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Wednesday happenings
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Story times at the Bandon Public Library will resume at 11 a.m. Toddlers, accompanied by an adult, will meet from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Pre-school students, ages 4 through 6, will meet from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Julie at 347-3221.
Kit O’Callaghan will speak on “Alzheimer’s Disease: Beginning to the End,” at the monthly Alzheimer’s Association education meeting at 2 p.m. at the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave. This meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 1-866-548-8392.
Mah Jongg, a tile game, will be played from 1 to 4 p.m. at the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave. For more information, call 269-2884.
A post traumatic stress disorder support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach office, suite 208 in the Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend. The meeting will end at 8 p.m. The group will be facilitated by Mark Winders, a Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps veteran. It is a peer-to-peer group. One-on-one meetings also are available. For more information, call 756-8718.
Quarter bingo is held at 4 p.m. and regular bingo at 6:30 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 Diabetes Day information event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, at the Health Resource Center at North Bend Medical Center, 1900 Woodland Drive, Coos Bay. For more information, call Kelley Rowe at 267-5151, ext. 1-401.
Blood pressure checks are held at 10:30 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.
Bridge players will gather at 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, at the North Bend Senior Center, 1470 Airport Lane. For more information, call 756-7622.
TOPS No. 1135 will hold a weight-loss support meeting every Wednesday from 9:45 to 11 a.m. at Madison Street Community Church, 417 Madison St. in Coos Bay. For more information, call Bonnie at 266-9525.
Free counseling for combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and a specialized group for World War II and Korean conflict veterans will be held at 2 p.m. For more information, call the Eugene Vet Center’s Coos County contracted counselor, Susan Aviotti, LPC, at 756-7748.
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 located at 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 269-2626, 751-1234 or 297-0990.
The Bay Area Optimist Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. at North Bend Lanes, 1225 Virginia Ave., in North Bend, on the first Wednesday of the month, and at noon on the third Wednesday of the month at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay. For more information, call Pam Wilson at 756-6434.
The Coos Bay Kiwanis Club will meet at noon at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, in Coos Bay, and feature a new program every week. For more information, call Howard Forte at 888-5498 or 267-3121.
An AL-ANON support meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Coos Bay, 123 Ocean Blvd.
THE NORTH BEND SENIOR CENTER’S luncheon program is available to everyone, not just seniors. Buffet-style meals are served from 11:30 a.m. until everyone is served, Mondays through Fridays. Meals cost $5 and monthly menus are available, at 1470 Airport Lane. Information is available at 756-7622.
The Coos Bay Eagles No. 538, Aerie and Auxiliary, will meet at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Eagles Lodge, 568 S. Second St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 267-6613.
Coos Bay Elks Lodge No. 1160 will meet at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the lodge, 265 Central Ave. Dinner is available for members only from 5 to 6 p.m. on meeting nights. For more information, call 266-7320.
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Kit O’Callaghan will speak on “Alzheimer’s Disease: Beginning to the End,” at the monthly Alzheimer’s Association education meeting at 2 p.m. at the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave. This meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 1-866-548-8392.
Mah Jongg, a tile game, will be played from 1 to 4 p.m. at the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave. For more information, call 269-2884.
A post traumatic stress disorder support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach office, suite 208 in the Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend. The meeting will end at 8 p.m. The group will be facilitated by Mark Winders, a Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps veteran. It is a peer-to-peer group. One-on-one meetings also are available. For more information, call 756-8718.
Quarter bingo is held at 4 p.m. and regular bingo at 6:30 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 Diabetes Day information event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, at the Health Resource Center at North Bend Medical Center, 1900 Woodland Drive, Coos Bay. For more information, call Kelley Rowe at 267-5151, ext. 1-401.
Blood pressure checks are held at 10:30 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.
Bridge players will gather at 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, at the North Bend Senior Center, 1470 Airport Lane. For more information, call 756-7622.
TOPS No. 1135 will hold a weight-loss support meeting every Wednesday from 9:45 to 11 a.m. at Madison Street Community Church, 417 Madison St. in Coos Bay. For more information, call Bonnie at 266-9525.
Free counseling for combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and a specialized group for World War II and Korean conflict veterans will be held at 2 p.m. For more information, call the Eugene Vet Center’s Coos County contracted counselor, Susan Aviotti, LPC, at 756-7748.
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 located at 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 269-2626, 751-1234 or 297-0990.
The Bay Area Optimist Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. at North Bend Lanes, 1225 Virginia Ave., in North Bend, on the first Wednesday of the month, and at noon on the third Wednesday of the month at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay. For more information, call Pam Wilson at 756-6434.
The Coos Bay Kiwanis Club will meet at noon at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, in Coos Bay, and feature a new program every week. For more information, call Howard Forte at 888-5498 or 267-3121.
An AL-ANON support meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Coos Bay, 123 Ocean Blvd.
THE NORTH BEND SENIOR CENTER’S luncheon program is available to everyone, not just seniors. Buffet-style meals are served from 11:30 a.m. until everyone is served, Mondays through Fridays. Meals cost $5 and monthly menus are available, at 1470 Airport Lane. Information is available at 756-7622.
The Coos Bay Eagles No. 538, Aerie and Auxiliary, will meet at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Eagles Lodge, 568 S. Second St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 267-6613.
Coos Bay Elks Lodge No. 1160 will meet at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the lodge, 265 Central Ave. Dinner is available for members only from 5 to 6 p.m. on meeting nights. For more information, call 266-7320.
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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
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