Calendar

Published May 17

Friday, May 17
Pillow Cleaning, sponsored by the Y2K Lions, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall.

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St.. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., All Saints-St. Mary’s, Holdingford.

Saturday, May 18
Communitywide Garage Sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Jaycees, today and May 19. www.cityofstjoseph.com.

Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., All Saints-St. Mary’s, Holdingford.

Plant Sale, sponsored by Stearns County Master Gardeners, 8:30-11 a.m., Riverside Park Shelter, St. Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

Furniture Drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 2163 Mayhew Lake Road NE, Sauk Rapids. To schedule a pickup, 320-656-9004.

Spirituality for the 21st Century talk/discussion, 10-11:30 a.m., St. John’s Abbey guesthouse. 320-557-0136.

Commemorative service for deceased Sisters, 2:30 p.m., starts at Gathering Place, St. Benedict’s Monastery then walk/cart to cemetery; 3:15 p.m. refreshments; 4 p.m. prayer service in Sacred Heart Chapel. 320-363-8922.

Sunday, May 19
Communitywide Garage Sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Jaycees. www.cityofstjoseph.com.

Safe motorcycling blessing/breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon breakfast, 11 a.m. blessing, 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. ride, Moose Lodge, Waite Park, 1300 3rd St. N., Waite Park. 320-251-1207.

Sunday brunch, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Joseph.

Monday, May 20
Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., 125 Pine Cone Road N., Sartell. www.marketmonday.org.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St.. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Place of Hope fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., Pizza Ranch, 110 2nd St. S., Waite Park. 25% of purchase donated to Place of Hope.

St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion in St. Joseph.

Tuesday, May 21
Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St.. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., Moose Lodge, 1300 3rd St. N, Waite Park.

“When Things Go Wrong,” sponsored by Stearns County Master Gradeners, 1-2 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St Germain St., St Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

“Lindbergh: The Shocking, Turbulent Life of America’s Lone Eagle,” part of the free Lindbergh historic site film series, 7-9 p.m., Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, 1620 Lindbergh Drive, Little Falls. 320-616-5421.

Thursday, May 23
Spring cleanup collection day for customers enrolled in the St. Joseph city refuse program. Curbside collection before 6 a.m.

Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St.. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Hidden, Though Still There, 6:30-8 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 C.R. 137, St. Cloud. 320-257-0699.

Friday, May 24
Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St.. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Saturday, May 25
Blood drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St.. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Published May 10

Friday, May 10
Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions Club, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market.

Eat to Live, 10 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Saturday, May 11
Plant sale, 8:30 a.m.-noon (or until sold out), St. John’s Arboretum, New Science Building 104, Collegeville. www.csbsju.edu/arboretum. 320-363-3163.

55+ driver improvement course, (four-hour refresher course), 9:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Miller Auto Plaza-Community Room, 2930 2nd St. S., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

Brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions Club, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market.

Pitch, Hit & Run, sponsored by Major League Baseball, youth ages 7-14, noon-5 p.m., Whitney Park, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. Birth certificate and signed parent/guardian waiver form required. 320-257-5231.

Monday, May 13
Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Market Monday, 3-6:30 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pine Cone Road N., Sartell. www.marketmonday.org.

Sartell City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.

Tuesday, May 14
Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:45 a.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.

Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489.

“Compassion fatigue, the stress of caring too much,” 7-8 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital Hoppe Auditorium, 1406 6th Ave. N, St. Cloud.

Thursday, May 16
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Rasmussen College, 226 Park Ave. S., St. Cloud.

Dealing with Difficult People, noon-1 p.m., professional development for busy people, Resource Training and Solutions, 4150 2nd St. S., Suite 550, St. Cloud. 320-255-3236.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St.. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Pillow Cleaning/Perennial plant sale, sponsored by the Y2K Lions, 5-8 p.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall.

Evening Book Club for adults, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Al Ringsmuth Public Library, 253 5th Ave. N., Waite Park. 320-253-9359.

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

Friday, May 17
Pillow Cleaning, sponsored by the Y2K Lions, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall.

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., American Red Cross, 1301 W. St.. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Saturday, May 18
Spirituality for the 21st Century talk/discussion, 10-11:30 a.m., St. John’s Abbey guesthouse. 320-557-0136.

Plant Sale, sponsored by Stearns County Master Gardeners, 8:30-11 a.m., Riverside Park Shelter, St. Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

Communitywide Garage Sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Jaycees, today and May 19. www.cityofstjoseph.com.

Sunday, May 19
Communitywide Garage Sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Jaycees. www.cityofstjoseph.com.

Sunday brunch, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Joseph.

