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Tuesday

• BNI meeting, “Jump Start Your Business 2012,” 7 a.m., Boiler Room, 525 Eighth St. E., Kalispell. Call 406-871-0236.

• Creston School board meets at 7:30 a.m. Public welcome.

• Mosquito Control District board meets 8:30-10 a.m., Earl Bennett Building, Environmental Health conference room, 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.

• Certified seminar leader Ina Albert presents a conversation for men of all ages “About Growing Older,” noon to 2 p.m., and 7-9 p.m. Feb. 9, First Presbyterian Church, 540 Main St., Kalispell. Free. Call 863-2333 to reserve a place.

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

• Kila School board meets 5:15 p.m.

• Swan River School board meets 5:30 p.m.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets at 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

• West Glacier Elementary School board meets 6 p.m.

• Life After Loss grief support group for people who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal loss, 6-7:30 p.m., Cornerstone Building, 3004 Hospital Way, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. Free. Call Tamarack Grief Resource Center counselor Carrie Thiel, 261-0724; or nurse Denise Cox, 863-3535.

• Helena Flats School board special meeting, 7 p.m., school library.

• Planning meeting for new Lakeside Community Garden, 7 p.m., West Shore Community Library, 100 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside. All interested welcome.

• Flathead Kennel Club meets 7 p.m., Montana Logging Association, 2224 Montana 35, across from Hooper’s Nursery. Speaker is Kane Shenyer, second place winner on National Eukanuba Dog Show with his dog, Hazel. Free. Public welcome. Call 471-2328.

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kalispell City Hall.

• NAMI and Local Advisory Council on Mental Health meets from 1-2:30 p.m. at The Summit in Kalispell. Speaker is Flathead County District Judge David Ortley will talk about young adults and drug use. Public welcome. Call Boyd Roth, 752-6003.

• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Jennifer Crowley presents “Seven Steps to Long-Term Care Planning.” All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.

• College Goal Montana session to help students and families apply for financial assistance for college, 4-7 p.m., FVCC Arts and Technology Building. Free, open to all higher education-bound students. Federal tax returns needed. Call coordinator Amy Kanewischer, 756-3961.

• Bigfork Soroptimists host their 10th annual “An Affair to Remember, 5-7 p.m., Mountain Lake Lodge, Woods Bay. Hors d’oeuvres, gourmet chocolate desserts, wine tasting, silent auction, raffle for gift baskets. Tickets $20 available at The Jug Tree, at the door, or call Susan Olson, 471-4048.

• Columbia Falls School board Negotiations Committee meets at 5 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

• Relay for Life Committee meets 5:30 p.m., First Montana Bank, 160 N. Main St., Kalispell. Anyone interested in helping to plan is welcome.

• Evergreen School board meets 6:30 p.m., administration boardroom.

• Flathead Beekeepers meets 6:30 p.m. Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call Kathy Britton, 752-9642.

• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets 7 p.m., at Teakettle Community Hall, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Business meeting, 5:30 p.m.; program, 7 p.m. Free. Public welcome. Call Rachel Potter, 892-2446.

• Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets 7 p.m., 108 Harbor Heights Blvd., Bigfork. Public welcome.

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Coffee and tea served. Dr. Pete Smith gives a presentation on his recent trip to Antarctica. Refreshments. Everyone welcome. Call Mike Spence, 857-2599.

• Montana Landlords Association meets at 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, Kalispell. Dinner off the menu. Call Georgia, 756-1265.

Thursday

• 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.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., Linderman Educational Cooperative, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Flathead County Health Department.

• Home Options open house at their new location, 2-5:30 p.m., Ashley Square Mall, 275 Corporate Dr., Suite 100, Kalispell. Light refreshments; tours. Public invited. Call 751-4200.

• Whitefish High School open house and tours of building prior to bond election, 4-6 p.m. today and Feb. 16. Public invited.

• Professional Therapy Associates and Family Health Care open house, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the clinic, adjacent to Super One Foods, Columbia Falls. Free health screenings, food, live music, door prizes. Public invited. Call 892-7999.

• Lakeside Parks Advisory Committee meets 6:30 p.m. Lakeside Chapel, U.S. 93 and Adams Street.

• Local Institute of Noetic Sciences Community Group meets 7 p.m.,  Bohemian Grange, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Sara Bonds and Shawna Moore give a presentation on “The Breath: Practices and Physiology.” All welcome. Donations appreciated. Call 862-9591 or 862-7711.

Friday

• North Valley Senior Center book and puzzle sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Feb. 11, 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Lasagna dinner fundraiser 4-7 p.m. Feb. 10. Includes salad, roll, dessert; $6. Public invited.

