Chemical dependency

7 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Medical Center (Open). Call Bill at 829-3801.

Brainerd Alateen

6:30 p.m. Mondays. Contact Fran, 829-3260.

Serenity Al-Anon

Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Up Front Alano Club (upstairs), 302 4th Ave. NE. Call Fran, 829-3260.

Up-Front Al-Anon

302 Fourth Ave. N.E. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Call 829-7757.

Al-Anon

1601 Oak St., Alano Club. Sunday, 1 p.m., Live and let live; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Step by Step; Wednesday, 7 a.m., Early Bird Al-Anon.

Al-Anon

217 S. 8th Street. Thursday, 8 p.m., Al-Anon Beginners Meeting; Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.

Friday Al-Anon

Fridays at 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 2415 6th St. S., Brainerd. Call Mary, 828-0757.

Help and Hope

Al-Anon group

9:30 a.m. Saturday, 1601 Oak Street, Alano Club. Contact Kathy, 825-0262.

AA-Focus

7 a.m. Thursday, St. Joseph's Medical Center Focus Unit.

Assembly of God Church

Open AA meeting, 7 p.m. Friday nights, southside entrance, 829-6053.

Brown bag AA

Noon meeting Mondays and Thursdays, 16th and Oak Street. Bring a bag lunch.

Narcotics Anonymous

Redemption NA, 8 p.m. Mondays, Salvation Army, 208 South 5th, Brainerd. Call Mike K., 822-3095; McGregor NA, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, McGregor Alano Club. For directions, call Try, 820-0364; Aitkin NA, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 901 2nd St NW, Aitkin. Call Bob M., 821-9950; Pillager NA, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Pillager Charter School. Call Rick A., 330-0574; Upfront NA, 8:15 p.m. Thursdays, Upfront Alano Club, 302 4th Avenue NE, Brainerd. Call Greg S., 828-8529; Hope NA, 7 p.m. Fridays, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, corner of Hwy. 25 and 210, Brainerd. Call Laura H., 825-0931; Unconditional NA, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Salvation Army, 208 South 5th, Brainerd. Call Guy W., 825-0334; Basic Text Study, 1:30 p.m. Sundays, Upfront Alano Club, 302 4th Ave NE, Brainerd; Ironton NA, 7 p.m. Sundays, Ironton Alano Club, 249 Curtis Ave, Ironton. Call Kent W., 545-1037

Up-Front AA

302 Fourth Ave. N.E. Sunday -- 10 a.m.-Open meeting, 2 p.m.- AA Closed Meeting. 8 p.m.- AA Open Meeting. Monday -- 6:30 p.m. AA Open Meeting. Tuesday -- 9 a.m. - AA Open Meeting. 6:30 p.m. BB Meeting. 8 p.m. Beginners Open Meeting. Wednesday -- 6:30 p.m. BB Closed Meeting-Non-smoking. 8 p.m. AA Open Meeting. Thursday -- 9 a.m. AA Open Meeting. 6:30 p.m. AA Open Meeting. Friday -- 8 p.m. - Trinity Speakers Open Meeting. Saturday -- 10 a.m.- AA Open Meeting. 10 p.m. AA Candlelight Open Meeting. 829-2814.

Laurel Street AA

217 S. 8th Street (across from Last Turn Saloon) Sunday -- 8 p.m. - AA Open Meeting. Monday -- 8 p.m. AA Big Book Non-smoking Meeting. Tuesday-- 8 p.m. - Open AA Meeting. Wednesday -- 8 p.m. AA Closed Non-smoking Meeting. Thursday -- 6:30 p.m. AA Step Open Meeting. Friday -- 8 p.m. AA Open Meeting. Saturday -- 11:30 a.m. - AA Big Book Closed Meeting. 8:30 p.m. - AA Closed Meeting. 829-8840 or 829-1557.

Lakes Area Alano-

Non-smoking

Monday -- Noon, Brown Bag AA; Wednesday -- 8 p.m. AA Closed; Thursday -- Noon, Brown Bag AA; Friday -- 5:30 p.m. Happy Hour Open AA 12x12 meeting; 7:30 p.m. Life Begins Here, AA Open Mtg.; Saturday -- 5:30 p.m. Open. Big Book AA. Call 825-3770.

St. Columbo AA group

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Tim and Dawn's house, open meeting, smoking and H.C.A. Tim or Dawn at 963-0340.

