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In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories from the week:
More than 14,000 worshippers filled Portland’s Rose Garden arena on Easter Sunday 2007. Traffic backed up on Interstate 5. About 700 people were baptized in four above-ground swimming pools. T-shirts were launched from air cannons, and a blimp flew overhead dropping more swag.
The mastermind of the unconventional service, Vancouver pastor John Bishop, was at the top of his game.
An unidentified driver died late Tuesday night on southbound Interstate 5 near Ridgefield when their SUV struck the back of another vehicle, veered off the freeway and struck a tree.
Washington State Patrol did not identify the driver killed in the crash or their vehicle, other than to report it was an SUV, according to a crash memo. The make and model of the SUV also were not reported.
WOODLAND — As the first public forum between candidates for the 3rd Congressional District began Tuesday, tensions were high. Hundreds packed into the Oak Tree Restaurant only to find they would be forced to listen in from the bar or the hall. About 40 students from a Woodland High School government class were tucked in near where the snack table used to be.
The rules for the overflowing audience were simple and strict: no applause, statements or opinions. Each candidate had 10 minutes to say whatever she wanted, and then audience questions would begin.
The Vancouver City Council approved a request by Marathon Acquisition & Development for a multifamily tax exemption Monday evening, allowing the developer to avoid paying eight years of property taxes in exchange for public benefit at the Providence Academy site.
The developer will construct two new buildings on the 7-acre site that include both apartments and commercial retail space. The buildings will be five and six stories tall and incorporate 140 apartments and seven commercial spaces totaling 163,000 square feet. The apartments will likely cost $1,433 a month for a studio, $1,597 for a one-bedroom and $2,155 for a two-bedroom.
