Daybook

Sunday

• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30-11:30 a.m., The River Church.

• 15th annual Friends of Frosty all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner, 4-6:30 p.m., Lakeside School. Meat, clam and vegetarian sauces, garlic bread, salad, brownies. $5 per person; $20 per family. Kids under 6, eat free. Raffles, live auction. Call Dale or Lois Lauman, 857-3512.

Monday

• The railroad crossing on State park Road in Whitefish will be closed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for repairs.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• The Brosten family shares stories, 11:30 a.m., Bigfork Community Center, 639 Commerce St. Lunch available afterward. Public invited. Reservations required. Call 837-4157.

• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is Flathead County Commissioner Pam Holmquist. RSVP for lunch to Dee Kirk-Boon, 250-5098.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

• Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Communities. Call Carla Wilton, 752-9624.

• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 5 p.m.

• Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents a program by Ron Buentemeier titled, “Historic Sawmills of the Flathead,” Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Greeting time 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:15 p.m. Cost $19 includes presentation. Program starts at 7 p.m., free for posse members and youth under 16; $5 for non-dinner walk-in nonmembers. For reservations, call Janet Monk, 755-7339.

• Savvy Social Security Seminar for Couples, 6-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. What baby boomers need to know to maximize retirement income. Free. Call Kim Taylor, 752-7232.

• Somers School District board meets 6 p.m., Lakeside Elementary.

• Flathead River Commission meets 7 p.m., Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Call 752-4220.

• 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.

• Flathead Democratic Party meets 7 p.m., Kalispell VFW Post 2252 meeting room. 330 First Ave. W. Bring a nonperishable food item or donation for Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry.

• Kalispell Rockhound Club meets at 7 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell, basement meeting room. Show and tell, and educational session. All welcome. Call Malinda, 309-0938.

Tuesday

• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Napa Auto program, “Winterize your Car.” Speaker is Bernadetta Bailey. 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.

• Flathead Lake Brewing Company in Bigfork donates $1 of every pint sold from 5-8 p.m. to the Flathead Food Bank. Bring in nonperishable food items for chance to win a growler a month for a year.

• 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.

• Banff Mountain Film Festival 7 p.m. today and Nov. 18, Flathead High School auditorium. Seven different adventure films each night. Advance tickets $15; 20 at door. Fundraiser for Flathead Nordic Ski Patrol. Call Craig Moore, 249-2071.

• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school library.

• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. school library. Public welcome.

Wednesday

• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.

• ImagineIF Libraries board meets at 9 a.m., meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

• Flathead Basin Commission meets 10 a.m. Lake County Environmental Health Building, 106 Fourth Ave. E., Polson.

• Fulbright teaching assistant Viana de Carvalho hosts a Brazilian film and cultural night featuring the box office hit comedy-fantasy film, “A Dog’s Will,” 6 p.m., Blake Hall boardroom, FVCC. Free. Public invited.

• Evergreen School board meets 6:30 p.m., administration boardroom.

• Lake County Democrats meet at North Lake County Public Library, Polson. Social 6:30 p.m.; business meeting 7 p.m. Call Craig McClure, 406-599-4087.

• Banff Mountain Film Festival 7 p.m., Flathead High School auditorium. Seven different adventure films each night. Advance tickets $15; 20 at door. Fundraiser for Flathead Nordic Ski Patrol. Call Craig Moore, 249-2071.

• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets 7 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Business meeting, 5:30 p.m.; Kathy Settevendemie of Blackfoot Native Plants and president of Montana Native Plant Society presents a program on seed germination success, 7 p.m. Free. Public welcome. Call 406-880-8809.

 Thursday

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bigfork Senior Center $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 837-4157.

• West Shore Community Library Preschool Story and Craft Hour, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 100 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside. Free to kids ages 2 to 6.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m., former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Wave, Whitefish.

• Friends of the Library meet at noon, ImagineIF Library meeting room, Kalispell. All interested welcome.

• Rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune diseases support group meets 1-2:30 p.m. third Thursday of each month, lower level First Presbyterian Church, 540 S. Main Street, Kalispell. Call Shirley, 257-2780.

• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1-3 p.m., administration office, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Make Polymer clay charms, food, Wii gaming. Free.

• North Valley Music School open house, 4-6 p.m., 432 Spokane Ave., Whitefish. Meet faculty and staff. Tours, refreshments. Call 862-8074.

• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets at Vista Linda, Somers. McKenna Wilson presents a program on her trip to Cusco, Peru. Social hour 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited. For reservations, For reservations, call Debra, 260-2019.

• Glacial Forum presents TV broadcaster and recovery advocate Laurie Dhue on “Recovering Out Loud,” 6:30 p.m., CrossRoads Christian Fellowship Church, 7465 Montana 35, Bigfork. Reserve your seat at glacierforumkalispell@gmail.com or call Dee Kirk-Boon, 250-5098.

