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TODAY

- 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. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Stumptown Ice Den, Whitefish. Tickets at door or glacierskateacademy.org

SUNDAY

- Glacier Skate Academy’s Christmas On Ice show, 4 and 7 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.

THURSDAY

- 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.

- Bigfork County Water & Sewer District board special meeting, 1 p.m., Bigfork Water & Sewer District Office, 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. in Bigfork. Public welcome.

A LOOK AHEAD

- 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.

- John White Lecture Series presents John Fraley, author of “A Woman’s Way West, 2 p.m. Jan. 12, Northwest Montana History Museum, Kalispell. Tickets available at museum or call 756-8381.

- 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 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.

- 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.

- John White Lecture Series presents Rick Trembath on “Historic Fires in Montana,” 2 p.m. Jan. 26, Northwest Montana History Museum, Kalispell. Tickets available at museum or call 756-8381.

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

- Father-Daughter Winter Ball, 6;30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 7, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Desserts, beverages, photo boot $25 per couple, $10 each additional daughter; $30 at door. Call 862-5371.

THOUGHT

“It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.” — Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French author and dramatist (1732-1799).

- John White Lecture Series presents Judy Elwood and Marsha Siblerud on “Making Music in the Flathead Valley,” 2 p.m. Feb. 9, Northwest Montana History Museum, Kalispell. Tickets available at museum or call 756-8381

- 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.

- John White Lecture Series presents Mary Jane Bradbury’s program “And Yet They Persisted: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, 2 p.m. Feb. 23, Northwest Montana History Museum, Kalispell. Tickets available at museum or call 756-8381

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

- John White Lecture Series presents Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, author of “Moonbound,” 2 p.m. March 8, Northwest Montana History Museum, Kalispell. Tickets available at museum or call 756-8381

- 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.