Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Nov. 7
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 26-Nov. 1 HIGH GAME Young at Heart Seniors Bruce Watts 248, Bill Sullivan 225, Ray Rockwood 224; Patty Rockwood 214, Sally Ash 205, Linda Nichols 195. Monday Super Star Juniors Kyronn Morgan 239, Joey Hufman 204, Jor...
 10.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 74.0 Prepare to fish the Elk River
With good numbers of Chinook staging in the mouth and the first few holes, the Elk River is ready to start off with a bang. Many fishermen still are fishing low, but the majority seem to be waiting for more rain to open the river. These fishermen rep...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 74.0 A different kind of pet rescue
NEWPORT (AP) By day, Duane Parton III is known as the dog whisperer; and his cohort James Erdman, the cat whisperer. Both earned those designations for their winning ways with the critters at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter. By night, however the...
4.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 74.0 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 296.0 Boat sinks, fuel spills in Yaquina Bay
NEWPORT (AP) Authorities say about 30 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled into Yaquina (yuh-KEEN-uh) Bay as a wooden fishing boat sank. The bay is a prized wildlife habitat and houses the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Cleanup workers put booms around the s...
0.6K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 74.0 Cheers & Jeers Oct. 31
Bringing home bacon Congratulations to Coos Bay s West Coast Contractors, hired to oversee a $28 million federal job in Newport. Note to sourpusses who complain whenever out-of-towners land contracts in the Bay Area: The road of commerce runs bo...
1.8K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 74.0 Deadly sea foam puzzles scientists
PORTLAND (AP) Scientists know what caused the ocean foam that has killed thousands of seabirds in Oregon and Washington, but they don t know exactly why it suddenly showed up in such deadly abundance off the Northwest coast. The organism is a singl...
3.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 117.0 Mapping vessel finds offshore ridge is busy and changing
Scientists mapping the seafloor off Oregon found a surprising sight 20-foot vertical upheavals they had never known existed in the middle of the Juan de Fuca Plate, where some odd swarms of earthquakes were detected last year. Oregon State Universi...
2.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 74.0 Locals land NOAA work
A Coos Bay contractor will manage the construction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine operations center in Newport. The Port of Newport has sent a letter of intent to hire Coos Bay-based West Coast Contractors and Andersen ...
2.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 382.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. North Bend Oct. 16, 10:13 a.m., theft was reported in the 2000 block of Virginia Court. Oct. 16, 11:11 a.m., someone stole tail lights off a vehicle parked in the 2500 block of O...
4.9K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 74.0 WA congress wants NOAA move re-examined
SEATTLE (AP) Members of Washington state s congressional delegation are asking Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to re-examine the decision to move a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration base from Seattle to Newport. In a letter sent to Lock...
0.8K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 117.0 Monty wary of Woods
NEWPORT, Wales European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie believes Tiger Woods perfect performance in the Presidents Cup will make his own team s task harder at the Ryder Cup. Woods, who missed the U.S. win at the Ryder Cup last year because of ...
2.9K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 74.0 Local bird watching
Grab some binoculars and an identification book, and you re set to start bird watching, an increasingly popular activity for bird enthusiasts, hikers and travelers. The Oregon coast is a popular area for bird watchers to spot shorebirds, as well as d...
2.9K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 74.0 Pacific Seafood to appeal fine
PORTLAND (AP) The West Coast s biggest seafood processor says it will appeal a $40,000 state fine for failing to clean up the waste from its plant on the Newport waterfront. Pacific Seafood issued a statement Wednesday acknowledging minor...
0.9K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 382.0 Bruce Colgrove
A memorial gathering will be held for Bruce LeRoy Colgrove, 68, of Coos Bay, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, at the VFW Hall Post No. 3440, 55382 Bates Road in Bandon. Cremation rites have been held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory in ...
1.7K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 74.0 Local singer wins state competition
NORTH BEND Going into the Colgate Country Showdown s state competition, Clint Guevara had one thing the other contestants didn t: He had lost his local contest. It may have been the thing that helped him win Friday night at The Mill Casino-Hotel in...
2.9K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 74.0 Football Recap: Bulldogs get first victory
North Bend overcame an early deficit to beat Phoenix 33-18 Friday, ending a three-game winless streak to start the season. The kids played well, said North Bend coach Rick Taylor. They worked hard tonight. Taylor was thrilled with how the Bulldogs ...
4.9K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 148.0 Ambulance finally has a place to call home
BANDON ” Bay Cities Ambulance crew and vehicles have a permanent home ” at last ” across U.S. Highway 101 from the Bandon Rural Fire Department s main station. Mast Bros. Towing, which operates out of the opposite e...
2.5K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 74.0 Colgate Country Showdown: The next level
Two local singers will compete tonight with six others in the Oregon final of the Colgate Country Showdown at The Mill Casino-Hotel in North Bend. Clint Guevara, 18, and Melanie Mullins, 23, both of North Bend, are the local contestants, representing...
5.4K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 148.0 Bandon Fishing Report
Local lakes: We re still receiving strong reports from anglers fishing for rainbow trout on South Coast lakes. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will complete its final stocking of rainbow trout for 2009 during the week of Oct. 5. Bradley L...
3.0K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 74.0 | 
