Daybook

| March 1, 2010 2:00 AM

Today

• Kalispell Public Schools Personnel Committee meets at 7 a.m., district administration building, 233 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• 15th annual Special Olympics Montana winter games continue today through March 2, Whitefish Mountain Resort.

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Flathead Valley Community College 2010 Honors Symposium Series presents Stephen Sophie, assistant professor for Department of Mechanical /Industrial Engineering-MSU, at 7 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, Kalispell. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call 756-3822.

Tuesday

• 15th annual Special Olympics Montana winter games final day, Whitefish Mountain Resort.

• Kalispell Public Schools Finance and Operations Committee meets 7 a.m., district administration building, 233 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• 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.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 862-2863 or 862-6068.

• Woodland Montessori and Kalispell Montessori present “Fostering Independence at Home, 9:30-11 a.m., Woodland Montessori, 5 Parkhill Road, Kalispell. Free admission. Continental breakfast, child care for children 1 and older. Infants welcome to stay with parent.

• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Glacier High School.

• Preschool art time, 11:30 a.m. to noon, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Members, free; nonmembers $3. Call 755-5268.

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

• Columbia Falls Trails Committee meets 5:30 p.m., Discovery Square. Public welcome.

• Kalispell Public Schools special board meeting, 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

Wednesday

• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Public Relations Committee meets at 8 a.m., district administration building, 233 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Eureka. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 889-3437.

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

• Home school art class for grades 1-8, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Museum family membership, $5 per session; nonmembers $6. Materials provided. Call 755-5268.

• Frontier Hospice new Women’s Grief Support Group, 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesdays, 29 Second St. E., Kalispell. Free. Call 755-4923.

• USMC Happy Hour for all active and former Marines, 5-7 p.m. Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 471-3295.

• Columbia Falls Trails Committee meets 5:30 p.m., Discovery Square. Public welcome.

• Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and Auxiliary meet at 6:30 p.m., VFW meeting room, Kalispell. Call 752-2357 or 897-2742.

Active Parenting Now for parents of children 5-12 years old begins 6:30 p.m., Nurturing Center. Cost $40 for singles; $60 for couples. Call 756-1414.

Thursday

• Docent-guided museum tours every Thursday with regular admission, 10:30 a.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. Call 755-5268.

• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Glacier Discovery Square, Columbia Falls.

• Kalispell Public Schools Curriculum Committee meets at 4 p.m., district administration building, 233 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

Friday

• Kalispell Public Schools Facility and Transportation Committee meets at 7 a.m., district administration building, 233 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 3 p.m., Marion Volunteer Fire Department community hall.

• 37th annual Whitefish Community World Day of Prayer, 1 p.m., Whitefish Foursquare Church, 233 Kalispell Ave. Featured speaker is the Rev. Don Dukes of Prayer for the Harvest Ministries. Refreshments follow service.

• Lighthouse Christian Home fifth annual fundraising event, 7-9:30 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell, featuring dancing to the Swingin’ on High Big Band. Dessert, live and silent auctions. Tickets $30 each; $200 for tables of eight. Call 857-3276.

Saturday

• Free seminar with a panel of local experts on emotional and legal aspects of child custody disputes, co-parenting and divorce, 9 a.m. to noon, Whitefish Public Library. Free 15-minute professional services, 1-3 p.m. with law attorneys and therapists. Call Brian Muldoon, 862-9292.

• Military Appreciation Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., JC Penney Court, Kalispell Center mall. Booths, displays, discounts for members of military.