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Community Calendar for Jan. 10 - 11, 2012 |
Today The Del Norte Senior Center will hold the following activities: •Crochet and knitting 2-4 p.m. •Gentle yoga 4:30-5:30 p.m. •Folk dancing 7:30-9 p.m. Today’s Senior Lunch will be rigatoni and spinach, peas and onions, garlic bread and oranges. Call the Senior Center at 464-3069. The Smith River Heritage Association will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Smith River Community Hall, 241 W. First St. Everyone is welcome. Call 487-3025. Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will hold a “Marketing Basics” workshop from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The College of the Redwoods, Del Norte, 883 W. Washington Blvd., Room 15. The workshop is free and includes materials and handouts. Areas covered include what is a marketing plan?, how to begin thinking like a marketer, basics on target markets, competitive analysis, features and benefits analysis and market research resources. Workshop ends with a question-and-answer session. Seating is limited. Call 464-2168 to register. Rural Human Services’ Food Bank Distribution will be today from 9:30 a.m.-noon at the Klamath Community Center, 120 Salmon Ave., and from 1-3 p.m. at the Lighthouse Community Center, 2455 Oliver St. Distribution will also be Wednesday from 9 a.m.-noon at the Smith River Methodist Church, 140 Beckstead St., and at the Veterans Hall, 810 H St. Thursday’s distribution will be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Rural Human Services offices, 286 M St. California picture ID is required to receive food items, and the ability to self-certify eligibility. Call 464-7441. 4-H Cats will meet from 3-5 p.m. at the fairgrounds’ small dining room. Call Laura at 954-0952 or Jackie at 954-5154. Soroptimist International of Crescent City, a service organization for professional women dedicated to helping the women and children of Del Norte County, will meet from noon-1 p.m. at The Apple Peddler Restaurant, 308 Hwy. 101 South. The Lighthouse Quilt Guild will meet from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Andy Flynn Memorial Hall, 201 Del Norte St. Anyone is welcome to attend and learn, quilt or watch. Call Barbara Allison at 464-9634. The Del Norte Child Care Council provides First 5 Del Norte’s Play Group from 10:30 a.m.-noon at Margaret Keating Elementary School’s Early Learning Center, 300 Minot Creek Road in Klamath. Free. Call 464-8311 ext. 212. Del Norte County Adult Education will be in session Tuesdays and Thursdays at 400 W. Harding from 5-7 p.m. Classes will be held on Mondays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at KRECR in the Klamath townsite. Call Alicia at 482-3085 or 954-4656. Pregnancy Support and Newborn Care class will be held at 10 a.m. at the Pregnancy Care Center, 110 W. Washington Blvd. Free. Call 464-3233. Crochet class will be from 4-5:30 p.m. at the SONSHINE house behind the New Life Community Church at Second and D streets for ages 8 to adult. Refresh old skills or learn new ones. Bring your own crochet hook and yarn. For questions call 954-5488 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous will meet from 2-3 p.m.; Overeaters Anonymous Step meeting will be from 1-2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 220 E. Macken. Call Liz at 464-3470. Del Norte County Public Health Department will offer immunizations clinics Tuesdays from 1-2:30 p.m., Wednesdays from 4-5:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 9-10:30 a.m. at 880 Northcrest Drive. No family will be refused for inability to pay. Call 464-3191. English as a Second Language classes will be offered by College of the Redwoods, Del Norte, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-6 p.m. at 883 W. Washington Blvd. Free. Call 465-2300. Crescent City Cribbage Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Marine Way in Crescent City Harbor. All cribbage players welcome. Call Jim at 464-9168. The Toy Room, Del Norte County’s only toy lending library, is open from 9 a.m.-noon at the Del Norte Child Care Council, 212 K St. Call 464-8311. Tuesday Night Al-Anon will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. in Conference Room B at Sutter Coast Hospital, 800 E. Washington Blvd. Call Pat at 464-3021. The Del Norte International Folkdancers will hold a free beginning dance class from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Del Norte Senior Center, 1765 Northcrest Drive. All adults over the age of 18 are invited; no experience or partners are necessary. The first 45 minutes will be devoted to the beginning class and the remainder of the time to dance requests. Call Terry at 458-3132 or Marshia at 464-9690. Wednesday The Del Norte Senior Center will hold the following activities: •Exercise 8:30-9:30 a.m. •Chair exercise 10-11 a.m. •Blood pressure 10:30 a.m. •Boon Dock Band 11 a.m. Today’s Senior Lunch will be chicken pie with biscuit, carrots, celery, onions and peas and broccoli delight. Call the Senior Center at 464-3069. The Smith River Neighborhood Watch group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Smith River Community Hall, 241 W. First St. The Business Improvement District meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the Fire Hall, 520 I St. Call Billie at 464-6600. A support group for caretakers of Alzheimer’s/dementia patients will meet the second Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Addie Meedom House, 1445 Parkway Drive. Call 464-3311. North Coast Gun Owners Association monthly meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Apple Peddler Restaurant, 308 Hwy. 101 South. Call 954-7695. Line dancing class will be on Wednesday nights at the Ship Ashore Lounge in Smith River. Beginners’ class is from 6-7 p.m., followed by an advanced/intermediate class from 7-8 p.m. Cost is $5 for one or both times. Call 464-6866. The Del Norte Child Care Council provides First 5 Del Norte’s following programs: Totally Toddler Time for ages 0-30 months from 10 a.m.-noon at the Family Resource Center, 494 Pacific Ave. Play and Learn will be from 10 a.m.-noon at Smith River Elementary School’s Early Learning Center, 564 First St. Call 464-8311 ext. 212. The Lighthouse Community Center will offer the following activities every Wednesday: Quilting Fun, all ages and levels, 10 a.m.; Story Time, 4-5 p.m., listen to a story, do a craft and have a snack. Free. Call 464-2825. Free T’ai Chi Chih classes will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church Fireside Room, 664 H St. This gentle moving meditation practice for ages 20 to 90 lowers blood pressure, builds bone mass and improves balance. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Call Gail at 954-8108. Transmission Meditation sessions will be held from 7-8 p.m. every Wednesday at 212 Del Monte St. (use driveway door). Free. Call 954-7666. Wednesday Night Al-Anon will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Gasquet Fire Hall, Gasquet. Call Carol at 954-8091. |