Researching how best to evade deer
GLENVILLE, N.Y. ” Covered in his old forest camouflage, Steve Balser proved he s nearly invisible to humans. His hunting partner walked within 25 feet and didn t see him. I m just not that sure about deer, Balser said. His suspicions are back...
 4.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 83.0 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 83.0 Ducks hope Autzen is house of horrors for USC
EUGENE ” Hollywood couldn t have scripted it better: Halloween night, the din of Autzen Stadium, crisp fall temperatures and No. 10 Oregon versus No. 4 USC in arguably the Pac-10 s biggest game of the season. It s going to be crazy, Ducks qua...
4.1K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 83.0 Spin doctor
Silk means elegance, luxury, wealth. Silk is lustrous and resilient; it shimmers and it caresses. In the hands of fiber artist Liz Brende, silk is accessories and silk is art. Next month she will offer a class, Making Silk Paper, at Easy Lane Frames...
4.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 83.0 Sports Briefs: Astros choose Mills for manager
HOUSTON ” Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona s bench coach in Boston. He ll manage in the majors for the first time, thou...
5.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 83.0 Property owners along Rogue bemoan removal of dam
ROGUE RIVER Jan Tarantino peers over her summer patio and dock on what used to be Savage Lake, looking down at the Rogue River flowing more than 15 feet below. The dock was a fishing platform and diving board for the past 10 summers when Savage R...
5.7K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 83.0 Sampras and Agassi will meet in exhibition
HONG KONG Even though the stakes may not be as high as in their epic clashes of the past, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras aren t planning to put on a friendly exhibition. The two American icons, who staged one of tennis greatest rivalries, will play...
2.8K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 83.0 THE HEALTHY PLATE: Easy tips for healthier cakes
JIM ROMANOFF A slice of cake is always a pleasure, but it doesn't have to be a guilty one. When baking cakes, there are a few things you can do to give most recipes a healthy makeover. This pumpkin-cranberry spice cake, for instance, is an indulgent ...
3.8K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 83.0 Take the pressure out of baking pie
We fell in love with the idea of mini apple pie pops after seeing versions of them on several blogs, including Bakerella.com . Everything tastes better when it s tiny and on a stick, right? The trick to getting an apple pie to perch happily on the e...
2.5K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 83.0 Taking the guilt out of cakes
A slice of cake is always a pleasure, but it doesn't have to be a guilty one. When baking cakes, there are a few things you can do to give most recipes a healthy makeover. This pumpkin-cranberry spice cake, for instance, is an indulgent but healthy t...
3.8K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 83.0 Apple pie pops
We fell in love with the idea of mini apple pie pops after seeing versions of them on several blogs, including Bakerella.com . Everything tastes better when it s tiny and on a stick, right? The trick to getting an apple pie to perch happily on the e...
2.5K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 83.0 Soroptimist wants help in aiding kids
Soroptimist International of the Coos Bay Area has embarked on their fifth-annual project to bring oral hygiene products into the Bay Area Elementary Schools. Last school year, we were able to provide 2,500 oral hygiene kits distributed among the Coo...
2.2K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 83.0 Vets visit 'war mom'
GREENACRES When the plane touched down in North Bend, the stewardess made an announcement over the loud-speaker. Instead of asking everyone to stay seated, she pointed out five soldiers on board and recognized them for their service, asking that th...
3.5K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 83.0 Painting the past
COOS BAY Cargo ships may dock less frequently in Coos Bay these days, but a local artist is making sure their presence remains unfaded. Landscape designer Mike Vaughan can t resuscitate the timber industry or entice an industrial developer to town....
3.5K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 83.0 Sorenstam enjoying new life as mom
NEW YORK At 6 weeks old, Ava Madelyn McGee is already showing a stubborn streak just like her mom. Annika Sorenstam isn t too surprised at the personality her daughter is developing. Her own tenacity drove the golfer to 72 LPGA Tour wins, includi...
4.4K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 83.0 Burn postponed at Crater Lake
CRATER LAKE (AP) Officials at Crater Lake National Park have postponed a 1,350-acre prescribed fire until the weather improves. The fire on the northeast section of the park had been tentatively planned for Friday, but officials say they delayed it...
0.7K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 83.0 Franchitti captures IndyCar title
HOMESTEAD, Fla. ” Dario Franchitti basked in Victory Lane, getting showered by an enormous amount of red, white and blue confetti. Yellow, nowhere to be found. How appropriate, because on a day when no caution flags came out, Franchitti re...
4.9K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 131.0 Gerhart carries load for Stanford
STANFORD, Calif. Toby Gerhart s massive arms were so bloody after his latest dominating performance that coach Jim Harbaugh thought he had been cut with razor blades. Gerhart figured he d at least get some cool stitches out of the deal as yet anoth...
5.7K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 83.0 Debris pile fire creates anxiety
North Bend firefighters rushed out to a home on Union Street Tuesday to extinguish a debris pile burn that got a bit big. A neighbor of the home at 2543 Union St. called the North Bend Fire Department at 4:58 p.m. to report the blaze. Fire Chief Scot...
1.2K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 429.0 Control burn near Myrtle Point today
A controlled pasture burn is scheduled from 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today 2 miles northeast of Myrtle Point. The smoke will be visible from Highway 42 and surrounding areas, according to a press release from the Coos Forest Protective Association. Fire tr...
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