The following are community events and activities scheduled this week and later this month.

North Bend church to hold Lenten services

Christ Lutheran Church will begin its observance of the Lenten Season at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, which is Ash Wednesday, at the church, 1835 N. 15th St., Coos Bay.

Each service will feature the reading of the Passion History (the events of the final hours of Jesus’ life), along with an informal hymn-sing. Interim pastor Theodore Allwardt will have a message on a part of the Lord’s prayer. A soup supper will precede each service.

Health department offers food-server class

Restaurant workers are encouraged to update their certification. To help, more food handler classes are being offered this month.

A Bandon class is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Bandon High School Cafeteria, 550 Ninth St. S.W.

Another class will be offered at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in room 6 in Sitkum Hall at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave., in Coos Bay.

Those taking the test should prepare by reading “Food Safety: Your Self-training Manual,” available for $2 at the Coos County Health Department-North Bend Annex or at local libraries.

Those who pass the exam and pay the $10 fee will be issued a food handler card. The class is sponsored by Coos County Public Health. To register for the Coos Bay class, those interested can call 888-7622. To register for the Bandon class, those interested can call 756-2020, ext. 643.

Genealogy group to discuss CCC in region

The Coquille Valley Genealogy Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the meeting room at the Flora M. Laird Memorial Library, 435 Fifth St., Myrtle Point.

The speaker, Linda Kirk, will speak about the Civilian Conservation Corps in Coos County. She will share her research on camps at Sitkum, China Flats, Remote, Charleston, McKinley and Glen Creek.

Anyone with information about the CCC camps and their enrollees can call Linda Kirk at 572-2182.

CB library features Swiss film on Friday

The Friday Foreign Film series at Coos Bay Public Library will feature the 2006 award-winning Swiss drama “Fraulein” at 7 p.m. on Friday.

The film tells the story of a friendship among three women from Yugoslavia. Reza left Belgrade more than 30 years ago to seek a new life in Zurich, Switzerland. Now in her 50s, she has detached herself from the past. Mila, a waitress there, is a good-humored Croatian woman who also emigrated decades ago. But unlike Reza, Mila dreams of returning to a house on the Croatian coast. Both of them receive a jolt when Ana, a young, itinerant woman who has fled Sarajevo, breezes into the cafeteria looking for work. Reza hires her but is annoyed by Ana’s impulsive and spirited efforts to inject life into the cafeteria. But the acrimony dissipates as Ana begins to thaw Reza’s chill.

The “Friday Foreign Film” series is normally held on the second Friday of the month and is free to the public.  Many of these films are not rated and parental discretion is advised. For more information, those interested can call 269-1101.

Folk musicians invite all to Bandon jam

An Acoustic Circle Jam will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday at Farwest Hall, on state 42 South in Bandon.

All ages and proficiencies are welcome to play and sing old time fiddle, bluegrass, Celtic, gospel or country music. For information, those interested can call 347-2229.

Folksinger Flynn to perform in North Bend

Songwriter and activist John Flynn will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday at Colette’s, 3229 Broadway, suites H and I, North Bend.

He calls himself a “hopeful pessimist,” and makes a clear-eyed assessment of the world while recognizing the resilient human spirit, a press release said. His music is featured in documentaries in 2008 on Hurricane Katrina and the worldwide epidemic of pediatric HIV/AIDS. The suggested donation is $7.

Dog ‘Good Citizen’ testing set for Saturday

The Furry Friends Therapy Dogs group will offer the “Canine Good Citizen” test from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Coos Bay City Hall, 500 Central Ave.  

The American Kennel Club-sponsored test is designed to ensure canine companions are well behaved around people and other dogs, at home and in public. The CGC test uses a series of basic obedience exercises to evaluate the dog’s ability to behave in an acceptable manner in public. Included among the exercises are sitting on command, walking through a crowd, coming when called and reactions to mild distractions.  

The entry fee is $10. Participants should bring a leash and a buckle or slip collar for dogs. No prong collars, head halters or harnesses will be allowed during the test.

For more information, those interested can call Ramona at 269-2876, e-mail cooshaven@msn.com or call Joanna, 267-6258

SOLV project to clean Pony Creek area

The Cape Arago Audubon Society, in partnership with the North Bend School District, Coos Watershed Association and Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism, will holding a community volunteer workday on Saturday.

The group will gather at the school district’s property along lower Pony Creek in North Bend. Participants should meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the North Bend High school tennis courts and baseball fields.

Textile artists to talk to fabric art group

The Heritage Textile Arts Guild will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday at its studio at space 157a, in the Pony Village Mall, North Bend.

The program will feature guest textile artists Corrienne Geddes and Jean Porter from Roseburg.

Geddes will focus her talk on vests made from handwoven fabric, and she will bring vest patterns. Porter will demonstrate vests made from knitted felted fabric and from quilted fabric. The public is welcome.