Tuesday

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Feb. 20, Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.

• Kalispell Women’s Connection buffet lunch, 11:30 a.m., meeting room of church across from Russell School, 301 W. Wyoming St., Kalispell. Speaker is Susan Fleming, former business manager of Columbia Falls. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• Kalispell Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Dan Johns will talk about Kidsports athletic complex. Lunch, $19. For reservations, call 758-2803.

• History of Whitefish program series, 12:30 p.m., Whitefish Community Center, 121 E. Second St. Walter Sayre presents a program titled, “Whitefish Potpourri.” Audience stories and photos welcome. Call 862-4923.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-5 p.m., Lakeside Baptist Church.

• Lakeside County Water and Sewer district board meets 2 p.m., district meeting room, 253 Bierney Creek Road.

• Information on U.S. Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and nullification, 6 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning, Perkins, Kalispell. Call 471-6608 or show up.

• Swan River School board meets at 5:30 p.m., school library.

• Sam and Ruth Neff, co-founders of Neighbors East and West, give a presentation on their trips to Iran in 2008 and 2009 titled, “Opening Our Eyes to Iran,” 6 p.m., room 144, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Free. Open to public. Call Mick Stemborski, 756-3945.

• Flathead County Democratic Party meets at Museum at Central School, Kalispell. Potluck 5:30 p.m. Monthly meeting and presentation by Scott Wheeler on current legislative issues, 6:30 p.m.

• Author William O. Joseph gives a presentation on “The Yugas: The Ancient Hindu System of the Ages,” 7-9 p.m., as part of the Center for Inspired Wisdom Speaker Series, The Canoe Club, 4219 River Lakes Pkwy., Whitefish. Free; donations welcome. Call 871-4783 or 862-6573.

• Helena Flats School board meets at 7 p.m., school library.

• Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited meets 7 p.m., Fish, Wildlife and Parks building, 490 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Fisheries biologist Bill Geer gives a video presentation on climate change in Montana. Outdoor writer Todd Tanner talks about fishing the Railroad Ranch on Idaho’s Snake River. Public welcome.

• Brian Smith leads an adult discussion on the nature of being titled, “What Is and What May Be,” 7-8 p.m. Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call 407-0059. 

• Cayuse Prairie School board meets at 7 p.m. school library. Public welcome.

Wednesday

• Evergreen Water and Sewer District board meets at 7 a.m. at the district office, 130 Nicholson Drive.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their dependents, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Montana Veterans Home, Columbia Falls.

• Alpine Weavers and Spinners meet 10:30 a.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell. Program: “ANWG goodies bag: Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. All interested welcome.

• Red Cross blood drives: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Glacier Park; 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Kalispell City Hall, First Avenue East.

• Richard Quillan gives two presentations on how to use a e-readers, at 2 and 6 p.m., Whitefish Community Library, Heckathorn Room. Call 862-9914.

• Flathead Valley Home Brewers Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Glacier Sun Winery, next to Apple Barrel, 3250 U.S. 2 E., Kalispell. Cost is $5 per person and a growler of home brew or six pack of microbrew to share. RSVP to karen@mtbrassandbullets.com

• Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society meets at 7 p.m., Teakettle Community Hall, 235 Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Business meeting, 5:30 p.m.; Shannon Kimball will talk about a new mobile app program, “Glacier Wildflower,” and Jen Asebrook will discuss online plant websites at 7 p.m. Free. Public welcome. Call Betty Kuropat, 892-0129 or Jen Hintz, 270-7028.

Thursday

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 9 a.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Libby VFW.

• Friends of the Library meet at noon, Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. All interested welcome.

• Flathead City-County Board of Health meets 1-3 p.m., second floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. Kalispell.

• FVCC Fulbright scholar-in-residence Karl Rangikawhiti Leonard gives a free lecture on the origins and migrations of the Maori people, 6 p.m., Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Public invited. Call 756-3945.

• Bigfork Emergency Response Team (BERT) hosts a program by  security consultant Vic Kautzman on security and medical personal response systems, 7-8 p.m., Bigfork Middle School Cafeteria. Free. Public invited. Call Beverly, 420-2210.

• Friends of Lone Pine open house, 7-8 p.m., Lone Pine State Park Visitor Center, Kalispell. Short presentation 7:20 p.m. Refreshments. Meet staff and volunteer team. Everyone welcome.

• Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead meet at 7 p.m., basement of the Eagles, 37 First St. W., Kalispell. Guests welcome. Call 881-4288 (leave a message).

