Daybook

Thursday

• Cholesterol screening and education, 7-10 a.m. today and first Thursday of every month, The Summit, Kalispell. Includes triglycerides, glucose, cholesterol, HDL and LDL. Walk-in clinic; no preregistration required. Fast 8-12 hours prior and drink plenty of water. Cost $30; $27 for seniors. Call Kathy Prim, 751-4500.

• Winkley Mobile Mammography Coach provides free mammograms for uninsured women or billed screening for women with insurance coverage, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Flathead City-County Health Department, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell. To schedule an appointment, call Rosemary, 751-8162. Walk-ins available as time allows.

• Transportation Advisory Committee meets 8:30 a.m., The Heritage Place, 171 Heritage Way, Kalispell. Public invited.

• Red Cross blood drives: noon to 5 p.m. Columbia Falls Community Room; noon  to 5:15 p.m. Applied Materials.

• “Free and Wild Day” with world-renowned photographer Donald M. Jones, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Artist-hosted tour of exhibit 2-3 p.m.; one-on-one question/answer with Jones, 3-6 p.m.; book signing 6-8 p.m. All events are free. Public invited. Call 755-5268.

• Kalispell Public Schools Curriculum Committee meets 3 p.m., district office, 233 First Ave. E.

Friday

• Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets 7:30 a.m.; and Personnel Committee meets 9 a.m., district office, 233 First Ave. E.

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

• Flathead Chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Social time, 11:30 a.m. For reservations, call Doris Warrant, 752-8026.

• Village at Sunburst Mental Health “New Year, New Me” event today and Saturday. Flathead Job Service offers resume, application and interview job training 1-3 p.m. today. Attendees will receive certificate for free haircut and makeover from 1-3 p.m. Saturday. Call Josh, 756-8721, ext. 230.

Saturday

• Guided snowshoe walk 10 a.m. to noon, Winter Trails Day. Meet at Blacktail Mountain cross-country ski trails. Bring your own snowshoes or reserve in advance. Call Swan Lake Ranger District, 837-7500.

• Ranger-led snowshoe hikes, Winter Trails Day, Glacier Park. Two-hour hikes from Apgar Visitor Center at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; reservations not required. Snowshoes available. Park entrance pass required. Call 888-7800.

• Free guided snowshoe hike 11 a.m. Lone Pine State Park, near Kalispell. Free rentals must be made in advance. Call 755-2706, ext. 2

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Merrymaker, 6 p.m., Moose Lodge, 230 W. 10th St. Tickets $25; available at Whitefish Chamber, 307 Spokane Ave. or whitefishwintercarnival.com

• Sons of Norway meet 7 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace meeting room, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call 752-2357.

Sunday

• Glacier Glide Race, Glacier Nordic Center, Whitefish Lake Golf Course.  Ten-K and 3-K classic and freestyle races and 1K cookie race. Registration 8:30 a.m. Races start at 9:30 a.m. Entry fee $20 adult; $10 youth, includes post-race chili. Call 862-9498.

• KittyMom’s Rescue nonprofit organization hosts a workshop to build cat shelters for cold weather, 1-4 p.m. Kalispell Elks Club, 1820 U.S. 93 S. Take home what you need for your barn/feral cats. Call Sassi Forden, 756-6907.

• Soroptimist International of Whitefish presents a free screening of the widely acclaimed documentary film, “Not My Life,” about the global human trafficking crisis, at 3:30 p.m., Whitefish Performing Arts Center. All welcome.

• Kalispell Compline Choir presents “Nightcap for the Soul,” 9-9:45 p.m., Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Medieval chant, a cappella choral music, meditative readings by candlelight. All welcome.

Monday

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

• Sam and Ruth Neff present a program “Opening Our Eyes to Iran,” detailing their travels in 2008-2009, 6:30 p.m., Whitefish Public Library Community Room, 9 Spokane St. All welcome.

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

• Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., in the United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Wildlife biologist Lisa Bate will present “Wildlife Research in Glacier National Park.” Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.

Tuesday

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Communities.

• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets 6 p.m., Kalispell Middle School Library.

Wednesday

• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Guest speakers are physical therapists Kelly Bond and Mary Ann Gill. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767 or Inga, 756-5514.

• Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association hosts Kalispell Skeptics in the Club, 5:30 p.m., Brannigan’s Irish Pub, 1010 E. Center St., Kalispell. Open to everyone.

• KRMC Cancer Support Community Moving On program on life after breast cancer, 5:30-7 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Discussion on nutrition, weight loss, activity. Registration required; Call Bass Breast Center at 751-6488.

• Flathead Beekeepers meet 6:30 p.m., North Valley Hospital Community Center, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Open to anyone with an interest. Call Kathy, 752-9642.

• Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets 7 p.m., 108 Harbor Heights Blvd., Bigfork. Public welcome.

A look ahead

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Jan. 14, Flathead Electric.

• KRMC Cancer Support Community Yarn Therapy, 11 a.m. to noon, Jan. 14, Camas Creek Cottage, 338 Main St., Kalispell. Space limited; sign up with Jennifer Young, 752-0130.

• Opening reception for “Shadow Catcher,” exhibition of Harry Lee Harpster Jr., historical photographs, 5-7 p.m. Jan 14, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission. Public welcome. Call 755-5268.

• West Valley School PTO open house Jan. 14. Dinner/silent auction of baskets 5-6 p.m., $5 per person, kids under 5 eat free. Opening address and music 6-6:15 p.m. Tours of building 6:15-7:30 p.m. Bus shuttle from Glacier High School southwest parking lot starting at 4:45 p.m. for overflow parking.

• Flathead Valley Genealogical Society meets Jan. 14, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Business meeting 6:30 p.m. The movie, “America’s Castles: The Pioneers” will be show at 7 p.m.; popcorn served. Free. Open to public. Call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245.

• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. St. Joe’s Medical Center.

• Douglass Dye presents a multi-media presentation titled, “African Calling: The Dream, an African Safari Adventure,” 7 p.m. Jan. 15, room 139, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited.

• Students of Paul Gonsorchik perform a free concert of diverse musical genres, 7 p.m. Jan. 15, Canvas Church Activity Center, 255 Summit Ridge Drive, Kalispell. Public invited. Call Paul, 756-7031.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 16, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• Northwest Association for Blind Athletes hosts 2016 Paralympic Experience Jan. 16, Peterson School gym, 1110 Second St. W., Kalispell. Open to all K-12 students with visual impairments. Call Billy Henry, 1-360-718-2826.

• Big Arm Association Game Day, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 16, historic Big Arm School. Bring board and card games to share along with dessert or snacks. Call Nancy Foster, 849-5064.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival king and queen coronation 7 p.m. downtown followed by Disco Party 9 p.m. Jan. 16, Great Northern Bar.

• John White Lecture Series presents a Flathead News Panel featuring journalist and author George Ostrom, John Hendricks of KGEZ Radio and Daily Inter Lake managing editor Frank Miele, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 17, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• AARP Smart Driver Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 18, Libby Christian Church, Libby. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 18: 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 1:30-5:45 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.

• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 19, meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Speaker is Sandy Oertli. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 857-2467, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 19, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Luncheon tickets $19. For reservations, call 758-2803.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1-5:15 p.m. Jan. 19, Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

• Flathead Democrats Martin Luther King Day dinner and program Jan. 19, Christ Church Episcopal, 215 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Dinner 5:30 p.m. Special guest the Rev. Bradley Wirth speaks at 5:45 p.m. Cost $12 adults; $6 for children 12 and under. Public invited. RSVP to Lynn Stanley, 471-8317.

• West Valley Naturalists meet 7 p.m. Jan. 19, West Valley School library, 2290 Farm to Market Road, Kalispell. Dick Walker shows  photos of his excursions into West Valley’s woodlands and wetlands. Free. Everyone welcome. Call Linda de Kort, 755-3704.

Love Lives Hers presents a Martin Luther King Jr. program, “An Experiment in Love,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19, Flathead High School auditorium, Kalispell. Performances by Crown of the Continent and Flathead High School choirs. Free. Public invited.

• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 20: 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Marion Fire Department, sponsored by Pleasant Valley Apiaries; noon to 4:30 p.m. Kmart, blood mobile.

• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets 7 p.m. Jan. 20, United Way Conference Room, Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Glacier Park research ecologist Tabitha Graves presents “Huckleberries and Climate: Predicting the Future of an Important Bear Food.” Free. Public invited. Call Jen Asebrook, 871-8020.

• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 21: 11 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. The Wave, Whitefish; noon to 4:15 p.m. Imperial Dry Cleaners, blood mobile.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board and Executive Council meets 11:15 a.m. Jan. 21, former Linderman School building, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 21, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts, food, Wii gaming. Make cake batter truffles. Free.

• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Energizer, 5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 21, Route 56 Designs, 1420 Montana 35, next to Subway.. Food, beverages, door prizes. Call 885-1212.

• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets Jan. 21, Vista Linda, Somers. Social hour 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. Mary Pat Murphy shares from her trip to Africa. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited. For reservations, For reservations, call Debra, 756-9345.

• Glacier Institute hosts a lecture by George Ostrom titled, “Adventures in Glacier Country ,” Jan. 21, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Wine and desserts served at 6 p.m. Presentation begins 6:30 p.m. Cost $15 per person. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• Joe Coco presents a free seminar “Realize Your Financial Resolutions,” 7-8 p.m. Jan. 21, Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. RSVP to 862-9400.

• Red Cross blood drives: Jan. 22: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Qdoba Mexican Grill, blood mobile.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 23, Best Buy, blood mobile.

• Bigfork Community Players non-professional theater group annual meeting 2-4 p.m. Jan. 24, Swan River Inn, 360 Grand Ave., Bigfork. Light refreshments; no-host bar. All interested welcome. No experience needed.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Frey and Freya coronation, 7 p.m. Jan. 23, Whitefish High School.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Jan. 25, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 26, United Methodist Church, Polson.

 • Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 6 p.m. Jan. 26, Kalispell Middle School Library.

• Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Glacier High School.

• Sadie Fillmore of Professional Therapy Associates presents a free fall prevention seminar for seniors, 10 a.m. Jan. 29, Kalispell Senior Center. Exercises, goals, home environment will be discussed.

• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 29: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. National Flood.

• Winter Warm-Up clothing and blanket giveaway, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 29, Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Donations needed. Call 752-7266.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Skijoring Competition, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 29-30, Whitefish Airport.

• John White Lecture Series presents Ross Holter of Flathead Electric on “Rural Electrification”, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Gala Party, 6 p.m. Feb. 5, Whitefish Lake Golf Club Restaurant.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival events Feb. 6: Penguin Plunge, 11 a.m.; St. Charles Pie Social, 12:30 p.m.; Grand Parade, 3 p.m. downtown.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Rotary pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 7, Moose Lodge, 230 W. 10th St.

• KRMC Cancer Support Community Moving On program on life after breast cancer, 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 10, The Summit, Kalispell. Discussion on nutrition, weight loss, activity. Registration required; Call Bass Breast Center at 751-6488.

• KRMC Cancer Support Community Yarn Therapy, 11 a.m. to noon, Feb. 11, Camas Creek Cottage, 338 Main St., Kalispell. Space limited; sign up with Jennifer Young, 752-0130.

• John White Lecture Series presents Chere Jiusto, executive director of Montana Preservation on “Historic Montana Barns,” 2:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• 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.

• Glacier Institute hosts a lecture by Sally Thompson titled, “People Before the Park,” Feb. 18, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Wine and desserts served at 6 p.m. Presentation begins 6:30 p.m. Cost $15 per person. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• Sparrow’s Nest of Whitefish open house, 4-6 p.m. Feb. 26, 200 Colorado Ave.

• Kalispell Mini Maker Faire, Feb. 27, Flathead Valley Community College. Tech enthusiasts, hobbyists, engineers create and exhibit their unique work. Call Jill Seigmund, 756-3834.

• John White Lecture Series presents Mary Jane Bradbury with a living history presentation on Jeanette Rankin, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

• 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.

• Glacier Institute hosts a lecture by John Ashley titled, “Glacier Park After Dark,” March 17, Conrad Mansion Museum, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Wine and desserts served at 6 p.m. Presentation begins 6:30 p.m. Cost $15 per person. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• 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.