Archive for February, 2010

My camera is gone, but the memory lingers

Feb 27, 2010 No Comments by tenmilerocky

by Calvin Walker, guest editorial…… February 2010 I traveled to Mexico to deliver my daughter and two grandchildren to their home in Acapulco. In route we were held up by a gang of four angry gun toting desperadoes, who escaped with all but the clothes we wore. The day before the holdup I had pulled [...]

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A promise kept

Feb 25, 2010 No Comments by tenmilerocky

It took several months, but Mayor Nelson and Councilor Crockett made good on their promise to resign from Lakeside city council, if the five councilors weren’t recalled. A Lakesideinfo.com EDITORIAL The following is a summation of what we believe lead to the resignations. We at Lakesideinfo.com have not forgotten what ex-Mayor Orville Nelson, and ex-Councilor [...]

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Lakeside committees multiply

Feb 25, 2010 No Comments

At the February city council meeting, Councilor Armstrong, requested those interested in serving on a Nuisance/Abatement Committee please contact city hall at: 541-759-3011. One of the most frequent complaints received by city hall is hazardous junk collected on certain properties along with derelict cars. The city has a policy of requesting that complaints must be [...]

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New Credit Card regulaions go into effect

Feb 24, 2010 No Comments

Public notice BBB Explains How Protections Could Benefit Card Holders Lake Oswego, Ore. – Feb. 24, 2010 – Nine months after it was enacted, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 went into effect on Feb. 22, 2010, granting credit card holders new consumer protection rights. Meanwhile, a survey by CreditCards.com indicates [...]

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Safely home!

Feb 21, 2010 No Comments

Calvin Walker, his daughter, and two grandchildren, ages five and nine, arrived home safely late Friday after being hijacked and robbed, in Mexico. The whole family is grateful for the sincere outpouring from the Lakeside community in helping with the costly burden of getting home after everything they had was stolen. The expenses incurred ranged [...]

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Charities and donors should seek proof of credibility

Feb 19, 2010 No Comments

Lake Oswego, Ore. – Feb. 19, 2010 – Well-meaning “philanthropreneurs” collect donations before registering organization as a non-profit. In an attempt to honor his late wife and her daughter, Simon Monjack and Sharon Murphy formed the Brittany Murphy Foundation as a charitable organization dedicated to arts education for children—a cause beloved by the recently deceased [...]

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Mullanix arraigned in Coos County Circuit Court

Feb 17, 2010 No Comments

Donald Gerald Mullanix, of Lakeside, pleads not guilty to charges of: one count of aggravated theft in the first-degree, (which is a B felony) and three counts of first-degree theft by receiving (which are C felonies). Donald G. Mullanix was arraigned in Coquille on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at, 3 pm in Judge Stones’s courtroom. [...]

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Robbed at gun point and stranded in Mexico

Feb 15, 2010 1 Comment

Lakeside Fire department board member, Calvin Walker, traveling with his daughter and two grandchildren inside Mexico, was hijacked at gunpoint. Walker was moving his daughter and grandchildren to live with their father in Mexico. While stopped at a well lit truck stop near Los Mochis, Mexico, Walker was ordered out of his pickup. He at [...]

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Two surprise resignations from Lakeside City Council

Feb 11, 2010 No Comments

An executive session was held prior to the February regular Lakeside city council meeting. Mayor Nelson convened the meeting as usual. Immediately after the pledge of allegiance, Councilor Tim Crockett, read his resignation letter and made his exit. Regular business was conducted, at the end of the meeting Mayor Nelson in a surprise move, proceeded [...]

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Tree elves

Feb 09, 2010 No Comments

Three flowering cherry trees were planted today along the West side of 8th street by Diane O’Bryan, Rudy Sherych, Michael Armstrong and Ralph Wollinsky. All together there have been five trees donated so far. This is an ongoing city beautification project. If you would like to volunteer or donate, please sign up at City Hall.

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