After concerns communicated by Camas officials to the Bonneville Power Administration regarding the proposed I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project have not gotten the desired response, the city is hoping to pinpoint its next step in efforts to keep the project from negatively impacting Camas.
"What a journey high school has been."These words spoken during a speech by Washougal High School Class of 2012 co-valedictorian Katherine Ludwig were likely also on the minds of most of the 169 graduates who sat before her on Saturday night during commencement ceremonies.
Each year, as high school graduation time rolls around, we are all reminded that kids in the Camas and Washougal communities are accomplishing amazing things.
A body found in the Columbia River on June 3 has been positively identified as that of a missing Camas man. According to a press release from the Camas Police Department, the body discovered by a boater near Woodland was confirmed Thursday to be Christopher M. Kane.
In the search for a new Camas City Administrator, an initial pool of 54 applicants has been narrowed to 16 people. Those 16 have submitted a set of supplemental questionnaires, which are now being reviewed by city officials.
A body found in the Columbia River on June 3 has been identified as that of a missing Camas man.
Camas Fire Chief Nick Swinhart announced yesterday that the fire department has earned a nearly $491,000 grant that will pay the salaries and benefits of three new firefighter/IV technicians for two years. The $490,818 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant, administered through the Department of Homeland Security, is aimed at providing funding directly to fire departments to help increase the number of trained, front line firefighters. "These [SAFER Grants] are very difficult to get and we are proud of the team for getting us to this point," said Swinhart, crediting Capt. Kevin Bergstrom, Firefighter/Paramedic Darren Deibler and Administrative Assistant Alicia Ramsey for crafting the successful grant application.
The torrential downpour of rain the area received yesterday doesn't indicate it, but summer is (hopefully) right around the corner. And in small communities like Camas and Washougal, the summer months bring many opportunities for local residents to get out and about, interact, and enjoy all that the area has to offer. Upcoming community events include: Camtown: Saturday's Camtown Youth Festival is a free, youth-focused event and includes a variety of games and interactive amusements, arts and crafts activities, entertainment, food, dunk tank, youth art show, a petting zoo, a kids' flea and craft market, and kid-related information booths. This year's event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Crown Park.
After years of investigation aimed at determining what happened to more than $100,000 in revenue from two City of Washougal-sponsored festivals in 2008 and 2009, the official answer was recently delivered by the Clark County Prosecutor's Office: They really don't know if public money was misused, lost or misappropriated.
Law enforcement released the names today of those involved in a capsized boat accident Monday morning that resulted in the apparent drowning death of a 13-year-old near the east end of lady Island in Camas.
heather.acheson@camaspostrecord.com