Published May 3

Friday, May 3
Cinco de Mayo in Central Minnesota, 10 a.m., Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, May 4
Sartell Winter Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., inside City Hall.

4-H Camp Counselor Training, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Midtown Square, 3400 First St. N., Room 218, St. Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

Sunday, May 5
Matching-grant breakfast, 8:30 a.m.-noon, St. James Church, 25042 C.R. 2, Jacobs Prairie.

Walk MS, sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 9 a.m. check-in, Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 800-582-5296.

Registration deadline for Communitywide Garage Sale to be held May 18-19. www.cityofstjoseph.com.

Monday, May 6
Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Lyme Disease class to view “Under Our Skin,” 6 p.m., Watab Room #122, Sartell-St. Stephen School District Office, 212 3rd Ave N. Sartell. 320-253-4036.

Sartell Lions Club, 7 p.m., upstairs of Blue Line Sports Bar andGrill, 1101 2nd St. S., Sartell. 248-3240.

Sartell Superstars 4H Club meeting, 7 p.m. Call 320-828-1121 for more information.

Tuesday, May 7
“Does the Sky Go on Forever?” with poet Matt McConnell, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

“Peddling Your Pickles Safely?” workshop, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Midtown Square Mall, 3400 First St. N., Room 108, St. Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Opening Closed Doors Anna Marie’s Shelter Tour, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration required. 320-251-7203.

Nature Walk, 1 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

55+ driver improvement course, (four-hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

Blood drive, 1-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, Atonement Lutheran Church, 1144 29th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, May 8
Blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation, 3725 12th St. N., St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. www.stjosephchamber.com.

“Playing Pickleball the Correct Way,” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees meeting, 12:30 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud.

Thursday, May 9
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

iPad and Tablet Open Lab, 9 a.m.-noon, Whitney Senior Center, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

“Russia under Vladimir Putin,” 9:30-11:30 a.m., Witney Senior Center, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.
55+ driver improvement course, (4-hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Gilleland Chevrolet, 3019 Division St., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

Friday, May 10
Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions Club, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market.

Eat to Live, 10 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1445 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Saturday, May 11
Plant sale, 8:30 a.m.-noon (or until sold out), St. John’s Arboretum, New Science Building 104, Collegeville. www.csbsju.edu/arboretum. 320-363-3163.

55+ driver improvement course, (four-hour refresher course), 9:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Miller Auto Plaza-Community Room, 2930 2nd St. S., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

Brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Lions Club, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market.

Published April 26

Friday, April 26
Rummage Sale, 7–11 a.m., St. John the Baptist Parish Center, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, St. Joseph. Located just west of St. John’s campus, in Collegeville.

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Brat Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Old glasses, hearing aids and cell phones will be collected.

Kennedy/South Junior High Career Exploration Event, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Call for exact locations 320-202-6892.

Saturday, April 27
Rose Education Day, 8:15-11:45 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Brat sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Y2K Lions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Old glasses, hearing aids and cell phones will be collected.

Stearns County auction, surplus and seized property, 10 a.m., Stearns County Highway Department, 455 28th Ave., Waite Park. www.co.stearns.mn.us.

Spring Fling, sponsored by Beginning Experience, 6:30-8:30 p.m. silent auction, 8 p.m.-midnight dance, Moose Lodge, 1300 3rd St. N, Waite Park.

Sunday, April 28
Dad’s Belgian Waffle Breakfast, sponsored by the Metro Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association, noon, K-9 demonstration at 11 a.m. Moose Lodge, 1300 3rd St. N, Waite Park. 320-291-5303.

Traumatic Brain Injury inaugural fundraiser, live and silent auction, spaghetti dinner, 2:30-6 p.m., VFW Granite Post 428, 9 18th Ave. N., St. Cloud. For tickets call 320-253-4321.

Bingo, 1 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Cafeteria, 308 2nd St. N., Sartell. 320-252-0458

Monday, April 29
Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Tuesday, April 30
Broadway: The American Musical documentary film, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320- 255-7245.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Blood drive, 2-8 p.m., St. Mary’s Help of Christians Parish, 24588 C.R. 7, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, May 1
Civil War Quilting Program, 6:15-8 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 253 N. 5th Ave., Waite Park, 320-253-9359.

St. Stephen City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 251-0964.

St. Joseph Area Historical Society, 7 p.m., Old City Hall, St. Joseph. www.stjosephhistoricalmn.org.

Thursday, May 2
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

“A Local Treasure: Pioneer Place on Fifth,” 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320- 255-7245.

Golden Tones Chorus of Golden Valley Lunch Serenade, 11:15-11:45 a.m., Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

Friday, May 3
Cinco de Mayo in Central Minnesota, 10 a.m., Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320- 255-7245.

