Off the shelf
South Coast readers often have different reading preferences than those elsewhere. Here are the top-five sellers this week at Books By the Bay in North Bend, according to owner Trish Price: Find out what medical examiner extraordinaire is up to in ...
 1.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 75.0 At the movies
The following movies are playing at South Coast theaters. Times are shown for movies at Pony Village Cinemas. () indicates showings for Friday-Sunday only. For locations outside the Bay Area, call the theaters for showtimes. Amelia After becoming the...
8.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 75.0 COMING SOON
Today Coast Guard honors veterans at parade Representatives of the Siuslaw Station of the U.S. Coast Guard will be the grand marshall of the Veteran s Day Parade in Florence and will host an open house at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Florence foll...
2.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 143.0 New therapists bring skills to area
Cory Dorland made an offer that John Bain and John Soukup just couldn t refuse. At least that is how Southwest Physical Therapy s two newest physical therapists feel about the situation. Bain, who relocated from California, joined the therapy center ...
2.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 135.0 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 75.0 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 185.0 Matchups set for state soccer playoffs
The soccer matchups for the playoffs involving South Coast teams were finalized in matches around the state on Tuesday. Coquille s boys learned that they will host North Marion on Saturday after the Huskies beat Estacada 5-1 in a Capital Conference p...
1.5K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 75.0 Driver safety programs in November
The South Coast AARP Driver Safety Program Team is offering several classes on the South Coast this month. Coos Bay Class will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18-19, at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. The D...
1.4K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 119.0 CLUB NOTES
The Bay Area Sunrise Rotary Club 7 a.m., Thursdays, Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay. (756-5401) South Coast Singles Bowling 9:15 a.m., Thursdays, North Bend Lanes, 1225 Virginia Ave., North Bend. (267-3443) Environmental Manage...
1.4K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 119.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 1, 9:20 a.m., an attempted burglary was reported in the 600 block of South Wasson Street. Nov. 1, 10:24 a.m., domestic harassment was reported in the 700 block of D...
7.5K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 113.0 This little piggy used hand wipes
The best thing to be said about the swine flu epidemic is, it could be worse. Vaccines have been slow to arrive. Even high-risk population groups remain mostly unimmunized. The illness has decimated classrooms and offices. But some things are going w...
1.9K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 75.0 CB Elks get grant to help feed hungry kids
The Coos Bay Elks Lodge has $10,000 more to help feed hungry kids. The organization announced today that the Elks National Foundation awarded it a grant to continue to support the South Coast Food Share Snack Pack Program through Oregon Coast Co...
1.2K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 97.0 Blanchard Irene Davis Lorsung
A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Blanchard Blanche Irene Davis Lorsung, 102, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. with the Rev. Karl Schray, of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, officiating. Buri...
4.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 113.0 Panel to address rural hunger solutions
Oregon Coast Community Action will host a community meeting Tuesday on rural hunger, discussing the challenges and potential solutions to hunger issues on the South Coast. It will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the South Coast Food Share warehouse on the ...
0.6K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 135.0 Powers secures spot in Class 1A playoffs
COQUILLE The volleyball playoffs are becoming an annual tradition for Powers. The Cruisers won a tough match with South Coast rival Pacific during the Skyline League tournament Saturday at Coquille High School to earn a spot in the playoffs for the...
4.4K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 75.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Rains are moving fish into upper tidewater and fresh fish are expected to pulse in soon. The last day to fish for cutthroat trout is today. Coos County lakes: There was an additional stocking of both trophy- and legal-size trout last w...
2.4K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 97.0 CLUB NOTES
First Mondays Art Group noon-3 p.m., first Monday. Port Orford Library. Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 799 7 p.m., first Monday, Nancy Devereux Center, 1200 Newmark. (290-8680) VFW and Auxiliary Post No. 7488 6:30 p.m., Venture Inn Res...
1.3K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 119.0 Steven V. Weeks
At his request, no services will be held for Steven V. Weeks, 68, of Coquille. Steve was born Aug. 20, 1941, in Bandon and raised by his parents, Virgil and Lucile Weeks, in Green Acres, along with his brother Paul. He died Oct. 29, 2009, in Coquille...
1.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 75.0 Vikings sweep FWL titles
LAKESIDE North Bend s girls cross country team has been focusing on finishing strong. On Thursday, that work paid off with a berth to the state cross country meet. With Siuslaw s dominant boys and girls teams and Sutherlin s speedy Chelsea Spencer ...
5.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 125.0 Rare bird seen in Coos Bay
The Pineapple Express normally hits the South Coast in December, but a tropical visitor alighted in Coos Bay a little early this season. Suzette Eagler of Lakeside was out crabbing with her husband Wednesday morning when she spotted a brown booby acr...
1.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 113.0 | 
