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Friday, Oct. 25
• Pachyderm meeting, noon, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Scott Richardson will discuss his support of the Kalispell City Airport expansion. Lunch available. Call 862-8746.
• Northwest Montana Retired Educators Association meets, noon, Vista Linda, Somers. Guest speaker is Joan Tomich, District 1 representative for MREA. Bring a jar of peanut butter and children’s book for the food bank.
• Screening of “Copperhead,” 7 p.m., Flathead High School auditorium. Fundraiser for Flathead High’s theater program.
• Christmas at the Mansion, today through Sunday, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Preview party 7-9 p.m. tonight. Champagne and appetizers, music. Tickets $45 ($40 for members). Holiday bazaar, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $5 per person, $2 per child. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.
• 17th annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat Trail and Boo Bash Carnival of Fun, 6-7 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Skilled Care Center, 185 Crestline Ave., Kalispell; and 6:30-8 p.m. at the Buffalo Hill Terrace Retirement Community, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free admission. Call 752-9622.
• Halloween carnival, 6-8:30 p.m., Kila School gym. Nacho dinner available. Tickets three for $1. Call 257-2428.
Saturday
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Walk-ins welcome. Call 751-4500.
• Free volunteer training, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Frontier Hospice. RSVP to Marshauna, 755-4923.
• Women of First Presbyterian Church annual fall and holiday bazaar, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 540 S. Main St., Kalispell. Crafts, home-baked goods, produce, books, holiday and next-to-new items. Silent auction. Homemade soup luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All proceeds go to local charities.
• Live Locally 5K Run/Walk, 10 a.m., HealthCare Plus, 1 Seventh Ave. E., Polson. Race-day registration, 9 a.m. Free spaghetti lunch. Proceeds benefit Polson Youth Soccer Association. Call 260-1476 or 261-2761.
• Christmas at the Mansion holiday bazaar, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $5 per person, $2 per child. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.
• Rescued cats and kittens adoption event, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Holiday Inn Express lobby, Kalispell. Call Valerie, 752-3513.
• Family Friendly Flathead Great Pumpkin Carnival and costume contest, noon to 4 p.m., The Gym, 305 E. Evergreen Drive. Pumpkin baking contest, games, bounce house, pumpkin pie eating contest. Teen Halloween Masquerade, 7-9 p.m. Free admission with donation of food for Christmas dinner.
• Bat Day, 1-3 p.m., Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Crafts, games, costume contest, interactive family presentation. Call Amy Grout, 755-2706, ext. 3.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Look, Listen, Learn speaker series presents Daniel B. Fagre and Adam Clark of U.S. Geological Survey on topic “Glacier Park: A Sentinel for High-Elevation Change and Why it Matters,” 4 p.m., Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Free; reservations required. Call 888-5393.
• Spaghetti dinner and silent auction fundraiser, 5-7 p.m., Cafe Max, Kalispell. Dinner $5 each or $15 for family (or donate what you can). Some Cafe Max soup available; limited gluten-free dinners available. Proceeds benefit Colt Owens’ upcoming People to People trip. Visit www.facebook.com/Colt2014.
• Party to celebrate Roz Kristoffersen’s 30 years of teaching dance in the Flathead Valley, 5:30 p.m., Kalispell Eagles, 37 First St. W. All past and present students welcome.
• Wild and Scenic Film Festival, 7 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 6 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door. Hosted by the Flathead/Kootenai Chapter of the Montana Wilderness Association. Call Terry Meyers, 890-2221 or 471-4159.
• Tra le Gael plays a concert in support of Flathead CARE, 7 p.m., Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets $26.
Sunday
• Christmas at the Mansion holiday bazaar, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Tickets $5 per person, $2 per child. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.
• Wild and Scenic Film Festival, 2 p.m., Teakettle Community Center, Columbia Falls. Doors open 2 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door. Hosted by the Flathead/Kootenai Chapter of the Montana Wilderness Association. Call Terry Meyers, 890-2221 or 471-4159.