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, May 4
4-H Camp Counselor Training, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Midtown Square, 3400 First St. N., Room 218, St. Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

Sunday, May 5
Matching-grant breakfast, 8:30 a.m.-noon, St. James Church, 25042 C.R. 2, Jacobs Prairie.
Registration deadline for Communitywide Garage Sale to be held May 18-19. www.cityofstjoseph.com.

Published April 19

Friday, April 19
Blood drive, 8 a,m,-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

“Heart & Soul: Community Journalism in Minnesota,” a First Amendment Forum, 9 a.m.-noon and 1:15-3 p.m., Atwood Memorial Center Little Theatre, St. Cloud State University.

Burger Sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph.

Mother Nature’s Twisted Sisters: Tornado, Flood and Heat, 10 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Art History, 1-2 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 N. C.R. 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” 7 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell.

Sabres All Sports Booster Club Spring Social, 8-11 p.m., Blackberry Ridge, 3125 Clubhouse Road, Sartell, 320-257-4653.

Saturday, April 20
Burger Sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph.

Community Showcase, sponsored by the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. www.stjosephchamber.com.

Scout Expo 2013, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sartell Middle School North Gym, 627 3rd Ave N, Sartell. 320-656-3701.

“Fun Fest,” a Sartell Student Council fundraiser, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell. 320-828-1782.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell.

Celebrations 2013, a scholarship benefit concert, 7:30 p.m., Stewart Hall, St. Cloud State University campus. www.scsutickets.com or 320-308-3223.

Monday, April 22
Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Sock Knitting Workshop, 5:30-8 p.m. today at the Waite Park Library, 253 5th Ave N. Waite Park, Advanced registration required. 320-253-9359.

Sartell City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.

Tuesday, April 23
Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud, 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, April 24
“We-R-Artists” a networking for artists with disabilities, 5-7 p.m., Paramount Visual Arts Center, 913 West St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-230-9412.

Thursday, April 25
Rummage Sale, 7 a.m.–7 p.m., St. Joseph the Baptist Parish Center, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, St. Joseph. Located just west of St. John’s campus, in Collegeville.

Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Dealing with Mid- to Late-Stage Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 6:30-8 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 C.R. 137, St. Cloud. 320-257-0699.

Friday, April 26
Rummage Sale, 7 a.m.–11 a.m., St. Joseph the Baptist Parish Center, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, St. Joseph. Located just west of St. John’s campus, in Collegeville.

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Brat Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Old glasses, hearing aids and cell phones will be collected.

Kennedy and South Jr. High Middle Level Career Exploration Event, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Call for exact locations 320-202-6892.

Saturday, April 27
Rose Education Day, 8:15-11:45 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Brat Sale, sponsored by the St. Joseph Y2K Lions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph. Old glasses, hearing aids and cell phones will be collected.

Stearns County surplus and seized property auction, 10 a.m., Stearns County Highway Department, 455 – 28th Ave., Waite Park. www.co.stearns.mn.us.

Sunday, April 28
Cash and Gift Card Bingo, 1 p.m. St. Francis Xavier Cafeteria, 308 2nd St N., Sartell. 320-252-0458

Published April 12

Friday, April 12
Knights of Columbus Burger Sale, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph, 320-363-8834.

Saturday, April 13
Spaghetti dinner, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 84, 4-7:30 p.m., American Legion Post 328, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph.

Llama Llama Read to Me with CSB Volleyball Team, 11 a.m.-noon at the Waite Park Library, 253 5th Ave N., Waite Park, Advanced registration required. 320-253-9359.

Monday, April 15
55+ driver improvement (eight-hour first-time course), 5:30-9:30 p.m. tonight and April 16, Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion, Post 328, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Sock Knitting Workshop, 5:30-8 p.m. today and April 22 at the Waite Park Library, 253 5th Ave N. Waite Park, Preregistration required.320-253-9359.

Tuesday, April 16
“Lazy Landscaping,” a Master Gardener seminar, 1-2 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St Germain St., St Cloud. 320-255-6169.

4-H 4-Paws Dog Project meeting, 6:30 p.m., Midtown Square Mall, 3400 First St. N., Room 218, St. Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, April 17
Ninth-grade Career Conferences, 8:30-11 a.m., Apollo and Tech high schools. 320-202-6892.

