Daybook

Today, March 31

• Red Cross blood drives: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Flathead County Health Department; 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Communities.
• Lakeside-Somers Chamber of Commerce meets 4-5 p.m. Homestead Cafe, 7262 U.S. 93 S., Lakeside. Free for chamber members; $5 nonmembers. Call 844-3715.
• 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.

Wednesday

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kalispell Elks Lodge.
• Free Qigong Falun Dafa instruction easy-to-learn exercise instruction for all ages, 11:45 a.m., Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Call Katherine, 257-9798.
• Polson Chamber of Commerce meets noon to 1 p.m., KwaTukNuk Resort. Speaker is Carol Beck-Edgar, owner of Edge Communications. Lunch is $10.50. Open to public. Call 883-5969.
• USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 406-249-2448.

Thursday

• Transportation Advisory Committee meets 8:30 a.m., The Heritage Place, 171 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Public invited.
• 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., Arts and Technology Building, room 139, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call Carol Treadwell, 406-387-3847; or Amy Robinson, 406-730-2006.
• Loose Change fundraiser, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Rosauer’s front entrance, for South Campus Patio Project, Kalispell Senior Center and Agency on Aging.

Friday

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Lunch available. GOP legislators give updates on current session. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.
• Homeschool Theater Group presents “Mary Poppins,” 7 p.m., and 2 and 7 p.m. April 4, Performing Arts Center, 600 Second St. E., Whitefish. Free; donations accepted. Bake sale. Call 892-0179. 

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.
• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.
• Eagles annual international dinner, 5-7 p.m., 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Eight different cuisines; Cost $12 for those over 12 years old; $6 for under 12 years. All welcome.

Monday

• 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.
• Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.
• Pleasant Valley School board meets 4:30 p.m.

A look ahead

• Free community education event of domestic violence, 5:30-7 p.m. April 7, North Valley Professional Building, 711 13th St. Whitefish (across from Walgreen’s). Guest speaker is Hilary Shaw, executive directory of the Abbie Shelter. Light refreshments. RSVP to 863-3632.
• West Valley Naturalist program 7 p.m. April 7, West Valley School science room, Kalispell. Mark Lalum, general manager of CHS, discusses canola crop development in Flathead Valley. Free. Everyone welcome. Call Linda de Kort, 755-3704.
• Karen Porteous with Complete Restoration gives a free presentation on mold and radon, 6:30-7:30 p.m. April 8, meeting room, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Question and answer session included. Public invited.
• Kalispell Public Schools Curriculum Committee meets 9 a.m. April 9, administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.
• Senior Tour and Tea, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 9, 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.