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TODAY

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

- Columbia Falls Women’s Connection Christmas tea, 11:30 a.m., North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy, 387-4119; or Janet, 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

- Flathead Valley Parkinson’s Support Group Christmas Party noon to 4 p.m., Village Greens Community Center, Kalispell. Catered meal at 12:45 p.m. Donations accepted for Flathead Food Bank. All welcome. Call Marjory, 406-250-5577.

- Somers Water & Sewer District board meets 6 p.m., Somers Museum.

THURSDAY

- Creston School board meets 7 a.m.

- Helena Flats School board work session 7:45 a.m.

- Salvation Army City Bell Ringing Competitions 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at groceries around the Flathead Valley.

- Red Cross Sandy’s Friends Family blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Pleasant Valley School Board meets for its regular school board meeting at 5:15 p.m. An environmental assessment of the fiber project will be available for public comment.

FRIDAY

- Volunteers needed to help Kalispell’s Civil Air Patrol Squadron lay 600 remembrance wreaths on graves of veterans, starting at 8 a.m. at Glacier Memorial Gardens on U.S. 93 North, followed by Conrad Cemetery in Kalispell and Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia Falls.

- Kalispell Public Schools Board Governance Committee meets 10 a.m. superintendent’s office.

- Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Communities, Kalispell.

- Bigfork County Water and Sewer District board meets 1 p.m. , 108 Harbor Heights Blvd., Bigfork. Call 837-4566.

- FVCC Student Research Conference, Arts and Technology Building. Poster display 1-2 p.m.; student presentations 2-4 p.m. Student plays in FVCC Theatre 2-4 p.m. Public invited.

- Acoustic guitarist John Floridis presents benefit concert for Flathead Youth Homes, 5 p.m., Bonsai Brewing, Whitefish.

SATURDAY

- Craft and Bake Fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. , Family Life Christian Church, 1075 Foys Lake Road, Kalispell. Homemade baked goodies plus crafts and vendors. Call 257-9315.

- Wreaths Across America celebration, 10 a.m., Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls. Guest speaker is Sen. Mark Blasdel. Music by Columbia Falls High School Choir, Reception for residents and attendees follows. Public invited to drive to Montana Veterans Home Cemetery to help place wreaths on veterans’ graves, starting at 10:45 a.m.

- Annual Christmas At Our House Dinner, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., National Guard Armory, 2989 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Music, carolers, Santa visits. Free. All welcome.

MONDAY

- Red Cross blood drives: 11 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. St. Joseph Medical Center, Polson; 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Cone with a Cop with Kalispell Middle School Resource Officer Justin Turner, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Sweet Peaks Ice Cream, Kalispell. Free ice cream.

- Flathead-Kootenai Chapter of Montana Wilderness Association, 6-8:30 p.m., Northwest Montana History Museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Story slam contest for $100 cash prize. RSVP to impact.wildmontana.org

TUESDAY

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

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

- Kalispell Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction Committee meets 3 p.m., assistant superintendent’s office.

- West Shore community ham dinner, 5-6 p.m., 238 Adams St., Lakeside, across from Lakeside Elementary. Free. Families welcome.

- 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, 471-8317.

- Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m.

A LOOK AHEAD

- Red Cross blood drives Dec. 18: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Whitefish Credit Union; noon to 5 p.m. Troy Baptist Church.

THOUGHT

“Every man has his dignity. I’m willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.” — Denis Diderot, French philosopher (1713-1784).

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 20, Flathead City-County Health Department.

- Whitefish Community Center Christmas dinner 11:30 a.m. Dec. 20, 121 E. Second St. Entertainment. For reservations, call 862-4923.

- Glacier Skate Academy’s Christmas On Ice show, 7 p.m. Dec. 21-22, and 4 p.m. Dec. 22, Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. Tickets at door or glacierskateacademy.org

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. Dec. 23, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 24, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Evergreen Fire Department annual luminaria display begins at dusk Dec. 24, on Rose Crossing between U.S. 2 E. and Whitefish Stage Road. All welcome. To purchase memorial luminarias call Chief Craig Williams at 752-4636.

- Red Cross blood drives Dec. 26: 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Moose Lodge; 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Marion Fire District.

- Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Dec. 27, Gateway Community Center.

- Red Cross blood drives Dec. 30: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community Methodist Church, Bigfork; noon to 5 p.m. Eureka Baptist Church.

- Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 31, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 23, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- Flathead Conservation District business meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 27, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 20, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- Making Montana, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 29, Expo Building, Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Free. Public invited.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at 12:30 p.m. March 19, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at 12:30 p.m. April 16, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at 12:30 p.m. May 21, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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

- Whitefish Woody Weekend June 26-28, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake.