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Hillsboro bets credit rating on success of baseball

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September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Hillsboro, Oregon's fifth-biggest city, is staking its credit rating on a plan to build a $15.2 million stadium for a minor-league baseball team. Similar efforts in Washington state and New Jersey ended in downgrades. Read story

Cary Armstrong, Source Control Specialist with the Clark County Department of Environmental Services, shows a well maintained stormwater site in a Vancouver neighborhood in April 2011. The state's Department of Ecology is committed to working with Clark County on an alternative way for the county to meet clean-water standards, the department's new director, Maia Bellon, told state Rep.

UPDATE: Clark County loses stormwater ruling

Cary Armstrong, Source Control Specialist with the Clark County Department of Environmental Services, shows a well maintained stormwater site in a Vancouver neighborhood in April 2011. The state's Department of Ecology is committed to working with Clark County on an alternative way for the county to meet clean-water standards, the department's new director, Maia Bellon, told state Rep.

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Court of Appeals says county's plan for managing polluted runoff does not provide adequate protection. Read story

Hoops for Pink will be just one of the many featured activities during Girls Night Out when it returns to downtown Camas on Saturday. Participants who put the ball through the basketball hoop receive a pink feather boa.

Girls Night Out aims to entertain, inform and educate

Hoops for Pink will be just one of the many featured activities during Girls Night Out when it returns to downtown Camas on Saturday. Participants who put the ball through the basketball hoop receive a pink feather boa.

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Saturday's third annual Girls Night Out, being billed as a celebration in support of women and local cancer charities, will offer educational workshops in the afternoon followed by an evening that will include a rally for women, survivor stories and a fashion show. "This event is an exceptionally fun way… Read story

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Jan Wyninger shows her most recent painting to instructor Nancy Ryan and Barbara McHenry, as Dolly Jendro works on her own artwork at the Washougal Community Center. The Washougal Watercolorists will host an opening reception Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m. &quot;The purpose of the show is to share with the community the joy of watercolor and to complete the process of creation,&quot; Ryan said. &quot;Part of creation is having others appreciate and enjoy it.&quot;

Washougal Watercolorists show opens Friday

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Jan Wyninger shows her most recent painting to instructor Nancy Ryan and Barbara McHenry, as Dolly Jendro works on her own artwork at the Washougal Community Center. The Washougal Watercolorists will host an opening reception Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m. &quot;The purpose of the show is to share with the community the joy of watercolor and to complete the process of creation,&quot; Ryan said. &quot;Part of creation is having others appreciate and enjoy it.&quot;

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Senior citizens with varying levels of artistic experience are discovering or rediscovering the joy of creating watercolor paintings. A free class is taught by volunteer Nancy Ryan, Mondays, at 1 p.m., in the Washougal Community Center, 1681 "C" St. Ryan describes herself as a self-taught artist. She studied drawing and… Read story

School enrollments on the rise

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Camas and Washougal school districts continue to grow in enrollment, with each reporting a 1.7 percent increase this year. Camas's full-time equivalency count is 5,948, 61 more than last September. Washougal's full-time equivalency count is 2,885, an increase of 52 from last September, and 50 more than expected in… Read story

Volunteers set to descend on Lacamas Lake shoreline

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Volunteers are being sought to take part in the annual Lacamas Lake Cleanup Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants should meet at Heritage Park boat launch on Northwest Lake Road, to help pick up litter and debris from around the lake. Gloves and garbage bags will be provided.… Read story

Panthers build more momentum

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The long bus ride to Tenino two weeks ago sapped the energy out of the Panthers before they even stepped on to the football field. But it was a different story for Washougal Friday, in Clatskanie, Ore. After a scoreless first quarter for both teams, the Panthers erupted for 21… Read story

Washougal seniors Sean Eustis (left) and Isaac Stinchfield sprint to the finish line Thursday, at Round Lake in Camas.

Matching each other stride for stride

Washougal seniors Sean Eustis (left) and Isaac Stinchfield sprint to the finish line Thursday, at Round Lake in Camas.

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Sean Eustis and Isaac Stinchfield were true captains Thursday. Matching each other stride for stride, Eustis grabbed first place with a time of 17 minutes, 22 seconds, and Stinchfield snagged second place in 17:23. After an exhausting race around Round Lake in Camas, the two Washougal High School seniors backtracked… Read story

Braeden Campbell watches his tee shot sail over the wetlands that surround the Camas Meadows golf course.

Camas boys golfers look to get even

Braeden Campbell watches his tee shot sail over the wetlands that surround the Camas Meadows golf course.

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

What a way to reinvigorate the Camas and Union high school sports rivalry. Braeden Campbell and Brian Humphreys delivered back-to-back birdie putts for the Papermakers on the fifth hole Thursday at Camas Meadows, but the Titans walked off the golf course with the team victory in hand by one stroke.… Read story

Camas High School offensive linemen Drew Clarkson, Troy Patterson and Jason Vailea part the waters, and Nate Beasley dives into the end zone to score the first of his four touchdowns for Papermakers.

Redemption road

Camas High School offensive linemen Drew Clarkson, Troy Patterson and Jason Vailea part the waters, and Nate Beasley dives into the end zone to score the first of his four touchdowns for Papermakers.

September 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Redemption received. Respect earned. The Camas High School football players achieved both of those goals by defeating Lakes 53-14 Friday, at Harry Lang Stadium in Lakewood. The Papermakers dedicated their victory to the members of the 2010 team, who won the first state playoff game in school history before losing… Read story