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Armed Gunman Robs Denny's
ALVARADO ROAD -- La Mesa Police are looking for a man who robbed the Denny's Restaurant at gunpoint just after 10:30 Sunday night.
Police said at about 10:31 p.m. one black male adult armed with a handgun entered the Denny’s Restaurant, located at 6970 Alvarado Road and demanded cash from the clerk while displaying a…
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MT. HELIX -- Cars jockeyed for position above Mt. Helix Sunday as photographers came to get a shot of snows encapsulating the Cuyamaca's. But the view from nearby Mt. Nebo was pretty good too. This photo was taken from there by Anne Erdman, mother of LaMesaToday.com member Kim Dumas. The photo below was taken from Mt. Helix looking west:…
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Raising Funds And Preserving Memories
By Chris Lavin & Gina Garcia
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MISSION TRAILS PARK – The health challenges of youth are weighed on a different scale –one that knows the fragility of young life, the great potential at…
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Woman's Club Fundraiser Targets Scholarships
LA MESA -- It was rainy and dreary outside, but in the La Mesa Woman's Club on Wilson Street there was a lot of…
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Police Charge Juveniles In Downtown Robbery
LA MESA -- The La Mesa Police Department arrested two juveniles Thursday for a strong arm robbery that occurred on Feb. 13 at 4:50 P.M. at the bus bench of the Spring Street Trolley Station in the 4200 block of Spring Street. During the robbery, the suspects forcibly took the victim’s cell phone and began fighting with him. The victim…
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'Casino Party' Celebrates Chamber, La Mesa Heroes
MISSION VALLEY – Much of La Mesa moved 12 miles west Thursday night as the La Mesa Chamber of Commerce held its annual anniversary celebration and fundraiser at the Town & Country Hotel in Mission…
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The other evening I walked over to a friend's house about a block away. It was pouring and windy and cold. I was very happy to have an umbrella to carry and a warm coat to wear. As I put my umbrella outside his front door and stepped into the warmth of his house, I…
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(CNN Money)
An increasing number of homeowners are considering paying off their mortgage early. While paying off debt generally is a sound strategy, homeowners also are aware that mortgage interest is tax-deductible, so paying off a mortgage early may not be in the best interest for all homeowners.
MAKING SENSE OF THE STORY
• Homeowners with credit card debt, and those who aren’t contributing the maximum amount to a 401(k), are advised to make…
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Chief Lanning Fields Citizen Concerns
LEMON AVENUE -- La Mesa Police Chief Alan Lanning conducted a neighborhood meeting at Lemon Avenue Elementary School Wednesday night. He fielded kind questions from an apparently satisfied audience and used the opportunity to encourage residents to…
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Remember when you were in school? There were always a few punks who talked loud, pushed people around - always smaller than themselves - and bullied any and all that were afraid. I met a few and, broke one nose in those meetings. I discovered what most others never did or will: Stand up to them, get tougher than them, beat them at their own game and, on occasion, give them a licking they will always deny but never forget.…
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Council Honors World War II Vets
LA MESA -- The City Council began Tuesday night's meeting with a tribute to World War II veterans.
Councilman Dave Allan, who is heading the effort to dedicate a portion of Fletcher Parkway as Veterans Memorial Parkway, welcomed…
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Committee Chooses Lynn McCrea To Head Effort
LA MESA – The Steering Committee analyzing the possibility of establishing a property-based improvement district in downtown La Mesa held an organizational meeting Monday night and selected property owner Lynn McCrea as…
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Neighborhood Banding Together To Help Neighbor In Need
HEIDI STREET – For more than three decades Garry Puda and most…
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Young Robbers Beat Man, Steal Phone
SPRING STREET -- Police are looking for three youths who beat and robbed a pedestrian just before 7 p.m. Sunday evening.
La Mesa police said that at about 6:45 p.m. a 22 year old male was attacked and robbed by three suspects as the man was walking south in the 4200 block of Spring Street. One of the suspects…
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Anarchists scream, money and power crazed unions prance for the cameras, leaving litter and filth strewn streets and lawns, stupid children caper waiving placards prepared by parents, teachers and union thugs, fake doctors weave the crowd issuing fake "doctor's excuses" for lying teachers and public employees, "news" cameras wander sucking up the union and socialist propaganda for equally stupid viewers. And…
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Robber Takes Cash, Smashes Window
ALVARADO ROAD -- Just after 6 p.m. Saturday evening, La Mesa Police Officers responded to a report of a robbery at 70th Street and Alvarado Road.
The 33 year old male victim reported being robbed while crossing the street at the intersection of Alvarado Road and 70th Street. As the victim stood in the center median waiting for traffic to clear, he was approached by the…
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New Shops Opening Even In Tough Times
LA MESA – There is a truism in small business development that says recession offers a new business an opportunity; the first few quarters of any new business are difficult so why not get them out of the way when more established…
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Foothills Art Association will be delighted to welcome the celebrated water color artist Tom Fong to La Mesa.
Tom will be demonstrating on Thursday 3rd March 2011 at 7.30pm in the City Chambers on Allison Avenue. The general public is invited to come and see Tom paint in his bold spontaneous style and he has promised one of his original paintings…
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