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| January 31, 2017 7:17 PM

TODay

• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Glacier National Park.

• Free Falun Dafa Qigong instruction easy-to-learn exercise instruction for all ages, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays in February, Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W. Call Katherine, 257-9798.

• Polson Chamber of Commerce meets noon to 1 p.m., KwaTaqNuk Resort. Speakers is Gypsy Ray, executive director of Lake County Community Development Corporation. Lunch available for $11. Public welcome. Call 883-5969.

• Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Unwind, 5-6:30 p.m. Northwest Women’s Healthcare, 75 Claremont St. Suite A, Giveaways. All welcome. Call 758-2800.

• 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.

• “Water for Flathead’s Future” valley-wide informational meeting on rulings regarding proposed water bottling factory in Creston, 7 p.m., Flathead High School. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Question and answer session; 50/50 raffle.

Thursday

• Kalispell Education Association Negotiations planning meeting 8 a.m., district office, 233 First Ave. E.

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

• Flathead Electric planned power outage for a system upgrade, 10 a.m. to noon, West Glacier to Essex area.

• Flathead Basin Commission meets 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lake County Courthouse, 106 Fourth Ave. E., Polson.

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

Friday

• 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. Browning High School.

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sykes’ in Kalispell. Montana Highway Patrol Capt. Duane Bowers speaks on impact of medical marijuana on public safety. Public invited; www.gcpachy.org

• Kalispell Downtown Association Chocolat Affaire, 5-7 p.m., 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., Whitefish Lake Restaurant.

• Annual Father-Daughter Winter Ball, 6:30-8:30 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Dance to DJ; desserts, beverages, photo booth. Tickets $20 per couple; $7 each additional daughter, available at box office, or call 862-5371.

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

• Grandfamilies of Montana Inc. support group for grandparents raising grandparents and kinship care families meets 7 p.m. Call 406-300-1268 for locations.

Saturday

• Northwest Montana Eagle Scout Alumni breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Sykes’ Restaurant, Kalispell. Overview of 2016 Scouting year and update on new camp improvements. RSVP to Jim Atkinson, 249-6765.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge, 11 a.m. Feb. 4, Whitefish City Beach. Pie social 12:30 p.m. St. Charles Catholic Church. Grand Parade, 3 p.m. downtown.

• Sons of Norway meet 1 p.m., downstairs at Museum at Central School, 124 2nd Ave. E., Kalispell. Program is “History of Wildfires in the Valley.” Call 253-1702.

• Flathead County Animal Shelter volunteer orientation, 1-2 p.m., 225 Cemetery Road, south of Kalispell. All welcome; children under 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Call 752-1310.

• Annual Montana Wilderness Association Backcountry Film Festival, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; films start 7 p.m. Advance tickets $10 at Rocky Mountain Outfitter and Great Northern Brewing Company. Tickets $15 at door. Call Grete Gansauer, 303-726-3931.

Sunday

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Rotary pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Whitefish Moose Lodge.

• Glacier Nordic Club Classic Ski & Race, Nordic Center, Whitefish Lake Golf Course. Registration 9:30 a.m.; 1K is free, 4K is $10, 12K is $15. Benefits Glacier Nordic Ski Team. Call 862-9498.

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

Monday

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

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

thought

“Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.” — Sam Levenson, American humorist (1911-1980).

Tuesday

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

• Community Benefit Night 5-8 p.m., Backslope Brewing, 1107 Ninth St. W., Columbia Falls. $1 of every beer sold donated to Dream Adaptive.

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

• Kila School board meets 6 p.m.

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

A look ahead

• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. Justin VanCampen, pharmicist for Remedies Pharmacy in Lakeside speaks. All welcome. Call Katie, 434-964-7558.

• Kalispell Public Schools Curriculum Committee meets 3:30 p.m. Feb. 8, district office, 233 First Ave. E.

