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February 1, 2011
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A son has been born to Ross and Julie Huffman of Naches, Wash. Colin Martin Huffman was born Dec. 30, 2010, at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima.
A son has been born to Ross and Julie Huffman of Naches, Wash. Colin Martin Huffman was born Dec. 30, 2010, at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima.
With the relatively mild winter, many local residents are beginning to venture outdoors for exercise. However, it can become rather dull when one's feet are constantly pounding the pavement. But with the abundance of trails and natural areas in Camas and Washougal, there is definitely variety for everyone, whether a person is training for the Boston Marathon or out for a walk with a toddler. Brent Erickson, director of the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce and current Camas Parks Board chairman, said keeping fit and healthy is the greatest benefit to having a variety of choices when it comes to recreational opportunities. "Here, it's easy for people wanting to be healthy to get to the local parks and trails," he said. "You've got walkers, runners, bikers and hikers, so there's a wide of variety of usage."
John Ashworth John Ashworth died Jan. 24, 2011. He was 50. A celebration of John's life was held Saturday at the Fern Prairie Grange Hall in Camas. Brown's Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Camas is in charge of arrangements. To send condolences or sign the online guest book, visit www.brownsfh.com.
For those of you who may be wondering why Concerned Citizens In Action has not been in the news lately, it's because we are doing our job. And many of our local government officials are doing theirs. We continue to attend most local city and port meetings, as well as occasional planning and local service agency meetings. We talk with the pubic who attend, listen to their concerns, and try to pass along this information to our elected officials. We also sit down and talk with those same officials, discussing our observations, providing input, and also listening to their plans, concerns, and visions.
Yale Valley is not 'unpopulated' I wish to correct the impression being given the public by some members of the anti-BPA powerline groups. Their pet project has been the so-called "Eastern Route," and to promote it, they like to refer to it as "unpopulated" and "land owned by timber companies." In fact, this proposed line zigzags through eastern Yale Valley and impacts hundreds of residents there. There are a number of homes within a few hundred feet of the line, and, yes, children live in some of those, also. This is not a line through an "unpopulated area" as they are eager to assert.
Washougal police discovered a marijuana growing operation over the weekend while responding to a report of a physical disturbance. An officer was dispatched to the 700 block of S. "A" St., Sunday, at approximately 2 a.m.
Elva Mae Guttu Elva Mae Guttu of Camas died Jan. 19, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was 80. A viewing will be held Thursday, at Straub's Funeral Home, 325 N.E. Third Ave., in Camas, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A memorial service will be held on Friday, at 11 a.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, 824 N.E. Fourth Ave., in Camas.
Area women are invited to bring their friends to a second Girls Night Out, at Fireworks Photography, in Washougal. The "Red Hot Glam" evening, hosted by Moxie and Fireworks Photography, will be held Saturday, from 6 to 10 p.m. It will include wine, hors d'oeuvres and personalized pin-up, beauty or burlesque make-up applications and photos.
Students named to honor roll The following local students have been named to the President's Honor Roll at Washington State University for the fall term. To be named to the honor roll, a student must either earn a cumulative 3.5 GPA and take at least 15 graded credits or have a 3.75 GPA and take nine graded credits. The students are:
The hardest thing an employer has to do is to call someone into the office and tell them the business isn't making enough money to keep them on. Handing a hard worker a pink slip is tough because often the boss knows the employees and their families --their kids go to school together or they attend the same church. It is a terrible choice, but one that must be made to save the business -- and the jobs of other employees. The anguish of having to lay someone off can haunt an employer. On the other end, the hardest thing a worker endures is coming home and telling their spouse and children they lost their job. Our family has been on both ends of this scenario.