Thursday, April 18
Chronic Pain Self-management, 9-11:30 a.m., today and April 25, May 2, 9, 16 and 23, Realife Cooperative at Mueller Gardens, 6670 Northwood Lane, St. Cloud. 320-229-4591.

iPad Basics, professional development for busy people, noon-1 p.m., Resource Training and Solutions, 4150 2nd St. S., Ste. 550, St. Cloud. 320-255-3236.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Fortify your Spine, diagnosis and treatment, 6:30-8 p.m., Windfeldt Room, CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle, St. Cloud. 320-229-5139 or centracare.com.

Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” 7 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N. Sartell.

Friday, April 19
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 N. C.R. 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

“Heart & Soul: Community Journalism in Minnesota,” a First Amendment Forum, 9 a.m.-noon and 1:15-3 p.m., Atwood Memorial Center Little Theatre, St. Cloud State University.

Sabres All Sports Booster Club Spring Social, 8-11 p.m., Blackberry Ridge, 3125 Clubhouse Road, Sartell, 320-257-4653.

Blood drive, 8 a,m,-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” 7 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell.

Mother Nature’s Twisted Sisters:Tornado, Flood and Heat, 10 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Art History, 1-2 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Burger Sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph, 320-363-8834.

Saturday, April 20
Burger Sale, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 1st Ave. NW, St. Joseph, 320-363-8834.

Scout Expo 2013, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sartell Middle School North Gym, 627 3rd Ave N, Sartell. 320-656-3701.

“Fun Fest,” a Sartell Student Council fundraiser, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell. 320-828-1782.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sartell High School, 748 7th St. N., Sartell.

Celebrations 2013, a scholarship benefit concert, 7:30 p.m., Stewart Hall, St. Cloud State University campus. www.scsutickets.com or 320-308-3223.

Published April 5

Friday, April 5
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 N. C.R. 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Saturday, April 6
Maple Syrup Fest, 1-4 p.m., St. John’s Arboretum. Registration is near St. John’s Prep School. Call 320-363-3163 or visit www.csbsju.edu/arboretum.

4-H Camp Counselor meeting, 9 a.m. new counselors, 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. all counselors, 6:30 p.m., Midtown Square Mall, 3400 First St. N., Room 218, St. Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

Sunday, April 7
CSB Community Craft Day Fundraiser. Donate your handmade items and shop. All proceeds will benefit Anna Marie’s Alliance. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Alumnae Hall, Haehn Campus Center, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph. csbsenate@csbsju.edu.

Monday, April 8
Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Sartell City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.

Tuesday, April 9
Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:45 a.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.

55+ driver improvement (eight-hour first-time course), 5-9 p.m. tonight and April 10, Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

55+ driver improvement (eight-hour first-time course), 6-10 p.m. tonight and April 11, St. Cloud Federal Credit Union, 3030 1st St. S., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Food Manager Certification and Renewal Courses, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Midtown Office Complex, 3400 First St. N., Room 108, St. Cloud. www.extension.umn.edu.

Wednesday, April 10
St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. www.stjosephchamber.com.

National Active and Retired Federal Employee’s meeting 12:30 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud.

Thursday, April 11
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Cloud 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

St. Joseph Action Group quarterly meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion Post 328, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph. 320-363-7666.

55+ driver improvement (four-hour refresher course), 5-9 p.m. tonight Gilleland Chevrolet, 3019 Division St., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

Saturday, April 13
Spaghetti dinner, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 84, 4-7:30 p.m., American Legion Post 328, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph.

Llama Llama Read to Me with CSB Volleyball Team, 11 a.m.-noon, Waite Park Library, 253 5th Ave N., Waite Park. Advance registration required. 320-253-9359.

Published March 29

Monday, April 1
Sartell Superstars 4H club meeting, 7 p.m. Contact Kris at 320- 828-1121.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Tuesday, April 2
55+ driver improvement (fourhour refresher course), 5-9 p.m., Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-888-234-1294.

Blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Atonement Lutheran Church, 1144 29th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, April 3
Healthy Eating for Successful Living, 9-11:30 a.m. and April 10, 17, 24, May 1 and 8, Coborn’s Superstore Learning Center, 110 1st St., Sauk Rapids. 320-229-4591.

St. Joseph Area Historical Society, 7 p.m., Old City Hall, St. Joseph. www.stjosephhistoricalmn. org.

St. Stephen City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 251-0964.

Health and Fitness Fair, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud.

Thursday, April 4
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Coun- Community Calendar

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800- RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

Friday, April 5
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www. stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. 1-800-RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, April 6
Maple Syrup Fests, 1-4 p.m., St. John’s Arboretum. Registration is near St. John’s Prep School. 320- 363-3163 or www.csbsju.edu/arboretum.

Project ASTRIDE volunteer training, 9 a.m., Avon Hills Paints and Quarter Horses in Avon. www. astride.org. 320-468-2524.

