August 12, 2014
Nine leaders to compete in ‘Dancing’ fundraiser
Community leaders will take the stage at Dancing with the Local Stars, a fundraiser for the Fort Vancouver National Trust.
Community leaders will take the stage at Dancing with the Local Stars, a fundraiser for the Fort Vancouver National Trust.
Columbia Ridge Senior Living will host its annual Hawaiian luau Saturday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Plein Air fine art competition will take place in downtown Camas Friday, Sept. 5, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A local woman who performed at a senior center in Forest Grove, Ore., as a teenager, is the director of admissions and marketing at Prestige Care and Rehabilitation, in Camas. When Dianna Kretzschmar was 16, she received a Rotary Club scholarship for her service project of playing a piano at the senior center dances. The other band members were older than 70.
The organizers of the Crossroads Gathering Festival are looking forward to 2015, after deciding not to hold the event this year. One of the event's planners, Jeff Guard, said the fundraising campaign needed to start earlier than it had, and there were some logistical issues.
A duo from Nashville will perform at Caps N' Taps in Camas on Aug. 30.
A licensed mental health counselor is now practicing at Camas Chiropractic Center.
Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioners and some staff members will meet for several hours during a planning retreat.
The first building in the Steigerwald Commerce Center is on the list of "Top Projects" of Southwest Washington, named by the Vancouver Business Journal. The 21,600 square foot structure, at 4125 S. Lincoln St., Washougal, has housed Foods in Season -- a distributor of seafood, caviar, specialty meats, mushrooms and truffles -- since April. Team Construction, LLC, of Vancouver, was the general contractor for the $2.167 million project.
The Clark County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board and Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce are accepting nominations of businesses and individuals for the National Disability Employment Awareness Community Awards.
