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TODAY

- Creston School board special meeting 8 a.m.

- Swan River School board meets 4 p.m.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m.

- Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group meets 6-8 p.m., fishing pond off Rose Crossing, Kalispell. Meet at 5:30 p.m. at The Summit south parking lot to carpool. Survivors, family, friends are welcome. Refreshments. Call Donovan Donald, 871-2942.

- Columbia Falls School board meets at 6 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., in the United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Local bird expert Joshua Covill talks about his trip to South America and show photos of iconic birds of the area. Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.

TUESDAY

- Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cedar Creek Lodge Conference Center. Call 892-2072.

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

- A staff member of Congressman Greg Gianforte conducts mobile office 1 p.m., Flathead County Courthouse, Kalispell.

- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)/Local Advisory Council meets 1 p.m., Literacy Center of Northwest Montana, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.

- Pints for Preservation, 5-8 p.m., Kalispell Brewing Co., 412 Main St. Portion of sales benefits Northwest Montana Forest Fire Lookout Association. Susan Purvis, author of “Go Find,” speaks at 6 p.m.

- Whitefish Legacy Partners fall community hike 6 p.m. A 3-mile easy to moderate hike to Haskill Lake. Meet at the Big Mountain Trailhead. Free. All ages welcome.

- Smith Valley School board meets 6 p.m.

- Kila School board meets 6 p.m.

- Kalispell Public Schools district board meets 6 p.m., Flathead High School conference room.

- Deer Park School board meets at 6:30 p.m.

- Evergreen School District board meets 6:30 p.m.

- West Valley Rural Fire District trustees meet at 7:30 p.m., West Valley Fire Station, 2412 Farm to Market Road.

WEDNESDAY

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Flathead Electric Pulse Project, Kalispell.

- Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center Park brown bag seminar titled “Snow Avalanches in Glacier National Park: A Hazard and an Ecological Disturbance,” by Erich Peitzch, noon to 1 p.m. West Glacier Community Building, Glacier Park. Free. Open to public. Call 888-5827.

- American Legion Freedom Walk 2019, 1:30 p.m. to commemorate 9/11, 1:30 p.m. Staging begins 1:15 p.m. at American Legion Post 137, 351 Fourth Ave. EN, Kalispell. The walk goes to Veterans Memorial at Depot Park. Public welcome. Call Lee, 406-270-8267.

- Smith Valley School special board meeting 5:30 p.m.

- Somers Water & Sewer District board meets 6 p.m., Somers Museum.

- Bill Whitsitt, chair of USS Montana Committee and member of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research gives a program on Los Angeles class nuclear submarine construction and state’s economic outlook, 7 p.m., Bigfork Community United Methodist Church, 750 Electric Ave. Public invited.

THURSDAY

- Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Homewood Suites, Kalispell.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at noon, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- Annual Flathead High School retired employees potluck, 4 p.m., Village Greens Community Center, Kalispell. Bring a dish to share.

FRIDAY

- Parade of Homes, noon to 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 pm.. Sept. 14,10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 15.

- Bigfork County Water & Sewer District board meets 1 p.m. Sept. 13, Bigfork Water & Sewer District Office, 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. in Bigfork. Public welcome.

- Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sam Chapter September campout today to Sept. 15, Logan State Park, 77518 U.S. 2 W (6.2 miles west of Happy’s Inn). Guests welcome. RSVP to Mike 406-203-7227 or Tanya 858-336-1538.

A LOOK AHEAD

- Big Arm Association fall pancake breakfast, 8-11 a.m. Sept. 14, historic Big Arm School. Menu also includes scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, coffee. Donations accepted. Call N. Foster, 849-5064.

THOUGHT

“We shall seek the truth and endure the consequences.” — Charles Seymour, American educator and historian (1884-1963).

- Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation sponsors a HOPE conference for the Parkinson’s community, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 14, FVCC. Free; donations accepted.

- First responder event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14, Snappy Sport Senter, Kalispell. Demonstrations and displays of equipment and K-9 unit. Fire, medical, law enforcement, search and rescue responders on hand. Public invited.

- Parade of Homes, 10 a.m. to 6 pm.. Sept. 14,10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 15.

- Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sam Chapter September campout continues Sept.14-15, Logan State Park, 77518 U.S. 2 W (6.2 miles west of Happy’s Inn). Guests welcome. RSVP to Mike 406-203-7227 or Tanya 858-336-1538.

- Fifth annual Kootenai Harvest Festival, noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 14, Libby.

- Park After Dark Guided Hike 8-9:30 p.m. Sept. 14, Ranger Station, Wayfarers, Flathead Lake State Park. Registration required. Call 406-837-3041.

- Walk for Parkinson’s, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 15, Woodland Park, Kalispell, sponsored by Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation. Call Jordan 206-748-9481 or Lois 406-871-3767.

