Join the adopt-a-table program to replace the old tables in the dining room.

The food bank will not be taxpayer funded and was never intended to be, says councilwoman Chrysta Swift in her guest viewpoint.

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Fire engines from Hauser Fire, North Bay Fire, North Bend Fire, Coos Bay Fire, Charleston Fire, as well as several motorcycle riders representing a local riding group come together to welcome Ashley Heidel home on leave from the Iraqi theatre.

Chief Ted Ross and members of the fire board are the subject of a negative campaign being carried out by a disgruntled former employee and members of his family. One of the family members involved was himself fired from the position of Fire Chief for a very short tenure…

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While apparently turning a conciliatory leaf at Thursday’s Lakeside council meeting, Mayor Orville Nelson opened it by apologizing for Monday’s meeting on behalf of the council.

He went on later in the meeting to reveal he had quietly re-hired former Attorney Rich Rodeman to write an ordinance that would help him to justify removing two council members…

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Schilling feels there’s been a highly pressurized attempt to silence him by his critics in city government over his opinion piece here last week.

Now, he’s “coming back swinging,” so to speak about that and has more… especially after being asked at the last meeting by the 70-plus-year-old mayor to a fist fight!

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Update: February 12, 2:30 P.M., Video of Eubanks in his own words. Turn your volume up for this one.
While the mayor and others were busy chiding Schilling for his public assessment of the sewer plant, Monday’s workshop contained a number of personal comments about city sewer employees by some elected officials…

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The regular monthly Lakeside city council meeting is at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday.

Monday Council workshop centers around mayor’s criticism of Lakesideinfo.com and column by Council member Rod Schilling critiquing sewer plant.

Mayor defends his hire, plant supervisor Phil Heley. Nelson tells audience: “You tell a big lie, make it simple…then people will believe it”

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Summer of ’09 without a parking fee at the county park?

According to councilman Rod Schilling, something is amiss at sewer central, where questionable spending of bond monies and an all too “hands on” mayor have created a “messy” situation.