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| January 3, 2020 4:00 AM

TODAY

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

SATURDAY

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

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

- Sons of Norway meet 1 p.m., in the classroom at Northwest History Museum, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. New sound system will be used. Refreshments. Call 253-1702.

SUNDAY

- Columbia Falls Community Choir begins 2020 season rehearsals, 2-4 p.m., Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Columbia Falls. All welcome. Call 730-2396.

MONDAY

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

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

- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group meets 6 p.m., Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. Call 854-2323.

TUESDAY

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

- Women Who Wine of the Flathead meet 5:30-7 p.m., Samaritan House facility, 124 Ninth Ave. W., Kalispell. All wishing to attend are welcome and asked for a $30 donation and bottle of wine. All proceeds benefit Samaritan House. Call Lucy Smith, 406-471-4902.

WEDNESDAY

- Friendship Force Flathead Valley meets for breakfast 9 a.m. , 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., Montana Academy.

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY

- Creston School board meets 7 a.m.

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

A LOOK AHEAD

- 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.

- 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.

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

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

- Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 13, in the United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Robert Gentry will discuss the impact of habitat destruction and fragmentation on birds. Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.

- Northwest Montana Nature Photographers meet 7 p.m. Jan. 14, Ballroom B, Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Kurt Lindsay will talk about owls and how to photograph them. All welcome.

THOUGHT

“Not all who wander are lost.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, English author (born this date in 1892, died in 1973).

- Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15, North Valley Hospital Community Room, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Speakers are Audrey Marr and Connie Barker. Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy, 387-4119; or Janet, 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• 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.

- 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.

- Love Lives Here in the Flathead hosting its 15th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Musical and vocal performances. All welcome. Suggested $10 donation at door.

- 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.

- Sam and Ruth Neff present an account of their experiences and activities while Sam was on the faculty at Morehouse College in Atlanta from 1965to 1970 and the Neffs became acquainted with Corretta and Martin Luther King Jr., 1 p.m. Jan. 18, Whitefish Library. Free. Public invited.

- 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.

- 42nd annual Cabin Fever Days and World Famous Barstool Ski Races Feb. 14, 15 and 16, Hungry Horse Canyon communities. For a schedule of events go to www.cabinfeverdays.com

- 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.

- Hockaday Museum of Art’s annual Arts in the Park, July 10-12, Depot Park, Kalispell.

- 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.