Daybook, April 14
Today
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.
• Flathead Nonprofit Development Partnership hosts a free brown bag workshop, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Shareen Spring of the Center for Restorative Youth Justice will discuss “Community Engagement for Sustainability.” Learn strategies to maintain a nonprofit through federal and state funding declines and other major funding losses. RSVP to 756-3618.
• Flathead County Republicans meets at noon at Sykes,’ Kalispell.
• Monica J. Lindeen, Montana Commission of Securities and Insurance, hosts a screening of “Gold Diggers: Investment Fraud in the Treasure State,” 12:30-2 p.m., Marina Cay, Bigfork. A complimentary meal will be served to attendees. Free admission, but seating is limited. For reservations, call 1-800-332-6148.
• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1 p.m., administration office, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.
• Agency on Aging Advisory Council meets at 2-3:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Public invited. Call 758-5730.
• Deer Park School board Negotiation Team meets 4 p.m.
• Helena Flats School fundraiser, 5-7 p.m. April 14, Five Guys, Burgers and Fries, Kalispell. Fifteen percent of proceeds goes toward purchase of playground equipment.
• Spring Fling dance, 5:30 p.m., The Springs in Whitefish, 1011 River Lakes Parkway. Live music with Kathy Sullivan, dance, refreshments. Free. Public invited.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club wrap-up panel discussion of public safety series, 6-8 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. State Representative Frank Garner will facilitate. Public invited to prioritize a plan.
• Wrap-up presentation of public safety series sponsored by Glacier Pachyderm Club, 6-8 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. State Rep. Frank Garner leads the panel discussion from local experts. Public invited.
• Flathead Valley Genealogical Society meets, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Mini-class 5:30 p.m. Business meeting 6:30 p.m. Program at 7 p.m. titled “Ideas for starting/ Improving Your Family History.” Free. Open to public. Call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245.
• Mission Mountain Audubon meets 7 p.m., Polson City Library meeting room. Janene Lichtenburg and Amy Seaman present “Charismatic Curlews and Citizen Conservation in the Mission Valley.” Free. All welcome.
• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m., West Valley Middle School Commons, 2290 Farm to Market Road, Kalispell. Tris Hoffman, weed coordinator of the Flathead National Forest, discusses weed control. Free. Everyone welcome. Use main school entrance. Call at Hoffman, 758-3510; or Jeanine Buettner, 755 4733.
• Flathead Valley Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) group meets 7 p.m., Bohemian Hall, 125 Blanchard Lake Road, Whitefish. Carla Hannaford presents “Playing in the Unified Field: Being Conscious, Creative Masters of Our Lives.” All welcome; www.ionsflathead.org.
Friday
• Columbia Falls Library Association Bookstore bag sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and April 16, 39 Sixth St. W., Columbia Falls. Fill a plastic grocery bag with books, CDs and videos for $4.
• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. KRMC.
• Frontier Hospice hosts a Living with Grief Program, 1-4 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Skilled Care Center, Kalispell. Panel of experts will discuss the topic “Managing Conflict/Finding Meaning-Supporting Families at Life’s End” and provide strategies for families. Free. To register, call Marshauna, 755-4923.
• 4-H Student Exchange Program community dance fundraiser, North Crow Clubhouse, Ronan. Dance instruction 5-6 p.m., followed by dancing until 10 p.m. Cost $10 adult; $5 youth; maximum for family, $30.
• Bigfork Rotary annual chili feed fundraiser, 5-7 p.m., The Garden Bar, Bigfork. Menu also includes cornbread, brownies and two drink tickets. Tickets sold at the door, $10 per person; $25 per family of four; children under 5, free.
Saturday
• Big Arm Association pancake breakfast, 8-11 a.m., historic Big Arm School. Menu also includes scrambled eggs, sausage, beverages. Donations accepted. Local author Grace Larson will sign her books. Call Nancy, 849-5064.
Thought
“I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.” • Everett Dirksen, American politician (1896-1969).