Daybook
Tuesday
• Flathead Community Health Center assists individuals with registering for the Health Insurance Marketplace and selecting a plan, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Scheduled appointments are also available; call 758-2165.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., U.S. Forest Service.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division, will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10 a.m. to noon, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Bring favorite Christmas decoration for show and tell. Allan Dunbar plays Christmas music on piano. Speaker is Jessica Rogers. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child-care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce Christmas luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Performance by Columbia Falls High School Music Department. Community Pride awards. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. All welcome. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 1:30 p.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room. Audit workshop, 1 p.m.
• Boy Scout office grand opening, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Use north entrance to mall. Flag ceremony, refreshments, activities for youths ages 7 to 17. Call 406-390-2402.
• Deer Park School board meets, 5:30 p.m. at the school.
• Swan River School board meets, 5:30 p.m., school library.
• Kila School board meets, 5:30 p.m.
• Somers Rural Fire District board meets, 6 p.m., Lakeside Fire Department, 125 Bills Road.
• Whitefish High School Choir sings Christmas songs, 7 p.m., Whitefish Moose Lodge, 23010th St. Free. Public welcome. Call 862-3943.
• Jwalan Muktika School for Illumination fall speaker series continues with Saundra Alessi on “Exploring Forgiveness,” 7 p.m., 1005 Baker Ave., Suite G, Whitefish (in the Stampede Building). Free. Open to public. Call 862-6573.
• West Valley Fire District trustees meet, 7:30 p.m., West Valley Fire Station on Farm to Market Road.
Wednesday
• CenturyLink will match all Salvation Army kettle donations dollar for dollar today at local Walmarts. Employees will be ringing the bells.
• Flathead Community Health Center assists individuals with registering for the Health Insurance Marketplace and selecting a plan, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Scheduled appointments are also available; call 758-2165.
• Alpine Weavers study group, 10:30 a.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Homemade ornament exchange. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Glacier Bank, Main Street, Kalispell.
• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection Christmas tea, 11:30 a.m. North Valley Hospital Community Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Speaker is Jennie Rogers. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Free Qigong Falun Dafa instruction for all ages begins at 11:45 a.m. in the downstairs community room of the Flathead County Library in Kalispell.
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets, 3-4:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Speech therapist Rhonda Nitschelm presents the LOUD Program. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767.
• Flathead County Homeless Youth Christmas project meets, 4 p.m., United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center in Kalispell; bring a $5 or $10 gift card to help homeless youths.
• Fulbright Exchange professor Robert Friel gives a presentation of Russian contemporary issues at 6 p.m., room 144, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call Mick Stemborski, 756-3945.
• Marion School board meets, 6:30 p.m., eighth-grade classroom.
• Evergreen School board meets, 6:30 p.m., administration boardroom.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets, 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Bree Fuqua will talk about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail this past summer. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.
• Mission Mountain Audubon meets, 7 p.m., Polson City Library meeting room. Warren Hanson gives a presentation on “Glacier Park’s Harlequin Ducks in a Changing Climate.” Free. All welcome.
• Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets, 7 p.m., 108 Harbor Heights Blvd., Bigfork. Public welcome.
• Flathead Valley Community Band holiday concert, 7:30 p.m., Red Lion Hotel ballroom, Kalispell. Free. Everyone welcome.
Thursday
• Family Friendly Flathead hosts breakfast with Santa, 305 E. Evergreen Drive, Kalispell, 9 a.m. to noon.
• Organic Seed Alliance and Montana Organic Association offer a course titled, “Taking Seed Production to the Next Level in Montana,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., FVCC. Space limited. Registration $25, includes lunch.
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 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.
• Flathead Community Health Center assists individuals with registering for the Health Insurance Marketplace and selecting a plan, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Friday, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Scheduled appointments are also available; call 758-2165.
• Flathead Community Health Center hosts a holiday activity from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the health department, 1035 First Ave. W. in Kalispell. Free dental screenings for children ages 2 to 18 are offered; Santa Claus will visit children during the same time. One free photograph with Santa will be available to each child. Call 751-8156.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.