• FVCC Community Lecture Series presents professional photographer Nick Fucci on “The West Coast of South Africa and Namibia: A Land of Extremes,” 7 p.m. Feb. 8, Arts and Technology Building. Free. Open to public. Call Continuing Education Center, 756-3832.

• 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.

• Whitefish PTA Parent Education Series presents the film “Screen Agers — Growing Up in the Digital Age,” 7 p.m., Feb. 9, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Free. Public invited.

• Flathead Conservation District planning meeting, 7 p.m. Feb. 9, 133 Interstate Lane, Kalispell, 752-4220.

Kalispell Public Schools Finance Committee meets 7:30 a.m. Feb. 10, district office, 233 First Ave. E.

• Bigfork/Ferndale Community Garden workshop, 10 a.m. Feb. 11, St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Montana 209, across from Ferndale Fire Department at blinking light. Master Gardener MonaRae Tuhy discusses indoor seed starting and how to make seed tape. Enter through big red doors. Children welcome. Call Michelle, 871-3509.

• Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sams RV Chapter meets at 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 11, Perkins, Kalispell. Meeting followed by game play. Guests welcome. RSVP to Jay or Charlotte, 862-2117.

• Kalispell Parks and Recreation Valentines Dance, 7-9 p.m. Feb. 11, Linderman Education Center, 124 Third Ave. E., Kalispell. Dancing, music, snacks, drinks, door prizes. Cost $5 per person; $15 family of four, at the door. Call 758-7848.

• 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.

Pam Haglund presents an illustrated account of her visit to Iran in 2007 titled “Why Not Be Friends?”, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Community Room, Whitefish Community Library, 9 Spokane Ave, Whitefish. All welcome.

• 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.

• Flathead Conservation District 310 Stream Permit meeting 7 p.m., Feb. 13, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch,11:30 a.m. Feb. 14, meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Karen Wilde speaks about “Love Lives Here.” Music by the Sunshine Chorus. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 857-2467, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• Annual Love Inc. fundraising dinner, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Christ Lutheran Church 550 River Lakes Pkwy., Whitefish. Menu includes soup, salad, rolls, dessert and beverage. Tickets at the door; suggested $10 donation. Proceeds help local residents in need.

• 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.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board meets 6 p.m. Feb. 14, Kalispell Middle School Library.

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

• Kalispell Public Schools Policy Committee meets 8:30 a.m. Feb. 16, district office, 233 First Ave. E.

• 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.

• Kalispell Public Schools Board Governance Committee meets 10 a.m Feb. 17, district office, 233 First Ave. E..

• Columbia Falls High School Bleed Blue community assembly to celebrate high school’s successes, 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 17, school gym. Performances by Pep Bank, Blue Man Drum Line and Comatose Posse. Public invited.

• 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.

• MSU Flathead County Extension office offers an Introduction to Beekeeping workshop. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 18, Country Kitchen Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds. Cost $30. Lunch provided. Call Pat McGlynn to register at 758-5553.

• 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.

• FVCC Community Lecture Series presents author and historian E.B. Eiselein on “Ancient Scotland” 7 p.m. Feb. 21, Arts and Technology Building. Free. Open to public. Call Continuing Education Center, 756-3832.

• 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.

Kalispell Public Schools Technology Committee meets 8:30 a.m. Feb. 23, district office, 233 First Ave. E.

• Whitefish Shines volunteers take down Whitefish winter decorations for season Feb. 26. To help, meet at 9 a.m. at corner of Secont Street and Central Avenue. Call Chris Schustrom, 406-260-1198.

• 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.

• Flathead Conservation District business meeting, 7 p.m. Feb. 27, 133 Interstate Lane, Kalispell, 752-4220.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 6 p.m. Feb. 27, Kalispell Middle School Library.

• FVCC Community Lecture Series presents author and historian E.B. Eiselein on “Origins of Religion,” 7 p.m. Feb. 28, Arts and Technology Building. Free. Open to public. Call Continuing Education Center, 756-3832.

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.

• Annual 4-H Interstate Exchange spaghettie 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.