Daybook

Thursday

• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 8 a.m.

• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell. Free admission for senior citizens. Coffee, tea and cookies served 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docent-guided gallery tour at 10:30 a.m. Call 755-5268.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:20 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.

• Children’s Christmas gathering, Conrad Mansion, Woodland Avenue, Kalispell. Professional photos with Santa available. Tours and small gift. Time slots available between 3 and 7 p.m. $10 children; $3 adults. Call 755-2166.

• Reception in honor of retiring Glacier National Park Superintendent Chas Cartwright, 3:30-6 p.m., Glacier Community Building, West Glacier. Formal presentations at 4 p.m. Refreshments. Public invited. Call Connie Stahr, 888-7901.

• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Crafts is “blinged out hot chocolate spoons.” Free.

• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce holiday banquet, Jagz Restaurant, U.S. 2 East, Kalispell. Cash bar 5-6 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. Silent auction. Entertainment by Glacier Symphony String Quartet. Cost $60 per couple, or $35 per person. Reservations required. RSVP to 885-1212.

• Whitefish Review “Beneath the Surface” Issue No. 12 release party, Casey’s Bar and Grill, 101 Central Ave., Whitefish. Art show at 7 p.m. Program at 8 p.m. Author Rick Bass performs fiction to live music by Stellarondo. Suggested $10 donation at door. Public invited. Call 261-6190.

• Local Institute of Noetic Sciences Community Group meets 7 p.m., Bohemian Grange, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Patrick Marsolek and Lori Mitchell from Missoula present a program on “Argentine Tango. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Call 862-9591 or 862-7711.

• The Rev. Bradley Wirth reads his original work “A Christmas Offertory,” 7 p.m., All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 2048 Conn Road, Columbia Falls. Refreshments afterward. Offering taken for Human Society, Spay and Neuter Task Force and Flathead County Animal Shelter.

Friday

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Flathead Valley Roller Derby.

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Speaker is Roger Laferriere, director of Flathead County Office of Emergency Services. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.

• Flathead Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Social time, 11:30 a.m. For reservations, call Bill Driver, 837-2744.

• Civil Air Patrol Flathead Composite Squadron will be laying 600 memorial wreaths at 1 p.m., at both C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery and Glacier Memorial Gardens, Kalispell. Public invited to help. Call Dale Rodwick, 756-3773.

• “Sugar, Spice, Glitter on Ice” ice skating show with special guest 2011 U.S. champion Ryan Bradley, 7 p.m., Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. Tickets $20, VIP chairs on ice; $15 bleachers; $8 standing, available at Imagination Station and Stumptown Ice Den.

Saturday

• 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.

• Christmas with Santa, 9 a.m. to noon, Whitefish Moose Lodge, 230 W. 10th St. Kids 10 and younger eat free.

• Glacier Woodturners Association meets 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hanson’s Trucking. Call 755-1795.

• Wreaths Across America ceremony, 10 a.m., Veterans Memorial, Depot Park, Kalispell, led by Civil Air Patrol Flathead Composite Squadron. Public invited.

• St. Matthew’s Cookie Carousel, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., school gym, 602 S. Main St., Kalispell. Large assortment of homemade cookies and candies for sale. Buy partial or full dozen, as you like. All welcome.

• Valley Voices Community Choir Christmas concert, “Winterlight,” 7 p.m., Flathead High School auditorium. Both sacred and secular choral selections performed. Christ Church Episcopal’s hand-bell choir are special guests.

Sunday

• 2012 Kick Out the Kinks cross country ski races, Izaak Walton Inn, Essex. 3, 5 and 10K events. $10 entry fee includes chili. Free 1K kids race. Registration 11 a.m. to noon. Racing begins at 1 p.m. Call 888-5700.

Singer-songwriter John Floridis in concert, 4 p.m., Whitefish United Methodist Church, 1150 Wisconsin Ave. Fundraiser for Neighbors in Need.

Monday

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

• Open house for retiring Flathead County Commissioner Dale Lauman, 2-3:30 p.m., Flathead County Courthouse commissioners’ chambers, third floor.

• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 5 p.m.

Tuesday

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

• Red Cross blood drives: noon to 5 p.m. Eureka Baptist Church; 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.

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

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

• Helena Flats School board meets at 6 p.m., school library.

• Somers School board work session 6 p.m., Somers Middle School.

• Cayuse Prairie School board meets 7 p.m., school library. Public welcome.

Wednesday

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

• TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, meets 10-11:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Calvary Lutheran Church, 2200 U.S. 2 E., Evergreen. Weigh-in, 9:15-9:45 a.m. Call  Linda, 314-4205; or Gloria, 257-2063.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Samaritan House at the Old Armory.

• Santa visits the Kalispell Senior Center from 4 to 7 p.m., 403 Second Ave. W. Bring your own camera to take photos; donations accepted.

A look ahead

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 8:30 a.m., Dec. 20, conference room, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Friends of the Library meet at noon, Dec. 20, Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. All interested welcome.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 21, KRMC.

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Dec. 21, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Speaker is Maj. Steve Svenson with Salvation Army. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.

Local author Gail Jokerst signs her cookbook, “The Hungry Bear Kitchen: Recipes and Writings,” 2-4 p.m. Dec. 22, Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Public invited.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to  2 p.m. Dec. 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Rose Crossing annual luminaria display at dusk Dec. 24, between Whitefish Stage and U.S. 2 East. Public invited to drive the 1 and 1/2 miles. Luminarias may be purchased for $5 each. Proceeds benefit Evergreen School Fitness Teams. Call Evergreen Fire Chief Craig Williams at 752-4636.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Dec. 26, Professional Office Building, 711 13th St. E., Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m. Dec. 26, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 27. Teletech employee drive.

• Bereavement Support groups meet at 1:30-3 p.m., Dec. 27, (second and fourth Thursday of each month) Grace Room at Frontier Hospice, 29 Second St. E., Kalispell. Call Frontier Hospice, 755-4923.

• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 28: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Teletech employee drive.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• New 10-week NAMI free Peer to Peer education course for those who experience mental illness starts 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 8, in Kalispell. Register by Jan. 5 by calling Grant at 406-253-7880 or Joe at 406-594-0192.

• Steve Wingard gives an “Introduction to Traditional Birch Bark Baskets, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 12, Avalanche Room of Teakettle Community Hall, 325 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Overview of uses, materials and tools used to make. Free. Refreshments.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Jan. 14, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council and Management board meet 10:30 a.m., Jan. 17, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Jan. 31, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. All area seniors 55 and older welcome. Call 257-1598.

• IHOP offers free pancakes Feb. 5, 2425 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., Feb. 21, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., March 21, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council and Management board meet 10:30 a.m., April 18, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., May 16, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 8:30 a.m., June 13, conference room, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.