Community Groups

Please send listings and updates to events@advocate-news.com by noon, Friday. Area code is 707, unless otherwise noted.

American Legion: Sequoia Post #96, Auxiliary Unit #96, 3rd Thursday, potluck5:30, meeting, 6p.m., Veterans Memorial Building, 360N. Harrison, Fort Bragg. AmericanLegionRidersChapter 96: VFWPost 96, americanlegionriders96.com, 707-9640839.

Amnesty International: Mendo Group, 2nd and 4th Sunday, 3-4:30p.m., 937-5445.

Audubon Society: beginning birding, 9a.m., 1st Saturday, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, 964-4352.

Audubon Society: early bird walk, 3rdWednesday, 8a.m.,

April through October, Botanical Gardens, 964-4352. Bookbuilders: of the North Coast, 3rd Thursday, 4-6p.m., Mendocino Hotel, northcoast@bookbuilders. org.

California North Coast House Rabbit Society: houserabbit1@ hotmail.com.

Chess Club: The Company Store, Main at Redwood, Fort Bragg, 5:30p.m. every other Thursday, JohnMichael, 357-5989.

Coast Democratic Club of Mendocino County: google.com/site/ coastdemocrats. On Facebook also. 964-6351.

Coast Toasters: Toastmasters Club, everyWednesday, noon-1 p.m., Senior Center Activity Room, 490N. Harold St., Fort Bragg. Guests welcomed.

CoastWomen in Business: 2nd Thursday, 7:30a.m. networking, 8-9a.m. program, Caspar Community Center, coastwomeninbusiness.com.

Coastal StreetMedicine: health checks for homeless. Hosp Center, Fort Bragg, everyWednesday, 9-11:30a.m. Also at Mendocino Presbyterian Church, 2nd and last Tuesday, 1-2:30p.m. Contact: coastalstreetmedicine@gmail. com or 617-435-8412. Community Center ofMendocino: 501(c)(3) nonprofit operated by the community for the community, 998School St., PO Box 551, Mendocino, 707-937-4133. Duplicate Bridge: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Senior Center, 490N. Harold, Fort Bragg, 964-7946.

Eagles Aerie #833: Eagles

Ladies Auxiliary, 1st and 3rd Thursday, 7p.m., 210N. Corry, Fort Bragg.

Fog Busters: Model plane club, flying every Saturday and Sunday morning, Secretary Rick Cooper, 357-1788.

Fort Bragg Garden Club: 2nd Monday, 1p.m., Botanical Gardens meeting room, 964-0317.

Fort Bragg Grange #672: Monthly businessmeeting, 2nd Friday, 6p.m., 707-813-0341.

Fort Bragg Guild: 3rdMonday, 6:30p.m.; 2ndWednesday potluck/social, 6p.m., 964-2902. Fort Bragg-Mendocino Lions Club: 430E. Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg, 961-1727.

Fort Bragg Lodge #360I.O.O.F.: 2nd and4thWednesday, 7p.m., 428N. Main.

Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Historical Society: 2nd Tuesday, 7p.m., Guest House Museum, 343 N. Main St., Fort Bragg, 964-4251 (museum), 961-0498(archives). Fort Bragg Seniors On Bikes: daily rides, 10a.m., Skunk Train depot parking lot, west end of Laurel Street, 813-1368.

Friends of EnchantedMeadow:

P.O. Box 271, Little River 95456, 937-2031, and on theWeb. Friends of the Fort Bragg Library: monthly board meetings, 3rd Friday, 10a.m., library community room, 499E. Laurel St., P.O. Box 2718, Fort Bragg 95437, 964-2020.

Friends of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens: 1st Tuesday, 4p.m., 964-4352.

GO Club: Tuesday/ Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Headlands Coffee House, 120E. Laurel St., Fort Bragg, 357-3752.

Grass Roots Cribbage: Thursday, lesson 5p.m., play 6p.m., Senior Center, 490N. Harold, Fort Bragg, 937-1222.

Group Runs/Walks: Sunday, 8 a.m., fogdodgers.com.

Habitat for Humanity ofMendocino Coast: board meetings 3 p.m., 1stWednesday, Fort Bragg, 964-0942.

Heather Society: every other month, Saturday, 1p.m., Botanical Gardens meeting room, 937-3155. Jazz Choir: with Ira Rosenberg, Friday, 1p.m., Senior Center, 490 N. Harold, Fort Bragg, 964-2710. Knit Whits: knitting group (assistance available), Tuesday, 10-11:30 a.m., Senior Center, 490N. Harold, Fort Bragg.

Knitting Group: firstWednesday of everymonth; drop in from 1-3 p.m., Mendocino Community Library (across from theMendocino Art Center). No experience necessary; all skill levels welcome. 937-1627.

La Leche League: Erin, 9620797.

League ofWomen Voters of Mendocino County: meets at Caspar Community Center, 9374952, mendo.ca.lwvnet.org.

Lost Coast Rowing Club: monthlymess-abouts at various locations, 964-8342.

