Camas-Washougal Post-Record

April 19, 2011

Washougal asked to give support to EMS program

Camas and Washougal fire department officials are recommending a plan that calls for Washougal to hire a new firefighter and also contribute a lump sum of cash -- all in an effort to help offset a major shortfall in the Camas fund that supports the dissemination of local emergency medical services in east Clark County. For more than three decades, as part of a voter-approved emergency medical services property tax levy, Camas has been part of an agreement that stipulates that the Camas Fire Department provides paramedic services to residents living within its boundaries, as well as those of the city of Washougal and the East County Fire and Rescue district in unincorporated Clark County.

April 19, 2011

Beth Campagna, a teacher at Rushing Water Yoga, in downtown Camas, is participating in a "yogathon" for the first time this year. The fund raiser for the "Living Yoga" program will generate financial support to teach yoga in prisons, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers and transitional facilities.

Transforming lives through yoga

The owner of Rushing Water Yoga, of Camas, and several of the studio's other teachers are among the participants in this year's "Yogathon," to raise money for the "Living Yoga" program. The non-profit outreach program teaches yoga as a tool for personal change in prisons, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers and transitional facilities. Classes are held at more than 15 sites, including Columbia River Correctional Institution, DePaul Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers for adults and teens, the Oregon State Penitentiary and Raphael House of Portland. The participants from Rushing Water are among the 15 teams taking part in this year's fund raiser.

April 19, 2011

C-TRAN board approves service preservation measure

Area voters will decide in November whether they want C-TRAN to maintain its current level of service, while votes regarding the funding of light rail in Vancouver are expected to be submitted next year. The measure, which will ask for an additional two cents tax on every $10 purchase, would pay for phase one of the 20-year Transit Development Plan. That would include improved service frequency on routes serving Vancouver, Camas, Washougal and Battle Ground.

April 19, 2011

New schools superintendent shares her goals

New Washougal School District Superintendent Dawn Tarzian is looking forward to being a part of the community. Tarzian, who has served as superintendent in the Corvallis School District in Corvallis, Ore., since 2005, said she enjoys using a personal approach in her job. For example, the Corvallis School District has 6,040 students and 14 schools, and Tarzian said she likes to try and visit six to eight classrooms per week. "I like anything that puts me into contact with the teachers and students," she said. "I hope to continue that in Washougal. The enjoyment I get from this job is being close to the principals and teachers."

April 18, 2011

Open house will detail impacts of SR-14 construction project

Traffic impacts during a major construction project along Highway 14 in Camas and Washougal will be the topic addressed during an upcoming open house. The Washington State Department of Transportation will host the event on Tuesday, April 26, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Camas Police Department community room, 2100 N.E. Third Ave.

April 12, 2011

Student Stride will mark eighth year in Washougal

Registration is currently open for the Washougal Schools Foundation's eighth annual Student Stride for Education, an all-student fun run and 5K run/walk. The event, which funds teacher grants and student scholarships distributed by the foundation, will be held at Washougal High School's Fishback Stadium and the surrounding area on Saturday, May 21.

April 12, 2011

Washougal council continues ethics discussions

One of the Washougal City councilors who missed the discussion last week regarding potential appointments to an ethics committee made his feelings known during last night's workshop. Dave Shoemaker said the council does not need an ethics committee.

April 12, 2011

Mike Wolfe, of Washougal, and Dee St. Laurent, of Vancouver, are among the area residents who play pickleball at the Firstenburg Community Center. Wolfe and his wife Tawn (not pictured) are volunteer co-ambassadors for the sport. Mike Wolfe will teach beginning and advanced pickleball classes, starting April 20, in the Jemtegaard Middle School gym.

Local couple promotes pickleball

A sport that combines the skills of pingpong, badminton, tennis and racquetball is gaining momentum throughout Clark County, and a local couple is doing their part to promote it within the Camas-Washougal area. Mike and Tawn Wolfe, both 65, have played pickleball for two years. As voluntary co-ambassadors, they play in tournaments together and write a monthly newsletter about the sport.

April 12, 2011

No arrests yet in Camas U.S. Bank robbery

No arrests have been made in connection with an armed robbery that took place at the U.S. Bank in downtown Camas on Wednesday evening, an FBI offical said this morning. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation public information officer Fred Gutt, at approximately 6:15 p.m. a man who was observed with a small handgun demanded money from a teller at the bank located at 430 N.E. Adams St. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a white male, 35 to 45 years old, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall.

April 7, 2011

Man robs U.S. Bank in Camas

No arrests have been made in connection with an armed robbery that took place at the U.S. Bank in downtown Camas on Wednesday evening.

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