Lab Band leaders head to trial
COQUILLE The founder of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife plan to fight charges they stole from the nonprofit organization. The two, Greg and Patricia Young, appeared in Coos County Circuit Court this morning before Judge Michael Gillespie, who se...
 2.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 249.0 Youngs given time to consider deal
COQUILLE The founder of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife have another week to decide whether they want to accept a plea deal regarding charges they stole from the nonprofit organization. Greg and Patty Young appeared in court Monday before Circui...
1.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 660.0 Former band director scheduled for hearing
The former director of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife are scheduled to appear in court Monday for a plea change hearing regarding accusations they stole from the organization they founded. Greg and Patricia Young were arraigned Sept. 21 in Coos C...
1.1K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 562.0 Former band director scheduled for hearing
The former director of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife are scheduled to appear in court Monday for a plea change hearing regarding accusations they stole from the organization they founded. Greg and Patricia Young were arraigned Sept. 21 in Coos C...
1.1K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 562.0 DA charges Lab Band head
The Coos County District Attorney s Office has charged the former director of the Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife with stealing more than $33,000 from the nonprofit organization. Greg and Patricia Young were arraigned Monday in Coos Count...
1.6K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 718.0 Blackberry festival offers arts, music
Ripe berries, a big crowd. That s what s in store for people who mosey downtown to Coos Bay today and Sunday. The 27th-annual Blackberry Arts Festival starts at 9 a.m. today and runs through Sunday afternoon. It features artisan merchandise and celeb...
1.4K - Aug. 22, 2009; scored 112.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Hookah Stew The Mill. Rock, pop, funk. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight and Saturday. www.themillcasino.com . Nightfall North Bend Lanes. Classic, contemporary rock. 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday. 756-0571. Side Efxxx Wanda s. Clas...
10.7K - Jul. 17, 2009; scored 249.0 Oregon Coast Music Festival
The Oregon Coast Music Association presents the 31st Oregon Coast Music Festival through July 25 with full symphony orchestra concerts and jazz, Celtic, bluegrass and chamber music. Several concerts will take place this week including Oregon Coast La...
2.0K - Jul. 17, 2009; scored 240.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Ambush The Mill. Rock, pop, classic rock. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 756-8800 or www.themillcasino.com . Gabriel Bastendorff Beach. Family-oriented originals. 2 p.m. Sunday. 888-8892. Hot Wax Wanda s. Classic r...
11.1K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 249.0 Lab Band invites kids to camp
Bring your instrument. Oregon Coast Lab Band is hosting a two-week jazz camp starting Monday. Mike Turner, the musical director for Lab Band and at Southwestern Oregon Community College, will lead the camp, which will feature instruction for school-a...
2.0K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 725.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Toyz The Mill. Classic rock. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 756-8800, www.themillcasino.com . Franklin Turner Carol Rose Lakeshore Lodge. Voice and piano, jazz standards. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Jul...
11.1K - Jul. 3, 2009; scored 249.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Ambush Blue Moon. Rock, pop, classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 808-0305, www.dbabluemoon.com . Alex Weed and Colin Lake Rogers Zoo. Blues. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. $10. www.myspace.com/alexweedmusic , www.coli...
11.4K - Jun. 26, 2009; scored 217.0 Lab Band investigation done
North Bend Police Department has completed its investigation of the Oregon Coast Lab Band, but its report is sitting untouched in the district attorney's office. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said he had the report delivered to Coquille earlier this we...
1.3K - Jun. 6, 2009; scored 184.0 Cheers and jeers
Mark your calendar Cheers to the Messerles for opening their barn, year after year, to raise money for people battling cancer. Next weekend's sale of donated items is sure to bring smiles to one woman and her family during a tough time. Schools witho...
1.7K - May. 30, 2009; scored 143.0 Thieves steal Lab Band instruments
Members of the Oregon Coast Lab Band woke up Friday morning in Sacramento to find four of their instruments stolen from a van parked outside their hotel. The youth group had traveled to the California capital to attend the Sacramento Jazz Festival. A...
1.2K - May. 26, 2009; scored 156.0 Why such a lengthy lab band investigation?
Question: I want to know why it is taking such a long time for the North Bend Police Department to finish its investigation of the Oregon Coast Lab Band finances. The Department of Justice has completed its investigation, but will give out no inform...
2.0K - May. 7, 2009; scored 192.0 Myrtle Point sax player earns honor
Dustin Dillon, a Resource Link Public Charter School senior in Coos Bay, played lead alto saxophone in the jazz band at the 41st-biennial All-Northwest Regional Music Conference in Spokane, Wash., last month. He received top honors by being selected ...
1.7K - Mar. 21, 2009; scored 256.0 Lab Band probe continues
The Oregon Department of Justice and North Bend Police Department still are investigating the troubled financial history of Oregon Coast Lab Band. The investigation started last summer after board members discovered discrepancies in the Lab Band book...
0.9K - Mar. 11, 2009; scored 594.0 Coquille mom has rap sheet
The woman accused of embezzling more than $11,000 for Coquille High School seniors graduation party has a history of fundraising theft. Gwen Sherbondy pleaded guilty in 2005 to two counts each of first-degree theft and of negotiating a bad ...
5.5K - Mar. 11, 2009; scored 181.0 A long-term effect
When you listen to Side EFXXX, the band s experience comes out. Maybe that s because Fred Corbett, Bob Alexander and Tom Beckstrom combined have been playing music for close to a century. The band was tight at Wanda s a couple of weeks ago. They list...
3.7K - Feb. 27, 2009; scored 187.0 | 
