The newly elected councilor’s will be seated at the upcoming regular city council meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday.

(updated) A work session had originally been planned for 6 p.m. Thursday in advance of the regular January city council meeting. That has been canceled.

The meeting is an opportunity for citizens… (read story, get agenda by clicking headline)

Garden applications will be available at city hall starting January 6, 2009.   It is requested that they be returned by the end of January. You will be notified by Harmony Garden if you have been assigned one.

Our community volunteers take down Christmas 08′. Guess what? Christmas 09′ is right around the corner. The trees from Mt. View Farms were still beautiful.  

  After a break for a new grandbaby and vacation, I’ll be resuming Lakeside’s Firefighter of the Month starting with January’s pick in the person of Nathan King.   Nathan has lived in Lakeside off and on for most of his 31 years. He attended among other schools, North Bay Elementary and North Bend High. [...]

Every year brings new surprises and new sorrows. May the year 2009 be kind to you all.
New Year’s Day — History, Traditions, and Customs

By Sandy Thayer The Lakeside Community Association (LCA) still has several calendars for 2009 that can be purchased for $5.00. Proceeds all go to good local LCA causes, particularly to help pay for the costs of fuel and insurance for the citizens’ patrol vehicle. These calendars have birthdays, anniversaries, local events for City Hall and [...]

The Kids Zone kids entertain the crowd with Christmas carols

After many man-hours and a lot of very expensive materials, the metamorphosis from surveyed old Saint Helen’s Fireboat to Lakeside’s hottest fireboat on the Oregon coast has begun. Donations were raised and labors of love are being put into what can only be described as a work of art. After being delivered to Sause Brothers [...]

A Franciscan monk makes his way through Manger Square, passing under a large shooting star Christmas decoration in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

See the 2008 celebration in photos… (Click headline)

“And He will be called: ‘Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.’ ”

As I have been reflecting on Christmas this year, I’ve been thinking about gifts.

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