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Bay Area Fun Festival
8/28/10 •
Remember when in 2010
Coos Bay’s Fun Festival will take place Sept. 17-19 in a new location this year.
Vendors will have a new home in the parking lot behind the Egyptian Theatre.
The city asked the festival to move due to structural concerns with buildings along Central Avenue.
‘We’re hoping everyone will bear with us and it will …
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Soar near the shore
8/28/10 •
See the shoreline from above in a seaplane. The Boardwalk in downtown Coos Bay is home to a seaplane that flies when weather allows. Make your appointment while dining in the downtown area or visiting some of the new shops that have sprung up along the waterfront.
There’s coffee, chocolate, souvenirs, ceramics, pottery, fish, antiques, wine …
The legend lives on — Prefontaine
8/28/10 •
The Steve Prefontaine Memorial Run stirs memories for those who ran with him at Marshfield High School in the late 1960s.
The annual race, now in its 31st year, commemorates the life of hometown track legend Prefontaine, who died in a single-car accident in 1975 at the age of 24.
The years don’t dull Jay Farr’s …
The gallery
8/28/10 •
A pair of worn, pale-blue Puma running shoes sits in a glass case at the Coos Art Museum in downtown Coos Bay.
Surrounding the now-iconic shoes — the late Steve Prefontaine wore them while he broke his first American record in the 5,000 meter race in 1971 — are medals, trophies, cups and plaques, all commemorating …
Lookin’ good in The Cruz
8/28/10 •
In 1973, the movie American Graffiti revived the dormant hot-rod culture of the ’60s for millions of baby-boomers who fondly recalled cruising Main Street in their souped-up jalopies.
You can relive those days for real as Sunset Classic Chevys hosts Cruz the Coos in downtown Coos Bay and the Shore Acres Show ‘n’ Shine at Shore …
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