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Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Weekday 1 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black TUESDAY A1 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black TUESDAY A1 Volume 104 No. 12 10 Sections, 75 Pages l 75 Cents What’s Inside... Index Obituaries ........... A2 Public Record ..... A2 Business ............ B4 Around Town....... B2 Hometown .......... B1 Schools .............. B3 Sports ................ A6 Opinion ............... A4 Classifieds.......... B4 Public Notices .... B6 U|xaIICGHy02335mzV JUMPING INTO SPRING BREAK Camas and Washougal offer several different options for kids: Hometown, Page B1 SEEING IS BELIEVING IN WASHOUGAL Panther boys soccer team wins its first four games: Sports, Page A6 Camas-Washougal, Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2012 BY DANIELLE FROST Post-Record The members of the Camas High School Knowledge Bowl team are all smiles after capturing their third state champi- onship in three years. The team traveled to Marysville-Pilchuk High School to compete in the 30th annual Knowledge Bowl state championship over the weekend. There, teams from all over the state competed at the 4A, 3A and 2A levels in three separate tourna- ments. The Papermakers beat out 17 other teams in the 3A division to secure a win. Team members include Vaughn Okerlund, Cap- tain Marcus Bintz, Griffin King, Evan Roche, Tim Grote and Noah Wachlin. “They are all juniors and have never competed at the state tourney be- fore,” said coach Dale Croswell. “It is awesome to have such support at our school and from our community, which has certainly helped us to be- come a state powerhouse. To take home the cham- pionship 3A trophy three years in a row is simply fantastic. I am so proud of these young men.” It’s a three-peat for Camas Knowledge Bowl team CHS team wins the state championship The Camas High School Knowledge Bowl Team celebrates its third state championship in a row this past weekend at Marysville- Pilchuk High School. Todd Norrish and a student pilot were located near Goble, Ore. BY DAWN FELDHAUS Post-Record Staff A plane crash that killed a local pilot and a student is under investigation by the National Transporta- tion Safety Board. The accident, involving Todd Norrish, 47, of Cam- as, and Jimmy Kravets, 17, of Vancouver, occurred near Goble, Ore. Their bod- ies were found by deputies with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, at 3:38 a.m. The crash occurred Wednesday eve- ning. The Sheriff’s Office received notification through Colum- bia 911 that a cell phone associated with a missing pi- lot was “pinging” in the area between Deer Island and Goble just be- fore midnight. Columbia 911 dispatch- ers, along with Columbia River Fire and Rescue personnel, members of the Oregon State Police, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard, assisted with the search and rescue effort. “Clark County sent a marine patrol unit spe- cially equipped for thermal imaging, and the Coast Guard was also en route with thermal imaging equipment when we lo- cated the downed aircraft,” Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said. The crash scene was in- vestigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the NTSB, with the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office. Kurt Anderson, an air safety investigator with the NTSB, said Monday it has not been determined who was flying when the accident occurred. “The flight instructor could have been demon- strating something or the student could have been practicing a maneuver,” Anderson said. “We might be able to determine that from the autopsies.” The Cessna aircraft was owned by Aero Main- tenance Flight Center, of Pearson Airport, in Van- couver. Norrish was a flight instructor for Aero Maintenance. The flight originated from Pearson, Wednesday, at 4:20 p.m. “We are try- ing to deter- mine where they planned to go,” Anderson said. “We know they took off North to Scappoose, [Ore.], and Bat- tle Ground and went north from there.” It will take quite a while to determine the cause of the accident. “We have to review the aircraft maintenance re- cords, the pilot records, the weather, the radar in- formation, autopsies and toxicology examinations and whether the individu- als had any medications or carbon monoxide in their systems or ethanol,” An- derson said. “A leakage of carbon monoxide to the cockpit can affect a pilot’s ability to fly. We will check to make sure they did not have drugs in their sys- tems — prescription or any other kind. There is a lot of data that needs to be gath- ered. It will take several months to get to the prob- able cause.” Kravets had taken an in- troductory flight in August 2011 and recently soloed. Camas man dies in plane crash Todd Norrish See Crash, page A8 City Council approves resolution opposing plans for transmission line project BY HEATHER ACHESON Post-Record Staff City of Camas leaders are mak- ing their voices of opposition heard when it comes to the Bonneville Power Administration’s plans for the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project and its potential impacts on the city and its current and fu- ture residents. BPA is proposing running a 500-kilovolt transmission line