Tuesday

• The alley west of Main Street between First and Second Streets will be blocked by a delivery truck and closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to noon.

• Kalispell Public Schools Policy and Communications Committee meets 7:30 a.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• Randy Winter, service officer for Montana Veterans Affairs Division will be available to veterans and their independents, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Jan. 16, 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. Guest speaker is Sara Weaver, author of “From Ruby Ridge to Freedom.” Men also welcome. Cost $8 per person. Call Jan, 212-3763, or Rosainne, 257-8098 for lunch and free child care reservations. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

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

• Red Cross blood drive, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kalispell.

• Kalispell Public Schools Personnel Committee meets 4 p.m., administration offices, 233 First Ave. E.

• Bigfork Area Democrats host Flathead County Democratic Party/Central Committee, Swan River School. Montana 83. Spaghetti supper 6 p.m. for a small fee. Program at 7 p.m. on “Agriculture Economy in Montana and Flathead Valley.” Sen. Jon Tester will attend. Public invited. RSVP to JoLynn, 756-8992 by Jan. 13.

• Roundtable discussion by Jwalan Muktika School for Illumination research department on “What’s Next 2013!” 7-9 p.m., The Canoe Club, 4219 River Lakes Parkway, Whitefish. Public invited. Free. Donations welcome. Call 862-6573.

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

• 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 Dr.

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

• Columbia Falls Women’s Connection luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Tea Kettle Community Hall, Nucleus Ave., Columbia Falls. Guest speaker is Sara Weaver, author of “From Ruby Ridge to Freedom.” Cost $8 per person. Free child care by reservation. Call Candy at 387-4119, or Janet at 892-3621. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

• Free Falun Dafa Qigong exercise class offered at noon at Flathead County Library community room in Kalispell; easy for all ages.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m., Flathead Electric, Kalispell.

• Evergreen School board meets 6:30 p.m., administration boardroom.

• 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.; Rebecca Lawrence discusses the perils of Glacier Park’s whitebark pine at 7 p.m. Free. Public welcome. Call Betty Kuropat, 892-0129 or Jen Hintz, 270-7028.

Thursday

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

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., The Wave, Whitefish.

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

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

• Teen social for grades 6-12, 4-5:30 p.m., Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Free food, Wii gaming. Craft theme is “Japanese Kyoto candy making. Free. 

• Friendship Force of the Flathead Valley meets at Vista Linda, Somers. Social hour 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m. Mary Pat Murphy gives a program on her recent Civilizations cruise from Athens to Istanbul. All interested in travel and meeting people from other countries invited. For reservations, call Lavonne Larson, 756-7082.

• Evergreen Chamber of Commerce membership meeting, 6 p.m., Flathead Electric community room (north side of building). Presentation by Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry. Call 885-1212.

• Flathead Home Brewers Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tim Carlburg’s pottery studio, 860 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell. Cost $4 per person plus a growler of home brew or six-pack of microbrew to share. Pizza served. Must be 21 or older. RSVP by Tuesday to karen@mtbrassandbullets.com.

Bigfork Emergency Response Team (BERT) presents a program by Tony Turk, “Learn Basic CPR and Basic First Aid,” 7 p.m. Bigfork Elementary School cafeteria.

Friday

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

• Glacier Pachyderm Club meets noon to 1 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Speaker is State GOP Chairman Will Deschamps. Lunch available. Public invited. Call Mark Johnson, 253-7467.

• Winterfest 2013, Seeley Lake. Today: Chinese New Year Parade and tannenbaum bonfire, 6 p.m., The Filling Station, Seeley Lake. Saturday: Challenge Biathlon, 10:30 a.m., Seeley Creek Nordic Ski Trails; Driftrider Snow Ball, 6 p.m., Community Hall. Sunday: Poker Run, 9 a.m.; Kids’ Costume Nordic Relay Race, 1 p.m.; Drum Brothers concert, 7:30 p.m., Seeley-Swan High School. Jan. 25: Mystery dinner theater and silent auction, Community Hall. Jan. 26: Ski Club Cross-country race, 9 a.m., Nordic Trails; Elementary D.C., trip dinner theater, 1-4 p.m. Jan. 27: Lions Club skate and crazy hat party, 1-4 p.m. Lions Ice Rink. Call 406-677-2309.

• Paul Gonsorchik’s students will form 12 bands for a free concert, 7 p.m., Christian Center Activity Center, 255 Summit Ridge Dr., Kalispell. Public welcome. Call 756-7031.

• Free introductory class in Maha Devata meditation, 7 p.m., Lone Pine State Park community center, Kalispell. Call 871-0634 or 360-631-4692.

