Daybook
Thursday, March 20
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy Committee meets 8:30 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Kalispell Little Explorers program tours Humane Society of Northwest Montana, Kalispell, 11 a.m. to noon. 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., The Wave, Whitefish.
• 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. E., Kalispell.
• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1-3 p.m., administration office, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.
• Sunriser Lions’ 40th annual pancake supper, 4:30-7 p.m., St. Matthew’s Cafeteria, 602. S. Main St., Kalispell. All-you-can pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice served. Adults, $7; children, $4; families, $20; seniors, $5.50. All funds go to local eye and youth programs.
• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets at Vista Linda, Somers. Social hour 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. Peter Larson will talk about his trip to Norway to reconnect with his roots. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited. For reservations, call Lavonne Larson, 756-7082.
• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Energizer, 5-6:30 p.m., Kalispell Copy Center, 2303 U.S. 2 E. Food, beverages, door prizes. Call 885-1212.
• Fifth annual Loud at the Library, 5:30-8:30 p.m., ImagineIF, Kalispell. Live music, catered food, drinks. Live auction includes vintage library furniture, raffle baskets. Tickets $30 ($20 tax deductible).
• Family Science Night, 5:30-7 p.m., K. William Harvey School gym, Ronan. University of Montana’s traveling exhibit, Motion, with hands-on activities, huge spinning turntable gravity well, flight simulator and more. Public invited.
• Lincoln County Prosperity Forum, 6 p.m., Troy High School. Panel discussion follows. Public invited. Call Molly Montana, 406-295-4400 or Phil Hough, 209-946-9127.
• Savvy Social Security Seminar, 6-7 p.m., Investment Centers of America, 6410 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. What baby boomers need to know to maximize retirement income. Free. Call Kim Taylor, 752-7232.
• Marion School board meets at 6:30 p.m.
• Flathead Valley Community College 2014 Honors Symposium Series presents Kristen Intemann of “Climate Change, GMOs and Vaccine Safety” 7-8:30 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Bigfork Emergency Response Team program by Chris Amyes on HAM radio operation, 7 p.m., Bigfork Elementary School. Public invited.
• Scott Spaulding, U.S.F.S. Northern Region fish program leader, and wildlife biologist Scott Eggeman talk about how a changing climate interacts with aquatic systems and cold water fish species, 7-8:30 p.m., Swan Ecosystem Center, Condon. Call 406-754-3137.
• Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, 7 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 6 p.m. with drinks, food, raffles. Advance tickets $12 at Rocky Mountain Outfitter, Sportsman & Ski Haus; $15 at door. Proceeds go to Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation. Call 387-3822.
• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meet at 7 p.m. basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 881-4288 (leave a message).
Friday
• Somers School District board special meeting, 7:30 a.m., Somers Middle School.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is Susan Cundiff from Missoula, GOP candidate for Montana State Senate. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 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., Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.
North Valley Senior Center annual pancake supper fundraiser, 4-7 p.m., 205 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee, $6. Call 892-4087.
• Story Slam, 5-8 p.m., Belton Chalet, West Glacier. Master storytellers share short stories. Open mic time. No reservations required. Portion of proceeds will benefit Gateway to Glacier Trail Project.
• Rocky Mountain Classic Rodeo, today and Saturday, Majestic Valley Arena, Kalispell. Doors open 6 p.m. Event begins 7:30 p.m. Adults $15 advance, $18 at door. Children 12 and under, $10 advance, $15 at door. Tonight is Kids Night — kids 12 and under get in free with paying adult. Ticket outlets include Daily Inter Lake and Les Schwab through 3 p.m. Thursday, March 20.
• Big Arm community potluck, 6 p.m., Historic Big Arm School. Social at 5:30 p.m. Neil Lewing with Port Polson Players entertains at 7 p.m. Call Nancy Foster, 849-5064.
• FVCC Student Government’s fifth annual “FVCC’s Got Talent” competition, 6 p.m., FVCC Theatre, Arts and Technology Building. Tickets $5 in advance at FVCC Bookstore or call 756-3387; or at door, if available. Call Sharon Randolph, 756-3981.
• Flathead High School IB Program Talent Night 2014, 7 p.m., FHS auditorium. Tickets $5 students; $7 adults. All proceeds benefit Abbie Shelter and UN relief fund for children in Syria’s refugee camps.
