Organizations

Brainerd Jaycees

7 p.m. second Thursday at Paul Bunyan Sports Bar (ages 21-39). Call: 828-9598.

Nisswa Jaycees

7 p.m. first Monday at Nisswa Legion. Bd. of directors at 7 p.m. third Monday. Call Carol Ann at 828-9119.

Nisswa Women of Today

7 p.m. first Tuesday at Nisswa Community Center. Call Penny, 963-4793.

Brainerd Kiwanis Club

Mondays for a noon lunch program at Ramada Inn. Call Greg Breen at 829-2780.

Golden K Kiwanis Club

9:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Brainerd Senior Center, 803 Kingwood Street. Retirees invited. Call Gene Durham, 829-9006.

Baxter Lions Club

6:30 p.m. on second and fourth Mondays at Paul Bunyan Sports Bar.

Deerwood Lakes Lions Club

DEERWOOD -- 6 p.m. social, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. meeting on second Monday. White Hawk or Deerwood American Legion. Call 678-3360.

Brainerd Lions Club

6:30 p.m. on second and fourth Wednesdays at Sawmill Inn.

Bay Lake Area Lions Club

6 p.m. social period, 7 p.m. dinner, 7:45 p.m. meeting on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays September- May. 2nd Tuesday only June-July-August at: Deerwood American Legion..

Board meeting 1st Tuesday at 7 p.m. Call 218-678-2150 for venue.

Brainerd American Legion Auxiliary

Meets 7 p.m. every third Monday at the Legion club. Contact the post for information.

Brainerd American Legion breakfast

Commanders' pancake breakfast fourth Sunday of month 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at American Legion Club in Brainerd.

Brainerd VFW Pancake breakfast

Every third Sunday from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. pancake breakfast, at Brainerd VFW, 309 S. 6th St. Serving choice of biscuits and gravy, omelets, pancakes, French toast, hashbrowns, ham, sausage or eggs. Cost: $3.75.

Mille Lacs Lake Lions Club

GARRISON -- 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. meeting on second Thursday at Garrison Activity Center. Workshop: 9 a.m.-noon on Wednesdays.

Garrison Lions Club

GARRISON -- 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. meeting on second Thursday at Garrison Activity Center.

Merrifield Lions Club

MERRIFIELD -- 6 p.m. on second Monday at the Merrifield Park beginning May 14.

Merrifield Marathons Inc.

MERRIFIELD -- 7 p.m. fourth Wednesday at the Marathon's center, 21135 Hwy. 25 North, Merrifield. New members are welcome. Call Ben at 692-4070.

Pillager Lions Club

7 p.m. second Thursday at Pillager Senior Center.

Deerwood American Legion

Deerwood American Legion #557 Auxiliary and Post Meetings third Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Brainerd Newcomers Club

9:30 a.m. first Wednesday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church. Call Rachel at 855-0347 or find us at www.brainerd.com.

Sertoma Club

Noon on Wednesdays at Bonanza Restaurant. Milo Johnson, president.

Sunrise Sertoma Club

6:45 a.m. Thursdays at Northwind Grille. 828-4844.

Brainerd Lakes Rotary

7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Bonanza.

Toastmasters Club

Noon Thursdays at Sawmill Inn. Call Carole at 829-1524.

St. Joseph's Auxiliary

11:30 a.m. third Thursday at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Kerst room. Call Sara at 828-7610.

Bethany Good Samaritan Auxiliary

10 a.m. first Thursday, Lakes Country Apartments dining room, 1953 S. 7th Street. Call Liz at 829-1407, ext. 568.

Woodland Good Samaritan Auxiliary

10 a.m. third Thursday, lobby of the 320 building at Woodland Good Samaritan Village.

Habitat for Humanity

Brainerd/Baxter/Nisswa chapter meets 7 p.m. fourth Tuesday. For the location, call 828-8517.

North Crow Wing chapter meets 6:30 p.m. first Thursday, at Breezy Point City Hall. Call 692-4476 or 828-8517.

Range chapter meets 7 p.m. fourth Monday at Ironton American Legion. Call 828-8517.

Leech Lake chapter meets from 6:30-8 p.m. second Tuesday at the high school in Walker. Call 828-8517.

Emily area chapter meets at 7 p.m. second Monday at Emily City Hall. Call Jill at 763-3000 or Nancy at 763-3793.

Dorcas Community Service

The Dorcas Community Center will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays for donations and noon-4 p.m. for the public. For more information, call 829-2154.

American Sewing Guild

Meets at 12:30 p.m. fourth Thursdays at the Brainerd Public Library. Program: Smocking. Call Carol, 825-0283.

