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October 30, 2013
Photo courtesy of the City of Camas The gravestone of Alexander Stuber, who lived from 1866 to 1908, was the only one that was broken as a result of vandalism at the Camas Cemetery last week. Fourteen other markers were placed back on their pedestals Friday.

Donations sought to replace broken headstone

Camas city officials are hoping the community will step forward to help replace a century-old headstone damaged by vandalism last week. On Wednesday, it was discovered that approximately 15 headstones, many of them in the southeast "pioneer section" of the cemetery, had been pushed off of their pedestals and onto the ground. On Friday, city of Vancouver public works crews joined those from the city of Camas, with the help of equipment from the Port of Camas-Washougal, to re-mount 14 of the headstones onto their bases. Only one was damaged to the point that it will need to be replaced.

October 30, 2013

Fairgate Inn to transition to assisted living facility in 2014

The site of many overnight stays, weddings, teas, banquets and Camas-Washougal Rotary Club meetings will soon become an assisted living facility. Jack and Chris Foyt, owners of The Fairgate Inn, plan to begin accepting residents in January 2014, after all of the licensing is completed. They will be board members of Fairgate Estate, while their daughter Jennifer Coriell will serve as the administrator.

October 22, 2013
On Monday morning, CID Bio-Science Office Administrator Suzy Truitt (in light gray jacket) led a group of international delegates on a walk from their accommodations at the Camas Hotel to CID headquarters at 1554 N.E. Third Ave. The men and women, who hail from places around the world including Brazil, Chile and Pakistan, are in Camas to attend the company's week-long international distributor conference. They will spend time training, as well as sightseeing.

CID hosts international distributor meeting

Visitors from countries around the world have descended on Camas this week, to attend the CID Bio-Science international distributor meeting. Nineteen people from 14 countries, including South Africa, Indonesia, Japan, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Pakistan and Australia, arrived in town over the weekend for a week-long training and sales development meeting. CID, a high-tech equipment manufacturer, has been headquartered in Camas for 25 years, but only recently relocated to downtown when the company completed an award-winning renovation of the American Legion Hall for their new company headquarters.

October 22, 2013

Planning commission lifts Livingston Mountain from mining overlay

Following more than five hours of public testimony on Thursday, residents of the Livingston Mountain area of Camas got the response they were hoping for from the Clark County Planning Commission. The room erupted in applause as the commissioners voted 5-0 to remove all Livingston Mountain area land parcels from the proposed surface mining overlay map, and require a traffic study. Two other significant areas, Bell Mountain and Yacolt Mountain were also removed.

October 22, 2013
Mike Allen of Washougal and Shawn Garrison of Vancouver have teamed up to offer a free haunted house and yard display to the community. A majority of the static and animated props are handmade.

Fright night

Local residents can experience the fun of a professional style haunted house without a long drive, lines, or expensive pricing.That's because Mike Allen, known as "Coffinguy" to his friends, puts up an elaborate display and walk through haunted house in his Washougal yard. It is free for anyone in the community to attend. "Many of the people that live here simply can't get to or afford the experience," he said. "It's a lifelong hobby of mine that brings a lot of joy and entertainment to the area I call home." Recently, he joined forces with Shawn Garrison of Vancouver, who also had a yard display. She did much of the staging for Allen's haunted house this year.

October 22, 2013

Washougal could use utility rate phase-in strategy

Some Washougal residents who live in single-family homes could see water rate decreases in 2014. According to the final results of a rate study conducted by the FCS Group, 61 percent of the water bills for single family residences with three-quarter inch meters would be lower than current rates. The current average bi-monthly bill for customers who use 10 ccf of water is $60.38. That could decrease to $58.21 next year. A proposed rate for 2015 would be $58.83. One ccf equals 748 gallons.

October 15, 2013

Camas woman to vie for Miss Washington title

A former Camas High School cheerleading captain is preparing for the Miss Washington USA pageant this week. Shelby Meader, Miss Greater Clark County USA, will be among the 75 participants in the pageant Friday and Saturday, at the Highline Performing Arts Center, in Burien. She spent this past Saturday in Seattle with other contestants, practicing wearing high heels from noon to 6 p.m., and enunciating their names and titles in front of a microphone. In case of a technical issue, they have to be prepared to speak "super loud," according to Meader. It was the last in a series of four workshops held during the past month and a half.

October 15, 2013
The Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, located off of Highway 14 just east of Washougal, remains closed to the public, due to the federal government shutdown that closed all national parks across the country. The government has been partially closed since Oct. 1, and the Oct. 17 debt ceiling deadline is right around the corner. If the US debt ceiling is not raised by Thursday, the Treasury would run out of money and could begin defaulting on its obligations. Today, there have been reports that Senate leaders are working on a deal that could re-open the government soon.

Steigerwald remains closed to visitors

A local National Wildlife Refuge that is home to a trail popular with walkers and bird watchers has been much quieter than usual during the past two weeks. The 1,049-acre Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge remains closed as a result of the federal government shutdown --now entering its 15th day.