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The first photo I am sharing this week is the launch Favorite, "long in the Coos river trade out of Marshfield," according to an item in the July 26, 1928,

The first two photos I am sharing this week came from an incident which occurred in February of 1961 when a crane, driven by Marvin McCue, fell through the dock

The headline in the April 10, 1941, Western World let the readers know that Bandon would soon have a new post office, after an agreement was signed with Mrs. Anna

"Familiar Little Passenger and Mail Craft Has Been Sold" is the subhead in the Sept. 24, 1925, article in Western World, as Bandons beloved river boat Charm heads to Astoria.

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To the 3,000 people of this town. >> the city was really proud of this place. . and when youre proud of something, youre very, very sad when it goes away. >> it all started when daniel called greg with a business proposition. >> i think i hung up. i dont think i was very interested in the project. >> he did, yeah. greg hung up on me the first time. >> i knew nothing about cheese making, manufacturing any kind of food products. theres a lot of things that make it a complicated business. >> i was ...

Cheesemaker. they kept the name and moved production out to the midwest. they tore down the building and told brad senco and everyone else working there to go home. >> we no longer need your services and that was it. i walked out the door. >> brad went on to make award winning cheese for one of the premier producers in seattle. most of the other employees moved on, as well. >> people left, you know, theres no jobs, you cant make a living here. >> and it just -- it went down. i mean, the schools ...

To speak with grad. >> i didnt even ask him if he was interested because i knew the answer would be no. he said, greg, if i wasnt interested in coming to work with you, i wouldnt have had lunch with you. it took my be surprised. >> people were surprised. i was doing pretty well where i was. but why wouldnt i entertain something like this? again, i enjoy doing start ups. theyre real fun. >> when we heard that he had accepted gregs offer finally and was coming back, that hit the papers. cheesemake...