Daily Events

MONDAY

Sertoma Club: noon, Grand International Inn.

Minot Lions Club: noon, Holiday Inn-Riverside.

Rotary Club of Minot: noon, Grand International Inn.

Golden K Kiwanis Club: 1:30 p.m., Holiday Inn-Riverside.

Railroad Museum of Minot monthly board of directors meeting: 7 p.m., at the museum downtown, 19-1st St. NE.

Minot Camera Club: 7 p.m., Minot Public Library Community Room. New members are welcome. Call president Ellen Fenner at 852-2769 or secretary Jean Stieg at 838-6536 for more information.

Youth For Christ Campus Life (high school students): 7:17 p.m., The Rock, 318-5th Ave. NW.

Minot Nodakords: 7:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church, lower level. New members are welcome.

Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 80: 7:30 p.m, 1201 S. Broadway ­ Suite 3.

Sons of Norway Thor Lodge 67: 7:30 p.m., Scandinavian Heritage Center.

Star in the West Lodge No. 33 Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m., 2524 Burdick Expressway E.

SUPPORT GROUPS

The YWCA Minot offers a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group: Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon and also Fridays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. People must preregister for the Friday group. Call 838-1812 to preregister or for more information.

A.A. closed meeting: noon, 700-16th Ave. SW. Visit the Web site at (www.aanorthdakota.org) for information about other meetings in the state.

A.A. closed: noon, 515-5th Ave. NW.

Sexual Assault Survivors Support Group: 2 to 4 p.m., Domestic Violence Crisis Center. For more information, call 852-2258 during regular business hours. Call the crisis line at 857-2200 after hours and on weekends.

Gamblers Choice is now offering therapeutic group sessions: 5 to 7 p.m., Lutheran Social Services state office in Minot. Sessions are based on a 12-step program. Group sessions are available on a sliding fee scale. Anyone interested in the sessions should call Lisa Voeller at 838-7800 to schedule an initial assessment. Visit the Web site at (www.lssnd.org/gamblerschoice/index.html) for more information.

Support group for people with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and polymyalgia rheumatica: 5:30 to 7 p.m., Minot Public Library Small Conference Room in the basement. There is no charge to attend. Call 839-0754 for more information.

A.A. non-smoking: 6:30 p.m., 700-16th Ave. SW.

Kenmare A.A. Big Book Study: 7 p.m., Nazareth Lutheran Church, Kenmare.

Compassionate Friends (for bereaved parents who have suffered the loss of a child): 7 p.m., Trinity Hospital's 4 South Conference Room.

Open meeting of Gamblers Anonymous: 7 p.m., Immanuel Baptist Church, 1615-2nd St. SE.

A.A.: 8 p.m., 700-16th Ave. SW.

A.A. Closed Step: 8 p.m., 515-5th Ave. NW.

North Mountrail A.A.: 8 p.m., Memorial Building, 18-2nd Ave. SE, Stanley. Please use the west entrance.

A.A. Newcomers Open Meeting: 8 p.m., First Lutheran Church Parish Center.

Al-Anon Newcomers: 8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.

Social Misconduct Anonymous: 8 p.m., Ward County Jail.

Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m., Trinity Hospital-St. Joseph's, first floor conference room, 407-3rd St. SE.

TUESDAY

Magic City Lions Club: 7:30 a.m., Homesteaders Restaurant.

Northwest North Dakota Grant Writers Roundtable: 9 a.m., North Central Research Extension Center. Meetings are open to anyone interested in grant writing.

National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees Inc. monthly meeting and breakfast: 9 a.m., Knights of Columbus Hall. Guest speaker will be Alan Walter from the Minot City Engineers Office.

Minot Kiwanis Club: noon, Grand International Inn.

Minot Chapter of American Cancer Society: noon, Greenhouse Cafe.

Minot Duplicate Bridge Club: 1 p.m., YWCA, 1020 N. Broadway.

Lutheran Campus Ministry: 5 p.m., 321 University Ave. W. Includes an evening prayer, Communion and a soup supper for Minot State University students and staff.

Minot Area Military Retirees: 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus Club. The group meets for camaraderie and dinner off the menu.

Minot Toastmasters Club No. 636: 6 p.m., Grand International Inn.

Minot Enlisted Spouses Club: 6:30 p.m., Minot Air Force Base Community Center, Canadian Room. Day-care services will be provided for a freewill offering. The club is open to all spouses of enlisted duty and retired military personnel.

Amnesty International: 7 p.m., Minot State University Administration Building, Room 157.

Prairie Rose Painters: 7 p.m.: Town and Country Center Meeting Room.

Town & Country Sportsmen and Happy Hookers Fishing Club: 7 p.m., Trinity Professional Building, sixth floor.

Youth For Christ Campus Life/JV for junior high and middle school students: 7:17 p.m., The Rock, 318-5th Ave. NW.

Minot Jaycees: 7:30 p.m., Minot Public Library Community Room.

American Legion Post No. 155: 8 p.m., Legion, Granville.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ward County Commission: 9 a.m., Ward County Courthouse.

