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In case you missed it, here are some of the top stories of the weekend:
WASHOUGAL — For Alex Yost and Kevin Credelle, it started with a text.
“What about Washougal?” Credelle, 31, wrote to Yost, 29.
The Portland couple were looking for a new place to live and open a restaurant. They searched Portland and other nearby cities in Oregon, but spaces were too small or too expensive.
Then Credelle saw a posting for space in Washougal that mentioned a cafe and bookstore nearby. He looked up the city, and the first item that popped up was news of Amnesia Brewing moving its operations from Portland to Washougal. He thought a microbrewery would be a good neighbor to have, and it made him think moving to Washougal could actually work. He sent the text.
Find out what is happening in Washougal.
Within a relatively short period of time, Sen. Don Benton found himself out of two jobs.
The longtime Republican senator announced at the end of January he was retiring from the Senate after 22 years to focus on his role as Clark County’s environmental service director. But on May 12, he was let go from his county job after Acting County Manager Mark McCauley announced the elimination of the department.
Benton will have at least one reminder from his state and county jobs: a healthy retirement check.
Learn more about Benton’s future.
Todd Coleman became CEO of the Port of Vancouver just after the port hit its 100th birthday, a milestone marking a century of relative political peace within the community.
In the four years and 19 days since taking the reins, Coleman put the port on the global battlefield of fossil fuel policy, the regional front lines of rail safety and in the local spotlight over transparency.
Now, with all eyes on the port, Coleman has left the building.
Coleman, 47, surprised many when he tendered his resignation May 4. His final day as the port’s executive director was Thursday, and he leaves a legacy far more contentious than those of recent predecessors who served three times as long.
Read more about Coleman’s tenure at the port.
The last group turned off the end of the parade route on Northeast 78th Street just as the rain started to fall, finishing off the 52nd annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands.
A record 28 high school and middle school marching bands, and more than 150 floats and other acts, participated, packing Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue and Highway 99 on Saturday morning into the afternoon.
Parade organizers said before the event that they were expecting more than 5,000 participants and 20,000 spectators.
Read more about the parade, check out a photo gallery and see the list of winners.
Nayhely’s Place is family-owned and operated by the Neteo family. The family-style restaurant has been in business for just over a year. Located in an unassuming strip mall off Highway 99, it is easy to drive past without noticing it. Nayhely’s is open seven days a week and serves a full diner-style menu of American favorites.
Check out all of our recently reviewed restaurants.
