Daybook

| January 18, 2010 2:00 AM

Today

• Evergreen Disposal will be running regular routes today, Martin Luther King Day.

• 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.

• North Valley Refuse is running as scheduled today.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• Lakeside Neighborhood Plan Committee meets 6:30-8:30 p.m., West Shore Library, U.S. 93, Lakeside. Public welcome.

• 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.

• 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

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

• Agape Home Care “Caring for the Care Giver” support group meeting, noon to 1 p.m., 40 Appleway Dr., Kalispell. Open to all family and professional care givers. Call 755-4633.

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

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

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

• Flathead Convention and Visitor Bureau board meets 3-4:30 p.m., Flathead National Forest office, 640 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell.

• 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.

• 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.

• Flathead BodyTalkers host a free lecture on energy medicine with Katharina Hirsch, 6:30 p.m. Flathead County Library, downstairs meeting room. Demo sessions offered with donation to local charity.

• 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.

• 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.