Bruins top NB in finale
NORTH BEND In a battle of two teams with no playoff hopes, but bright futures, Brookings-Harbor used a big fourth quarter to beat North Bend 39-22 on Friday in the season finale for both teams. The teams were tied at 22 entering the fourth quarter,...
 6.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 190.0 Houston Newton Barton
A memorial service will be held for Houston Newton Barton, 91, of Gold Beach at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 94191 Third St., Gold Beach. Houston was born Aug. 12, 1918, in Vandervoort, Ark., to Newton Houston and...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 59.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Ambush Blue Moon. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.dbabluemoon.com . Battle of the Bands Three Rivers. Competition runs Nov. 6-Dec. 12. 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Prize is contract to perform regularly at...
10.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 94.0 Hitting 10 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Man...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 59.0 Oregon judge says furrier protected from elder abuse
PORTLAND (AP) A judge has ordered animal rights activists to keep their distance from a 75-year-old furrier because state law protects the businessman from elder abuse by shouting profanities. Horst Grimm, the owner of Nicholas Ungar Furs, won an o...
2.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 239.0 Mushroom pickers find human remains near Gold Beach
The Curry County Sheriff s Office is asking for help in identifying a deceased person found north of Gold Beach. Deputies responded to a forested area near Edson Creek Road and Old Coast Highway on Wednesday afternoon, after two Gold Beach residents ...
1.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 59.0 NB boys surge into soccer playoffs
NORTH BEND When Todd Ransom took over as coach of the North Bend boys soccer team after Blaine Deming retired last spring, someone suggested to him this would be a rebuilding year. I said, We ll see, Ransom recalled Wednesday. I m competitive a...
3.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 119.0 Bulldogs reverse fortunes
NORTH BEND In two seasons, North Bend s girls soccer team has gone from being the worst team in the Far West League to qualifying for the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A playoffs. The amazing turnaround has North Bend celebrating its first trip to the playoffs s...
3.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 59.0 Pirates can share league title with win
Marshfield has come a long way since a loss to Churchill to open the Midwestern League season. After three straight wins, the Pirates have a chance to tie for the league title when they host Thurston in the regular-season finale Friday. We re excited...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 59.0 Who will teach nurses?
COOS BAY Experienced nurses have seen it before. In a recession, retired and semi-retired RNs come out of the woodwork to support their families. But once this economic slump ends, nurses including Susan Walker foresee a shortage of medical worker...
4.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 94.0 Hold onto your hat - a storm's coming
Batten down the hatches and check those mooring lines. Head to Shore Acres State Park, not the beaches, to watch the big surf rolling in. Forecasters say a big storm s on the way. On Wednesday, they were busy sending out notices: There s a high wind ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 59.0 Matchups set for state soccer playoffs
The soccer matchups for the playoffs involving South Coast teams were finalized in matches around the state on Tuesday. Coquille s boys learned that they will host North Marion on Saturday after the Huskies beat Estacada 5-1 in a Capital Conference p...
1.5K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 94.0 Driver safety programs in November
The South Coast AARP Driver Safety Program Team is offering several classes on the South Coast this month. Coos Bay Class will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18-19, at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. The D...
1.4K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 59.0 Dorothy Carlson
88, of Brookings, died Oct. 27, 2009, in Bend. Arrangements are pending with Baird Funeral Home of Bend, (541) 382-0903....
0.2K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 59.0 North Bend girls reach soccer playoffs
North Bend s girls soccer team advanced to the state playoffs by beating Umpqua Valley Christian in a penalty kick shootout at River Forks Park in Roseburg on Monday. The Bulldogs stayed alive in the match when Taylor Cribbins had her third goal of t...
2.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 59.0 Red Devils beat Sutherlin to advance
COQUILLE It took longer than Coquille hoped, but the Red Devils finally can focus on the Class 4A soccer playoffs. The joint team from Coquille and Myrtle Point high schools beat visiting Sutherlin 2-1 on Monday to take the No. 3 seed from the Far ...
5.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 119.0 NBA: Bobcats rally for victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Gerald Wallace had 24 points and 20 rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats held the New Jersey Nets without a point for more than 10 minutes in rallying for a 79-68 victory on Monday. The Nets ineptitude allowed Charlotte to go on a 24...
3.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 94.0 Blazers top Thunder despite Roy's struggles
OKLAHOMA CITY Brandon Roy couldn t get his shot going for a second straight night. So, he used what energy he had left for one final charge. Tuckered out after a 42-point performance the previous night, Roy scored 16 and got aggressive late to fini...
5.9K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 59.0 Bulldogs perfect in volleyball
NORTH BEND North Bend s volleyball team has spent most of the season as the No. 1 team in Class 4A. On Saturday, the Bulldogs finally could say they were officially No. 1 in the Far West League as well, clinching the outright league title by winnin...
4.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 479.0 Football Recap: Pirates clinch spot in playoffs
Marshfield clinched a playoff spot with a 50-7 win at Springfield on Friday. It s a big win, said Marshfield coach Justin Ainsworth. We played really well. Marshfield improved to 3-1 in the Midwestern League standings and will host Thurston on Frid...
6.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 59.0 | 
