CLUB NOTES
Bay Area Seniors Computer Club 10-11 a.m., first and third Fridays, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. (756-5695) Zonta Club of Coos Bay Noon, first and third Fridays, Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore. (396-3329) Cribbage...
 0.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 107.0 Congress slowly consolidates power
The public forum section of The World addresses a variety of views and opinions regarding the various problems that are plaguing our nations today. Some of these letters indicate a firm grasp of the political structure that has led us to our current ...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 60.0 Wise approach to LNG: Be prepared
Coping with the recession has absorbed most people s energy for the past year, but looking beyond the immediate crisis is always smart. The city of Coos Bay is being prudently proactive by negotiating a financial relationship with the would-be develo...
1.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 310.0 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 60.0 Who will teach nurses?
COOS BAY Experienced nurses have seen it before. In a recession, retired and semi-retired RNs come out of the woodwork to support their families. But once this economic slump ends, nurses including Susan Walker foresee a shortage of medical worker...
4.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 414.0 Libraries celebrate 30 years of progress
Dora residents celebrated the grand opening of a new library in August. Coos Bay may be on the verge of opening a coffee shop in its library, while Coquille s is also looking to expand. In a time when businesses are scaling back and scrambling to com...
3.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 89.0 Parent night is Tuesday at Marshfield
Marshfield High School is hosting parent conference night Tuesday in the main gym on the Coos Bay campus. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Conferences will be on a drop-in basis, with three alphabetical groupings based on students last names. H-L and P-S m...
0.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 60.0 Builder loses bid for height variance
The Coos Bay Planning Commission has denied a request to build a 38-foot tall house on 294 N. 11th St., near Mingus Park. The city initially approved plans for the 4,151-square-foot home, with a 1,140-square-foot garage on the edge of the park, but i...
1.0K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 240.0 Museum will host Veterans Day program
The Bandon Historical Society Museum will offer veteran talks and an exhibit in honor of Veterans Day. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the museum, 270 Fillmore and U.S. Highway 101 (by the downtown streetlight). Several veterans will tal...
1.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 94.0 Deaths Nov. 5
Robert H. Gift 73, of North Bend, died Nov. 3, 2009, in Eugene. Marlynn Deadmond 47, of Florence, died Nov. 2, 2009, in Florence. Arrangements are pending with Burns s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home, (541) 997-3416. JoLee Moore 56, of J...
0.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 60.0 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 179.0 HEALTHY LIVING
Nicotine Anonymous noon to 1 p.m. Fridays, Nancy Devereux Center, 1200 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. (888-3202) Type 1 Diabetes Committee noon, Health Resource Center, North Bend Medical Center, 1900 Woodland Drive, Coos Bay....
0.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 94.0 Coming Soon
Tonight Lifting quilts Join the Coos Sand N Sea Quilters meeting at 7 tonight at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Featured speaker Kara Alexander will present Lift the Quilts Out of Your Stash. She ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 129.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 4, 8:09 a.m. police cited a minor for possessing tobacco on the west end of Elrod Avenue. Nov. 4, 10:23 a.m., suspicious activity and possible fraud was reported in...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 89.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 3, 8:17 a.m., police cited a man for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana on Fulton. Nov. 3, 9:19 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported in the Coos Ba...
3.2K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 107.0 Coos Bay man is arrested
Coos Bay police officers arrested a Coos Bay man on Tuesday after a woman complained her husband wouldn t let her leave her home and her son also was inside. At about 7:41 p.m., officers responded to 1396 California Ave., where they learned that Kada...
0.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 379.0 Power outage hits Bay Area
Approximately 3,600 Pacific Power customers were in the dark Tuesday afternoon, after a substation transformer blew a fuse in North Bend. The outage darkened homes, businesses and traffic lights for about 45 minutes from 1:30 to about 2:15 p.m. i...
0.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 94.0 Police look into report of abuse
Juvenile authorities took a 15-year-old girl into custody Tuesday, after receiving a sex assault report from staff at the Wineva Johnson Center for Girls near Coos Bay. At about 11:12 a.m., a Coos County deputy went to the center to investigate a re...
0.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 89.0 College needs to first solve crimes
This is about the article concerning smokers (The World, Oct. 28) College May Snuff out Smokers. Why? This is still the United States of America and we should still have some rights left, without having intimidation hanging over our heads. Nonsmoke...
2.5K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 94.0 Groundbreaking for boat center
The Coos Bay Boat Building Center Board of Directors will hold a groundbreaking ceremony this weekend for the future home of the Boat Building Center. The event will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at 101 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. The center would offer cl...
0.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 310.0 | 
