Following are the area meetings for the second week in December:

Monday

• Kiwanis Club meets at the American Legion Club at noon.

• Twin Lakes Senior Citizens meet to play Whist, 500 or SkipBo at 1 p.m. (On the last Monday of the month, there will be a potluck at noon, with cards following at 1 p.m.) New members are welcome.

• Non-smoking AA meeting at 1005 N. Ulstad at 1 p.m.

• Alateen meets at 1005 N. Ulstad at 4 p.m. No smoking meeting.

• Loaves and Fishes will serve a meal at 5 p.m. in Marian Hall of St. Theodore Catholic Church.

• Beautification Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. in the Albert Lea City Center.

• TEAM (Together Education Achieves More) meets in room 130 of Brookside Education Center at 6:30 p.m.

• Women in Recovery (any recovery) AA/NA meets at the Twin Towers, 200 First Ave. NW, Austin, in the kitchen area at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Joni at (507) 434-0059.

• The Alzheimer’s Disease support group meets at 6:30 p.m. at Oak Park Place. For information, call Cindy at 373-5600.

• The Albert Lea MS Support Group meets in the Fireside Room at Grace Lutheran Church, 918 Garfield Ave., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The group is for people with MS, their family members and caregivers. For information, call 377-1473.

• Freeborn County Trail Association meets at 7 p.m., at Riverland Community College.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 447 and Auxiliary meets at the Albert Lea American Legion at 7 p.m.

• Maple Island Park Association meets at the Hollandale Fire Station at 7 p.m.

• The Freeborn County Kennel Club meets at the city arena at 7 p.m.

• Closed Alano discussion meeting at 1005 N. Ulstad at 7 p.m.

• “Life Support,” a 12-step program, meets at Crossroads Evangelical Free Church at 7 p.m.

• AA meets at 436 State St. in Bricelyn at 8 p.m.

• National Association of Insurance Women meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Owatonna Elks Club, 126 E. Vine, Owatonna.

Tuesday

• Tuesday morning Bible study meets at First Baptist Church, 335 W. Clark St., at 9:30 a.m.

• The Albert Lea Toastmasters Club meets at noon at the offices at Lou-Rich Inc., 505 W. Front St. For information, call Sue Berg at 377-5311.

• AA meets at 1005 N. Ulstad at 1 p.m. (Closed discussion meeting)

• Al-Anon meets at 1005 N. Ulstad at 5:30 p.m.

• a b c Group of Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book Study) meets at 6 p.m. upstairs at 1005 N. Ulstad Ave. Newcomers are welcome. For more information, call 373-7307 or 377-8681.

• Albert Lea AIDS support group for family and friends of people with AIDS or who have tested HIV positive meets at 6 p.m. Call Freeborn County Dept. of Human Services, 377-5440, for location. Ask for John.

• The Bilingual Chemical Dependency Support Group meets at 6 p.m. at Fountain Center in the NA/AA room. Use the front door.

• Circle of Parents offers parenting education in the Fireside Room at Trinity Lutheran Church from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 377-7665.

• The Crime Victims Crisis Center offers educational support groups for Women and Children ages 7 – 17, whose lives have been affected by family violence from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information call 377-5462.

• Destination: Albert Lea meets at the Albert Lea Art Center at 7 p.m. All interested people are welcome.

• Bancroft Township board of supervisors meets at 7 p.m. at Bancroft Town Hall.

• A dads’ parenting class will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call Jim at (507) 318-0530 for more information.

• Harmony Junction Barber Shop Chorus meets in the choir room at Southwest Middle School at 7 p.m. Singers are welcome.

• Washington Avenue Writer’s Club meets at Christ Episcopal Church, 204 W. Fountain St., at 7 p.m.

• Freeborn County Pheasant and Habitat meets the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Jones Auto Shop in Hollandale.

• An open, non-smoking AA meeting is held at 1005 N. Ulstad at 7:30 p.m. This is a speaker meeting.

• Southern Minnesota/Albert Lea R.E.A.C.T. meets at Trinity Lutheran Church at 7 p.m.

• A support group for Parkinson’s disease meets at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin on 301 NW First St. at 3 p.m. For information, call 373-8307.

Wednesday

• Golden K II Kiwanis Club meets at the Freeborn County Historical Museum at 9 a.m.

• Al-Anon meets at 1105 Ulstad at 9:30 a.m.

• Weight Watchers meets at 916 S. Broadway Ave. at 10 a.m. Weigh-in is one-half hour before.

• The women of Albert Lea High School class of 1947 meet at 11:30 a.m. at The Trumble’s.