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

• Annual Valentine’s Day Neighbors in Need luncheon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Northridge Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Menu includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, homemade pie, beverage. Cost $10 per person. Delivery available by calling 752-7266 by Feb. 8.

• 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.

• Glacier Country Pachyderm meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Speaker is Bob Brown, former GOP candidate for governor. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.

• North Valley Senior Center  Lasagna dinner fundraiser 4-7 p.m. 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Includes salad, roll, dessert; $6. Public invited.

• A Chocolat Affair 5-10 p.m., downtown Kalispell. Area businesses will vie for awards for best chocolate treats. Live jazz from 7-10 p.m., The Split Rock Cafe, 30 Second St. E. Awards ceremony 8 p.m., door prizes.

• 34th annual Cabin Fever Days today through Feb. 12, Martin City, Coram, Hungry Horse. Fundraiser for Canyon QRU, Head Start, Volunteer Fire Department and food bank. $3 button gets you into all events. Kids sled races at noon Saturday, Sugar Hill, Martin City Free shuttle to free Head Start Kids Carnival, Head Start, Martin City. Bar stool races 1 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sugar Hill.

Saturday

• North Valley Senior Center book and puzzle sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls.

• Miss Sweetheart Pageant for babies and girls up to 12 years of age, 10 a.m., East Evergreen Elementary School. Doors open at 9 a.m. $40 entry fee plus $5 per category. Proceeds go to Eagle Scout project in Ethiopia. Call Breanna Jensen, 261-0074.

• Bird Woman Falls Chapter of Daughters of American Revolution meets at 11 a.m., Whitefish Library. The program is on “How Good an Ancestor Will You Be?” Call Carol Nicholson, 892-2952; or Marge Fisher, 862-1233.

• Literacy Volunteers seventh annual Scrabble tournament and fundraiser, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Teams of four collect pledges and choose to play beginning at 10 a.m. to noon, or 1-3 p.m. Prizes, food. Call 257-7323.

• Social worker Dawn Rain Lyga discusses Montana’s advanced directives and answers questions about Montana POLST form, medical power of attorney and Five Wishes, 10-11 a.m. Feb. 11, Frontier Hospice, 29 Second St. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-4923.

• Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sams RV Club meets at 11:30 a.m., Homestead Cafe, Lakeside. No-host lunch. Table games played afterward . Bring items for food bank. Guests welcome. Call 752-0222 or 756-0428.

• 34th annual Cabin Fever Days continues through Sunday, Martin City, Coram, Hungry Horse. Fundraiser for Canyon QRU, Head Start, Volunteer Fire Department and food bank. $3 button gets you into all events. Kids sled races at noon Saturday, Sugar Hill, Martin City Free shuttle to free Head Start Kids Carnival, Head Start, Martin City. Bar stool races 1 p.m. Saturday, and 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sugar Hill.

• University of Montana Grizzly Scholarship Flathead Poker Tournament, Fatt Boys Bar and Grille, Kalispell. Registration starts at noon; play at 1 p.m. Half of proceeds go to GSA, half paid out in prize money. Call Susan, 212-8298 to register; call Jack Cross, 261-7883 with poker questions.

• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association host a Darwin Day celebration, 2-4 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. A video introduction to secular humanism and another titled, “Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life,” will be shown, followed by question/answer session. Free. Public invited. Call 261-3195.

• Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead annual potluck and membership drive, 6:30 p.m., Roy Duff Memorial Armory, 305 Armory Road, Whitefish. Raffle for a Decker pack saddle. Call Chuck, 314-0154.

• Kalispell Parks and Recreation and The Bear Radio annual Valentines Dance, 7-9 p.m., Laser School, 124 Third Ave. E., Kalispell (formerly Linderman School). $5 per person or $15 per family of four, at the door. Call 758-7975.

Sunday

• The Whitefish Shines group will take down Whitefish Christmas decorations today. Volunteers should meet downtown at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 12, at corner of Central Avenue and Second Street. Bring gloves and wire cutters if you have them. Call Chris Schustrom, 260-1198 or Jim Trout, 862-6661.

• 34th annual Cabin Fever Days, Martin City, Coram, Hungry Horse. Fundraiser for Canyon QRU, Head Start, Volunteer Fire Department and food bank. $3 button gets you into all events. Bar stool races 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sugar Hill, Martin City.

• College Goal Montana session to help students and families apply for financial assistance for college, 1-4 p.m., FVCC Arts and Technology Building. Free, open to all higher education-bound students. Federal tax returns needed. Call coordinator Amy Kanewischer, 756-3961.

