Daybook
Today, March 12
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 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.
• Kim Morisaki with Montana West Economic Development gives two brown bag lectures on Kumamoto, Japan, Montana’s sister state, at noon, Blake Hall Board Room, FVCC. Public invited. Call Gerda Reeb, 756-3889.
• Red Cross blood drive, 12:30-4:45 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Sponsored by Kalispell Rotary Clubs.
• Agency on Aging Advisory Council meets at 2-3:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Public invited. Call 758-5730.
• Burgers for Boulders Night 5-7:30 p.m., Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Kalispell. Fifteen percent of proceeds goes toward Kalispell Boulder Project to build boulder park.
• Montana Department of Environmental Equality public informational meeting and update on BNSF diesel flume clean up project on Whitefish River, 5:30 p.m., Whitefish City Council Chambers, 402 E. Second St.
• Frontier Hospice open door bereavement support group meets 6-7 p.m., second and fourth Thursday of month, Frontier Hospice, Kalispell. Call 755-4923.
• Montana Coalition for Peace in Israel and Palestine presents a video by author Miko Peled, an Israeli Jew, about the present-day conflict and how to establish justice and peace in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Shining Mountains Center for Spiritual Living, 475 Eighth Ave. EN, Kalispell. Public invited. Call Suzanne Dickenson, 837-2847.
• Flathead Valley Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) group meets 7 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Chiropractor Steven Schram presents “The Brain Body Nutrition Connection: A Holistic Approach to Improving Health for Success.” All welcome; www.ionsflathead.org
• “The Vagina Epilogues” with all new material, the O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Cocktail hour and silent purse auction 6 p.m. Showtime 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15 online and at door; www.abbieshelter.org/events/
• Glacial Forum presents Nagi N. Najjar with the Syrian Opposition Liaison Group, 6:30 p.m., Sykes’, 202 Second Ave. W. Kalispell. Seating limited. Reservations required by calling Dee Kirk-Boon at 250-5098. For dinner reservations, call 257-4304.
• Deer Park School board meets 6:30 p.m., at the school.
• Flathead Valley Genealogical Society meets, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Business meeting 6:30 p.m. Webinar at 7 p.m. on “Personal History Triage: How to Tell the Best 10 Stories of Your Life.” Free. Open to public. Call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245.
• Joe Coco presents a free seminar “Where to Next? Navigating in Today’s Economy,” 7-8:15 p.m., Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. RSVP to 862-9400.
Friday
• Hellroaring Ski Heritage Days, today and March 14, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Hall of Fame induction ceremony and reception 6 p.m. today, Hellroaring Saloon. Tickets $25, available at Glacier Banks, downtown Whitefish, Kalispell. March 14: Ski-A-Thon, barbecue, vintage outfit contest, grand promenade. Call Tim Hinderman, 885-2730.
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Cabinet Peaks Medical Center, Libby.
• Flathead Chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Social time, 11:30 a.m. For reservations, call Jim Reid, 756-8011.
• Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Lunch available. Pam Carbonari will talk about progress of Kalispell Downtown Association. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Gateway to Glacier Trail Story Slam fundraiser, 6-9 p.m., Montana Veterans Home Chapel, Columbia Falls. Tell a 5-minutes story. Gourmet dinner, beer and wine for sale. Live and silent auctions. Tickets $12 adults; $6, ages 6-17; 5 and under, free.
Saturday
• Hellroaring Ski Heritage Days, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Ski-A-Thon, barbecue, vintage outfit contest, grand promenade. Call Tim Hinderman, 885-2730.
• 29th annual Ronan Women’s Club craft fair and flea market, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ronan Community Center. Handmade crafts, woodworking, jewelry. Silent auction. Homemade lunch of Indian tacos, fry bread, soup and sandwiches. Call Alice Gleason, 406-676-5079.
• Eighth annual Chili Open golf tournament, 10:30 a.m., All Saints’ Church, 2048 Conn Road, Columbia Falls Tee off times at 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Chili lunch served with silent auction. Friends of the Open event 7-9 p.m. March 13, Pomerantz home, 342 Plantation Dr. Proceeds from golf tournament benefit nonprofit animal care organizations. For reservations, call 752-7297.
• Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sams RV Club meets at 11:30 a.m., Perkins, Kalispell. Call 755-1795.
• Benefit for Dianna Bennett to help with medical expenses following a car accident starting at noon Saturday, VFW Post 2252, Kalispell. Lunch $5, kids’ games, live auction, live music. Dinner $25. Call Rhonda, 862-4238.
• Kathy Borchers presents a family program on Irish culture, 1 p.m., Whitefish Community Library. Dancing demonstration, storytelling and more. Public invited. Call 862-8713.
• Eastside Grand annual pancake supper, 4-7 p.m., across from Creston School. Three types of pancakes, Denver omelets, juice and coffee. Benefits Eastside Grange Scholarship fund.
Monday
• Red Cross blood drives: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Polson Physical Therapy; 2-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Annual Ski Patrol fundraiser, 4-7 p.m., Bierstube, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Live music by Belton Blues Band, raffles, silent auction. Proceeds support avalanche education and scholarships.
• St. Pat’s dinner 4:30-6:30 p.m. Whitefish Moose Lodge, 230 W. 10th St. Corned beef and cabbage, grilled salmon, shrimp, chicken, salad bar, soup, dessert.
• Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents a program buy Eleanore Eberts on “The Indian Horse: An Agent of Change,” 7:15 p.m. Hilton’s Homewood Suites, 195 Hutton Ranch Road, Kalispell. Nonmembers, $5. Members meet at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:15 p.m. Call Janet Monk, 755-7339.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Libby High School.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Speaker is Ginger Jackson. Face painting by Kathleen Francis. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 4 p.m., Main Street, Kalispell. $100 award for top parade entry. Call Mark Lalum, 755-7400 or 261-1654.
• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Glacier Park International Airport board room.
• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents Christopher Muste on “Polarization, Fragmentation and Culture Wars: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” 7-8:30 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Old Chapel building, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call Clarence, 892-3722; or Dorothy, 892-5894.
• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 4 p.m., Main Street, Kalispell. $100 award for top parade entry. Call Mark Lalum, 755-7400, ext. 2233; or 261-1654.
• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. school library. Public welcome.
Wednesday
• Flathead County Agency on Aging south campus groundbreaking ceremony, 10 a.m., corner of 11th Street West and First Avenue West, Kalispell. Bring a shovel. Coffee and doughnuts served. All invited. Call 75-5730.
• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m., North Valley Hospital Community Room, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls. Garden of Eden Thrift and Variety will be featured. Speaker is Ginger Jackson. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Lake County Democrats sponsor an informational meeting on early childhood education programs, 7-8:30 p.m., Salish Kootenai College Theater, Pablo.
A look ahead
• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 8:30 a.m. March 19, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. March 19, The Wave, Whitefish.
• Sixth annual Loud at the Library fundraiser, 5:30-8:30 p.m. March 19, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Live music by Can’t Hardly Playboys, appetizers, beer, wine, raffle baskets, silent auction. Tickets $30 ($20 tax deductible). Call 758-5821.
• Dedication of newly constructed Whitefish High School, 4:30 p.m. March 19, in the school gym. Gov. Steve Bullock and Whitefish Mayor John Muhlfeld are guest speakers. Public invited.
• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Energizer, 5-6:30 p.m. March 19, Rocky Mountain Bank, 2405 U.S. 93 N. Food, beverages, door prizes. Call 885-1212.
• Telluride Mountainfilm Tour, March 19, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 6 p.m. Advance tickets $12; $15 at door if not sold out, and at Sportsman and Ski Haus, Whitefish, Rocky Mountain Outfitter, Kalispell. All proceeds benefit Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation volunteer program.
• Glacier Institute hosts a lecture by Justin Barth titled, “ Stories from the Top — Glacier’s Fire Lookouts,” March 19, 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.
• Frontier Hospice open door bereavement support group meets 6-7 p.m. March 19, Rising Mountains Assisted Living Community, Bigfork. Call 755-4923.
• Red Cross blood drives March 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Blackfeet Community College
• 4-H Interstate Exchange spaghetti supper and dessert auction, 5:30 p.m. March 20, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Tickets $6 each or $20 for family of four. Public invited.
