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| February 22, 2017 8:59 PM

TODay

• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Glacier Bank, Bigfork.

• Scholar/actress Mary Jan Bradbury gives two presentations of “Kid Gloves and Brass Knuckles: The Life of Nancy Cooper Russell,” 1 and 2 p.m., Kalispell Montessori, 349 Willow Glen Dr., Kalispell. Open to public. Call 755-3826.

• Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Unwind, 5-6:30 p.m. Camas Flats, 338 Main St. and Kalispell Brewery, Main Street, Kalispell. Tour guest accommodations and free beer. Giveaways. All welcome. Call 758-2800.

• Canyon Community Dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Hungry Horse School. Menu features lasagna, salad, garlic bread, dessert. All welcome. Call Flo, 250-3406; or Luann, 261-1083.

• Smith Valley School board meets 6 p.m.

• Free Night at the Museum, 6:30 p.m., Miracle of America Museum, Polson. Program on Lake County Marine/Native American Louis C. Charlo who fought during World War II. Screening of “The Sands of Iwo Jima,” follows. Call 883-6804 or 270-7895.

• Joe Coco presents a free seminar “Personality Dynamics: Unlocking the Potential for Powerful Teams and Relationships,” 7-8:30 p.m., Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Free. RSVP to Erika, 862-9400.

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

• Whitefish High School Drama Department performs “The Dining Room,” 7:30 p.m. today through Feb. 25, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Tickets at the door are $5 for students, $8 adults.

Friday

• Manufacturing and Technology Expo 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Local/regional manufacturers showcase their products. Hands-on activities. Public invited. Call Megan Glidden at 758-2191

• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Flathead City-County Health Department.

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sykes’ Diner, 202 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Updates from several legislators. Lunch may be purchased. Visitors welcome. Call Todd Bernhardt, 270-6908.

West Shore Community dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., the Gathering Place, 238 Adams St., Lakeside ,next to Lakeside Chapel. Chili and cornbread. No charge; everyone welcome. Call Carol 844-2797.

• Big Arm community game night, 6 p.m., Historic Big Arm School. Bring favorite board or card game and snacks or dessert to share. Call N. Foster, 849-5064.

• Whitefish High School Drama Department performs “The Dining Room,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24-25, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Tickets at the door are $5 for students, $8 adults.

Saturday

• Annual Mini Maker Faire, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Exhibits, inventions, presentations from farmers, engineers, artisans scientists. Public invited. Call Megan Glidden at 758-2191.

Bigfork/Ferndale Community Garden workshop, 10 a.m., St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Montana 209, across from Ferndale Fire Department at blinking light. Master gardener MonaRae Tuhy talks about companion planting. Enter through big red doors. Children welcome. Call Michelle, 871-3509.

• Sons of Norway host Ringling 5 musical group, 2 p.m., Glacier High School, Kalispell. Scandinavian humor and music. Adults $15; children 12 and under, $10, available at The Bookshelf in Kalispell, all Whitefish Credit Unions and from members.

• Annual Sportsman’s Banquet, First Church of the Nazarene, 1295 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Doors open 5 p.m.; dinner starts at 6 p.m. Auction, raffles, entertainment. Bring a main dish (harvested game if you can) plus those whose last name starts with A-L bring a dessert; M-Z, a salad. Families welcome.

Sunday

• Whitefish Shines volunteers take down Whitefish winter decorations for season. To help, meet at 9 a.m. at corner of Second Street and Central Avenue. Call Chris, 406-260-1198.

• John White Lecture Series presents actress/educator Mary Jane Bradbury portraying pioneer photographer Evelyn Cameron, 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.

Thought

“Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (1901-1978).

Monday

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

• Red Cross blood drives: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Kalispell Moose Lodge; 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• Flathead County Democratic Women meet at Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is Caitlin Borgmann, executive director of ACLU of Montana. Social at 11:30 a.m. followed by noon buffet lunch for $13. For reservations, call Lynne Bradley, 756-9245; or Judy Cox, 755-1507.

• Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates Winter Speaker series presents professional photographer/biologist John Ashley on “The Nature of Night, What’s Been Lost and What’s been Found,” 7 p.m., Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

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

• Whitefish PTA Parent Education Series presents the film “Screenagers” on empowering youth in a digital world, 7-9 p.m., Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Free. Public invited. Call Christine Rosse, 214-215-8703.

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

Tuesday

• Red Cross blood drives: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Call 756-3908 to schedule an appointment; noon to 5 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy, Eureka.

• Panda Express in Kalispell hosts a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Twenty percent of proceeds benefit Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana. Download a flyer at www.capnm.net and bring to restaurant.

• Fat Tuesday gathering and book collecting for Little Free Library, 3-5:30 p.m., Glacier Bank Community Room, Eureka. Mardi Gras theme and snacks.

• Flathead County Solid Waste District board meets 3 p.m., landfill office.

• Lakeside-Somers Chamber of Commerce meets 4-5 p.m. PureWest Real Estate, 115 Bills Road. Free for chamber members; $5 nonmembers. Call 844-3715.

• All Saints’ Episcopal Church Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, 5-6:30 p.m., 2048 Conn Road, Columbia Falls, 1/8 mile south of Montana 40. Homemade, huckleberry pancakes, sausage, bacon. Free. All welcome. Call 862-2863.

• FVCC Community Lecture Series presents author and historian E.B. Eiselein on “Origins of Religion,” 7 p.m., Arts and Technology Building. Free. Open to public. Call Continuing Education Center, 756-3832.

Wednesday

• Polson Chamber of Commerce meets noon to 1 p.m., KwaTaqNuk Resort. Speaker is Tom Bansak, assistant directro of Flathead Lake Biological Station. Lunch available for $11. Public welcome. Call 883-5969.

• USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m., Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 406-249-2448.

A look ahead

• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1 p.m. March 2, administration office, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. E., Kalispell.

• Social Security Seminar for Couples, 6-7 p.m. March 2, The Summit, Kalispell. What couples need to know about retirement income and Social Security. Free. Call Kim Taylor at Investment Centers for America, 752-7232.

• FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring Jim Williams, regional supervisor of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region one on the topic, “Managing the Integrity of the Wild” 7 p.m. March 2, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Open to public. Call Relyea, 756-3946.

• Paul Gonsorchik’s students perform a free concert, 7 p.m. March 3, Flathead High School auditorium. Thirteen bands play a variety of covers. Free. All welcome. Call 756-7031.

• “Free the Seeds” seed and start fair, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 4, FVCC. Seed and start swap 8 a.m. to noon. Workshops from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Bring open-pollinated, non-GMO seeds to swap.

• Flathead Audubon birding field trip to Owen Sowerwine Natural Area, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 4. Meet at Montessori School parking lot off Willow Glen Road near Kalispell. Bring lunch, binoculars or scope and appropriate clothes. Free. All welcome. To sign up, call Brian Baxter, 406-291-2154.

• Special Olympics Montana 2017 State Winter Games, March 5-7, Whitefish. Parade of Athletes, 4 p.m. March 5, Central Avenue, Whitefish, followed by opening ceremony at Depot Park. Competition March 6-7, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Spectators welcome.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. March 7, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Act for America presents a program titled, “The Erosion of Free Speech in Europe” by Austrian human rights activist Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, 6:30-8 p.m. March 9, FairBridge Inn & Suites-Outlaw Convention Center, 1701 U.S. 93, S. Kalispell.

• FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring Judith Liu, professor of sociology at University of San Diego, on the topic, “Intersections: The Tale of Cultural Fusion at St. Hilda’s School for Girls, Wuchang, China” 7 p.m. March 9, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Open to public. Call Relyea, 756-3946.

• Good Grief Camp soup dinner and carnival fundraiser, 4:30-7:30 p.m. March 10, Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. Cost $7 for ages 13 and up; $5 ages 6-12; 6 and under, free. Proceeds benefit children who have experienced death of loved one.

• Flathead Valley Gospel Music Association annual Ken Dutter Home Grown Concert, 7 p.m. March 10, Family Life Christian Church, 1075 Foys Lake Road, Kalispell. Free admission.