Saturday
• HellRoaring Ski Heritage Days, today and Sunday, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Today — Ski-A-Thon, 9 a.m.; Retro Race, 11:30 a.m.; vintage equipment rally and poker run, 1:30 p.m. vintage outfit contest, 3:30 p.m., The Summit House; Grand Promenade, 4 p.m., Toni Matt Run; Tall Tales cocktail hour, 4:30 p.m., Hell Roaring Saloon. Reception, 6 p.m., Ed & Mully’s. Sunday — Ski-A-Thon, 9 a.m.; awards ceremony, 4 p.m., Ed & Mully’s. Call Tim Hinderman, 885-2730.
• Joe Coco presents a WeathMasters finance course based on biblical principles, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Cost $20 to cover materials. Call Linda Coco, 212-5784 to register.
• Dan Casey of American Bird Conservancy leads a birding field trip around Smith Lake in West Valley, 1-4 p.m. Space limited. RSVP to Laura Katzman of Flathead Land Trust, 752-8293.
• Bike derby fundraiser for Whitefish Community School, 2-5:30 p.m., Whitefish Armory. Kids ages 2-10 welcome. Obstacle course, bike safety talk, bicycle raffles, 50/50 raffles, concessions. Admission $5.
• Rocky Mountain Classic Rodeo, Majestic Valley Arena, Kalispell. Doors open 6 p.m. Event begins 7:30 p.m. Adults $15 advance, $18 at door. Children 12 and under, $10 advance, $15 at door.
Sunday
• HellRoaring Ski Heritage Days, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Ski-A-Thon, 9 a.m.; awards ceremony, 4 p.m., Ed & Mully’s. Call Tim Hinderman, 885-2730.
• Flathead Audubon birding field trip to east Flathead Valley, March 23. Meet at 9 a.m. to carpool at south end of Creston Fire Hall parking lot on Montana 35. Will return about noon. Bring binoculars or spotting scope, snacks. To sign up, call Gael Bissell, 261-2255.
Monday
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drives: 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Community Night, 5 p.m. to closing, Wasabi Sushi Bar, Whitefish. Portion of sales will benefit Flathead Youth Home and area kids in crisis. Take out orders included. Call 863-9283 for reservations.
• 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., 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., Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Call 756-8992 or 755-7678.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• American Legion Post and Auxiliary 137 meet 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 351 Fourth Ave. EN, Kalispell.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drives: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Columbia Falls High School; noon to 5 p.m. Good Shepherd, Polson.
• Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon, noon to 1 p.m. Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Darlene Schottle, Superintendent of Kalispell Schools and Jane Karas, president FVCC talk about the “State of our Schools.” Luncheon tickets $19. For reservations, call 758-2803.
• Flathead Community Health Center offers assistance enrolling for healthcare coverage with Health Insurance Marketplace 1-7 p.m., Bigfork Chamber of Commerce, 8155 Montana 35.
• Healthy potluck supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Wellness Education Center, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Bring a healthy dish to share if you like. Families welcome. Learn fermenting basics for making kraut, kefir, kim chi and kombucha, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $15 fee. Call 755-8423.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board special meeting and work session 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Library.
• Lakeside Community Council meets 7 p.m., QRU Building, 201 Bills Road. Open to public.
• Nutrition expert and author Peter Greenlaw discusses the five problems contributing to the nation’s decling health and offers a solution at a free seminar at 7 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Limited seating. Register in advance at justcleanse.com
Wednesday
• ImagineIF Libraries board meets at 9 a.m., meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.
• Red Cross blood drive noon to 4 p.m., Michael’s West Exxon, in the blood mobile.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board special meeting, 4 p.m.
• Smith Valley School District special board meeting, 5 p.m., in the library.
• Lake County Democrats meet at North Lake County Public Library, Polson. Social time, 6:30 p.m.; meeting 7 p.m.
• St. Charles Women’s Choirs performs traditional spirituals under direction of Karla West, 7 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call West at 756-3918.
A look ahead
• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 27, FVCC, blood mobile in front of Arts and Technology Building. To schedule an appointment, call Sharon Randolph, 756-3981.
• 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.
• Flathead County Republican Women 2014 primary candidates meet and greet March 27, Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Doors open 5 p.m. Program starts 5:30 p.m. Finger food. No-host bar. RSVP to Alice Blasdell, 844-3690.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. March 27, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Speaker is Lori Botkin, executive director of Flathead Food Bank. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.
• Marion Fire District board meets at 7 p.m., March 27, Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane. Public invited.
• 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.
• Swan River Community Hall 15th annual pie auction, 7 p.m. March 28, Montana 83, corner of Echo Lake and Swan River Road, Bigfork. Pies and desserts for sale by piece or whole. Complimentary coffee and lemonade. Admission one pie or dessert or $5 per family.
• Mustache March competition, 7 p.m. March 28, Blue Canyon Restaurant, Kalispell. Live music by God Fearing Women. Percentage of sales donated to Family Friendly Flathead. Call James Blair at 257-0720 or 871-9262.