• Children’s Christmas event, 4-7 p.m., Conrad Mansion, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Admission $2 for children and $5 for adults; includes short tours and small gift for each child. Professional photos with Santa available for $10. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.
• Montana Organic Association 11th annual conference today through Saturday, FVCC. Theme is “An Organic Perspective: Facts and Fiction of GMOs and More.” Call Sandi Shanks, (406) 297-7588.
Friday
• Kalispell Public Schools Committees meet in the administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.: Finance, 7:30 a.m.; Curriculum/Instruction, 9 a.m.; Personnel, 9 a.m.
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., KRMC.
• Flathead Chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at 11:30 a.m. for a social gathering, with lunch at noon, at Perkins restaurant. Food items and money will be collected for Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry. For reservations, call Bill Driver at 837-2744.
• Flathead Community Health Center assists individuals with registering for the Health Insurance Marketplace and selecting a plan, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Scheduled appointments are also available; call 758-2165.
• Montana Organic Association 11th annual conference continues through Saturday, FVCC. Theme is “An Organic Perspective: Facts and Fiction of GMOs and More.” Call Sandi Shanks, (406) 297-7588.
• Annual Whitefish Christmas Stroll, 5:30-9 p.m., downtown Whitefish. Tree-lighting ceremony 6:15 p.m. Depot Park, followed by Santa’s arrival. Arts and crafts, food vendors; fire juggling, caroling, frozen turkey bowling and more.
• Montanans for Multiple Use present a public presentation about “Transfer of Federal Lands to the States” with Rep. Ken Ivory of Utah, 6:30 p.m., Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Free admission. Call 261-9326.
• Christmas recital featuring violinist Wai Mizutani and pianist Siobhan McGuire, 7:30 p.m., John Paul II Church, Bigfork. Freewill offering accepted for youth program. Public invited.
• Luke Dowler CD release party and benefit for Habitat for Humanity, 9:30 p.m., Crush, Central Avenue, downtown Whitefish. Free. Public invited.
Saturday
• Montana Organic Association 11th annual conference continues at FVCC. Theme is “An Organic Perspective: Facts and Fiction of GMOs and More.” Call Sandi Shanks, (406) 297-7588.
• 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.
• Kila School PTO craft bazaar, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the gym.
• Wreaths Across America ceremony, 10 a.m., Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Wreaths representing all military branches will be placed. Wreaths available for $15 each and will be place on veterans’ graves at the cemetery.
• St. Matthew’s parish Cookie Carousel, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., school gym, 602 S. Main St., Kalispell. Homemade Christmas cookies and candies. Hot coffee, tea and cocoa for sale. Call 752-6303.
• Christmas at Our House annual free dinner, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Armed Forces Reserve Center, U.S. 93 north of Kalispell. No reservation needed. Call 471-4271. Complimentary bus service available for Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls. Call 758-5728.
• Flathead Spay and Neuter Task Force Kitty Adoption Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 275 Treeline Road, Kalispell.
• Big Arm community potluck, Big Arm Historic School. Social time, 5:30 p.m.; potluck, 6 p.m.; live music by Sisler Family and Friends, 7 p.m. Call Ross, 849-5568.
Sunday
• Missoula guitarist and singer/songwriter John Floridis benefit concert, 7 p.m., Whitefish United Methodist Church, 1150 Wisconsin Ave. Freewill donations benefit Neighbors in Need.
Monday
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Public meeting on “How to Reclaim Montana’s Lands,” 6:30 p.m., Best Western Flathead Lake Inn, U.S. 93 and Montana 82, Somers. Kirk MacKenzie, founder of Defend Rural America, and a panel of experts will present. Call 837-6929 or (650) 967-5679.
A look ahead
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division, will be available to veterans and their dependents, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 17-18, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 17, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 863-3627.
• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 17: noon to 5 p.m., Eureka Baptist Church; 2-5 p.m., Lakeside QRU.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets at 6 p.m., Dec. 17, Kalispell Middle School library.
• NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness)/LAC Christmas party, 6-8 p.m. Dec. 17, Kalispell. Call (406) 309-5199.
• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets, 7 p.m. Dec. 17, City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public. Call 758-7722.
