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September 6, 2011
A place to grow in downtown Washougal
Companies that would like to gauge their potential success in the Camas-Washougal market could soon have a new address in downtown Washougal.
Companies that would like to gauge their potential success in the Camas-Washougal market could soon have a new address in downtown Washougal.
As the youngest of 10 siblings in a musical family, Mary LaFrance grew up surrounded by melodies. She began singing when she was 4, and performing with her family in church when she was 5. "It's been a huge chunk of my life," she said. On Saturday, LaFrance will perform her first solo concert at Bethel Community Church, 1438 "B" St., in Washougal. The concert, which begins at 6 p.m., is free. Donations are being accepted to help LaFrance pay for musical expenses and help the church purchase new sound equipment.
Thursday marked a "significant day" in the deconstruction of the SS Davy Crockett, as the final 60-foot long, 55,000 pound, rusty metal section of the derelict barge was slowly lifted from the waters of the Columbia River.
A 2006 Nissan Titan truck was pulled out of Lacamas Lake in Camas Monday at noon by employees with Orchards Towing & Recovery.
The Washougal School Board has passed a $27 million budget for the 2011-12 school year, which is just slightly less than last year.
Tossing aside the notion that retirement is a time to slow down and take it easy, a Washougal couple is preparing to set out on what they anticipate will be the adventure of a lifetime. In a matter of days, Pat and Ernie Suggs will leave their comfortable home and close-knit family, which includes six daughters and seven grandchildren, to spend the next year as English teachers in China. At the moment, they know very little about what lies ahead. They have yet to be told the specific number of pupils who will be taking their classes, the English knowledge base of those students, or what teaching tools will be available.
From pistachio-green walls to lawsuits to ghosts, the Camas Hotel has seen it all. The hotel, the oldest commercial building in downtown Camas, celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Built in 1911 by Paul Hinz, the hotel was originally named the Commercial Hotel because the Camas Hotel was already a business across the street.
The Washougal City Council is expected to consider continuing an emergency moratorium on establishing or operating marijuana collective gardens or dispensaries within city limits.
A Vancouver man has been charged with felony hit and run relating to a bizarre incident that occurred on Highway 14 in Washougal over the weekend that left one man dead.
Camas Mayor Scott Higgins recently asked City Administrator Lloyd Halverson at what point he targeted Fallen Leaf Lake Park as a place he wanted to see owned by and open to the public. His answer? "From day one."