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Tuesday happenings
Monday, August 25, 2008 10:43 AM PDT
The South Coast Employer Council will host its next monthly Networking Hour from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.at the Worksource Oregon Employment Department located at 2075 Sheridan in North Bend. For more information, call Becky Lunetta, SCEC coordinator at 756-8459, ext. 517; or (800) 872-4942, ext. 517.
The film “Building a Local Community and Economy,” with Michelle Long of Sustainable Connections will be shown from 6 to 8 p.m. the Bandon Library. For more information, call or e-mail Terry Mills at 269-9734, or tmills04@verizon.net.
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. Tuesdays 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 three years. Woman 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. 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 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. For more information, visit the meetings or call Ron Addington at 396-5680 or Larry Kelley at 396-2356.
The Oregon Hunters Association will meet at 7 p.m., preceded by a no-host dinner at 6, on the fourth Tuesday of each month, at the Sawmill Event Center, 3491 Broadway Ave., in North Bend. For more information, call 267-0247 or 267-2577.
Sea Breeze Chorus will hold rehearsals at 6:30 p.m on Tuesdays 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 EAT 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.
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. For more information, 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. 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.
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. Prospective members and volunteers can attend meetings and participate in the club’s community service and fundraising projects. For more information, those interested can call Karen Craig at 269-2329 or e-mail craigkc@uci.net.
The Southern Oregon Dahlia Society will meet at 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except for July and December, in the Cedar Room of the Coos Bay Public Library, 525 W. Anderson Ave. For more information, call 759-4309. |