Columbia Falls Historical Society meets, 7 p.m. Dec. 17, Montana Veterans Home chapel. All interested in local history welcome.
• Alpine Weavers and Spinners meet, 10:30 a.m. Dec. 18, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Holiday potluck. Beverages provided. All interested welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 18, Montana Athletic Club, Bigfork.
• Salvation Army Competitive Day of Ringing in Kalispell, Evergreen, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork and Lakeside, Dec. 19. Communities will challenge one another to raise the most money.
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets, 8:30 a.m. Dec. 19, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 19, Bigfork High School.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session, 6 p.m. Dec. 19, Kalispell Middle School library.
• Marion Fire District meets, 7 p.m. Dec. 19, Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane. Public invited.
• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., First Interstate Bank, Main Street, Kalispell.
• Bargains in the Gym, 1-5 p.m. Dec. 20, 305 E. Evergreen Drive, Kalispell. Continues 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 21. Fundraiser for Family Friendly Flathead.
• Glacier Woodturners meet, 9 a.m. Dec. 21, Hansen’s Trucking, Columbia Falls. Call 755-1795.
• Bargains in the Gym, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 21, 305 E. Evergreen Drive, Kalispell. Fundraiser for Family Friendly Flathead. Free clothing giveaway, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 23, Lakeview Village Apartments, Polson. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call (406) 644-3446.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Annual luminaria lighting 5 p.m. Dec. 24, Rose Crossing, Evergreen. Luminaria will remain lit until at least 10 p.m. along roughly 2 miles between U.S. 2 East and Whitefish Stage. Free. Public invited. Memorial lights may be purchased for $5 at the Evergreen Fire Department.
• Community Kitchen Feeding the Flathead free Christmas dinner, 6 p.m. Dec. 25, Faith Alliance Church, 348 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Turkey, ham and pumpkin pie. All will receive a gift.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 26, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 27: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 1-4:30 p.m. Straight Blast Gym.
• Whitefish Figure Skating Club Christmas for All ice skating show, 4-7 p.m. Dec. 28, Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. On ice tickets, $15; general admission $10; youths 6-10, $5; 5 and under, free.
• Columbia Falls Historical Society Cowboy Christmas Ball, 8 p.m. to midnight Dec. 28, Montana Veterans Home chapel, Columbia Falls. For tickets, call 892-0178.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
Annual Polar Bear Plunge, 2 p.m. Jan. 1, The Raven, Woods Bay.
• Columbia Falls Relay for Life Winter kick-off event, noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 4, Marantette Park, Columbia Falls. Family fun. Hot chocolate, coffee, cookies.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Jan. 8, The Summit, Kalispell. Leah Levitt will talk about some of her Montana hikes last summer. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.
• Flathead Conservation District meets 7 p.m. Jan. 13, USDA building, 133 Interstate Lane, Kalispell. Call 752-4220.
• Kalispell Little Explorers program tours The Aquarium Shop, Kalispell, 11 a.m. to noon, Jan. 14. For ages 2-6; must be accompanied by adults. $7 for nonresidents, $5 for city residents. Call 758-7975.
• Whitefish Winter Carnival world ski joring championships, Jan. 25-26, Whitefish Municipal Airport grounds. Opening ceremonies, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 25. Events start at noon daily. $5 parking fee benefits Human Therapy on Horseback.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets, 7 p.m. Feb. 12, The Summit, Kalispell. Mitchell Leus will talk about his Missouri River float trip. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.
• Kalispell Little Explorers program tours Sweet Peaks, Kalispell, 10-11 a.m. Feb. 20. For ages 2-6; must be accompanied by adults. $7 for nonresidents, $5 for city residents. Call 758-7975.
• Kalispell Little Explorers program tours Humane Society of Northwest Montana, Kalispell, 11 a.m. to noon March 20. For ages 2-6; must be accompanied by adults. $7 for nonresidents, $5 for city residents. Call 758-7975.
• Kalispell Little Explorers program tours Sweet No Wheat Bakery, Kalispell, 10-11 a.m. April 17. For ages 2-6; must be accompanied by adults. $7 for nonresidents, $5 for city residents. Call 758-7975.