The front of Lakeside city hall was awash with activity last Saturday. Six Lakeside entities were involved with tree decorating. This year boasted a sixth tree sponsored by the Lakeside library. Library coordinator Nadine Goodrich, shows off a very fashionable Christmas hat that had wiggles and a mind of its own. ♥ The Lakeside organizations [...]

Harmony Garden, located next to Lakeside city hall is a hub of activity during the growing season. The seniors, Lakeside library summer program for kids, and gardeners in the general public take part each year. Master gardeners Aaron Richards and Diane O’Bryan, along with Sherry Richards, turn the soil and prepare the beds for the [...]

Santa’s helpers from Lakeside Parks Advisory Committee went to Mel Luckies, Mountain View Farms U-Cut Christmas trees. They searched until they found the perfect six trees and with the help of master shaper Doug, they were cut down and taken to City Hall to await decorations on Saturday. Submitted by Michael Armstrong

The dedicated volunteers of the city beautification committee brave the cold and short break in the rain to plant over 750 daffodil bulbs along Eighth Street in Lakeside. Volunteers: → Diane O’Bryan → Mike and Elaine Armstrong → Rudy and Linda Sherych → Don Lynwood → Linda Kinch → Mattie Lane → Janne LaVelle → [...]

Today there was a small work party at Lakeside City hall to groom the front, the side path and turn some of the garden beds. Parks Advisory/Community Garden (LPACG), a city council committee, has ongoing grounds and garden maintenance responsibilities at city hall. It is mostly accomplished with volunteers, anyone interested in helping please contact [...]

The summer is coming to a close and with that the end of year one of the beautification of downtown Lakeside.  There are so many people to thank I hardly know where to begin. ♥ Thank you to Don Linwood, our wood director, for allowing us to use his shop and for organizing the Saturday [...]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Compare what you see now with what Ed Gowen had to offer when he was mayor in 2006. A picture of what the front of City Hall looked like during the Gowen tenure. Gowen was resoundingly recalled in 2006. A look at City Hall today under [...]

The ongoing beautification in Lakeside continues with the installation of another bench. This one sponsored by the Lakeside seniors. It was installed by Lakeside Parks Advisory/Community Garden Committee volunteers, Michael and Elaine Armstrong, Rudy Scherych, and Robert O’Bryan. The bench is located in the landscaped corner of North Lake Road and North Eighth Street. The [...]

A steady crowd of people cycled through the items offered for sale by the Lakeside Parks Advisory/Community Garden committee. They viewed it as a great success and now gives them funding to use on more beautification for Lakeside.