A fund has been set up to help a woman who was recently assaulted with a noxious liquid. Bethany Storro is an employee at the Safeway grocery store in Washougal. She told police she was walking on Aug. 30, at approximately 7:15 p.m., in the area of Eighth and Columbia streets in downtown Vancouver.
While last-minute filers were submitting tax returns online or at the post office, William Lee of Camas, was taking photos in tulip fields in Woodburn, Ore. One of the results of his April 15 late evening photo session has led to recognition in the Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest with National Geographic magazine. Lee's photograph of star trails above the fields at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm is one of two finalists in the travel category. Overall, there are 12 finalists in categories such as animals/wildlife, nature, people/cultures, weather and action/energy.
The lowest bid for the "E" Street project is $1.5 million less than expected by city of Washougal officials. According to Braidy Richins, with Wallis Engineering, Westech Construction, Inc., of Portland, submitted the lowest responsive bid of $4.54 million.
The Washougal Planning Commission's consideration of citywide rezone, comprehensive plan and miscellaneous code amendments will have to wait a while. A public hearing has been postponed from Aug. 24 to a date not yet determined, in order to get some answers related to transportation questions. The Port of Camas-Washougal has requested Parker's Landing Park and Marina Park be rezoned from "highway commercial" to "institutional public."
Michael Gonzalez remembers when he first became interested in airplanes. He was 8 years old when he met an F16 fighter pilot in Arizona. Years later as a junior at Camas High School, Gonzalez applied for a Camas-Washougal Aviation Association scholarship and flew with pilot Doug Anderson in a Piper J3Cub. "Ever since then, my mind was made up - this was something I wanted to do," he said.
As a mother, Bryna Sampey knows a thing or two about giving birth and breast feeding. As a doula, she is putting that knowledge to use while assisting women during their transition into motherhood. Sampey, of Camas, said there is the birth of the baby as well as the 'birth' of a mother during delivery. "There is an emotional and physical transition during active labor," she said. "That's when the mother is born, and she would give everything up for her children. That 'mother love' kicks in. It's so powerful."
The room nicknamed the 'man cave' - with recliners and a TV - inside the Washougal fire station could be in need of a new description - as the fire department has welcomed its second volunteer female firefighter.
The Washougal emergency medical services levy has been approved by 74 percent of the participating voters - above and beyond the 60 percent super majority needed in order for it to be passed, while the approval is much more narrow for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District levy. As of press deadlines, the six-year replacement EMS levy has received 1,951 "yes" votes and 687 "no" votes. "That's the highest percentage of support we've had for this levy in recent history," Camas Fire Capt. Kevin Bergstrom said yesterday. "It's nice to see folks are prioritizing public safety. It's an essential service."
Individuals who intend to participate in the "Roy Webster Columbia River Cross-Channel Swim" are reminded in the registration materials that the event is not a race. Instead, it's an opportunity to swim approximately 1.1 miles across the Columbia without any threat of an oncoming barge or other river traffic. The canal is temporarily closed on Labor Day for the early morning event. Swimmers are asked to arrive by 5:45 a.m., at the Hood River Visitor Center. The swimming begins after participants jump from a sternwheeler.
The Camas Heat won six games over two days to capture the sixth grade division of "Hoops on the River." It was the third year in a row for the local team to win its division. After defeating Scan Basketball, of Portland, 11 to 8 in the semifinals, the Heat beat West Basketball, of Vancouver 10 to 7. "I love representing Camas at these tournaments," Tanner Fogle said after the championship game. "We wear the Camas red with pride.
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