HYPNOSISWORKS

NORMA SCHAUMANNCERTIFIED

HYPNOTHERAPISToffices in

CAMAS * BINGENFREE BROCHURE

NMASCHMN-f-1-24-12-rop

HOW’S THAT NEW YEARSRESOLUTION COMING?

GIVE ME A CALL

360.771.4413

VANCOUVER GLASS• Auto • Residential • Rock Chip Repair

Glass Replacement SpecialistsOrchards

VNCGLS-f-1-24-12-rop

104th & 4th PlainNear Burgerville254-6099

www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC

EDJO

NES-m

-3-20-12

-rop

Bryan Anderson, AAMS®

Financial Advisor19221 SE 34th St., Ste 100Camas, WA 98607360-604-0104

Matt Justis, AAMS®

Financial Advisor327 NE CedarCamas, WA 98607360-834-9713

Pamela TuiteFinancial Advisor974 E St., Suite EWashougal, WA 98671360-835-2070

PAying yourSelf firSTcould PAy off lATer.like when you reTire.With so much happening in our lives, it’s easy to lose sight of the future — like retirement. Edward Jones can help make saving for retirement easier with our monthly IRA investing program.

This simple, convenient service puts your retire-ment investing on “autopilot” by letting you put aside a set amount every month into an Edward Jones IRA. You can even set it up so that the money comes automatically from any account you choose.A systematic investment plan does not assure a profit and does not pro-tect against loss in a declining market. Such a plan involves continuous investment in securities regardless of fluctuating price levels of such securities, the investor should consider the financial ability to continue the purchases through periods of low price levels.

For more information or to enroll in our monthly IRA investing program, call your local Edward Jones financial advisor today.

Eating Healthy5-Servings A Day

Home ofthe LocalFarmersProduce

2940 NE Everett • 834-4657Open 7 Days a Week • 8 a.m.–7 p.m.All prices good March 21–27, 2012

CAMPRO-f-3-20-12-rop

HassAvocadoes

79¢ea.

BrusselSprouts

79¢lb.

Celery

Large Tomatoes

2 lb. BagCarrots

Kiku Apples

59¢lb.

On-the-VineTomatoes

99¢lb.

lb.99¢lb.

99¢lb.

Green Beans

99¢bag

$199

Camas-Washougal, WA Post-Record — A3Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Weekday 1Cyan Magenta Yellow Black TUESDAY A3

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black TUESDAY A3

By Danielle Frost

Post-Record Staff

Instead of sifting through ap-proximately 70 pages of documents during meetings, Washougal School Board members will be able to ac-cess needed information in seconds.

The district recently purchased five iPad2 devices for all five school board members at a cost of $3,833. It will cost the district approximate-ly $530 more the first year than the traditional paper method, but will save $2,771 the next year, and the same amount the following year.

The factors in the decision to pur-chase the iPads were to become more efficient and earth-friendly, to inte-grate technology into board meet-ings, and to save staff time.

“We are forced to do more with less and we are always trying to keep our resources as close to the classroom as possible,” said Dawn Tarzian, su-perintendent. “By reducing the time it takes to get ready for our board meetings, our staff time at the cen-tral office can be more efficient.”

The School Board had an iPad training session during its most re-cent meeting. Members will continue to be provided with paper documents until they have learned how to use

the device. “It is anticipated that all board

members will have moved to the electronic only version in the next two months or so,” Tarzian said.

She added that the district would continue to keep a paper record of all meeting documents for its public records.

Blaine Peterson, School Board president, said familiarizing himself with the iPad was a learning pro-cess.

“I think most of us are getting it,” he said. “Some are quicker than oth-ers. I think going paperless is a good idea. We get 70 pages of documents to review, and it is much nicer to

have them in an electronic format.”

The Camas School District has been paperless for about a year and board members use their own per-sonal electronic devices.

Superintendent Mike Nerland said the advantages of going paper-less are reduced paper consumption, and less staff time spent copying and assembling documents.

“Paperless board meetings also provide a more effective means to communicate with the public than when each packet was prepared by hand,” he said. “Patrons can easily access the board’s agenda and sup-porting documents online.”

Washougal School Board to go paperless

District cites efficiency, environmental friendliness in its decision

Washougal School Board members receive instruction on their new iPad2 devices from technology director Lester Brown, right. It is anticipated that the board will transition to completely paperless meetings within the next two months.

City plans to purchase iPads

By HeatHer acHeson

Post-Record Staff

Camas city government is tak-ing steps toward making its council meetings “paperless.”

According to Mayor Scott Higgins, as part of a planned technology up-grade project the city is preparing to implement software intended to make City Council meeting agendas and minutes more accessible to the public and integrated with video of the meetings, and create an easier process for public records requests.

In the 2012 budget, Camas ear-marked $45,000 for the overall tech-nology upgrade. A major website overhaul launched in January, and Granicus software will be imple-mented later this fall in the initia-

tive that is expected to reduce the amount of time an administrative assistant is currently spending on agenda and meeting preparation, at-tending meetings, note taking, and transcribing the minutes.