• Noted wildlife photographer Sumio Harada gives a presentation and shows his photos from the Yukon at the Northwest Montana Nature Photographers meeting, 7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Public invited; seating limited. Call Doug, 406-261-6832.

• Marion Fire District board meets 7 p.m., Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane. Public welcome.

Friday

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

A look ahead

Third annual Indoor Market to benefit American Cancer Society, 4-7 p.m. Nov. 20; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21, Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork. Crafts, homemade candy, vintage items, jewelry and home decor. For booth rental, call Debbie, 885-7717

• 11th annual Showcase of the Chefs, Nov. 20, Lodge at Whitefish Lake.

• Peace Corps volunteer Terri Nichols shares her story “Two Years in Zambia: Perspective on Cultural Exchange and Service in the Peace Corps,” noon, Nov. 20, Blake Hall board room, FVCC. Free. Open to public. Call 756-3889.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 21, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Whitefish Shines puts up winter decorations Nov. 22. Volunteers should meet 9 a.m. at corner of Second Street and Central Avenue. Everyone welcome. Call Chris Schustrom, 260-1198.

• Bigfork Holiday Artwalk, 47 p.m. Nov. 21. Downtown will be decorated for the holidays and offer libations and snacks. Tree lighting 7 p.m.

• Annual Turkey Trot 2 or 4 mile run/walk, 1 p.m. Nov. 22, Kalispell Athletic Club, West Reserve Drive. Predict your finish time on Whitefish Stage bike path for turkey, chicken or game hen prize. Food raiser for Flathead Food Bank. Call Stan Watkins, 752-2880.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Nov. 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 23, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Red Cross blood drives Nov. 24: 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Flathead City-County Health Department; noon to 5 p.m. Immaculate Conception Church, Polson.

• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 25, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Pocketstone Cafe hosts its sixth annual free Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 26, 444 Electric Ave., Bigfork. Three seating available at 11 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Walk-ins accommodated at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. if space available. Donations accepted. Call 837-7223 for reservations.

• North Valley Refuse will be closed Nov. 26, for the Thanksgiving holiday. All routes will be completed Friday.

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 27, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Mission Mountain Winery Thanksgiving free program to learn about food and wine pairings, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 27-28, 82420 U.S. 93 S., Dayton. All welcome.

• Thanksgiving community open house, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 27-28, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. Museum gift shop open.

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

• Columbia Falls 30th annual Night of Lights Dec. 4. Craft fair 4 pm. Teakettle Room, Nucleus Avenue. Senior Citizens Center soup supper 4 p.m. Parade 6:30 p.m. Photos with Santa. Live Nativity scene at the Coop, 830 First Ave. W. Call 892-2072.

• Civil Air Patrol Montana Wing hosts Stuff the Bus, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 5, Shopko, Evergreen. Donations of new, unwrapped toys accepted for Salvation Army’s Angel Tree.

• Woodland Montessori presents Breakfast with Santa, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 5, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Pancake breakfast, crafts, trolley rides, silent auction and photos with Santa. Advance tickets $8 per person; $10 at door. Call 755-3824.

• Whitefish Community Center holiday bazaar, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 5. Call 862-4923.

• Citizens for a Better Flathead holiday “re-gifting” rummage sale, 5-9 p.m. Dec. 5; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 5, 35 Fourth St. W. Donations accepted 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

• Flathead Conservation District celebrates World Soil Day with screening of “Symphony of the Soil,” 6:308 p.m. Dec. 5, Flathead High School auditorium. Locally grown treats served 5:306 p.m. Public invited. Call 752-4220.

• Bigfork Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Dec. 5, Electric Avenue.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Pleasant Valley School board meets 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 10, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Conrad Mansion in Kalispell celebrates Children’s Christmas, 4-7 p.m. Dec. 10. Children meet Santa and receive a small gift. $10 for keepsake photo. Call 755-2166.

• Wreaths Across America ceremony, 10-11 a.m. Dec. 12, Veterans Memorial, Depot Park, Kalispell.

• 26th annual Christmas at Our House dinner, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 12, Montana Army National Guard, Kalispell. Free holiday dinner. All welcome. Call 406-261-1398.

• “When the Night Comes” sleep out fundraiser for Sparrow’s Nest of Northwest Montana, 7 p.m. Dec. 12 to 7 a.m. Dec. 13, Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Call 406-309-5196.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m. Dec. 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. Dec. 17, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Conrad Mansion in Kalispell hosts a Christmas Choir Dec. 17. Holiday music performed in the Great Hall by Valley Voices Choral Evensong. $15 per person. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• 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.

• 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.