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• Entrance fees are waived today at Glacier Park in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
• City of Kalispell will be closed today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be no disruption of service by the Solid Waste Division, however. Have containers out by 7 a.m.
• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Kalispell Mayor Mark Johnson speaks on topic, “ Kalispell in Review and Future Opportunities.” 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; 2-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.
• Love Lives Here hosts a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration pre-party, 4-7 p.m. Whitefish Middle School cafeteria and gym. Family movie, light meal.
• Fair-Mont-Egan School board meets 5 p.m.
• Flathead River Commission meets 7 p.m., South Campus Building, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Call Flathead Conservation District. 752-4220.
• Love Lives Here Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, 7:30 p.m., Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Singer/songwriter Rob Quist, tenor Mike Eldred and others perform. Guest speakers are Jere Hodgin and David Ackroyd. Local musicians perform. Free. All welcome.
Tuesday
• Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Marion Fire Hall. Sponsored by Pleasant Valley Apiaries.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Speakers include Becca Webb from Lighthouse group home and Gina Bickel. 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 758-2801.
• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets at Vista Linda, Somers. Social hour 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. Priscilla French presents about her trip to India and Nepal. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited. For reservations, call Pat, 257-1932.
• Flathead Democrats annual Martin Luther King Jr. dinner, 5:30 p.m. Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Speaker is the Rev. Bradley Wirth. Cost $15 at the door.
• Cayuse Prairie School Needs Assessment Committee meets 5:30p.m., school lunchroom.
• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m.
• Love Lives Here Martin Luther King Jr., Day, celebration, 7:30 p.m., Flathead High School. Singer/songwriter Rob Quist, tenor Mike Eldred and others perform. Guest speakers Jere Hodgin and David Ackroyd. Presentations by local musicians. Free. All welcome.
Wednesday
• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Dr.
• Red Cross blood drives: 10:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. U.S. Forest Service; noon to 5 p.m. The Springs at Whitefish, blood mobile.
• West Valley School board special meeting 4:30 p.m.
• Women of the Moose host a taco dinner, 5-7 p.m., 230 W. 10th St., Whitefish.
Thursday
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., The Wave, Whitefish; 12:30-5 p.m. Kmart, blood mobile.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Management board meets 11:30 a.m., 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Executive Council meeting follows. Call 257-1857.
• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Crafts, food, Wii gaming. Free.
• Polson Chamber of Commerce Splash, 5-7 p.m., Montana Co-Op, 401 Main St. Open to public. Call 883-5969.
• Glacier Institute 2016 Winter Lecture Series presents “Professor Guanor’s Favorite Oddball Bird Stories form Glacier Country,” by biologist/naturalist Denny Olson, 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.
• Joe Coco presents a discussion on “The Economics of Affordable Housing,” 7-8:30 p.m., Coco Enterprises Conference Center, 6438 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Free. RSVP to Erika, 862-9400.
• Cayuse Prairie School board meets 7 p.m.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drives: 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.
• 2017 Montana Pond Hockey Classic today through Jan. 22, Foys Lake near Kalispell. Eighty teams across Montana compete. Spectators welcome. Concessions.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sykes’ in Kalispell. Update from Helena Legislative delegation. Public invited; www.gcpachy.org
A look ahead
• 2017 Montana Pond Hockey Classic continues Jan.21-22, Foys Lake near Kalispell. Eighty teams across Montana compete. Spectators welcome. Concessions.
• 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.
Thought
“One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.” • Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).
• Tom Osborne presents a class on “Christianity and Islam,” 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 21, Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage, Kalispell. Seating limited. To reserve seats, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christianity-and-islam-tickets-29806674566
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Jan. 21, Risen Christ Church, Kalispell.
• Whitefish Winter Carnival coronation of Prince Frey and Princess Freya, 6 p.m. Jan. 21. Whitefish High School basketball game.
• Bigfork Village Un-decorate Day, Jan. 28. Volunteers should meet at 8 a.m. at Bigfork Inn for coffee, hot cocoa and donuts.
• Van Riper pioneer family painting unveiling and hike 1:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 22, Lone Pine State Park, near Kalispell. The vintage painting depicts Lone Pine in the 1950s and will be permanently displayed at the Visitor Center. Family-friendly one-hour, moderately difficult hike. Dogs on leashes welcome. Hosted by Flathead Land Trust and Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
• 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.
• 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.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Jan. 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Flathead Conservation District business meeting, 7 p.m. Jan. 23, 133 Interstate Lane, Kalispell, 752-4220.
• Climate Smart Glacier Country and National Parks Conservation Association present a screening of National Geographic’s documentary film, “Before the Flood” featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, 7 p.m. Jan. 23, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Panel discussion follows. Speakers include Glacier Park Deputy Superintendent Eric Smith and Whitefish Mayor John Muhlfeld. Free; donations accepted.
• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 24, Polson Methodist Church.
• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. Jan. 24, City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public.
• Kalispell Public Schools district board special meeting and work session, 6 p.m. Jan. 24, Kalispell Middle School Library.
• 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.
• Wilderness Speaker Series presents wildlife biologist Jessy Coltrane on “Mountain Goats of Northwest Montana: Natural History, Ecology and Population Status,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call Carol Treadwill, 387-3847
• 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.
• Montana State Old Time Fiddlers perform at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W., suite 110.
• Polson Shooters Association annual general membership meeting, Jan. 26, Polson VFW. Social and no-host bar 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. Meeting follows. Cost of dinner waived to new members and those renewing. Contact Rob St Clair at 883-1110 or Mauri Morin at 249-2250.
• 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.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 27, Sykes’ in Kalispell. Kalispell Chamber of Commerce president Joe Unterreiner discusses legislative bills the Chamber is supporting. Public invited; www.gcpachy.org
• World Invitational Whitefish Ski Joring races, Jan. 28-29, Whitefish Municipal Airport.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Jan. 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Jan. 31, Flathead Electric, Kalispell.
• Whitefish Winter Carnival Gala, 6 p.m. Feb. 3, Whitefish Lake Restaurant.
• Penguin Plunge, 11 a.m. Feb. 4, Whitefish City Beach. Pie social 12:30 p.m. St. Charles Catholic Church. Whitefish Winter Carnival Grand Parade, 3 p.m. downtown.
• Whitefish Winter Carnival Rotary pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 5, Whitefish Moose Lodge.
• 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.
• Performances of “Vagina Monologues,” Feb. 10-11, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; curtain time 7:30 p.m. Wine, cupcakes served. Cost $15 at www.abbieshelter.org or at door. Not recommended for children. Fundraiser for Abbie Shelter.
• 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.
• West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Feb. 13.
• West Shore Community Library Wine, Dine and Dance for Library Lovers, 6 p.m. Feb. 14, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Tickets are $75 per person; 100 percent of proceeds benefit library. For reservations, visit www.wsclibrary.org, or call 844-3917.
?• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 9 a.m. Feb. 16, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Glacier Institute 2016 Winter Lecture Series presents “Riding the Trails ... A Look Back at Glacier’s Dude Ranch Days,” slide presentation by Tom Neleson, Feb. 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.
• Wilderness Speaker Series presents poet and English professor Amy Pearson on her summer working at Jumbo Lookout in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, with “100 Days of Solitude” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Arts and Technology Building, Room 139, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call Carol Treadwill, 387-3847
• 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.
• 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.
• West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. March 13.
• 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 Coult 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.