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| January 2, 2017 4:00 AM

TODay

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

Tuesday

u Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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

u 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.

Wednesday

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

u Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Homewood Suites, Kalispell.

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

Thursday

u Cholesterol screening and education, 7-10 a.m. 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.

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

u Professional Therapy Associates gives a presentation on improving balance and coping with dizziness, 10 a.m. Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W., suite 110.

u Red Cross blood drives: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Communities; noon to 5 p.m. North Valley Community Room, hosted by Columbia Falls Rotary.

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

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

Friday

u Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 6 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Saturday

u Montana Wilderness Association Wilderness Walk with wildlife tracker Brian Baxter, Kila. Free interpretive hike. Meet at 9 a.m. at Kila Pub,4220 U.S. 2 W. Sign up at wildmontana.org

u Red Cross Leaders Save Lives blood drive, 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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

A look ahead

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 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 Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30p.m. Jan. 9 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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

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

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

u Flathead Area Secular Humanist Association hosts Kalispell Skeptics in the Club, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 10, Scotty’s Bar, 2205 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Open to everyone.

u Montanans for Multiple Use public meeting, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 10, Country Kitchen Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Update on lawsuit regarding right to petition government in court. Raffle, election of officers. Call Clarence Taber, 406-261-9326; or Jerry O’Neil, 406-250-2503.

u Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4:15 p.m. Jan. 11, Kalispell Center Mall.

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.

Thought

“A clash of doctrines is not a disaster — it is an opportunity.” u Alfred North Whitehead, English philosopher and mathematician (1861-1947).

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 Red Cross blood drives Jan. 13: 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Glacier High School; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

u Flathead Chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Jan. 13, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Social time, 11:30 a.m. Lunch available for $8. Call Doris Warrant, 752-8026.

u Red Cross blood drives Jan. 16: 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 2-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.

u Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Marion Fire Hall. Sponsored by Pleasant Valley Apiaries.

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

u Red Cross blood drives Jan. 18: 10:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. U.S. Forest Service; noon to 5 p.m. The Springs at Whitefish, blood mobile.

u Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Wave, Whitefish; 12:30-5 p.m. Kmart, blood mobile.

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

u Joe Coco presents a discussion on “The Economics of Affordable Housing,” 7-8:30 p.m., Jan. 19, Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Free. RSVP to Erika, 862-9400.

Red Cross blood drives Jan. 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Three Rivers Bank, Meridian Road, blood mobile.

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 Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Jan. 21, Risen Christ Church, Kalispell.

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 Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Jan. 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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

u Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 24, Polson Methodist Church.

u Red Cross blood drives Jan. 25: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parkside Credit Union; 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Whitefish Credit Union, Kalispell.

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 Montana State Old Time Fiddlers perform at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W., suite 110.

u Red Cross blood drives Jan. 27: 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.

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

u Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Jan. 31, Flathead Electric, Kalispell.

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

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

u 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.

u 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.

u 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.

u 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.

u 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.