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November 21, 2019
Camas couple seeking solar power craft unique solution
When most people think of solar-powered homes, they envision solar panels affixed to a flat roof or sitting in rows in a field.
When most people think of solar-powered homes, they envision solar panels affixed to a flat roof or sitting in rows in a field.
Landscaping plans for the future traffic roundabout at Lake Road and Everett Street in Camas received head nods of approval from Camas City Council members this week, after staff pared down the original landscaping ideas.
Camas City Council members Monday night unanimously agreed to raise the amount of money the city can levy from property taxes by 1 percent, the maximum annual increase allowed by state law.
It has been more than six years since Camas City Council members approved an agreement designed to guide future development of the city’s “North Shore,” an 800-acre swath of land that extends from Lacamas Lake to Camas’ northern city limits and has long been touted for its potential to house Camas’ burgeoning population, provide parks and open spaces for future generations and build the city’s inventory of commercial and industrial land.
The undefeated Camas High School (CHS) football team has fought its way into the 4A state tournament quarterfinals and earned another home game, this time against Puyallup High School (PHS) on Saturday, Nov. 23.
The Washougal City Council voted 5-3 last week to re-zone a 16-acre greenspace owned by the Washougal School District (WSD).
Ellen Fanale wasn’t happy after moving to Camas from southern California in 2013. Dealing with Type 1 diabetes and other illnesses, she refused to get out of bed on most days. She stayed only because her husband, Sal, said he didn’t want to move again.
When the Washougal High School (WHS) football team returns to action against Lynden High School (LHS) on Saturday, Nov. 23, in Bellingham, it will have a chance to advance to the state tournament semifinal round, a feat that’s happened only once in school history, in 1974.
“Get around to it” piles happen to the best of us. These are the boxes and bags we keep in our garages, basements and attics that are filled with broken necklaces we meant to repair, dull knives we meant to sharpen and antique gadgets we meant to take to an expert to see if they’re worth keeping.
Cassi Marshall is cautiously optimistic that she has won her bid for Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner Bill Ward’s No. 2 commissioner seat, but given how incredibly close the vote counts have been since Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, Marshall said she is preparing for anything.