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TODay
• Special Olympics Montana 2017 State Winter Games, today through March 7, Whitefish. Parade of Athletes, 4 p.m. today, Central Avenue, Whitefish, followed by opening ceremony at Depot Park. Competition March 6-7, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Spectators welcome.
Monday
• Special Olympics Montana 2017 State Winter Games competition today and March 7, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Spectators welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.
• Pleasant Valley School board meets 4:15 p.m.
• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30-8 p.m., Buffalo Room, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Topic is “Christmas Seals Through the Ages.” All welcome; glacierstampclubmt@gmail.com
Tuesday
• Special Olympics Montana 2017 State Winter Games competition concludes, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Spectators welcome.
• Creston School District Board of Trustees regular meeting, 7:30 a.m.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Libby High School.
• Retired Mayo Clinic eldercare specialist and author Dick Edwards, gives a free lunch presentation, “Mom, Dad ... Can We Talk?” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Public invited.
• West Valley School fundraiser (grades kindergarten through fourth), 5 to 7 p.m., Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Proceeds to help fund school’s new electronic outside sign.
• “Science on Tap: The Art and Science of Managing Our National Parks,” with Jeff Mow, superintendent of Glacier National Park. 6 p.m. at Flathead Lake Brewing Co. $1 from every pint of beer sold between 5 and 8 p.m. will be donated to the Flathead Lakers and the Flathead Lake Biological Station.
• Bigfork Middle School presents a free screening of the documentary, “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age,” 6-7:30 p.m., Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. Cost $10.
• Columbia Falls School board meets at 6 p.m., administration offices boardroom, 501 Sixth Ave. W.
• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 7-8:30 p.m., The Summit, Kalispell. Call Joan Schmidt, 871-1008.
• Bad Rock Rural Fire District board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at north firehall, 23 Columbia Pines Court.
Wednesday
• Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. Lisa Sheppard discusses resources with Agency on Aging. All welcome. Call Katie, 434-964-7558.
• Montana Conversations program presents “American Art and American Democracy: It All Comes Together in Jazz” with musician Wilbur Rehmann, 5:30 p.m., North Lake County Public Library, Polson. Free and open to the public.
• Evergreen School District regular school board meeting, 6:30 p.m.
• Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets at 7 p.m., district office, 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. Public welcome.
• Bad Rock Rural Fire District board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at north firehall, 23 Columbia Pines Court. Call 892-0438
Thursday
• Agency on Aging Advisory Council meets at 2-3:30 p.m. March 9, South Campus building, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Public invited. Call 758-5730.
• West Valley School fundraiser (grades kindergarten through fourth), 5 to 7 p.m., Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Proceeds to help fund school’s new electronic outside sign.
• Act for America presents a program titled, “The Erosion of Free Speech in Europe” by Austrian human rights activist Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, 6:30-8 p.m. March 9, FairBridge Inn & Suites-Outlaw Convention Center, 1701 U.S. 93, S. Kalispell.
• Act for America presents a return program by Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff titled “The Erosion of Free Speech in Europe: What Does it Mean for America?” 6:30-8 p.m. March 9, Fairbridge Inn and Suites (former Outlaw Convention Center), 1701 U.S. 93 S., Kalispell. Tickets $10; free for full-time students with valid student ID. For tickets go to https://www.eventbrite.com
Thought
“Freedom is not worth fighting for if it means no more than license for everyone to get as much as he can for himself.” — Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American author and essayist (1879-1958).
• Tellluride Mountain Film Festival, March 9, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open at 6 p.m.; films start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, available online at www.bmwf.org/events or at Rocky Mountain Outfitter, Kalispell and Sportsman & Ski Haus, Whitefish.
• FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring Judith Liu, professor of sociology at University of San Diego, on the topic, “Intersections: The Tale of Cultural Fusion at St. Hilda’s School for Girls, Wuchang, China” 7 p.m. March 9, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Open to public. Call Relyea, 756-3946.
Friday
• Red Cross blood drives: 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., Kalispell.
• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sykes’ Diner, 202 Second Ave. W., Kalispell. Highway Patrol Capt. Duane Bowers discusses medical marijuana and public safety. Lunch may be purchased. Visitors welcome. Call Todd Bernhardt, 270-6908.
