Camas-Washougal Post-Record

December 17, 2013

Fire department consolidation is official

Action by the Camas and Washougal city councils has made permanent a formerly temporary contract that has been more than two years in the making. Last night, the Camas City Council unanimously approved an inter-local agreement with Washougal that officially establishes the consolidated Camas-Washougal Fire Department. The Washougal City Council approved the same agreement, 6-1, last week. For the past several months, an Ad Hoc Fire Consolidation Committee has guided the development of the agreement, focusing on hashing out key policy issues and creating a cost-sharing model.

December 17, 2013

‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’

A family musical about life, faith and hope will be presented in Camas."I'll Be Home for Christmas" revolves around the announcement of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Mark Maguire, pastor of First Christian Church of Camas, said that time involved anxiety and fear associated with the unknown. "It is poignant for today," he said. "People are anxious about the unknown. The economy, is it going to crash? What's going to happen in the world? "Things are in flux," Maguire added. " Society is changing rapidly."

December 17, 2013

Partners extend CWEDA agreement

The Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association is receiving differing levels of support from three local entities. The Camas City Council voted 7-0 last night, to approve the renewing of an interlocal agreement with Washougal and the Port of Camas-Washougal to continue the association. The Camas 2014 budget includes $50,000 for CWEDA.

December 10, 2013

Bead Paradise to close in Camas

A business that expanded to downtown Camas two years ago is seeking a tenant for its retail/office space. Bead Paradise owners Shane and Desiree Woodward will continue to provide online and wholesale sales, as well as trunk shows.

December 10, 2013

Clark County Plumbing & Drain Technicians Tony Deeter and Tim Batchelor, along with Office Manager Shantel Lee and company owner Mike Jones, (from left to right) have moved into an office at 1902 S.E. Sixth Ave., Camas. Co-owner Erin Jones is not pictured. The company provides residential and commercial plumbing services. That includes installing sinks, water heaters and toilets for restaurants. The plumbing technicians also do crawl space restoration and storm drain pumping. Their range of responsibilities includes fixing drippy faucets and working on remodels. "We try to stay diversified, to serve a variety of needs," Mike Jones said. "That's how we survived the recession. There's pretty much nothing we won't do."

Clark County Plumbing expands operations

A hometown business has experienced growth over nine years, in terms of employment numbers and square footage. Clark County Plumbing & Drain LLC relocated its office in August, from the Camas home of Mike and Erin Jones to the former Abacast office, at 1902 S.E. Sixth Ave., also in Camas. The company, which has six employees, provides residential and commercial plumbing services. For more information, call 210-7933 or visit www.plumbinginclarkcounty.com.

December 10, 2013

Capell named next Camas city administrator

A longtime Clark County employee has accepted an offer to become the next Camas city administrator. Camas Mayor Scott Higgins announced Friday that Peter S. Capell, current Clark County public works director, has been given a conditional offer of employment, pending reference and background checks. He is expected to start Monday, Jan. 6.

December 10, 2013

Washougal approves marijuana moratorium

It will be at least six months before retail businesses in Washougal can consider selling marijuana, if they are approved by the Washington State Department of Revenue. The Washougal City Council approved an emergency ordinance on Dec. 2, regarding the establishment of retail businesses that sell marijuana. It establishes a six-month moratorium prohibiting all uses allowed under state Initiative 502.

December 10, 2013

Washougal budget supports social services

The 2014 budget for the city of Washougal includes $7,500 for the East County Family Resource Center. City Councilman Dave Shoemaker spoke against the "cash subsidy" during the council meeting last night, saying social services should be funded by the county or private sector donations. "We need to focus our funds on our essential services and infrastructure," he said.

December 10, 2013

Rene' Carroll, of Washougal, signed copies of her book "Legendary Locals of Camas and Washougal" on Friday night at Runyan's Jewelers in downtown Camas. The book, which profiles the individuals and groups, past and present, who have had a lasting impact on the community, was officially released yesterday by Arcadia Publishing. Carroll will hold three more book signing events before Christmas. "This is the fun part," she said, "sharing it with people."

Camas-Washougal history detective

For more than two months, Rene' Johnston Carroll was a history detective. In February, the longtime Washougal resident signed a contract with Arcadia Publishing to write "Legendary Locals of Camas and Washougal." Representatives from the company, which has published other historical books focusing on the local area in its "Images of America" series, contacted Carroll in January after discovering she is the editor of the Camas-Washougal Historical Society's newsletter and reading online an article she wrote for the Post-Record. Carroll, who is a member of one of Camas' homesteading and pioneering families, said she was excited about the prospect of writing a book about local history -- but also a little nervous.

December 3, 2013

Purpose is to improve police procedures

Citizens who come into contact with Clark County Sheriff's Office deputies can now take a survey to rate their encounters with law enforcement. As part of the National Police Research Platform's Police Community Interaction survey, which is being administered by the University of Illinois at Chicago, feedback could help improve police procedures and approaches in Clark County, Washington State and nationwide.

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