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Today

- Flathead Electric Cooperative has scheduled a 15-minute disruption beginning at 10 a.m. today in the Swan Lake area, affecting members along Montana 83 south to Six Mile Creek and West Swan Shores Road.

- Pleasant Valley School board meets 5 p.m.

- Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Unwind, 5-6:30 p.m. Flooring America/Poiema, 206 W. Center St., Giveaways. All welcome. Call 758-2803.

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

- Smith Valley School board meets 6 p.m.

- Somers Rural Fire District board meets 6 p.m., Lakeside Fire Station, 125 Bills Road.

- Northwest Montana Nature Photographers meet 7 p.m.,, Red Lion Inn, Kalispell, small conference room. Program is on Lake Clark by Jack Bell. Public invited.

Wednesday

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Browning High School.

- Free Falun Dafa Qigong instruction easy-to-learn exercise instruction for all ages, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays in January, Kalispell Senior Center, 40 11th St. W. Call Katherine, 257-9798.

- Flathead Parent Group hosts a human trafficking awareness seminar for parents, noon to 1 p.m., Flathead High School conference room. Learn how teens are lured into trafficking. Call 751-3500 or 1-800-765-1747.

- Kalispell Toastmasters meet noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday, Gateway Community Center, United Way conference room, Kalispell. Call 406-260-6433.

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

- Parkinson’s disease support group meets 3-4:30 p.m., Gateway Community Center, north conference room, Kalispell. Topic: nonmotor symptoms. National Parkinson’s Foundation podcast. All welcome. Call Lois, 871-3767.

- Whitefish Women of the Moose annual chili cook-off, 5-7 p.m., Moose Lodge 230 W. 10th St. Bring a pot of chili and your meal is free. Call Carol, 260-8493.

- Evergreen School board meets 6:30 p.m.• Bigfork County Water and Sewer District meets at 6:30 p.m., district office, 108 Harbor Heights Blvd.

Thursday

- Creston School board meets 7 a.m.

- Agency on Aging Advisory Committee meets 2-3:30 p.m., Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. All welcome. Call 758-5730.

- Anime Club for teens in grades six to 12 meets 4-5:30 p.m., ImagineIF Library, Kalispell.

Friday

- Kalispell Public Schools Board Governance Committee meets 10 a.m., superintendent’s office.

- Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Park Side Credit Union, Whitefish.

- Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sykes, Kalispell. Todd Bernhardt will discuss upcoming Legislative activities; www.gcpachy.org

Saturday

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

- Rocky Mountain Rollers Good Sam RV Chapter meets at 11:30 a.m., Pin and Cue, Whitefish Guests welcome. RSVP to Bob or Lynne, 755-4942.

- Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet at noon for lunch at and business meeting at Scotty’s Restaurant, Kalispell. Program by Cathy Lane on “Chains Across the Hudson.” Call Cate, 755-6781.

- Soroptimist Thrift Haus bag sale, noon to 1 p.m., 303 First St., Whitefish. Fill a plastic grocery bag for $5. Proceeds benefit area nonprofits.

Sunday

- John White Lecture Series presents singer/songwriter David Walburn, 2:30 p.m., Museum at Central School, 124 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Tickets $6 for museum members; $9 for nonmembers. Limited tickets at door. Call 756-8381.

Thought

“Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people’s happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.” — Bertrand Russell, English philosopher and mathematician (1872-1970).

Monday

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

- West Valley School board meets 5 p.m.

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

- 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.

A look ahead

- Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15, 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.

- Flathead County Democratic Central Committee meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 15, 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. Jan. 15. Public welcome.

- Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 16, 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. Jan. 16, district office basement meeting room.

- Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 8:30 a.m. Jan. 17, superintendent’s office.

- Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17, The Wave, Whitefish.

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m. Jan. 17, Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- Annual Black Tie Dinner fundraiser, Jan. 17, 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 Jan. 17, 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. Jan. 17, North Valley Community Center Columbia Falls. Chili feed; donations accepted. Fred Flint presents a program on crosscut saws. Public invited.

- Kalispell Public Schools Finance and Operations Committee meets 7 a.m. Jan. 18, district office basement meeting room.

- Red Cross blood drives Jan. 18: 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. Jan. 18. Call Jim Reid, 756-8011.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

• “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. ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. “Craft is Electric Style.” Free.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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..

- 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.