The South Coast Community Garden Association will have its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. The group will meet in the Cedar Room, at the Coos Bay Public Library, 525 W. Anderson Ave.

Members of the Coos Bay Area Zonta Club are having a “sorting party” from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday Aug. 19 in the cafeteria at the Coos Bay School District office, 1255 Hemlock Ave., in Coos Bay.

A food handler class 6 p.m. in Sitkum Hall, Room 6, at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. For more information and to register, call 888-7622.

The Coos County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. at the new Pony Village Mall headquarters across from the Ross. For more information, call 765-8898 and leave a message, or go to the Web site, www.coos.oregondemocrats.org.

Senior exercise is available at 10 a.m. at the Bay Area Senior Activity Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 269-2626, 751-1234 or 297-0990.

Meditation, including sitting practice with Dharma talk and instruction, is held at 6 p.m. in North Bend. Beginners are welcome. For more information, including exact location, call 756-2042.

Women in Black, a world-wide movement of people committed to demonstrating for peaceful means of conflict resolution, stands at the corner of Broadway Avenue and Newmark Street at noon. WIB has been standing on this corner for more than 3 years. Women in Black also includes men and children. For more information, call 756-2042.

Coos Chapter Eastern Star and North Bend Masonic Lodge will host bingo at 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays at the Masonic Center, 2002 Union Ave., North Bend. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Concessions will be available. There will be cash prizes including $300 for a Blackout game. All adults are welcome. For more information, call 756-4426 and leave a message.

The Bandon Play Readers Group meets the third Tuesday of each month. Newcomers always are welcome. Those interested can call Vivian Connolly at 347-5215 for more information, a meeting time and directions.

Sea Breeze Chorus will hold rehearsals at 6:30 p.m at the First United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., in Coos Bay. Women of all ages who enjoy singing are invited to attend the rehearsals to learn about the barbershop style of four-part harmony. For more information, call Elaine at 759-2339.

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. Donations for E.A.T. are appreciated for the nonprofit, equal opportunity provider. For more information, 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. For more information, call 756-7622.

The Far West Lapidary & Gem Society, a nonprofit club helping the study of lapidary, mineralogy, geology and the locating and preserving of mineral specimens, will meet at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at Faith Lutheran Church, 2711 Sherman Ave., in North Bend. The public is welcome to attend.

The Hutchinson-Rempelos Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3182 will meet at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the grange hall on East Bay Drive in Glasgow. The post’s ladies auxiliary will meet at the same time. Refreshments are served after the meeting. For more information, call Dick Mitts at 756-5406.

The Lower Umpqua Senior Center, 460 Winchester Ave., in Reedsport, hosts a dance with live music on the third Tuesday of every month, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Dances will include the fox trot, cha cha, line dance and more.

TOPS OR No. 300 will meet at 9 a.m. 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. at the Church of Christ, just off Broadway on Alder Ridge Road. TOPS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to losing weight sensibly. For more information, 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, 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. at Sobers, 181 Anderson Ave., in Coos Bay. For more information,  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, Mondays through Fridays. Meals cost $5 and monthly menus are available, at 1470 Airport Lane. For more information, call 756-7622.

The Coquille Valley Elks will meet at 7 p.m.  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. Board meetings are held on second and fourth Mondays of each month at 5:30 p.m.

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