• Don Spencer performs a comedy hypnosis show, 4 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Tickets $15 at www.sleepnow.com/WTCPetLove.html or the Humane Society or at the door for $18. Show best suited for older students and adults. Fundraiser for the Humane Society of Northwest Montana.
• Bach Cantata No. 80 performance, 4 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 603 S. Main St., Kalispell. Freewill offering taken. Call 752-6140.
• Tra le Gael plays a concert in support of Flathead CARE, 7 p.m., Glacier High School. Tickets $26.
Monday
• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call (406) 283-7000.
• AARP Driver Safety class, noon to 4 p.m., North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 892-4087.
• Flathead County Democratic Women host a luncheon at Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell featuring keynote speaker Montana Lt. Gov. John Walsh; social begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by noon salad and soup buffet; make reservations by Oct. 24; www.fcdermocraticwomen.com.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Center for Restorative Youth Justice holds a Trick-or-Feed food drive from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in east Kalispell to collect food for Flathead Food Bank.
• Spaghetti dinner, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Elks Lodge 1820 S. Main St., Kalispell. $5 per person. Entertainment by Kalispell Middle School students. Proceeds benefit Kalispell elementary school music programs.
• Flathead Conservation District monthly business meeting, 7 p.m., USDA conference room, 113 Interstate Lane, Kalispell. Call 752-4220.
• Jason DeShazer gives a free community presentation, 7-8:30 p.m., KM Theatre, Kalispell. Part of Red Ribbon Week. Call Flathead CARE, 751-3970.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Flathead High School.
• 20th annual Scholarship Award Luncheon, noon, FVCC Arts and Technology large community meeting room. Call Sue Evans, 756-3963.
• Senior health and wellness screenings, noon to 2 p.m., Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Blood pressure, memory, mental health and screenings; balance and fall assessments. Free.
• FVCC Student Government hosts a free children’s Halloween party, 5-7 p.m., Arts and Technology Building large community meeting room. For ages 4-8. Call Sharon Randolph, 756-3981.
• Healthy potluck supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Wellness Education Center, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Bring a healthy dish to share. Families welcome. Call 755-8423.
• Autism Society of America’s Northwest Montana Chapter hosts an autism support group meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Child Development Center, 1725 Montana 35, Kalispell. Parents and caregivers welcome. No child care available; children asked not to attend to promote open discussion. Call 257-8758.
• Wellness Education Center free movie night presents “Food Matters,” 6:40 p.m., 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Free healthy potluck follows. All welcome. Call 755-8423.
• Lakeside Community Council monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Lakeside QRU building, 201 Bills Road.
• Free screening of “King of Hearts,” 7 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Call 756-8381.
• Montana School Boards Association hosts a community focus group to determine what the community wants to see in the new Kalispell Public Schools superintendent, 7 p.m., Flathead High School auditorium. Call 751-3434.
Wednesday
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., John Paul II Catholic Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 837-4846.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., city of Kalispell Council Chambers.
• Flathead City-County Health Department counselors offer help with Obamacare, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., main Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Call 758-2165.
• Candidate forum for Whitefish City Council candidates at 11:30 a.m. during Whitefish Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Casey’s Pub & Grill in Whitefish; register by Friday at whitefishchamber.org or call 862-3501.
• Whitefish Trail public review meeting, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 418 E. Second St., Whitefish. City of Whitefish, Whitefish Legacy Partners and Whitefish Trail Operations Committee host the meeting. Update will be provided; comments requested on Lion Mountain, Skyles, Lupfer, Beaver Lakes, Swift Creek and Wood Lake trails. Call 863-2470 or 862-3880.
• Salvation Army Harvest-fest Carnival, 6-8 p.m., 110 Bountiful Drive, Kalispell. Snack bar, duck pond, softball throw, jail (Youth World Service fundraiser), more. Call 257-4357.
• Roundtable meeting on climate change, 7 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second St. E., Kalispell. Call 217-8109.
Thursday
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home.
