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Workshop On Canning And Preserving Food

[ April 27, 2013; 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. ] The Master Food Preservers of Coos County will hold a Canning 101 workshop on Saturday, April 27, from 10am to 1pm. Workshop participants will learn the basics of both boiling water and pressure canning: how to fill jars, load the canner, and more. The how-tos and what-ifs of canning will be thoroughly explored, as [...]


Wednesday April 24 2013

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Boating Classes Offered At Power Squadron

The Coos Bay Power Squadron presents the Engine Maintenance class starting on April 23rd at 6:30pm. The class will be at the Power Squadron building on Guano Rock Lane at the Boat Basin in Charleston. The class will go for eight to ten weeks and cover basic engine operations on both gas and diesel, [...]


Tuesday April 23 2013

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Hearts And Hands Spring Craft Sale In Coos Bay

Everyone is invited to come and browse through the 2,000 square feet of packed display area. All of the crafts displayed will be handmade locally by their group with more than a 20 year history of doing craft shows. They are sure you’ll find some special gifts for special people in your life. And [...]


Tuesday April 23 2013

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CB and NB City Clean Up Day!

[ April 27, 2013; 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. ]   10:00 am – 3:00 pm - DUMP up to (4) 35 GALLON GARBAGE CANS.   FOUR locations: 1. S 4th Street Parking Lot (300 Block S 4th St) - Coos Bay 2. Eastside Fire Station Parking Lot (365 D St) - Coos Bay 3. Empire Fire Station Parking Lot (189 S Wall) - Coos Bay 4. Pony Village Mall (Parking Lot [...]


Monday April 22 2013

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Constituents Ask Legislators To Invest In OFBN

More than one hundred food bankers from Oregon converged on Salem to deliver more than a thousand paper plates, each filled with a message from a constituent to ask legislators to invest in the state’s partnership with the Oregon Food Bank Network through the Oregon Hunger Response Fund. The Fund is the state’s contribution to the [...]


Monday April 22 2013

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NBHS Cheer Team Competing in Las Vegas Saturday

Chelsea Fults, Raegan Spence, Rylee Stringfield, ShaeLee Iparraguirre, Abby Padgett, Taylor Clarno, Lexi Laird, Anahi Ayala, Edith Ayala, Emily Midyette, Karen Lagesse are in Las Vegas waiting to perform.   The North Bend High School Cheer Team is currently in Las Vegas awaiting their chance to earn a National Title at the Sharp Competition. The team will [...]


Friday April 19 2013

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OHTAC Invites Public Comments At Meeting

The Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Council will meet at 8am on Sunday, April 21st. The meeting will be at the Red Lion Hotel at 1313 North Bayshore Drive in Coos Bay. The meeting is open to the public. In 1998, the Governor established OHTAC to oversee and provide advice on Oregon’s 16 historic trails. The [...]


Friday April 19 2013

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Rotary Hosts Medieval Nights To Fund Community Projects

The local Rotary Club of the Bay area will be hosting the 7th Annual Gala called Medieval Nights, A Renaissance Faire. There will be food, entertainment, and a live and silent auction. Funds will go to community projects. It will be at St Monica’s Catholic Church on April 20th, at 6pm. Advance tickets [...]


Friday April 19 2013

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DMV Mandatory Furlough Day

All Department of Motor Vehicle offices in Oregon, including DMV headquarters will be closed for the statewide mandatory furlough day on Friday, April 19th. Waiting times for customers tend to be longer on the days after DMV office closures, so the DMV suggests that customers try to do business by mail or online, or [...]


Friday April 19 2013

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A Big FEAST Event Comes To OCCI

F.E.A.S.T. is an acronym for Food-Education-Agriculture-Solutions-Together. Anyone who is interested in food issues on the southern Oregon coast should consider attending. It will be a 5 1/2 hour event starting at 9:30am, held at the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute on April 20th. Featured on the lunch menu will be made with all local foods including [...]


Thursday April 18 2013

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