Daybook
Tuesday
• Kalispell Solid Waste Division will pick up roll-out containers, which should be out by 7 a.m.
• Evergreen Disposal will not be running routes today due to the holiday. All customers will be serviced a day later.
• First Day Hike, 11 a.m., Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Meet at warming fire at picnic shelter for a free one-hour moderately difficult 1- to 2-mile guided hike. Bring snowshoes if you like or rent for $5 at park. All welcome.
• Annual Polar Bear plunge, 2 p.m., The Raven, Woods Bay. Take a dip in Flathead Lake. Parade down to lake at 1:45 p.m.
Wednesday
• Local Advisory Council (LAC) meets 10-11 a.m., Lamplighter House, Kalispell. Call Boyd Roth, 752-6003.
• Free Falun Dafa Qigong exercise class offered at noon at Flathead County Library community room in Kalispell; easy for all ages.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 890-1823.
• NAMI Family Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in the Flathead County Library basement.
• Crown of the Continent Choir will resume rehearsals from 7 to 8:15 p.m., Flathead High School Choir Room, 644 Fourth Ave. W., Kalispell. New members welcome. Call Teri Vore, 471-3010.
Thursday
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board Hiring Committee meets 8:30 a.m.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Columbia Falls Community Room, Nucleus Avenue.
• Somers School board Facilities and Grounds Committee meets at 3:45 p.m., Somers Middle School.
• Pleasant Valley School board meets 6 p.m. at the school.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Community Action Partnership.
Saturday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Whitefish Winter Carnival Merry Maker, 6 p.m., Whitefish Moose Lodge, 230 W. 10th St. Dinner and roast of local celebrities. Prime minister and Duchess of York will be announced. Tickets $20 at Whitefish Credit Union and Chamber of Commerce. Call 862-3501.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m. at Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont, Kalispell; call 752-2357.
Sunday
• Benefit breakfast for Amanda Shaferly Bernabe who is battling breast cancer, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kalispell Moose Lodge No. 1922, 2158 U.S. 2 E., Evergreen. Silent auction. Public invited. Call Wanda Shaferly, 257-0418.
Monday
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
A look ahead
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents Jan 8: 10:30 a.m. to noon, Troy Senior Center; 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 8, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Topic is winter recreation in Northwest Montana. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Jan. 8, Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Kila School board meets at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 8, at the school.
• 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 253-7880 or Joe at (406) 594-0192.
• Flathead Beekeepers meets 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8, North Valley Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy Britton, 752-9642.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10 a.m. to noon, Jan. 9, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.
• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 9: 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the Elks, Kalispell; 1-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Flathead Chapter meets 1-2:30 p.m. Jan. 9, at The Summit, Kalispell Public welcome. Call Boyd Roth, 752-6003.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Jan. 9, The Summit, Kalispell. Registered dietitian Linda Fredenberg gives a presentation on “’MyPlate’ and Parkinson’s.” All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 10, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., 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, noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 10, Kwa Taq Nuk Resort, Polson.
• Opening reception for “Montana Seasons” exhibit by Edith Freeman, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 10, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. Call 755-5268.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 11, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead County Library community open house, 4-6 p.m. Jan. 11, Main Library, Kalispell. Tour newly remodeled facility. Refreshments. Public welcome.
• 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.
• Whitefish Legacy Partners National Winter Trails Day celebration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 12, Stillwater Mountain Lodge, 750 Beaver Lake Road, Whitefish. Free cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and access to Whitefish Trail System. Bring own equipment. Public invited. Call 862-3880 or 862-7004..
• AARP Driver Safety class, 8 a.m. to noon, Jan. 14, Troy United Methodist Church, Troy. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members).Call 293-0100.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., Jan. 14, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 14: 2-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-5 p.m. West Valley School.
• Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., Jan. 14, United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Fish, Wildlife and Parks research biologist Richard Mace presents “Thirty Years of Grizzly Bear Conservation in Western Montana.” Free. All welcome.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their independents, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 15-16, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., Jan. 15, meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Guest Speaker is Sara Weaver. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Jan. 15, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.
• Roundtable discussion by Jwalan Muktika School for Illumination research department on “What’s Next 2013!” 7-9 p.m. Jan. 15, The Canoe Club, 4219 River Lakes Parkway, Whitefish. Public invited. Free. Donations welcome. Call 862-6573.
• Free Falun Dafa Qigong exercise class offered at noon Jan. 16 at Flathead County Library community room in Kalispell; easy for all ages.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 16, Flathead Electric, Kalispell.
• Evergreen School board meets 6:30 p.m., Jan. 16, administration boardroom.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council and Management board meet 10:30 a.m., Jan. 17, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 17, The Wave, Whitefish.
• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1 p.m., Jan. 17, second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 17, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Free food, Wii gaming. Craft theme is “Japanese Kyoto candy making. Free.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 18, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21, Libby Christian Church, Libby. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members).Call 283-7000.
• Red Cross employee blood drive, 1-6 p.m. Jan. 21, Applied Materials.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 22, Polson High School.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Jan. 22, Glacier Park International Airport board room.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 23, North Valley Hospital, in the blood mobile.
• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 24: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Qdoba, in the blood mobile; 1-6 p.m. Marion Fire Department.
• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 25: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walmart, in the blood mobile; noon to 5 p.m. Troy High School.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 26, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members).Call 751-4500.
• Montana Metaphysical Mind, Body and Soul Expo, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 7 First Ave. E., Suite 7, Kalispell. Tarot, crystal energy healing and more. Raffles, door prizes, drawings. A portion of proceeds donated to Humane Society of Northwest Montana. Call 406-393-2191.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 26, Best Buy.
• AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 28. North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members).Call 892-4087.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Jan. 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 29, Polson Methodist Church.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 30, Pope John Paul II Church. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Glacier High School.
• 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.
• Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, Feb. 1-3, Polson. Tickets available at Showboat Cinemas in Polson. Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns will discuss his work. Call 883-4160 or 883-5908 to volunteer.
• 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.
• Opening reception for “Of the Earth” exhibit featuring 11 artists from Montana and across the United States, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 28, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Public invited. Call 755-5268.
• 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.