Skamania Lodge recently added two new employees to its executive team. Todd Gillespie has assumed the role of director of sales and marketing, while Karlyn Dewald is the new revenue management director.
Individuals interested in improving their photography skills are invited to participate in Camas Camera Club meetings and assignments. The meetings are open to photographers of all skill levels, ages 16 and older. Individuals are invited to bring a couple of recent images to the meetings. The club was officially founded by Kirsten Muskat in June 2011, after she and a few photographer friends had met sporadically along trails, workshops and in local homes. Muskat, who now serves as club president, said the meetings are enjoyable and informative. "It's fun to see everyone's images, watching people's skills grow, seeing some really creative and brilliant work, and we have some great banter," she said. "We have short, informative photo talks every month, and I got some great pointers and ideas on how to present slide shows, new photo editing software and High Dynamic Range photography."
By ordering computers earlier in the year, using open-source software and purchasing larger servers, the Camas School District saved approximately $230,000 in technology costs. "Thinking outside the box this year has saved hundreds of thousands and has increased our student-to-computer ratios district wide, allowing students more access to technology at school and from home," said Sherman Davis, server administrator for the district. Davis gave a technology update at a recent School Board meeting.
One man was arrested over the weekend after police surrounded a Camas home, but the person they were actually looking for remains at large. On Friday at approximately 8:30 p.m., Camas Police responded to a complaint of a wanted person at 4245 N.W. 12th Ave. Officers were trying to apprehend 22-year-old Husam Z. Al-Ani on an outstanding felony warrant pertaining to weapon and drug charges.
Local residents will spend the weekend learning, planting, weeding, hauling and sprucing up during Earth Day focused activities and cleanup events. The Downtown Camas Association will hold its inaugural Clean-Up and Planting Day on Sunday. The event will begin at 1 p.m., when those who would like to volunteer to help out should meet at the corner of Northeast Fourth Avenue and Cedar Street.
The Camas City Council has approved one-year contracts with the city's police and firefighters' unions. Members of both groups will receive raises this year, after going without in 2011. A contract for 2012 was approved with the International Association of Fire Fighters Local No. 2444. Highlights include a one percent wage increase effective Jan. 1, 2012; 24 hours of "flex time" to be used in 2012 (with conditions that it cannot be cashed out, carried over or cause overtime); and a limit to 200 hours for the amount of vacation time that can be cashed out annually. The new contract also included elimination, as of March 1, of positions classified as "firefighter engineer" and "paramedic engineer."
Lacamas Community Credit Union will host two financial education seminars in May. A seminar on "Social Security and Your Retirement," hosted by Lacamas Insurance & Investments, is set for Tuesday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m., at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave.
The next "Wild Wednesday" at Deja Vu Camas will feature glamour shots. Kate Singh, from Aveum Images, will be available April 18, to take "Look Like a Movie Star" photos from 5 to 7 p.m.
Country singer and songwriter Tom Mann will perform as part of the anniversary celebration at English Estate Winery. The estate will celebrate 109 years in Clark County and 12 years as a winery Saturday. Mann's performance is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m.
Seven local citizens got first-hand looks at the operations at East County Fire and Rescue during its Citizen's Basic Fire Academy in March at the Fern Prairie fire station in Camas. During the eight-hour session, the citizen group learned about how fire districts serve the unincorporated areas in Clark County, performed emergency medical care, extinguished vehicle fires, and used extrication tools to tear a car apart. Participants included Scott Abels, Jim and Diane Case, Martha Martin, Mike Milani, Sheila Plato and Faren Ramos. ECFR firefighters who took part in the exercise included Arthur Bonenfant, Reece Bonenfant, Nathan Brimlow, Mike Carnes, Brad Delano, Alex Gray, Matt Hazlett, Paula Knapp and Zach Vetter. Camas firefighters included Dale McKenzie and Greg Weisser.
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