• Trick or treating at the Nurturing Center, 146 Third Ave. W., Kalispell. Games, prizes, treats, more. Call 756-1414.
• Harvest Party, 5-7 p.m., Whitefish Mountain Mall. Food, games, door prizes, more. Free.
• Super Hero Sugar Fest!, Christian Center, 255 Summit Ridge Drive, Kalispell, 7-8 p.m., Super hero-themed treat rooms, chili, hot dogs, beverages, bounce house, more. $10 per family or $3 per person.
• North Valley Baptist Church Trunk or Treat, Oct. 31, 1750 Talbot Road, Columbia Falls. Candy for trick-or-treaters.
• Faith Alliance Church fall harvest festival, 6-8:30 p.m., 348 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Food and games. Public invited. Call 257-9199.
• Mad Lab Fall Festival, 6:30 to 8 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1295 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Bring a carved pumpkin using “Mad Scientist” theme. Prizes awarded. Games, dessert walk. Hot dogs and hot chocolate.
A look ahead
• Epworth United Methodist Church’s women’s holiday bazaar, bake sale and luncheon, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 2. Crafts, coffee, sweet rolls, soup luncheon. Call 257-6849.
• Trinity Lutheran Church Thimble Club annual bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 2, 400 W. California St., Kalispell. All handmade articles, baked goods. Homemade soup, pies, rolls and beverage lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday.
• Whitefish Women of the Moose pre-Christmas crafts and products bazaar, starting at 10 a.m., Nov. 2, Whitefish Moose Lodge. Lunch, baked goods and $25 table rentals available. Public welcome. Call 862-3943.
• Our Savior’s Lutheran Church annual smorgasbord, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 2, 401 Seventh St. W., Columbia Falls. Turkey and dressing, meatballs, mashed potatoes, lefse, Scandinavian treats and more. Adults, $10; children 7-12, $4; children 3-6 $2; under 3, free.
• “Say Boo to Drugs” ice skating Halloween party, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 2, Woodland Park Hockey Rink. Free admission with red ribbon; $3 skate rental. Costumes, bonfire, s’mores, games, music, food, prizes, more. Part of Red Ribbon Week. Call Flathead CARE, 751-3970.
• Ferndale Sewing Circle annual fall auction, 7 p.m., Nov. 2, Ferndale Community Center. Quilts, gift baskets, hand-crafted items for auction; pie and bingo will follow. Proceeds benefit scholarships and needy families in the Ferndale community.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Nov. 4, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 751-4500.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 4, Lakeside Chapel. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 884-3043.
• Flathead City-County Health Department counselors offer help with Obamacare, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4, main Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Call 758-2165.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 7 p.m., Nov. 4, downstairs meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call 752-6110.
• Creston school board meets, 7:30 a.m., Nov. 5.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division, will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Nov. 5, Troy Senior Center; 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets, 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fashion Goes Green Extravaganza, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 6, 700 Kookoosint Trail, Kalispell. Tickets $20; available at the Kalispell Grand Hotel, The Nurturing Center, the Re-Finery, at www.fcdemocraticwomen.com and at the door. Proceeds benefit the Abbie Shelter and The Nurturing Center. Call Hilary Shaw, 216-9082.
• West Valley Naturalists meet, 7 p.m. Nov. 7, West Valley School library, 2290 Farm to Market Road, Kalispell. John Vore, biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, discusses the local bear and mountain lion population and behavioral studies. Free. All welcome. Call Jeanine Buettner, 755-4733.
• Ladles of Love for Lisa, a fundraiser for local cancer patient Lisa Baier, 5 p.m. Nov. 8. Soup and dessert bar, silent auction. $10 for adults, $5 for kids. Call Denise, 250-4291.
• Fifth annual Whitefish Mountain Films events: 7 p.m. Nov. 8, Eagles Club, 37 First St. W., Kalispell; 6 p.m. Nov. 20, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Tickets $12 per night or $20 for both nights, available at Jersey Boys Pizza, Whitefish; Flathead Beacon, Kalispell; Outside Media, Columbia Falls.
