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To park or not to park? That s always the question that bubbles and festers in the minds of downtown business people everywhere. But North Bend merchants shouldn t worry. There s plenty of parking downtown. Tourists will stop, and so will locals, as ...
 2.2K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 258.0 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 136.0 Douglas Laird Getchell
A memorial gathering will be held for Douglas Getchell, 66, of Coquille, at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12, in the meeting room of the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Douglas was born Nov. 1, 1942, in Oakland, Calif. He died Jul...
2.4K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 214.0 Bandon port office gets some upgrades
BANDON Workers are keeping busy on Port of Bandon upgrades this summer thanks to about $52,000 in grants. The port has improved its building security and also is upgrading its waterfront parking facilities using grant funding from Special ...
1.8K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 174.0 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 329.0 Cheers and Jeers
Smell that cotton candy! Cheers for county fairs, especially Coos County's annual hootenanny next week in Myrtle Point. Things to do, prizewinning animals to admire, old friends to visit, and a familiar cacophony of sounds and smells. What would summ...
1.9K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 114.0 Cheers & Jeers
Smell that cotton candy! Cheers for county fairs, especially Coos County's annual hootenanny next week in Myrtle Point. Things to do, prizewinning animals to admire, old friends to visit, and a familiar cacophony of sounds and smells. What would summ...
1.9K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 114.0 North Coos season ends with two tough losses on the road
The American Legion baseball season ended for North Coos with a pair of one-run losses to the host Grants Pass Diggers on Monday. Grants Pass scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning of both games, including a five-run rally for a 1...
4.1K - Jul. 22, 2009; scored 258.0 North Coos gets crucial American Legion sweep
NORTH BEND North Coos took two very different routes to victories over visiting Sheldon on Friday, pounding out 12 hits in an 11-2 win in the opener and then scoring the only run of the game in the seventh inning of the nightcap. Both wins were vit...
5.6K - Jul. 18, 2009; scored 274.0 North Coos takes two from Blaze
NORTH BEND With a pair of nearly identical 13-3, five-inning wins over the visiting Umpqua Blaze on Wednesday at Clyde Allen Field, the North Coos Waterfront moved to .500 on the league season and positioned itself for a run at the American Legi...
4.6K - Jul. 16, 2009; scored 311.0 Reunions
Marshfield - Class of 1969 The Marshfield High School Class of 1969 will hold its 40th reunion Friday through Sunday. All functions will take place at The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont Ave., in North Bend. There will be an informal gathering over ...
8.7K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 338.0 North Bend fireworks start tonight
North Bend The Mill Casino-Hotel firework display at 10 tonight at the casino, 3201 Tremont Ave. On Saturday, a Salute to the Military will open with a U.S. Coast Guard rescue demonstration at 11:30 a.m. Airshow at 1 p.m. The Mill Casino-Hotel SandFe...
2.3K - Jul. 3, 2009; scored 181.0 North Coos earns split with Horizon
NORTH BEND Sawyer Wilson was admittedly a little nervous when he entered the game in the seventh inning Wednesday night with North Coos clinging to a one-run lead over Roseburg Horizon. Wilson was one of two pitchers the Horizon lineup battered for...
6.4K - Jul. 2, 2009; scored 286.0 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 353.0 American Legion: Weidman pitches shutout
Bryce Weidman threw a shutout in Albany on Saturday as the Three Rivers Sandblasters beat the Mid-Valley Rockets 3-0 to improve to 4-1 in American Legion league play. Weidman only got into trouble in one inning, when the Rockets got runners on first ...
3.7K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 203.0 The Mill, Sandfest add jets to Independence Day celebration
The shriek of jets and the sounds of other flying machines will join the traditional hiss and boom of fireworks come Independence Day weekend, when the first air show in years makes its debut in North Bend. Meant to honor veterans and current members...
5.4K - Jun. 17, 2009; scored 329.0 NB pitcher not among draft picks
The phone call never came for Bryce Weidman. The North Bend standout was not selected during the three days of the Major League Baseball draft, at least delaying his plans to play professional baseball. I m definitely disappointed, Weidman said. He ...
2.6K - Jun. 12, 2009; scored 203.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coquille June 5, 3:31 p.m., a vehicle was vandalized at Coquille High School, 499 W. Central Ave. June 5, 7:01 p.m., a fight was reported near Elm Avenue and 17th...
5.9K - Jun. 9, 2009; scored 183.0 Sandblasters take two from North Coos
NORTH BEND At times Sunday, it was obvious the South Coast s two American Legion baseball teams were playing their season openers. Both the host North Coos Waterfront and the visiting Three Rivers Sandblasters substituted liberally. The teams even ...
7.2K - Jun. 8, 2009; scored 309.0 American Legion teams open this weekend
South Coast baseball fans will get a chance to see the area s two American Legion teams for the first time this weekend. The Three Rivers Sandblasters, the area s AAA-level team, will meet its A-level sibling, the North Coos Waterfront, at Siuslaw Hi...
2.7K - Jun. 5, 2009; scored 291.0 | 
