Sailboat ran aground
Question: What is the story behind the sailboat in Coos River between the area of TnT Market and Sause Bros. barge facility? We noticed it on Oct. 30. At first it looked like it was beached, but then it was on its side taking on water. Answer: The U....
 1.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Youth Sports: Hockey team joins Boys & Girls Club in fundraiser
The Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club and the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon have partnered in a fundraiser for the club sports programs. The club is selling tickets to a hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 7, between the Winterhawks and the Seatt...
3.3K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 71.0 Youth Sports: Hockey team joins Boys & Girls Club in fundraiser
The Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club and the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon have partnered in a fundraiser for the club sports programs. The club is selling tickets to a hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 7, between the Winterhawks and the Seatt...
3.3K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 71.0 Earl LeRoy Taylor
Funeral services will be held for Earl LeRoy Taylor, 81, of Coquille, 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2405 Shelly Road in Coquille. Interment will follow at Myrtle Crest Memorial Gardens, 94105 Rink Cre...
2.5K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 71.0 The whirligig mystery
COOS BAY The residents of Coos County need a little public art in their lives, so says Coos Bay landscape architect Mike Vaughan. He s giving it to folks. And many have noticed. It s been hard to miss the spinning contraption that materialized on t...
2.9K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 71.0 Generosity made BBQ a success
Coos Bay School District would like to thank businesses and individuals who helped to make our Community Information Fair and Barbecue a success. Our event was possible because of donations from Umpqua Bank, Madison Elementary Booster Club, Charlesto...
1.2K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 71.0 Landowners seek details on land deal
COOS BAY Dale Sause is the biggest beneficiary of the city of Coos Bay s recent real estate deal with the state. The Urban Renewal Agency agreed to pay the Department of State Lands more than $100,000 to clear clouded titles on the downtow...
5.7K - Aug. 4, 2009; scored 577.0 Many gave Shots for Tots a boost
The Bay Area Rotary Club wishes to thank all who have made the Eighth-annual Shots for Tiny Tots Golf Event a success. This year's event raised more than $5,000 to continue the program for another year. Gold Corporate Sponsors : Oregon First...
1.4K - Jun. 29, 2009; scored 92.0 Relay for Life starts Saturday
Supporters for the American Cancer Society's battle against cancer will be found marching on the Sunset Middle School track Saturday and Sunday, during the 2009 Relay for Life of North Bend/Coos Bay. Relay for Life programs collected $409 mi...
2.6K - Jun. 25, 2009; scored 71.0 Feel inspired? Step up and do your part
There are hundreds of people who give their talent and energy to make life better on the South Coast. They are the unpaid grant writers. The classroom helpers. And the check writers who don't have time, but do have money. Nonprofit groups celebrate t...
1.7K - May. 28, 2009; scored 71.0 Coos Bay building permits
The city of Coos Bay issued the following permits from April 8 to April 14. List includes name, address, contractor and project description. Sause Bros Ocean Towing 155 Market Ave. Rose Construction and Development $8,500 Emergency repair of...
1.0K - May. 2, 2009; scored 71.0 North Bend laments losses
NORTH BEND - Elementary school nurse Carrie Bohanan laments that only one nurse will oversee North Bend's schools next year. She's one of many employees whose job is on the chopping block to help the district adapt to a $3 million reduction...
5.7K - Apr. 29, 2009; scored 71.0 Leo Alton Mollier
A celebration of life will be held for Leo Alton Mollier, 78, of Coos Bay, at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Kilkich Reservation Community Center, off Cape Arago Highway in Coos Bay. Leo was born Feb. 8, 1931, in Marshfield, to Charles Joseph and V...
3.0K - Apr. 1, 2009; scored 71.0 Sause Bros. offers workers early retirement
Coos Bay-based Sause Bros. Ocean Towing, a 62-year-old shipping company, is not exempt from the effects of the economic downturn. On Monday, owner Dale Sause said he began asking some of the company s longtime employees if they are ready to retire....
2.8K - Feb. 17, 2009; scored 1000.0 Community Sports, Fast Breaks for Feb. 14: Hernandez winner of annual prediction run
A gorgeous winter day brought out 51 runners and walkers to the Coos Bay Boardwalk last Saturday for the South Coast Running Club s annual Prediction Run and Walk. This unusual event rewards pace management rather than speed. Participants are ranked ...
4.4K - Feb. 14, 2009; scored 71.0 College wins $2M grant
Southwestern Oregon Community College just got about $2 million to bolster its effort to train students for high-skilled careers in manufacturing. The U.S. Department of Labor notified school representatives that the advanced manufacturing w...
2.8K - Jan. 22, 2009; scored 71.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay Jan. 16, 5:35 a.m., dog left alone tied to a pole was reported in the 300 block of West Anderson Avenue. Jan. 16, 8:12 a.m., unauthorized use of a motor ...
2.3K - Jan. 19, 2009; scored 71.0 Lakeside fire boat ready for duty
Lakeside s firefighters say they have the hottest fire boat on the Oregon Coast. Thanks to a donation from St. Helens and elbow grease locally, the department has a new boat. After being delivered to Sause Bros. in late 2008, when Mike Murry and help...
1.2K - Jan. 10, 2009; scored 71.0 Youth Sports: NB team wins volleyball tourney
Stuntzner Engineering won the season-ending volleyball tournament for sixth-grade teams in the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon s program. The tournament was held on Dec. 20 and included nine teams in a double-elimination format. Matches were...
3.5K - Dec. 27, 2008; scored 71.0 Youth Sports: Bitty basketball registration under way
Registrations are now being accepted for bitty basketball at the Boys Girls Club. The program is for girls and boys in grades 1 and 2 and will teach players the skills and fundamentals necessary to play basketball. It will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. ...
2.5K - Dec. 20, 2008; scored 71.0 | 
