Daybook

Today

 • Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead Christmas show continues, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Free admission.

 • Mission Mountain Winery free program on pairing wines with holiday foods, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., U.S. 93, Dayton.

 • Auction and chili feed benefit for Punk Morton’s major medical expenses, 4 p.m. Nov. 27, Swan Lake Community Hall. Cost $10 per person; $15 per couple; $20 per family. Call Nemah, 754-2959; or Renae, 837-6703.

Sunday

  • Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead Christmas show continues, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Expo Building, Flathead Fairgrounds. Free admission.

Monday

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

 • Acclaimed wildlife photographer Tom Ulrich presents his annual slideshow for Big Brothers Big Sisters at 7 p.m. tonight and Dec. 1, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Admission is $5.

Tuesday

 • Flathead County Transportation Committee meets 10 a.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.

 • Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Polson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

 • West Valley School board meets at noon, school library.

 • Agape Senior Club meets 1-3 p.m., Agape House, 40 Appleway Dr. Holiday potluck and socialization. Call 755-4633.

 3 Kalispell Public Schools district board special meeting and work session, 6:30 p.m.,  Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

 3 Whitefish School District board meets 6:30 p.m., 600 E. Second St.

3 Museum at Central School Historic Film Club presents “Citizen Kane,” 7 p.m., 124 Second Ave. E, Kalispell. Free. Donations accepted. Bring portable chairs, pillows, blankets. Call 756-8381.

3 The film, “Encounter Point,” documenting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through experiences of families confronting loss of their loved ones, will be shown, 7 p.m., Whitefish Library. Sponsored by Bet Harim Jewish Community and Community Forum on Middle East Solutions. Free. Call 756-5159 or 755-3704.

3 Lakeside Community Council meets 7 p.m., Lakeside Sewer District office, 253 Bierney Creek Road. Open to public.

Wednesday

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 MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Mac Bledsoe discusses “Parenting with Dignity.” Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683). 

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eureka High School.

3 26th annual Chocolate Extravaganza, 11:30 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell, sponsored by Flathead Republican Women’s Club. Tickets $20 includes buffet luncheon, entertainment, jewelry fashion show, valet parking. Call Pamala Kaspersen, 837-4428; Cindy Friedman, 257-8960.

3 Rimrock Trailways hosts a public workshop to solicit input on improving bus service statewide, 3-5 p.m., Arts and Technology Department, FVCC. Call 446-3628.

3 USMC Happy Hour for all active and former Marines, 5-7 p.m., Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar and food. Spouses welcome. Call 471-3295.

3 World AIDS Day of Remembrance, 7-9 p.m., The Boiler Room, 525 Eighth Ave. E., Kalispell. A quilt block will be started. Bring information and fabric. Call 756-0050.

Thursday

3 Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Teletech employee drive.

3 Community Christmas celebration and international crèche exhibit and music program, 5-9 p.m. today and Friday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Hundreds of nativity displays, lively and sacred Christmas musical performances. Free admission. Everyone welcome.

 3 Whitefish town hall meeting on topics of suicide prevention, intervention and surviving loss, 7 p.m., Grouse Mountain Lodge. Broad-based local support organizations will be represented. Information, resources will be available. Public invited. Call Jerry House, superintendent of Whitefish School District, 862-8640.

 3 Kalispell Municipal Court Food for Fines days today through Dec. 6. Defendants can reduce the amount they owe up to $50 by bringing in cans of food for food pantry. Bring in to Kalispell Public Safety Building, 312 First Ave. E.

Friday

 3 Creston Christmas bazaar, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 4, Creston School gym, 4495 Montana 35. Handcrafts, baked goods, children’s shopping.

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

Thought

 “Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies.”  n Francois Fenelon, French theologian (1651-1715).

• MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) host a “Very Merry Christmas Party, 1-6 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4, Swan River Hall. Christmas gift vendors, bake sale, gift wrapping, refreshments. Tickets for sale for a $1,000 shopping spree drawing. Winner need not be present. Santa arrives 4-6 p.m. Friday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Free prizes for kids. Family and children’s portraits available.

• Lakeside QRU open house, 3-7 p.m., 201 Bills Road, Lakeside. Food, tours, meet the volunteers. Call Steve Rosso, 844-3660.

 • Columbia Falls 25th anniversary Night of Lights. Craft fairs open at Senior Citizens Center at 4 p.m.; and at 5 p.m. at Discovery Square and North Valley Hospital Community Room. Parade 6:30 p.m., with visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus following. Entertainment, street vendors. Children’s Holiday Village at Marantette Park.

