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 192.0 Soldiers will have a brighter holiday
Operation Santa of the U.S. Marine Corps Family Foundation has started its sixth year of sewing and collecting stuffers for Christmas stockings to be sent to our troops in the Middle East. To kick off our project, a rummage sale, an event of Dining f...
1.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 96.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 3, 8:17 a.m., police cited a man for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana on Fulton. Nov. 3, 9:19 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported in the Coos Ba...
3.2K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 96.0 GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, N.J.
WASHINGTON Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading ...
6.4K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 96.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 1, 9:20 a.m., an attempted burglary was reported in the 600 block of South Wasson Street. Nov. 1, 10:24 a.m., domestic harassment was reported in the 700 block of D...
7.5K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 96.0 Festival of Trees is seeking participants
The Festival of Trees is seeking participants for this year s fundraiser. The goal is to raise $15,000 for charities this year, including Shots for Tots and Teens, The Women s Safety and Resource Center and Coddington Place. The tree decorating ...
1.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 152.0 Will cook for food
NORTH BEND Some cooks would find it difficult to make a meal with $8 worth of ingredients. Stretch that sum weekly between 25 culinary students, and the menu sounds meager at best. Culinary teacher Mary Willson says that s the difficult realit...
4.7K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 96.0 Scene & Heards
Concerts This weekend Amanda Dillon Java Jones. Acoustic folk. 9:30 a.m. Saturday. 888-4477. Ambush Mr. Zack s. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 396-7111. Amy Clawson Coltrane Three Rivers. 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.three...
10.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 223.0 Halloween Happenings
Today Halloween Pooch Pageant Fundraiser for Coos County Animal Shelter $5 and a bag/can of dog food. Life Care Center, 2890 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. (267-5433) Community Carving Contest Drop Off and Judging 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cherry Creek F...
3.3K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 96.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 27, 12:01 p.m., items were stolen from a back yard in the 900 block of Crocker Street. Oct. 27, 12:58 p.m., juveniles were reportedly smoking cigarettes and marijua...
3.6K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 152.0 Halloween Happenings
Today Theater Haunting Investigation 5 and 8 p.m., Paranormal Studies and Investigatons of Oregon, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. $35. 18 and older. Haunted House 6-10 p.m. Monday-Friday; 6 p.m. to midnight Satu...
5.2K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 96.0 Assessor to speak at Chamber lunch
Assessor s office 2009 Turning around an underperforming organization will be the topic for this week s Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Independent Business Operators luncheon forum Wednesday in North Bend. Coos County Assessor Adam Colby will make t...
0.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 96.0 FBI rescues 52 kids from prostitution
WASHINGTON (AP) FBI officials say they have rescued 52 children in a series of raids around the country aimed at under-age prostitution, including four girls in the Portland area. Authorities say the youngest victim nationally was just 10 years old...
0.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 96.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are reports from police logs. Coquille Oct. 23, 11:44 a.m., police arrested a teenager on charges of theft and unauthorized entry into a vehicle at Coquille High School. Oct. 23, 1:32 p.m., a fork lift was found in a ditch and reported ...
5.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 96.0 $205 Million man says he sold meth chemical
MEXICO CITY (AP) A Chinese-Mexican businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mex...
6.8K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 96.0 $205 Million man says he sold meth chemical
MEXICO CITY (AP) A Chinese-Mexican businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mex...
6.8K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 96.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Dammit Jim McFarlin s. Rock. 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 329-1200. Elkhorn Walt s Pourhouse. 8 p.m. Saturday. 267-5588. Freemartins The Mill. Pop, rock, funk. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 756-8800, www.themillcasino.com...
11.2K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 223.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend The Pride of the Sawdust League, or Three Strikes and You re Out returns to the Sawdust Theatre in Coquille for one night only. Benefit to send Doug Veysey of Myrtle Point to Boston Marathon. Show time is 8 p.m. Saturday. &...
5.2K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 96.0 Halloween events
Haunted houses Coquille Project Graduation 7-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Oct. 26-29, and 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, Lincoln School, 10th Street in Coquille. $3 and one can of food. Benefits Project Graduation, Sho...
2.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 96.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are reports from police logs. Bandon Oct. 21, 11:47 a.m., an assault was reported in the 700 block of 11th Street Southwest. Oct. 21, 9:45 p.m., a Colt .357-caliber firearm was stolen in the first block of North Avenue. Coos Bay Oct. 22...
3.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 223.0 | 