Saturday

• Winterfest 2013, Seeley Lake. Today: Challenge Biathlon, 10:30 a.m., Seeley Creek Nordic Ski Trails; Driftrider Snow Ball, 6 p.m., Community Hall. Sunday: Poker Run, 9 a.m.; Kids’ Costume Nordic Relay Race, 1 p.m.; Drum Brothers concert, 7:30 p.m., Seeley-Swan High School. Jan. 25: Mystery dinner theater and silent auction, Community Hall. Jan. 26: Ski Club Cross-country race, 9 a.m., Nordic Trails; Elementary D.C., trip dinner theater, 1-4 p.m. Jan. 27: Lions Club skate and crazy hat party, 1-4 p.m. Lions Ice Rink. Call 406-677-2309.

• Montana Coffee Traders coffee cupping, 10 a.m., Bohemian Grange, , behind roastery, 2810 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Free tasting of world coffees. Public invited.

• Coronation of Whitefish Winter Carnival’s King ULLR LIV and the Queen of the Snows, 6:30 p.m., Depot Park, Central Avenue. Torch light procession. Pirate treasure chest for children. Free hot beverages.

Sunday

• Flathead Audubon birding field trip  to Mission Valley. Meet to carpool at 8:30 a.m. at Somers Park ‘n’ Ride, intersection of U.S. 93 and Montana 83. Bring lunch, binoculars or scope and appropriate clothes. Free. All welcome. Call Leslie Kehoe, 837-4467, after 5 p.m.

• Winterfest 2013, Seeley Lake. Today: Poker Run, 9 a.m.; Kids’ Costume Nordic Relay Race, 1 p.m.; Drum Brothers concert, 7:30 p.m., Seeley-Swan High School. Jan. 25: Mystery dinner theater and silent auction, Community Hall. Jan. 26: Ski Club Cross-country race, 9 a.m., Nordic Trails; Elementary D.C., trip dinner theater, 1-4 p.m. Jan. 27: Lions Club skate and crazy hat party, 1-4 p.m. Lions Ice Rink. Call 406-677-2309.

• Polson Heart and Soul chili and cornbread lunch, noon to 2:30 p.m., Polson Theatre. Small group and large group discussions, light snacks. Babysitting available on request. Call Daniel Smith, 250-3498.

Monday

• Fee-free holiday to Glacier Park today in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

• Evergreen Disposal will run normal routes today.

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

• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon, Hilton Garden Inn Kalispell. Speaker is newly elected District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht. Lunch available. All welcome. Call Jane Bennett, 250-5316.

• Red Cross employee blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Applied Materials.

• Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Group meets, 3-4:30 p.m., Buffalo Hill Terrace, 40 Claremont St., Kalispell. Call Kaye Hollingsworth, 752-9622.

A look ahead

• Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 22, Polson High School.

• Flathead Municipal Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m., Jan. 22, Glacier Park International Airport board room.

• City of Kalispell Impact Fee Advisory Committee meets 4 p.m. Jan. 22, City Hall Chambers, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell. Open to public.

• Kalispell Public Schools district board work session, 6 p.m., Jan. 22, Kalispell Middle School Media Center.

• Flathead County Library System board meets at 9 a.m., Jan. 23, Flathead County Library meeting room, Kalispell. Call Kim Crowley, 758-5826.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 23, North Valley Hospital, in the blood mobile.

• Free introductory talk on “Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction” with Michelle Richards, noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 23, The Summit, Kalispell. Learn how to reduce stress, chronic pain, illness and increase peace of mind. Call 261-4112.

• Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County open house for new tutors and volunteers, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 23, at the LVFC office, Gateway Community Center, 1201 U.S. 2 W., Kalispell. Use north mall entrance. Call 257-7323.

• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 24: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Qdoba, in the blood mobile; 1-6 p.m. Marion Fire Department.

• Swan Ecosystem Center gardening program with local gardeners Cookie Beers, Jan LaPlant, Leanna Grubaugh and Roberta Stroden, 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 24, U.S.F.S. Condon Work Center. Sign up by Jan. 18. Call 406-754-3137.

• Richard Quillan gives two free presentations on how to use your new electronic reading device, at 2 and 6 p.m. Jan. 23, Whitefish Community Library. Call 862-99140.

• Red Cross blood drives Jan. 25: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walmart, in the blood mobile; noon to 5 p.m. Troy High School.

• FVCC professor and historian E.B. Eiselein discuss “The Fur Trade in Montana” for the Big Arm Association’s Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau program, 7 p.m. Jan. 25, Big Arm Historic School. Potluck at 6 p.m. Free and open to public. Call Alison, 849-6628.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Ski Joring registration party, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 25, Black Star Draught House. Public invited.

• AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 26, The Summit, Kalispell. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 751-4500.

• Montana Metaphysical Mind, Body and Soul Expo, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 7 First Ave. E., Suite 7, Kalispell. Tarot, crystal energy healing and more. Raffles, door prizes, drawings. A portion of proceeds donated to Humane Society of Northwest Montana. Call 406-393-2191.

