Daybook

| December 17, 2011 8:30 PM

Sunday

• Kick out the Kinks 3,5 and 10K cross-country ski races, Izaak Walton Inn, Essex. Registration 10:30 a.m. to noon, $10 includes chili; racing begins at 1 p.m. Free 1K kids race. Call 888-5700.

• Performance of “Messiah,” 7 p.m., Libby Memorial Center. Admission by donation. Call Lorraine Braun, 406-293-8802.

Monday

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

• Benefit auction and bake sale for Daniel “Dano” Busick who is recovering from a brain injury following a fall, 2:30 p.m. Gardner Auction Center, Kalispell. Will run until 8 or 9 p.m. Call 750-7661 or 261-7815.

• Kalispell Public Schools Communications Committee meets 4 p.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• High Country Carvers meet 2-4 p.m., Evergreen Fire Department meeting room, 2236 U.S. 2, Kalispell. Bring safety gloves and a bench hook or protective cover for table. No power tools.

• Libby Middle and High School Choir concert, 7 p.m., Libby Memorial Center. Free. Public invited.

• Columbia Falls School board meets at 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

Tuesday

• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1-2 p.m., second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., Lakeside Baptist Church.

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

Wednesday

• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.

• West Valley School board meets at 8:30 a.m., school stage room.

• MOMS (Mothers Offering Moms Support) meets 9:15-11:15 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. Topic is Christmas traditions. Pre-school child care provided. Call Marlo Lancaster, 260-2417.

• Kalispell Toastmasters Club Christmas-themed Tall Tales Contest, noon to 1 p.m., First Montana Bank conference room, 85 N. Main St., Kalispell. Public invited.

• National Homeless Persons Memorial Day ceremony, noon, Depot Park, Kalispell. Samaritan House executive director Chris Krager will read the names of the homeless who have died this year in the Flathead Valley. Soup and coffee served. All welcome.

• Soroptimist Thrift Haus donated 100 percent of today’s proceeds to North Valley Food Bank, Whitefish. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Call 862-3330.

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

Thursday

• Free dental screening for children ages 2 to 18, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Includes oral dental exam, fluoride treatment, goody bag. Free pictures with Santa. Call 751-8221.

• Red Cross blood drive for Samaritan House, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Armory.

• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority special meeting 11 a.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room. Lease Committee meets at 10 a.m.

• Julie Laing gives a poetry reading, 7 p.m., Cottage Inn, Kila. Laing was recently published in “Inspiration Speaks,” a collaboration between poets and artists around the world whose sale benefits ColaLife, a nonprofit dedicated to helping remote communities in need. Inn owner Keith Bassett will also share his poetry and there will be an Irish jam session.

Friday

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

• 12th annual Light the Luminarias event, today and Dec. 24, Friendship House, 606 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Luminarias may be purchased in remembrance of loved ones for $10 each. Call Jim, 257-8375; or Carol, 755-5169.

A look ahead

• 12th annual Light the Luminarias event, Dec. 24, Friendship House, 606 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Luminarias may be purchased in remembrance of loved ones for $10 each. Call Jim, 257-8375; or Carol, 755-5169.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 27, Eureka Baptist Church.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session, 5:30 p.m., Dec. 27, Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

• Wellness Education Center’s Healthy Potluck Supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dec. 27, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Families welcome. Bring a healthy dish to share. Call the Wellness Center at 755-8423.

• Christmas Montana-style concert and dance, Dec. 27, Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish, featuring Rob Quist and Great Northern, Jack Gladstone, David Griffith, Amanda Duff Caldwell and more. Concert, 7:30 p.m.; dance 9:30-11 p.m. Advance tickets $20 or $25 day of show. Fundraiser for Montana Band-shell. Call 862-3501.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 28, Three Rivers Bank, Meridian Road; in the blood mobile.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 29, Qdoba Restaurant; in the blood mobile.

• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 30: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; noon to 4 p.m. Best Buy; in the blood mobile.

• Kalispell Senior Center New Year’ Day party and potluck, 1 p.m. Jan. 1, at the center. Bring a dish to share. Games.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Jan. 9, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Opening reception for Sweat & Steel exhibition featuring painting of Livingston artist C. David Swanson, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 12, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Local historian Kevin McCready gives a talk at 4 p.m. ($10 for nonmembers). Call 755-4268.

• Frontier Hospice offers a free advanced directive workshop, 10-11 a.m. Jan. 14, 29 Second St. E., Kalispell Social worker Dawn Lyga presents and answers questions. Call 755-4923.

• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 19, basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 406-881-4288 (leave a message).

• Great Rockies Sportshow, Jan. 27-29, Kalispell.

• 2012 Whitefish Winter Carnival, Feb. 3-5. Theme is “Fiesta Pescado Blanco.”

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m., Feb. 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• 10th annual Weddings and Events Expo, Feb. 18, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Food, fashion shows, giveaways.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets at 7-8:30 p.m. March 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Flathead Suicide Prevention Coalition meets noon to 1 p.m., March 22, 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 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

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

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