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TODAY

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

- “Ski with Maggie Day,” 1-2:30 p.m., 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.

SATURDAY

- Sunriser Lions’ annual Fishing Derby from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Smith Lake in Kila. Prizes for biggest and smallest fish (awarded to kids 12 and under). Food truck. Warming fire.

MONDAY

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

TUESDAY

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

- New Year’s Eve dinner, 5-8 p.m. Whitefish Moose Lodge, 230 W. 10th Street, Whitefish. Menu features prime rib, shrimp, salmon and fried oysters. All welcome. Call 862-2669.

WEDNESDAY

- Annual Polar Bear Plunge, 2 p.m., The Raven, Woods Bay. Parade begins 1:45 p.m. After-party across street at Bonfire. Carpooling recommended.

THURSDAY

- Red Cross blood drives:11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Columbia Falls Community Room; noon to 4:15 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall.

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

A LOOK AHEAD

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

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

- Red Cross Leaders Save Lives blood drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan.4 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- 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.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 6: noon to 5:30 p.m. Church at Creston; 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Red Cross blood drive, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 7, Whitefish High School.

- Friendship Force Flathead Valley meets for breakfast 9 a.m. Jan. 8, Sykes Restaurant, Kalispell. Learn about unique travel experiences and opportunities. Call Priscilla, 756-9332.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 8, Montana Academy.

- USMC Happy Hour for Marines and Navy who served with Marines, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 8, Kalispell VFW, 330 First Ave. W. Cash bar. Spouses welcome. Call 406-249-2448.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 9 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 10: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Park Side Credit Union, Whitefish.

- 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.

- Fish, Wildlife & Parks hosts a public meeting to discuss chronic wasting disease, 6 p.m. Jan. 13, Libby City Hall, 952 E. Spruce St.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 13: 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; noon to 5 p.m. Family Life Church.

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

- Flathead Valley Parkinson’s Support Group meets 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 15, Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. A panel will speak on exercise and Parkinson’s. All welcome. Call Marjory, 406-250-5577.

THOUGHT

“One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.” — Henry Brooks Adams, American historian and author (1838-1918).

- Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16, The Wave, Whitefish.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 17, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- 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.

- Glacier Park fee-free day, Jan. 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Entrance fees waived.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 20: 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 1-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 21, Polson Methodist Church.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 22, Applied Materials, Birch Grove Road, Kalispell, blood mobile.

- Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 23, Glacier Bank, Bigfork, blood mobile.

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

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 24: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; noon to 5 p.m. Best Buy, blood mobile.

- 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.

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. Jan. 27 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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

- Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 28, Saint John Paul II Church, Bigfork; sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 29, Kalispell Elks Lodge.

- Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 30, U.S. Forest Service.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 31: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kalispell City Council Chambers.

- 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.

- 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.

- Glacier Park fee-free day April 18 for first day of National Park Week/Junior Ranger Day. Entrance fees waived.

- 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.

- Glacier Park fee-free day Aug. 25 for National Park Service birthday. Entrance fees waived.

- Glacier Park fee-free day Sept. 26 for National Public Lands Day. Entrance fees waived.

- Glacier Park fee-free day Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. Entrance fees waived.