• Seventh annual Voices of the Wilderness art exhibit and silent auction, 7 p.m. Nov. 8, Alpine Ballroom, 333 Main St., Kalispell. Live music, video documentary, more. Tickets $15 at www.bmwf.org/events.html. Proceeds benefit the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation.
• Big Mountain Ski Club annual ski sale and swap, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9, The Wave, Whitefish. Bring consignment items from 1-7 p.m. Nov. 8. Call Sue Moll, 862-6635.
• Yellow Bay Community Club Fall Festival Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 9, Yellow Bay Clubhouse, mile marker 18 on Montana 35. Crafts, decor, kids crafts, more. Proceeds benefit the club’s charity projects. Call 982-3064 or 982-3437.
• Mental health first aid class, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Sykes’, Kalispell. Sponsored by NAMI Flathead and Local Advisory Council. Cost $15 for materials. Call 253-7880.
• St. Richard’s Catholic Church annual bazaar 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9, Columbia Falls. Crafts, Christmas store, raffle table, face painting. Money raffle. Need not be present to win. Homemade soup lunch.
• Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park Nov. 9-11 for all veterans in honor of Veterans Day weekend.
• Rails to Trails annual Harvest Dance and Pie Auction, 7 p.m. Nov. 9, Smith Valley Grange, U.S. 2 W. Admission $5 or homemade pie per adult; $2.50 for children. Silent auction. Call Helen, 752-4766.
• Tra le Gael plays a concert in support of Flathead CARE, 7 p.m., Nov. 10, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Tickets $26.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11, United Methodist Church, Troy. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 751-4500.
• Veterans Day assembly, 2:15-3 p.m. Nov. 11, Lakeside Elementary.
• Screening of “A Place at the Table,” 7 p.m., Nov. 11, FVCC Arts and Technology Building room 139. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free. Call Dan Heskett, 752-0322.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 863-4157.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12, Bigfork Senior Center. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 837-4157.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division, will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10 a.m. to noon, Nov. 12, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.
• Theta Chapter, Alpha Delta Kappa, meets, Nov. 12, Buffalo Hill Terrace private dining room. Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Dinner, 5 p.m. Program, 5:30-6 p.m. Call Kathy, 253-8070.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Nov. 13, The Summit, Kalispell. Paul Carpenter will talk about biking in Hungary. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14, Lincoln County High School, Eureka. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call (406) 827-4735.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 18, Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call (406) 283-7000.
• Flathead City-County Health Department counselors offer help with Obamacare, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 18, main Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Call 758-2165.
• 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. Nov. 19-20, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.
• Memory screenings, 2-6 p.m., Prestige Assisted Living, 125 Glenwood Drive, Kalispell. Free. Call Jennifer, 212-0620 or 752-5821.
• Lake County Democrats meet Nov. 20, North Lake County Library. Social hour, 6:30 p.m.; program, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Marum of Montana Organizing Project discusses “The Truth Behind the Attack on Social Security.”
• Kalispell Little Explorers program tours Kalispell Fire Department Station 62, Kalispell, 10-11 a.m. Nov. 21. For ages 2-6; must be accompanied by adults. $7 for nonresidents, $5 for city residents. Call 758-7975.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Craft theme is Sharpie mugs. Free.
• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 23, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 751-4500.
• Wellness Education Center free movie night presents “Genetic Roulette,” 6:40 p.m., Nov. 26, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Free healthy potluck follows. All welcome. Call 755-8423.
• Trinity Lutheran School’s annual Christmas Extravaganza craft bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 30, Trinity Lutheran School, Kalispell.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division, will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Dec. 3, Troy Senior Center; 1:30-4 p.m. Libby Senior Center.
• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division, will be available to veterans and their dependents, 10 a.m. to noon, Dec. 10, North Lincoln County Annex, Eureka.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Dec. 11, 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.
• Wreaths Across America ceremony, 10 a.m. Dec. 14, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Wreaths available for $15 each and will be place on veterans’ graves at the cemetery.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.