Friday

• Veterans Stand Down, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Salish Kootenai College Joe McDonald Athletic Gym, Pablo. Information for veterans from government and community agencies, health screenings, services and housing referrals. 

• Red Cross blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. KRMC.

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is Bill Gallagher with Montana Public Service Commission. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.

• DREAM’n the Night Away dinner, dance and auction, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Live music by BJ Lupton’s Swingin’ on High Band. Live and silent auctions. Doors open 5:30 p.m.; dinner 6:15 p.m. Tickets $50 per person, available at Snappy Sport Senter. Call 862-1817.

• Grapes, Barley and Hops wine and beer tasting fundraiser for Discovery Developmental Center, 5:30-8 p.m., 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Locally produced spirits paired with simple foods. Music, raffle. Tickets $25. Must be 21. Call 756-7295.

• Big Arm community potluck, 6 p.m., Historic Big Arm School. Call 849-6628. McGregor Rhodes, NRA certified firearms instructor, presents a program on gun safety at 7 p.m. Call Alison, 849-6628.

• Peacejam community family dance and local to global fundraiser, 7-10 p.m., Roy Duff Armory, Whitefish. Door prizes, refreshments. Suggested donation $10 per person or $25 per family. T-shirts for sale. All proceeds benefit Flathead Community Health Center, Ben Town Foundation for Pediatric Cancer Research and Charity: Water. Call Amy, 270-4457.

Saturday

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

• Brian Smith leads an adult discussion on the nature of being titled, “What Is and What May Be,” 10-11 a.m. Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call 407-0059. 

• Sportsmen’s Banquet wild game potluck and fundraiser, 6 p.m., Kalispell Church of the Nazarene, 1295 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Bring a main dish using your harvested wild game plus those whose last name begins with A-L, salad; M-Z, dessert. Auction, raffle, door prizes. Call Chuck Norick, 756-5929. Fundraiser for boys’ and girls’ Camp Utmost.

• Third annual Princess Ball, 7 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Entertainment, raffles for Seattle get-away, African safari and more. Professional hairdressers and photographers available at 6 p.m. All proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Montana and new Ronald McDonald room at KRMC. For tickets, call Josh Faith, 250-6144.

Sunday

• John White Lecture Series presents Cristina Eisenberg, author of “The Wolf’s Tooth,” on her wolf research, 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. 

• Special Olympics Montana 18th annual State Winter Games, today through Feb. 26, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Parade of Athletes, 4 p.m. today, downtown Whitefish to Depot Park for opening ceremonies. Public invited.

Monday

Special Olympics Montana 18th annual State Winter Games, today and Feb. 26, Whitefish Mountain Resort.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Libby Christian Church. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members.) Call 283-7000.

• Red Cross employee blood drive, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Teletech.

• American Legion Post and Auxiliary 137 meet 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 351 Fourth Ave. EN, Kalispell.

• The Flathead Conservation District meets at 7 p.m., 133 Interstate Lane, in Evergreen. Call 752-4220.

A look ahead

Special Olympics Montana 18th annual State Winter Games conclude Feb. 26, Whitefish Mountain Resort.

• Red Cross blood drives Feb. 26: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. employee drive, Teletech; noon to 5 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy Church, Eureka.

• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. Feb. 26, City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public.

• Kalispell Public Schools district special board meeting and work session, 5:30 p.m., Feb. 26, Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speaker series presents U.S. Forest Service avalanche specialist Stan Bones with the film, “A Dozen More Turns,” 7 p.m. Feb. 26, Central School Museum, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• Lakeside Community Council meets 7 p.m., Feb. 26, Lakeside Sewer District office, 253 Bierney Creek Road. Open to public.

• Essential Stuff Project (ESP) free presentation, 7 p.m., Feb. 27, Crestview Senior Housing Clubhouse, 103 Crestview Dr., off Montana 35, Bigfork. Sheree Tompkins will talk about making homemade laundry soap. Discussion on GMO awareness. Donations accepted. Call Edd Blackler, 837-5196; or Catherine Haug, 837-4577.

• Opening reception for “Of the Earth” exhibit featuring 11 artists from Montana and across the United States, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 28, Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E., Kalispell. Public invited. Call 755-5268.

Reception Carolyn Pitman who is retiring as Whitefish Theatre Co. executive director, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 28, O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. Public invited. Bring photos and letters for album.

• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper and bingo, 5 p.m. Feb. 28, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. All area seniors 55 and older welcome. Call 257-1598.

