Quiznos, Koos News and a motel makeover
After three months of reporting on business news, my higher ups have encouraged (forced) me to start a column, with the purpose of highlighting all the free market happenings in our community. Here s how you can make my job easy: Submit anything and ...
 4.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 370.0 Coming Soon
Tonight Lifting quilts Join the Coos Sand N Sea Quilters meeting at 7 tonight at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Featured speaker Kara Alexander will present Lift the Quilts Out of Your Stash. She ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 370.0 Schools improve certification for free lunches
WASHINGTON (AP) Schools are doing a better job of identifying students who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches, but some states are much better than others, the Agriculture Department says in a report to Congress. In 2008-2009, 78...
1.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 666.0 Tree of Giving program begins
Tree of Giving is an annual program that lets the community provide a gift for a local child at Christmas. It also provides a way for someone to adopt an entire family of children. This is a great activity for a family, a work group or for someone ...
2.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 370.0 The nursery gets back to basics
Once upon a time, the ideal for a child s room was a cozy haven filled with sturdy push-pull toys, handmade dolls and a few baskets of dress-up clothes. That was before batteries, computer programs for toddlers, and the array of stuff that talks, squ...
4.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 370.0 Northwest wheat growers seeking local market
REARDAN, Wash. (AP) Fred Fleming stands in a field of golden wheat, surveying miles of grain as it gradually succumbs to the power of tanklike harvesters. It s been more than a century since his great-grandfather first drove horses across these Eas...
7.9K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 801.0 The art of tacos
Portuguese tacos. I d never hear of them either, but they looked good, smelled great and they are going to be one of the star attractions at the Coos Art Museum Fall Fundraiser on Sept. 12. The Dessert Dash and Portuguese Taco Feed should provide a t...
3.9K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 370.0 Reunions
Marshfield Class of 1979 The Marshfield High School Class of 1979 will hold a reunion Friday through Sunday, July 24-26. A no-host informal gathering will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Abby's Pizza in Coos Bay. On Saturday, a guided tour of the Marshf...
9.4K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 478.0 Reunions
Marshfield Class of 1945 The Marshfield High School Class of 1945 will hold its 64th annual reunion today and Saturday. There will be pizza at at 6 p.m. today, at Gino s Pizza, 1324 Virginia Ave., in North Bend. A tour of Marshfield High School will ...
9.3K - Jul. 17, 2009; scored 478.0 Reunions
Coquille - Class of 1959 The Coquille Class of 1959 will host its 50th class reunion from July 17 through July 19. For more information about the reunion, call Katie at 396-3486, Dorene at 396-4897 or Phyllis at 297-1108. Marshfield - Class of 1945 T...
7.5K - Jul. 13, 2009; scored 370.0 Reunions
Marshfield - Class of 1969 The Marshfield High School Class of 1969 will hold its 40th reunion Friday through Sunday. All functions will take place at The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont Ave., in North Bend. There will be an informal gathering over ...
8.7K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 478.0 Ranchers supply beef for Baker lunch programs
BAKER CITY (AP) Three cows or three chicken nuggets? For Mike Corley, the choice was easy. The superintendent of the Pine-Eagle School District in Halfway said the cows that were donated to the district by ranchers last year provided a superior sou...
2.8K - Jul. 3, 2009; scored 849.0 What is 'better' health care?
President Obama says government will make health care cheaper and better. But there's no free lunch. In England, health care is free - as long as you don't mind waiting. People wait so long for dentist appointments that some pull their own teeth. A...
3.4K - Jul. 2, 2009; scored 478.0 Taking it slow
COOS BAY - Bay Area Hospital is well into its fourth month with a new man in charge, but it's hard to tell anything has changed. Managers, hospital directors and nurses have said the new leader, Paul Janke, is receptive, friendly and easy to talk to...
4.7K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 370.0 Top-heavy schools?
Powers School District, like its neighbors, has made some tough decisions this spring. It's cut its athletic budget. It may need to look for less expensive ways to provide school lunches. But perhaps the hardest decision for Superintendent Matt Shorb...
9.4K - May. 18, 2009; scored 478.0 Top-heavy schools?
Powers School District, like its neighbors, has made some tough decisions this spring. It's cut its athletic budget. It may need to look for less expensive ways to provide school lunches. But perhaps the hardest decision for Superintendent Matt Shorb...
9.1K - May. 16, 2009; scored 478.0 Discontinued items can help you save
Another way to save money at the grocery store is to check out the discontinued sale racks or carts. Each store handles discontinued merchandise differently, so if you don t know where they are in your store, ask the nice folks at customer service. A...
5.1K - Mar. 31, 2009; scored 478.0 Saving you some 'bread'
A while back, when flour and grain prices started going through the roof, the first place we as consumers saw it was in our bread and cereal prices. We watched the price of a loaf of bread blast past $2 a loaf, careen above $3 a loa...
4.8K - Mar. 18, 2009; scored 741.0 Food with a 'Smile'
REEDSPORT A Portland restauranteer has joined the effort to revitalize the Old Towne section of Reedsport. Amy Ajchara has opened Thai Smile Cuisine in the historic district. She also owns a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., too, and said she o...
2.1K - Mar. 18, 2009; scored 586.0 Saving you some bread
A while back, when flour and grain prices started going through the roof, the first place we as consumers saw it was in our bread and cereal prices. We watched the price of a loaf of bread blast past $2 a loaf, careen above $3 a loa...
4.8K - Mar. 17, 2009; scored 741.0 | 
