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| January 22, 2017 6:05 PM

TODay

• 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.

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

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

• Somers School District board meets 6 p.m., Somers Middle School.

• Columbia Falls School board meets at 6 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.

• Flathead Conservation District business meeting, 7 p.m., 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., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Panel discussion follows. Speakers include Glacier Park Deputy Superintendent Eric Smith and Whitefish Mayor John Muhlfeld. Free; donations accepted.

• Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates Winter Speaker series presents Glacier Park natural resources program manager/biologist Mark Biel on GNP Pilot Project with Gracie, the GNP Wildlife Service Dog.” 7 p.m., Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• New Alateen support program for teens affected by drinking or drug use by a frend or family member meets every Monday at 7 p.m., Alano Club, 153 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Call Carol, 406-270-6006.

Tuesday

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

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

• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m., City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public.

• Lakeside-Somers Chamber of Commerce meets 4-5 p.m., Short Branch, 7210 U.S. 93 S. Free for chamber members; $5 nonmembers. Call 844-3715.

• Smith Valley School informational meeting, 5:30 p.m., regarding bond issue that will presented to voters on March 28.

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

• West Valley Rural Fire District trustees meet at 7:30 p.m., West Valley Fire Station on Farm to Market Road.

Wednesday

• ImagineIF Libraries board meets at 9:30 a.m., Bigfork branch, 525 Electric Ave. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

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

• Zen priest Jerry Smyers presents a free Introduction to Zen Meditation class, 7 p.m., YogaHeart Studio, 314 Main St. Polson. All welcome. Call 847-721-0665.

• Wilderness Speaker Series presents wildlife biologist Jessy Coltrane on “Mountain Goats of Northwest Montana: Natural History, Ecology and Population Status,” 7:30 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited. Call Carol Treadwill, 387-3847.

• Bad Rock Rural Fire District board meets 7:30 p.m., north fire hall, 23 Columbia Pines Court. Call 892-0438.

Thursday

• AARP Driver Safety Course, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Risen Christ Catholic Church, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-4219.

• Winter Warm Up event 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Free winter clothing, meals, books, health services, tax preparation, hair cuts, job and housing leads, pet services, and more. Learning sessions, children’s activities. All welcome. Call 752-7266 for information, to donate or volunteer.

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

• Polson Shooters Association annual general membership meeting, 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.

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 3:30 p.m. National Flood.

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sykes’ in Kalispell. Kalispell Chamber of Commerce president Joe Unterreiner discusses legislative bills the Chamber is supporting. Public invited; www.gcpachy.org

• Big Arm community potluck, 6 p.m., Historic Big Arm School. Bonnie and Tom Eddy will talk about their recent trip to Cuba. Call N. Foster, 849-5064.

Thought

“It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy.” — Chinese proverb.

A look ahead

• Lakeside Winterfest Jan. 28. Pancake breakfast 7-10 a.m. Lakeside Chapel. Blacktail Mountain Family Cup ski races registration 9:30 a.m.; races start 11 a.m.; awards 4 p.m.; pig roast 6 p.m. Tamarack Brewing Company.

• Bigfork Village Un-decorate Day, Jan. 28. Volunteers should meet at 8 a.m. at Bigfork Inn for coffee, hot cocoa and donuts.

• World Invitational Whitefish Ski Joring races, Jan. 28-29, Whitefish Municipal Airport. Competition starts at noon. $5 admission, kids 12 and under, free. Spectator parking at Whitefish High School with free bus shuttles to venue all day. Food and adult beverages on site.

• 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.

• Healthy potluck supper, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Wellness Education Center, 103 Ponderosa Lane, Kalispell. Bring a healthy dish to share if you like. Families welcome. Call 755-8423.

• Lakeside Community Council meets 7 p.m. Jan. 31, QRU Building, 201 Bills Road. Open to public.

• FVCC 50th anniversary celebration and presentation, noon Feb. 2, Arts and Technology Building. Garret Garrels, founder of Pink Gloves Boxing, will speak. Complimentary copies of college commemorative publication will be available.

• Kalispell Downtown Association Chocolat Affaire, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 3, Stores offer chocolate treats and specials. Visit at least 12 locations to get card stamped for a chance to win gift certificates; must be at least 18.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Gala, 6 p.m. Feb. 3, Whitefish Lake Restaurant.

• FVCC Music Program faculty members give a free concert, 7 p.m. Arts and Technology Building. Public welcome.

• 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.

• Agency on Aging hosts a Super Bowl party, Feb. 5, South Campus Dining Room, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Doors open 3 p.m.; kickoff 4:30 p.m. Big screen TVs, barbecue chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers. Family-friendly. Call 758-5730.

• AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 6 The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

• AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 7, North Valley Hospital, Whitefish. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 863-3627.

Womens’ Choral Festival public concert, 6 p.m. Feb. 7, Flathead High School auditorium. About 140 students from seven area high schools perform. Free. Public invited.

• 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. 9-10, 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.

• Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m. Feb. 13, in the United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Tom Bansek, aquatic biologist with Flathead Lake Biological Station presents, “Shrimp, Salmon, Trout and Mussels: Invasive Seafood Chowder in Flathead Lake.” Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.

• 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.

• AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 16, Bigfork Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 837-4157.

• 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.

• Immanuel Lutheran Communities hosts a wellness presentation geared for seniors, “Heart Health,” 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Free. Call 752-9624.

• AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 21, Polson Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

• 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.

• AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 27, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• 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. Feb. 27, Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.