from Troutdale, Ore., to Castle Rock, Wash. Several of the proj- ect’s segments travel through the Camas area. Lines 41 and 50 cut across Lac- amas Lake and into the North Urban Growth Area, which is the focus of the city’s 20-year plan for future development; lines 40, 44 and 46 run through Camas Meadows Corporate Center; and line 52 is in the Goot Park area. In addition, a river crossing from Troutdale to Camas is the only Columbia River crossing that is being considered for the project. Last night the Camas City Council approved a resolution re- questing consideration of alterna- tives to placing the 500 kilovolt power lines within city limits. The document also outlined concerns about the project, which were de- tailed in length in a letter to the BPA from Mayor Scott Higgins. “We urge the appropriate au- thorities to insist that Bonneville Power Administration consider and select alternatives, through the alternatives analysis por- tion of an environmental impact statement,” the resolution reads, “that route the I-5 Corridor Rein- forcement Project away from the urban area known as the City of Camas, and to further insist that no alternative be considered that includes routing of power lines above ground through the city of Camas.” A proposed “grey line” north- eastern route alternative, which would not have impacted land within Camas, was ruled out as an option by BPA in January. “The suggested route may have affected slightly fewer homes com- pared to the existing alternatives, but with significant consequenc- es,” said the BPA response. “The suggested route would adversely impact small private landowners Camas urges BPA officials to look at transmission line alternatives Spring Sports Preview, C1 See BPA, page A8 Mayor Sean Guard hopes Fort Vancouver Regional Library District assists with the process BY DAWN FELDHAUS Post-Record Staff The Fort Vancouver Regional Library District currently pays the city of Washougal $1 per year, for the use of the library building at 1661 “C” St., in the City Hall complex. That type of financial arrange- ment is not likely to occur again if the library relocates. More than 35 people attended a Friends of the Washougal Li- brary meeting March 13. In ad- dition to longtime and brand new Friends members and Washougal Community Librarian Christine Hughey, the meeting was at- tended by Washougal Mayor Sean Guard and Lone Wolf Develop- ment Representative Adam Tay- lor. The Community Libraries Di- rector for FVRL Jill Rourke and FVRL Foundation Director Rick Smithrud were also there. The library is currently 2,400 square feet, with 1,800 square feet of that dedicated to public use. The remaining area is for staff and storage. “We would love to quadruple that,” Hughey said. “At 6,000 to 8,000 square feet, we’d be in heav- en. At 4,000 square feet, we’d be close to heaven. “We are splitting at the seams,” she added. Friends member Bernice Pluchos would like to see sepa- rate meeting rooms for research, as well as a children’s area “where they can talk” in a larger library. Suggestions by others included more computers, reading areas, comfortable chairs, room for a book sale, staff offices, an early learning center and space for a gallery. Hughey announced the library has received a $200 donation from an individual to use in a children’s Washougal Library supporters consider move to a new location FILE PHOTO The Washougal Community Library, currently located at 1661 “C” St., offers a variety of popular activities for people of all ages. Several members of the Friends of the Washougal Library organization have said they would like to see the facility move to a new, larger location. See Library, page A3 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Panther boys soccer team wins its first four games: Sports, Page A6 Weekday 1 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black TUESDAY A1 Spring Sports Preview, C1 B y h eather a cheson B y D awn F elDhaus B y D awn F elDhaus Cyan Magenta Yellow Black B y D anielle F rost See BPA, page A8 See Crash, page A8 See Library, page A3 Obituaries ...........A2 Public Record .....A2 Business ............B4 Around Town.......B2 Hometown ..........B1 Camas-Washougal, Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Post-Record Todd Norrish
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Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Weekday 1Cyan Magenta Yellow Black TUESDAY A1
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black TUESDAY A1
Volume 104 No. 12 10 Sections, 75 Pages l 75 Cents
What’s Inside...Index
Obituaries ...........A2Public Record .....A2Business ............B4Around Town .......B2Hometown ..........B1
Schools ..............B3Sports ................ A6Opinion ...............A4Classifieds ..........B4Public Notices ....B6
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jumping into spring break
Camas and Washougal offer several different
options for kids:
Hometown, Page B1
seeing is beLieVing in WasHougaL
Panther boys soccer team wins
its first four games:
Sports, Page A6
Camas-Washougal, Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2012
By Danielle Frost
Post-Record
The members of the Camas High School Knowledge Bowl team are all smiles after capturing their third state champi-onship in three years.
