Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
In :
Community
One of
the things I loathe about watching sports on TV - especially Trailblazer Basketball that interrupts
regular programming, is the 30 minute show following the game – giving you play
by play “recaps” of what you just spent watching for the last three hours. So it
is with newspapers and TV programs this week - focusing on 2009. In case you
missed it, you lived through the ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, December 28, 2009,
In :
Washougal Issues
This
week’s Washougal council workshop will be on Tuesday at 5:30, not on Monday.
The agenda is basically one item,
the E Street Project. This meeting has been advertised as a meeting with
possible action. Many of the contractors and financial partners on the project
will be present to give the council the latest information on what money is
available for the project and how it can be used. There will also likely be
lots of Q & A involving the project, alternatives to the full proj...
Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, December 28, 2009,
HANG UP! OR FACE A TRAFFIC
VIOLATION AS A-
PRIMARYOFFENCE!
In nearby Oregon, come January 1, it
will now be a primary traffic offense, carrying a minimum of $142 fine, for
talking or texting or using a hand held communication device while driving.
This is unlike Washington
State, where it is at
present, a secondary offence only. That is, Washington State
violators will not be c...
Posted by CW Moderator on Saturday, December 26, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
One would
think that there was a lesson to be learned from the Riverwalk fiasco, one of
which was; Read a contract before signing it.
In an
11th Hour push by exiting Port Commissioners Hargrave and Carroll and supported
by Port Executive Director Dave Ripp and Port attorney Shawn McPherson - the
Fab Four tried to push through a $2,000,000 land purchase within the Industrial
park l...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, December 24, 2009,
In :
Washougal Issues
The Parker House Restaurant, a
fixture on the shores of the Columbia River in
Washougal for decades, has been purchased and plans are being unveiled for the
site.
Plans for the property
include remodeling or removing the existing two-story restaurant and building a
possible new, three-story restaurant with outdoor patios.
The new restaurant will be
called the Black Pearl o...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 22, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
As Port Commissioner Bill Ward said tonight at the closing
of the Port Meeting
“This is an end of an era, and a new one is beginning”
It truly was an end of an era as the last public meeting of
the Port Commissioner Alan Hargrave and Jim Carroll will be replaced by commissioners
elect Bill Smith and Mark Lampton.
I was surprised and pleasantly pleased by Bill Ward who
stopp... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 22, 2009,
Rumors that the Parker House may become a new upscale restaurant continue to take shape.Employees were seen loading equipment out of the Parker House today and the noone was to be found during dinner hour. A dark building....a common scene to old timers of the CW area.
The evolution of the Parker House would require a very “complete” remodel with leaving almost nothing of the old structure in place, but constructed with a taller edifice and one fully taking into consideration this outstan... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Monday, December 21, 2009,
In :
Community
Elizabeth
Bernstein wrote a memorial article recently in the Wall Street Journal. The
article isn't memorable as a potential Pulitzer, but because it brought back a
few memories of my 25 years of wedded bliss.
"Last
year, Lindsay Demma Gibson was thrilled to find a stocking and, under the tree,
several carefully wrapped gifts from her husband Christmas morning.
Posted by CW Moderator on Friday, December 18, 2009,
In :
Washougal Issues
West
Columbia Gorge Humane Society
Unfortunately there is inaccurate information being
circulated in regard to the relationship between the City of Washougal and the West Columbia Gorge Humane
Society.This memo is an attempt to
correct some of that.
First, the current action being proposed was not through the
direction of the Washougal City Council.It was at my direc...
Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, December 16, 2009,
In :
Community
18th Legislative District State Representative Jaime Herrera
announced her candidacy to succeed Brian Baird in Congress from Washington’s
Third District.
Herrera, 31, Camas, was
appointed to the legislature by local Democrat and Republican county
commissioners to fill a vacant seat in the legislature in 2007. Last year she
was elected with 60% of the vote from her district which includes parts of Clark
and Cowlitz Counties. Her legislative committees include Health Care,
Transport...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, December 10, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
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The Port of Camas-Washougal released
the results of a recent public survey that asked local citizens for input on
communication preferences and opinions on port properties such as the popular
marina, Grove Field airport and the industrial park.
“We’re pleased that so many
people took the time to respond to our survey and provided valuable input and opinions
about the...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, December 10, 2009,
In :
Community
VANCOUVER- 3rd District Republican Candidate for U.S.
Congress, Jon Russell, applauds Brian Baird's decision to not seek another term
to Congress.
"When Baird was first elected to Congress the Federal Government had
budget surpluses. After Baird's12 years in Congress, we are now running over
1.7 trillion dollar deficits, thanks in-part to Brian Baird's voting. His
resignation unde...
Posted by CW Moderator on Thursday, December 10, 2009,
Martha Martin, in a run for the position of ECFR
commissioner was told by a sweeping majority of voters in the primaries that
she wasn’t their choice to become commissioner of the ECFR. Instead,Mike Berg was chosen by the people.
Since she wasn’t elected, now she has the chance to get the
position by being appointed and has submitted her application and resume for
considerati...
Posted by CW Moderator on Wednesday, December 9, 2009,
In :
Washougal Issues
Jeffrey
Bivens, now former Finance Director for the City of Washougal
was
notified Monday that he does not qualify for the job he was hired for as
Finance Director of the City of Washougal.
The
Washougal council as the employer, in essence changed the job description of a
current employee by requiring the position of Finance Director to carry a bond
of $2.5 million.
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 8, 2009,
In :
CW Port Issues
Port Commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to move forward with plans to improve the safety of Grove Field.
"Monday's approval will allow the port to seek $10 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding to improve safety standards at the airstrip, owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal. Pilots say the upgrades are necessary to the airport, west of Northeast 267th Avenue between Ninth Street and Hathaway Road. A minority few of Its neighbors object to plans that appear to enlarge the airport.
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 8, 2009,
In :
Community
With the worldwide economy still mired in a semi-historic slump, some savvy cyber-attackers are departing from the usual raft of Santa Claus e-cards and reindeer-in-the-living-room themed multimedia codec attacks in favor of threats engineered to suck in those people desperate for a few extra bucks to add to their holiday budgets.
More people than ever are likely to be wondering how they're going to shell out for holiday cheer this year and predictably attackers ... Continue reading ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 8, 2009,
In :
Washougal Issues
Camas is
not the only community soon to be saddled with steep increases in water and
sewer rates. Washougal is looking at a 14% increase for the new year.
This fact
has incensed some citizens. In these times of very high unemployment, huge job
loss, skyrocketing health insurance rates, and recent drastic drops in property
assessment values, a notice that water and sewer rates to ...
Posted by CW Moderator on Tuesday, December 1, 2009,
In :
Camas Issues
Camas Increases Utility Rate 40.8% in 9 months.
January 1st is your next hit.
Public Meeting December 7th
When I received my last utility bill from the
city of camas, my rates had increase so much; I crawled under the house to see
if I had water gushing from my pipes.
No such luck. That, I could have fixed. But the
continued plundering of my wallet by the City of Camas is ...
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Rumors that the Parker House may become a new upscale restaurant continue to take shape.Employees were seen loading equipment out of the Parker House today and the noone was to be found during dinner hour. A dark building....a common scene to old timers of the CW area.
Martha Martin, in a run for the position of ECFR
commissioner was told by a sweeping majority of voters in the primaries that
she wasn’t their choice to become commissioner of the ECFR. Instead,
Port Commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to move forward with plans to improve the safety of Grove Field.
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