• Annual Readers’ Fair, 1-5 p.m., Jwalan Muktika School for Illumination, 320 Haugen Heights Road, Whitefish. 15-minute readings in channeled, tarot, numerology, enneagram and birth code readings; energy massages, $15 each. Proceeds go toward education programs at nonprofit. Reservations recommended, but not required. Call 862-6573.

• Kalispell Senior Center Valentines spaghetti feed fundraiser, 1-3 p.m., 402 Second Ave. W. $6 per plate.

• John White Lecture Series presents, 2:30 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. FVCC professor and anthropologist E.B. Eiselein explores the history of the fur trade. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

Monday

• Cayuse Prairie School board special meeting, 8 a.m. school library. Public welcome.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their independents, 11 a.m. to noon, Troy Senior Center; and 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet for lunch at noon, at Grouse Mountain Lodge. Meeting and program on Pearl Harbor presented by Katy Zundel will follow at 1 p.m. Call Barb Alsbury, 752-9065.

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

• Flathead County Republican Women meet at 5:15 p.m., Sykes’ Restaurant, 202 W. Second St., Kalispell. John Fuller will speak on the topic, “Step Up and Be Heard.” Public welcome. Call Alice Blasdel, 857-3690.

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

• Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Photographer Dick Walker presents a program on “Magee Marsh — Warbler Mecca and Migrant Trap.” Free. All welcome.

A look ahead

• Flathead Valleyaires Valleyaires offer singing Valentines in the Flathead Valley from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 14. Cost $50 includes complimentary tickets to spring concert, long-stemmed red rose, raffle ticket. Call Betsy, 407-4506 or Susan 261-4422.

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

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their independents 10 a.m. to noon, Feb. 14, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.

• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., Feb. 14, meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Amy Bedey of Riddles Jewelry talks about caring for fine and costume jewelry. Speaker is Nova Lee Hutchins. Food bank donations accepted. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• Yellow Bay Community Club Valentine’s Day spaghetti and meat balls lunch and bingo, noon, Feb. 14, Montana 35, mile marker 18. Call 982-3437 for reservations.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 14, KRMC.

• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Feb. 14, Glacier Park International Airport board room.

• Fifth annual Teen Anti-Valentine’s Day party for grades six to 12, 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Anti-valentine crafts, games, prizes, chocolate. Free; no registration required. Call Youth Services Librarian Martha Furman, 758-5713.

• Benefit spaghetti dinner and open mic for Aidan Long family and CURE: Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Glacier Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell. $5 donation requested. Call 755-9255.

• Youth Image Project Valentine’s Day photo booth fundraiser, 7-10 p.m. Feb. 14, Crush Wine Bar, 124 Central Ave., Whitefish. Alicia Brown Photography will take portraits of you and your loved ones for $30 donation. Includes two glasses of champagne and two desserts. Proceeds support after-school arts program for local at-risk youth. Call Jennifer DeMonte, 270-3377.

• Flathead Basin Commission meets 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Feb. 15,  DNRC office, 655 Timberwolf Pkwy., Kalispell. Public welcome, 240-3453.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 15, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 15, Tea Kettle Community Hall, Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Bakery owner Jenelle Cassidy talks about eating gluten free. Speaker is Nova Lee Hutchins. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• Richard Quillin discusses “Learn the Kindle” at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Feb. 15, Heckathorn meeting room, Whitefish Community Library.

• Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation, 7 p.m., Feb. 15,  Clementine’s 265 Bridge St., Bigfork. Carol Marie of Witty Knitters will demonstrate knitting techniques. Donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.

• Evergreen Fire District board meets 7 p.m. Feb. 15, Evergreen Fire Hall.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 16, Libby VFW.

• Lakeview Rebekah Lodge hosts a games and pie social, 1 p.m. Feb. 16, Bigfork Masonic Temple. Cash donations accepted for Bigfork Food Bank. Call Marlene, 837-4538.

• Northwest Healthcare Heart Health Fair, 4-8 p.m. Feb. 16, FVCC Arts and Technology Building. Lectures, break-out sessions, booths, cooking demonstrations, light refreshments. Free. Public invited. Call 751-6697.

• Columbia Falls School board Insurance Committee meets at 4 p.m., Feb. 16, administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

• Whitefish High School open house and tours of building prior to bond election, 4-6 p.m., Feb. 16. Public invited.

• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets 5 p.m. Feb. 16, McKenzie River Pizza, Kalispell. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited. For reservations, call Lavonne Larson, 756-7082.

• Flathead Audubon field trip for Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 17, Swan River/Echo Lake area. Meet 9 a.m., Swan River School parking lot to carpool. Return at noon. Bring binoculars/scope. Call Kathy Ross, 837-3837. Free. All welcome.