The team traveled to Marysville-Pilchuk High School to compete in the 30th annual Knowledge Bowl state championship over the weekend.
There, teams from all over the state competed at the 4A, 3A and 2A levels in three separate tourna-ments.
The Papermakers beat out 17 other teams in the
3A division to secure a win.
Team members include Vaughn Okerlund, Cap-tain Marcus Bintz, Griffin King, Evan Roche, Tim Grote and Noah Wachlin.
“They are all juniors and have never competed at the state tourney be-fore,” said coach Dale Croswell. “It is awesome to have such support at our school and from our community, which has certainly helped us to be-come a state powerhouse. To take home the cham-pionship 3A trophy three years in a row is simply fantastic. I am so proud of these young men.”
It’s a three-peat for Camas Knowledge Bowl teamCHS team wins the state championship
The Camas High School Knowledge Bowl Team celebrates its third state championship in a row this past weekend at Marysville-Pilchuk High School.
Todd Norrish and a student pilot were located near Goble, Ore.
By Dawn FelDhaus
Post-Record Staff
A plane crash that killed a local pilot and a student is under investigation by the National Transporta-tion Safety Board.
The accident, involving Todd Norrish, 47, of Cam-as, and Jimmy Kravets, 17, of Vancouver, occurred near Goble, Ore. Their bod-ies were found by deputies with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, at 3:38 a.m. The crash occurred Wednesday eve-ning.
The Sheriff’s Office received n o t i f i c a t i o n through Colum-bia 911 that a cell phone associated with a missing pi-lot was “pinging” in the area between Deer Island and Goble just be-fore midnight.
Columbia 911 dispatch-ers, along with Columbia River Fire and Rescue personnel, members of the Oregon State Police, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard, assisted with the search and rescue effort.
“Clark County sent a marine patrol unit spe-cially equipped for thermal imaging, and the Coast Guard was also en route with thermal imaging equipment when we lo-cated the downed aircraft,” Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said.
The crash scene was in-vestigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the NTSB, with the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office.
Kurt Anderson, an air
safety investigator with the NTSB, said Monday it has not been determined who was flying when the accident occurred.
“The flight instructor could have been demon-strating something or the student could have been practicing a maneuver,” Anderson said. “We might be able to determine that from the autopsies.”
The Cessna aircraft was owned by Aero Main-tenance Flight Center, of Pearson Airport, in Van-couver. Norrish was a flight instructor for Aero Maintenance.
The flight originated from Pearson, Wednesday, at 4:20 p.m.
“We are try-ing to deter-mine where they planned to go,” Anderson said. “We know they took off North to Scappoose, [Ore.], and Bat-tle Ground and went north from
there.”It will take quite a while
to determine the cause of the accident.
