The Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Coast Hospice Community Bereavement and Education Center, 1620 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. For more information, call Mary at 267-4871.

Members of the Rental Owners Association of Southwestern Oregon will have their annual picnic at 6 p.m. on west side of Simpson Park in North Bend by the Coos Historical and Maritime Museum.  For more information, call JuLene Gerami, vice president, at 751-9415.

A class on basic herbicide use sponsored by the Coos County Weed Advisory Board will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave.

The machinist club will meet at 7 p.m., in the Marshfield High School shop, at 10th and Ingersoll in Coos Bay. For more information, call Jim at 267-2188.

The Coquille Farmer’s Market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays, April through December, at North Birch Street and West First Street. For more information, call Jerry Klink at 396-3894 or e-mail klinkdeadair@verizon.net.

Free diabetes screening will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month, at Bay Area Hospital, 1775 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. Participants should have fasted for eight or more hours or two hours after the beginning of breakfast. Exact room location is available at the first floor front desk.

A free blood pressure clinic will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m. at Bay Area Hospital, 1775 Thompson Road, Coos Bay.  Exact room location is available at the first floor front desk.

Sewing is held at the Bay Area Senior Activity Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 269-2626, 751-1234 or 297-0990.

A free diabetes support/talk group will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. at Bay Area Hospital. For more information, call Linda Hicks at 266-7927. Exact room location is available at the first floor front desk.

A women’s sexual assault support group will meet at 1 p.m.  at Coddington Place, 1681 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay.  For more information, call Stephanie at 888-1048.

The Saints ‘n’ Aints will host a beginning round dance class from 6 to 7 p.m., an advanced class from 7 to 8:30 and line dancing from 8:30 to 9  at the First United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. Round dance instruction will be by Donna Hiserote and line dancing by Cathy Houston. Dancers will learn basic waltz and two step. For more information, call Hiserote at 269-1403.

Bay Area Senior Activity Center offers soups, salads, entrées and desserts at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Fridays. Cost is $4 for BASAC members, $4.50 for non-members. Meals to go also are available. The resale shop is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. BASAC is  at 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 269-2626, 751-1234 or 297-0990.

The North Bend Senior Center’s luncheon program is available to everyone, not just seniors. Buffet-style meals are available from 11:45 a.m. until everyone is served, Monday through Friday. Meals cost $5 and monthly menus are available. For more information, call 756-7622.

Toastmaster’s Club No. 249 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, in Coos Bay. For more information, call Tom at 404-1028.

Pinochle players will gather at 1:30 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays at the Coos Bay senior center, on the corner of Fourth Street and Ingersoll Avenue.

A class on body awareness will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, at the First Presbyterian Church, 438 Elrod Ave., in Coos Bay.  For more information, call Dee Hamil at 888-4946. updated dec07

The Bay Area Sunrise Rotary Club will meet at 7 a.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, in Coos Bay. For more information, call 756-5401.

Thursday Bingo at Coos Bay Eagles No. 538 will begin at 6:45 p.m. at the lodge, 568 S. Second St. For more information, call 267-6613.

The Coos County Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society will meet at 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month, at Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, in the Spruce/Fir Room. The group can provide support from others that are dealing with similar challenges. Caregivers and support people are welcome. For more information, call 756-2023.

The Disabled American Veterans, Coos County Chapter No. 38, will meet at 1 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at the North Bend Public Library. For more information, call Gene Wood at 759-4316.