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September 18, 2012

Washougal receives a clean state audit

The City of Washougal has received a clean audit from the Washington State Auditor's Office. The report released yesterday pertains to financial statements and a federal single audit for 2011. No deficiencies were noted. The auditor reviewed the federal portion of the "E" Street project and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

September 18, 2012
A basalt column carved by Greg Robinson, a tribal council member of the Chinook Indian Nation, is located in the Chinook Plaza, in Washougal. Three interpretive panels will be unveiled at the plaza Thursday, in the Parkers Landing Historical Park.

Chinook Plaza ceremony is Thursday

The vice chairman of the Chinook Nation is expected to be among the participants of a ceremony at Parkers Landing Historical Park. The event will begin Thursday, at 4:30 p.m., with a traditional Chinookan blessing by Sam Robinson. Three interpretive panels will be unveiled by members of the Parkersville National Historic Site Advisory Committee. The panels describe area plant use, Chinook Indian artifacts and the local Chinookan Royal Family. The ceremony will be open to the public.

September 4, 2012
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First Day Frenzy

Amid hustle and bustle, students at Grass Valley Elementary School in Camas

August 28, 2012

Highway 14 traffic advisory

Drivers on State Route 14 will encounter lane closures and narrow lanes this week while construction crews install a median barrier on the West Camas Slough Bridge. Single lane closures that began yesterday will repeat again today starting at 8 p.m. and continuing until 6 a.m. Wednesday

July 31, 2012
Rev. Jessie Vedanti was recently ordained and installed as the new vicar at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Washougal.

St. Anne’s introduces new vicar

Jessie Vedanti has a nose piercing, tattoos and a deep love for the natural world. And she is the new vicar at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Washougal. "They were looking for a new expression of Church," said Vedanti. "And I was a good fit." Her vision for her role at St. Anne’s involves connecting Jesus, the environment and people in need. She wants to offer new opportunities for worship and gently shake up the traditional role of the church. Vedanti wants to take worship outside the walls of the church and show people how to show God’s love in nature and the community. Nature walks and volunteering are just the beginning for her.

July 31, 2012

State Auditor issues ‘finding’ against Camas

For the first time in more than 30 years, the Washington State Auditor has issued a finding following an audit of city of Camas financial records. A report released to the public yesterday states that a recent accountability audit of records from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011, found that the city "does not have adequate support for its allocation of shared costs, resulting in a shift of general government costs to restricted funds," and that the city "is unable to show documentation that it complied with state laws that prohibit shifting restricted resources to other funds."

July 31, 2012

Camas anticipates results of EMS levy vote

Camas voters have until Tuesday, Aug. 7, to make a decision and get their ballots in the mail on a proposal to increase the city's current emergency medical services levy. If approved, the six-year levy would raise the current rate from 35 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to 46 cents. Starting in 2013, the owner of a $300,000 home would pay $138 per year -- a $33 increase. The current levy expires at the end of the year. The proposed increase is an effort to stabilize the emergency medical services funding stream. In recent years the EMS fund's revenues have dropped, primarily due to a decrease in assessed property values. At the end of 2011 the fund had a shortfall of $55,000, an amount that had to be covered by the city's general operations fund.

July 31, 2012

Brewing company seeks property in Washougal

While renovation efforts are underway to prepare the future site of Amnesia Brewing, at 1834 Main St., in downtown Washougal, another company also plans to open a microbrewery in the local area. Mark Zech, one of five owners of Washougal Brewing Co. LLC, is interested in purchasing property near Bi-Mart, 3003 Addy St., in Washougal. There are six available pads of land, owned by DM Stevenson Ranch. "We're in the process of talking to the realtor," Zech said yesterday, by phone. "We have not closed on anything or come to any decisions yet. We're a brewery without a building."