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July 31, 2013

Tumanuvao, Hunt win Warren Awards

Skyridge Middle School acknowledges several students each year who contribute on a personal level to the school and fellow students. The Warren Awards are presented annually in conjunction with the Jack, Will and Rob Center Sustaining Fund and the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington. The 2012-13 recipient of the Good Will Award is JT Tumanuvao. As an eighth-grader, his classmates view JT as a, "supportive role model with a sense of humor and caring heart," according to a press release. "He consistently displays care and compassion to both staff and students in the classroom, hallways, football field, basketball court, stage, track, wrestling room and beyond. He does this without prompt or reward, rather simply from the goodness of his heart. JT is consistently very respectful and considerate to everyone."

July 31, 2013

School notes for July 30, 2013

Local student named to dean's list Sarah Yedlick, of Camas, was named to the dean's list at the University of Dayton for spring semester 2013.

July 23, 2013

Obituaries for July 23, 2013

Clara Smyser Clara Jean Smyser died peacefully July 18, 2013, at her home in Washougal. She was 86.

July 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor for July 23, 2013

Trees could have been saved Along with Camas Mayor Scott Higgins' crocodile tears, I cried for the 20 or so big beautiful old trees that were taken down as part of the construction of the new Camas community center.

July 23, 2013
Darrell and Eleanor Clark, of Washougal, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary during a celebration at the Camas home of Rancene Stevens.

Anniversary for July 23, 2013

Clark Darrell and Eleanor Clark, of Washougal, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary during a celebration at the Camas home of Rancene Stevens.

July 23, 2013

Birth for July 23, 2013

McKechnie A son has been born to Krista N. and Jesse D. McKechnie of Washougal.

July 19, 2013

ECFR asks citizens to respond to survey

Citizens of the East County Fire & Rescue district, watch your mail in the next few days. The ECFR newsletter is being mailed out this week, and it includes a survey asking for your opinion. If you live or own property in the ECFR District, ECFR wants to know what you think about having a bond issue on the upcoming Nov. 6 General Election Ballot. The bond is for 20 years, and the survey presents you with three alternatives: Yes or No to a $1,275,082.00 bond with an estimated cost of 9 cents per $1,000 of assessed value or approximately $1.33 per month for a $180,000 home; yes or no to a reduced bond with an estimated cost of 8 cents per $1,000 of assessed value or approximately $1.18 per month for a $180,000 home; or no to the bond being on this Nov. 6 ballot.

July 16, 2013

Military news a mixed bag for state’s economy

Military installations and defense contractors are taking the brunt of the automatic budgets cuts mandated by sequestration. Why should we care? Washington has major bases and military suppliers such as Boeing. They contribute more than $13 billion to our economy, about 4 percent of total GDP. A July 2012 study by George Mason University projected that sequestration could cost our state 41,000 military-related jobs. The U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan will also have an impact.