GROUP OFFERS HELP TO FAMILIES DEALING WITH ALCOHOLISM: An Al-Anon family group meeting will be held from 8 to 9 p.m. today at Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church at 4921 Six Forks Road in Raleigh. The group meets in Geneva Hall on the north side of building, up the stairs outside. Survivor Alateen (ages 13 to 21) and Young Alateen (ages 8 to 12) groups meet at the same time. Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. For more information or someone to talk to, call (800) 243-4035 or go online to www.alanonalateen6nc.org/

PHONE BOOKS RECYCLING PROGRAM TO END: Wake County residents have until Friday to recycle their phone books under the county's recycling program. Friday is the deadline to drop off the phone books at 21 sites across the county. For a list, go to www.wakegov.com and click on the Recycling and Waste Disposal link, or call Wake County Solid Waste Management at 856-6186.

VIGIL AGAINST ARMS RACE PLANNED: The Committee to Reverse the Arms Race will hold a vigil from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday on the 300 block of Fayetteville Street in front of the Federal Building (Century Post Office) in downtown Raleigh. Afterward, Spencer Bradford, program associate for peace at the North Carolina Council of Churches, will speak about "Just Peacemaking and Real Security" at a dutch-treat lunch at the Lighthouse Restaurant. For more information, contact Slater Newman, coordinator, at 821-2014 or slaterpat@mindspring.com.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WAKE COUNTY EMS SERVICES: The Wake County Emergency Medical Services will on Saturday offer citizens a chance to learn more about EMS services and the work of paramedics. The meeting will be from noon to 4 p.m. at the Kroger store at 1610 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Raleigh. Kroger Pharmacy will also provide free health screenings.

AUTHOR TO TALK ABOUT PRE-MAYFLOWER AMERICA: Historian and former journalist Tony Horwitz will read selections from his new book about pre-Mayflower America, "A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth St., Durham. For more information, call 286-2700 or visit www.regulatorbookshop.com.

CIVIC CLUB MEETS TODAY: The Raleigh Rotary Club will meet at noon today at the Capital City Club at 410 S. Wilmington St., Progress Energy Building, 21st floor, in downtown Raleigh. A representative of the Boys & Girls Club is scheduled to speak. The club meets weekly on Mondays. Visitors and guests are always welcome. For more information, call 848-2333 or visit www.raleighrotary.org

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