• Fractured Spelling Bee fundraising event for Whitefish Education Foundation, 7-9 p.m. March 20, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Seven local teams compete in three different knowledge categories. Tickets $20. Call Erik Hosek, 871-2743; or Marie Shaw, 250-8081.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.
• Glacier Woodturners meet 9 a.m. March 21, Hanson Trucking, Columbia Falls. Call 755-1795.
• Going for the Green fundraiser for Paws to Play dog park, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 21, Kalispell Center Mall. Mini-golf courses, $3 for five minutes; bring a new bag of dog food for a free round. Raffles, adoptable dogs. Dog trainer Ellie Bell offers tips.
• Columbia Falls American Legion Freedom Post 72 spaghetti dinner fundraiser, 5-7 p.m. March 21, Columbia Falls Fire Hall. Tickets $8 per person; $20 per family. Door prizes. Proceeds benefit veterans’ programs, and Boys/Girls state expenses. Advance tickets available 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14 at Smith’s Columbia Falls. Call 252-9806.
• Dream Adaptive 30th anniversary fundraiser 5:30 p.m. March 21, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Plated dinner, live music by The Smart Alex, live and silent auction. Tickets $50; tables of eight available. Call 862-1817.
• Annual Spring Fling Thing, 6:30 p.m. March 21, Salvation Army Community Center, 110 Bountiful Dr., Kalispell. Live Big Band era dance music by BJ Lupton and the Swingin’ on High Band and Stillwater Christian School Jazz Band. Refreshments. Free admission. All welcome. Call 257-4357.
• Flathead County Democratic Women meet, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Social at 11:30 a.m. March 23, followed by noon buffet lunch. Speaker is Diane Queen Miller, executive producer of KGEZ’s “Good Morning Show.” For reservations, call Lynn Bradley, 756-9245.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. March 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m. March 23, The Summit, Kalispell. Anne Clark talks about her kayaking adventures. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.
• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speaker series presents photographer Chris Peterson with a program about his 200-mile hike in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, 7 p.m. March 23, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call Dan Goehring, 837-1171.
• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents Stephanie Coontz on “The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap,” 7-8:30 p.m. March 23, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. March 23, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. March 24, Polson Good Shepherd Church.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session, 6 p.m. March 24, Kalispell Middle School Library.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. March 25, Snappy Sport Senter. Sponsored by Evergreen Chamber.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group meets 6 p.m. March 25, Sunburst Village and Drop in Center. Kalispell. Call 854-2323.
• Heritage Museum in Libby hosts a premier of the documentary film, “The Fish Between the Falls, 7 p.m. March 25, K.W. Make Theater, Libby. Filmmaker George Sible, Libby Dam fish biologist Greg Hoffman and FWP representative Ryan Silvester answer questions afterward. Public invited.
• Flathead Valley Community Band spring concert, “A Celebration of Americana” 7:30 p.m. March 25, Flathead High School auditorium, Kalispell. Free. Public invited.
• Kalispell Public Schools Technology Committee meets 8:30 a.m. March 26, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. March 26, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m. March 26, Smith’s, blood mobile.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. March 26, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts is shrink plastic jewelry, food, Wii gaming. Free.
• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting, potluck supper and bingo, 5 p.m. March 26, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.
• Brews for Benefits Night, 5-8 p.m. March 26, Cabinet Mountain Brewing Co., 206 Mineral Ave. Libby. $1 for every beer sold benefits Northwest Montana Chapter Forest Fire Lookout Association.
• Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents Phil Zuckerman on “The Rise of the ‘Nones’: Why More Americans are Becoming Non-religious,” 7-8:30 p.m. March 26, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Seating limited. Public welcome. Call Ivan Lorentzen, 756-3864.
• Red Cross blood drives March 27:, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Interstate Bank, Hutton Ranch.
Dining for a Cause fundraiser, 3-8 p.m. March 27-28; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29, Belton Chalet, U.S. 2 East, West Glacier. Ten percent of proceeds benefits North Valley Music School.
• 79th annual cherry growers’ horticultural meeting 8:30 a.m. March 28, Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse, Montana 35, mile marker 18. Keynote speaker is Washington grower and consultants Norm Gutzwiler. Call 406-982-3069.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. March 28, Kalispell Walgreen’s, blood mobile.
