Daybook

Today, Nov. 21

• Flathead Forest Friday presents a discussion with recreation and avalanche specialists, 7 a.m., Pin and Cue Restaurant, Whitefish. No-host breakfast. All welcome. RSVP to Flathead Forest Service public affairs officer Wade Muehlhof, 758-5252.

• Kalispell Public Schools Technology and Communications Committee meets 8:30 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 9:30 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Community Action Partnership.

• Mountain Brook Christmas bazaar, noon to 7 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 22, 2353 Foothill Road, Kalispell. 

• Kalispell Police escort Glacier Wolfpack football team to Legends Stadium at 4:30 p.m. for championship game with C.M. Russell. Public invited to line Main Street to cheer hometown team. Glacier Booster Club hosts a chili feed at 5:30 p.m. at Legends Stadium.

• “An Evening of Inspiration with Joe Stone,” O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Fundraiser for Dream Adaptive and Joe Stone Foundation. Tickets at  Park Side Credit Union, Glacier Bank, Snappy’s or call 862-1817.

• Champagne Gala, 6 p.m., Bigfork Museum of Art & History. Festival of Trees auction. Hors d’oeuvres and wine also served. Tickets $25, available at museum gift shop, Riecke’s Gallery and from museum board members. Call 837-6927.

• Annual Knights of Columbus turkey bingo, 7 p.m. St. Matthew’s School cafeteria. $5 a card. Twenty turkeys will be awarded. Refreshments available. All welcome.

Saturday

• Family of Faith fourth annual bake and craft bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the American Legion Hall, 351 Fourth Ave. EN, Kalispell. Refreshments.

• Mountain Brook Christmas bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2353 Foothill Road, Kalispell. 

• Holiday Village community work party, 10 a.m., Marantette Park, Columbia Falls. Bring drills and other tools. Call Carol Pike, 892-2072.

• Indoor holiday craft bazaar and farmers’ flea market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Ark, Bethany Lutheran Church, Montana 35, Bigfork. Benefits Bigfork Relay for Life. Homemade soup and bread lunch, $5. Call Debbie Ingram, 885-7714.

• Flathead Spay and Neuter Task Force kitten adoption event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Indoor Market in the Ark, Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork. Small fee. Bring a cat carrier. Call 892-7387 or 871-2388.

• Flathead Avalanche Center host a free Avalanche Awareness Clinic, 2-3:30 p.m., Replay Sports, 2593 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. RSVP to 752-5005.

• International Survivors of Suicide Loss sponsors a meeting from 3-5 p.m., at the Bad Rock Fire Station in Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Bigfork holiday artwalk 3-7 p.m. Enjoy refreshments, demonstrations and discussions at galleries and shops.

Sunday

• Whitefish Shines volunteers hang Christmas decorations, downtown Whitefish. Meets at 8:30 a.m. at fire bays behind City Hall. Call Chris Schustrom, 260-1198.

• Kalispell Athletic Club’s 28th annual Turkey Trot, 2 and 4-mile run/walk, 1 p.m.. Entry is $8 plus two food items for Flathead Food Bank. Chili and hot chocolate afterward. Prizes. Call Stan Watkins, 752-2880.

Monday

• Flathead County Democratic Women meet, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Social at 11:30 a.m. followed by noon buffet lunch. Speaker is Rhonda Stevens, Kalispell Public School and Evergreen School District homeless education liaison. For reservations, call Lynn Bradley, 756-9245.

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

• Canyon Elementary Building Use Committee meets 6 p.m., at the school.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Whitefish School board meets 7 p.m., board meeting room, 600 E. Second St.

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Karin Connelly and Al Koss give a presentation on C2C — walking across England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.

Tuesday

• Red Cross blood drives: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lakeview Health Care; noon to 5 p.m. Immaculate Conception Church, Polson.

• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 3 p.m., landfill office.

• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public. Call 885-1212.

• Lakeside Chamber meets 4-5 p.m., ARTrageous, 7220 U.S. 93 S., Lakeside. Free for members; $5 nonmembers.

• 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. Call 755-8423.

• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce tree lighting, pie auction and caroling, 5-7 p.m., Evergreen Fire Station. Bring pies by 4 p.m. Coffee and hot beverages provided. Attendees are asked to bring food or monetary donation for Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry.

• Lakeside Community Council meets 7 p.m., QRU Building, 201 Bills Road. Open to public.

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drive 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Thursday

• Pocketstone Cafe fifth annual community Thanksgiving dinner, 444 Electric Ave., Bigfork. Seatings available at 11 a.m., 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. Free. Reservations requested at 837-7223. Walk-ins accommodated if space available.

• Sykes’ annual Thanksgiving Day dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 202 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Free; donations accepted. Everyone welcome. Call 2567-4304 by Tuesday for homebound delivery. 

• 11th annual Ronan Community Thanksgiving dinner, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ronan Community Center. Free; donations accepted at door. Call Brandy Chisholm, 250-8808.

• North Valley Rescue will be closed today. Today and Friday’s routes will be completed Friday.

• Evergreen Disposal will not be running today. Today’s route will be picked up Friday. Friday’s routes will be picked up Saturday.

• City of Kalispell Solid Waste Division will not be picking up roll-out containers today. Today’s roll-out service will be picked up on Friday. There will be no disruption of service on Friday. Have containers out by 7 a.m.

