OREGONIANS ENCOURAGED TO TEST SMOKE ALARMS WHEN CHANGING THEIR CLOCKS Posted: October 28th, 2009 4:07 PM Oregon State Fire Marshal Randy Simpson urges residents to test their smoke alarms when changing their clock from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time Sunday, November 1st. Oregon smoke alarm laws are different from most other states. Since 1999, [...]

Never before can I remember so much attention being given an upstate New York congressional race. The reason? Doug Hoffman is running as a Conservative Party candidate (he wanted to run as a R, but was passes over) after the GOP opted to run an extreme liberal Republican to fill a Republican vacancy. Some feel [...]

Robert O’Bryan, Rudy Sherych, Michael Armstrong, Dennis Langley and the Shutters Correctional Facility work crew, installed nearly all the chain link fence at the new playground. This was accomplished during a huge downpour. The fencing and posts were donated by Bonneville Power.

Linda Kinch and Mattie Lane, two city residents, would like to see consequences for local elected officials that may have broken the law. After conducting their own research, they have filed separate complaints with the state against both Mayor Orville Nelson and former City Council member Harlon Green for allegedly breaking Oregon laws while in [...]

Attached are cyanobacteria toxin and cell density results for Tenmile Lakes on October 20th. These results show that blue-green blooms continue to be prevalent in varying areas of both North and South Tenmile Lakes and that cell density results exceed guidelines for recreation posting. As always, given varying effectiveness of home-owner drinking water treatment systems [...]

The Coos County Elections Office certified there were enough signatures to place all the Lakeside council members, including the mayor on the November 17th recall ballot. Each person was given the opportunity to resign their position or justify why they should be kept in their current position on the council. The statement for demanding the [...]

♣ 1/2 head shredded cabbage ♣ 1/2 cup salted sunflower seeds ♣ 4 Tablsp. chopped green onions ♣ 1 pkg. Top Ramen noodles ( I prefer Oriental flavor)  crumple up the noodles dry, put in a sieve and pour boiling water over them quickly. Combine all above ingredients in a bowl Dressing- ♣ Use the [...]

In an effort to support the City in decreasing expenses the library will be closing at the same time as City Hall. To allow for easier patron access the library will increase its’ business hours by opening earlier. Effective: Monday, November 2, 2009, library hours will be as follows: MONDAY through FRIDAY: 10:30am – 5:00pm [...]