• Children ages 6-10 invited to a hands-on architecture project, 2-4 p.m. March 28, ImagineIF libraries in Kalispell and Columbia Falls.
• Columbia Falls Community Choir spring concerts 7 p.m. March 28, and 2 p.m. March 29, Columbia Falls High School Little Theater. Variety of music by the 95-member choir. Free; donations accepted.
• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 30, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. March 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drives March 31: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Flathead County Health Department; 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Communities.
• Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation and Montana Wilderness Association Wilderness Speaker Series presents Chris Peterson, Hungry Horse News and Glacier Magazine, on "A Walk on the Wild Side-A 200-mile Hike in the Spirit of Bob Marshall.” 7-8:30 p.m. April 2, Arts and Technology Building, room 139, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call Carol Treadwell, 406-387-3847; or Amy Robinson, 406-730-2006.
Homeschool Theater Group presents “Mary Poppins,” 7 p.m. April 3, and 2 and 7 p.m. April 4, Performing Arts Center, 600 Second St. E., Whitefish. Free; donations accepted. Bake sale. Call 892-0179.
• Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m. April 6, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.
• Sixth annual Glacier Fiddle Festival, 6 p.m. April 10 with dancing and contestant jam; and 9 a.m. and all day, Smith Valley Grange, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Public invited. Call 406-309-2735.
• 49th annual Creston Auction April 11-12. Consignment Day is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 10. Grounds open 8 a.m. April 11; auction, 9 a.m. Vehicle and equipment sale noon April 12. Hot food and drinks. Free parking and entrance. Call 250-7396.
• Semi-annual Trees to Paper to Trees recycling drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 11, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Bring sorted newspapers, magazines, office paper, cardboard, aluminum and plastics.
• United Way Share Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 11, Kalispell Center Mall. Human service agencies and nonprofit organizations will have displays and discuss their work. Entertainment, face painting, balloons, clowns. All welcome. Call 752-7266.
• Fee free days April 18-19, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived National Park Week opening weekend.
• Sixth annual Run Through History 5K and 10K, April 19, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E. Kalispell. 10K begins at 1 p.m.; 5K at 1:15 p.m. Registration 1-4 p.m. April 18, JC Penney Courtyard, Kalispell Center Mall; race day 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at start; or call 253-6923.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. April 23, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. April 23, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Craft is “Color Therapy” — Color a beautiful quote or intricate mandala. Free.
• 14th annual Death by Chocolate Murder Mystery, “A 1970s Sitcom,” 7-10 p.m. April 24-25, Conrad Mansion, Woodland Avenue, Kalispell. Tickets $55, or two for $100, available at The Bookshelf and Conrad Museum gift shop in Kalispell; and Whitefish Gift and Gear. For ages 21 and up. Call 755-2166.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. May 28, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Opening reception for “A Timeless Legacy — Women Artists of Glacier National Park” exhibit, 5-7 p.m. May 28, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10 a.m. June 11, Linderman School, 233 First Ave. E, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Stumptown Quilters’ Society “Everything Old is New Again,” quilt show, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 4; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 5, Whitefish Middle School gym. Modern and vintage quilts, boutique, vendors, silent auction, raffle.
• Annual AAC/ARCO/CFAC employees picnic noon to 4 p.m. July 9, Lawrence Park, Kalispell. All employees and their families are invited; Email Sharon Chubb, smarinochubb@centurytel.net.
• In the Footsteps of Norman MacLean Festival, July 10-13, Seeley Lake on the Blackfoot River, Double Arrow Resort and Camp Paxson. Smokejumping highlight, writers’ workshop and tour of Mann Gulch; www.macleanfootsteps.com. Call Jenny Rohrer, 406-754-0034.
• Opening reception for traveling exhibit, “Piecing Together a Changing Planet: Climate Change in America’s National Parks,” 5-7 p.m. July 30, Hockaday Museum of Arts, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.
• Fee free day Aug. 25, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived in honor of 99th birthday of National Park Service.
• Fee free days Nov. 11, Glacier National Park. All entrance fees waived in honor of Veterans Day.