Local residents interested in learning more about how a fire district works are invited to attend the upcoming East County Fire and Rescue Citizens Academy. The free event will be held Saturday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Fern Prairie Fire Station, 600 N.E. 267th Ave., Camas, next to Grove Field.
Local law enforcement officials are currently seeking information about an attempted arson at Camas High School.
Friday night was a time for hugs and handshakes as firefighters and their spouses greeted each other at the Camas Community Center.
On Super Bowl Sunday while some local families were watching pre-game coverage, Jeff and Belinda Hickey were taking their recently adopted dog Bella to the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society in Washougal, to see if another border collie recognized her as a long-lost "family" member. Jeff and Bella stayed by the family car in the shelter's parking lot, while Belinda brought the other dog Ben out of the shelter. "They looked at each other," Belinda said. "You could tell they recognized each other. They walked to each other. "He put his head around her neck, and we just took them for a walk," she added.
Local residents will soon hear their phones ring with eager middle school students on the other end of the line, seeking financial support for the Camas Educational Foundation. The 13th annual phone-a-thon will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. from Tuesday, Feb. 21 to Thursday, Feb. 23. This year, CEF is hoping to raise $18,000, which will go directly to mini and major grant programs at Camas schools.
Josh Hancock has a "hot" hobby -- 2,150 degrees, to be exact. That is the temperature of glass when it is removed from a furnace during the glass making process. By day, Hancock is the shop manager at his sister's business -- Autumn's Auto Lube, in east Vancouver. During his free time, he concentrates on the art of glass blowing. "I enjoy being in the heat -- taking a liquid and turning it into anything you want to,'' Hancock said. "You get to create things. It's amazing. "It's controlled chaos," he added. "It's constantly moving, and you have to control it. It"s learning control over something. You can make anything you want out of it. It's just fun. A lot of people have not seen it done."
After being on the market for two years, the Camas Post Office may soon have a buyer. Ron Anderson, public relations coordinator for the Portland postal district, said on Friday that there is an interested buyer who is in active negotiations with representatives from the USPS real estate office in Denver. "They are in the process," Anderson said. "There's no promises that they will reach an agreement, but something is happening."
The Camas Police Department is reporting that on Tuesday night a student was approached by a stranger at Grass Valley Elementary during a Community Education basketball practice.
Following initial success in the trial merger between the Camas and Washougal fire departments, Camas Fire Chief Nick Swinhart is recommending the effort be extended and a formal exploration of the feasibility of establishing a regional fire authority be explored.
More than 25 vendors with health and safety resources for senior citizens will participate in an annual resource fair and spaghetti luncheon.
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