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TODAY

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Communities. To register, call Megan Krupp, 752-9612, ext. 1351.

- Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents a program titled, ““Power Politics and a Momentous Time: The Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson and Friends” by Brig. Gen. Hal Stearns of Missoula, ” Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Greeting time 5:15 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. Cost $19 includes presentation. Program 7 p.m., free for posse members and youth under 16; $5 for nondinner walk-in nonmembers. For dinner reservations, call 752-9642.

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

- Fair-Mont-Egan School District board budget meeting 6 p.m., followed by regular board meeting.

TUESDAY

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., Polson Area Senior Center $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

- Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Bring up to three books to exchange in book exchange. Cost $9 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

- Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4:15 p.m., Lakeside QRU.

- Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center Park brown bag seminar titled “Meltwater Stoneflies and Other Cold Creatures: The Unique Biodiversity of Glacial and Alpine Streams in Glacier National Park,” noon to 1 p.m. Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park. Free. Open to public. Call 888-5827.

- Smith Valley School board meets 6 p.m.

- Swan Lake-Salmon Prairie School District board meets 6:30 p.m., Salmon Prairie School.

- Flathead County Democratic Central Committee meets at 7 p.m., VFW Post 2252, 330 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Bring a non-perishable food item or donation for Northwest Veterans Food Pantry. Call Lynn Stanley, 471-8317.

WEDNESDAY

- Flathead County Water and Sewer District-Evergreen board meets 7 a.m., District Office, 130 Nicholson Drive.

- Red Cross blood drives: 10 am. to 3:45 p.m. Parkside Credit Union, Whitefish; 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Whitefish Credit Union, Kalispell.

- Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m., North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Speaker is Constance Neumann, founder and executive Director of the nonprofit Safe Haven, for victims of human trafficking. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy, 387-4119; or Janet, 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

- Fish, Wildlife and Parks open house to discuss fishing regulations and gather comment, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m., Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Increasing suicide awareness presentation by Mike Stone and Terry Gross with the Veterans Coalition of Northwestern Montana, 7 p.m., Bigfork Methodist Church, 750 Electric Ave. Public invited.

THURSDAY

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., North Forty Resort.

- Fish, Wildlife and Parks open house to discuss fishing regulations and gather comment, 4-6 p.m., Ponderosa Room, Libby City Hall, 952 E. Spruce St.

- North Valley Hospital presents Flathead Med, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Local surgeons talk about real-life medical cases and procedures. Free. Public invited. Refreshments 5 p.m. Program 5:30-7 p.m.

- Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center presents the program “‘Owl’ You Need is Owls,” with live owls, 7 p.m., Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Space limited. Register by calling 755-2706.

FRIDAY

- Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Flathead County Health Department.

- Annual ‘Whitefish Trail Hootenanny event, 5 to 9 p.m., Depot Park, Whitefish. Live music, kids’ activities, food and beer vendors. Tickets $15 in advance; $20 at gate; kids 12 and under free at Great Northern Brewery, Glacier Cyclery, Sportsman & Ski Haus Whitefish, Great Northern Cycle and Ski.

THOUGHT

“Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity.” — Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian author (1918-2008).

A LOOK AHEAD

- Dixon, Montana, 100-year reunion Aug. 24. Breakfast 7-9:30 a.m. Dixon Fire Department. History talks 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. school gym. All day games, vendors, live music, parade, car show. Buffalo dinner, 5-6:30 p.m. at Senior Center.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 24, Gateway Community Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-7266.

- The Coffee with Survivors of traumatic brain injury group meets 10-11 a.m. Aug. 24 and every Saturday, Wheat Montana Bakery & Deli, 405 S. Main St., Kalispell. Call or text Don, 406-871-2942.

- Flathead guided hikes at Flathead Lake State Park, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 24, Wayfarers Unit, Flathead Lake State Park. $4 per person; $10 per family.

- Pheasants Forever annual banquet, Aug. 24, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Doors open 5 p.m. Dinner, live and silent auctions, raffles, games. For tickets, call Jean, 406-261-4781.

Retired and current Glacier National Park employees’ annual Glacier Park Alumni Picnic, noon Aug. 25, Great Northern Whitewater Raft and Resort o. U.S. 2, West Glacier. Bring food to share and utensils. Call Sue Buchel, 406-788-8923.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 26, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. at the center, Aug. 26, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Flathead Conservation District business meeting 7 p.m. Aug. 26, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 27, Eureka Baptist Church.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Aug. 27, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 27, Cedar Creek Lodge. Networking, drinks, drawings.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 28, Montana Academy.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 29, Marion Fire District.

- Marion Fire District board meets 5 p.m. Aug. 29, Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane, Marion.

- Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center presents the program “Rad Raptors” with live birds, 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Space limited. Register by calling 755-2706.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 30 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Big Arm Association’s annual Barn Dance 5:30-9 p.m., Aug. 31, historic Big Arm School. Hamburgers with all the fixings, live music, silent auction, 50/50 raffle. Donations accepted.

- Friends of Bigfork Fire Department’s annual “Fun-Draising” barbecue, 5 p.m. Sept. 6, Harbor Village Pavilion, corner of Canal Street and Marina Way. Tickets are $5 for children, $10 for adults, $25 for a family of four. Beer and wine available. Several fire engines and an ambulance will be present.

- Dragonboat Races, Sept. 7-8, Flathead Lake State Park-Wayfarers Unit, Bigfork.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Sept. 9.

- Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 10, Cedar Creek Lodge Conference Center. Call 892-2072.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Sept. 18, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Flathead Quilters Guild, “A Wee Bit Wooly,” quilt show, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21, Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building, Kalispell. Presentations, vendors, food, raffle. Admission $6, under 12, free. Free parking. Portion of proceeds benefits Neighbors in Need.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21, 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. Sept. 21, Swan Chapel, Swan Lake. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 756-8885.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-7266.

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

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Sept. 24, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.• Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Oct. 16, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Flathead guided hikes at Flathead Lake State Park, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 28, Wayfarers Unit, Flathead Lake State Park. $4 per person; $10 per family.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Oct. 14.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 22, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Nov. 11.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Nov. 20, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Nov. 26, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Dec. 9.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Dec. 17, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Jan. 13.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Feb. 10.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. March 9.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. April 13.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. May 11.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. June. 8