- Out of the Darkness community walk for suicide awareness, 1-2 p.m., Sept. 15, Gateway Community Center; register online afsp.org/flatheadvalley

- Red Cross blood drives Sept. 16: 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 1-6 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church.

- Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners presents a program titled, “Montana’s Chinese: Our Forgotten Pioneers” by Ellen Baumler,” Sept. 16, Red Lion Hotel Kalispell. Greeting time 5:15 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. Cost $19 includes presentation. Program 7 p.m., free for posse members and youth under 16; $5 for nondinner walk-in nonmembers. For dinner reservations, call 752-9642.

- Author John Clayton presentation and book signing, 7 p.m. Sept. 16, Montana House, Apgar Village, Glacier Park Reception follows. Free. Public welcome.

- Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 17.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Sept. 18, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Whitefish Legacy Partners Fall Bear Aware hike, 10 a.m. Sept. 18. Easy 1 to 2-mile hike featuring instruction and hands-on use of inert bear spray. Free. All ages welcome.

- Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 18, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Speaker is Janis Price. Bring non-perishable food for food bank. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy, 387-4119; or Janet, 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

- Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. Farewell party for Lois, Katie and Joe. All welcome. Call Marjory, 406-250-5577.

- Whitefish Women of the Moose monthly meal, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 18, Moose Lodge 230 W. 10th St. Choice of steak or shrimp. Call Carol, 260-8493.

- Electric vehicles on display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 19, Flathead Electric, 2510 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. Learn about charging station and future of e-vehicles. Free hamburgers.

- Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19, The Wave, Whitefish.

- Flathead Quilters Guild, “A Wee Bit Wooly,” quilt show, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21, Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building, Kalispell. Admission is $6; children under 12 admitted free.

- Friends of the Library will hold their annual book sale 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 20-21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22, Kalispell Center Mall. Books, DVDs, and CDs.

- Red Cross blood drives Sept. 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Gateway Community Center.

- Coffee with Survivors of traumatic brain injury group meets 10-11 a.m. Sept. 21 and every Saturday, Wheat Montana Bakery & Deli, 405 S. Main St., Kalispell. Call or text Don, 406-871-2942. Presentations, vendors, food, raffle. Admission $6, under 12, free. Free parking. Portion of proceeds benefits Neighbors in Need.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21, Swan Chapel, Swan Lake. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 756-8885.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-7266.

- Symposium on alcoholism and AA presented by Class A trustees Christine Carpenter and Nancy McCarthy, 9:30 a.m., Sept. 23, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. To register, email mtfriendsofaa@gmail.com

- Red Cross blood drives Sept. 23: 12:30-6 p.m. West Kootenai community; 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Flathead Conservation District business meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 23, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

- Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 24, Good Shepherd Church, Polson.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Sept. 24, 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, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 25, St. John Paul II Church, Bigfork. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

- Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26, U.S. Forest Service.

- Boys & Girls Club of Glacier Country and Human Therapy on Horseback “Fun Pianos” fundraiser, Sept. 26, Flathead Valley Community College Arts & Technology building. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Show being 7 p.m. Cash bar, light hors d’ oeuvres. Tickets are $3. Call Mandy Anderson, 892-2697.

- Mountain Brook Craft Cooperative annual Quilt & Craft Market 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 28, Mountain View Mennonite Church, 795 Mennonite Church Road, Kalispell.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 2-p.m. Sept. 27, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Kalispell Parks and Recreation hosts a free outdoor move, “The Sandlot, Sept. 27, Woodland Park. Free kids’ games and activities 6 p.m.; movie 7 p.m. Free popcorn and cotton candy.

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

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. Sept. 30, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Miller Campbell concert fundraiser for Flathead Special Education Cooperative, 6-8 p.m., Oct. 2, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Tickets $10; children 12 and under, free. Call Chuck at 406-334-9510.

- 20th annual Northwest Montana Veterans Stand Down, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6, Asa Wood Grade School, 700 Idaho St., Libby. Free services, resources, counseling, food, clothing for veterans and their families. Civilian clothing drive in parking lot.

- Bigfork Community Methodist Church annual bazaar and soup luncheon, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5. Jewelry, wood products, art, pottery, jams, jellies, pies.

- Flathead guided hikes at Flathead Lake State Park, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 28, Wayfarers Unit, Flathead Lake State Park. $4 per person; $10 per family.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Oct. 14.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Oct. 16, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 22, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at noon Oct. 24, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Nov. 20, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at noon Nov. 21, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Nov. 26, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. Dec. 9.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Dec. 17, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at noon Dec. 19, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at noon Jan. 23, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at noon Feb. 20, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. March 9.

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets at noon 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 noon 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 noon May 21, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

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