The executive director of the Vancouver Downtown Association will be the guest speaker at the second annual "Women Build Holiday Tea." Lee Rafferty, former owner of Spanky's consignment store, has lived in the area since 1974, and she has experience working with new businesses.
In Clark County's largest food drive on Saturday, thousands of pounds of food will be collected in an event that is made possible by the efforts of thousands of volunteers. Inside today's Post-Record, readers will find a Walk & Knock grocery bag that can be filled with non-perishable food and left on front doorsteps Saturday by 9 a.m. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers will go door-to-door to collect the bags, and deliver the food to one of 10 drop-off locations, including the Tidland Corp. parking lot in Camas.
Several issues regarding the 2013 proposed budget for the City of Washougal received attention from proponents and opponents on the City Council. Councilman Dave Shoemaker said during the council workshop last night he is not in favor of a $500,000 property acquisition fund. It is an idea put forth by Mayor Sean Guard to use reserves for the purchase of properties in the downtown core. The properties would be developed as parks or public parking.
A local businessman tries to live a life of selfless service, as promoted in the yoga philosophy and St. Francis of Assisi. Paul Cheek, owner and director of Rushing Water Yoga, of Camas, said yoga is about the development of character as human beings -- from a selfish state to selfless. "It is idealistic," he said. If we lived our life for other people, the world would be a better place. I'm not giving up on that potential." Cheek's involvement in the community has included teaching a yoga class on Thanksgiving Day. This year, seven people attended and two additional individuals donated without attending. In all, the eighth annual event raised $200 for YWCA programs for women and children.
A kickoff performance of the Christmas Ship parade will be held Saturday. The doors to the Port of Camas-Washougal office will open at 6 p.m., at 24 S. “A” St., Washougal. Individuals are invited to watch the parade from the port meeting room and listen to the Washougal High School X-Tet choir. Cookies and hot cider will be available.
The suspect in a Camas burglary has been captured and booked in jail on multiple charges following a manhunt on Monday that lasted several hours. Camas Police Department Sgt. Scot Boyles said the incident came to a close just after 1 p.m. when a resident called 911 to report that the suspect had been spotted in a backyard at the 2500 block of Quartz Street. A chase with officers ensued and the man, identified as 24-year-old Bradley Eric Jensen, of Arlington, Wash., was caught. "The K-9 unit got him," Boyles said, "and the officers were able to apprehend him."
Camas voters will be asked to approve the replacement of two expiring school levies in early 2013. At its Nov. 13 regular meeting, the Camas School Board unanimously approved resolutions to place a replacement maintenance and operations levy and a replacement technology levy on the Feb. 12 ballot.
The Bonneville Power Administration announced Wednesday that it has identified the "Central Alternative" using Central Option 1 as its preferred alternative for the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project. "We have heard from many people their desire for us to identify a preferred alternative sooner rather than later," said BPA Administrator Steve Wright. "The preferred alternative represents a healthy balance of our accountability to the region, particularly to those who participated in the public process; our responsibility to manage costs for regional ratepayers; our role as responsible environmental stewards and our goal of operating a reliable transmission system." To view a map of the alternatives and the draft environmental impact statement, visit www.bpa.gov.
A local man enjoys playing music in his "man cave" (three-car garage), and he has the support of his neighbors. Louis Pain, a Washougal organist and keyboard player, recalls his first rehearsal in the garage with other members of Soul Vaccination in late June 2011. The band was rehearsing for the Waterfront Blues Festival with Bruce Conte, a guitarist with Tower of Power. "I was concerned about how our new neighbors would react to the noise," Pain said. "I gave the president of the homeowner's association a heads up, but still throughout the rehearsal, I was braced for the sound of police knocking on the door. The next day, our neighbors told us that they had indeed had an issue with the volume. Namely, they'd wanted us to open the 'man cave' doors and windows so they could hear better." For more information about upcoming performances, as well as private lessons and organ clinics and rentals, visit www.louispain.com.
The owners of Universal Mixed Martial Arts have been recognized for transforming a building in downtown Camas. Mel and Cherri Locke received the "Best Downtown Improvement" interior and exterior honors during the Downtown Camas Association annual awards ceremony Wednesday night, at Journey Community Church. The recognition is the result of the Lockes purchasing and renovating the 4,900 square foot building at 217 N.E. Fourth Ave. Interior improvements included framing bathrooms, installing sheet rock and replacing the ceiling, roof and flooring. New paint was added -- inside and out. Five skylights remained, and two more were added. For more information about the DCA, contact Program Coordinator Brenda Schallberger at 216-7378 or info@downtowncamas.com or visit www.downtowncamas.com.
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