Serenity in the Pines-AA

County Rd. 49, So. Hwy. 371. Wednesday- 8 p.m.-AA Open Meeting. Thursday-8 p.m. AA Open Non-smoking meeting. 632-9192.

Aitkin Alano Club

Sunday -- 5:30 p.m. Women's AA -927-2745; Tuesday and Thursday -- 8 p.m. AA - 927-3388; Tuesday -- 8 p.m. Al-Anon - 927-3041; Thursday -- 6:30 p.m. - 927-2651.

Backus AA

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Backus Al-Anon

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Call 587-5141.

Crosslake AA Al-Anon-Dep.

Monday -- 8 p.m. AA & Al-Anon, Crosslake Lutheran Church, closed, non-smoking. Tuesday -- 7 p.m. Main St. AA, The Stanley House, closed, non-smoking. Call 692-4069.

Cuyuna Range

Alano-Ironton

Monday -- Step group. 6:30 p.m. Non-smoking; 6:30 p.m. Al-Anon, non-smoking; 8 p.m. AA women's candlelight, non-smoking. Tuesday -- 8 p.m. Open A.A. non-smoking; Wednesday -- 7 p.m. Open A.A., smoking; Thursday -- 8 p.m. Open A.A., non-smoking. Saturday -- 7 p.m. Open 11th Step A.A., non-smoking. Sunday -- Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., non-smoking. Call: 546-8150 or 546-8284 for A.A.; Call: 534-3868 for Al-Anon.

Garrison AA & Al-Anons

Wednesday -- 7:30 p.m. Big Book meeting, Garrison Alliance Church. Garrison AA, Garrison School; Monday -- 7:30 p.m. - Al-Anon.

Little Falls AA

Sunday -- 7 p.m. Open GV, Non-smoking. Monday -- 8 p.m. Closed. Tuesday -- 8 p.m. Closed-Big Book, Non-smoking. Wednesday -- 10 a.m. Open. 8 p.m. Thursday -- 7 p.m. Open-Topic. Friday -- 8 p.m. Open. 10 p.m. Open-Candlelight. Saturday -- 8 p.m. Open.

Malmo AA and Al-Anon

Meetings, 8 p.m. Mondays, Bethesda Lutheran Church. Last Monday of every month, open meeting. Call Don at 320-684-2648, Paul or Jane at 320-684-2245.

Motley Al-Anon

12 Easy Steps, 8 p.m. Mondays, United Methodist Church in Motley. Call 575-2819. Any one interested in starting an Alateen group contact Sandy also.

Nisswa AA

St. Christopher's Catholic Church: Monday -- 11 a.m. at Christopher's House at St. Christopher's; 5:30 p.m. Women's at Christopher's House; 6 p.m. Men's, social hall at St. Christopher's Church. Tuesday -- 7 a.m. Lutheran Church of the Cross; 8 p.m. social hall at St. Christopher's Church. Wednesday -- 5:30 p.m. women's, Christopher's House at St. Christopher's. Thursday -- 7 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Cross. Friday -- 8 p.m. Christopher's House at St. Christopher's.

Nisswa Christie Al-Anon

8 p.m. Tuesday, St. Christopher's Church.

Nisswa Al-Anon

7 p.m. Thursday, Lutheran Church of the Cross.

Oak Street AA

8 p.m. Wednesdays, Oak Street. Closed meeting.

Palisade AA

7 p.m. Mondays, Bethel Lutheran Church. Non-smoking. Lois, 768-3009 or Arden, 845-2192.

Pequot Lakes AA

7:30 p.m. Monday, St. Alice Church.

Pillager AA

8 p.m. Tuesday, First Lutheran Church.

Pine River AA

8 p.m. Wednesday, Closed, DAC Bldg. 8 p.m. Saturday, Open, DAC Bldg.

Rock Sober

Group at AEC: 2-3 p.m.; group at high school, 3:10-4:10 p.m. Any questions call 828-4399.

Sleepy Hollow AA

Monday -- 8 p.m. Open AA meeting. Tuesday -- 7:30 p.m. Closed AA meeting, Fort Ripley Town Hall. Call 829-7583.

New Beginnings AA

7 p.m. Tuesdays, open AA meeting, Bethel Lutheran Church on Five Mile Rd. Call 828-0636.

Staples

8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Community Center.

Temple AA Group

8 p.m. Mondays closed and 8 p.m. Fridays open at the Baptist Church on Oak Street. Non-smoking.

Verndale

8 p.m. Friday, Senior Citizens building.

AA Central Lakes

Local: 829-3740