Coos Bay?! (Bandon: appointed, credit, new house)

[Curious_Me]

Just wondering what life in Coos bay is like. Fun stuff to do? Is it relatively reasonable, housing-wise?

[tiffela74]

Hi. I live here, and I love it. Reasonable depending on where youre coming from and what you make. We bought a terrific house w/room for hubby and I and our 3kids for less than 150x. Has needed some work, but was totally livable and not too hard to finance. And nope, we dont have anywhere near perfect credit! Fun stuff, that will depend on what you think is fun. If youre looking for a crazy nightlife w/dancing and party atmosphere all night long, well, you maybe a bit disappointed. We do have the casino here in town that is open 24/7 and does have different entertainment (check out the Mill Casino on line for more infor) we LOVE our fav. resturant w/the owner who brings a mike and sings to us all. (wonderful food/drinks!!) Hiking, fishing, clamming, crabbing, beachcombing, whale watching, kite flying, sandcastle building, galore here. Theres a Boys and Girls Club w/lots of different activities for the kids, a wonderful gymnastics club, and a terrific dance studio if you have kids. theres a movie theater, and several live theater groups that are always looking for new people to join up or to come watch their plays. We have local contests (teen idol, elderly idol, country showdown) art classes at the museum or through one of the art studios at the mall...the Pottery company where you can make something out of over a thousand different choices they have there. Several different parks,wonderful trails around Empire Lakes right in the center of town, tours through the wetlands, 2 terrific libraries, churches for pretty much any religion. Farmers markets on a couple different days of the week, and many different festivals and parades during the summer months. The dunes are right outside town if you like to go riding, or you can come watch the dog sleds training during special times. Go surfing in the ocean, or on the sand.
theres a couple ideas for you.
Its not for everyone, but for some of us, its bliss.
Best of luck to you!
Tiffany

[tiffela74]

Hi Todd, Im sorry to say, but Im pretty ignorant when it comes to the LNG. I know I should open my ears more, and pay more attention, but w/trying to raise my family, and just enjoying life, Ive taken the lazy road and just ignored the talk on LNG. I'll ask my husband what he thinks on it, maybe he'll be more helpful! Sorry!!!
Tiff

[Curious_Me]

Thanks for the info. No we're not looking for much of a night life. In fact, quite the opposite. We have two kids; 1 1/2 yrs. and 3 weeks old, so we're looking for lots of outdoor activities and an active youth community. It sounds, as of so far, that Coos Bay spells future home to us. I'm an outdoor nut, but since I live in Mid-America, Oklahoma, we don't get to do many of the things we'd love to do.Thank you again so much for your input.

[Kathleenh54]

What is Coos Bay like in the winter?

[seashelly]

Tiffela -- Happy New House!

Curious_Me -- There's always something going on in the Bay Area. We just returned from Bandon where the Cranberry Festival was being held over the weekend. The pirate theme was fun this year.

Kathleenh - Noticeably less traffic during the noon hour.

[tiffela74]

thanks. We're enjoying it....except the payments! lol
Kathleen, It doesnt snow! Pretty mild, rainy, windy, but no ice, no snow (except the occasional very very light snowfall in the wee hours of the dark morning and pretty much only if youre further inland) We can gets some stronger winds, but nothing too horrific. We lost power once last winter during the worst storm, but it was back on within seconds.
storm watching is a wonderful bonus pasttime for living here at the coast, but just have to make sure youre watching from the right (HIGH) spot. The sea is unpredictable in the best of times, add a storm to the mix, and people dont belong down on the beach at all. Fun to go walking (and watch those waves still!!!!) after the storm has died off and see what the sea has swept up.
Theres some really great activities for the kids around here!
best of luck!
Tiff