I want to know: Casino workers won't get vaccine
Question: I would like to know why the general public is having trouble getting H1N1 flu shots, yet The Mill Casino-Hotel is giving them to their employees who are not in the high-risk categories? Answer: The Mill isn t giving out H1N1 flu shots to...
 1.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 150.0 Beverly Ann Conway
A farewell gathering will be held for Beverly Ann (Pugh) Conway, 77, of Coos Bay, at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3355 Virginia Ave. in North Bend to thank her for her loving support and bless her...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 150.0 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 237.0 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 237.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 9, 10:18 a.m., an 81-year-old woman was the victim of a telephone scam in the 900 block of Seagate Avenue. Oct. 9, 11:28 a.m., neighbors made numerous complaints of...
6.2K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 150.0 Cruising undersea - virtually
What are some of the interesting things you have seen so far? asked a student from Lighthouse Charter School in North Bend. From aboard a 200-foot research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, GK-12 fellow Kira Triebergs posted her answer online. She liste...
3.8K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 150.0 Youth Sports: Students can join new Hoop Group
The new Hoop Group program of the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon has started. The group meets on Mondays in Prosper Hall on the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus. Each Monday from 6 to 8 p.m., the college will hold an open gym fo...
2.1K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 150.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 29, 12:05 a.m., illegal camping was reported near Blossom Gulch Elementary School, 333 S. 10th St. Sept. 29, 7:01 a.m., theft was reported in the 100 block of Norm...
5.8K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 150.0 30th Prefontaine Run is Saturday
The biggest annual sporting event on the South Coast celebrates 30 years on Saturday, when runners again celebrate the memory of Steve Prefontaine. The 30th-annual Prefontaine Memorial Run starts at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Fourth Street and An...
2.1K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 150.0 Coos Bay schools receive $12,000 from foundation
The Coos Bay Schools Community Foundation has awarded 22 grants worth nearly $12,000 to programs providing students with expanded opportunities and unique educational experiences in Coos Bay Public Schools. This doubles our efforts from last...
2.5K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 150.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay n Aug. 27, 1:38 a.m., a dispute was reported in the 400 block of North Cammann Street. n Aug. 27, 6:27 a.m., someone stole a vehicle from the 1400 block of Southwest Bou...
1.8K - Aug. 28, 2009; scored 150.0 'Feed my lambs'
COOS BAY Two local churches are trying to silence growling tummies with a weekend lunch program that feeds the hungry and gets a few lonely folks mingling. About 20 people dined Saturday on free plates of tuna noodle casserole, salad and bread, fol...
4.3K - Aug. 24, 2009; scored 150.0 Blossom Gulch program earns Clinton recognition
Former President Bill Clinton recognized Blossom Gulch Elementary in Coos Bay for its efforts to promote healthy living at the Fourth Annual Health Schools Program Forum in New York this week. The school received one of 114 Bronze Healthy Schools Pro...
1.0K - Aug. 8, 2009; scored 1000.0 CB shifts staff to make grade
COOS BAY The Coos Bay School District will offer Madison Elementary School students the choice of attending a new school this fall, because the school s special education students didn t perform well on state tests. The Coos Bay grade school was on...
5.1K - Aug. 6, 2009; scored 150.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay July 31, 12:54 p.m., a shoplifter was reported at Walmart, 2051 Newmark Ave. July 31, 9:36 p.m., a man reported a group of kids ringing doorbells on Southwest Boulevard....
1.3K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 150.0 No more opium, no more money for Afghan villagers
SHAHRAN, Afghanistan (AP) For as long as anyone can remember, there was no need for paper money in this remote corner of the Hindu Kush. The common currency was what grew in everyone s backyard opium. When children felt like buying candy, they ra...
10.0K - Aug. 2, 2009; scored 150.0 Reunions
Marshfield Class of 1989 Marshfield High School Class of 1989 will hold a reunion Friday through Sunday, July 31 to Aug. 2. A no-host, informal gathering will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Coney Station in Coos Bay. On Saturday, a guided tour of t...
8.5K - Jul. 31, 2009; scored 150.0 Reunions
Marshfield Class of 1979 The Marshfield High School Class of 1979 will hold a reunion Friday through Sunday, July 24-26. A no-host informal gathering will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Abby's Pizza in Coos Bay. On Saturday, a guided tour of the Marshf...
9.4K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 150.0 Reunions
Marshfield Class of 1945 The Marshfield High School Class of 1945 will hold its 64th annual reunion today and Saturday. There will be pizza at at 6 p.m. today, at Gino s Pizza, 1324 Virginia Ave., in North Bend. A tour of Marshfield High School will ...
9.3K - Jul. 17, 2009; scored 150.0 Clinical possibilities
COOS BAY Coos Bay school officials hope they can get a new health clinic at Marshfield High School with the help of a local nonprofit group and federal stimulus funds. The district s school board agreed to a lease Tuesday with Waterfall Community H...
4.1K - Jul. 16, 2009; scored 150.0 | 