A look ahead

• Mission Mountain Winery free program to learn about holiday food and wine pairings, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 28-29, 82420 U.S. 93 S., Dayton. All welcome.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Annual Christmas City of the North Parade, 6 p.m. Nov. 28, Main Street, Kalispell.

• Trinity Lutheran School’s annual Christmas Extravaganza and craft bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 29, in the gym, Kalispell. Free admission and gift wrapping. Santa available for photos. Concessions available.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Pleasant Valley School board meets 4 p.m. Dec. 1, at the school.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Denise, 407-4110.

Running Start Program informational session for high school juniors and seniors and parents, 6 p.m. Dec. 2, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Call Elizabeth Romain, 756-3923.

• 30th annual Republican Women Chocolate Extravaganza, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 3, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Lunch, chocolate dessert contest, holiday music. Tickets $20. To reserve, call Mary Weston, 752-6431.

• “Safari Christmas” open house, 6 p.m. Dec. 3, Amore Salon, 35 Fifth Ave. W., Kalispell. Food, music, silent auction, prizes. All proceeds benefit thembaforafrica.org, a nonprofit missionary organization for orphans in South Africa. Call 755-5513.

• Flathead Forest open house to discuss “Vegetation Modeling Efforts for Forest Planning,” 6:30 to 8 p.m., Dec. 3, Flathead National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell; Dec. 4, Swan Ecosystem Center, Condon. Call Joe Krueger, 758-5243.

• Evergreen Chamber holiday gathering Dec. 4, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Social hour and silent auction 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m. $40 per person; $75 per couple. RSVP by Nov. 21 to 885-1212.

• Night of Lights, Dec. 5, Columbia Falls. Craft fair 4 p.m. North Valley Hospital Teakettle Room. Soup supper and craft fair at North Valley Senior Citizens Center 4 p.m. Parade 6:30 p.m. Holiday Village display at Marantette Park. Call Peggy, 892-3113.

• Kalispell Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Dec. 5, downtown. Hockaday Museum of Art offers free admission.

• West Shore Holidayfest, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Lakeside Elementary gym.  Handcrafted gifts, Festival of Flavors, kids only market, silent auctions, basket raffles, photos with Santa. Free admission. Call 253-3336.

• St. Peter Lutheran Church Christmas bazaar, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 6, 201 Wisconsin Ave., Whitefish. Gifts, collectibles, crafts and food. Funds donated to world relief.

• Breakfast with Santa, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 6, Gateway West Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Pancake breakfast, craft activities, trolley ride, photos with Santa, silent auction, fingerprinting/ID kits. Displays by law enforcement and safety personnel. $8 per person before Nov. 30; $10 at the door. Call 755-3824 for tickets. Proceeds benefit Woodland Montessori Foundation.

Flathead Civil Air Patrol “Stuff the Bus” toy collection event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Super 1 Foods in Evergreen. Donate unwrapped toys for local children and fill the yellow school bus. Call Bob Schneller, 714-815-8243.

• Holiday cookie and dessert contest, 11 a.m. Dec. 6, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. Public tasting at noon; free with donation for Bigfork Food Pantry. Bigfork’s Holiday Parade is at 6 p.m.

• “The Light of the World Celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ” open house, 2-8 p.m. Dec. 6-7, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1104 Fourth Ave. E., Polson. Nativity exhibit; musical performances, 6 p.m. Dec. 6. Christmas message 6-7 p.m. Dec. 7. Free admission. 

• Kila School board meets at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 9.

• Autism Support Group meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Child Development Center, 1725 Montana 35, Kalispell. Parents, caregivers and professionals welcome. Call Tim, 257-8758.

• Calling All Angels Christmas tea event, Dec. 10, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. For tickets, call Amanda Creamer, 871-2393. Benefit for Intermountain’s Providence therapeutic youth group home for children.

• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m. Dec. 11, West Valley School library, Kalispell. Topic is winter birds of the West Valley. Free. Everyone welcome. Call Jeanine Buettner, 755-4733.

• Kalispell Vet Center third annual open house, 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 12, Meridian Office Complex, 690 N. Meridian Road. Refreshments and music by Flathead Valleyaires barbershop. Bring a nonperishable food items for veterans food pantry.

• St. Matthew’s Parish third annual Cookie Carousel, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 13, school gym, 602 S. Main St., Kalispell. Homemade cookies, candies available for purchase. Carousel Coffee Shop serves coffee, tea and hot cocoa. All welcome. Call 752-6303.

• Wreaths Across America event, Dec. 13, Montana Veterans Home Cemetery. Wreaths will be presented to each branch of the military to be laid on the graves of veterans. Public invited.

• 25th annual Christmas at Our House free community dinner, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 13, National Guard Armory, 1840 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Free. All welcome. Call Joe Baker, 406-324-5164; or Janice McMichael, 871-7604.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 16, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3627.

• Kalispell Brewing Company Benefit Brews Night, 5-8 p.m. Dec. 16, 412 Main St. $1 of each pint benefits Flathead CARE.

• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m. Dec. 16, Old Chapel building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call 892-8954 or 892-3722.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Dec. 18, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• AARP Smart Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 20, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Third annual Cowboy Christmas Ball, 8 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 27, Chapel Building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Tickets at door or may be reserved by calling 892-0178.

• Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) Jan. 23-25, Polson.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Jan. 22, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. Feb. 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. March 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. April 23, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. May 28, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. June 11, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.