• “Stitch Out” knit and crochet day for Hugs for Hope scarves, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 1, Bethany Lutheran Church, 8559 Montana 35, Bigfork. Bring lunch and supplies. Call 837-4387.

• 40th annual Whitefish Community World Day of Prayer, 1 p.m. March 1, Christ Lutheran Church, 5150 River Lakes Pkwy, Whitefish. Refreshments following services. Offering will be taken for Shepherd’s Hand Clinic.

Craft Brewers Cup Hockey Challenge and Brewfest, March 1-2, Woodland Ice Rink, Kalispell. Games begin 5 p.m. March 1; continue 7:30 to 11 a.m. March 2. Brewfest 2-8 p.m. March 2. Admission free from hockey games; $15 for Brewfest.

• Movie Night with Leif Haugen, 7 p.m. March 1, Belton Chalet, U.S. 2, West Glacier. Brian Bolster’s award-winning short documentary, “The Lookout” and “Mercantile” about Polebridge Mercantile will be shown. Cost $6 per person, $15 per family. Proceeds benefit Gateway to Glacier Trail. 

Dr. Seuss birthday party, 1-2:30 p.m. March 2, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Stories, crafts, cake. All ages invited.

• Missoula Children’s Theatre presents two performance of “The Pied Piper,” at 3 and 6 p.m., March 2, Somers Middle School gym. Tickets $5 adults; $2 children, at the door. Call Jeannine Pukas, 270-0415.

• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30 p.m., March 4, downstairs meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call Chris Hall, 212-7231.

• 2013 Whitefish Winter Classic March 7-10. Kick-off party 5:30-7:30 p.m., poker run, 7:30-9:30 p.m. March 7; NFL celebrity autographs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Summit House, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Play 60 Challenge 5-6:30 p.m., followed by autograph session 6:30-7:30 p.m. March 8, Whitefish High School gym; Gala and auction 5:30-10 p.m. followed by VIP party, March 9, Lodge at Whitefish Lake; champagne brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 10, Whitefish Lake Restaurant. For tickets, call 862-8146.

• Stillwater Christian School fundraiser, March 7, Flathead County Fairgrounds Trade Center, Kalispell. Keynote speaker is three-star Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin. Banquet tickets $75 per person. Call Craig Hunnicutt, 752-4400.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. March 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• FVCC Fulbright scholar-in-residence Karl Rangikawhiti Leonard gives a free lecture on the wars and history of the Maori people, 6 p.m., March 14, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Public invited. Call 756-3945.

St. Patrick’s Day spaghetti feed, 1-3 p.m. March 17, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. $5. Call 257-1598.

 • Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., March 21, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Annual  Loud at the Library event, 5:30-8:30 p.m. March 21, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Live music, food and drink, raffle and auction. Tickets $30. Call 758-5821.

• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speaker series presents Kate Kendall with updates on Crown of Continent ecosystem grizzlies, 7 p.m., March 25, Central School Museum, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. March 28, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. Call 257-1598.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. April 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council and Management board meet 10:30 a.m., April 18, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• FVCC Fulbright scholar-in-residence Karl Rangikawhiti Leonard gives a free lecture on the Maori people today, 6 p.m., April 18, Arts and Technology Building, FVCC. Public invited. Call 756-3945.

• Sixth annual Cowboy Up benefit auction dinner and concert for Samaritan House, April 20, Gardner’s Auction, U.S. 93 South, Kalispell. Doors open 5 p.m. Pig roast. Live music by Smart Alex. Live and silent auctions. Tickets available at door. 

• National Park Week, April 22-26. Free entrance to Glacier Park.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. May 7, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 10:30 a.m., May 16, conference room, Linderman School, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. June 4, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Flathead Special Education Cooperative Executive Council meets 8:30 a.m., June 13, conference room, 15 Meridian Court, Kalispell. Call 257-1857.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. July 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Glacier Rally in the Rockies 2013, July 19-20, Kalispell. Classic car and motorcycle parade 10 a.m. July 20, Main Street to Center Street. Show and shine. Registration $40 per vehicle. Call Kari Gabriel, Flathead CARE director, 751-3971.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 6, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008. 

•  National Park Service Birthday Aug. 25. Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28. Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 1, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 5, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.

• Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park Nov. 9-11 for all veterans in honor of Veterans Day weekend.

• Suicide Support Group, Surviving Our Loss after Suicide, (SOLAS) meets 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 3, The Summit, Kalispell. Call 871-1008.