Minot Park Board Golf Course Committee: noon, Municipal Auditorium, Municipal Courtroom.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): No. 200, 9 a.m., Minot Public Library; No. 14, 5 p.m., Trinity Nursing Home.

Support Group for Abused Women: 10 a.m., Domestic Violence Crisis Center. For more information, call 852-2258 during regular business hours. Call the crisis line at 857-2200 after hours and on weekends.

A.A. closed discussion and nonsmoking meeting: noon, 515-5th Ave. NW.

A.A. closed discussion: noon, 700-16th Ave. SW.

Al-Anon: noon, 700-16th Ave. SW.

A.A. 515 Group: 5:15 p.m., 515-5th Ave. NW.

Weight Watchers: 5:30 p.m., Town and Country Mall, 1015 S. Broadway.

The Minot YWCA has a Single Parent Support Program Circle of Parents Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Day care is provided and a light supper is served. People must preregister. Call 838-1812 for more information.

Support Group for Abused Women: 6 p.m., Domestic Violence Crisis Center. For more information, call 852-2258 during regular business hours. Call the crisis line at 857-2200 after hours and on weekends.

Support groups for people with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders, and for their families meet on the first and third Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m. in Vincent United Methodist Church, Minot, in the Outlook Room. The support groups are sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Northwest North Dakota and are free and open to the public. For more information call Holly at 837-7500.

Quit Smoking Support Group: 7 p.m., Trinity Hospital-St. Joseph's, fourth floor. Call 857-5994 for more information.

Chronic Pain Management: 5:30 p.m., Dakota Inn, Tri-Life Center. Call 837-5433 for more information.

Impotents Anonymous: 7:30 p.m., Centennial Medical Center.

Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m., Church of Christ.

A.A.: 8 p.m., 700-16th Ave. SW.

A.A.: 8 p.m., Ward County Jail.

A.A. 4120 Group, non-smoking step/tradition meeting: 8 p.m., 4120 E. Burdick Expressway, Ron Lowman Motors Building.

Al-Anon: 8 p.m., 515-5th Ave. NW.

WEDNESDAY

Downtown Business and Professional Association: 8 a.m., Carnegie Center.

Minot AmVets Auxiliary: 11 a.m., Marco's Restaurant, Town and Country Shopping Center.

Minot High School Class of 1948 Luncheon: 11:30 a.m., Perkins Restaurant.

Minot Exchange Club: noon, Grand International Inn.

Minot Optimist Club: noon, Parker Center, 21-1st Ave. SE.

Minot African Violet Club: 1 p.m. Call 838-4262 or 838-5431 for the place, which varies.

Minot Novice Duplicate Bridge Club: 1 p.m., YWCA, 1020 N. Broadway.

Scrapbooking and card-making program: 6 to 9 p.m., Spiritual Life Christian Church, 400 N. Main St., two blocks east of Sammy's Pizza. The program is open to the public and is a chance for people to meet fellow crafters and new friends. There will also be Christian music and devotions, coffee and snacks. A freewill offering will be accepted to help pay for refreshments. People attending should bring their scrapbooking and card-making supplies. Call Susan at 839-0914 or 839-1202 or visit the Web site at (SLCF4Christ.org) for more information.

Society of Creative Anachronism: 7 p.m., Minot Public Library's south meeting room.

Dakota Cruisers Car Club Business Meeting: 7 p.m., Vegas Hotel.

Minot AmVets Post No. 10: 7:30 p.m., Minot Veterans of Foreign Wars Club.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Minot Park Board Zoo Committee: noon, Roosevelt Park Zoo.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Weight Watchers: 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., Town and Country Mall, 1015 S. Broadway.

A.A. closed meeting: noon, 515-5th Ave. NW.

Parkinson Support Group: 2 to 4 p.m., Brentmoor Community Room, 3515-10th St. SW. People should use the north parking lot and door. Kristi Pfliger-Keller, memory care supervisor for Edgewood Vista, will speak about "Working With Your Doctor" at the Jan. 7 meeting. The group meets at that time and place the first Wednesday of each month. The meeting is for anyone affected by Parkinson's disease including people with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers, family members and friends. Call Eilene Emly at 837-8538 or Cecelia Howe at 839-1762 for more information.

Weight Watchers: 5 p.m., Town and Country Mall, 1015 S. Broadway.

Parshall A.A.: 7 p.m., Parshall Resource Center.

A.A.: 8 p.m., Burlington City Hall.

A.A. closed discussion and nonsmoking meeting: 8 p.m., 515-5th Ave. NW.

A.A. closed nonsmoking meeting (Satellite Group): 8 p.m., Salvation Army Church, 315 Western Ave.

Garrison A.A.: 8 p.m., Garrison hospital basement.

THURSDAY

Business Networking International: 7 to 8:30 a.m., Grand International Inn.

Minot Sunrise Rotary Club: 7 a.m., Grand International Inn.

Retired Postal Employees, 10 a.m., Homesteaders Restaurant.

Red Cross Blood Pressure Screenings: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Town and Country Center.

AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary: 11 a.m., Moose Lodge, 400-9th St. SW.

Minot Area Human Resource Association: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Royal Fork Buffet Restaurant. Lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. with the business meeting at noon.

Minot Shrine Club Luncheon: 11:30 a.m., Grand International Inn.

Magic City Duplicate Bridge Club: 1 p.m., YWCA, 1020 N. Broadway.

Minot Chapter 1377 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Annual New Year's Social: 11:45 a.m., Royal Fork Restaurant. Eligible non-members who are federal civilian workers, spouses, retirees or survivors may also attend. Call Mert at 839-5362 for more information.

Magic City Antique Car Club: 6:30 p.m., Behm's Country Kitchen.

Minot Early Childhood Education Association meeting: 6:30 p.m., Minot Public Library. Call Tracy Schmitz at 838-8016 or Deanna Hager at 857-4688 for more information.

Plum Valley Lions Club: 6:30 p.m., Rolling Pin Restaurant.

Northwest Association of Horticulture Garden Club: 7 p.m., Vincent United Methodist Church, 1024-2nd St. SE.

Civil Air Patrol Cadets: 7 to 9 p.m., at various locations. Visit the Web site at (minot.ndcap.org) for the exact location and more information.

Anamoose Civic Club: 7 p.m., Anamoose Cafe.

Minot Soccer Association: 7 p.m., Optimist Soccer Complex.

Minot Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities: 7 p.m., Minot Public Library.

Carl E. Behrens Assembly No. 12, Order of Rainbow: 7:30 p.m., Minot Masonic Center.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): No. 268, 9 a.m., Glenburn; No. 223, 9 a.m., Minot Public Library, use the southwest door.

A.A. closed discussion and nonsmoking meeting: noon, 515-5th Ave. NW.

Weight Watchers: 12:15 p.m., Town and Country Mall, 1015 S. Broadway.

A.A.: 5:15 p.m., 515-5th Ave. NW.

Weight Watchers: 5:30 p.m., Town and Country Mall, 1015 S. Broadway.

The Minot YWCA has a Single Parent Support Program Circle of Parents Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Day care is provided and a light supper is served. People must preregister. Call 838-1812 for more information.

Overeaters Anonymous 12-Step Group: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Room 2, 707-16th Ave. SE. OA is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. Call 837-5789 for more information.

Sessions of the international Beginning Experience Peer Ministry Support Group for separated, divorced and widowed people are meeting: Level one sessions are Thursdays in Christ Lutheran Church, 502-17th St. SW. Level two sessions are Thursdays in Faith United Methodist Church, 801 W. University Ave. Call Maggie at 858-1730 for more information.

Pain Management Support Group: 7 p.m., Trinity Riverside-Education Center, 1900-8th Ave. SE. The meetings are open to the public. Call 857-5150 for more information.

Minot Crohn's Disease and Colitis Support Group: 7 p.m., Trinity Hospital, Fifth Floor South Education Room.

A.A. closed discussion: 8 p.m., 515-5th Ave. NW.

A.A.: 8 p.m., American Legion Center, use rear entrance down the stairs.

A.A. and Al-Anon: 8 p.m., 700-16th Ave. SW.

A.A. (nonsmoking): 8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church. The church is accessible for people with handicaps. The fourth Thursday of the month is an open meeting.

Gam-Anon for families of compulsive gamblers: 7 to 8 p.m., 1905-2nd St. SE., Suite 1-B. Call Kathy or Lisa at 838-7800 for more information.

Kenmare A.A.: 8 p.m., Nazareth Lutheran Church, Kenmare. The first Thursday of the month is an open meeting.

FRIDAY

Minot Area Home Educators Group: 11:15 a.m., Minot Public Library, South Community Room. Call 624-9746 for more information.

Minot Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Membership Meeting: 11:30 a.m., Sevens Restaurant in The Vegas Hotel.

Citizens Against Sexual Exploitation Meeting: noon, Augustana Lutheran Church. The group meets the second Friday of each month at that time and place.

Souris Valley Model Railroad Association: 7 to 9 p.m., Minot Railroad Museum, downtown Minot.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): No. 244, 9:30 a.m., Minot Public Library.

Closed A.A.: noon, 700-16th Ave. SW.

A.A. closed discussion: noon, 515-5th Ave. NW.

Weight Watchers: 10 a.m., Town and Country Mall, 1015 S. Broadway.

Sexual Assault Survivors' Support Group: 7 to 9 p.m. Call Diane during regular business hours at 852-2258 for more information. Call the crisis line at 857-2200 after hours and on weekends.

The YWCA Minot is offering a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group: Fridays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and Mondays from 10 a. m. to noon. People must preregister for the Friday group. Call 838-1812 to preregister or for more information.

A.A. nonsmoking meeting: 8 p.m., 700-16th Ave. SW.

A.A. closed discussion and nonsmoking meeting: 8 p.m., 515-5th Ave. NW. An open meeting is the last Friday of the month.

Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting: 8 p.m., Church of Christ, 1315-1st St. NE, basement. Non-addicts may attend open meetings.