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Community Calendar: May 13-19, 2008
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TUESDAY, MAY 13>

• Albertson Memorial Library, preschool storytime for ages 1-4, 9:30 a.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: 862-3491.

• Albertson Memorial Library, adult book club discusses "Empire Falls" by Richard Russo, 7 p.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: 862-3491.

• 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.

• Al-Anon Serenity Group, meeting, 7:30 p.m., Monroe Room at Monroe Clinic.

• Amcore Bank Ambassador Club, 1:30 p.m., spring planting discussion, Amcore Bank community room, Monroe.

• Monroe Clinic diabetes support group, 7 to 8:30 p.m., clinic building, main campus, lower level.

• Monticello Middle School/High School, spring choral concert, 7 p.m., Rehmstedt gymnasium.

• New Glarus Public Library Board of Trustees, meeting, 4:30 p.m., Village Hall board room.

• Northside Elementary School, Drug Abuse Resistance Education graduation, 2:15 p.m., Northside School gymnasium, 3005 8 1/2 St., Monroe.

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Monroe Chapter 1453, weigh-in 11 to 11:15 a.m., meeting 11:15 a.m. to noon, St. Clare Friedensheim, 2003 4th St., Monroe. Information: 325-9223 or 426-1939.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14>

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

• Blackhawk Technical College, free application for federal student aid completion workshop for the 2008-09 school year, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Blackhawk Technical College Monroe campus, room 301, Monroe. Information: (608) 757-7664.

• Lafayette County Hospice, Grief Support Group sessions, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Redbird Lounge at the Darlington United Methodist Church, entrance on Washington Street, Darlington. Information: (608) 776-4895.

• Monroe Woman's Club, spring social, 7 p.m.,

• Monticello Public Library, story time, 10 to 10:30 a.m., for preschoolers 3 to 5 years old, 512 E. Lake Ave., Monticello.

• New Glarus Public Library, adult book discussion group discusses "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctos, and the Collision of Two Cultures," by Anne Fadisman, 7 p.m., 319 2nd St., New Glarus. Information: 527-2003.

THURSDAY, MAY 15>

• Albertson Memorial Library, Afterschool Book Club, grades 4-6, discussing "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E. L. Konigsburg, 3:30 p.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: 862-3491.

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

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

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

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

• Black Hawk Area Food Pantry, open 3 to 6 p.m., South Wayne Fire House. For Black Hawk School District residents. Emergency contact: 439-5504 or 558-8495.

• Darlington Garden Club, program by Mary Lindell and Judy Swanson serves dessert, 7 p.m., First Banking Center Community Room, Darlington.

• Monroe Public Library, picture book stories for children 3 to 6 years, 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: 328-7010.

• Parish Mobile Food Pantry of Green County, food distribution, 3 to 4 p.m., parking lot of St. Vincent De Paul, Monroe. Information: Rita Koster, St. Victor Church, (608) 325-9506.

• Small Business Development Center of Southwest Wisconsin, start a small business workshop, 6 to 8 p.m., Blackhawk Technical College, 210 4th Ave., Monroe. Information: (608) 342-1038.

• Turner Hall of Monroe, Ratskeller Restaurant, style ala carte, free noon hour fashion show from Town and Country Styles, noon, Turner Hall. Information (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org

FRIDAY, MAY 16>

• American Legion Post 84, Friday night fish fry with weekly special stuffed pork chops, serving 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., 1627 12th Ave., Monroe. Call 325-4244 after 3 p.m. for banquet and meeting facility reservations.

• Belleville Public Library, storytime, 10 a.m., 130 S. Vine St., Belleville. Information: 424-1812.

• New Glarus Public Library, preschool storytime, 10 a.m., 319 2nd St., New Glarus. Information: 527-2003.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2312 Monroe, Friday night fish fry, 5 to 8:30 p.m., 1428 17th St., Monroe. Hall available for banquets and parties, call 325-3338.

SATURDAY, MAY 17>

• American Legion Auxiliary Zilmer Riley Unit 84, testimonial celebration in honor of Wis. Dept. President Rose Wenger, open house 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., program 1 p.m., Post 84, 1627 12th Ave., Monroe.

• City of Monroe Street and Sanitation Department with Boy Scout Troops 115, 101 and 180, yard waste drop off day, 7 a.m. to noon, bring yard waste to Street Department. For residents who pay a quarterly refuse and recycling fee.

• Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk, Twining Park, Monroe. Information: Eric and Rena Welty, 325-7192 or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (608) 298-9902.

• Lake Winnetka Sugar River Improvement Association Inc., Sugar River cleanup, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., meet at Albany Community Center on Water St., across from Police/Fire Station, Albany. Information: (608) 862-1698.

• Monroe Optimist Club, fishing outing for children ages 5 to 13, meet 9 a.m. at Monroe LIbrary to travel by bus to Lake Montesian in Monticello. Return to Monroe by 1 p.m. Information: 325-9725.

• Uplands Garden Club, 10th annual plant sale, 8 to 11 a.m., Ley Pavillion at Harris Park, Dodgeville. Information: (608) 987-1180.

SUNDAY, MAY 18>

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Monroe Room, Monroe Clinic, 515 22nd Ave., Monroe.

• Monticello Middle and High School, library book sale, noon to 5 p.m., Rehmstedt gymnasium, Monticello.

• St. Victor Parish, breakfast, serving 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., St. Victor School gymnasium.

• Turner Hall of Monroe, dance 'n'dine with Greg Anderson Band, 2 to 6 p.m., Turner Hall. Information: (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org

MONDAY, MAY 19>

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

• Monroe Bible Church, Celebrate Recovery, 7 to 9 p.m., lower level of Monroe Bible Church.

• Monroe Public Library, toddler time for children 18 months to 3 yrs., 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: 328-7010.