• Ronan Women’s Club 31st annual Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 11, Ronan Community Center. More than 40 vendors. Donuts and coffee breakfast. Indian taco, soup and fry bread lunch. Silent auction. Call Joyce Rogers, 406-253-3355.

• Flathead Industries “Re-Fashion” Show fundraiser, noon to 5 p.m. March 11, Kalispell Thrift Store, 40 E. Idaho St, Kalispell, across from Dairy Queen.

• Annual 4-H Interstate Exchange spaghetti supper and dessert auction, March 11, The Eagle lodge, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Dinner 5:30 p.m.; auction 6 p.m. $6 each or $20 for family of four. Public invited.

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

• FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring Jim Elser, director of Flathead Lake Biological Station, on the topic, “The Past, Present and Future of Flathead Lake – and Lakes Beyond” 7 p.m. March 14, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Open to public. Call Relyea, 756-3946.

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

• Glacier Institute 2016 Winter Lecture Series presents “If Rocks Could Talk...,” by Glacier Park geologist Teagan Tomlin, March 16, Conrad Mansion, 330 Woodland Ave., Kalispell. Coffee, wine and desserts served at 6 p.m. Presentation 6:30-8 p.m. Cost $15 per person. Reservations required. Call 755-2166.

• FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring Blake Weidenheft, Montana State University assistant professor, on the topic, ““Bacteria, Their Viruses, and How They Taught Us to Perform Genome Surgery” 7 p.m. March 16, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Open to public. Call Relyea, 756-3946.

• American Association of University Women annual spring used book sale, March 17-19, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Book donations accepted; call Barb, 755-1082.

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “ Improving Lives with Technology,” 2-3:30 p.m. March 17, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40

Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• Friendship Force 40th anniversary celebration, 6 p.m. March 21, Sykes’ basement event room, Kalispell. Cultural food and fun. Call Priscill French to reserve a place at 756-9332.

• Wilderness Speaker Series presents wilderness author Peter Fromm on “The Names of the Stars, A Life in the Wilds” 7:30 p.m. March 22, Arts and Technology Building, Room 139, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call Carol Treadwill, 387-3847.

• Lakside-Somers Chamber of Commerce Captain’s Award banquet, March 23, The Rack Shack, Somers. Cocktails 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets $30 per person. RSVP to lakesidesomers@gmail.com Tickets $40 at door.

• FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring Marshall Bloom, Rocky Mountain Laboratories Intramural Research associate director on the topic, “Predicting Outbreaks and the Myth of Sisyphus” 7 p.m. March 23, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Open to public. Call Relyea, 756-3946.

• Montana 4-H Horse and Livestock Community Forum March 24-26, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Introduction to lives and small animal care. Youth activities, forums. All welcome.

• Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates Winter Speaker series presentation by pilot Jim Bob Pierce of Two Bear Air on search and rescue procedures and missions, 7 p.m. March 27, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• Benefit Brew Night, 5-8 p.m. March 28, Kalispell Brewery. Portion of proceeds benefits Flathead Industries.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. April 4, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

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

• Columbia Falls Teakettle Guild annual Quilt Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 8, Glacier Gateway Elementary School, 440 Fourth Ave. W., Columbia Falls. Boutique, vendors, quilt displays and for sale, raffle. Featured quilter is Peggy Aagenes. Free admission.

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “ Planning Your Financial Health,” 2-3:30 p.m. April 21, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

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

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. May 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

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

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

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “ Strength and Balance,” 2-3:30 p.m. May 19, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. June 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

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

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

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “ Healthy Skin,” 2-3:30 p.m. June 16, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. July 4, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “ Brain Fitness” 2-3:30 p.m. July 21, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “ Healthy Aging” 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “Medicare 101” 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 15, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “ Winter Ready” 2-3:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 7, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “ Managing Stress through the Holidays” 2-3:30 p.m. Nov. 17, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “Festive Holiday Crafting” 2-3:30 p.m. Dec. 15, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.