The following events are scheduled for Tuesday around the area. The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold a support group meeting at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Nancy Devereux Center, 1200 Newmark Ave., in Coos Bay. For more information, those interested can call 269-1343.
The Concerned Citizens of Empire will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Java Jones Coffee Shop, 757 Newmark Ave., Empire. For more information, those interested can call 888-6805.
The Coquille Valley Senior’s Computer Club will meet at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Coquille Senior Center, 265 E. First St. Membership is open to all who are at least 50 years old. Visitors are welcome. For more information, those interested can visit the meetings or call Bob Kimball at 396-4971.
The Acktion Club will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Bay Area Christian Fellowship, 175 S. Third St., Coos Bay. It is a community service organization, comprising developmentally disabled adults, sponsored by the Bay Area Kiwanis Club. For more information, those interested can call Karen Craig at 269-2329 or e-mail
craigkc@uci.net.
Everyone At the Table will provide low-income families with dinners from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at Bandon First Presbyterian Church, 592 Edison Ave. For more information, those interested can call Allison Hundley at 347-3500.
Blood pressure tests will be offered from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the North Bend Senior Center, 1470 Airport Lane.
TOPS OR No. 300 will meet at 9 a.m. every Tuesday at the First Christian Church, 2420 Sherman Ave., in North Bend. Weigh-in will begin at 8 and the meeting starts at 9:30. TOPS is a nonprofit organization that helps individuals control weight through education, awareness and support. For more information, those interested can call Bobbie Hibbert at 756-4481.
TOPS No. 114, North Bend, will meet at 6 p.m. each Tuesday at the Church of Christ, just off Broadway on Alder Ridge Road. TOPS is a nonprofit group dedicated to losing weight sensibly. For more information, those interested can call 267-2965 or 266-0547.
Tuesday Bingo at Coos Bay Eagles No. 538 will begin at 6:30 p.m. The lodge is located at 568 S. Second St., Coos Bay. For more information, those interested can call 267-6613.
Point Man Ministries, an outreach group for local veterans, active-duty personnel and families since 1988, will meet at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at Sobers, 181 Anderson Ave., in Coos Bay. For more information, those interested can call Mike Harris at 267-4755 or e-mail
mekong152@charter.net.
THE NORTH BEND SENIOR CENTER’S luncheon program is available to everyone, not just seniors. Buffet-style meals are available from 11:30 a.m. until everyone is served, Monday through Friday. Meals cost $5 and monthly menus are available, at 1470 Airport Lane. For more information, those interested can call 756-7622.
The Coquille Valley Elks will meet at 7 p.m. every Tuesday, at the lodge, 54942 Maple Heights Road, in Coquille. Dinner is served from 5 to 7 p.m., and initiation is held generally during the meeting on the last Tuesday of the month.
——
To submit an event for the Out & About page, e-mail a press release with a telephone number to events@theworldlink.com; mail a press release to The World, P.O. Box 1840, Coos Bay, OR 97420; or drop off information at The World, 350 Commercial Ave. Information should be submitted 14 business days in advance.
The World welcomes your comments about stories, and we encourage a robust dialogue on this site. All comments must meet reasonable standards of decency and civility.
Please follow these basic rules:
- No defamatory comments about individuals or businesses.
- No deliberately false information.
- No obscenity or racially offensive language.
- No harassment, verbal abuse, threats or personal attacks.
- No information that invades another person's privacy.
- No business solicitations or charitable solicitations.
Comments that violate these standards will not be posted. Users with repeated violations may be banned from future posting.Comments will be approved throughout the day during business hours. After hours and weekend comments may not appear until the following business day. It may take a couple of hours before comments are approved.
The World generally does not edit comments, but we reserve the right to edit any comment that does not meet our standards.
Close Guidelines