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| December 28, 2016 8:00 PM

TODAY

u Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m., downstairs of Bethany Lutheran Church, Montana 35, south of Montana 209. Call Gwen Sutherland, 250-5457.

u Canyon Community Dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Hungry Horse School. Turkey pot pie, salad, Christmas bread pudding. All welcome. Call Flo, 250-3406; or Luann, 261-1083.

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

u Glacier Skate Academy presents “Christmas for All on Ice” figure-skating show at 4 and 7 p.m. at Stumptown Ice Den in Whitefish.

Friday

u Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Lakeview Healthcare.

u Glacier Skate Academy presents “Christmas for All on Ice” figure-skating show at 4 and 7 p.m. at Stumptown Ice Den in Whitefish.

Saturday

u Flathead Lake Skijoring Championships, today and Sunday, Lakeside Club, one mile south of Lakeside. Races start 12:30 p.m. daily. Admission $5; children 12 and under, free. Call West Shore Visitors Bureau, 406-668-1866.

Sunday

u Annual Polar Bear Plunge, The Raven, Woods Bay, Montana 35, 4.5 miles south of Bigfork. Parade to lake 1:45 p.m. Plunge 2 p.m. Families welcome. Call 837-2836.

u First Day Hike, 10 a.m. Wayfarers State Park on Flathead Lake, Bigfork. Free, family-friendly guided 1- to 2-mile hike. Call 837-3041.

u First Day Twilight Hike, 5-6:30 p.m., Lone Pine State Park near Kalispell. Free, moderately difficult guided hike. Be sure kids are prepared for hiking uphill at night in the snow. To reserve snowshoes, call 755-2706, ext. 2.

Monday

u Evergreen Disposal will be running normal routes the week of today through Jan. 6.

Tuesday

Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association annual Scholarship Alumni Concert, 7:30 p.m. Glacier High School Performance Hall, Kalispell. Tickets at door, $15 adults, $8 students, $35 families.

A look ahead

u Somers School District board special meeting 7 a.m. Jan. 4, Glacier Perks.

u Polson Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting, noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 4, KwaTaqNuk Resort. Speaker is Robert McDonald, CSKT communications director. Public welcome. Call 883-5969.

u Transportation Advisory Committee for Flathead County Eagle Transit meets 8:30-10:30 a.m. Jan. 5, South Campus Building, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Public invited.

u Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 5, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Movie is “Soul Eater.”

Somers School District board Policy Committee meets 5:30 p.m., Jan. 5, Somers Middle School.

u John White Lecture Series presents actor/singer Neal Lewing portraying Thomas Meagher, Montana’s first territorial governor, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 8, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

u Pleasant Valley School board meets 4:15 p.m. Jan. 9.

u West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Jan. 9.

u Love Lives Here of Flathead Valley and Montana Human Rights Network sponsor a gathering, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 7, Depot Park, Whitefish. Guest speakers promote tolerance in community. Live music, hula performance, coffee.

u Columbia Falls Community Choir begins practice for 2017 season,, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 8, Columbia Falls Junior High School. Call director Ron Bond, 892-5174.

u Flathead Conservation District 310 Stream Permit meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 9, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

Thought

“Ours is the age of substitutes: Instead of language we have jargon; instead of principles, slogans; and instead of genuine ideas, bright suggestions.” u Eric Bentley, British-born American author and educator.

u Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 11, Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. Dr. Heather Blanchard talks about dental care with Parkinson’s. All welcome. Call Katie, 434-964-7558.

u Agency on Aging Advisory Council meets at 2-3:30 p.m. Jan. 12, South Campus building, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Public invited. Call 758-5730.

u Flathead Democrats annual Martin Luther King Jr. dinner, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Cost $15.

u Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 19, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts, food, Wii gaming. Free.

u 2017 Montana Pond Hockey Classic Jan. 20-22, Foys Lake near Kalispell. Eighty teams across Montana compete. Spectators welcome. Concessions.

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

u John White Lecture Series presents museum executive director Gil Jordan on the history of the Flathead Valley and Central School, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 22, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

u AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 23, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

u Flathead Conservation District business meeting, 7 p.m. Jan. 23, 133 Interstate Lane, Kalispell, 752-4220.

u AARP Driver Safety Course, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26, Risen Christ Catholic Church, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-4219.

u Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:30 a.m. Jan. 26, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

u John White Lecture Series presents author/historian Ellen Baumler on “Profiles of African American Montanans, Feb. 12, 2:30 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

u West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Feb. 13.

u Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 9 a.m. Feb. 16, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

u John White Lecture Series presents actress/educator Mary Jane Bradbury portraying pioneer photographer Evelyn Cameron, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 26, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

u West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. March 13.

u Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 9 a.m. March 16, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

u West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. April 10.

u Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:30 a.m. April 27, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

u West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. May 8.

u Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 9 a.m. May 18, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

u West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. June 12.

u Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 9 a.m. June 13, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.