State Basketball free-throw competition, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 9 a.m., Cathedral High School gym, 312 7th Ave N, St Cloud. 320-333-1598.

Published March 22

Friday, March 22
“Travel Talkin’: Israel and Jordan.” Take a fascinating trip to the Holy City of Jerusalem, see views from Mount of Olives, take a walk through the garden of Gethsemane, then to the Sea of Galilee, River Jordan and finally the city of Bethlehem, 10-11 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Fish fry, 4-8 p.m., All Saints Academy, 32 W. Minnesota St. and American Legion, 101 W. Minnesota St. Take-out at Parish House, 12 W. Minnesota St. Matching grant from Catholic United Financial.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 2nd Ave. NE, Rice.

“The Wizard of Oz,” 7:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud. 320-259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org.

Saturday, March 23
Horticulture Education Day, 8 a.m.-3:45 p.m., St. John’s University, Collegeville. 320-255-6169.

Aglow Gathering, 9:30 a.m., Michael’s Restaurant, 510 Hwy. 10, St. Cloud. RSVP Vera 320-253-5351 by March 20.

“The Wizard of Oz,” 7:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud. 320-259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org.

Sunday, March 24
Empty Bowls soup feed benefit and silent auction, sponsored by Place of Hope, noon to 4 p.m., Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud.

“The Wizard of Oz,” 2 p.m., Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud. 320-259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org.

Monday, March 25
Sartell City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.

Thursday, March 28
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Published March 15

Friday, March 15
Blood drive, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., St. John’s Preparatory School, 1857 Watertower Road, Collegeville. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 2nd Ave. NE, Rice.

Fish Fry buffet, sponsored by the Sno Joe’s Snowmobile Club, from 5-8:30 p.m. at the El Paso Club, St. Joseph.

Saturday, March 16
Maple Syrup Fests, 1-4 p.m. today and Saturday, April 6, St. John’s Arboretum. Registration is near St. John’s Prep School. Call 320-363-3163 or visit www.csbsju.edu/arboretum.

Central Minnesota Credit Union annual meeting, 1:30 p.m., Melrose High School Auditorium. The St. John’s Boys’ Choir will perform from noon-1:30 p.m.

Monday, March 18
Wood duck, bluebird and wren house building night, 4-6:30 p.m., American Legion, St. Joseph
55+ driver improvement program, (eight-hour first-time course), 5-9 p.m., tonight and March 19, Kennedy Community School, Media Center, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph.

St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion in St. Joseph.

Tuesday, March 19
“Vegetable Gardening in Small Spaces,” a Master Gardener seminar, 1-2 p.m., Great River Regional Library, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Wednesday, March 20
Car-seat checkup, 3-6 p.m., Gold Cross Ambulance Garage, 2800 7th St. N., St. Cloud. 320-229-5139.

Thursday, March 21
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

Dementia, There is Hope, 6:30-8 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 C.R. 137, St. Cloud. 320-257-0699.

Friday, March 22
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Fish fry, 4-8 p.m., All Saints Academy, 32 W. Minnesota St. and American Legion, 101 W. Minnesota St. Take-out at Parish House, 12 W. Minnesota St. Matching grant from Catholic United Financial.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 2nd Ave. NE, Rice.

“The Wizard of Oz,” 7:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud. 320-259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org.

Saturday, March 23
Horticulture Education Day, 8 a.m.-3:45 p.m., St. John’s University, Collegeville. 320-255-6169.

Aglow Gathering, 9:30 a.m., Michael’s Restaurant, 510 Hwy. 10, St. Cloud. RSVP Vera 320-253-5351 by March 20.

“The Wizard of Oz,” 7:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud. 320-259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org.

Sunday, March 24
“The Wizard of Oz,” 2 p.m., Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud. 320-259-5463 or www.paramountarts.org.

Published March 8

Friday, March 8
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Fish fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Parish, Collegeville.

Fish fry, sponsored by St. Joseph Joes Baseball Team, 5-8 p.m., El Paso Sports Bar and Grill.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 2nd Ave. NE, Rice.

Saturday, March 9
Har-di-Har, an Iowa pop/folk duo, 8-10 p.m., Local Blend in St. Joseph. All ages welcome, free event.

Monday, March 11
Sartell City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.

Tuesday, March 12
Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:45 a.m., City Hall. 253-2171.

Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489.

Wednesday, March 13
St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. www.stjosephchamber.com.

Thursday, March 14
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

LinkedIn Basics, professional development for busy people, noon-1 p.m., Resource Training and Solutions, 4150 2nd St. S., Suite 550, St. Cloud. 320-255-3236.

