Taste of the Northwest on Nov. 13
What flavors define cooking in the Pacific Northwest? Here s one easy way to find out. The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute will host an evening of indulging in the delicacies of the region at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13. At the Taste of the Northwest, guests...
 0.9K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 161.0 Taste of the Northwest on Nov. 13
What flavors define cooking in the Pacific Northwest? Here s one easy way to find out. The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute will host an evening of indulging in the delicacies of the region at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13. At the Taste of the Northwest, guests...
0.9K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 161.0 Will cook for food
NORTH BEND Some cooks would find it difficult to make a meal with $8 worth of ingredients. Stretch that sum weekly between 25 culinary students, and the menu sounds meager at best. Culinary teacher Mary Willson says that s the difficult realit...
4.7K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 283.0 Groups cooked up fun at the fair
The Coos County Fair theme, Under the Big Top, A Community Celebration, was accomplished by many, many volunteers. A big thank you to each. Displays by Coquille Merchants were very popular. The Coquille Chess Club was amazing. Southwestern Oregon C...
1.2K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 161.0 College sees bump in numbers
Officials at Southwestern Oregon Community College say the economy, efforts to woo new students and increased interest in its programs have led to a 7 percent increase in enrollment. Those 300 extra students fit right in the 5 percent to 10 percent s...
4.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 727.0 College sees bump in numbers
Officials at Southwestern Oregon Community College say the economy, efforts to woo new students and increased interest in its programs have led to a 7 percent increase in enrollment. Those 300 extra students fit right in the 5 percent to 10 percent s...
4.2K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 727.0 Combat vet discusses stress disorder
Southwestern Oregon Community College is hosting a free post-traumatic stress disorder presentation. Eddie Black will be giving the presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute building on the Coos Bay campus. The d...
1.2K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 175.0 Help fill 'Empty Bowls' on Saturday
The South Coast Potters have created hundreds of bowls. Oregon Coast Community Action wants to fill them and feed hungry people, so the agency will host the Empty Bowls fundraising event on Oct. 17, in partnership with Southwestern Oregon Community C...
1.1K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 842.0 Food bank fundraiser tickets are on sale
The South Coast Potters have created hundreds of bowls. Oregon Coast Community Action wants to fill them and feed hungry people, so the agency will host the Empty Bowls fundraising event on Oct. 17, in partnership with Southwestern Oregon Community C...
1.1K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 223.0 Potters work to fill food banks
It s not much fun to have a grumbly tumbly and an empty bowl on the table before you. That is unless it s a vessel for the Feed Our Neighbors Empty Bowls benefit. The group South Coast Potters has been making bowls by the hundreds for a food bank fun...
1.4K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 747.0 The art of tacos
Portuguese tacos. I d never hear of them either, but they looked good, smelled great and they are going to be one of the star attractions at the Coos Art Museum Fall Fundraiser on Sept. 12. The Dessert Dash and Portuguese Taco Feed should provide a t...
3.9K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 161.0 Future chefs cap off OCCI program
The commencement ceremony for Oregon Coast Culinary Institute wasn t like anything else you d expect at a school graduation at least one without a cooking program. Instead of tossing their caps, students donned tall white chef s toques as a symbol ...
2.9K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 233.0 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 181.0 Making a fresh tart
COOS BAY Only culinary students would be caught slaving away in a kitchen for their own graduation reception. But after 11 months of baking, pastry and culinary courses, it seems appropriate, if slightly odd, to end their stay at the Oregon Coast C...
4.7K - Aug. 13, 2009; scored 1000.0 College sees record number of culinary students
COOS BAY With more culinary students than ever this school year and a new dining services program on the way, Southwestern Oregon Community College plans to install two new walk-in fridges to hold all the food. But the refrigerators are more expens...
2.7K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 814.0 College plans special meeting Thursday
Southwestern Oregon Community College's Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Board members will gather for a special conference call in Tioga Hall, Room 510, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. The purpose is to declare ...
0.7K - Aug. 5, 2009; scored 161.0 OCCI baking school honored
A skosh more than eggs and flour goes into the curriculum mix at the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute s Baking and Pastry Arts Program. In addition to baking a lot of bread, cakes and cookies, students have had to meet various standards and participat...
2.1K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 229.0 College cuts food contract
COOS BAY After five years of dishing up meals for students and college employees, leaders of a Salem-based food services company is questioning why Southwestern Oregon Community College is terminating its campus presence. The college recently annou...
4.8K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 239.0 College replaces food service company
Southwestern Oregon Community College will be putting members of its culinary arts schools to work feeding students on campus. The college announced Tuesday it will begin managing food services internally starting Sept. 1, relying on the Oregon Coast...
0.8K - Jul. 8, 2009; scored 181.0 Distance learning to cost more at college
COOS BAY After employee unions rejected a 5 percent pay cut, Southwestern Oregon Community College officials will plug the resulting half-million-dollar budget gap by imposing a $15-per-class surcharge on distance learning students. The su...
2.2K - Jun. 23, 2009; scored 196.0 | 
