What's Doing

The Brainerd Garden Club will meet 1 p.m. Friday at the Horticultural Department of Central Lakes College in Brainerd. Deb Hoffmann will present a program on gourds. Hostesses are Joan Simonson and Gayle Hertle.

Roast beef dinner

The Brainerd American Legion will offer a roast beef dinner, hosted by Norm Nelson, from 5:30 p.m. until gone Thursday. Cost is $8.

Baxter Lions Club

BAXTER - The Baxter Lions Club will meet Monday at Camp Vanasek. The board meeting is at 6 p.m. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting is at 7 p.m.

Arts and crafts festival

The holiday arts and crafts festival will be 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Brainerd High School, 702 South Fifth St., Brainerd. Use north or south entrance. There will be more than 150 exhibitors.

Duplicate bridge scores

North-South: Lois Volkmuth and Phyllis DeRosier, 42.5; and Ann Richardson and Clif Johnson, 36.5. East-West: Bruce Eastman and Patrick Spradlin, 41.5; and Lane and Sandy Weber, 37.

Alpha Chapter No. 23 OES

Alpha Chapter No. 23 OES will be honoring veterans at the 7:30 p.m. Monday meeting at the Masonic Hall

Pinetree Patchworker's Guild

BAXTER - The Pinetree Patchworker's Guild will meet at 6:45 p.m. Monday at the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter.

Brainerd Service League

Brainerd Service League will meet Tuesday at the home of Ruth Quisberg. Servers are Diane Stevens, Linda Severson and Deb Thuringer. Social hour will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a luncheon and meeting to follow. Members can bring an item for the white elephant silent auction.

VFW events

VFW Post No. 1647 and Auxiliary meetings will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the VFW Clubrooms. These meetings will update members about veterans affairs and coming events.

VFW Men's Auxiliary will meet at the VFW Clubrooms Thursday at 7 p.m. members are urged to attend to discuss coming events.

The VFW Auxiliary Friday night fish fry will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. or until gone. Cost: $8.

VFW Sunday breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to noon with a full menu. Cost: $8.

Class of 1952

Class of 1952 will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bonanza.

Retired Firemen

Retired firemen, spouses and widows will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Wings Airport Cafe.

Brainerd Lakes Area Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa

The Brainerd Lakes Area Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa celebrated "Passionately Pink for the Cure" during their October meeting. One hundred dollars was contributed to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Senior dances

Senior dances will be from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday at Motley with music by Country Pride; and from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday at Waukenabo with music by the Hornets.

South Long Lake Sewing Club

The South Long Lake Sewing Club began donating their projects to the Shriners Children's Hospital in 2007. Since then, they have created and given more than 400 lap robes and quilts, 125 pillows, 100 wheelchair bags and 300 stuff animals.

The club meets the last Wednesday of each month, with the exception of July and August, at Bethel Lutheran Church on South Long Lake. Dues are only $1 per person per meeting. That money is used to purchase supplies.

The Dorcas Society supplies a lot of materials as they are donations to them. What the sewing club doesn't use gets donated as well so there is no waste.

When a child is transported to the hospital by a Shriner, the lap robes, quilts, pillows, etc., are sent with them.

WHS class of 1937

The Washington High School class of 1937 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Northwind Grille.

NARVRE

The National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Brainerd Public Library meeting room. Lunch to follow. Yearly dues may be sent to Avis Lee at P.O. Box 86, Pillager, MN 56473. Election of officers will be held.

WHS class of 1946

Brainerd's WHS class of 1946 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday for lunch at Kentucky Fried Chicken, east Brainerd Mall location. Order off the menu. Call Dick at 838-0738 for information.

Bee-Nay-She Council Bird Club

The Bee-Nay-She Council Bird Club will meet 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Northland Arboretum, 14250 Conservation Drive, Brainerd.

Bird identification series will be given by Warren Nelson. Ron Windingstad of Audubon Minnesota will present the program "Chimney Swift Conservation Project."

Play 500

For those interested in playing 500, come to the Cole Memorial Building, one block northwest of Highway 371 stoplight in Pequot Lakes, from 1-3:30 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays.

Holiday open house

Do holiday shopping all at once at a holiday open house with multiple home-based businesses featured from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Country Inn and Suites in Baxter. There will be door prizes. Bring a non-perishable food item for the local food shelf.

Craft and bake sale

There will be a craft and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Lakes Area Senior Activity Center, Brainerd. There will be a white elephant sale room and home baked items for sale. Lunch and donuts also available for purchase. The center is located at 803 Kingwood St., Brainerd.