dawn.feldhaus@camaspostrecord.com
March 27, 2012
Business owners worry about SR-14 traffic delays
As the work to widen state Route 14 continues, several local business owners say they are being affected by the project.
As the work to widen state Route 14 continues, several local business owners say they are being affected by the project.
A plane crash that killed a local pilot and a student is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Fort Vancouver Regional Library District currently pays the city of Washougal $1 per year, for the use of the library building at 1661 "C" St., in the City Hall complex. That type of financial arrangement is not likely to occur again if the library relocates. More than 35 people attended a Friends of the Washougal Library meeting March 13. In addition to longtime and brand new Friends members and Washougal Community Librarian Christine Hughey, the meeting was attended by Washougal Mayor Sean Guard and Lone Wolf Development Representative Adam Taylor. The Community Libraries Director for FVRL Jill Rourke and FVRL Foundation Director Rick Smithrud were also there. The library is currently 2,400 square feet, with 1,800 square feet of that dedicated to public use. The remaining area is for staff and storage.
A local pilot and a student pilot have been found dead after a plane crash in an area near Goble, Ore.
The audience will be invited to participate as the Liberty Theatre celebrates its first anniversary, under the ownership of Rand Thornsley. He signed a five-year lease on the theater in January 2011. A sing-along version of "Hairspray" will be shown Friday and Saturday, at 5:30 p.m. The 2007 movie featured John Travolta, Nikki Blonskey and Queen Latifah. It is rated PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.
Bob Peake, of Washougal, has a few momentos that remind him of his time served in the Navy during the Korean War. Peake, 80, served 1 1/2 years each on three ships -- a destroyer the USS Higbee, an unnamed LSSL-116 transported from Astoria, Ore., to the South Korean government, and the USS Dixie. He has a print of the USS Dixie, shown at sea accompanied by destroyers. Peake, a former quartermaster second class, also has two framed pieces of wire fence that used to be located in the Demilitarized Zone at the 38th Parallel between North and South Korea. One of the framed pieces was provided by the Vancouver Korean Society, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War in 1950. The other framed piece of wire fence was delivered by Stan Nystrom, a Washougal resident and former Camas insurance agent. Nystrom's son-in-law Elton served in Korea. The keepsake was provided by the Republic of Korea in gratitude to American soldiers.
The Washougal and Camas city councils could decide in a few weeks to appoint Camas Fire Chief Nick Swinhart as interim chief of the consolidated departments. The decisions, expected April 2, would change Washougal Fire Chief Ron Schumacher's title to deputy chief of fire prevention and fire marshal for the departments. A trial consolidation is in effect through Dec. 31, 2013.
Amnesia Brewing, of North Portland, will open at 1834 Main St., this summer.
A former Washougal High School valedictorian who loves to spend time outdoors is involved in the American Lung Association's "Climb for Clean Air" program. Megan Stump, a 2001 WHS graduate, enjoys hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing and camping. She is hoping to raise $3,000 by June 1, in order for the association to sponsor her summit attempt of 12,276 foot Mount Adams with professional guides in August. Stump said the program, recently named "Reach the Summit," encourages individuals to set ambitious physical and fund raising goals, with the proceeds going to the American Lung Association's mission of saving lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. She began hiking extensively in 2010 and summited Mount St. Helens, in September.
A memorial service is planned for today in Iraq, for Jeremiah Small, of Cosmopolis, Wash. Additional services are scheduled to occur this month in Nashville, Aberdeen and Yakima.
