Hold onto your hat - a storm's coming
Batten down the hatches and check those mooring lines. Head to Shore Acres State Park, not the beaches, to watch the big surf rolling in. Forecasters say a big storm s on the way. On Wednesday, they were busy sending out notices: There s a high wind ...
 2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 115.0 Adjusting to life on the coast
Approaching my third month of living in Coos Bay, I find the natural beauty makes it simple to adjust to Northwest living after 22 years in the Midwest. Maybe the southern Oregon coast still is shiny and new, but I intend to enjoy everything this are...
2.5K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 115.0 Bandon Fishing report
Local lakes: Last week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife restocked Empire Lakes in Coos Bay with the last of its two-pound trophy trout and legal-sized rainbow trout. The reports I received from the Bites on Tackle shop in Empire were o...
3.5K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 149.0 Recreation Report
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook anglers are having slow to fair success. Anglers are catching coho, but only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained. Fishing for resident and sea-run cutthroat trout is fair to good. COOS COUNTY LAKES: Fishing for largem...
4.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 115.0 DAY PLANNER
Ongoing Coloring contest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Headles and Treadles, Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave.,North Bend. Ends Oct. 10 Today Pack Book Sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Coos Bay Elks Lodge, 265 Central Ave. Supports Snack Pack Program. Bullseye...
9.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 115.0 This Weekend
Lighthouse run Highway 101 Harley-Davidson s ninth Lighthouse Run will take place today and Saturday at The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont St., North Bend. Check in and registration runs from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Cost for both days is $70 Mot...
1.5K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 182.0 DAY PLANNER
Ongoing Coloring contest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Headles and Treadles, Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend. Ends Oct. 10. Today Fall Fling 5 - 8 p.m., Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave., downtown Coos Bay. $35 nonmember, &...
10.1K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 115.0 DAY PLANNER
Ongoing br Coloring contest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Headles and Treadles, Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave.,North Bend. Ends Oct. 10. br Today br Photos and collectibles all day, all month. Judy Lochman photographs and Harley-Davidson collecti...
9.4K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 115.0 Inland heat could spike attendance
The Bay Area Fun Festival gets into full swing Saturday, meaning Cindi Miller has anxiously spent the past few days scanning weather reports. She wasn t encouraged by Wednesday s unseasonable rain storm, but there s good news on the horizon. Forecast...
5.2K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 206.0 Winemakers finding new uses for old places
EMERYVILLE, Calif. Forget wine chateaux shimmering under the Napa sun. A new wave of vintners is choosing city life over the green acres of wine country, setting up shop in warehouses, business parks and other locales that offer more grit than glam...
5.5K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 149.0 State mulls park fee hikes
For the first time in 13 years, the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department is considering costlier day-use fees in some of its parks, including Shore Acres and Honeyman. State campground rates also would rise. But before the price hike is offic...
3.0K - Aug. 20, 2009; scored 268.0 Clamboree was a partnership
The Community Coalition of Empire thanks those who supported the revival of the Empire Clamboree. The city of Coos Bay, U.S. Coast Guard and Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. Tom and Stephanie Kramer, South Slough Res...
1.3K - Aug. 17, 2009; scored 115.0 Be proud of where we live
Clark Walworth, Publisher/Editor If you need help appreciating life on the South Coast, entertain some out-of-state guests. Two groups of travelers visited the Walworth homestead last week. The first was a reunion of old friends. The second was famil...
2.7K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 115.0 Tax credits can enrich nonprofits
How wonderful that many local businesses are generous sponsors of community organizations. Goodwill and revenue seem to dry up equally in a tough economic climate, though. Why is it that accountants and financial advisors do not recommend the Oregon ...
1.2K - Aug. 5, 2009; scored 115.0 Valerie Mueller
A funeral service will be held for Valerie Mueller, 67, of Coos Bay, at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the Church of Christ, 2761 Broadway Ave., in North Bend with Timm Slater officiating. A graveside interment will follow at Ocean View Memory Gardens, 1...
2.0K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 115.0 California sprouts marijuana green rush
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A drug deal plays out, California-style: A conservatively dressed courier drives a company-leased Smart Car to an apartment on a weekday afternoon. Erick Alvaro hands over a white paper bag to his 58-year-old customer, who inspec...
15.8K - Jul. 19, 2009; scored 115.0 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 115.0 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 115.0 Magnifico!
Bravo, bravo, magnifico! For 30 years, explosions of applause and shouted praise capped the orchestral performances of the Oregon Coast Music Festival. Bella musica , we cried, rising from our rented cushions in the acoustically revered Marshfield...
5.3K - Jul. 17, 2009; scored 182.0 Day Planner
Today Geary 18 International Sailing Regatta noon, skippers meeting, followed by two races, Tenmile Lake, Lakeside. Saturday Ocean Fest Triathlon 6:30 a.m., Coho Point, Winchester Bay. $50/team. (800-247-2155, 541-271-3495) Southern Oreg...
10.6K - Jul. 17, 2009; scored 115.0 | 
