CLUB NOTES
The Bay Area Sunrise Rotary Club 7 a.m., Thursdays, Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay. (756-5401) South Coast Singles Bowling 9:15 a.m., Thursdays, North Bend Lanes, 1225 Virginia Ave., North Bend. (267-3443) Environmental Manage...
 1.4K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 141.0 Douglas County has funds for senior transportation
REEDSPORT For seniors waiting on new transportation options, more waiting may be in store. Douglas County has $310,00 in special transportation money, earmarked for use in public transportation for elderly or disabled people. It came from the ...
2.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 225.0 Coming Soon
Medicare workshop Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Southwestern Oregon Community Colleges Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, sponsors of Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance will present a Medicare Updates Workshop. Invit...
2.5K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 186.0 Coming Soon
Medicare workshop Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Southwestern Oregon Community Colleges Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, sponsors of Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance will present a Medicare Updates Workshop. Invit...
2.5K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 186.0 Staying Connected
BEND (AP) Every Sunday night, just before bedtime, Caitlin and Luke Wulf wave at a computer screen, say good night and close the video chat program that connects them with their father. They head back downstairs, put on their pajamas and go to slee...
6.8K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 215.0 Living in hard times
COALEDO The effects of unemployment and the need for health care reform don t click off when Robert Reeves turns off his television. He s reminded with every creak of his back brace and every time he picks up his ringing phone to find an insurance ...
5.0K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 233.0 Sporadic Cases of "Influenza Like Illness"
In Coos County we are still remaining in a relatively Charmed Bubble regarding H1N1 flu cases (swine flu). At present, we are only seeing sporadic cases of influenza like illness in our Emergency Departments and Providers offices an...
9.0K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 141.0 Bill puts gov't in charge of student loans
WASHINGTON The House is poised to vote to push private lenders out of the federal college loan business and massively expand the government s own lending program. Lawmakers debated a student aid bill Wednesday that has widespread support, including...
4.0K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 141.0 Demand for food stamps climbs
SALEM (AP) Despite early signs of economic recovery, demand for food stamps continues to rise in Oregon. State social services officials have watched the need rise for months across Oregon, but recently released numbers that show 635,033 Oregonians...
2.8K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 229.0 Salmon group makes sense
In a struggle among fishermen over scarce salmon, cooperation among lower Columbia River county commissioners is timely. This summer s awesome returns of Chinook, coho and steelhead have temporarily alleviated some of the gruff feelings among commerc...
1.9K - Sep. 4, 2009; scored 141.0 Oregon lottery works to end slump with slots
SALEM In recent weeks, Oregon Lottery officials have installed 400 new casino-style slot machines in bars and taverns across the state in hopes of boosting player interest and ending a slump in lottery play. Lottery Director Dale Penn said the plan...
2.9K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 262.0 Mental health help is comprehensive
While we appreciate The World newspaper s positive attention on our programs year after year, there has been some recent confusion about our name and our funding partners. The Mental Health Association of Southwest Oregon is a nonprofit organization,...
2.2K - Aug. 21, 2009; scored 229.0 Energy assistance program to close soon
Oregon Coast Community Action is urging local families struggling with high utility bills to take advantage of the final weeks to apply for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program. Come Sept. 30, the funding will no longer be available. People who h...
1.7K - Aug. 21, 2009; scored 194.0 Obama's plan will cost nation less
Obama s plan will cost nation less Thumbs down to The World for the less than factual statement (The World, Aug. 8). The statement, Jeers to Oregon s updated Medicaid Management Information System and the private contractor who just can t seem to ge...
1.8K - Aug. 14, 2009; scored 141.0 Mary E. Carleton
A memorial Mass for Mary E. Carleton, 103, of Bandon will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 15, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bandon. Inurnment will be at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Portland. She was born Mary Esther Swan on July 16, 190...
2.6K - Aug. 13, 2009; scored 141.0 Zonta helps college students
Zonta International of the Coos Bay Area has awarded nearly $7,000 in scholarships to women pursuing college education. The group awarded its $600 Young Women in Public Affairs scholarship to Tatiana Havill , a senior at Bandon Hig...
2.6K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 262.0 Do we know what we want?
What Oregonians should do, but won t, is decide what we really want from state government. Do we want good schools, lots of social services, long prison sentences? Or do we want low taxes? We want it all, and our conflicting sentiments will drive ano...
2.1K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 141.0 Dennis Craig Canaday
A service celebrating the life of Dennis C. Canaday, 52, of Coos Bay will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 1, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. in Coos Bay. Dennis was born May 6, 1957, in Oakland, Calif. He died July 22, 2009, in Coos Bay. He ...
2.2K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 215.0 Day Planner
Today Rental Owners Association of Southwestern Oregon 5:30 p.m., dinner and meeting, Shark Bites, 240 S Broadway, Coos Bay. $10. (751-9415) Bingo 6:45 p.m., Coos Bay Eagles, No. 538, 568 S. Second St., Coos Bay. (267-6613) Nichole Coope...
17.5K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 168.0 Oregon tax foes gather names
SALEM (AP) Business groups trying to block tax increases just passed by the Oregon Legislature sent paid signature-gatherers onto the streets Tuesday to begin collecting enough names to force the issue to a vote. Spokesman Ross Day said the first p...
3.0K - Jul. 29, 2009; scored 223.0 | 
