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Stories by Dawn Feldhaus

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June 19, 2012
Photos courtesy of Karen Lukowiak Students from Helen Baller Elementary School (above and below) enjoyed stepping into an MH60-T Jayhawk helicopter and a 25-foot response boat during a recent Coast Guard visit to Doc Harris field. Jeff Lukowiak (not pictured), a resident agent-in-charge with the Coast Guard Investigative Service and a father of two Helen Baller students, arranged the visit.

Coast Guard visits Camas

Camas schoolchildren recently had the unique opportunity to climb aboard a helicopter, hop on a response boat and meet Coast Guard personnel. The June 6 visit had been arranged by Jeff Lukowiak, a resident agent-in-charge with the Coast Guard Investigative Service. "I spend so much time away from home tending to the needs of the service, it's always fun to get to share my job and experiences with my family and children so I thought why not share with everyone I can," he said. "I always feel great being able to share my opinion that I work for the best organization in the world," Lukowiak said. "We get to save people's lives, protect the environment and make a difference everyday. How many people get to do that and get paid for it?"

June 19, 2012
The building at 217 N.E. Fourth Ave., in downtown Camas, will soon be occupied by Universal Mixed Martial Arts. Mel and Cherri Locke recently purchased the 4,900 square foot structure for $175,000.

Martial arts studio will move into longtime vacant building

The owners and staff of Universal Mixed Martial Arts are getting ready to relocate the business -- back to downtown Camas. Mel and Cherri Locke have purchased the building at 217 N.E. Fourth Ave., from Marc Fitzgerald, former owner of Fitzgerald's Fine Wines and Createring. In 2006, Fitzgerald closed his Camas businesses and opened Hooba's, a restaurant in Husum, Wash.

June 12, 2012
Myron Colvin is among the Camas Moose Lodge 1042 members volunteering to prepare the former Showboat Pub & Grill site for the lodge to relocate in mid-July. Excavator Rental Services, of Camas and Washougal, has donated the use of a mini excavator, to assist in the process.

Moose Lodge buys former Showboat Pub

Members of Camas Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1042 have been busy, volunteering their time to prepare a new meeting site in Washougal. The Moose purchased the property at 389 "E" St., for $350,000, from Clem and Lonna Dworaczyk on May 4. The property includes .34 of an acre and a 2,924 square foot building previously occupied by the Showboat Pub & Grill.

June 12, 2012

Washougal approves contract for 32nd Street improvements

A project that is expected to enhance the safety of the intersection of Evergreen Way and 32nd Street has advanced a step further. The Washougal City Council has approved a $170,412 contract with Wallis Engineering, to provide project management and administration, design development and final design services. The June 4 vote was 5 to 1, with Dave Shoemaker issuing the "no" vote. Paul Greenlee had an excused absence. Shoemaker said during the council's May 29 workshop he would vote against the agreement because the city's contribution would be from reserves.

June 5, 2012

Washougal Council vacancy could be filled July 2

Interest in filling the Washougal City Council seat currently held by Jon Russell has already begun, according to Mayor Sean Guard. He mentioned during the City Council meeting last night that there have been phone calls from individuals interested in succeeding Russell. Those persons will have until 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, to turn in one-page cover letters indicating their interest and general qualifications for the position and resumes of no more than two pages.

June 5, 2012

Possible juvenile cougar attack on horses is investigated

Fish and Wildlife officials are investigating minor injuries sustained by two horses on Mount Norway -- possibly caused by a juvenile cougar. Deputy Chief Mike Cenci said a warden responded to a property Monday, on Southeast 339th Street, Washougal.

May 29, 2012

No charges filed in Washougal investigation

After reviewing a detective's report, the Clark County Prosecutor's Office has decided to not file any charges as a result of the Washougal financial investigation. The report, prepared by Clark County Sheriff's Office Det. Tom Mitchum, had referred the case to the prosecutor's office for review with no recommended prosecutorial action.

May 29, 2012
Charlie Bishop, left, vice president of mill operations at Pendleton Woolen Mill in Washougal, talks with Ted Prince, finishing supervisor. Prince has worked at the mill for 26 years. Pendleton has been named the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year.

Pendleton Woolen Mill is named ‘Business of the Year’

Charlie Bishop enjoys looking out his office window, to see people walk, run and bicycle through the pedestrian tunnel located near the Pendleton Woolen Mill, in Washougal. But Bishop, vice president of mill operations at Pendleton, does not often have time to people watch, since he walks through the 300,000 square foot mill several times a day.

May 22, 2012
Deborah Kirkendall, a manicurist and esthetician, offers a variety of nail and waxing services and facial treatments at Glo Beauty Lounge. "It's about making your downtime, your downtime," she said. The new business opened this month at 1887 Main, in downtown Washougal.

Glo Beauty Lounge opens

Deborah Kirkendall is relishing the peaceful surroundings that her new business offers her and her clients. She recently opened Glo Beauty Lounge, in the new 1887 Main building, in downtown Washougal.