Tuesdays

This is an open letter to City of Bandon officials and businesses in Bandon.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

LANGLOIS - When Dennis Bowman, owner of the Langlois Cheese Factory, approached a local sign maker, Rod Smith, owner of All Around Signs in North Bend, about restoring the decades-old sign in front of the building, he learned some history.

LANGLOIS — The World Music Concert and Dance will be held 5-8 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at the Langlois Cheese Factory located at 94179 Allen Boice Drive.

LANGLOIS — The Langlois Lions will host their Famous Spaghetti Feed Saturday, April 6, at the Lions Club, 48136 on Floras Lake Loop, Langlois. This benefit event is earmarked for the club's 2019 Pacific High School $1,000 scholarship. The event…

March 14, 1945 - March 13, 2019

BANDON/PORT ORFORD - “Write a Poem – Make a Difference” is the message SpotLines zine staff take into middle and high school classrooms in preparation for a Youth Poetry Awards program that includes a contest and publication.

LANGLOIS — Pacific’s dreams of repeating as Class 1A boys state basketball champions came to an end Wednesday when the Pirates fell to visiting North Douglas 52-31 in the Skyline League playoffs.

As I stood along a wall in a packed church several weeks ago for the memorial service of Bandon resident Todd Freitag, three thoughts entered my mind.

July 8, 1929 - Jan. 28, 2019

BANDON - Smoke damage has temporarily closed the Sprague Community Theater and city officials are saying they "dodged a proverbial bullet" in an incident that could have been much worse.

July 8, 1929 - Jan. 28, 2019

The first picture I am sharing this week is the Bandon City Hall in 1961 as city officials (including manager of utilities John Fasnacht on porch) look over the flooding from Ferry Creek, which threatened businesses in the area. The…

The first picture I am sharing was taken in the early 1980s after the remodeling of many of the Old Town buildings had started as evidenced by the clock tower shop, now occupied by Sassy Seagull, which had previously been…

Oct. 20, 1932 - Nov. 28, 2018

(Correction: Coos Bay School District's graduation rate is 65, while Marshfield High School's is 91.4)

LANGLOIS — Steven White sat in the Bandon High School gym behind the scorer’s table unaware of what was about to happen.

LANGLOIS — For the past decade the women at Valley Flora Farm have been harnessing horses to get the farming done, but are now ready to harness the sun itself to support climate-friendly farming.

BANDON - The Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival will return to the Oregon Coast at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Langlois Cheese Factory, 94179 Allen Boice Drive, Langlois.