What's doing

The Crow Wing County DFL will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Brainerd Public Library in the large meeting room. All interested Democrats are invited and encouraged to attend.

Woodland Good Samaritan Auxiliary

The Woodland Good Samaritan Auxiliary will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the lobby of the 320 Building at Woodland Village.

Chapter DV, P.E.O.

Chapter DV, P.E.O. will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the home of Bunny Ferrell with Evelyn Birmingham assisting. Program: Program committee.

Encore Arts Association

The Encore Arts Association will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Senior Citizens Center. This is the yearly financial meeting. The program will be Marilynn Dingman demonstrating acrylic painting.

Moose activities

The birthday dinner is Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday is bar bingo and basket food. Bingo begins at 6 p.m. Saturday is darts and food.

BHS class of 1993 reunion

The Brainerd High School class of 1993 will have their reunion beginning with social hour from 7-9 p.m. with a DJ and dance at 9 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Moose Lodge. Cost: $20 per person. RSVP to brainerd1993@yahoo.com.

NAMI meeting

NAMI-Brainerd Area (Local affiliate of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in Brainerd. The public is invited to attend any of these meetings. Arvilla Felten from Crow Wing County Health Department will be talking about "Mental Health Advance Directives" as it relates to the mentally ill.

Crosslake Garden Club

The Crosslake Garden Club will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday. Meet at the Community Center to car pool to the Northland Arboretum. Kay LaFrance, director, will give us a guided tour of the arboretum.

Senior dances

Senior dances will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Brainerd Legion. Music by Jerry and Henry; 1 p.m. Wednesday at Onamia Legion. Music by Jim Armstrong; and 1 p.m. Friday at the Deerwood Legion. Music by Helen and Don.

Girl Scout registration

Girl Scout registration will be 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Brainerd High School cafeteria. Any questions call Aurora Burgstaler at 829-6931 or Monica Husen at the Girl Scout office at 828-3515.

Chapter CJ of PEO

Chapter CJ of PEO will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Kathy Buxton. Joyce Porter assisting. Program: The Yearbook.

Brainerd Area Retired Educators

The Brainerd Area Retired Educators will meet at noon Monday at the Cascade Methodist Church in Deerwood. Ben Bangert, a naturalist from the Paul Bunyan Nature Learning Center, will be the speaker. His topic will be "Beavers" and he will bring various demonstration items. All retired teachers and administrators are invited to attend. Business meeting will follow the program. The next meeting will be Oct. 20 at the Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd.

Alpha Delta Kappa

Alpha Delta Kappa met recently at the Brainerd High School. Co-presidents Liz Aulie and Bonnie Cumberland led the meeting. New members and prospective members present were Jan Cummings, Robyn Schaefer and Becky Hansen. We preceded the meeting with a tree planting ceremony at Lincoln School in memory of deceased member Joyce Scheneker. The new booklets were distributed and explained. Yearly dues were paid to Laura Larson. Sherri Delahunt is the new international altruistic chairman. October is Alpha Delta Kappa month and plans are being made to celebrate our 40 years of excellence in the Brainerd area. Jennie Holden discussed the North Central Foundations Day luncheon to be held Sept. 27 at Central Lakes College. Sherri Delahunt will be emcee.

Widowed Friends

The Widowed Friends will meet at 11 a.m. Monday for lunch at the Nisswa Legion.

Class of '52 get together

Class of 1952 get together will be 7 p.m. Friday at the Moose Lodge. $5 fee. Snacks served. Dinner available off the menu. Any questions, call Ida at 829-5517 or Helen at 829-5916.

Ray's Promenaders

Ray's Promenaders will host a square dance at 8 p.m. Friday at the Baxter School cafeteria. Enter through the back door. Caller will be Abe Maier. Pie and ice cream night. Hosts: Roy and Karen Cheney.

Nisswa American Legion

General membership meeting will be 7 p.m. Tuesday.

HART events set

Heartland Animal Rescue Team will have a dog ear benefit book fair on Saturday at Nordic Living in Nisswa. Help the animal shelter by dropping off your used books at either HART or Nordic Living by Wednesday. There will be HART animals present for adoption at the sale and there will also be doggie door prizes. For more information, call HART at 829-4141.

A wine dinner benefit, which will feature Kendall Jackson Wines, will be Sept. 25 at Nisswa Grille. The silent auction will be from 6-7:30 p.m. and dinner is at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are required and space is limited. Cost: $65 per person. You can make reservations by calling the Nisswa Grille at 963-4717 or Cash Wise Liquor at 829-9286.