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TODAY

- Kalispell Public Schools IT Committee meets 8:30 a.m., IT Office.

- Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 10 a.m., superintendent’s office.

- Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.

- Columbia Falls School District board special meeting 11:30 a.m.

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

- Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. downstairs of Bethany Lutheran Church, 8559 Montana 35, Bigfork. Call Shelley Gonzales, 837-5346.

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

- Canyon Community Dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Hungry Horse School. Pork loin, cheesy potatoes, salad, fruit cobbler. All welcome. Call Flo, 250-3406; or Luann, 261-1083.

FRIDAY

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

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

- Chuck Haney’s annual holiday photography show, 7-9 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Proceeds benefit Whitefish Food Bank. Admission is a donation of food or raffle ticket purchase.

SATURDAY

- Winter Birding program, noon to 2 p.m., Lone Pine State Park visitor center, Kalispell. Binoculars, bird guides, hot chocolate and tea provided. Free.

- Wildlife Tracking Program, 2-5 p.m. Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Free for 12 and under and $4 for ages 13 and up. Bring warm clothes, water, snacks. Snowshoes provided if there is enough snow. To reserve a space call 755-2706, ext. 2.

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

SUNDAY

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

- Public 9-foot menorah lighting sponsored by Chabad of the Flathead Valley, 4:45 p.m., Depot Park, Whitefish. Mayor John Muhlfield is special guest. Community celebration follows.

MONDAY

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

- Annual Country Chapel Christmas Celebration, 7 p.m., Fairview Cemetery chapel, 1225 Fairview Cemetery Road. Christmas carols sung and Christmas story read.

TUESDAY

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

- Evergreen Fire Department annual luminaria display begins at dusk 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.

A LOOK AHEAD

- Red Cross blood drives: 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.

- “Ski with Maggie Day,” 1-2:30 p.m. Dec. 27, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Kids of all ages can meet at the top of Chair 2 to ski with Olympian Maggie Voisin. Free, but must have a lift ticket or ski pass.

- Skijoring competition, noon Dec. 28-29, Rebecca Farm, 1010 W. Springcreek Road, Kalispell. Admission $5; kids admitted free. On-site vendors.

- 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.

- Sunshine Chorus rehearses old-time favorite songs, 1 p.m. Jan. 2, at Kalispell Senior Center. The group offers free concerts at senior care facilities each Wednesday. All welcome to sing.

- Glacier Knitting Guild meets 10 a.m. Jan. 4, Camas Creek Cottage, 338 Main St., Kalispell. Call 755-9276.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 6, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-7266.

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

- Flathead County Democratic Central Committee meets 7 p.m. Jan. 17, VFW Post 2252 meeting room. 330 First Ave. W., Kalispell. Debo Powers talks about charter schools. Bring a donation for veterans food pantry. Call Lynne Stanley, 471-8317.

THOUGHT

“He that jokes confesses.” — Italian proverb.

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

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 18, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

- 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.