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February 16, 2011
Washougal Town Square signs new tenant
Dayley Dance Academy is expanding to downtown Washougal.
Dayley Dance Academy is expanding to downtown Washougal.
A Camas youth service group that plans to rehabilitate homes and parks in New Orleans this summer is organizing a fund raising dinner.
A longtime local business is under the ownership of several members of the same family. Jason Spicer, his sister Jocelyn Spicer Shedden and brother-in-law Randy Shedden, have purchased Corner Cupboard Cafe Bakery, in Washougal, from Leonard and Rachael Spencer. Family involvement in the restaurant also includes the Spicers' brother Gregory Spicer, sister Judith Spicer-Qualman and nephew Chris Eversaul. "We are two of nine kids," Jason Spicer said of him and Jocelyn. They live in Washougal.
Jay Hill enjoys making connections - through teaching math at Clark College and acting at the Slocum House Theatre. Hill, of Camas, is an adjunct professor at Clark, and he is among the featured actors in "The Dining Room," at Slocum House. The play, written by A.R. Gurney and directed by Rebecca Kramer, opened Friday night and will run for four weeks. It is described by Kramer as a "family-friendly dramedy," that explores the joys, sorrows, love and sadness that accompany family life.
A restaurant in downtown Camas is listed as a "best new suburban restaurant" outside Portland. The designation by Food & Wine magazine is published in the February issue. "Already we're getting calls from groups that want to come to Camas for the afternoon to have lunch, spend some time in town and visit the local shops," said Oliver's Chef Morris Fenton. "That's one of the things we were hoping would come out of it."
The new design elements of the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal are intended to be lighter and brighter, while showcasing some historic items rarely seen before. The museum reopened this morning, after being closed for more than a month. Members of the Camas-Washougal Historical Society have been deep cleaning artifacts and rearranging some of the rooms. Display cases containing Native American baskets have been relocated from in front of the entryway windows to closer to the entrance, and curtains have been removed from some of the windows. "There is a lot more light here now," said Volunteer Coordinator Lois Cobb.
Nies Insurance Agency, Inc., of Camas, Vancouver and Battle Ground has been purchased by Fullerton & Company, Inc., of Portland. Fullerton is a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., of Daytona Beach and Tampa, Fla. "We're going to continue to operate under the name Nies Insurance," said Nies President Jerry Nies. "We have a long term lease [for the building in downtown Camas]. Service to our local community in Camas, Washougal and the greater East County area, will remain pretty much exactly the way it is with the same staff."
Rev. Randy Henderson has been considering his career options since the age of 10. A church pastor asked him then if he had ever thought of being a minister. "It planted a seed, and the idea grew on me," said Henderson, 62. He has been the pastor of Washougal United Methodist Church since last summer. Henderson has previously been a minister in Winlock, Pe Ell, Spokane, Yelm and Mill Creek. In 1972, he earned a master's degree in social work at the University of Washington. Four years later, he received a master of divinity degree from Iliff School of Theology, in Denver.
The Vancouver Clinic, Inc., has purchased approximately five acres at state Route 14 and Southeast Second Avenue, in The Crossing development, in Washougal. The sale, involving landowner Killian Pacific, occurred in December. Terms of the sale are not being released. "We purchased the land so we had the flexibility to expand in the future, but we don't have any immediate plans to build on the site," Vancouver Clinic Chief Executive Officer Tom VanSweringen said Monday. He expects a clinic to be built at the site within five years.
Washougal elected officials may not use city automobiles unless they are traveling to conferences, seminars, training programs or other city-related business trips. The Washougal City Council has amended a chapter in the city's personnel policies, to include language that prohibits the assignment of take home vehicles to elected officials. Questions were raised about the auto usage policy after Mayor Sean Guard used a city-owned vehicle for personal reasons. He returned a vehicle to the city's surplus fleet on Jan. 3. It had been assigned to him in the early part of 2010.
