Community Groups

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

American Legion: Sequoia Post #96, Auxiliary Unit #96, 3rd Thursday, potluck 5:30, meeting, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial Building, 360 N. Harrison, Fort Bragg. American Legion Riders Chapter 96: VFW Post 96, americanlegionriders96.com, 707-964-0839.

Amnesty International: Mendo Group, 2nd and 4th Sunday, 3-4:30 p.m., 937-5445. Audubon Society: beginning birding, 9 a.m., 1st Saturday, Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, 964-4352.

Audubon Society: early bird walk, 3rd Wednesday, 8 a.m., April through October, Botanical Gardens, 964-4352. Bookbuilders: of the North Coast, 3rd Thursday, 4-6 p.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, 5:30 p.m. every other Thursday, John Michael, 3575989.

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

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

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

Community Center of Mendocino: 501(c)(3) nonprofit operated by the community for the community, 998 School St., PO Box 551, Mendocino, 707937-4133.

Duplicate Bridge: Tuesday,

6:30 p.m., Senior Center, 490 N. Harold, Fort Bragg, 964-7946. Eagles Aerie #833: Eagles Ladies Auxiliary, 1st and 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m., 210 N. 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, 1 p.m., Botanical Gardens meeting room, 964-0317. Fort Bragg Grange #672: Monthly business meeting, 2nd Friday, 6 p.m., 707-813-0341. Fort Bragg Guild: 3rd Monday, 6:30 p.m.; 2nd Wednesday potluck/social, 6 p.m., 964-2902. Fort Bragg-Mendocino Lions Club: 430 E. Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg, 961-1727.

Fort Bragg Lodge #360 I.O.O.F.: 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m., 428 N. Main.

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Coast Historical Society: 2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m., Guest House Museum, 343 N. Main St., Fort Bragg, 964-4251 (museum), 961-0498 (archives).

Fort Bragg Seniors On Bikes: daily rides, 10 a.m., Skunk Train depot parking lot, west end of Laurel Street, 813-1368.

Friends of Enchanted

Meadow: P.O. Box 271, Little River 95456, 937-2031, and on the Web.

Friends of the Fort Bragg Library: monthly board meetings, 3rd Friday, 10 a.m., library community room, 499 E. Laurel St., P.O. Box 2718, Fort Bragg 95437, 964-2020.

Friends of the Mendocino

Coast Botanical Gardens: 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., 964-4352.

GO Club: Tuesday/ Thursday,

6:30 p.m., Headlands Coffee House, 120 E. Laurel St., Fort Bragg, 357-3752.

Grass Roots Cribbage: Thursday, lesson 5 p.m., play 6 p.m., Senior Center, 490 N. Harold,

Fort Bragg, 937-1222.

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

Habitat for Humanity of Mendocino Coast: board meetings 3 p.m., 1st Wednesday, Fort Bragg, 964-0942.

Heather Society: every other month, Saturday, 1 p.m., Botanical Gardens meeting room, 937-3155.

Jazz Choir: with Ira Rosenberg, Friday, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 490 N. Harold, Fort Bragg, 964-2710. Knit Whits: knitting group (assistance available), Tuesday, 1011:30 a.m., Senior Center, 490 N. Harold, Fort Bragg.

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

La Leche League: Erin, 9620797.

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

Lost Coast Rowing Club: monthly messabouts at various locations, 964-8342. Mendocino Booster Club: 2nd Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Mendocino High School library.

Mendocino Coast Beekeepers: 2nd Thursday, 6-8 p.m., Fort Bragg Library, 964-8987. Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens: board meetings, 4 p.m., 2nd Wednesday, 9644352.

Mendocino Coast Children’s Fund: mccf.info, P.O. Box 1616, Mendocino 95460.

Mendocino Coast Doll Club: 964-5282.

Mendocino Coast Gem and Mineral Society: 7 p.m., 3rd . Tuesday, potluck and meeting, 964-1430.

Mendocino Coast Handweavers: meets September through May, Mendocino Art Center, 964-0858.

Mendocino Coast Koi & Water Garden Society: 4th Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., 964-8280. Mendocino Coast Sports Foundation: 3rd Wednesday, 300 Dana St., Fort Bragg, 9640676.

Mendocino Coast Stamp Club: 3rd Thursday, 2-4 p.m., Fort Bragg Public Library, 513-9152. Mendo County Republican Central Committee: 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m., 467-8203. Mendocino Land Trust: Barracks Mall, Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, 962-0470.

Mendocino Masonic Lodge:

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

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

Mendocino Storytellers, 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Mendocino Community Center, jasq@aol. com.

Mendocino Study Club: 2nd and 4th Friday, 1:30 p.m. (September through April), Preston

Hall, Main Street, Mendocino, mendocinostudyclub@yahoo. com.

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

Navarro River Knits: Mondays, 5-7 p.m., Boatyard Shopping Center, Fort Bragg, 964-9665. Noyo Women for Fisheries: noon, 2nd Tuesday, Salmon Trollers Hall, Noyo Harbor.

Occupy Mendocino: rally, 4-6 p.m., 1st Friday; 3-5 p.m. other Fridays, Alder and Main, Fort Bragg.

Occupy Mendocino: general assembly meeting, 1st and 3rd Saturday, 2-4 p.m. 937-0334. Oceanwave Quilters: 2-4 p.m., 2nd Sunday, Senior Center, 490 N. Harold, Fort Bragg, 9620220.

Order of Eastern Star: Oceanview Chapter #111, 3rd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Mendocino Masonic Hall, 357-1333.

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

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

Santana Tribe #60: 1st and

3rd Friday, 8 p.m., 430 Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg, 964-3132.

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

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

Small Dog Social Club: 1 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, Fort Bragg dog park, C.V. Starr Center, 961-6248.

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, 8 a.m., Fort Bragg Senior Center, 961-1123.

Student Venture Club: adult advisory committee, 4th Tuesday, 7 p.m., Fort Bragg Middle School.

Toastmasters: Wednesday, noon-1 p.m., (5th Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. open house) Fort

Bragg Senior Center, 964-2703. Ukulele Practice Session: Wednesday, 3-4:30 p.m., Fort Bragg Senior Center, 961-1755. VFW: 2nd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Bldg., 360 N. Harrison, Fort Bragg, 813-3702.

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

Whitesboro Grange: 2nd Friday, 6 p.m. potluck, 7:30 meeting, Navarro Ridge, 937-5563. Women in Black: First Fridays, 5-6 p.m., in front of Fort Bragg Town Hall, 964-5458.

Youth United Ministries:

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