Brian Zanotelli Says City's Case Against Merchant Is 'Pretty Lame' Ontario - The owner of Old School, the downtown Ontario business the City of Ontario is suing for allegedly selling drug paraphernalia, has retained Vale attorney Brian Zanotelli to represent her side of the case in court. "It's a pretty lame case," Zanotelli said Wednesday of the suit against his client, Victoria Miller. He said the city delivered the civil suit to Miller Dec. 4 or Dec. 5, and she has 30 days to respond. Zanotelli said he is still preparing the response, but said he will deliver it in a week or so. [continues 678 words]
Owner of Old School Says She May File Her Own Lawsuit Against Ontario Ontario - Even as Ontario City Council members explained Wednesday why they felt it was necessary to approve a move to file a civil complaint against a local merchant, the owner of the business in question said she may file a counter suit. The city is preparing to file a civil complaint in Malheur County Circuit Court to force the Ontario business Old School to operate within the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS). The city asserts Old School is a drug paraphernalia shop and that the owner, Victoria Miller, sold, delivered and possessed with intent to sell numerous products constituting drug paraphernalia. [continues 836 words]
Police Aim To Shut Down Ontario Shop Ontario - Ontario Police Chief Mike Kee said Tuesday he hopes to force what he asserts to be a downtown drug paraphernalia shop, Old School, to operate within the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) by filing a civil complaint in Malheur County Circuit Court. "Where we would like to get is to a point where what she's doing is authorized by the law" he said. "It's all I can do." The owner of Old School and the defendant in the complaint, Victoria Miller, said she has always operated within the law. And, she said, she thinks of her business as a tobacco accessory and art shop, not one that sells drug paraphernalia. [continues 941 words]
Brookings will become the nation's first "Do Life Clean" zone, if a new anti-drug initiative launched Tuesday night by the Brookings-Harbor Youth Association is successful. Actually, the campaign is more pro-clean living than it is anti-anything. "Positive choices leave no room for substance abuse," is the campaign slogan. The campaign material, designed by Viola's Photography Unplugged, shows families getting literally dirty while living clean. Images of families painting, washing cars, baking, doing automotive maintenance, surfing and mountain biking show that life without drugs, alcohol or tobacco can be more fun, even if it's messy. [continues 950 words]
