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April 18, 2011

Open house will detail impacts of SR-14 construction project

Traffic impacts during a major construction project along Highway 14 in Camas and Washougal will be the topic addressed during an upcoming open house. The Washington State Department of Transportation will host the event on Tuesday, April 26, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Camas Police Department community room, 2100 N.E. Third Ave.

April 12, 2011

Student Stride will mark eighth year in Washougal

Registration is currently open for the Washougal Schools Foundation's eighth annual Student Stride for Education, an all-student fun run and 5K run/walk. The event, which funds teacher grants and student scholarships distributed by the foundation, will be held at Washougal High School's Fishback Stadium and the surrounding area on Saturday, May 21.

April 12, 2011

Washougal council continues ethics discussions

One of the Washougal City councilors who missed the discussion last week regarding potential appointments to an ethics committee made his feelings known during last night's workshop. Dave Shoemaker said the council does not need an ethics committee.

April 12, 2011
Mike Wolfe, of Washougal, and Dee St. Laurent, of Vancouver, are among the area residents who play pickleball at the Firstenburg Community Center. Wolfe and his wife Tawn (not pictured) are volunteer co-ambassadors for the sport. Mike Wolfe will teach beginning and advanced pickleball classes, starting April 20, in the Jemtegaard Middle School gym.

Local couple promotes pickleball

A sport that combines the skills of pingpong, badminton, tennis and racquetball is gaining momentum throughout Clark County, and a local couple is doing their part to promote it within the Camas-Washougal area. Mike and Tawn Wolfe, both 65, have played pickleball for two years. As voluntary co-ambassadors, they play in tournaments together and write a monthly newsletter about the sport.

April 12, 2011

No arrests yet in Camas U.S. Bank robbery

No arrests have been made in connection with an armed robbery that took place at the U.S. Bank in downtown Camas on Wednesday evening, an FBI offical said this morning. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation public information officer Fred Gutt, at approximately 6:15 p.m. a man who was observed with a small handgun demanded money from a teller at the bank located at 430 N.E. Adams St. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a white male, 35 to 45 years old, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall.

April 7, 2011

Man robs U.S. Bank in Camas

No arrests have been made in connection with an armed robbery that took place at the U.S. Bank in downtown Camas on Wednesday evening.

April 5, 2011

Camas and Washougal councils weigh in on C-TRAN measures

The Washougal City Council issued a vote of confidence for local C-TRAN board member Linda Dietzman during a meeting last night, while the Camas City Council expressed a general consensus that the current bus service should be preserved. The Camas discussions occurred during a workshop, so no vote was taken. The talks affirmed that the two-tenths of a percent sales tax increase should be on the November ballot.

April 5, 2011

Washougal School Board selects new superintendent

The Washougal School District Board of Directors has selected Corvallis School District Superintendent Dawn Tarzian as its next superintendent. Tarzian will begin work July 1, succeeding Teresa Baldwin, who retires in June. She was one of four finalists and has served as superintendent of the Corvallis School District in Corvallis, Ore., since 2005. Prior to that, she served as assistant superintendent and director of teaching and learning for the school district. Prior to becoming an administrator in Corvallis, Tarzian served as director of student services for Linn Benton Lincoln Education Service District, principal for the Greater Albany School District in Albany, Ore., and principal in the Falls City School District in Falls City, Ore.

April 5, 2011

Camas Council approves final two union contracts

The Camas City Council last night approved the final two employee union contracts, putting to bed the negotiation efforts that will have an impact on the 2011 budget. Agreements were reached with the Camas Police Officers' Association and the Camas Public Employees' Association, and both have been ratified by the members of both entities. The one-year contract with the CPOA, which impacts 25 city employees, includes no pay increase. However, vacation accruals will increase from 10, 13, 15 and 18 hours per month, to 12, 14, 16 and 20 hours per month, depending on the number of years an employee has worked for the city. In addition, sick leave accrual will increase from 8 to 10 hours per month.

April 5, 2011

Washougal creates ethics committee

Washougal City Councilmen Michael Delavar and Jon Russell quietly left the council chambers at City Hall last night, after disagreeing with the attempt to name members to a council ethics committee. Their departure resulted in there being a lack of a quorum for the meeting to continue. Mayor Sean Guard and council members Molly Coston, Paul Greenlee and Rod Morris remained. Dave Shoemaker and Jennifer McDaniel had excused absences.