Front yards around Camas and Washougal are being flocked...for a good cause. Dozens of festive, roosting pink plastic flamingos are popping up in front of homes as part of a fundraiser to support the Washougal High School 2011 Grad Night drug- and alcohol-free party.
For Tiffany Personett and her mother Brenda, an early summer picnic near the former Riverside Bowl in Camas led to new volunteer opportunities as foster pet parents for the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society. While eating lunch, they noticed a woman drop off a box behind the former bowling alley. Tiffany and Brenda retrieved three kittens found near the box after the woman left.
Elected officials from the cities of Camas and Washougal, and the Port of Camas-Washougal are hoping local residents and business leaders will turn out for the next joint economic development meeting. The event, set for Monday, Sept. 20, at 4:30 p.m., at the Camas Public Library, will be highlighted by an announcement regarding the formation of a locally focused economic development commission.
The construction of two rows in the Port of Camas-Washougal marina could be the largest capital projects expenditure in the port's 2011 budget. "G" and "H" rows would be located near the Puffin Cafe. The construction of eight covered and 16 uncovered slips is listed at $615,000. The permitting and design process is expected to be completed this year.
A flip through the pages of the Camas-Washougal Wildlife League's scrapbook reveals how intertwined this organization has been with the local community since its inception nearly 90 years ago. Photographs, cards, newspaper articles and other mementos found in the slightly tattered and worn book with a dark green leather cover reflect what it once was.
The rebuilding of Doc Harris Stadium, in Camas, is among the local developments named as "Top Projects" by the Vancouver Business Journal. The Bethea Park Estates renovation in Washougal will also be honored. The 32-unit complex was renamed Gateway Garden Apartments, in June.
The Inter-Faith Treasure House began as a true grass roots effort that sprouted and grew over four decades to become an organization that today impacts the lives of thousands of people each year. The Treasure House first opened its doors in 1970, when members of a group of local churches got together to form the organization as it recognized the need in the community. That first year, a total of $1,227 in outreach was distributed to the community.
A fund has been set up to help a woman who was recently assaulted with a noxious liquid. Bethany Storro is an employee at the Safeway grocery store in Washougal. She told police she was walking on Aug. 30, at approximately 7:15 p.m., in the area of Eighth and Columbia streets in downtown Vancouver.
While last-minute filers were submitting tax returns online or at the post office, William Lee of Camas, was taking photos in tulip fields in Woodburn, Ore. One of the results of his April 15 late evening photo session has led to recognition in the Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest with National Geographic magazine. Lee's photograph of star trails above the fields at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm is one of two finalists in the travel category. Overall, there are 12 finalists in categories such as animals/wildlife, nature, people/cultures, weather and action/energy.
For high school sports fans and athletes, there is nothing more exciting than the start of the fall season. The Post-Record has captured a bit of that excitement in two special sections that are included inside today's edition of the newspaper.
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