€ 95 years ago (May 28, 1909, Coos Bay Times) - Commencement exercises for North Bend High School were to close with a program at Eckhoff Hall. The hall would be decorated in the class colors of "old rose and brown," with the class flower, the pink rose; and class motto, "Strive for higher honor." The three graduates were Mildred E. Rood, Ralph R. Coke and Marion Reynolds. Decoration Day, the day prior to Memorial Day, was celebrated with a sermon by the Rev. G.S. Clevinger, entitled "Patriotism as Exemplified in the Civil War," followed by a procession to the IOOF Cemetery, where graves were decorated with baskets of flowers.

€ 74 years ago (May 29, 1930, Coos Bay Times) - Coos Bay was set to honor the seven surviving veterans of the Civil War belonging to the Baker Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Six of them - W.R. Simpson, C.H. Marshall, J.H. Stover, E.W. Schrock, John Porter and S.B. Cathcart - were set to march in a Memorial Day parade. The seventh veteran, Alonso McDougal, was too feeble for the event. The parade would begin at the Armory in downtown Coos Bay and end at the IOOF Cemetery. Participants included the 249th Coast Artillery Band, Sons of Civil War Veterans, Spanish American War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and youth clubs.

€ 44 years ago (May 25, 1960, The World) - Census figures showed the population of Oregon went up by more than 200,000, with 35 of 36 counties reporting 1,731,557 residents. Coos County's figures were at 54,380, up from 42,265 in 1950. The nation's living costs also reached a record high with the largest monthly increase in nearly a year. An unusually large increase in food prices was the culprit, raising food prices an average of 1.5 percent. Abroad, four new earthquakes - one grade 12 - hit southern Chile, causing tidal waves and nine volcanoes to become active. Two new volcanoes formed on the shores of Lake Rinihue, shooting smoke some 23,000 feet into the air.

€ 17 years ago (May 25, 1987, The World) - Workers finished blazing 2.7 miles of trail in Southern Oregon, one of the last links on the 2,560-mile-long Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. The hiking and horseback riding trail had taken 14 years to complete and stretched from Southern California to Canada. In San Francisco, some 800,000 people gathered to mark the Golden Gate Bridge's 50th anniversary. The bridge was closed for several hours to cars to allow for 250,000 pedestrians to walk across it. The celebration also included music, circus-style performance, a regatta of hundreds of ships, air show and fireworks.