh Ave. WN, Kalispell (across from Big Johns). Free admission with donation of new pajamas, sizes from infant through adult small. Donations of new books also welcome. Call Jennifer, 257-7707.

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 51st annual Whitefish Winter Carnival’s Kin Ullr LI and Queen of the Snows’ coronation, 7 p.m. Jan. 23, First Street and Central Avenue. Free chili and hot beverages. Disco party at 9 p.m. Great Northern Bar and Grill. Admission $5. Prizes for best disco costume.

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 Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation, 7 p.m., Jan. 24, Clementine’s 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Fran Wade gives a program on brain-tanning hides and uses for leather produced. Donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.

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 The Flathead Conservation District meets at 6 p.m., Jan. 25, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

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

3 Teen arcade open gaming for youth ages 12-18, 4-4 p.m. Jan. 26, Whitefish Public Library. Refreshments. Call Martha Furman, 758-5713.

3 Museum at Central School Historic Film Club presents “All the President’s Men,” 7 p.m., Jan. 26, 124 Second Ave. E, Kalispell. Free. Donations accepted. Bring portable chairs, pillows, blankets. Call 756-8381.

3 Flathead Food Bank will deliver monthly senior commodities to outlying areas 1-3 p.m. Jan. 26; and to Kalispell and Evergreen 1-3 p.m. Jan. 27. Seniors 60 and older may also sign up for future deliveries. Call 752-3663.

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

3 Guitar Hero gaming for youth ages 12-18, 2:30-4 p.m. Jan. 27, Discovery Square, 540 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Refreshments. Call Martha Furman, 758-5713.

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

3 Benefit dinner for Camp to Remember, 6 p.m. Jan. 28, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Program, silent and live auctions featuring local artists’ work. Tickets $75 per person; with $50 tax deductible, available at Wheeler Jewelry in Kalispell; or call Lois at 871-3767. Proceeds benefit Tamarack Grief Resource Center.

3 Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Jan. 28, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 29, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

3 Glacier Waldorf School Kingfishers present, “Daniel in the Lion’s Den,” 6:16 p.m. Jan. 29, KM Theatre, Kalispell. Kids admitted free; adults by donation. Call Catherine Flynn, 261-1906.

3 Anime Club for youth 12-18, 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 1, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Refreshments. Call Martha Furman, 758-5713.

3 Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Feb. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

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 Re-Powering the Flathead lecture series on “Building Green Homes Today and Tomorrow,” 7 p.m. Feb. 18, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 130. Free. Public invited. Call Laura Damon, 756-3967.

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

3 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 Re-Powering the Flathead lecture series on “Alternative Energy: Emerging New Technologies for the Flathead,” 7 p.m. March 18, FVCC Arts and Technology Building, Room 130. Free. Public invited. Call Laura Damon, 756-3967.

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.