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March 23, 2023
Port plans commercial hub next to skatepark
The Port of Camas-Washougal has launched an effort to develop a small commercial hub on the site of the city of Camas’ revamped Riverside Bowl Skatepark.
The Port of Camas-Washougal has launched an effort to develop a small commercial hub on the site of the city of Camas’ revamped Riverside Bowl Skatepark.
For the past several years, Nancy Nass-Boon and Penny Porche have worked as coordinators for the Washougal School District’s family resource center, which provides students and families with referrals to community resources, parenting information, food, clothing, healthcare, computer and internet access, school supplies and more.
The city of Washougal “will be a safe, vibrant and friendly community that successfully balances growth and expanding economic opportunity while preserving the community’s natural beauty and the unique amenities of small-town living,” according to an updated vision statement included in the City’s new five-year strategic plan.
Megan Davis, the co-owner of Ashwood Taps and Trucks, has always envisioned hosting line dancing at her Washougal-based taphouse/food cart pod.
First, East County Citizens Alliance (ECCA) volunteers launched an ongoing effort to pick up litter from state Route 14 (Highway 14) between Camas and Washougal. Then, they formally “adopted” the stretch of road through the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway program.
The new leaders of ReFuel Washougal, a nonprofit organization that provides people in need with free weekly meals and access to shelter in the event of severe weather, say they feel optimistic about the organization’s future.
Kara Hendrie decided to start a small catering business to complement her full-time job as a chef for a cafe in downtown Portland, in 2019. The side-gig started small but quickly grew into something that demanded more and more of her attention.
The Washougal School District will be forced to reduce its operating budget by 20% and cut 244 staff positions for the 2023-24 school year if its educational programs and operations (EPO) and capital facilities and technology levies fail again in April, assistant superintendent Aaron Hansen said during a Washougal School Board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
On March 2, 2022, John Scukanec played catch with his son, Jackson, in the backyard of his Washougal residence, kicking off a quest to exchange throws with somebody every day for an entire year.
Port of Camas-Washougal officials have been promoting renewable energy sources lately — partnering with a county agency to install solar panels at its industrial park and taking the lead on installing electric vehicle chargers in East Clark County — and, now, the Port has literally written the book on how public agencies and businesses can improve their decarbonization efforts.