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Clark County News

CWFD hires SAFER Grant employees

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Camas-Washougal Fire Department recently welcomed to its ranks three new employees whose salaries and benefits are being funded through a federal grant. Eric Bridges, Katie Linton and Matt Baldwin were all hired by the local department thanks to a $489,818 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant, administered… Read story

Washougal Councilwoman Joyce Lindsay seeks local participants

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Washougal City Councilwoman Joyce Lindsay wants to form an exploratory advisory committee, that would look into the possibility of bringing a Boys and Girls Club to Washougal. She mentioned her intent during the Aug. 27 City Council workshop. Lindsay has communicated with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington.… Read story

School district approves budget

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Washougal School Board has approved a $28.8 million budget for the 2012-13 school year. It is a $1.5 million increase over the 2011-12 budget. Of that, approximately $800,000 is for a planned gym floor and turf field replacement at Washougal High School. "I feel very positive about this year's… Read story

Washougal teachers ratify 3-year contract

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Washougal teachers overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract on Thursday. The new agreement came after negotiations between the Washougal Association of Educators and the School District. "I am very pleased with the negotiation process," said Dawn Tarzian, district superintendent. "It is important and we have learned a lot, and reached… Read story

Photo courtesy of the Camas-Washougal Fire Department
Ben Porter, a firefighter with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department, recently used CPR to save a man's life near Disneyland. Porter, 23, was on vacation with his wife and her family at the time of the incident. &quot;Anyone who knows how to do CPR could have done exactly what I did,&quot; he said. &quot;This event made me realize, even more, the importance of everyday people knowing how to do CPR in order to provide individuals who suffer from incidents like this with the best possible outcome they could have.&quot;

Local off-duty firefighter helps save a life while on vacation at Disneyland

Photo courtesy of the Camas-Washougal Fire Department
Ben Porter, a firefighter with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department, recently used CPR to save a man's life near Disneyland. Porter, 23, was on vacation with his wife and her family at the time of the incident. &quot;Anyone who knows how to do CPR could have done exactly what I did,&quot; he said. &quot;This event made me realize, even more, the importance of everyday people knowing how to do CPR in order to provide individuals who suffer from incidents like this with the best possible outcome they could have.&quot;

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Camas-Washougal firefighter was recently one of several individuals who helped save a man's life near Disneyland. Ben Porter, 23, was on vacation with his wife and several of her family members when the incident occurred Aug. 18, around 2:30 p.m., "Downtown Disney" -- a shopping area outside the theme… Read story

Non-injury crash snarls westbound Highway 14

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A two-car, non-injury crash snarled traffic on westbound state Highway 14 midday Tuesday. Read story

School notes for Sept. 4, 2012

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Sullivan graduates from Juilliard Macy Elizabeth Sullivan of Camas graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance from The Juilliard School in New York City. Read story

Fourth-grade students at Dorothy Fox Elementary School had the opportunity to learn about the famous &quot;Voyage of Discovery&quot; through an Oregon Museum of Science and Industry interactive outreach workshop. It included hands-on stations exploring cartography, taxonomy, anthropology, astronomy and botany.

Camas Educational Foundation is seeking airline miles for its annual auction

Fourth-grade students at Dorothy Fox Elementary School had the opportunity to learn about the famous &quot;Voyage of Discovery&quot; through an Oregon Museum of Science and Industry interactive outreach workshop. It included hands-on stations exploring cartography, taxonomy, anthropology, astronomy and botany.

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Camas Educational Foundation. To celebrate, board members have named the annual auction, "Soaring with CEF: Our 15 year Journey," and are asking community members to donate unused airline miles. "The idea came from the Make-A-Wish Foundation," said Mandy Huth, CEF president. "They… Read story

The investigation into the fire at the Thunderbird Hotel at Jantzen Beach continues.

Thunderbird owner reportedly owes $1 million in taxes

The investigation into the fire at the Thunderbird Hotel at Jantzen Beach continues.

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Investigators on Tuesday continued to sift through the remains of the destroyed Thunderbird Hotel in Hayden Island on Sunday. Read story

Metro-area home prices climb 3.7 percent in July

September 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Home prices in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area, including distressed sales, increased by 3.7 percent in July 2012 compared with July 2011, California-based CoreLogic reported Tuesday. Read story