Daybook

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.

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

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

• Bad Rock Fire District board meets 7:30 p.m. north firehall, 23 Columbia Pines Courts. Call Carol Daly, 892-0438.

Thursday

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

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

• 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. Liz Moore of Montana Nonprofit Association talks about on successes and challenges of Flathead and state nonprofits. RSVP to 756-3618.

• Agency on Aging Advisory Council meets at 2-3:30 p.m., The Summit Medical Fitness Training Room, Kalispell. Public invited. Call 758-5730.

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

• West Valley School PTO open house. 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 Republicans meet at Sykes’ Basement Conference Center, Kalispell. Social 5:30 p.m., business meeting 6 p.m.

• Flathead Valley Genealogical Society meets at 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.

• Civil Air Patrol Montana Wing meets every Thursday, 6-8:30 p.m. National Guard Armory, Kalispell. Call 393-2411.

Friday

• Red Cross blood drives: 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.

• Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Don Brummel with LHC and Jim Mitchell with Montana Department of Transportation provide a Kalispell Bypass update. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.

• Douglass Dye presents a multi-media presentation titled, “African Calling: The Dream, an African Safari Adventure,” 7 p.m., 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., Canvas Church Activity Center, 255 Summit Ridge Drive, Kalispell. Public invited. Call Paul, 756-7031.

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.

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

• 17th annual Kalispell Music Teachers Association Vocal Festival 9:30 a.m. to noon, First Presbyterian Church, Kalispell. Free. Public welcome.

• Humane Society of Northwest Montana Volunteer Orientation, 11 a.m., Adoption Center, 110 Adopt a Pet Way, U.S. 93 between Kalispell and Whitefish. Open to anyone age 18 or older. Call 752-PAWS (7297).

• Big Arm Association Game Day, 2-4 p.m., 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., Great Northern Bar.

Sunday

• 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. , Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

Monday

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

• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Buffet lunch available for $12. All welcome. Call RSVP to  Dee Kirk-Boon, 250-5098.

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

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

Tuesday

• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., 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., Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Luncheon tickets $19. For reservations, call 758-2803.

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

• Flathead Democrats Martin Luther King Day dinner and program, 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., 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.

• Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Montana Veterans Home chapel building, Columbia Falls. Public invited. Call Clarence, 892-3722; or Dorothy, 892-5894.

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

A look ahead

• 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.

• Friends of the Library meet at noon Jan. 21, ImagineIF Library meeting room, Kalispell. All welcome.

• 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.

• 16th annual Black Tie Dinner, 5 p.m. Jan. 21, Allentown Restaurant, Ninepipes Lodge, U.S. 93 South, Charlo. Author and storyteller Ellen Baumler will give a presentation titled, “Ripples in a Pond: The Ronan Family Legacy.” Special guest is Mary Brewer, direct descendant of Mary and Peter Ronan. Dinner at 7 p.m. Silent and live auctions. Tickets $50 per person. For reservations, call 406-644-3435.

• 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.

• Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Community Liaison Panel meet 6 p.m. Jan. 21, Columbia Falls High School cafeteria, 610 Third St. W. Call Mary Green, 877-384-7036.

• 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.

• Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 22, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Speaker is John Youngberg of the Farm Bureau. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.

• 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.

• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speaker series presents Glacier Park ranger and naturalist Bill Schustrom on “GNP and the Great Northern Railway: A Unique Relationship,” 7 p.m. Jan. 25, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 25, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• 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.

• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1 p.m. Jan. 28, administration office, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• Polson Shooters Association annual general membership meeting, Jan. 28, Polson VFW. No host bar 5 p.m., spaghetti dinner 6 p.m. Meeting follows. Cost Flathead Valley Community College waived for those joining or renewing membership. All welcome. Call Rob St. Clair, 883-1110; or Mauri Morin, 249-2250.

• Winter Art Maker Series presents Western oil painter Tom Saubert with a 90-minute painting session, 6-7:30 p.m., Jan. 28, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Public invited.

• 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.

• Kalispell Chocolat Affair, 5-7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, downtown Kalispell. Businesses offer chocolate treats to shoppers. Door prizes. Free.

• 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.

• North Flathead Love INC, dinner and auction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Christ Lutheran Church, Whitefish. Tickets $15. Call 892-2117.

• 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.

• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speaker series presents Glacier Park biologist Lisa Bate on “Harlequin Ducks: The White Water Specialists of GNP,” 7 p.m. Feb. 22, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• 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.

• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speaker series presents wildlife photographer Sumio Harada on “Mountain Goats in Glacier National Park, 7 p.m. March 28, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• 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.