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June 21, 2011

Fire department consolidation begins July 1

With votes of approval by the Camas and Washougal City Councils last night, a functional consolidation effort between the two cities' fire departments will begin July 1. Camas unanimously approved the inter-local agreement for the trial effort. Washougal's council support was 5 to 2, with Michael Delavar and Dave Shoemaker voting against.

June 21, 2011
The East Clark County Relay for Life will kick off Saturday, at 10 a.m., at Fishback Stadium in Washougal and run through Sunday at 10 a.m. There are currently 517 relay participants registered. Last year's event (pictured above), raised more than $113,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Relay for Life is this weekend at WHS

Claudia Muri describes the Relay for Life as a family event. Muri, a volunteer with the Camas-Washougal Soccer Club, plans to participate in the annual fund raiser for the American Cancer Society this weekend.

June 14, 2011
Parents lined up Thursday afternoon to register their children for school at River HomeLink Friday morning. The school will be moved to Brush Prairie, near Battle Ground, in the fall and enrollment will be capped at 200 full-time students.

River HomeLink will move to Brush Prairie

Parents formed a line Thursday outside the Camas Church of the Nazarene, where River HomeLink school is housed, to register their children for fall classes.

June 14, 2011

Grant allows ECFR to hire five firefighters

Thanks to two federal staffing grants, East County Fire & Rescue will expand its volunteer and full-time paid fire fighting force. A $799,700 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide the funding to support five fill-time firefighter/emergency medical technicians.