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| March 2, 2014 12:01 AM

Sunday, March 2

• 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.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Kila School board policy meeting at 2:30 p.m.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 5-7:30 p.m. Shepherd’s Hand Clinic, 5150 River Lakes Pkwy, Whitefish.

• 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.

• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at noon, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Retreat follows, 1-5 p.m.

• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-4 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall.

• 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.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 3-8 p.m. ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.

• 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.

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

• 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.

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; noon to 5 p.m. Troy High School.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 3-8 p.m. ImagineIF Library, 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 406-890-1823.

• Kila School board meets at 5:30 p.m.

• Lake County Parks board hosts public meetings to discuss parks and trails plans, Tribal Community Center, 6 p.m., Polson Rural Fire Station. Call 883-7235 or 883-7204.

• Artist-led workshop for designing decorative walking sticks, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Stumptown Art Studio, Whitefish. Cost $25. Stick will be auctioned at Glacier National Park Conservancy’s Backpacker’s Ball this summer. Call 862-5929.

Thursday

• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m. Teakettle Room, Columbia Falls.

• American Cancer Society fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., IHOP Restaurant, Kalispell. Twenty percent of your bill benefits ACS.

• Opening reception for “Montana Wild and Wonderful” children’s art exhibition, 5-7 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited.

• Spaghetti dinner fundraiser to help with medical expenses for Carl Scott “Scotty” Lamar, 6-9 p.m., 2158 U.S. 2 E. Adults $7; children under 10, $5. Silent auction. RSVP to 752-4038.

• Pleasant Valley School board meets 6 p.m., at the school.

• Glacier Institute hosts a lecture by Denny Olson on the natural history of the pika, 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.

• 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., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.

• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m., 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.

Friday

• Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets at 7:30 a.m.; Personnel and Curriculum Committees meet at 9 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Volunteers needed to assist AmeriCorps and Community Action Partnership on housebuilding project, 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m., 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., Whitefish Church of the Nazarene, 1125 Seventh St. Offering taken for A Ray of Hope. Refreshments following service.

A look ahead

• 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.

• Red Cross blood drives March 10: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Montana Athletic Club, Bigfork; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead City-County Animal Advisory Committee meets noon to 1:30 p.m., March 10, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 5-7:30 p.m. March 10, Shepherd’s Hand Clinic, 5150 River Lakes Pkwy, Whitefish.

• Big Mountain Ski Patrol fourth annual fundraiser, 5-7 p.m. March 10, The Bierstube, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Raffle for skis, transceivers and more. Silent auction. Live music by The Belton Blues Band. Call 862-2940.

• 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.

• Ninth annual Glacier Kiwanis Jazz Night, 7 p.m., March 10, Flathead High School Theater. Five valley high school bands perform. Tickets $5 adults, $3 students, at the door. Call Carla Weber, 253-8707.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. March 11, Polson High School.

• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 11, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave. Topic is Glacier Park International Airport and AERO. No reservations required. Lunch available for $10. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 1-7 p.m. March 11, Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, 8155 Montana 35.

• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., March 11, school library.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets at 6 p.m., March 11, Kalispell Middle School Library.

• 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 Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 12, North Valley Hospital Professional Building, 711 E. 13th St., Whitefish.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12, Kalispell Elks Lodge.

• Free Qigong Falun Dafa instruction easy-to-learn exercise instruction for all ages, 11:45 a.m. March 12 and every Wednesday in March, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Call Katherine, 257-9798.

• Craig Thomas Naylor gives a presentation titled “We Are All Americans” on the Civil War hero Ely S. Parker, noon, March 12, Blake Hall boardroom, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call 756-3945.

• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., March 12, The Summit, Kalispell. Mary Adams, nurse practitioner, will talk about “Sleep Problems and Solutions for People with Parkinson’s.” All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767 or Inga, 756-5514.

• 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.

• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 13, 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 offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 13, Teakettle Room, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. March 13, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 1-5 p.m. March 13, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m. March 13, Meadow Lake View Bed and Breakfast, 180 Meadow Lake Dr. Refreshments served.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• 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.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace, 2-5 p.m. March 14, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• 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.

• Bingo and silent auction fundraiser for two students’ People to People Student Ambassador Program trip to England, Wales and Scotland, 5-8 p.m. March 15, GuestHouse Inn, Kalispell (Formerly Outlaw Inn). Doors open 5 p.m. Bingo at 6 p.m.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 17, Teakettle Room, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. March 17, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 5-7:30 p.m. March 17, Shepherd’s Hand Clinic, 5150 River Lakes Pkwy, Whitefish.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 18, Libby High School.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 1-7 p.m. March 18, Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, 8155 Montana 35.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 19, Eureka High School.

• Kalispell Public Schools Policy Committee meets 8:30 a.m. March 20, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• 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.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 20, The Wave, Whitefish.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 1-5 p.m. March 20, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• 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.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. March 21, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace, 2-5 p.m. March 21, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• Bike derby fundraiser for Whitefish Community School, 2-5 p.m. March 22, Whitefish Armory. Kids ages 2-10 welcome. Obstacle course, bike safety talk, bicycle raffles, 50/50 raffles, concessions. Admission $5.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 5-7:30 p.m. March 24, Shepherd’s Hand Clinic, 5150 River Lakes Pkwy., Whitefish.

• Red Cross blood drives March 24: 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.

• 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.

• Red Cross blood drives March 25: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Columbia Falls High School; noon to 5 p.m. Good Shepherd, Polson.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 1-7 p.m. March 25, Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, 8155 Montana 35.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 6 p.m., March 25, Kalispell Middle School Library.

• Red Cross blood drive noon to 4 p.m. March 26, Michael’s West Exxon, in the blood mobile.

• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. March 27, FVCC, blood mobile.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 1-5 p.m. March 27, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drives March 28: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. North Valley Hospital, blood mobile.

• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 2-5 p.m. March 28, Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29, Glacier Harley Davidson, blood mobile.

• 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.

• Artist-led workshop for designing decorative walking sticks, 6:30-9:30 p.m., April 2, Stumptown Art Studio, Whitefish. Cost $25. Stick will be auctioned at Glacier National Park Conservancy’s Backpacker’s Ball this summer. Call 862-5929.

• 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.

• ChildWise Institute seminar on understanding brain development and empathy in children, “Why They Do What They Do” April 12, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Cost $50 or $75 with Continuing Education Units. Space limited. Call Cathy Huntley, 406-457-4816.

• 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.

• Flathead Valley Job Fair, noon to 4 p.m. April 16, FVCC. Open to public. Bring a resume.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Fee-free weekend, April 19-20 Glacier Park. Entrance fees waived in honor of first weekend of National Park Week. Call 888-7800.

• 13th annual Death By Chocolate Murder Mystery, “Back to the Future Meets the Board Game Clue,” 7-10 p.m. April 25-26, Conrad Mansion, Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, music, chocolate. Tickets $60, members $55. Ages 21 and up. Call 755-2166.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. May 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Artist-led workshop for designing decorative walking sticks, 6:30-9:30 p.m., May 7, Stumptown Art Studio, Whitefish. Cost $25. Stick will be auctioned at Glacier National Park Conservancy’s Backpacker’s Ball this summer. Call 862-5929.

• 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.