• Good Grief Camp soup dinner and carnival fundraiser, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Dr., Kalispell. Cost $7 for ages 13 and up; $5 ages 6-12; 6 and under, free. Proceeds benefit children who have experienced death of loved one.
• Salvation Army annual Spring Swing Fling Thing, 6 p.m., Salvation Army Community Center, 110 Bountiful Drive, Kalispell. Live Big Band dance music by BJ Lupton’s Swingin’ on High Band and Stillwater Christian Band. Free, family-friendly. Refreshments. Call 257-4357.
• Flathead Valley Gospel Music Association annual Ken Dutter Home Grown Concert, 7 p.m., Family Life Christian Church, 1075 Foys Lake Road, Kalispell. Free admission.
Saturday
• Ronan Women’s Club 31st annual Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 11, Ronan Community Center. More than 40 vendors. Donuts and coffee breakfast. Indian tacos, soup, sandwiches and fry bread lunch. Silent auction. Call Joyce Rogers, 406-253-3355.
• Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sam Chapter Membership Drive 2017, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., March 11, Pin & Cue, 6570 Hwy 93 S., Whitefish. Chapter meeting at noon. Guests are welcome and asked to RSVP. Contact Tanya Blasdel at (858) 336-1538.
• Dino-Mite Day, March 11, Bigfork. Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner presents three programs on dinosaurs. All welcome: Question and answer talk: 10 a.m., United Community Methodist Church, Commerce St., free; Dinosaur Artwork/Make your own dinosaur: 1-3 p.m., Bigfork Art and Cultural Center, free; Screening of movie, “Jurassic Park,” 3 p.m., Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. Donation $10 per adult, and $5 for children 12 and under. Introduction by Horner and film producer Jerry Molen. Tickets available at Persimmon Gallery and Jug Tree in Bigfork.
• Flathead Industries “Re-Fashion” Show fundraiser, noon to 5 p.m. March 11, Kalispell Thrift Store, 40 E. Idaho St, Kalispell, across from Dairy Queen.
• Annual 4-H Interstate Exchange spaghetti supper and dessert auction, March 11, The Eagle lodge, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Dinner 5:30 p.m.; auction 6 p.m. $6 each or $20 for family of four. Public invited.
• Flathead Land Trust, Montana Land Reliance and Vital Ground Foundation screen the new film, “On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of Montana Private Land Conservation,” March 11, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Doors open 5:30; films and presentations at 6 p.m. Free. Public invited.
A look ahead
• Flathead Audubon birding field trip with birder Craig Hohenberger 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 12 to wetlands near Creston and East Valley. Meet to carpool at Creston Elementary School, Creston Road, north of Creston Fire Hall. Bring lunch, binoculars or scope and appropriate clothes. Free. All welcome. To sign up, call Cory Davis, 257-3166.
• West Valley School board meets 5 p.m. March 13.
• Flathead Conservation District 310 Stream Permit meeting 7 p.m. March 13, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.
Flathead Audubon meets at 7 p.m. March 13, in the United Way conference room, Gateway Community Center, U.S. 2 West, Kalispell. Presenter is Denny Olson, Flathead Audubon conservation educator. Enter from west side of building. Free. All welcome.
• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 14, Polson High School.
• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch featuring musician Ken Ainsworth,11:30 a.m. March 14, meeting room of Victory Baptist Church, 1830 Montana 35. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 857-2467, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
• Cowboy Country & the Gold Dust Girls play at 2 p.m. March 14, Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W. Call Katherine, 257-9798.
• FVCC Honors Symposium free lecture series featuring Jim Elser, director of Flathead Lake Biological Station, on the topic, “The Past, Present and Future of Flathead Lake – and Lakes Beyond” 7 p.m. March 14, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Open to public. Call Relyea, 756-3946.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. March 15, St. Joseph Medical Center.
• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets 7 p.m. March 15, North Valley Hospital Community Building, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Program by Larry Evans titled “Montana Mushrooms: From Morels to Remediation.” Free. Public welcome.
• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 9 a.m. March 16, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.
• Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 16, The Wave, Whitefish.
• Medicare 101 Class, 3 to 5 p.m., March 16, Agency on Aging, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Call 758-5730.
• Friendship Force of NW Montana social hour will begin at 5 p.m., with a meeting and dinner to follow at 6 p.m., March 16. Call Pat at 257-1932 or Pricilla at 756 9332 for reservations.