According to the hard-working volunteers at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum, this facility that holds the historical treasures of Camas and Washougal's past is one of the area's best kept secrets.
For many of us, our health is something we tend to take for granted, until some kind of catastrophic event throws our mortality directly into our faces. It is in these situations, when life, God, the universe, the powers that be, or whatever higher power we believe in, gives us the wake-up call we may need to make important life changes. Unfortunately, however, not everyone survives a major health crisis long enough to take the message to heart.
The week of Jan. 21, 150,798 registered voters in Clark County began receiving their Feb. 12 special election ballots in the mail. As of today, nearly 35,000 have been returned. School districts around the area, including Camas, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Battle Ground and La Center have submitted levy propositions primarily to fund schools' maintenance and operations and technology programs. Of course, in our community, it's the two levies for the Camas School District that are catching the most attention.
2012. In the small towns of Camas and Washougal, it was an eventful year filled with ups and downs, exciting special events and unexpected tragedies. These important moments were all documented on the pages of the Camas-Washougal Post-Record newspaper, as they have been since 1908.
Ask local residents why they moved to Camas or have continued to live in this area for years, and it's likely that the city's high quality public school system would be on the list. And, it's not difficult to see why.
Ask local residents why they moved to Camas or have continued to live in this area for years, and it's likely that the city's high quality public school system would be on the list. And, it's not difficult to see why.
Cats and criminals. It's not the most likely successful combination, but a local program that will soon include participation by a Washougal animal shelter has turned this pairing into a positive experience for both humans and felines.
Last night, the Washougal City Council put to rest the issue of whether it would pursue outsourcing the city's public works responsibilities.
The late comedian George Carlin was both correct and prophetic when he proclaimed: "That's all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. ... If you didn't have so much stuff, you wouldn't need a house."Trouble is, we always have to get rid of a lot of stuff, and it's important to do so wisely, to minimize negative impacts on our environment, especially at landfills.
There are no words to accurately describe the horror of the recent shootings that took place in Clackamas, Ore., and Newtown, Conn. All told, 29 innocent people died in those two events alone.
