Daybook
Saturday
• Whitefish Moose Lodge annual Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m. to noon, 240 W. 10 St. Children 12 and under eat free. Each child will receive a gift. Everyone welcome.
• Holiday bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kila School. More than 20 vendors. Live music, food, children’s activities and photos with Santa.
• St. Matthew’s fourth annual Cookie Carousel, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., school gym, 602 S. Main St., Kalispell. Homemade Christmas cookies and candies. Free family photo shoot with purchase of 2 pounds of goodies. 50/50 raffles. Visit with St. Nick and treats for children, 1-4 p.m. Call 752-6303.
• Wreaths Across America ceremony, 10-11 a.m., Veterans Memorial, Depot Park, Kalispell.
• Annual Wreaths Across America ceremony, 10 a.m., Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Keynote speaker is Brig. Gen. Robert Sparing from Helena. Reception follows for everyone. Car caravan to cemetery to place wreaths on veterans’ graves at 10:45 a.m.
• 26th annual Christmas at Our House dinner, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Montana Army National Guard, 2989 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Free holiday dinner. Visit by Santa. All welcome. Bring canned food for veterans food pantry. Call 406-261-1398.
• Flathead County Animal Shelter open house, 1-4 p.m. 225 Cemetery Road, 1/4 mile west of U.S. 93 South, Kalispell. Public invited. Call 758-2414.
• Big Arm children’s Christmas event, 2-4 p.m. Food, crafts, games. Theme is “Minions.” Call Nancy Foster, 849-5064.
• “When the Night Comes” sleep out fundraiser for Sparrow’s Nest of Northwest Montana, 7 p.m. today to 7 a.m. Sunday, Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Call 406-309-5196.
• Whitefish Wolverines game 7:05 p.m. Stumptown Ice Den. Toy for Tots benefit.
Sunday
• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m., Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.
• Whitefish Wolverines Family Day. Gametime 1:35 p.m. Bring an unwrapped toy for Toy for Tots doe $5 adult admission. Children admitted free with toy gift.
Monday
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet for potluck lunch at noon Dec. 14, at home of Carol White. Program By Cathy Lane on DAR building renovation in Washington, D.C. follows at 1 p.m. For information, call Jan Olson at 837-4732.
• Somers School District board meets 6 p.m., Somers Middle School.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group meets 6 p.m., Pathways, 200 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• 17th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count in the Flathead general meeting for the public, 7 p.m., United Way Conference Room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Peter Fisher and Craig Hohenberger discuss early winter birds and show photos. Sign up for area counts.
• Columbia Falls School board meets at 7 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Lakeside QRU.
• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.
• Whitefish Winter Market 5-7:30 p.m., Roy Duff Memorial Armory. Local arts and crafts, prepared food items. Local vendors should call Liz Records, 862-1392.
• Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited Christmas social, 5 p.m., Kalispell Brewery, 412 Main St., Kalispell. Food, door prizes, raffles. Fifty cents of each pint sold donated to organization. Call Larry Timchak, 250-7473.
• West Valley School board meets 5 p.m., Room B 12.
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation meets 6:30 p.m. Sportsman & Ski Haus, Hutton Ranch Road, Kalispell. Christmas party follows. All welcome.
• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Old Chapel building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. All interested in local history or establishing a museum invited.
• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m., school library. Public welcome.
• Flathead County Democratic Party meets 7 p.m., Kalispell VFW Post 2252, 330 First Ave. W. Bring nonperishable food item for veterans food pantry.
Wednesday
• Red Cross blood drives: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Plum Creek; noon to 5 p.m. Troy Baptist Church.
• Author and photographer Chris Peterson, editor Hungry Horse News, give a presentation on Mary Roberts Rineharts book, “Through Glacier Park in 1915, 7 p.m. Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Open to public. Call 892-3250.
• Flathead Valley Community Band annual free “Fun for the Holidays” concert, 7:30 p.m., Red Lion Hotel ballroom, Kalispell. All welcome.
Thursday
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m., 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Bigfork Area Association of Senior Citizens Christmas Tea and bingo, 1:30 p.m., Bigfork Community Center, across from Bigfork Elementary School. Members, $2; others, $4. Reservations required by 2 p.m. Dec. 16. Call 837-4157.
• Author/photographer Chris Peterson reads from and signs copies of his new book, “Through Glacier Park,” 6-8 p.m., Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. Public invited. Call 755-5268.
• Conrad Mansion in Kalispell hosts a Christmas Choir 7 p.m. Holiday music performed in the Great Hall by Valley Voices Choral Evensong. $15 per person. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.
• Chuck Haney presents a program titled “2015 Coast to Coast,” at Northwest Montana Nature Photographers meeting, 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. KRMC.
• Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Topic is the CASA program. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association annual solstice celebration, 5:30 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Open to public. Cash bar, potluck finger food.
• Family Life Christian Church live Nativity scene, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today and Dec. 19, 1075 Foys Lake Road, Kalispell. Cookies and hot cocoa served. Public invited.
A look ahead
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 19, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• North Valley Eagles hosts a Kids Christmas Party, 2 p.m. Dec. 19, Columbia Falls. Visit with Santa. Craft, hot cocoa, apple cider and cookies. Children receive a gift, treats. Free. All welcome. Sign up by Dec. 16.
• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 21: 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Natural Resources Department, Polson; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 22, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Fresh Life Church.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 24 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• North Valley Refuse will be closed Dec. 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Friday customers will be picked up on Dec. 24. Call Janice, 862-4381.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Jazz Night Out benefit concert for Abbie Shelter, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. World-renowned musician Richie Barshay, Erica von Kleist and Montana native Don Caverly perform. Tickets $15 at door. Doors open 7 p.m.
• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 29: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Springs at Whitefish; noon to 5 p.m. Eureka Baptist Church.
• “Christmas for All on Ice,” ice skating show featuring Ryan Bradley, 2011 National Champion, 4 p.m. Dec. 29; 4 and 7 p.m. Dec. 30, Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. On ice seating, $15; general $12; ages 68, $8; 5 and under, free. Tickets available at the door or www.glacierskateacademy.com
• Red Cross blood drives Dec. 30: noon to 5 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church; 1-4:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• 17th annual First Night Flathead, downtown Kalispell. Free family-friendly activities 1-4 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall. New Year’s Eve gala Admission buttons for live entertainment $12 advance; $15 at door. Children 12 and under, free.
• First Day Hike, Jan. 1, Lone Pine State Park, near Kalispell. Free, guided hike.
• Polar Bear Plunge, 2 p.m. Woods Bay, Flathead Lake. Plungers parade from The Raven and The Islander Inn at 1:45 p.m.
• Footloose Montana presents a trap release/pet safety workshop, 6 p.m. Jan. 6, Whitefish Public Library, 9 Spokane Ave. Learn how to act quickly to save your pet’s life. Bring a can of food for food bank or animal shelter. Call Chris Justice, 406-274-1069.
• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. Jan. 10, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. Jan. 21, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. Feb. 14, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. Feb. 18, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. March 13, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. March 24, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. April 10, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. April 28, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. May 8, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. May 26, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. June 9, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.