Calendar July 8-12

Saturday, July 8

Pancake breakfast: 7:30-11 a.m. at the Park Rapids Senior Center.

Long Lake Association: 9 a.m. annual meeting, 11 a.m. social and luncheon at the Hubbard Community Center.

Big Sand Lake Association: 10 a.m. annual meeting and picnic lunch at Evergreen Resort.

Free tours: 10 a.m.-noon at the Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers' show grounds, near the north entrance to Itasca State Park.

Those Elusive Moose: 10 a.m. at the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.

Park Rapids Area Library: open 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Badoura Township 110th birthday celebration: 1 p.m. potluck, 2 p.m. program at the town hall.

Itasca's beaver: 2-2:30 p.m. at the lakeside museum at the picnic grounds in Itasca State Park.

Midsummer Scandinavian Feast: 4-6 p.m. at First English Lutheran Church of Menahga.

Emma, Stocking, Bottles Lake Association: 5 p.m. potluck picnic and annual meeting at Dan and Mary Jean Schneeman's, 20201 Hermit Lane on Lower Bottle Lake.

Midsummer Festival parade: 7:30 p.m. in Menahga, followed by a street dance and fireworks.

Woodstrip Canoe Building: 8-9 p.m. at the lakeside amphitheater in the picnic grounds (Brower Visitor Center if it's raining) in Itasca State Park.

Alcoholics Anonymous: 8 p.m. at Pine Manor.

Sunday, July 9

Annual ham dinner and auction: 11:30 a.m. dinner, 12:30 p.m. auction at Shell Lake Immanuel Lutheran Church 1.5 miles north of Highway 34 at Big Toad Lake.

Living on the Land hike: 2-3:30 p.m. meet by the outdoor theater at the Headwaters Center in Itasca State Park.

Akeley Class of 1956: 2-4 p.m. open house at the home of Frank Lamb Sr.

Narcotics Anonymous: 6 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church. The only requirement is a desire to stop using.

Music Under the Pines: 7-9 p.m. at Forest Inn in Itasca State Park.

Gamblers Anonymous: 7 p.m. at St. Johns Lutheran Church. For information call 800-437-3641 or 612-922-3956.

Monday, July 10

Lap swim: 6:30-7:30 a.m. at the Park Rapids Area High School pool.

Women's doubles tennis: 8-10 a.m. at Depot Courts.

Park Rapids Area Library: open 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

TOPS 887: 8:30-9 a.m. weigh-in, 9 business and lesson at St. Johns Lu-theran Church.

White Birch Artists: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. paint-in at Khan's restaurant, 500 1st St. East (please use the side door to the left of the kitchen door).

Free water nitrate testing clinic: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Environmental Education Building at the fairgrounds in Park Rapids.

Auditions for "Tom Sawyer": 9-11 a.m. at the Nevis School original gym.

Let's Go Fishing Minn Aqua program: 10 a.m.-noon at Forest Inn in Itasca State Park (to sign up call 266-2100).

AA: noon at Calvary Lu-theran Church. For infor-mation call 800-462-5525.

Pinochle and 500 Party: 1 p.m. at the Park Rapids Senior Center.

Open swim: 1-3 p.m. at the Park Rapids Area High School pool.

Mantrap Valley Conserva-tion Club Auxiliary: 1:30 p.m. at the clubhouse, 1.5 miles east of Emmaville.

Headwaters Educational Learning Program (HELP): 3-7 p.m. at the Park Rapids Area High School.

Rock Sober: 4-5:30 p.m. regular meeting at St. Pe-ter's Catholic Church Parish Center.

Park Rapids Parks & Beautification Board: 6 p.m. in the community room at River Heights Apartments.

Osage Lions: 6:30 p.m. at the Osage Community Center.

Hubbard County DFL: 6:30 p.m. carpool leaves J&B on Highway 34, 7 p.m. meeting at the Lake George Town Hall.

Hubbard County Republicans: 7 p.m. in the lower level of the courthouse in Park Rapids.

Nevis City Council: 7 p.m. at the city administration building.

Menahga City Council: 7 p.m. at city hall.

Mantrap Valley Conservation Club: 7 p.m. at the clubhouse, 1.5 miles east of Emmaville.

Headwaters Humane Society: 7 p.m. at the animal shelter on Western Ave. So.

AlAnon & NarAnon: 7 p.m. at Riverside United Methodist Church. Call 218-255-0338 or 800-620-1662.

Tuesday, July 11

Lap swim: 6:30-7:30 a.m. at the Park Rapids Area High School pool.

Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors: 8 a.m. at the Ag Service Center, 212 1/2 2nd St. West, Park Rapids.

Mixed doubles tennis: 8-10 a.m. open to all levels of play at Depot Courts.

Laporte School library: open 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Tops 800: 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, 9:15 meeting at St. Johns Lutheran Church.

Park Rapids Airport Commission: 8:30 a.m. at city hall.

Hubbard County Planning Commission: 9:30 a.m. at the courthouse in Park Rapids.

Park Rapids Area Library: open 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Breastfeeding Women's Group: 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Park Rapids Area Library.

Bridge Players Group: 12:45 p.m. at the Park Rapids Senior Center.

Open swim: 1-3 p.m. at the Park Rapids Area High School pool.

Health Assessment Clinic: 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Wood-land Court Apartments.

Junior Naturalist - Stripes, Quills and Smells: 2-2:30 p.m. at the Jacob V. Brower Visitor center in Itasca State Park.

Mississippi River Walk: 3-3:30 p.m. meet at the stone bridge on the trail to the Headwaters at Itasca State Park.

Water aerobics: 3-4 p.m. at the Park Rapids Area High School pool.

Northern Knights Car Club: 6-8 p.m. in the park-ing lot at J&B Foods, Highway 34 east.

Rubber Stamp Club: 6:30 p.m. at St. Johns Lutheran Church.

Akeley Lions Club: 7 p.m. at the Stompin' Grounds.

Park Rapids City Council: 7 p.m. at the courthouse basement.

Author Peter Henry: 7 p.m. discussion and book signing at Sister Wolf Books in Dorset.

Otto Hendrickson Post 212 American Legion Auxiliary: 7 p.m. executive board, 8 p.m. regular meeting at the Park Rapids American Legion.

Itasca Chapter No. 70, OES: 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 602 So. Main.

Otto Hendrickson Post 212 American Legion: 8 p.m. at the Park Rapids American Legion.

AA: 8 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church. Call 800-462-5525.

Al-Anon: 8 p.m. Call 732-9662 or 732-4595.

Wed., July 12

Lap swim: 6:30-7:30 a.m. at the Park Rapids Area High School pool.

Women's doubles tennis: 8-10 a.m. at Depot Courts.

TOPS MN 1220: 9:15 a.m. weigh-in, 9:45 a.m. meeting at the Hubbard Community Center.

Little Sand Lake Associa-tion: 10 a.m. coffee at the home of Jan and Jerry Swedberg, 22590 Greenwood Trail.

What's in a Bog?: 10-10:30 a.m. meet at the Dr. Roberts trail head below Douglas Lodge in Itasca State Park.

Park Rapids Area Library: open 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Health Assessment Clinic: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Joseph's Care Essentials, 1004 1st St. West.

Headwaters Ladies Bridge: 11 a.m. Call Joan at 732-4917 or Karen at 732-4295.

Portage Lake ladies lunch: 11:30 a.m. at Candles' Gathering Place Café.

AA: noon at Calvary Lutheran Church. For infor-mation call 800-462-5525.

Mantrap Lake women's lunch: noon at the Velvet Antler.

Rotary: noon at St. Jo-seph's.

Women's support group: 1-2 p.m. discussion of all aspects of domestic abuse. Child care provided. Call 800-939-2199.

Senior Citizens Club: 1 p.m. at the Park Rapids Senior Citizens Center.

Open swim: 1-3 p.m. at the Park Rapids Area High School pool.

Needlework Club: 2-4 p.m. at Monika's.

Minnesota's Turtles: 2-2:30 p.m. at the lakeside amphitheater in the picnic grounds at Itasca State Park.

Park Rapids Area Library Board: 5 p.m. at the library.

Star of the North Detach-ment, Marine Corps League: 6:30 p.m. at the Park Rapids American Legion.

Park Rapids Retired Military Group: 6:30 p.m. at the Velvet Antler.

Motocross Racing: 7 p.m. at the grandstand in the fairgrounds.

Akeley City Council: 7 p.m. at city hall.

Fabulous Felines - Minnesota's Cats, campfire program: 8-8:30 p.m. gather lakeside below Douglas Lodge in Itasca State Park.

AA: 8 p.m. at Pine Manor.

AA: 8 p.m. at the Senior Citizens building in Menahga.

A 2006 Calendar of Events for Park Rapids and surrounding communities is posted on our Web site at www.parkrapidsenterprise .

com and the Chamber Web site, www.parkrapids.com .