• Weight Watchers meets at 916 S. Broadway Ave. at noon. Weigh-in is one-half hour before.

• AA meets at 1005 N. Ulstad at 1 p.m. (Closed discussion)

• Weight Watchers meets at 916 S. Broadway Ave. at 5:30 p.m. Weigh-in is one-half hour before.

• AA women’s 12-step non-smoking group meets at 1005 N. Ulstad at 6:30 p.m. (Closed meeting)

• Moose family night is at 6:45 p.m. at 328 E. Main St.

• AA meets (closed discussion) at 1005 N. Ulstad Ave. at 7:30 p.m.

• Sons of Norway meets at the lodge at 7:30 p.m.

• Albert Lea Rifle and Pistol Club meets at the range at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday

• BNI (Business Networking International) Early Bird Networkers meets at Country Inn & Suites at 7:15 a.m. (Call 383-1045 for information).

• Older Adult AA 50+ meets at Senior Court Community Room, 915 Maplehill Drive, at 9:30 a.m.

• TOPS chapter 979 meets at the Albert Lea Senior Citizens Center at 9 a.m.

• Golden K I Kiwanis meets at the American Legion at 9:30 a.m.

• Lions Club meets at America’s Best Value Inn at noon.

• Sertoma Club meets at the Moose Lodge at noon.

• Exchange Club of Albert Lea meets at the Moose Lodge at noon.

• TOPS chapter 769 meets at First Lutheran Church at 1 p.m.

• AA closed Big Book discussion meeting at 1005 Ulstad at 1 p.m.

• TOPS Chapter 153 meets at First Lutheran Church at 6 p.m.

• Salvation Army Women’s Ministry meets at 302 Court St. at 7 p.m.

• Gamblers Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 924 Bridge Ave.

• The Albert Lea Chess Club, for high school students and older, meets every Thursday at 6 to 8 p.m. at Thorne Crest Retirement Community. All skill levels, including those who do not know how to play, are welcome. There is no cost to attend.

• AA (no smoking) meets at 1005 N. Ulstad (upstairs) at 7:30 p.m.

• NA meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 1005 N. Ulstad, main floor. Open meeting, non-smoking.

• Western Star Masonic Lodge No. 26 meets at the lodge at 7:30 p.m.

Friday

• Daybreakers Kiwanis Club meets at the American Legion Club at 7 a.m.

• Rotary Club meets at the Americas Best Value Inn at noon.

• Carrying the Message 12-Step and 12-Tradition meeting at 1005 N. Ulstad at 1 p.m.

• Day by Day Society AA and Al-Anon meets at 1005 Ulstad Ave. at 7:30 p.m. (Open speaker meeting on first Friday of the month, closed remainder of the month).

• The Austin Alano Club holds a chemical-free social night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the club, 1504 10th Drive SE. Call (507) 433-9868 for more information.

• NA holds a candlelight meeting at 1005 N. Ulstad at 10 p.m.

Saturday

• Weight Watchers meets at 916 S. Broadway Ave. at 9 a.m.

• Al-Anon meets at 1005 Ulstad at 9:30 a.m.

• Welcome AA Group meets in the basement of First Lutheran Church at 10 a.m. (handicap accessible)

• Crystal Meth Anonymous meets at 1005 N. Ulstad at 1 p.m.

• NA meets from 7-9 p.m. at 1005 N. Ulstad Ave., upstairs. Open meeting.

• Narcotics Anonymous meets at the Austin Alano Club, 1504 10th Drive SE, at 7 p.m. Call 507-433-9868 for more information.

• The Grapevine Twist Square Dance Club holds a square dance at the Senior Center at Skyline Plaza from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

• AA discussion meeting at 1005 N. Ulstad Ave. at 7:30 p.m.

• AA and Al-Anon meets at 210 State St. in Bricelyn at 8 p.m.

• The Austin Alano Club holds a chemical-free social night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the club, 1504 10th Drive, SE. Call 507-433-9868 for more information.

Sunday

• AA and Al-Anon have a closed meeting at 1005 N. Ulstad at 7 p.m. On the fourth Sunday of the month, there is a potluck supper at 6 p.m. followed by an open meeting at 7 p.m.

• Glenville Al-Anon and AA meet in the senior citizens’ center building across from the post office at 7 p.m. (On the first Sunday of the month, there is a potluck supper at 6 p.m. followed by an open meeting.)

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet in the Lake Mills, Iowa, City Hall, 105 W. Main St. at 7 p.m. For more information, call 641-590-2275. All addictions are welcome.

Call 507-379-3439 to add, retract or change meeting information.