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TODAY

- Kalispell Public Schools finance and operations committee meeting at the district office basement meeting room beginning at 7 a.m.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to3 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Sykes, Kalispell. Speakers are Reps. Keith Regier and John Fuller; www.gcpachy.org

SATURDAY

- Annual Free the Seeds! seed swap and fair, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free seeds, workshops, booths. Public invited.

- Skijoring at Rebecca Farm, noon to 4 p.m. today and Sunday, 1010 W. Springcreek Road, Kalispell. Cost is $5 per person, children 12 and under are free.

- Two free screenings of “The Lorax,” 1 and 3 p.m. Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Bring a book to donate to Literacy Center of Northwest Montana. Call Wendy Jeschke, 756-3908.

- Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday, 1 p.m. West Shore Community Library in Lakeside. Free children’s books, games and cookies.

- Sons of Norway meet 1 p.m. upstairs at Museum at Central School, 124 2nd Ave. E., Kalispell. Dan Rude, past chairman of Foundation Board of Governors and Zone Director John Knudsen, both of Missoula, discuss organization’s structure. Call 253-1702.

- American Association of University Women meet 2 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace, Kalispell. Speaker is Heather Estrada, FVCC program director of agriculture. All college graduates welcome.

SUNDAY

- Skijoring at Rebecca Farm, noon to 4 p.m., 1010 W. Springcreek Road, Kalispell. Cost is $5 per person, children 12 and under are free.

- Lakeside Ambulance fundraiser 2p.m. to 6p.m. at the Lakeside QRU building at 201 Bills Road, Lakeside. Event will have bingo, beer, wine, and light snacks and is a family friendly event. For more information call Brenda Reiter at 408-384-2125.

- Concert in memory of the late Betty Hanzel, longtime piano teacher and member of Kalispell Area Music Teachers Association, 3 p.m. St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, 602 S. Main St., Kalispell. Public invited.

MONDAY

- Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Libby High School; 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30 p.m., Buffalo Room, Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Program is about stamps of astronaut Alan Shepard. All welcome; glacierstampclubmt@gmail.com

TUESDAY

- Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Columbia Falls High School.

- TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Tuesday, The Springs, 1001 Riverlakes Parkway, Whitefish. Weigh-in 5-5:30 p.m., meeting 5:30 p.m. Both women and men are welcome. Call 261-1083.

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

WEDNESDAY

- Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Polson High School.

- 2019 Wilderness Speaker Series presents a program on wilderness fisheries management by three Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials, 7-8:15 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Open to public.

THURSDAY

- Red Cross blood drives 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Columbia Falls Community Room; sponsored by Columbia Falls Rotary.

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

- Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents “Post-Soviet Politics and the Rise of Nationalism in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia” by Marty Manor Mullins, 7 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. Call Gerta Reeb, 756-3889.

THOUGHT

“Who will give me back those days when life had wings and flew just like a skylark in the sky.” — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French actress and poet (1786-1859).

A LOOK AHEAD

- Kalispell Public Schools Board Governance Committee meets 10 a.m. March 8, superintendent’s office.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- All Saints’ Episcopal Church Friends of Chili Open Event March 8, 7p.m. to 9p.m. at 342 Plantation Drive. The event will feature wine, soft drinks and appetizers. Suggested donation is $20. For more information call291-3613.

- Ronan Women’s Club arts and crafts fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 9, Ronan Community Center. Silent auction. Indian taco soup lunch.

- Flathead Audubon volunteer work party, 9 a.m. to noon, March 9, help reduce the amount of houndstongue weeds in the Owens Sowerwine Natural area, Kalispell. Contact Denny Olson, docwild.mt@gmail.com

- Gold, Gem and Mineral Show 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 10, Expo Building, Northwest Montana Fairgrounds, Kalispell. Admission is free for children through eighth grade, $2 for adults, high school age and older. Door prizes. Free parking.

- All Saints’ Episcopal Church Whitefish-Columbia Falls 12th annual chili open golf tournament, March 9 starting at 10:30 at All Saints’ Church, 2048 Conn Road. The event benefits the Humane Society of Northwest Montana, the Flathead County Animal Shelter, the Spay and Neuter Task Force and Spay Montana. Fees for gold are $20.

- Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter, meet noon to 3 p.m. March 11, 4Bs Restaurant, Kalispell. Sandy Taylor presents a program titled “The Battle of Kings Mountain.” To reserve a seat, call Cate, 755-6781.

- Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m. March 11 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

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

- Flathead Conservation District 310 Stream Permit meeting 7 p.m. March 11, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

- Montana State University professor Alison Harmon’s presents “$3 a Day - Building Empathy and Compassion for the Food Insecure” 7 p.m., March 12, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited.

- Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 13, FVCC, Kalispell.

- Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation annual film fundraiser, March 13-14 in Whitefish.

- Montana Lakes Conference workshop, “Lake Ecology 101: How Biology, Chemistry and Physics Interact to Shape how Lakes Function” by Shawn Devlin of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, 1-4 p.m., March 13, Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Free. Open to the public. Call 862-4327.

- Free community presentation, “A glimpse of fading glaciers: Impacts on Life in Mountain Regions,” 7 p.m., March 13, Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Call 862-+4327.

- Senior Tour and Tea, 10:30 a.m., March 14, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Free admission for seniors 60 and older 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docent tour 10:30 a.m. Call 755-5268.

- Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m. March 14, ImagineIF Library, Kalispell. Food, Wii gaming. Craft is Maker Lab. Free.

- Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents “The Brexit Battle: What It Means for Europe and America” by Craig Parsons, 7 p.m. March 14, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. Call Gerta Reeb, 756-3889.

- Kalispell Public Schools Finance and Operations Committee meets 7 a.m. March 15, district office basement meeting room.

- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15 at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

- Evergreen Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 11 a.m. March 15, Snappy Sport Senter, 1400 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. RSVP by March 12 to 885-1212.

- Smith Valley Fire District free St. Patrick’s Day pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon March 16, 3496 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Meet first responders. Tours.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 16, The Summit, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 751-4500.

Park After Dark snowshoe hike, 8 to 9:30 p.m. March 16, Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. Cost $4 per person over the age of 13; kids 12 and under are free. To register, call 755-2706, ext. 2.

- Red Cross blood drives March 18: 1-6 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 1-6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

- Kalispell Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction Committee meets 3 p.m. March 19, assistant superintendent’s office.

- Kalispell Public Schools district board work session 6 p.m. March 19, Kalispell Middle School Library.

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

- Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 8:30 a.m. March 21, superintendent’s office.

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m. March 21, Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- Flathead Valley Community College Honors Symposium Series presents “European Security after NATO” by David M. Andrews, 7 p.m. March 21, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public welcome. Call Gerta Reeb, 756-3889.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 25, Libby Christian Church. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 7406-283-7000.

- AARP Driver Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 25, Gateway Community Center, Kalispell. $20 fee ($15 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 752-7266.

- Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates Winter Speaker series presents field manager Adam Osborne on “Rebuilding Sperry-A Builder’s Perspective, 7 p.m. March 25, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Public invited.

- Flathead Conservation District business meeting 7 p.m. March 25, 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

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

Flathead Democrats Monthly Education Series presents “Local Government, Where the Rubber Hits the Road and How You Can Put Your Foot on the Gas,” 7 p.m. March 27, Room 204, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Speaker is Whitefish City Councilor Richard Hildner. Free. Public invited.

- Annual Creston Auction, Country Fair,Auto, Marine, RV and Equipment Sale, April 6-7, 12 miles east of Kalispell on Montana 35.. April 5 is Consignment Day.

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

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. April 17, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m. April 18, Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

CASA for Kids Flathead County spring graduation ceremony, April 18, Flathead County Justice Center, Kalispell. Mock trial 4-5 p.m.; swearing in ceremony 5-6 p.m.; reception 6-6:30 p.m.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. April 23, 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. May 13.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. May 15, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 11:45 a.m. May 16, Gateway Community Center, United Way Conference Room, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. May 28, 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. June 10.

- Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. June 19, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. June 25, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

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

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. July 23, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.• Lakeside QRU board meets 7 p.m. Aug. 21, Lakeside Community Room. Call Lois Lauman, 253-2841.

- Medicare 101 class, 1-3 p.m. Aug. 27, Flathead County South Campus, 40 11th St. W., Kalispell. Representatives guide through health insurance basics. Cost is $10. Call 758-5730.

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

- 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.• 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.

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

- 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.

- 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.