St. Joseph Action Group, 7 p.m., American Legion, St. Joseph. Bill Durrwachter at 320-363-7666.

American Meat: movie screening and panel discussion, 7:30 p.m., Pellegrene Auditorium, Peter Engel Science Center, St. John’s University, Collegeville. Refreshments will be served. Learn about U.S. meat production from the farmer’s perspective in this documentary. Participate in a discussion of the film with panelists Diane Veale-Jones (CSB/SJU Envr. Studies), Matt Lindstrom (CSB/SJU Political Science), Jim Degiovanni (local farmer, Dancing Bears Co.), and the film’s director Graham Meriwether. Learn more about the film.

Friday, March 15
Blood drive, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., St. John’s Preparatory School, 1857 Watertower Road, Collegeville. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 2nd Ave. NE, Rice.

Fish Fry buffet, sponsored by the Sno Joe’s Snowmobile Club, from 5-8:30 p.m. at the El Paso Club, St. Joseph.

Published March 1

Friday, March 1
World Day of Pray, an ecumenical celebration of informed prayer and prayerful action. 10 a.m. Love of Christ Lutheran Church, 1971 Pine Cone Road, St. Cloud.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 2nd Ave. NE, Rice.

Folk rocker “The Wrong Omar” solo acoustic show, 8 p.m., at the Local Blend, downtown St. Joseph.

Saturday, March 2
Sartell Farmers’ Market Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N.

Monday, March 4
Blood drive, 2-7 p.m., Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pinecone Road N., Sartell. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Sartell Superstars 4H Club meeting, 7 p.m. Call Kris at 320-828-1121 for location and directions.

Tuesday, March 5
Bone Marrow registry, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in St. Cloud Hospital, 1406 6th Ave. N, St. Cloud, or from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Cloud Technical and Community College, 1540 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-654-6195.

“Becoming a Love and Logic Parent” registration deadline, to be held 4-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 and 19, Resource Training and Solutions, 4150 2nd St. S, Suite 550 St. Cloud. www.resourcetraining.com.

Wednesday, March 6
Living Well with Chronic Conditions, 9-11:30 a.m., today and March 13, 20, 27, April 3 and 10, Realife Cooperative at Mueller Gardens, 6670 Northwood Lane, St. Cloud. 320-229-4591.

St. Stephen City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-251-0964.

St. Joseph Area Historical Society, 7 p.m., Old City Hall, St. Joseph. www.stjosephhistoricalmn.org.

Thursday, March 7
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

Friday, March 8
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Fish fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Parish, Collegeville.

Fish fry, sponsored by St. Joseph Joes Baseball Team, 5-8 p.m., El Paso Sports Bar and Grill.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 2nd Ave. NE, Rice.

Saturday, March 9
Har-di-Har, an Iowa pop/folk duo, 8-10 p.m., Local Blend in St. Joseph. All ages welcome, free event.

Published Feb. 22

Friday, Feb. 22
Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Fish fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Parish, Collegeville.

Night of the Stars, sponsored by District 742 Local Education and Activities Foundation, 7 p.m., Paramount Arts Theater, 913 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-259-5463.

Saturday, Feb. 23
Gardening Knowledge for Free by Stearns County Master Gardeners, 8:15 a.m.-noon, Whitney Senior Center, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Sartell Community Showcase, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sartell Middle School, 627 Third Ave. N., Sartell. A free, family-focused event with a “Cirque du Sartell”(circus) theme includes booths from many area businesses/organizations, kids’ activities, games, inflatables, open swimming and door prizes.Entertainment from various groups will be held at 10 a.m. and noon. The LeSauk Lions will sell food at the event too. Call 320-258-6061, e-mail info@sartellchamber.com or visit www.sartellchamber.com.

Night of the Stars, sponsored by District 742 Local Education and Activities Foundation, 2 and 7 p.m., Paramount Arts Theater, 913 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-259-5463.

Monday, Feb. 25
Extension committee meetings, 9 a.m. Stearns County meeting; 10:00 a.m. Tri-county meeting, Midtown Office Complex, Room 108, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Sartell City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.

Tuesday, Feb. 26
Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Blood drive, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 2405 Walden Way, St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 27
GAPs: On-Farm Food Safety Workshop, sponsored by University of Minnesota Extension Service, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Stearns County Service Center, Waite Park. 320-255-6169.

Thursday, Feb. 28
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Time Management, professional development for busy people, noon-1 p.m., Resource Training and Solutions, 4150 2nd St. S., Suite 550, St. Cloud. 320-255-3236.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Practice Tips for Caregivers; caregiver panel, 6:30-8 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4310 C.R. 137, St. Cloud. 320-257-0699.