• Community Christmas celebration and international crèche exhibit and music program, 5-9 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Hundreds of nativity displays, lively and sacred Christmas musical performances. Free admission. Everyone welcome.

• FVCC art instructor Josh Mohler and his wife Mandy present a free lecture on, “Cyprus ... Nine Months of Fine Art and Mediterranean Culture on Aphrodite’s Island,” 7 p.m., Arts and Technology Building large meeting room, FVCC. Call John Rawlings, 756-3896.

A Look Ahead

 • Columbia Falls United Methodist Church annual Joy of Christmas bazaar, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 4, 117 Second St. Butte pasties, baked goods, fair trade coffee and cocoa. Silent auction.

 • St. Peter Lutheran Church Christmas bazaar, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 4, 201 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish. Bake goods, crafts, Christmas needs. Funds benefit world relief and supporting a ministerial student.

 • Creston Christmas bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 4, Creston School gym, 4495 Montana 35. Handcrafts, baked goods, children’s shopping.

 • Kalispell Elks Lodge No. 725 Hoop Shoot free throw contest, 10 a.m. Dec. 4, Kalispell Middle School. Open to boys and girls ages 8-13. Call Elizabeth Jungling, 890-4161; or the Elks, 257-6474.

• 4-H Country Christmas Bazaar 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4, Cayuse Prairie School, 897 Lake Blaine Road. Catalog shopping from local direct sellers, handcrafted gifts, baked goods. Games for the kids. Call Jody Harp, 756-5863.

• MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) host a “Very Merry Christmas Party, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4, Swan River Hall. Christmas gift vendors, bake sale, gift wrapping, refreshments. Tickets for sale for a $1,000 shopping spree drawing. Winner need not be present. Santa arrives 4-6 p.m. Friday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Free prizes for kids. Family and children’s portraits available.

• Live and silent auction benefit for Dillon Moore, 15, who is recovering from brain injury due to a pellet gunshot accidentally in his eye, 4 p.m. Dec. 4, Rainbow Bar, 1520 Montana 35, Kalispell. Call Cathy, 752-6630.

• Bigfork’s Magical Holiday Parade, 6 p.m. Dec. 4, downtown. Visit with Santa.

• Glacier Nordic Club annual potluck, 6 p.m. Dec. 4, Rocky Mountain Lodge, 5510 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Silent auction. Discounted season passes available. Bring an appetizer, entree or dessert and your own serviceware. Annual meeting starts at 4 p.m.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 6, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3630.

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

 • Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7 p.m. Dec. 6, The Summit, Kalispell. All those affected by suicide welcome. Call 871-1008.

• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 7, Bigfork Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

 • Community Night, 5-9 p.m. Dec. 7, Three Forks Grille, 729 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Proceeds from sale will be donated to Whitefish Community School. Call 892-2900 to make a reservation.

Flathead Lakers and Flathead Conservation District hold a public meeting to present two new studies and associated maps on Flathead Lake corridor from Kalispell to the lake, 6:30-9 p.m. Dec. 7, Earl Bennett Building, Room A-B, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.

 • Frontier Hospice free blood pressure screenings, Dec. 8: 9-10 a.m. Mountain View Manor, Apartment 9, Kalispell, 752-2259; 10:30-11 a.m. North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls, 260-8461; 11:30 a.m. to noon Golden Agers Senior Center, Whitefish, 755-4923.

• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection annual tea, 11:30 a.m. Dec. 8, North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Gift for attendees. Dramatization of Mrs. Conrad of the Conrad Mansion. Musical entertainment. Speaker is Rosainne Taylor. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Flathead Electric.

• Evergreen School District board meets at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 8, administration building boardroom.

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Dec. 8, Flathead County Library basement meeting room, Kalispell. Bring your hiking photos on CD for projection. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m. Dec. 8, Polson City Library Meeting Room. Free. Owl expert Denver Holt will talk about “Northern Hawk Owls in Montana.” All welcome.

• Flathead Valley Community Band annual free Christmas concert, “Do You Hear What I Hear,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Red Lion Hotel Ballroom, 20 N. Main St., Kalispell. Everyone welcome.

• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 9: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Elks, Kalispell; 2-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell, sponsored by D.A. Davidson.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Rob Quist performs at a lunchtime concert and benefit for Samaritan House, noon, Dec. 10, Samaritan House administration building, former armory reserve, 1110 Second St. W., Kalispell. Cost $10, includes lunch.

Jennifer Griffith leads a multi-dimensional ornament making workshop, 1 p.m. Dec. 10, Whitefish Community Center. Cost $7 includes materials. Call 862-4923.

• Whitefish Christmas Stroll 6-9 p.m. Dec. 10, downtown Whitefish, featuring “Fruitcake and Nuts” Christmas caroling competition, parade, turkey bowling.

Museum at Central School holiday open house 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 11. Bell Gift shop special shopping day. Admission to museum exhibits free. Call 756-8381.

• Bigfork Children’s Holiday Party, 2-3:30 p.m., Dec. 11, La Provence.

• Spaghetti feed and auction to benefit cancer patient and JCPenney salon stylist Karen Taylor, 5 p.m. Dec. 11, Evergreen Junior High School gym. $15 per plate; $5 children 12 and under.

• Valley Voices Community Choir annual Christmas concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 11, Glacier High School. Special guests Those Guys quartet. Free admission.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Dec. 13, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Dec. 13, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• 14th annual Holidayfest, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 14, Lakeside Elementary gym. Breakfast with Santa 9-10 a.m., ornament making and kids only market; Crafts by local artists, festival of flavors, two silent auctions. Live auction at 1 p.m.

• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet luncheon 11:30 a.m., Dec. 14, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Bring your favorite doll for show and tell. Rosainne Taylor plays accordion. Cost is $8. RSVP Rosainne, 257-8098 or Jan at 212-3763. Complimentary child care by reservation. Affiliated with Stonecroft International Inc.

• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce Christmas luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dec. 14, North Valley Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

• City of Kalispell and Montana Department of Transportation discuss Stormwater Management Program, 6 p.m. Dec. 14, Kalispell Wastewater Treatment Plant. Open to public. Call 758-7720.

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Dec. 15, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Ornament making. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

• AARP Driver Safety class, 1-5 p.m. Dec. 15, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., Dec. 16, Earl Bennett conference room, 10-35 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

 • Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Dec. 16, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Flathead Youth Home holiday open house, 4:30-6 p.m. Dec. 16, 825 E. Oregon St., Kalispell. Light refreshments, holiday music.

 • Presentation by Family Solutions parent focus group by Susan Vaive on “Surviving the Holidays,” 6-7:30 p.m., Dec. 17, The Summit, Kalispell. Resources for parents/caregivers of children with mental health and behavioral issues. Public invited. Call 872-1008.

 • Whitefish Figure Skating Club’s “Celebrate the Season,” 7 p.m., Dec. 18, Stumptown Ice Den. Featured guest is world-class skater Ryan Bradley. Tickets $15 bleachers; $25 on ice chair; $8 standing; free for 6 and under, available at Imagination Station in Whitefish and Kalispell and at the ice rink. Call Carol Anderson, 862-7699.

 • First Night Flathead, Dec. 31.

 • Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Jan. 5, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Rose Nicholson discusses “What Working Out Really Looks Like.” Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Jan. 19, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Stacy Hughes of Real Deals gives decorating ideas. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 10:30 a.m., Jan. 20, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.

 • Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Jan. 27, Flathead City-County Health Department conference room, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Feb. 2, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Chau Young and Megan Brester present, “More Bang for your Buck.” Kalispell. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Feb. 16, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Pre-school information day. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 10:30 a.m., Feb. 17, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.

 • Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 24, 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 7-8:30 p.m. March 7, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., March 9, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Bob Morrow of Valley Recycling talks about recycling. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 10:30 a.m., March 17, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., March 23, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Program is by Hooper’s Garden Center. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., March 24, 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 7-8:30 p.m. April 4, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., April 6, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Pediatrician Dr. Wallace Wilder is guest speaker. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., April 20, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Baby-sitter appreciation lunch. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 10:30 a.m., April 21, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.

 • Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., April 28, 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 7-8:30 p.m. May 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., May 4, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Fellowship day. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., May, Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. End of year potluck. Pre-school age child care provided free. Call 257-LOVE (5683).

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 10:30 a.m., May 19, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.

 • Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., May 26, 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 7-8:30 p.m. June 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative board and executive council meets, 8:30 a.m., June 16, 124 Third Ave. E, Kalispell, second floor conference room.

 • Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. July 11, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

 • Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.