• Whitefish Winter Carnival Ski Joring competition opening ceremonies, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 26, Whitefish Municipal Airport. Events begin at noon Jan. 26-27. Spectators welcome. Parking $5 per vehicle, with proceeds to Human Therapy on Horseback. Calcutta 7 p.m. Jan. 26, Casey’s Bar and Grill. Awards ceremony 5 p.m. Jan. 27, Craggy Range, with live music by John Dunnigan.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 26, Best Buy.

• John White Lecture Series presents Martha Kohl on topic “I Do: A Cultural History of Montana Weddings,” 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 class, noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 28. North Valley Senior Center, Columbia Falls. $14 fee ($12 for AARP card-holding members). Call 892-4087.

• Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m. Jan. 28, at the center, 126 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

• American Legion Post and Auxiliary 137 meet 7 p.m., Jan. 28, American Legion Hall, 351 Fourth Ave. EN, Kalispell.

• Glacier National Park Associates Winter Speaker series presents ranger Gary Moses program on “Search and Rescue in Glacier National Park,” 7 p.m., Jan. 28,  Central School Museum, Kalispell. Free. Public invited. Call 756-8992.

• Dr. David Fortenberry gives a free seminar on vericose veins and treatment options, 7-9 p.m. Jan. 28, The Summit, Kalispell. To register, call 752-5000.

• The alley west of Main Street between First and Second Streets will be blocked by a delivery truck and closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to noon. Jan. 29.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 29, Polson Methodist Church.

• Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 30, Pope John Paul II Church. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

• No-host dinner to welcome Wounded Warriors to Whitefish Winter Carnival weekend, 6 p.m. Kandahar Lodge, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Reservations recommended. Call 862-6247.

• Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Glacier High School.

• Kalispell Senior Citizens business meeting and potluck supper, 5 p.m. Jan. 31, Kalispell Senior Center, 403 Second Ave. W. Bring a potluck dish or pay $3. All area seniors 55 and older welcome. Call 257-1598.

• “A Camp to Remember” benefit dinner, Jan. 31, The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Music and no-host bar, 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. Art paddle live auction, 7:45 p.m. Tickets $75 per person available at Wheeler Jewelry, 139 Main St., Kalispell; or call Barb Myers, 240-2196; or Kris Carlson, 261-3160.

• Occupational therapist Jillian Nelson-Nail offers a free class on children who are resistant eaters (those who eat only 10 or fewer foods), 6:30-7:15 p.m. Jan. 31, Whitefish Therapy and Sport Center, 2006 Hospital Way. Babysitting available. Call 862-9378.

• Kay Linda Walker presents a free introductory workshop on ThetaHealing meditation, 6:50-8:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Arts and Technology Building, room 205, FVCC. Learn about a self-help technique using focused thought and prayer. Call 261-9031.

• Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, Feb. 1-3, KwaTaqNuk Resort and Showboat Cinema, Polson. Tickets available at Showboat Cinemas in Polson. Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns will discuss his work. Call 883-4160 or 883-5908 to volunteer.

• No-host dinner to welcome Wounded Warriors to Whitefish Winter Carnival weekend, 4:30 p.m. the Bierstube, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Public invited.

• 54th annual Whitefish Winter Carnival Feb. 2. Kiddie Carnival, Penguin Plunge, St. Charles pie social 3 p.m.; Grand Parade; Blackstar Beer Barter, 4 p.m.; Torchlight Parade and fireworks, Whitefish Mountain Resort. Rotary pancake breakfast, Feb. 3, Whitefish Moose Lodge. Carnival buttons $4 each. Call Whitefish Chamber of Commerce, 862-3501.

Free non-certification CPR class, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 2, The Summit, Kalispell. Pre-registration required. 751-4500.

• Glacier Stamp Club meets 6:30 p.m., Feb. 4, downstairs meeting room, Flathead County Library, Kalispell. Visitors welcome. Call Gail, 752-6110.

• IHOP offers free pancakes Feb. 5, 2425 U.S. 93 N., Kalispell. Fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network.

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

• No-host dinner to welcome Wounded Warriors to Whitefish Winter Carnival weekend, 6 p.m. Feb. 5, McGarry’s, Wisconsin Avenue. Reservations recommended. Call 862-6223.

• Montana Coffee Traders coffee cupping, 10 a.m., Feb. 9, Bohemian Grange, behind roastery, 2810 U.S. 93 S., Whitefish. Free tasting of world coffees. Public invited.

• John White Lecture Series presents Leif Haugen on his 18 years as a lookout, 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. 

• Flathead Outdoor Club meets 7 p.m., Feb. 13, The Summit, Kalispell. Tribute to the late Mike Spence. Coffee and tea served. Everyone welcome. Call Leah Levitt, 892-6105 or 261-6874.

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

• DREAM’n the Night Away dinner, dance and auction, Feb. 22, Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Live music by BJ Lupton’s Swingin’ on High Band. Live and silent auctions. Tickets $50 per person, available at Snappy Sport Senter. Call 862-1817.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.