The upgrade will also include the purchase of 10 to 15 Apple iPads that will be issued to City Council mem-bers and some department heads, Higgins said. At approximately $500 each, the cost should range between $5,000 and $7,500.

“It is clearly the way the world is going,” Higgins said of the new tech-nology. “To me, it just makes sense. It is a more efficient way to do city business.”

The technology and equipment needed for the upgrade will be pri-marily funded through Real Estate Excise Taxes, with some operating costs being paid out of the general fund.

Higgins said by the time the new technology is fully integrated, offi-

cial policies regarding use of the city-owned technology such as the iPads will be in place. Research pertaining to how other jurisdictions have han-dled similar challenges is currently underway.

According to Higgins, cost savings is not a primary driver for the project but is likely to be a fringe benefit.

“This is something that has the potential to help us be better legis-lators,” Higgins said. “And if it can save the city some money, that’s great.”

Several local government entities, including the City of Washougal and the Washougal School Board, have gone “paperless” in efforts that have included purchasing tablet comput-ers for use by elected officials and staff.

“We are not the forerunners in this,” Higgins said. “We are just right in line with what the rest of the world is doing.”

Camas technology upgrade effort moves forward

Investigation began after shooting complaint

The investigation of a shooting complaint earlier this month in Ska-mania County led to an arrest on Thursday.

On Wednesday, March 14, Ska-mania County Sheriff’s Office depu-ties executed a search warrant at 401 Harder Road in Washougal, as part of an investigation following a shooting complaint received March 7 from a different residence in upper Washougal. A 22-year-old female heard a shooting noise near her resi-dence and then discovered a bullet had entered her room. No injuries were sustained to anyone inside the residence, but a bullet entry hole was found near the female’s headboard.

During the search at the home on Harder Road, nine firearms were seized and law enforcement found materials used in the making or manufacturing of methamphet-amine.

George Taylor, 48, was arrested and is being lodged in the Skamania County Jail on charges of false re-porting, reckless endangerment and possession of methamphetamine.

Additional charges are also pending.“This event magnifies the impor-

tance of shooting in a safe manner,” said Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown. “In this case, while the act of target practicing on private property was not prohibited, it can become an

unsafe practice when you have ad-joining property owners with homes in close proximity. What is also dis-turbing is the subsequent discovery of precursors used for methamphet-amine production.”

Skamania County man arrested on meth charges

PHoto courtesy oF tHe skamania county sHeriFF’s oFFice

A methamphetamine lab was discovered at 401 Harder Road, in Washougal.

room. “The seed money is for

Washougal, to stay in Washougal,” she said.

Rourke said the process of considering a relocation of the library will take time, and she encouraged Friends members to de-velop a community survey to gauge the interest of Washougal residents on that topic.

“Where are [library] us-ers going if they don’t feel they are being served?” she asked.

“I need assurances it’s something the commu-nity really wants,” Rourke added.

“It’s something the com-munity really wants,” Guard replied.

During the Washougal City Council meeting last night, he emphasized that the library needs a larger space and said he was dis-appointed with the meet-ing with the FVRL repre-sentatives.

He plans to send a letter to the FVRL board today.

“We hope we can get an assist from Fort Vancou-ver Regional Library, or we could try to move for-ward on our own,” Guard said.

Meanwhile, Taylor said Lone Wolf Development — owner of Washougal Town Square — does not have a space identified for the li-brary.

“All the decision makers involved in this said it’s too early in the process to make any offers,” he said Monday, by phone. “They need to vet the communi-ty’s interest in taking on a new library campaign.

“It would be really easy if the city said ‘we’ve got the money’ and/or FVRL said ‘we’ve got the mon-ey,’” Taylor added. “Where do we want to put them, and when do they want to open? We’re nowhere near taking an offer on the space.”

Library officials have offered to quantify what their space needs are and give Taylor a sense of what it would take — in rough numbers — to operate a new space and what funds

are available for that.“We can help identify

potential locations and provide numbers on what it would take to build a li-brary of that size and what it would take to lease a li-brary of that size,” Taylor said.

“This could be a couple year process with a sig-nificant fundraising com-ponent,” he added. “We’re willing to talk about what this would take. We’re ex-cited for the opportunity to collaborate, but it takes creativity, time and effort.”

Taylor has previously said a successful ‘deal’ would require financial input from the citizens of Washougal — probably in the form of a bond — as well as the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District and the city.

Additional discussions by Friends of the Washou-gal Library are expected to take place at the next meeting Tuesday, March 27, at 7 p.m., in the Wash-ougal Community Center, 1681 “C” St. The meet-ing is open to the public. Friends’ memberships are $5 per person.

For more information about the Friends, contact the organization’s presi-dent Sallie Tucker Jones at 837-3826.

Washougal Library will

be temporarily closed

The library will be closed for a few days, while new carpeting is installed.

The installation will occur Friday through Wednesday, March 28. The library will remain closed for a staff training day Thursday, March 29. That will involve employ-ees from all of the FVRL branches.

The library will reopen Friday, March 30, at 10 a.m. For more informa-tion, call the branch at 835-5393 or visit www.fvrl.org.

Continued from page A1

Library

PH

oto

By D

aw

n t

ar

zia

n