Benefit will raise funds for local woman
Friends, family and fellow business owners of a local woman have banded together to put on a Feb. 26 concert and auction that aims to provide some financial relief as she recovers from a severe stroke.
Friends, family and fellow business owners of a local woman have banded together to put on a Feb. 26 concert and auction that aims to provide some financial relief as she recovers from a severe stroke.
Law enforcement officials are currently seeking information about an attempted arson at Camas High School. According to a press release from the Camas Police Department, on Saturday, Feb. 4, a subject attempted to set CHS, located at 26900 S.E. 15th St., on fire. The attempt was unsuccessful and only minimal damage was done to one area of a window.
A Washougal man with some serious dance credentials is sharing his knowledge with local residents. Dave Watson currently teaches "Beginning Ballroom Dance" Monday nights at Washougal High School. The seven-week course, offered through Washougal Community Education & Recreation, is focussing on waltz and West Coast swing dancing. Watson has been teaching dance professionally for 39 years. For the first 15 of those years, he competed professionally in standard, smooth and rhythm styles. Watson, a former owner of three Fred Astaire studios in New Jersey, has been an independent instructor for more than 25 years. In 2004, he opened Ballroom Parkrose -- a studio in Portland.
The Vancouver Clinic will celebrate the opening of its newest clinic with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, March 5, in Washougal. The public is invited to 291 "C" St. at 7:30 a.m. for the event. Washougal Mayor Sean Guard is scheduled to attend.
On Wednesday construction crews on state Route 14 will switch on a new, temporary signal at Sixth Street in Washougal. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, while the overall goal of the SR-14 Camas-Washougal widening and interchange project is to eliminate signals and improve traffic flow, the temporary signal at Sixth Street is necessary to provide safer, easier access to Camas and Washougal when crews shift traffic and close local intersections during stage 2 of construction.
A three-year-old company that relocated from Portland to downtown Washougal in 2011 has closed its doors. Disc. E. Business closed Thursday, after a wholesaler purchased most of the inventory. Owner Darcy Hall had planned to close next month.
Local residents interested in learning more about how a fire district works are invited to attend the upcoming East County Fire and Rescue Citizens Academy. The free event will be held Saturday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Fern Prairie Fire Station, 600 N.E. 267th Ave., Camas, next to Grove Field.
Local law enforcement officials are currently seeking information about an attempted arson at Camas High School.
Friday night was a time for hugs and handshakes as firefighters and their spouses greeted each other at the Camas Community Center.
On Super Bowl Sunday while some local families were watching pre-game coverage, Jeff and Belinda Hickey were taking their recently adopted dog Bella to the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society in Washougal, to see if another border collie recognized her as a long-lost "family" member. Jeff and Bella stayed by the family car in the shelter's parking lot, while Belinda brought the other dog Ben out of the shelter. "They looked at each other," Belinda said. "You could tell they recognized each other. They walked to each other. "He put his head around her neck, and we just took them for a walk," she added.