Daily Events

Organization listings for week of July 5
July 5, 2009

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. 

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

Sons of Norway Thor Lodge 67 business meeting: 6:30 p.m., Scandinavian Heritage Center.

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

Minot Nodakords: 8 p.m., First Lutheran Church, lower level. New members are welcome.

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., Minot Sleep Inn, 2400-10th St. SW.

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

Minot Kiwanis Club: noon, Grand International Inn.

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

Christian Motorcyclists Association Chapter No. 144 ride: 6:30 p.m., Oak Park parking lot.

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.

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

Minot Horseshoe Club meetings: 7 p.m., Minot Moose Lodge Horseshoe Courts. If there is rain on any certain Tuesday, the group will meet the following Thursday. Men, women and juniors may participate. The fee is $30 for adults and free for juniors. Call David Mosser at 839-3508, Harvey Steen at 852-9582 or Dorinda Johnson at 240-3006 for more information.

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

Order of the Eastern Star Venus Chapter 14, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Center, 2524 E. Burdick Expressway.

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 Homes.

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.

Peer Support Group for people with mental health challenges: 2 p.m., Harmony Center. 212 E. Central Ave. The group meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at that time and place.

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 837-7504 or Diane at 857-3345.

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

Minot Alliance of Foundations Meeting: 7:30 a.m., Homesteaders Restaurant. The group was organized to create an awareness of the advantages of charitable giving among both the professional financial advisers and the general public. 

Minot Shrine Club Board of Directors: 11 a.m., Grand International Inn.

Minot Exchange Club: noon, Grand International Inn.

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

Royal Neighbors of America: 1 p.m., Ward County Courthouse Veterans Room.

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

Mouse River Players Community Theatre Board of Directors meeting: 6:15 p.m., The Arlene Saugstad Theater downtown, 115-1st St. SE.

Minot Eagles Auxiliary: 6:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus building.

Northern Lights Canine Club: 7 p.m., The Preserve, 901-114th Ave. NW, five miles north of Minot on U.S. Highway 83, turn left on 114th Avenue.

Dakota Cruisers Car Club social gathering: 7 p.m., Hardee's South restaurant. The club is open to anyone who has a love of this type of hobby. Car ownership is not a membership requirement. Annual dues are $25. Visit the Web site at (www.dakotacruiser.com) for more information.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Minot Park Board Administration Committee: noon, Municipal Auditorium, Municipal Courtroom.

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.

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

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

M.S. Support Group: 7 to 9 p.m., Trinity Hospital-St. Joseph's First Floor Conference Room.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Peer Support Group for people with mental health challenges: 2 p.m., Harmony Center. 212 E. Central Ave. The group meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at that time and place.

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

The Tackling Tobacco Support Group for individuals who have quit using tobacco, are thinking about quitting, want to support someone who is quitting, or have questions about quitting: Individual and group discussions are available Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Minot's First District Health Unit, Door B. For more information, call Bonnie Riely 852-1376, send e-mail to bfriely@nd.gov or go online to (www.fdhu.org).

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.

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.

Kenmare Al-Anon: 7 p.m., Kenmare Community Hospital, 317-1st Ave. NE.

Breast Cancer Support Group: 7:30 p.m., Trinity Homes, Pioneer Room.

Bottineau Al-Anon: 8 p.m., 123 Sinclair St., Bottineau.

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 Parking Authority meeting: 8 a.m., Minot City Hall.

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

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

Minot American Legion Post 26 social nights: Starting at 4 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 1949 N. Broadway. 

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.