Barbershoppers meet

7 p.m. Mondays at First Congregational Church. Call Dick Jensen, 829-9663.

Lindyland Chordsmen

LITTLE FALLS -- 7:30 p.m. every Monday at 404 N.E. 2nd. Ave. Call: Jim Fox, 632-9019.

Brainerd Area Lakers Special Olympics

Softball practice 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Green Lantern field. Call Pat at 746-3155.

Sweet Adelines Chorus

7:30 p.m. on first, third & fifth Mondays at Trinity Luth. Church-Brd; second & fourth Mondays at Cuyuna Range Elem. School-Crosby. Call: 829-2052 or 546-8071.

Crow Wing Cloggers

4-5 p.m. Tuesdays for beginners and 5-6:30 p.m. for intermediate and advanced downstairs at the Washington Middle School cafeteria. Call: 963-4943 or 829-1605.

CWC Chapter of MADD

Mothers Against Drunk Driving at 7 p.m. on second Tuesday of even months (February, April, June, August, October and December) at 601 NW 5th Street (behind Brainerd Dispatch). 828-5055.

CWC Volunteer Coordinators

8 a.m. second Wednesday at Brainerd Senior Citizens Center. Call Kay at 829-8770.

Lake Country Computer Club

First Monday at Pequot Lakes School. 6:45 p.m. registration. Speakers on different topics monthly. $10 annual dues. Call: Claudia, 963-0542 or visit our website at www.lccc.org for details.

Brainerd Optimist Club

First and third Thursdays at 7 a.m. at Sawmill Inn. Call: 829-6037 or check us out on the Web at ra-cg.zip2.com/lakesarea/Groups-optimistclub

Amateur Radio Club

7 p.m. last Thursday at the Mississippi Horizons School in Brainerd. Breakfasts are on the first and third Saturdays of the month at 9 a.m. at the Northwind Grille in Brainerd. For additional information, call 829-8354, check 147.030 Mhz, or the web site at http://uslink.net/~brdham

Marine Corps League

7 p.m. first Tuesday at Brainerd American Legion Club.

Ski Gull Membership

7 p.m. third Monday. Call: 963-4353.

Ideal Sno Pros

Meetings will be 7 p.m. Tuesdays, following the second Monday of each month, September through May, at the Ideal Community Center in Ideal Township.

CWC Civil Air Patrol

7-9 p.m. Mondays- CAP Bldg. at Brd. Airport. Call 828-8116.

PBA Life Underwriters

11:30 a.m. third Thursday at Pauline's. Call: 829-4721.

Women of the Moose

7 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays. Lunch-11 a.m.-1 p.m. second Tuesday.

Moose Lodge 1246

8 p.m. second & fourth Thursdays. Breakfast-9 a.m.-noon, first Sunday.

Masonic-Aurora Lodge No. 100

Meeting times second and fourth Tuesdays, dinner at 6 p.m., meeting at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Steve at 829-2277 or visit us on the web at www.brainerdmasons.org

Lakes Area Singles

5-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Paul Bunyan's Bar and Grill. Social activities. Call: 829-2900. ext. 3124.

York Rite

Ascalon Commandry No. 16

Meets 7:30 p.m. first Tuesday.

Zabud Council No. 10

Meets 7 p.m. third Tuesday.

Brainerd Chapter No. 42 R.A.M.

Meets 8 p.m. third Tuesday.

194 Tank Battalion

7 p.m. second Monday at Brainerd National Guard Armory.

Am-Vets (American Veterans)

District 4 Post 26 meetings, 7 p.m. first Thursdays, at Brainerd American Legion Club.

Bella Vista (N.W. Arkansas)/Brainerd Club

Meets 11:30 a.m. third Wednesday in May through September at Sawmill Inn in Brainerd. Social group for those who live in northwest Arkansas in the winter and spend the summer months in the Brainerd lakes area. New inquiries/visitors welcome. For more information, call Liz at 575-2281 or Jan at 692-2240.

Moms In Touch

Moms in Touch is mothers meeting to pray for their children and schools. For more information, call Diane at 828-4410.

Grandmas In Touch

Grandmas in Touch is grandmothers meeting to pray for their grandchildren and schools. For more information, call Diane at 828-4410.

Solo InC

Want an alternative to the "bar scene"? A chance to build supportive, accepting and fun relationships with other singles who are 30-55 years old (single and single-again)? Gather for dinner at 5:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Last Turn (yes, it's a bar, but this gathering is an alternative that brings LIFE!). Call Pastor Jennifer Wilson at Lord of Life Lutheran Church for more info at 828-9374.

Class of 1944

Meets fourth Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Inn. Will not meet in December.