Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Bandon Today Senior Center, 9-4, Barn. Dial-a-Ride public transportation, 94, 541-347-4131. Bandon Historical Society Museum, 10-4, Hwy 101 and Fillmore. Visitor Information Center, 10-4, Old Town. SCH blood pressure check, 10:3012:30, Senior Center, Barn. Seniors hot meals, 11:30, Barn. Bandon-by-the-Sea Kiwanis, noon, Billy Smoothboar’s Restaurant. Bandon Play Readers, 12:30-4, Bandon library. Phone 541-329-0630 for info. TOPS, 5 p.m., Ocean Crest teachers’ room. E.A.T., Inc., 5:30-6:30, Barn, serving dinner to those on limited incomes. Weight Watchers, 5:30 pm weigh-in, 6 meeting, Senior Center, Barn. Beginning and intermediate fiddling lessons, 6 p.m., HLMS music room. AA meeting, 7 pm, Langlois Community Church. AA meeting, 8 pm, St. John Episcopal Church. Today’s Tides: Highs—9:10 am, 5.0 ft., 9:28 pm, 6.4 ft. Lows—3:19 am, 1.4 ft., 3:04 pm, 1.5 ft.
held in memory of Phillip James Tofflemire. Last year’s event raised $25,000 for the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland and the goal is to reach that level again. The goal for each individual rider is $100 in donations. In 2010, children from Coos County made a total of 1,401 visits to the hospital, while children from Curry County made 211 visits and those in Douglas County made 2,822. The hospital provides state-ofthe-art care for children, including more than 160 pediatric specialists. Individuals or four-member cycling relay teams will complete a 61-mile (100-kilometer) route on May 19. They will start and end in Sturdivant Park and follow back rounds through Arago, Myrtle Point and Gravelford on the way to Frona Park near Dora. Lunch will be provided. People who can’t participate in
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THE 16TH annual Kiwanis Doernbecher Memorial Bicycle Tour will be held on Saturday, May 19. The event begins at 9 a.m. at Sturdivant Park in Coquille and is
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Bandon, Oregon the ride also are encouraged to take part as sponsors. For more information about the event, call Rheta at 541-347-9340 or email nelsonsbam@msn.com. Information also is available at www.kdccp.org. SOUTHERN COOS Health District invites the public to tour Southern Coos Hospital and meet staff members during the annual Hospital Open House set for Sunday, May 20, 1-4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. People will be able to view the new digital technology for mammography; see the new TVs, heart monitoring system and point of care technology in the patient rooms; tour surgery, lab, medical imaging and other departments; walk through the MRI van, and meet the doctors and additional healthcare professionals serving the Bandon area through our community hospital. More details next week.