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Calendar: Aug. 25, 2009
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TUESDAY, AUG. 25

• Al-Anon Support Group, 7:30 p.m., Monroe Clinic hospital building, third floor, Monticello Room.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Church, 506 12th Ave., Fellowship Hall, New Glarus.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, E 201 23rd St., Brodhead.

• Juda School Staff, community potluck picnic, 5 p.m., Juda School cafeteria.

• Monroe Noon Optimist, noon, Turner Hall

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• Take Off Pounds Sensibly, weigh-in 11 to 11:15 a.m., meeting 11:15 a.m. to noon, St. Clare Friedensheim Assisted Living Center, 2003 4th St., Monroe. Information: 325-9223.

• The Route 20 Chess Club, meets 6:30 to 8 p.m., room H209, Student/Conference Center (Building H), Highland Community College, Freeport.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., call (608) 325-5527 for meeting location (Big Book and discussion).

• Behring Senior Center of Monroe, taco luncheon at noon, presentation by Arthur and Ursula Rathburn of Madison about life and work in the Jewish underground in 1942, 1113 10th St., Monroe. Fee and sign up by calling 325-3173.

• Food Preservation Forum with Mary Knellwolf of UW-Extension, 7 to 9 p.m., River Valley Trading Co., 204 S. Main St., Blanchardville. Information: (608) 523-1888.

• Main Street Market on the Square, open 2 to 5:30 p.m., behind the Monroe Middle School at the intersection of 15th Street and 16th Avenue, Monroe.

• Monroe Garden Club, potluck picnic, noon, Twining Park, Monroe.

• Monroe High School band students, Pep Band rehearsal, 5 p.m., high school band room.

THURSDAY, AUG. 27

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m. Crossroads Community Church, 2003 10th St., Monroe.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., (Big Book), Congregational United Church of Christ, E 201 23rd St., Brodhead.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m. (Big Book Study), Grace United Methodist Church, 326 W. Pearl, Belleville.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. John's Church, 1724 14th St., Monroe.

• Monroe High school and middle school band students and parents of the Instrumental Music Department of Monroe Schools, informational meeting, 6 p.m., Monroe Middle School auditorium.

• Grace Church, Celebrate Recovery 12 step program, 6:30 p.m., 416 2nd St., New Glarus.

• Green County Beef Producers Steak Fry, Serving 5-8:30 p.m., SLICE Arena, Monroe.

• Green County Master Gardeners, touring Scotch Hill farm, 7 p.m., 910 Scotch Hill Road, Brodhead.

• Green and Dane County Dairy Modernization Tours, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information, call the UW-Extension Office (608) 328-9440 or online at green.uwex.edu.

• Lafayette County Association for Home and Community Education, collecting children's outgrown clothing, 3 to 5 p.m., at Community Center, Argyle; Community Center, upper level, Belmont; St. Patrick's hall, Benton; Public Library, Blanchardville; American Legion Hall, Darlington; Methodist Church, Shullsburg; Senior Apartments, South Wayne.

• Monroe Morning Optimist Club, speaker Kim Schmelz: UW Platteville Alumni Association (and Monroe), 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., Swiss Alps Restaurant, Monroe.

• Monroe Public Library, Picture Book Stories for ages 3 to 6 years, 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: 328-7010.

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

• American Legion Post 84, Friday night fish fry with weekly special chicken and dumpling, serving 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., 1627 12th Ave., Monroe. Information: 325-4244 after 3 p.m.

• Hope Evangelical Free Church, Outdoor Movie Night showing "Eight Below," 8:30 p.m., church parking lot at 2902 13th St., Monroe. Information: (608) 328-HOPE.

• Pleasant View Nursing Home, bake sale, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., multipurpose room, Monroe.

• Swiss Heritage Series: Those Darn Accordions, 7:30 p.m., Turner Hall of Monroe. Information: (608) 325-3461.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2312 Monroe, Friday night fish fry, 5 to 8:30 p.m., 1428 17th St., Monroe. Information: 325-3338.