Friday, March 1
World Day of Pray, an ecumenical celebration of informed prayer and prayerful action. 10 a.m. Love of Christ Lutheran Church, 1971 Pine Cone Road, St. Cloud.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 145 2nd Ave. NE, Rice.

Saturday, March 2
Sartell Farmers’ Market Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N.

Published Feb. 15

Friday, Feb. 15
“The Lesson,” a St. Cloud State University Theater Department production intended for a mature audience, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, Performing Arts Center, SCSU. www.stcloudstate.edu/theatrefilmdance/theatre/season or 320-308-4636.

Saturday, Feb. 16
55+ driver improvement course, four-hour refresher course, 9:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Miller Auto Plaza, 2930 2nd St S, St. Cloud. www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-(888)-234-1294.

“The Lesson,” a St. Cloud State University Theater Department production intended for a mature audience, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, SCSU. www.stcloudstate.edu/theatrefilmdance/theatre/season or 320-308-4636.

Sunday, Feb. 17
“The Lesson,” a St. Cloud State University Theater Department production intended for a mature audience, 2 p.m., Performing Arts Center, SCSU. www.stcloudstate.edu/theatrefilmdance/theatre/season or 320-308-4636.

Monday, Feb. 18
Blood drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion in St. Joseph.

Tuesday, Feb. 19
Dairy Farm Safety Course (Part 2), 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Midtown Square Mall, Room 218, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Great Hall, St. John’s University, Collegeville OR St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St.. St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

“Starting Seeds Indoors,” a Master Gardener seminar, 1-2 p.m., Great River Regional Library, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Wednesday, Feb. 20
Criminal Justice Career and Internship Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Atwood Ballroom, St. Cloud State University. The fair offers students and alumni opportunities to meet with state, federal and private employers including detention centers, residential facilities, sheriff and police departments, prisons and private security agencies, the FBI and others. No registration is required.

Blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Great Hall, St. John’s University, Great Hall, Collegeville. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Artificial Nutrition and Hydration at the End-of-Life, a Hospice Foundation of America annual teleconference, 1-4:45 p.m., Windfeldt Room, CentraCare Health Plaza, St. Cloud. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. 320-251-2700, ext. 55642.

Car-seat checkup, 3-6 p.m., Gold Cross Ambulance Garage, 2800 7th St. N., St. Cloud. 320-229-5139.

Thursday, Feb. 21
55+ driver improvement course, eight-hour first-time, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Life Assembly of God, 2409 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-(888)-234-1294.

Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

55+ driver improvement course, four-hour refresher course, 1-5 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, 90 Riverside Drive SE, St. Cloud. www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-(888)-234-1294.

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

Friday, Feb. 22
Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Fish fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Parish, Collegeville.

Night of the Stars, sponsored by District 742 Local Education and Activities Foundation, 7 p.m., Paramount Arts Theater, 913 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-259-5463.

Saturday, Feb. 23
Gardening Knowledge for Free by Stearns County Master Gardeners, 8:15 a.m.-noon, Whitney Senior Center, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

Night of the Stars, sponsored by District 742 Local Education and Activities Foundation, 2 and 7 p.m., Paramount Arts Theater, 913 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 320-259-5463.

Published Feb. 8

Friday, Feb. 8
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.

Sue Borgeson benefit, 4:30-7 p.m., Westside Learning Center, 1001 2nd St. S, Sartell. jennifer.fox@isd742.org. Borgeson, a paraprofessional at Apollo High School and a Sartell resident, has battled breast cancer for the past year and won, and now has been diagnosed with colon cancer. She had surgery on Jan. 16 and is recovering. Family and friends are trying to aid her family with their medical costs, which will be matched up to $2,000 by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Saturday, Feb. 9
League of Women Voters annual membership luncheon, 11:30 a.m., the Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud, Minn. “Celebrating our successes,” by keynote speaker Sherri Knuth from the state LWV followed with a guided tour of the museum. 320-529-0146.

Sunday, Feb 10
Celebration of Commitment, sponsored by PFLAG of St. Cloud/Central Minnesota, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 931 N 5th Ave. Sartell. pflagstcloud@gmail.com.

Monday, Feb. 11
Blood drive, from noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

55+ driver improvement course, eight-hour first-time, 5- 9 p.m., today and Feb. 12, Kennedy Community School Media Center, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-888-234-1294.

Sartell City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 253-2171.

Tuesday, Feb 12
Blood drive, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Dairy Farm Safety Course (Part 1), from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Midtown Square Mall, Room 218, St. Cloud. 320-255-6169.

