Daybook
Wednesday, Feb. 26
• Evergreen School board meets 6:30 a.m., administration boardroom.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Flathead County Health Department.
• ImagineIF Libraries board meets 9-11 a.m., followed by advance work session, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jane Lopp and Associates, 295 Third Ave. EN, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.
• Jazz Night Out featuring world renowned musicians for a benefit concert for the Abbie Shelter, 7 p.m., Crush Wine Bar, 124 Central Ave., Whitefish. $15 at door.
Thursday
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Three Rivers Bank.
• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 1-5 p.m. Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.
• Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. basement of Bethany Lutheran Church, Montana 35, just south of Montana 209. Call Gwen Sutherland, 250-5457.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting, potluck supper and bingo, 5 p.m., Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Ruth Pomeroy speaks on the topic, “Are You Smarter than a Scam Artist?” Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Public welcome. Call 257-1598.
• Marion Fire District meets 7 p.m., Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane. Public invited.
• Citizens for a Better Flathead Community Movie Night, 7 p.m., Room 139, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Topic is “Feeding the Future: Growing Local Solutions. Bring seeds to swap. Learn about community gardens and more. Public invited.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Daily Inter Lake managing editor Frank Miele will talk about issues facing and political influence of daily newspapers. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 2-5 p.m., Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.
• Fifth annual Bigfork Brewfest today through Sunday. Live music, beard contest, Friday; Spam-O-Rama spam carving 2 p.m. Saturday, Garden Bar. Brewfest 3-7 p.m. Saturday with live music by The Fetveit Brothers and Tommy Edwards, Brookies Cookies parking lot. Tickets $25 include mug and tasting tickets. Free buses running from Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls. Fundraiser for community nonprofits.
Saturday
• Bigfork High School Class of 2014 rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Swan River Community Hall, corner of Swan River Road and Montana 83, across from Echo Lake Cafe. Proceeds go to fund safe, healthy party for graduates. Donations needed. Call Ian MacCallum, 837-0253.
• Winter Series Horse Show 9 a.m., Majestic Valley Arena. Traditional and Western dressage, arena jumping. Free for spectators. Concessions available.
• Health event on gluten and food sensitivities, weight loss and energy, 11 a.m. , Evergreen Fire Hall, 2236 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. Call Maureen, 406-253-9784.
• Flathead County Animal Shelter volunteer training, 1-2 p.m., 225 Cemetery Road. All 18 and older invited. Call 752-1310 and leave a message.
• Dr. Suess’ birthday party, 1:30-3 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Stories, snacks, photo booth. Fans of all ages invited.
Fundraising event for Place of Gathering Community and Nature Learning Center of Dayton, 2-5 p.m., Red Willow Lodge Atruim, 455 Grand Ave., Bigfork. Complimentary drinks, hors d’oeuvres. Music by cellist Lee Zimmerman.
• Missoula Children’s Theatre presents two performances of “Cinderella,” at 3 and 5:30 p.m., Somers Middle School gym. Tickets $5 adults, $2 children, at the door. Call Jeannine, 844-3063.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.
• Princess Ball, 7 p.m. Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Tickets $25 adults; $10 children, available at Glacier and Three Rivers Banks and Red Lion Hotel. Proceeds go to Montana Hope Project.
Sunday
• Flathead Audubon birding field trip to Lower Valley with Craig Hohenberger. Meet to carpool at 9 a.m. at Somers Park ‘n’ Ride, intersection of U.S. 93 and Montana 83. Bring lunch, binoculars or scope and appropriate clothes. Free. All welcome. Call Gael Bissell, 261-2255.
Monday
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Kila School board policy meeting at 2:30 p.m.
• Gateway to Glacier Trail meeting, 6 p.m., Freedom Bank basement, Columbia Falls. All interested in building a bicycle/walking trail from Coram to West Glacier invited. Call 387-5282.
• Lake County Parks board hosts public meetings to discuss parks and trails plans, 3 p.m. March 3, Tribal Community Center, Arlee; 7 p.m. March 4, Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork; 6 p.m. March 5, Polson Rural Fire Station. Call 883-7235 or 883-7204.
