Community Calendar

Wed., July 9 – Grace UM Church (500 River Street & Highway 23, Paynesville) Ice Cream Social. Serving from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted.

Sat. & Sun., July 12 & 13 – Pearl Lake Parish Festival at Holy Cross Parish in Pearl Lake. Sat.– Bike race at 9:00 a.m.; Golf Tournament at 2:00 p.m.; Street dance at 8:00 p.m. — Sun. – Polka Mass at 10:00 a.m.; Pork Chop Dinner from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Quilt Auction at 3:00 p.m.; Prize Drawings.

Wed., July 16 – Golden Smiles Senior Citizens meeting at 1:30 p.m. at Sts. Peter & Paul Parish Center in Richmond. Cards will be played with prizes given. Lunch follows. All seniors are welcome.

Wed., July 23 – Red Cross Bloodmobile at Avon Community Church from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 2 – 7th Annual Albany Car Show & Swap Meet. Sponsored by Albany Chrysler Dodge Jeep. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm. Looking for auto related swap meet vendors and car show participants. Please contact Lisa at 320-845-2801, 800-392-3426 or email to albanychry@albanytel.com.

Cold Spring Farmers’ Market – Every Wednesday from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Quarry Theater parking lot, rain or shine through October 8th.

Every Friday thru Oct. 17 – St. Joseph Farmers’ Market thru Sept. 12, 3:00 to 6:30 p.m.; Sept. 19 thru Oct. 17, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. North on Co. Rd. 21, near the Wobegon Trailhead under the city water tower.

Tutor with Minnesota Literacy Council – Help someone in your community . . . Learn English, become a U.S. Citizen, earn their GED, gain their adult diploma, learn basic computer skills, learn to read. Contact Casie Moen, Volunteer Outreach Coordinator, cmoen@theMLC.org, 651-645-2277, ext. 219. www.theMLC.org.

Sts. Peter & Paul Parish BINGO Friday evenings. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., BINGO played at 8:00 p.m. in the Parish Center in Richmond.

Weight Loss Support Group meets at Liquid Assets Coffee Shop, 1091 2nd St. S., Sartell at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evenings. There is no fee for the group. Call 320-980-4278 for more details. Please drop in and check us out.

Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 601 Red River Ave. So., Cold Spring.

Cold Spring Loss Support Group meets the first Wednesday of the month in the Spring Haven Community Room, 308 11-1/2 Ave. So., Cold Spring at 1:00 p.m. Call Rosalyn at 685-8623 for more details.

MEETING NOTICE - The following meetings are held each week in the Alano Building in Cold Spring: Sunday, 7 p.m. - Big Book; Monday, 10 a.m. - Women’s AA; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. - AA, Alateen & Alanon; Wednesday, 8 p.m. - AA; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. - AA; Friday, 8:30 p.m. - AA. Call 685-8257 for more information.

The Paynesville Diabetes Team will not have a meeting in July – it’s time for a summer break! August 6th meeting topic is: “Why should I care about my diabetes?” with Dr. Ray Linderman as the guest speaker. See you in August.