Today

‘Remember When’

The Coquille Valley Genealogy Club will meet at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Myrtle Point Library. The guest speaker, author Bill Lansing, will be available to sign his book, “Remember When,” which relates the history of the schools in Coos County from 1850-1940. For more information, call 572-2092.

Saturday

Car wash

The Acktion Club will be having a car wash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, at Oregon First Community Federal Credit Union, across from Abby’s Pizza.

The Acktion Club is a community service club for adults with developmental disabilities.

Donations will be used to help with the cost of activities, transportation and service projects.

Bake sale

The Scottsburg Community Service Association will be holding a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, at Bob’s Market on Highway 38.  Proceeds of the sale will be shared between the SCSA and the Scottsburg Rural Fire District to help the district purchase needed supplies and aid area residents in times of need.

Casual dance

The Saints n’ Aints Square and Round Dance Club will be holding their first Saturday casual dance at 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. For more information, call Steve or Linda Bell at 266-9714.

Karaoke contest

A karaoke contest will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the VFW Hall on Bates Road in Bandon.

The cost is $10 per entry, and trophies and prizes will be awarded.  Dinners are available, prepared by Chef J.D., and reservations are recommended. All proceeds will be donated to Coats for Kids. For more information, call Gary Galliano at 297-4828.

Hauting melodies

The Pistol River Concert Association presents Tracy Grammer at 8 p.m. Saturday at 24194 Carpenterville Road in Pistol River.

Grammer rose to acclaim as one half of the duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer. Called “one of the fastest-rising acts in folk music” by the Boston Globe, the duo released three internationally acclaimed albums featuring Carter’s award-winning postmodern, mythic Americana song craft. Just as the duo seemed poised to receive much-deserved mainstream recognition, Carter died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 49.

Three years later, Grammer released “Flower of Avalon.” Grammer digs deep into the spirit of Carter’s poetic verses and haunting melodies to color each song with textures that blur the boundaries of categorization, a press release said.

Tickets are $15 and available at Mory’s Words and Pictures in Brookings, and at Gold Beach Books in Gold Beach. Tickets may also be reserved online at http://www.pistolriver.com or by calling (541) 247-2848.

Sunday

Celebrating 100

The Christ Lutheran Church and school will be celebrating their 100th anniversary at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the church, 1835 N. 15th St., Coos Bay.

The church first formed in 1908 in the form of the Zion Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Marshfield, along with a separate branch in North Bend. Both were severed by pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, and later, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The two congregations merged in 1960.

For the occasion, the congregation is funding a number of special projects including adopting the Far East Russia Manor, founded by the church’s former pastor, the Rev. Elmer Steenbock. There are plans to make improvements to the church building and property.

The “Service of Thanksgiving and Praise” will include four former pastors of the congregation, the Revs. Richard Gross, Michael Bailey, Eric Kaelberer and Steenbock. An informal afternoon service will take place at 2:30 p.m. and will include special memories of members, former pastors and others. Between the two services, a seacoast dinner will be served. For more information, visit the church’s Web site, http://www.clcs-cb.org.

Life Chain

“Life Chain Sunday,” a peaceful, prayerful pro-life family event will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.on Highway 101 in Coos Bay. For more information, call Claire Bennett at 347-9280, or e-mail ctb@mycomspan.com.

Monday

Flipping for books

The Coos Bay Public Library is calling all readers from preschool to 12th grade to the fall independent reading program “Flip Over Books.” From Monday until Dec. 2 participants can enter to win gift certificates and prizes. All readers must do is read their favorite books.

For every 100 pages in any book or magazine that is read, readers can visit the library and fill out an entry form, and deposit it in the box according to the prize of their choice. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Coos Bay Library.

For more information, call 269-1101.

Social Security info

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will host Curt Benward, director of the local Social Security office at 11:30 a.m.  Monday at the Fisherman’s Grotto in Charles-ton. Benward will speak on issues affecting social security recipients.  For more information, call Don Arsenault at 269-2864.

Tuesday

Paper art

A mosaic paper art class will be offered at the Coos Art Museum from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7 through Oct. 28.  Stephanie Tomlin will lead the class. Students will learn how to create color palettes and design works of art using only cut pieces of paper.

This collage-inspired class is made for beginning, intermediate and advanced students. The workshop is open to adults and high school students.

The class fee is $80 and $65 for Coos Art Museum members. For more information, call 267-4877.

Making masks

A “Getting to Know You” mask-making art class with Stephanie Tomlin, for grades two through seven, will be held from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7 through Nov. 11 at the Coos Art Museum.

Students will create masks while exploring themes such as culture, traditions and symbols. The class fee is $45 for Coos Art Museum members and Boys & Girls Club members, and $55 for non-members. All materials are included in the class fee. For more information, call 267-4877.

Handling food

The Coos County Public Health Department will be sponsoring two food handler classes at 1 p.m. Tuesday and at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21. The classes will be held at Southwestern Oregon Comm-unity College’s Sitkum Hall, Room 6 in Coos Bay.

Those who pass the exam and pay the required $10 fee (by cash or money order only) to Coos County Public Health will be issued a Food Handler card.

The Food Handler Training Manual can be obtained from your local library, or by visiting http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/foodsafety.org. To register, please call 888-7622.

Pool tricks

The Pacific Coast Pool League will host an exhibition by world-champion pool trick shot artist Mike Massey from 6  to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Silvers, 181 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay.

For more information, call Barbara at 404-3435.

Edible plants

Weedum Seedum Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Sprague Community Room at the Bandon Library, 1204 11th St. S.W. in City Park. The guest speaker will be Bandon resident Carolyn Goldwasser, who has been active in the Gross Creek project. 

Lucas Gershom will give a  short talk on wild edible plants. Theo and Virginia Stanley are hosting this meeting. The club meets the first Tuesday of each month, September through June, and visitors are always welcome. For more information, call 347-4307.

‘Denim Hoedown’

A Girl’s Night Out, an affiliation of Stonecroft Ministries, presents “Denim Hoedown” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Coquille Community Building, 117 N. Birch. Old Time Fiddlers and musician/speaker Brenda Copeland will on hand for entertainment. Free nursery provided by request only. The cost is $7.50, and reservations are requested.

For more information and to register, call Retta Ryan at 572-0552.

Upcoming

Recruiting tutors

The Coos County Literacy Council is short on tutors and will be recruiting volunteers to tutor individuals of all ages.

New tutor training will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and the following day from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Attendance at both sessions is required to receive certification. Registration cost is $15, and scholarships are available.

Light meals and refreshments will be offered throughout the training, and lunch will be provided Saturday.

For those who are interested, call Mary at 888-4328 by Tuesday to register for training.

The program is also seeking new students. Individuals who would like to improve their basic education skills or work toward a particular goal can sign up for tutoring by calling 269-7826.