• Sam and Ruth Neff present an illustrated account of their recent experiences volunteering at the Mar Elias School in the Palestinian village of Ibillin, in northern Israel, 7 p.m., Whitefish Public Library.
Tuesday
• National Pancake Day fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. IHOP Restaurant, Kalispell. Free short stack of pancakes for a voluntary donation.
• Creston School board meets at 7:30 a.m. Public welcome.
• Retirement party for longtime manager of the Klothes Kloset, Kris Skyberg, 9-11 a.m., 286 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls.
• Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau presents a program featuring Suzette Dussault as “Jeannette Rankin: Suffragette” 2 p.m., North Lake Montana Public Library, Second Ave. E., Polson. Free. Public invited. Call 883-8225.
• All Saints Episcopal Church annual Shrove Tuesday free pancake supper, 5-6:30 p.m., Parish Hall, 2048 Conn Road, Columbia Falls, just south of Montana 40. Homemade huckleberry pancakes, sausage (soy available), bacon. All welcome.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Kila School board negotiation meeting at 5:30 p.m.
• Lake County Parks board hosts public meetings to discuss parks and trails plans, Tribal Community Center, Arlee; 7 p.m. today, Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork; 6 p.m. March 5, Polson Rural Fire Station. Call 883-7235 or 883-7204.
A look ahead
• USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., March 5, Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 406-890-1823.
• American Cancer Society fundraiser, 5-8 p.m. March 6, IHOP Restaurant, Kalispell. Twenty percent of your bill benefits ACS.
• Kila School board meets at 5:30 p.m. March 5.
• Glacier Institute hosts a lecture by Denny Olson on the natural history of the pika, March 6, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Wine and desserts served at 6 p.m. Presentation begins 6:30 p.m. Cost $10 per person. RSVP required. Call 755-2166.
• Lake County Parks board hosts public meetings to discuss parks and trails plans, Tribal Community Center, 6 p.m. March 5, Polson Rural Fire Station. Call 883-7235 or 883-7204.
• Spaghetti dinner fundraiser to help with medical expenses for Carl Scott “Scotty” Lamar, 6-9 p.m. March 6, 2158 U.S. 2 E. Adults $7; children under 10, $5. Silent auction. RSVP to 752-4038.
• Flathead Valley Community College 2014 Honors Symposium Series presents UM professor Christopher Preston on “Informing the citizenry: Where Science Can Succeed (and fail) in the Technology Debates, 7-8:30 p.m., March 6, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m., March 6, West Valley School library, Kalispell. Jeanine Keller Buettner will give a photo presentation of early West Valley settlers. Free. Everyone welcome. Call Linda de Kort, 755-3704.
• Volunteers needed to assist AmeriCorps and Community Action Partnership on housebuilding project, 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m. March 7, 165 Short Pine Dr., Kalispell. Bring hammer, tape measure, speed square, pencil, boots, eye protection and warm gear. Call Micayla Boari to sign up at 1-508-642-9060.
• 41st annual Whitefish Community Day of Prayer, 1 p.m. March 7, Whitefish Church of the Nazarene, 1125 Seventh St. Offering taken for A Ray of Hope. Refreshments following service.
• Prostate Cancer Support Group for men, 1:30 p.m. March 8, The Summit, Kalispell. Share experiences with survivors. Learn about treatments and side effects. Call Clell, 756-5830.
• Flathead Valleyaires Men’s Barbershop Chorus presents Spring Sing “Barbershop Meets Broadway,” 7:34 p.m. March 8, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets $11 adults; $9 for everyone else, available at Pocketstone Cafe, 837-7223; Kalispell Grand Hotel, 755-8100; and at door. Benefit for Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theater.
• Rails to Trails meets at 5:30 p.m. March 10, at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road. All welcome. Call 257-4486.
• Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., March 10, in the United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Bruce Farling will talk about the ecology of Namibia and Botswana. Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., March 10, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Free ThetaHealing introductory workshop, 6:50-8:30 p.m. March 11, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Learn about a self-help technique using prayer and natural intuition. Call Kay Linda Walker, 406-261-9031.
