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Thursday happenings
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:28 AM PDT
Overeaters Anonymous is offered from 7 to 8 p.m. at Reedsport United Presbyterian Church, 2360 Longwood Drive. The group is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. All who are suffering from eating disorders are welcome. For more information, call Cindy at (541) 662-0973.
The Coquille Farmer’s Market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through December, at North Birch Street and West First Street. Vendors are welcome. For more information, call Jerry Klink at 396-3894 or e-mail klinkdeadair@verizon.net.
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, 1775 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. 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. The group is intended to support women who have been sexually abused or assaulted at any time in their lives. 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. 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 located 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. Toastmasters is about communication and leadership skills, practicing parliamentary procedures and learning to make your voice count. 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. Easy stretching, yoga postures, qi gung and tai chi will be incorporated into a smooth, gentle program focusing on balance, breathing and posture. For more information, call Dee Hamil at 888-4946.
The Bay Area Sunrise Rotary Club will meet at 7 a.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, in Coos Bay. The meetings end at 7:50 a.m. The club welcomes business owners, professionals and others in management positions, either working or retired. For more information, call 756-5401. |