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January 28, 2013
A hero among us
A Washougal man who said he initially joined the Air Force to simply "have something to do right out of high school," 10 years later is being honored for his acts of heroism during combat.
A Washougal man who said he initially joined the Air Force to simply "have something to do right out of high school," 10 years later is being honored for his acts of heroism during combat.
Washougal police want to find the two men who restrained an elderly woman during a home invasion robbery.
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Washougal High School junior Stacy Coones assists with Stuff the Bus efforts Friday.
A Camas company is receiving national TV exposure this week. Randy Harper, inventor of tsunami and tornado survival pods, is in New York City to promote the emergency shelters on the Today Show. A segment on the pods was scheduled to air this morning.Harper and Neil Jackson, global account and sales manager of Rescue-Pod, received a call Nov. 20 from someone involved in the production of Today. A Tsunami Survival Pod was shipped the following morning to the set of the show.
The executive director of the Vancouver Downtown Association will be the guest speaker at the second annual "Women Build Holiday Tea." Lee Rafferty, former owner of Spanky's consignment store, has lived in the area since 1974, and she has experience working with new businesses.
In Clark County's largest food drive on Saturday, thousands of pounds of food will be collected in an event that is made possible by the efforts of thousands of volunteers. Inside today's Post-Record, readers will find a Walk & Knock grocery bag that can be filled with non-perishable food and left on front doorsteps Saturday by 9 a.m. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers will go door-to-door to collect the bags, and deliver the food to one of 10 drop-off locations, including the Tidland Corp. parking lot in Camas.
Several issues regarding the 2013 proposed budget for the City of Washougal received attention from proponents and opponents on the City Council. Councilman Dave Shoemaker said during the council workshop last night he is not in favor of a $500,000 property acquisition fund. It is an idea put forth by Mayor Sean Guard to use reserves for the purchase of properties in the downtown core. The properties would be developed as parks or public parking.
A local businessman tries to live a life of selfless service, as promoted in the yoga philosophy and St. Francis of Assisi. Paul Cheek, owner and director of Rushing Water Yoga, of Camas, said yoga is about the development of character as human beings -- from a selfish state to selfless. "It is idealistic," he said. If we lived our life for other people, the world would be a better place. I'm not giving up on that potential." Cheek's involvement in the community has included teaching a yoga class on Thanksgiving Day. This year, seven people attended and two additional individuals donated without attending. In all, the eighth annual event raised $200 for YWCA programs for women and children.
A kickoff performance of the Christmas Ship parade will be held Saturday. The doors to the Port of Camas-Washougal office will open at 6 p.m., at 24 S. “A” St., Washougal. Individuals are invited to watch the parade from the port meeting room and listen to the Washougal High School X-Tet choir. Cookies and hot cider will be available.
The suspect in a Camas burglary has been captured and booked in jail on multiple charges following a manhunt on Monday that lasted several hours. Camas Police Department Sgt. Scot Boyles said the incident came to a close just after 1 p.m. when a resident called 911 to report that the suspect had been spotted in a backyard at the 2500 block of Quartz Street. A chase with officers ensued and the man, identified as 24-year-old Bradley Eric Jensen, of Arlington, Wash., was caught. "The K-9 unit got him," Boyles said, "and the officers were able to apprehend him."