Cars and guitars
NORTH BEND The bankruptcy and bailout of General Motors have provided an occasion for all sorts of venues to assess the place of the car in American culture. The topic is especially relevant to country music, which has long romanticized American ca...
 5.0K - Jul. 3, 2009; scored 228.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for June 20
Bowling North Bend Lanes June 8-14 HIGH GAME Monday Adult/Junior Adults: Matt Weybright 235, Larry Huffman 215; Shannon Weybright 233, Tina Chambers 220. Juniors: Joey Huffman 224, Val Fernbaugh 208; Cassy Vos 268, Robin Taylor 195. Tuesday Ten Pin...
9.0K - Jun. 20, 2009; scored 186.0 Community Sports, Fast Breaks for June 20: Thompson, Denbow team up for victory
Blake Thompson and Craig Denbow combined to shoot a 65 in the third-annual Dodie Blessing Veterans Golf Tournament at Watson Ranch Golf last weekend. The pair, with the team name Watson Ranch Ridge Runners, won the event by five shots over the team o...
4.3K - Jun. 20, 2009; scored 144.0 'Charlie' returns to Charleston
The return of Charlie the Tuna to the South Slough Bridge may get more hoopla than a former president who visited town almost exactly a year ago. Even Bill Clinton can't say he got a parade with a real live kazoo band. Although he's not the original ...
5.8K - May. 1, 2009; scored 1000.0 Local Recap: Weidman no-hits Lancers
Bryce Weidman just missed a perfect game and North Bend swept a baseball doubleheader from visiting South Umpqua on Friday. Weidman s only blemish in the opening game was a walk in the fourth inning as the Bulldogs won 10-0. North Bend rallied from a...
8.1K - Apr. 25, 2009; scored 144.0 Crab Feed was a great success
Thumbs up to The World for the coverage of the Charleston Crab Feed held on Feb. 14. Tourism is alive and well on The Adventure Coast. Charleston Merchants greeted visitors from all parts of Oregon, at least 17 states were represented along with Cana...
0.5K - Feb. 23, 2009; scored 144.0 Charleston Crab Feed draws 1,200 visitors
Charleston s annual Crab Feed brought in droves of about 1,200 people who happily gave their sweethearts crab for Valentine s or for the Sesquicentennial, depending on who you talk to. But after the meal, many local businesses benefited from the fu...
0.6K - Feb. 17, 2009; scored 144.0 Local Recap: Bandon boys clinch third in Sunset
Bandon s boys found their offense and beat visiting Glide 66-49 on Friday to tie up third place in the Sunset Conference and secure a spot in the state playoffs. The Tigers outscored the Wildcats 22-5 in the first quarter and cruised to the victory....
10.4K - Feb. 14, 2009; scored 144.0 Wild streak: Separating myth from fact with the Wild Women of Charleston
CHARLESTON ” For some reason, legends, tall tales and small towns just seem to go together. Think Moth man, the Dover Demon and the Chupacabra. For Charleston, it s the Wild Women. OK, it s true they don t have wings, horns or drink the ...
4.2K - Feb. 14, 2009; scored 302.0 Chamber convention a success thanks to helpers
Many thanks to everyone who made the 2008 Bay Area Chamber Ambassadors statewide convention a great success. Over 180 ambassadors/greeters attended the event at The Mill Casino-Hotel from all over the state. They will return home and tell everyone at...
2.5K - Jan. 12, 2009; scored 186.0 Here comes 150: Oregon s birthday brings a year-long celebration
If it were your birthday, you d probably want to celebrate it by eating your favorite meal, taking in a show and seeing all your friends. It s no different for Oregon s 150th birthday, except the state gets to party all year long. In Coos County, a v...
8.7K - Jan. 10, 2009; scored 186.0 | 