• Red Cross blood drives Feb. 17:  9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Hospital, Libby; noon to 4 p.m. Kalispell Toyota, blood mobile.

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

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 18, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Glacier Woodurners hosts a “Turn-a-Thon”, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18, Kalispell Center Mall. Turned items will be donated to Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry, Samaritan House and Toys for Tots.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Feb. 18, Kalispell Walgreen’s, blood mobile.

• Benefit auction and spaghetti feed for Bill Marvel, former mayor of Rexford, to help with medical expenses following heart surgery, 2 p.m. Feb. 18, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Eureka. Live auction begins at 3 p.m. Live music. Call 752-5395 or 406-297-7785 to donate or for more details.

• Hockaday Museum of Art Mardi Gras celebration, 5-9 p.m. Feb. 18, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Southern food and adult beverages for sale. Costume contest. Raffles. Musical entertainment. Children’s mask making project; materials provided. Free admission. Public welcome. Call 755-5268.

• 27th annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation annual banquet, 5 p.m. Feb. 18, Expo Building, Northwest Montana Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Entertainment, drawings, raffles, games, silent auction, cocktails. Tickets $70 per person or $105 per couple and includes yearly membership. Call Kim Wold, 257-9110.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Feb. 20, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 21, Bigfork Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 837-4157.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Feb. 21, Polson Area Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m.  Feb. 21, Lakeside Baptist Church.

• Flathead Democratic Central Committee meets Feb. 21, Back Room of Nite Owl, Columbia Falls. Optional dinner 6 p.m.; business meeting 7-8 p.m. Speaker is Zac Perry, Democratic candidate for HD 3.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Feb. 22, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 23, Browning Hospital.

• Teen social for grades six to 12, 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Gaming on Wii, free food. Bring items to create your own artwork stickers. Call Youth Services Librarian Martha Furman, 758-5713.

• Feature length documentary film about the sexual exploitation of children, “Sex + Money: A National Search for Human Worth,” will be shown at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 23, and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24, downstairs community room, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Donations accepted. Call Diane Yarus, 751-2175.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead Combined Training Association equestrian dressage and stadium jumping show, 9 a.m., Feb. 26, Majestic Valley Arena, 3630 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Spectators welcome. Call Katy Long, 406-249-8708.

• John White Lecture Series presents, 2:30 p.m., Feb. 26, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Engineer and surveyor Bill Weikel talks about surveying equipment and methods of early explorers. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 27,  Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-293-0100.

• FVCC Battle of the Bands auditions, 1-9 p.m. Feb. 27, Arts and Technology Building. Call Khord Thompson, 890-2580.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Feb. 27,  at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• IHOP’s seventh annual National Pancake Day, Feb. 28. Free short stack of pancakes all day to raise donations for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Kalispell IHOP is located at 2425 U.S. 93 N.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 28, Our Lady of Mercy Church, Eureka.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 5:30 p.m., Feb. 28, Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 29, Meadow Lake Resort.

• Whitefish Winter Classic March 1-4, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Kick off March 1 — 5:30-7:30 p.m., poker run, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; March 2 — NFL celebrity autographs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Summit House, Big Mountain, Play 60 Challenge 4:15-7 p.m. Whitefish High School gym, autograph session 7-8 p.m.; March 3 — Gala/auction 5:30-10 p.m., The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, VIP party, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Boat Club; March 4 — Champagne brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Whitefish Lake Restaurant. Call 862-8146.

• Special Olympics Montana, March 4-6, Whitefish Mountain Resort.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., March 8, Linderman Educational Cooperative, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• 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.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., March 28, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

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

• FVCC Battle of the Bands competition, 7:30 p.m. April 6, Arts and Technology Building. Call Khord Thompson, 890-2580.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council and Management board meet 10:30 a.m., April 12, Linderman Educational Cooperative, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Combined Training Association equestrian dressage and stadium jumping show, 9 a.m., April 22, Majestic Valley Arena, 3630 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Spectators welcome. Call Katy Long, 406-249-8708.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., April 25, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

• 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 Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., May 17, Linderman Educational Cooperative, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Annual Flathead Lake Cherry Blossom Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 19, Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse, Montana 35, mile marker 35. Arts and crafts for sale Call Shari, 982-3437.

• CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., May 23, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 8:30 a.m., June 14, Flathead Special Education Cooperative, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., June 27, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

• 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.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., July 25, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 22, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sept. 26, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Oct. 24, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Nov. 28, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.

•CPR/First Aid certification 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Dec. 26, Cornerstone Building at North Valley Hospital, 3004 Hospital Way, Whitefish. $50 per person ($35 if just CPR). Brown bag lunch. Pre-registration required. Call 863-3513.