St. Cloud Sartell Chamber of Commerce, 11:45 a.m., City Hall. 320-253-2171.
Holistic Moms Network, 7-8:30 p.m., Good Earth Co-op, St. Cloud. 320-252-2489.

“The Lesson,” a St. Cloud State University Theater Department production intended for a mature audience, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, Performing Arts Center, SCSU. www.stcloudstate.edu/theatrefilmdance/theatre/season or 320-308-4636.

Wednesday, Feb. 13
St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce meeting, 11:30 a.m., St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. www.stjosephchamber.com.

Thursday, Feb. 14
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Blood drive, from noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud.

Blood drive, from 1-7 p.m., Community Church, 204 Avon Ave. N., Avon. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, Feb. 16
55+ driver improvement course, four-hour refresher course, 9:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Miller Auto Plaza, 2930 2nd St S, St. Cloud. www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-(888)-234-1294.

Published Feb. 1

Friday, Feb. 1
Registration deadline for Evening at the Capitol, sponsored by the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, 5-7 p.m., Best Western Kelly Inn, St. Paul. 320-656-3804 or 320-656-3824.

“Picking the Best, Letting Go of the Rest,” a Senior Enrichment Session, 10-11 a.m., Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St Cloud. 320-255-7245.

Blood drive, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud, Minn. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, Feb. 2
“Living in the Avon Hills conference, 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m., St. John’s University. Registration deadline: Jan. 29. www.csbsju.edu/arboretum.

Sartell Farmers’ Market Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N.

Sunday, Feb. 3
Breakfast for Holy Cross Parish of Pearl Lake (Marty), 8:30 a.m.-noon Holy Cross Catholic School. All proceeds will be matched by a Catholic United Financial grant. 320-398-7885.

Monday, Feb. 4
Blood drive, from noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Sartell Superstars 4H club meeting, 7 p.m. Call Kris at 828-1121 for location.

Tuesday, Feb. 5
National Pancake Day, free shortstack of buttermilk pancakes in exchange for a voluntary contribution, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., IHOP, Waite Park. Proceeds benefits Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Dairy Management Workshop by Minnesota Milk Producers, 9:30 a.m., College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph. 320-255-6169.

Blood drive, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

55+ driver improvement course (four-hour refresher), 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Life Assembly of God, 2409 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. www.mnsafetycenter.org or call toll-free at 1-888-234-1294.

Blood drive, from 1-6 p.m., Atonement Lutheran Church, 1144 29th Ave. N., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

“Living Well with Chronic Conditions,” 2-4 p.m. today and five more Tuesdays, Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. 320-255-7245.

55+ driver improvement course (four-hour refresher), 5-9 p.m., Apollo High School, 1000 44th Ave N, St. Cloud. www.mnsafetycenter.org or call toll-free at 1-888-234-1294.

Home Stretch workshop, 5-9 p.m., today and Feb. 6, Middle School, Little Falls, Minn. 320-258-0681.

Zonya Foco, a registered dietitian, professional speaker, TV host, best-selling author, guest presenter for “Oprah and Bob’s Best Life Challenge shares one-minute mini-meals and speed-feed tricks, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Windfeldt Room at CentraCare Health Plaza, St. Cloud. Seating is limited. Call 320-255-5642 for more information.

Wednesday, Feb. 6
GREAT Murder Mystery, adults and teens 16 and older are invited to take part in an interactive Murder Mystery with GREAT Theatre, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Waite Park Public Library. Advanced registration is required. 320-253-9359.

St. Joseph Area Historical Society, 7 p.m., Old City Hall, St. Joseph. www.stjosephhistoricalmn.org.

St. Stephen City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-251-0964.

Thursday, Feb. 7
Coffee and Conversation, a senior discussion group, 9 a.m., Country Manor, Sartell.

Daughters of Africa, presented by the Mixed Blood Theatre, 9:30-10:15 a.m. Discovery Elementary School, Waite Park. This performance for children in grades K-5 is sponsored by the Waite Park Public Library and open to the public. 320-253-9359.

Knit/crochet with St. Joseph Knittin’ Company, 10:30 a.m., Minnesota Street Market, downtown St. Joseph.

Blood drive, from noon-6 p.m., St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

Hibernation, a presentation for children 3-12 by staff from St. John’s Arboretum, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Waite Park Public Library. Advanced registration is required. 320-253-9359.

Kindergarten/Preschool open house, 5:30-7 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Catholic School. www.SFXschools.org.

St. Joseph City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall. 320-363-7201.

Friday, Feb. 8
St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 610 North County Road 2, St. Joseph. www.stjosephfarmersmarket.com.