Daybook
Wednesday
• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.
• 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, gives a presentation on Mary Roberts Rinehart’s 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
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy Committee meets 8:30 a.m., district office, 233 First Ave. E.
• Story and craft hour for ages 3-6, 10:30-11:30 a.m. West Shore Community Library, 100 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside.
• 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.
• 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
• Kalispell Public Schools Technology Committee meets 8:30 a.m., district office, 233 First Ave. E.
• 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.
Saturday
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 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., 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.
• Coats for Kids 30th anniversary celebration, chili feed and silent auction, 5-8 p.m., Kalispell Eagles, 37 First St. W. Gift certificates, fishing gear, kayak, vacation packages and more. Tickets $10 each; children 12 and under, $5.
Monday
• Red Cross blood drives: 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.
• Death Cafe Flathead meets 7-9 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, U.S. 93 behind Montana Coffee Traders. Open, respectful discussion on all aspects of death and dying. Tea, cookies served. All 18 and older welcome. Call Nancy Reece Jones, 257-1840.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Fresh Life Church.
A look ahead
• 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, Dec. 31, 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. Jan. 1, Woods Bay, Flathead Lake. Plungers parade from The Raven and The Islander Inn at 1:45 p.m.
• Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 4, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Show is “Blue Exorcist.”
• 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.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 16, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Libby Christian Church, Libby. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. Jan. 21, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 21 ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts, food, Wii gaming. Make cake batter truffles. Free.
• Sadie Fillmore of Professional Therapy Associates presents a free fall prevention seminar for seniors, 10 a.m. Jan. 29, Kalispell Senior Center. Exercises, goals, home environment will be discussed.
• 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.