Mendocino Booster Club: 2nd Thursday, 7:30p.m., Mendocino High School library.

Mendocino Coast Beekeepers: 2nd Thursday, 6-8p.m., Fort Bragg Library, 964-8987. Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens: board meetings, 4p.m., 2ndWednesday, 964-4352. Mendocino Coast Children’s Fund: mccf.info, P.O. Box 1616, Mendocino 95460.

Mendocino Coast Doll Club: 964-5282.

Mendocino Coast Gem andMineral Society: 7p.m., 3rd Tuesday, potluck andmeeting, 964-1430. Mendocino CoastHandweavers: meets September through May, Mendocino Art Center, 964-0858. Mendocino Coast Koi & Water Garden Society: 4thWednesday, 7-9p.m., 964-8280.

Mendocino Coast Sports Foundation: 3rdWednesday, 300Dana St., Fort Bragg, 964-0676. Mendocino Coast Stamp Club: 3rd Thursday, 2-4p.m., Fort Bragg Public Library, 513-9152.

Mendo County Republican Central Committee: 4thWednesday, 7p.m., 467-8203.

Mendocino Land Trust: Barracks Mall, Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, 962-0470.

Mendocino Masonic Lodge:

No. 179, thirdMonday, 7:30p.m., 937-2303.

Mendocino Rotary: Thursday 12:15p.m., Hill House, mcn.org/1/ rotary.

Mendocino Storytellers, 2nd Thursday, 6:30p.m., Mendocino Community Center, jasq@aol.com. Mendocino Study Club: 2nd and 4th Friday, 1:30p.m. (September through April), Preston Hall, Main

Street, Mendocino, mendocinostudyclub@yahoo.com.

MUSE: (Mendocino Unified Schools Enrichment), last Thursday, 3:40p.m., K-8School library. Native Daughters of the Golden West: 2nd Thursday, Masonic Hall, Fort Bragg, 7p.m.

Navarro River Knits: Mondays, 5-7p.m., Boatyard Shopping Center, Fort Bragg, 964-9665.

Noyo Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society: 7p.m., 4thWednesday, John Diederich Center, 208Dana St., Fort Bragg. noyochapterars.com. NoyoWomen for Fisheries: noon, 2nd Tuesday, Salmon Trollers Hall, Noyo Harbor. OccupyMendocino: rally, 4-6 p.m., 1st Friday; 3-5p.m. other Fridays, Alder and Main, Fort Bragg. OccupyMendocino: general assembly meeting, 1st and 3rd Saturday, 2-4p.m. 937-0334. Oceanwave Quilters: 2-4p.m., 2nd Sunday, Senior Center, 490N. Harold, Fort Bragg, 962-0220. Order of EasternStar: Oceanview Chapter #111, 3rd Tuesday, 5:30p.m., MendocinoMasonic Hall, 357-1333.

Redwood Coast Seniors Quilters: Wednesday, 1-4p.m., Fort Bragg Senior Center, 961-4310. Redwood Elementary Parents Club: 2ndWednesday, 6:30p.m., school library, 961-2860.

Rotary Club of Fort Bragg: Wednesday, 12:15p.m., Silver’s at TheWharf, Noyo Harbor, 9646649.

SantanaTribe#60: 1st and 3rd Friday, 8p.m., 430Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg, 964-3132.

Sherwood Oaks Auxiliary: 1st Thursday, 130Dana St., Fort Bragg, 964-3036.

Sierra Club: 2nd Thursday of odd months, 6p.m., locations vary, 937-0903.

Small Dog Social Club: 1p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, Fort Bragg dog park, C.V. Starr Center, 9616248.

Soroptimist Int’l of Fort Bragg: noon, first, second and third Thursdays, Fort Bragg Senior Center, 964-3567.

Soroptimist Int’l Noyo Sunrise: every Tuesday, except 5th Tuesdays, 8a.m., Fort Bragg Senior Center, 961-1123.

Student Venture Club: adult advisory committee, 4th Tuesday, 7p.m., Fort Bragg Middle School. Toastmasters: Wednesday, noon-1p.m., (5thWednesdays 5:30p.m. open house) Fort Bragg Senior Center, 964-2703. Ukulele Practice Session: Wednesday, 3-4:30p.m., Fort Bragg Senior Center, 961-1755. VFW: 2nd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Bldg., 360N. Harrison, Fort Bragg, 813-3702.

VFWLadies Auxiliary: second Wednesday, 6:30p.m., Veterans Memorial Building, Fort Bragg, 964-4168.

Walking Groups: Fort Bragg: Mondays 10a.m., parking lot between the Beachcomber Motel and Surf and Sand Lodge; Mendocino: Wednesdays 3p.m., at the trailhead of the North Big River Road. 707-397-5575 Whitesboro Grange: 2nd Friday, 6p.m. potluck, 7:30meeting, Navarro Ridge, 937-5563. Women inBlack: First Fridays, 5-6p.m., in front of Fort Bragg Town Hall, 964-5458.

Youth United Ministries:

1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7p.m., Lighthouse Church, Fort Bragg, 357-2141.