“We have to review the aircraft maintenance re-cords, the pilot records, the weather, the radar in-formation, autopsies and toxicology examinations and whether the individu-als had any medications or carbon monoxide in their systems or ethanol,” An-derson said. “A leakage of carbon monoxide to the cockpit can affect a pilot’s ability to fly. We will check to make sure they did not have drugs in their sys-tems — prescription or any other kind. There is a lot of data that needs to be gath-ered. It will take several months to get to the prob-able cause.”
Kravets had taken an in-troductory flight in August 2011 and recently soloed.
Camas man dies in plane crash
Todd Norrish
See Crash, page A8
City Council approves resolution opposing plans for transmission line project
By heather acheson
Post-Record Staff
City of Camas leaders are mak-ing their voices of opposition heard when it comes to the Bonneville Power Administration’s plans for the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project and its potential impacts on the city and its current and fu-ture residents.
BPA is proposing running a 500-kilovolt transmission line from Troutdale, Ore., to Castle Rock, Wash. Several of the proj-ect’s segments travel through the Camas area.
Lines 41 and 50 cut across Lac-amas Lake and into the North Urban Growth Area, which is the focus of the city’s 20-year plan for future development; lines 40, 44 and 46 run through Camas Meadows Corporate Center; and line 52 is in the Goot Park area. In addition, a river crossing from Troutdale to Camas is the only Columbia River crossing that is being considered for the project.
Last night the Camas City Council approved a resolution re-questing consideration of alterna-tives to placing the 500 kilovolt power lines within city limits. The document also outlined concerns about the project, which were de-tailed in length in a letter to the BPA from Mayor Scott Higgins.
“We urge the appropriate au-thorities to insist that Bonneville Power Administration consider and select alternatives, through
the alternatives analysis por-tion of an environmental impact statement,” the resolution reads, “that route the I-5 Corridor Rein-forcement Project away from the urban area known as the City of Camas, and to further insist that no alternative be considered that includes routing of power lines above ground through the city of Camas.”
A proposed “grey line” north-eastern route alternative, which would not have impacted land within Camas, was ruled out as an option by BPA in January.
“The suggested route may have affected slightly fewer homes com-pared to the existing alternatives, but with significant consequenc-es,” said the BPA response. “The suggested route would adversely impact small private landowners
Camas urges BPA officials to look at transmission line alternatives
Spring Sports Preview, C1
See BPA, page A8
Mayor Sean Guard hopes Fort Vancouver Regional Library District assists with the process
By Dawn FelDhaus
Post-Record Staff
The Fort Vancouver Regional Library District currently pays the city of Washougal $1 per year, for the use of the library building at 1661 “C” St., in the City Hall complex.
That type of financial arrange-ment is not likely to occur again if the library relocates.
More than 35 people attended a Friends of the Washougal Li-brary meeting March 13. In ad-dition to longtime and brand new Friends members and Washougal Community Librarian Christine Hughey, the meeting was at-tended by Washougal Mayor Sean Guard and Lone Wolf Develop-ment Representative Adam Tay-lor. The Community Libraries Di-rector for FVRL Jill Rourke and FVRL Foundation Director Rick Smithrud were also there.
The library is currently 2,400 square feet, with 1,800 square
feet of that dedicated to public use. The remaining area is for staff and storage.
“We would love to quadruple that,” Hughey said. “At 6,000 to 8,000 square feet, we’d be in heav-en. At 4,000 square feet, we’d be close to heaven.
“We are splitting at the seams,” she added.
Friends member Bernice Pluchos would like to see sepa-rate meeting rooms for research,
as well as a children’s area “where they can talk” in a larger library. Suggestions by others included more computers, reading areas, comfortable chairs, room for a book sale, staff offices, an early learning center and space for a gallery.
Hughey announced the library has received a $200 donation from an individual to use in a children’s
Washougal Library supporters consider move to a new location
File photo
The Washougal Community Library, currently located at 1661 “C” St., offers a variety of popular activities for people of all ages. Several members of the Friends of the Washougal Library organization have said they would like to see the facility move to a new, larger location.
See Library, page A3
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