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TODAY

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

- Swan River School board meets at 4 p.m.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m.

- Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets for game night 6-8 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Jennifer, 756-4725.

- Columbia Falls School board meets at 6 p.m.

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

- Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6-8 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Jennifer, 756-4725.

- Marion School board meets 6:30 p.m.

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

- Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m., United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. John Ashley presents a program on black-footed ferrets. Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.

TUESDAY

- Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Guest is Dave McLean with Ray of Hope. Speaker is Wendy Maechtle of Columbia Falls. Cost $9 per person. Call Jan, 857-2467, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

- Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Luncheon tickets $20. For reservations, call 758-2803.

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

- Columbia Falls School board Long Range Planning Committee meets at 6 p.m.

- 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.

- Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY

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

- Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m., North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Speakers are Cindy Ritter, owner of Bad Rock Books and Wendy Maechtle. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy, 387-4119; or Janet, 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

- Kalispell Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction Committee meets 3 p.m., district office basement meeting room.

THURSDAY

- Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 8:30 a.m., superintendent’s office.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m., Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- Friends of the Library meet at noon, ImagineIF Library meeting room, Kalispell. All welcome.

- Annual Black Tie Dinner fundraiser, Ninepipes Lodge, Charlo. Guest speaker is Patrick Matt Jr. of Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Museum tours 5-6 p.m. No-host social 6-7 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Tickets $50. Call 406-644-3435.

- Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets at Vista Linda, Somers. Social hour 5 p.m.; business meeting and dinner 6 p.m. for $15. Teri Cottle will tell of her travels to the Africa Gospel Baby Center in Kenya. All interested in travel welcome. Call Priscilla, 756-9332.

- Columbia Falls Historical Society meets 6 p.m., North Valley Community Center Columbia Falls. Chili feed; donations accepted. Fred Flint presents a program on crosscut saws. Public invited.

FRIDAY

- Kalispell Public Schools Finance and Operations Committee meets 7 a.m., district office basement meeting room.

- Red Cross blood drives: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kalispell City Hall; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Flathead Chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees meets at noon, Perkins Restaurant, Kalispell. Social time, 11:30 a.m. Call Jim Reid, 756-8011.

A LOOK AHEAD

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 19, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

- Winter Trails Day snowshoe/hikes, noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 19, Lone Pine State Park. Enjoy one of three 2-hour hikes. Reservations required; call 755-2706, ext. 0 or 2.

THOUGHT

“Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.” — Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689).

- Frosty the Brewfest, 2-6 p.m. Jan. 19, Valley Bank parking lot, Kalispell. Local breweries, food vendors. Live music, fat bike race, kids’ dash for cash. Fundraiser for Kalispell Downtown Association and Flathead Community Foundation.

- Glacier Nordic Center offer free trail passes for cross-country skiing, free two-hour rentals, and free classic ski lessons, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 20, Whitefish Lake Golf Course. Call 862-9498.

- Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon Jan. 21, Hampton Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is Ron Catlett, field director for Sen. Steve Daines Lunch available. Call Heidi Roedel, 270-5606.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 21: 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 1-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church.

- Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Group meets 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 21, Billiards Room, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Communities. Call Laura Normandy, 752-9612, ext. 1351

• “One Voice” — a celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 7 p.m. Jan. 21, Gateway Community Center,1203 U. S. 2 W., Kalispell. Speakers and music by Crown of the Continent Choir. Free. Public invited.

- Medicare 101 class, 9-11 a.m. Jan. 22, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 22, Polson Methodist Church.

- Agency on Aging’s 2019-2022 Area Plan on Aging public meeting, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 22, Flathead County South Campus Building, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Call 758-5730.

- Kalispell Public Schools district board meets 6 p.m. Jan. 22, Kalispell Middle School Library.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 23: noon to 4:15 p.m. Kalispell Center Mall; noon to 5:30 p.m. Applied Materials, blood mobile.

- Kalispell Public Schools district board work session, 6 p.m. Jan. 24, Kalispell Middle School Library.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 24: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Keller Williams, blood mobile; 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Kalispell Ford.

- Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. 24, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. “Craft is Electric Style.” Free.

- Free introductory talk for upcoming Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course, 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 24, The Summit, Kalispell. Learn how meditation can help with pain, illness and stress. Call Michelle Richards, 261-4112.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 25: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kalispell Toyota; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- West Shore community pizza dinner, 5-6 p.m. Jan. 25, the Gathering Place 238 Adams St., Lakeside. Free of charge to anyone. Families welcome.

- Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 26, Rosauers, Kalispell.

- John White Lecture Series presents author Doug Ammons, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 28, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. Jan. 28 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Flathead Conservation District business meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 28, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 29, Church at Creston.

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

- Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Jan. 31, U.S. Forest Service, Kalispell.

- Marion Fire District board meets 6 p.m. Jan. 31, Marion Community Center, 180 Gopher Lane, Marion.

- Father-Daughter Winter Ball, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 1, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Deejay and dancing, photo booth, desserts. $20 per couple; $7 per additional daughter. Call 862-5371.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 4, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

- Flathead County Transportation Advisory Committee meets 8:30 a.m. Feb. 7, South Campus Building, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 758-5728.

- Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 7, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Showing: “Wolf Children.”

- John White Lecture Series presents author Miantae Metcalf McConnell, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m. Feb. 14, Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 16, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-7266.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30-11 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Polson Senior Center. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 883-4735.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 21, Eureka High School. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-293-6344.

- Teen social Maker Lab for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 21, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Craft is “Dessert Demolition.” Free.

- John White Lecture Series presents living history performer Mary Jane Bradbury, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 24, Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 25, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 406-283-7000.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m. March 21, Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m. April 18, Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m. May 16, Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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