• Red Cross blood drive 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29, Glacier Harley Davidson, blood mobile.
Columbia Falls Community Choir spring concerts, 7 p.m., March 29; and 2 p.m. March 30, Columbia Falls High School Little Theater. Public invited. Free; donations accepted.
• 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.
• Death Cafe, 7-9 p.m. March 31, Bohemian Grange Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, off U.S. 93, behind Montana Coffee Traders. Share tea, cookies and respectful conversation on subject of death and dying. Public invited. Call Nancy Reece Jones, 257-1840.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. April 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.
• Alpine Spinners meet 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 2, Bethlehem Lutheran Church basement, Kalispell. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome.
• 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.
• Glacier Institute hosts a lecture by John Ashley on Glacier Park’s harlequin ducks, 6:30 p.m. April 3, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Wine and desserts served at 6 p.m. Cost $10 per person. RSVP required. Call 755-2166.
• Popcorn Friday every first Friday of the Month, 4-6 p.m. April 4, ImagineIF libraries, Kalispell and Columbia Falls; 3-5 p.m. ImagineIF, Bigfork.
• 48th annual Creston Auction, April 5-6, Creston. Consignment day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 4. Grounds open 8 a.m. April 5. Free admission. Bidding begins at 9 a.m.; bid numbers $5. Arts and crafts sale in Eastside Grange Hall. Rummage and bake sale in Creston School gym. Hot food available. Equipment and vehicle auction noon April 6; bid numbers $10. Call 250-7396.
• United Way Share Fair 2014, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5, Kalispell Center Mall. Health and human service agencies, nonprofit, club representatives on hand. Entertainment. Children’s activities. Call 752-7266 or 888-720-72366.
• Million March Against Child Abuse, 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 5, Kalispell Center Mall. Open to public. Call 406-314-4379.
• “Turnin’ for Cody” benefit rodeo barrel race 1 p.m. April 5, at arena located at 41187 Tower Road, Polson. Registration 10-11:30 a.m. Silent auction, concessions, vendors. Prize money. Proceeds help 9-year-old boy with pulmonary fibrosis and travel expenses to Seattle for care. Call 406-241-3748.
• Coffee Monday every first Monday of the month, 10-11 a.m., April 7, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.
• New Parkinson’s Singing Group meets noon to 1 p.m. April 7, Snappy’s Sport Senter meeting room, Evergreen. Music therapist Jenna Justice will facilitate. Open to all with Parkinson’s disease and care givers. Call Lois, 871-3767; or Inga, 756-5514.
• Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m., April 7, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.
Kila School board policy meeting, 4:30 p.m., followed by regular meeting at 5:30 p.m., April 8.
• 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.
• Bob Marshall Wilderness Speaker Series presents retired U.S.F.S. wilderness and recreation manager Jonathon Klein on the topic, “Hair Raising Encounters with Wildlife in Wilderness” 7-8:30 p.m. April 10, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited.
• AAUW annual used book sale, April 11-13, Kalispell Center Mall. Proceeds benefit FVCC scholarships and other charitable projects.
• 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.
• Teakettle Quilt Guild quilt show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12, Glacier Gateway School, 440 Fourth Ave. W., Columbia Falls. Vendors, demonstrations, boutique, raffles. Free admission; nonperishable food donations for Columbia Falls food bank accepted.
• 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.
• Alpine Weavers and Spinners meet 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16, Bethlehem Lutheran Church basement, Kalispell. Judie Overbeek presents a program on making Fimo buttons. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome.
• Flathead Valley Job Fair, noon to 4 p.m. April 16, FVCC. Open to public. Bring a resume.
• Egg decoupage workshop for ages 6 10 12, 4-5:30 p.m. April 16, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.
• 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.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. April 17, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Craft is vinyl tubing bracelets. Free.
• 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.
• Child Find screening for vision, hearing, speech, motor and cognitive skills, for preschool children ages 3 to 5, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 22-23, Lakeside Elementary School. Call 844-2208 for an appointment.
• 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.
• Kila School board meets at 7:30 a.m. May 7 to canvass election votes.
• 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.
• Kila School board meets at 10 a.m. May 13.
• Armed Forces Day Banquet, May 17, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Social hour 5:30 p.m.. Live music and dancing. Catered buffet. Silent auction. Tickets $40, available at Northwest Veterans Food Pantry or call 756-7304.
• Opening reception for exhibit, “A Journey Through History: Art and Artifacts from the Collection of Dr. Van Kirke and Helen Nelson,” 5-7 p.m. May 29, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.
• 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.