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TODAY

- 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; 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.

- Grief Support Group meets 6-7 p.m. every Thursday, Frontier Hospice office, 42 Bruyer Way, Kalispell, next to Edgerton School entrance. Free. Open to public. Call 755-4923.

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.

- Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sykes, Kalispell. Reps. Derek Skees and Frank Garner discuss House rules changes via Skype; www.gcpachy.org

- Twelve-year-old violinist Lauren Welch has a benefit concert for Sparrow’s Nest of Northwest Montana, 7 p.m., Flathead High School Auditorium. Wai Mizutani, Natilee Radosevich, Amy Baker and Ladeine Thompson also perform; freewill donations accepted.

SATURDAY

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

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

- Flathead Prolife Rally to Protect the Preborn, noon, Central Bible Church, 902 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Lunch, speakers. March up Main Street follows. All welcome.

- Frosty the Brewfest, 2-6 p.m., 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.

THOUGHT

“I refuse to accept the idea that the ‘is-ness’ of man’s present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the ‘ought-ness’ that forever confronts him.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).

MONDAY

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

- Red Cross blood drives: 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., 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., Gateway Community Center,1203 U. S. 2 W., Kalispell. Speakers and music by Crown of the Continent Choir. Free. Public invited.

A LOOK AHEAD

- 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.

- Sobbacycle charity spin ride, 6 p.m., northwest corner of Whitefish parking garage, 405 E. First St. Cost $40. All proceeds go toward Dr. David Sobba Memorial Scholarship. Call 730-8744.

- 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. Jan. 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.

- Luke Dowler annual benefit concert for Columbia Falls Police Association, Jan. 25, Columbia Falls High School Theater. Free pre-concert reception 6 p.m. Concert 7 p.m. Tickets $28; kids under 15 free with adult. Call 885-1065.

- 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.

- Whitefish Woody Weekend, June 28-30, Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Public invited to tour classic, antique woodend boats at docks beginning 9 a.m. Saturday. Public boat rides during day. Call Tim Salt, 862-5085.