No fool left behind
NORTH BEND No one planned a Neil Simon festival in North Bend, but with productions of four of his plays scheduled in six months, it sure seems that way. There are two each at Little Theatre on the Bay and North Bend High School, and directors at b...
 4.5K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 50.0 Caterpillars will turn into striped tiger moths
Question: I want to know about those orange and black caterpillars that come out this time of year crossing the roads? What kind of butterflies do they turn into, etc.? Answer: The orange and black critters, commonly called woolly worm or woolly be...
1.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 50.0 Bandon turns down semi-truck ban request
BANDON Grumbly neighbors weren t persuasive enough to convince Bandon s city councilors to ban semi-truck parking in city limits. The City Council decided on a 4-2 vote Monday not to prohibit truck drivers from parking their semis in residential ne...
2.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 50.0 Umatilla in Eastern Oregon getting big run of coho
PENDLETON (AP) Fisheries experts say there s been a big run of coho salmon this year up the Umatilla River in Eastern Oregon. It s expected to be the second largest run since efforts began in the 1980s to restore the fish to the Umatilla after a 70...
0.6K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 50.0 Blanchard Irene Davis Lorsung
A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Blanchard Blanche Irene Davis Lorsung, 102, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. with the Rev. Karl Schray, of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, officiating. Buri...
4.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 50.0 Georgiana Gamble Smithers
A celebration of life will be held for Georgiana Gamble Smithers, 81, of Coos Bay, at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Fourth and Highland in Coos Bay. The service and sacrament will be officiated by the Rev. Stephen Tyson...
4.2K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 50.0 Janet Lynn Johnson
A celebration of life will be held for Janet Lynn (Mayer) Johnson, 58, of Coos Bay, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lakeside Community Church, 720 N. Eighth St. in Lakeside, with a potluck to follow at the church. Janet was born Aug. 9, 1951, in Coos ...
1.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 50.0 Fisherman presumed drowned in Sandy River
PORTLAND (AP) Authorities have called off weekend rescue operations for a fisherman swept down the Sandy River in Clackamas County. The sheriff s department says 55-year-old Yevhen Savchenko is presumed drowned. He and his 16-year-old son, Olexande...
0.7K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 50.0 Boat sinks, fuel spills in Yaquina Bay
NEWPORT (AP) Authorities say about 30 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled into Yaquina (yuh-KEEN-uh) Bay as a wooden fishing boat sank. The bay is a prized wildlife habitat and houses the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Cleanup workers put booms around the s...
0.6K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 50.0 Reports: Federal stimulus sends $1.8B to Oregon
PORTLAND (AP) Oregon has received about $1.8 billion in the first eight months of the federal stimulus program credited with saving or creating nearly 10,000 jobs in the state. Reports released Friday showed the largest number of jobs saved by...
3.1K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 50.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Rains are moving fish into upper tidewater and fresh fish are expected to pulse in soon. The last day to fish for cutthroat trout is today. Coos County lakes: There was an additional stocking of both trophy- and legal-size trout last w...
2.4K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 197.0 Meetings will discuss future fishing
Fishery managers will seek public comments on issues affecting future fisheries for Columbia River white sturgeon and spring Chinook salmon at a meeting scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Astoria. The meeting is sponsored by the Orego...
2.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 450.0 Fish mouth of Elk River for king salmon
The local hot spot for king salmon has been the mouth of the Elk River. A lot of salmon are starting to stage, preparing for more rain to open the entire river system. A few salmon have started to push their way into the lower Sixes River. Many fishe...
3.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 475.0 Adjusting to life on the coast
Approaching my third month of living in Coos Bay, I find the natural beauty makes it simple to adjust to Northwest living after 22 years in the Midwest. Maybe the southern Oregon coast still is shiny and new, but I intend to enjoy everything this are...
2.5K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 100.0 Students help salmon spawn
When asked what the students would be doing at the Millicoma Fish Hatchery on Thursday, 11-year-old Amber Clawson replied whacking fish on the head with big sticks. Of course, there was more to it than that. But Tom Rumreich, a fish biologist for th...
3.2K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 187.0 Martin D. Andruss
A celebration of life will be held for Martin D. Andruss, 75, of Brookings, at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at Redwood Memorial Chapel, 1020 Fifield St. A luncheon reception will follow at the chapel. Martin was born June 15, 1934, in North Bend, to Cla...
1.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 50.0 William James Mieras
At his request, no services will be held for William James Mieras, 70, of Lakeside. Cremation rites were held at Myrtle Crest Crematory in Coquille. William was born July 18, 1939, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to James Corneilous and Katherine (Eikenhout)...
1.3K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 50.0 Don Schirmer
A celebration of life will be held for Don Schirmer, 79, of Myrtle Point, at 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at the Oaks Pavillion at the Coos County Fairgrounds. Pastor Jeff May, of the Broadbent Community Church, will officiate. Don was born Sept. 1, 1930,...
4.4K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 50.0 Bandon Fishing report
Local lakes: Last week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife restocked Empire Lakes in Coos Bay with the last of its two-pound trophy trout and legal-sized rainbow trout. The reports I received from the Bites on Tackle shop in Empire were o...
3.5K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 523.0 Deadly sea foam puzzles scientists
PORTLAND (AP) Scientists know what caused the ocean foam that has killed thousands of seabirds in Oregon and Washington, but they don t know exactly why it suddenly showed up in such deadly abundance off the Northwest coast. The organism is a singl...
3.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 50.0 | 
