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The case for Sticky’s Pot Shop officially ended this week, but the Hazel Dell shop’s owner now wants to make one final appeal: to the voters.
On Wednesday, the state Supreme Court declined to hear a case led by Sticky’s that would have lifted the ban on recreational marijuana sales in unincorporated Clark County. The move affirms a decision from the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, that upheld the ban.
After nearly four years in court, the move clears a path for Clark County to shut down Sticky’s. Bill Richardson, civil deputy prosecutor for the county, said the county is waiting for the proper paperwork to be filed at the appeals court before the closure can start.
“I would assume within a week’s time it should be out and ready to go,” he said.
Emerald Enterprises, which owns Sticky’s, first tried in 2014 to operate a marijuana shop in Hazel Dell. It has repeatedly appealed through the courts, but the state Supreme Court was its last chance — unless Clark County itself lifts its ban.
For many years, Linda’s Homeplate has offered a cozy, baseball-themed dining experience for Clark County residents. If you’ve seen the yellow Scion XB that looks like a giant toaster, just follow it to Linda’s out-of-the-way location off of Fourth Plain Boulevard for a tasty, home-cooked meal that will have you coming back for more.
My dining companions enjoyed their meals and noted that everything was cooked just right. The syrup was served warm — kudos — and a small cup of fresh fruit came with each meal.
We all left Linda’s with plans for a return visit.
BATTLE GROUND — Hidden Glen Park is a beloved spot to those who know about it, primarily neighbors who live near the entrances tucked in the back of a few cul-de-sacs.
But in recent years, the “hidden treasure” — as old literature from the city described it — has started disappearing, as the city prepares to get rid of the park near Southeast Fifth Circle by turning it into a more natural greenspace.
Hidden Glen’s swing set and picnic table were removed within the last three years, and earlier this month, a wooden pedestrian bridge crossing over Woodin Creek was taken out. A makeshift bridge, made up of branches, crosses the creek a little farther down off the path, but it’s unclear if it was created in response to the removal of the pedestrian bridge or if it was already there.
Nathan Kunz didn’t need medical professionals to diagnose another concussion for him to put an end to his college football career months before it began.
He knew it in March, walking out of Chieftain Stadium at Columbia River High School after taking not one, but two blows to the head during a lacrosse match.
But before doctors diagnosed his third known concussion since eighth grade, Kunz got proactive about his health and well-being. By his choice, he’s forgoing a scholarship to play football at NAIA Montana Tech, a program he celebrated signing his letter of intent with in front of friends, family and coaches Feb. 7.
But Kunz said he feels at peace with his decision to step away from the sport after Saturday’s annual Freedom Bowl Classic because the short-term risks aren’t worth the possible long-term effects.
“It’s hard not doing something you love,” said Kunz, 18. “Any football guy knows, that’s what they want to do — play college football. … I know that down the road it’s not good for you at all and the more you get, the worse it is.
“I need my brain to be at full capacity.”
