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June 24, 2014
Free yoga at Crown Park in Camas this summer
Rushing Water Yoga is offering free yoga classes once a month in Crown Park.
Rushing Water Yoga is offering free yoga classes once a month in Crown Park.
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in Washington and throughout the United States. Overweight children are at higher risk for lifelong physical and emotional health problems, among other issues.
Active and fit most of her life, after the birth of her second child Anna Stephens had some trouble getting back into the swing of things. "I just couldn't lose the weight," she said.
Guy LaRue stands tall today, thankful for the ability to move on his own two feet. The Washougal football player was riding a quad in the sand when he rolled it and broke his back at the age of 14. He had four vertebrates fused, and two rods and eight screws placed into his spine.
Every day, countless people look in the mirror and declare, "no more." They make a commitment to lose weight. For weeks, or even months, a rigorous diet and exercise regimen is followed. They lose weight. Friends marvel at their commitment.
After several years of committees looking at options for constructing a community center in Camas, a potential site is available that would cost less and be available sooner. City leaders are looking into the possibility of purchasing LaCamas Swim & Sport.
A local company, with a long history in the community, is transitioning from its historic roots to expansions, renovations and relocations of several departments. The Westlie Ford parts and service departments, as well as business administrative offices, have been moved from 314 N.E. Birch St., in downtown Camas, to the dealership's sales location at 40 S. Marina Way, in Washougal.
After being on the market for more than four years, it looks like the Camas post office will not be sold after all. Peter Haas, of the United States Postal Service's corporate communications department, said in a recent email that the building is no longer for sale. "The Camas Post Office facility has been pulled off the market," he said. "Retail operations will continue to be offered to customers at the current location. We have no further details to share at this time."
A substitute bus driver for the Washougal School District has been fired after he got into a verbal altercation with students on the afternoon of May 23. The district reported the incident and the driver to the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, which oversees standards for the state's bus drivers.
Some residents of Washougal will receive a survey in the mail next week. The city is conducting the community survey, as part of its ongoing strategic planning effort.