BANDON – In the natural world, formations from clouds to rocks sometimes take on human proportions. 

Dec. 21: Country singer Freddie Hart is 88. Talk-show host Phil Donahue is 79. Actress Jane Fonda is 77. Singer Carla Thomas is 72. Guitarist Albert Lee is 71. Actor Samuel L. Jackson is 66. S…

Lower Umpqua Senior Center

GOLD BEACH — The free Christmas Feast from noon to 3 p.m. Christmas Day is a festive way to share the holiday with the community. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join in the spirit of sh…

Tired of trying to please everyone during the holidays? Are you working harder at home than you are at work, but still want that perfect, old-timey, Norman Rockwell look for your table? Then t…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The federal government's decision to spend $55 million on cranberries may dent a global glut, support prices and speed up payments to growers.

COOS BAY — Think it's hard to find a job? Some employers say it's just as hard to find an employee.

Almost everybody does it. Many of us regret it afterward. Then we resolve not to do it again next time. Are we talking about overspending on Christmas? Or not fighting with relatives? Nope, no…

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans across the country marked Thanksgiving Day with lots of turkey, football, parades and early shopping, while many overcame nasty weather, power outages and…

Today we celebrate our uniquely American holiday, the day of Thanksgiving. In few other places in this state and this nation is today needed more sorely than here on the South Coast.

LONDON (AP) — Plump turkeys in butcher shop windows. Harvest displays of pumpkin and corn. Sandwich boards describing groaning feasts.

BANDON — Many prefer the experience of going out and cutting down their own Christmas tree. The same tradition has developed in Bandon, except it's at Thanksgiving — and it involves turkeys.

Bandon’s Holiday Marketplace indoor farmer’s/artisan market is open for holiday shoppers from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Dec. 13 in the big green building on the waterfront.

NEW YORK — The potatoes are wrong. The football game's too loud. The kids aren't dressed right. Thanksgiving can, of course, be a great joy, but with so many beloved traditions on the line it …

Not so long ago there really was only one way to eat Brussels sprouts.

PORT ORFORD — The Cape Blanco Heritage Society will hold special sales in the gift shops at three historic sites from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  on Nov. 28 and 29. In the gift shops at Cape Blanco Lig…

Thursday, Nov. 20: Meatloaf with brown gravy, whipped potatoes with gravy, Oregon bean medley, multigrain bread and frosted marble cake.

If you think of Tyler Florence as the cook next door, the guy you can count on for classics like burgers and onion rings, you may be surprised by his latest effort, “Tyler Florence: Inside the…

COOS BAY — Taste buds were tantalized and palates pleased Saturday at the annual Best of the Bay Iron Chef competition.

BANDON — The Bandon Community Thanksgiving Holiday Meal will be held from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, at The Barn/Community Center, 1200 11th St. S.W. in Bandon City Park.