Events happening Dec. 19 to 25

MONDAY
Altrusa International of Sedalia
6 p.m., Wine and More, 122 S. Ohio Ave.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2591
7 p.m., VFW Post, 121 S. Ohio Ave.

Sedalia Rotary Club
Noon, Best Western State Fair Inn, 3120 S. Limit Ave.

Sedalia Chorale Rehearsal
7 to 9 p.m., rehearsal room 67 in the Stauffacher Center.

Sedalia Bible Academy
7 p.m., Boonslick Regional Library conference room, 219 W. Third St.

Show-Me Mad Tatters
10 a.m., University Extension Office Conference Room, 1012A Thompson Blvd.

Smithton Senior Citizens Group pitch and pool
6 to 9 p.m., Smithton Senior Center on Washington Street.

TUESDAY
Sedalia Welcome Club
For location information, call Linda Hunter at 827-5625.

Loyal Order of Moose, Sedalia Lodge 1494
7 p.m., at the lodge, 119 Winchester Ave.

High Hopes cancer support group
5 p.m., Bothwell Cancer Center, 601 E. 14th St.

Diabetes Support Group
4:30 p.m., Bothwell Education Center, 600 E. 14th St.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary
7 p.m., Lincoln.

Sedalia Literacy Council
8:30 a.m., Pettis County Community Partnership, 515 S. Kentucky Ave.

Show-Me Model A Club
7 p.m. Central Missouri Electric Co-op, north of Sedalia on U.S. 65.

Granite Lodge 272
7 p.m. Masonic Center, 601 W. Broadway Blvd.

Show-Me Ladies with Hatitudes
1 p.m., lunch. For location information, call Maudy Britz at 829-0065.

Epworth Methodist Quilters
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Epworth United Methodist Church, 1124 E. Broadway Blvd.

Sunrise Optimist
6:30 a.m., Best Western State Fair Inn, 3120 S. Limit Ave.

Sedalia Noon Day Optimist Club
Noon, Best Western State Fair Inn (Gambler’s Room), 3120 S. Limit Ave.

Knights of Columbus Public Bingo
6:30 p.m., Knights Hall, 1708 Elm Hills Blvd.

Show Me Sound, Sweet Adelines International
6:30 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, 1322 W. Broadway Blvd.

WEDNESDAY
Community Retired Teachers
9:30 a.m. coffee, 10 a.m. meeting, Christ and Trinity Lutheran Church, 3201 Southwest Blvd.

Elks Lodge 125
8 p.m., Elks Lodge, 320 S. Kentucky Ave.

Sedalia-Pettis County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
6:30 p.m. executive committee, 7 p.m., meeting, Anthony Buckner Community Center, 500 Welch Court.

Sedalia Lions Club
Noon, Best Western State Fair Inn, 3120 S. Limit Ave.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Bingo
6:30 p.m., 121 S. Ohio Ave.

THURSDAY
Loyal Rebekah Lodge 260
Noon lunch, 1:30 p.m. meeting, lodge hall, 13th Street and Montgomery Avenue.

Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4286
7 p.m., Lincoln.

Sedalia Cadet Squadron, Civil Air Patrol
6:30 to 9 p.m., Civil Air Patrol building, U.S. Highway 50.

Sedalia Welcome Club Canasta Group
For location information, call Vicki Esser at 826-5591.

Sedalia Duplicate Bridge Club
7 p.m., Sedalia Senior Center, 312 S. Washington Ave.

Women in Crisis Group
6 to 8 p.m., call 827-5555 for location.

Kiwanis of Sedalia
Noon, Best Western State Fair Inn, 3120 S. Limit Ave.

Pettis County Circles
5:30 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, 1322 W. Broadway Blvd.

Senior Dance
Admission is $5. Bring snacks.
7 to 10:30 p.m., Saline County Fairgrounds in Marshall.

FRIDAY
Bingo
6:30 p.m., Moose Lodge, 119 Winchester Ave.

BENTON
County Commission
9 a.m., Monday, 316 Van Buren, Warsaw.

COOPER
County Commission
8:30 a.m., Monday, 200 Main St., Boonville.

HENRY
County Commission
9 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 100 W. Franklin, Clinton.

JOHNSON
County Commission
8 a.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 300 N. Holden St., Warrensburg.

PETTIS
Sedalia City Council
7 p.m., Monday, Municipal Building, 200 S. Osage Ave.

County Commission
9 a.m., Tuesday, 415 S. Ohio Ave., Sedalia.

La Monte School Board
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, 301. S. Washington.

Support groups for people trying to lose weight, stop smoking, drinking or using drugs meet regularly in the area. Following is the contact information for those groups.

Narcotics Anonymous
7 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, 117 W. Fourth St.  
For more information, call 660-473-2641.

Sedalia Alcoholic Anonymous
6:30 a.m., Monday through Saturday; noon and 8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, 517 S. Lafayette Ave., Sedalia, 826-9608.

Alcoholic Anonymous 12x12
Non-smoking group
Noon and 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday; John and Bernice Ditzfeld Center, 417 W. Pettis St., Sedalia, 829-2527.

Al-Anon Family Group
7 p.m. Mondays, John and Bernice Ditzfeld Center, 417 W. Pettis St., Sedalia.

Nicotine Anonymous
12:10 p.m. Tuesdays; John and Bernice Ditzfeld Center, 417 W. Pettis St., Sedalia, 829-2527.

Celebrate Recovery
12-step Christ-centered, Bible-based program for hurts, habits and hang-ups.
6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting on Fridays, New Hope Baptist Church, 664 E. 16th St.

Sedalia Al Anon
8 p.m., Thursdays; 517 S. Lafayette Ave.

Celebrate Recovery
12-step faith-based recovery for hurts, habits and hang-ups.
7 p.m. Tuesdays, Crossroads Family Worship / Church of God, corner of Ninth Street and Madison Avenue.

Celebrate Recovery and Outreach
12-step Christ-centered Bible-based program for hurts, habits or hang-ups. Child care provided.
6 p.m. free dinner, 7  p.m. meeting, Mondays, Cornerstone Baptist Church, 19856 state Route Y.

Celebrate Recovery and Outreach
12-step Christ-centered Bible-based program for hurts, habits or hang-ups.
6:30 p.m., Tuesdays, River Church, 28863 Commercial Ave. in Warsaw.

Weight Watchers
3:30 and 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays; and 11:45 a.m., Thursdays; Parkview Christian Church, 1405 E. 16th St., Sedalia.

Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, (TOPS) Chapter 102
4 p.m. Mondays, Boonslick Regional Library, 219 W. Third St.

TOPS Chapter 958
10 a.m. Wednesdays, First Baptist Church, 200 E. Sixth St.

Overeaters Anonymous
6 p.m. Thursdays, John and Bernice Ditzfeld Center, 417 W. Pettis St. For a ride, call 829-2527.