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Outdoor art Fabulous homes Follow Your Art unveiling Street of Dreams showcases celebration set for Aug. 16 nine amazing houses — See COMMUNITY, B5 — See inside JULY 27 through AUGUST 25, 2013 AN EVENT PRODUCED BY THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN PORTLAND THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013 • THE LAKE OSWEGO LEADER IN NEWS FOR 93 YEARS • LAKEOSWEGOREVIEW.COM • VOLUME 100, NO. 32 • 75 CENTS Councilor Changes proposed for historic Kehoe Oswego Lake island estate plans vilion, a wider driveway with Needham said. City board denies retaining walls and a new The Jantzen Dubbed Crazy Man’s Is- move to guard tower by the private estate, at 1850 land by early settlers who bridge connecting the estate North Shore concluded the main resi- tram and cabana, — located on an island in Os- Road, is on an dent, a mute hermit, was wego Lake — to North Shore insane, the property came San Diego island in OKs guard tower Road. Oswego Lake under the ownership of Carl After more than an hour of and is and Emma Jantzen in 1929. Last-minute decision By KARA HANSEN MURPHEY deliberations, the commis- accessible only The couple used to enter- The Review sion tentatively approved the by boat or tain their guests with fash- stems from son’s guard tower and driveway private bridge. ion shows, using the lake as future education Changes are in the works for the improvements but rejected a runway, with water skiers REVIEW PHOTO: Jantzen estate, viewed by some as the entertainment cabana VERN UYETAKE modeling the latest in swim- By KARA HANSEN MURPHEY one of the most unusual and histori- and tram. Of primary con- wear designed by the fami- The Review cally signifi cant residential proper- cern was the possibility the projects local landmarks and are listed on the Na- ly’s eponymous knitwear company. ties in Lake Oswego. would overwhelm the historical signifi - tional Register of Historic Places. Renowned architect Richard Sunde- Lake Oswego City Coun- An architect on Monday presented cance of a dock and boathouse, among “It’s just the combination of so much leaf designed the estate’s stone boat- cilor Mike Kehoe is moving proposals to the city’s development re- features garnering the estate national being added that I think is visually de- house and a private bridge with stone to San Diego. view commission for an elevated tram to and local historic listings. The main tracting from the historical structure of It’s unclear exactly when he the water, a lakeside entertainment pa- home and the bridge are also considered the boathouse,” Commissioner Bob See ISLAND / Page A12 will resign his position on the council. He said this week that his family still needs to sell their house, and he planned to be in Oregon on a regular basis for the time being. “It all came about really fast — like two weeks ago,” Kehoe said. The draw, Kehoe said, is get- Scarecrows ting his youngest child, Jack, in- to a California school. Starting his junior year feature fun and in a San Diego high school this month will give him two years’ frightful fashions residency in the state — and the best chanc- Well-dressed scarecrows bring es of getting in- to one of the KEHOE marine biology art to life at Luscher Farm programs he hopes to pursue for college. By ZANE SPARLING brooch and sheer willpower. He has his eye on University The Review Today, and until Oct. 31, she’s of California at Santa Barbara or competing for your vote. But UC San Diego, home to Scripps n a sweltering, sum- she’s not alone. Institution of Oceanography. mer day, No. 45 There’s No. 35, who has cho- “To have the best advantage stands silently, her sen to match a vest embroi- to get into school he has his O back stiff, her eyes dered with Christmas orna- heart set on, you need residen- unblinking. ments with a black, skin-tight cy,” Kehoe said. “Right now it’s In addition to her cheetah- hoodie. the best thing for our family.” print purse, BCBG jacket and Or No. 74, whose look — den- He said Jack has always loved Lisa Simpson-esque necklace, im shirt, denim jacket (with ’70s working with animals, whether the eye is quickly drawn to her disco collar) and carrot-colored that means breeding tortoise hair. Little Orphan Annie haircut — and turtles or raising chinchil- It’s artfully disheveled — a seems slightly at odds with itself. las. The move will require him tangled nest of black locks that Even a few guys have entered to cut short a mission trip he is seem held in place only by a now on with his mother; this chintzy headband, fl ower See SCARECROWS / Page A3 week, the two were working with dolphins in Kenya through a nonprofi t for which Lorri Ke- hoe serves as a board member. Jack has probably cared for 40 different pets over the years, Mike Kehoe said, and it’s possi- ble the young man might soon This Connor decide to try working with hors- spooky Langley, 11, es, as there are many in the fam- scarecrow adjusts the ily’s new community of Rancho keeps a hat of a Santa Fe. sharp scarecrow Kehoe, an entrepreneur and lookout. next to his investor who owns commercial REVIEW PHOTOS: family’s shopping centers and a property VERN UYETAKE garden plot. management company, among other business ventures, said he and his wife don’t have jobs that require them to live in Oregon. And their two older children, Brett and Paige, are already at Ex-Bank of Oswego exec fi ghts fraud charges California schools, Santa Clara University and University of was indicted July 16 in $500,000 without knowing Walsh had Oswego branch of Golf Savings Bank, Southern California, respectively. Geoffrey Walsh faces U.S. District Court on been fi red and without knowing the now Sterling Savings Bank. Kehoe hasn’t yet decided allegations that he de- money would be used for personal ex- The Bank of Oswego, meanwhile, is when he’ll resign his city post, in federal case and civil suit frauded an investor penses rather than business purposes. suing Walsh in Clackamas County Cir- which case a majority of the re- starting in May 2012, Walsh allegedly said he would use the cuit Court. maining five councilors and By KARA HANSEN MURPHEY right after he lost his money to invest in the purchase of two The bank has accused Walsh of mis- mayor could vote to appoint The Review job as vice president of condominiums, which he put up as col- appropriating trade secrets and is someone to fi ll the remainder of business development lateral, when he actually already seeking an estimated $600,000 in dam- his term, through 2014. He said A former Bank of Oswego execu- and lending services owned the condos and was in the pro- ages. he plans to be in Oregon regu- tive is facing charges in both state at The Bank of Oswe- WALSH cess of selling them. He reportedly still According to the civil suit fi led July larly for now, and it’s possible he and federal courts. go. owes the investor $200,000 as well as 24, Walsh in September 2010 recom- and his wife could eventually Geoffrey S. Walsh is fi ghting crimi- The offenses carry interest and penalties on the loan. mended the bank extend a $1.7 million return to Lake Oswego to retire. nal charges of wire fraud, engaging in maximum penalties of 20 to 30 years in The indictment also accuses Walsh line of credit to a trust overseen by His resignation, he said, “de- monetary transactions with criminally prison, according to court records. of making false statements on a loan Martin Kehoe for business investment pends on the whole process, and derived property and making false According to the indictment, an in- application for bank customers as ear- on what’s best for the council statements on a loan application. He vestor identifi ed as H.S. loaned Walsh ly as 2007, when he worked at the Lake See FRAUD / Page A5 and what’s best for the city.” “Pamplin Media Group’s pledge is to INDEX CONTACT US deliver balanced news that re ects the Opinion ...............A7 Sports ...............A23 By mail: P. O. 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