• Flathead Valley Community College 2014 Honors Symposium Series presents MSU profession David Sands on “Climate Change, GMOS and Vaccine Safety: Should We Trust Scientific Consensus?” 7-8:30 p.m., March 11, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., March 12, The Summit, Kalispell. Coffee and tea served. Blake Passmore will talk about his three “Climb Glacier Park” volumes. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.
• Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation Speaker Series, 7-8:30 p.m., March 13, room 139, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Panel discussion between elders and youth on “Leaving a Legacy: Passing on Wilderness to the Next Generation.” Free admission.
• Community kick-off event for Love INC. of North Flathead, 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 14, Christ Lutheran Church, 5150 Riverlakes Pkwy, Whitefish. Learn how local organizations and church network resources to help needy, local individuals. Free. Everyone welcome.
• Friends of the Chili Open, 7-9 p.m. March 14, All Saints Episcopal Church, 2048 Conn Road, Columbia Falls. Wine, soft drinks, appetizers and dessert. Cost $40 per person. Chili open golf tournament March 15. Call 406-752-7297 for reservations.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Sixth annual “A Day in Al-Anon,” celebration of recovery, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Guest speakers, cake walk, entertainment, raffle. Cost $8 includes luncheon. Call Peggy, 509-993-8452; Carol, 406-261-2744.
• 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.
• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets March 20, Vista Linda, Somers. Social hour 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited. For reservations, call Lavonne Larson, 756-7082.
• Lincoln County Prosperity Forum, 6 p.m., March 20, Troy High School. Panel discussion follows. Public invited. Call Molly Montana, 406-295-4400 or Phil Hough, 209-946-9127.
• Flathead Valley Community College 2014 Honors Symposium Series presents Kristen Intemann of “Climate Change, GMOs and Vaccine Safety” 7-8:30 p.m., March 20, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Flathead Valley Community College 2014 Honors Symposium Series presents Pallavi Phartiyal on “Harnessing Science in Service of a Thriving Democracy,” 7-8:30 p.m., March 24, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speak Series presents Sharon Randolph on “GNP: Embracing the Unknown by Foot, Rail and Auto,” 7 p.m. March 24, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Call 756-8992 or 755-7678.
• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 31, Libby Christian Church, Libby. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. April 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., April 9, The Summit, Kalispell. Jake Bramante talks about hiking all 734 miles of Glacier Park in one summer. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.
• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m., April 10, West Valley School library, Kalispell. Bruce Gunderson, project director for Flathead Mosquito Control District will give a presentation on mosquito control. Free. Everyone welcome. Call Linda de Kort, 755-3704.
• Seventh annual Cowboy Up auction, dinner and concert, 5 p.m. April 12, Gardner’s Auction, U.S. 93 South, Kalispell. Pig roast. Live music by Smart Alex. Live and silent auctions. Tickets available at door.
• Free ThetaHealing introductory workshop, 6:50-8:30 p.m. April 16, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Learn about a self-help technique using prayer and natural intuition. Call Kay Linda Walker, 406-261-9031.
• 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.
• Global Youth Service Day event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19, Flathead Valley Community Garden, FVCC. All ages welcome to work in garden, learn about local hunger issues. Bring a water bottle. Snacks and lunch provided. Call Gretchen Boyer, of Farm Hands Nourish the Valley, 406-261-5569.
• Flathead Valley premier of Montana-made film, April 18, “Winter in the Blood, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts; April 19, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Shows at 6 p.m. Wine, beer appetizers. Discussion follows at 7:30 p.m. Call 755-5268 for tickets. Proceeds benefit the Hockaday Museum of Arts.
• Fee-free weekend, April 19-20 Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of first weekend of National Park Week. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. May 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. June 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. July 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fee-free day, Aug. 25, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of birthday of National Park Service. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fee-free day, Sept. 27, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of National Public Lands Day. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 4, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Fee-free day, Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of Veterans Day. Call 888-7800.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.