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Today Bingo 4 p.m., for quarters. 6:30 p.m., regular. Bay Area Seniors Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. (269-2626) Chamber After Hours 5-7 p.m., SMART office, 170 Suite 205, S. Second St. Coos Bay (266-7476) Lower Umpqua Economic Development ...
 7.8K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 408.0 Day Planner
Ongoing PhotoZone Gallery Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Broadway Bound play Runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend. (756-4336, www.ltob.net ) To...
7.0K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 408.0 Day Planner
Ongoing PhotoZone Gallery Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Broadway Bound play Runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend. (756-4336, www.ltob.net ) Or...
7.4K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 408.0 Kansas City ace stymies Seattle
SEATTLE His team may be in last place, but that hasn t stopped Kansas City ace Zack Greinke from building his case as the best pitcher in the American League. Greinke pitched a one-hitter Sunday, allowing only a second-inning single by Kenji Johjim...
5.0K - Aug. 31, 2009; scored 408.0 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 408.0 High-profile senator gets parole post
SALEM An outspoken Democratic state senator who once considered running against Gov. Ted Kulongoski is quitting the Legislature to become head of the Oregon Board of Parole and Supervision. Kulongoski has appointed State Sen. Vicki Walker of Eugene...
2.9K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 526.0 Ramona F. Evans
Family and friends are invited to celebrate the life and to share memories of Ramona F. Evans, 80, of Coquille, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 11, at the family home, 52 N. Dean St. in Coquille. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m., today at A...
1.9K - Jul. 9, 2009; scored 408.0 Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes sur...
3.4K - Jul. 2, 2009; scored 408.0 North Coos picks up a pair of victories
NORTH BEND Dalton Iveans was thrilled to smack a home run over the fence in the first inning against visiting Central Point at Clyde Allen Field on Tuesday. In fact, it felt so good he decided to do it again in the fourth. The North Coos Waterfront r...
6.4K - Jun. 24, 2009; scored 408.0 Kahne takes first road-course win
SONOMA, Calif. Kasey Kahne figured a spot in the Chase for the championship was an unrealistic goal just two months ago. He wasn t running well, Richard Petty Motorsports was behind in its development, and the competition was steadily pulling away....
5.2K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 408.0 Candidates see different solutions
Opposes consolidation Fred Eschler Coquille School District position 4 challenger Fred Eschler has lived in the district for 30 years. Why are you running for the school board? Nearing retirement, Fred Eschler said it's time to start giving back to t...
7.0K - May. 13, 2009; scored 1000.0 Captain's escape from Somali pirates fails
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP)- The American captain held hostage by four Somali pirates made a desperate escape attempt today but was recaptured, and officials said other pirates sought to reinforce their colleagues by sailing hijacked ships with other captiv...
6.8K - Apr. 10, 2009; scored 408.0 Airport is working to become self-sufficient
Since its formation in 2004, the Coos County Airport District has enjoyed mostly good news. The number of plane landings and passengers through the airport has doubled in 10 years. Funding for a new terminal was obtained, with a grand opening in July...
4.5K - Mar. 3, 2009; scored 609.0 Marshfield set to host Dallas in playoffs
On Monday, Marshfield s girls basketball players worked through drills with looks of determination on their faces. Likely, somewhere in Dallas a different group of girls was doing the same thing. With a 48-39 overtime, fourth place-tiebreaking win ov...
5.5K - Feb. 24, 2009; scored 408.0 Got a gripe? Here's your chance to change things
Riddle: Why is an election like a cattle auction? Answer: It s a chance to put your beef on display and see whether it sells. Seriously, if you re annoyed at some local board or commission, the May 19 election is a chance to stop griping and start co...
2.1K - Feb. 10, 2009; scored 733.0 Daschle was in too deep
Tom Daschle s withdrawal from consideration as future secretary of Health and Human Services had to happen. So seemingly strong on health-care policy but weak on ethics, the man President Obama had picked to remake the American health-care system had...
2.7K - Feb. 4, 2009; scored 408.0 College Savings Plan drops core bond fund
TIGARD The board in charge of the Oregon College Savings Plan has decided to withdraw from a poorly performing fund responsible for steep investment losses. At a meeting of the Oregon 529 College Savings Board Thursday, board members said continuin...
4.1K - Jan. 23, 2009; scored 982.0 Pac-10 Men: Brockman sets rebounding record as Huskies beat Ducks
EUGENE Jon Brockman complained that his defense was error prone and he couldn t finish on offense. But when all else was failing against Oregon, the Washington big man could still clean the glass. The burly senior forward became Washington s all-ti...
5.1K - Jan. 16, 2009; scored 408.0 Recession sapping college endowments
SALEM (AP) The economic recession is sapping several college endowment funds, money created when school officials invest donated dollars into stocks, bonds, real estate and elsewhere. Earnings on investments provide a steady income for scholarships...
4.0K - Jan. 12, 2009; scored 408.0 Puerto Rico deals with growing number of non-native monkeys
LAJAS, Puerto Rico The easy life is over for hundreds of monkeys some harboring herpes and hepatitis that have run wild through southwestern Puerto Rico for more than 30 years. Authorities launched a plan this month to capture and kill the monk...
4.6K - Dec. 19, 2008; scored 408.0 | 
