The document is a newspaper from The Reflector covering local news stories from Ridgefield, Washington in July 2014. It includes 3 stories: 1) Ridgefield Mayor Ron Onslow gave a positive report on the city's economic developments at his State of the City address, citing new businesses and projects. 2) A quick-thinking 15-year-old babysitter, Josie Miller, saved five young children from a house fire in Battle Ground by getting them out of the burning home and finding help. 3) Ridgefield celebrated Independence Day with a parade themed "Storybooks on Parade," along with other events like a pie-eating contest and fireworks show.

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STEVE KADEL
staff reporter
Ridgefield Mayor
Ron Onslow presented
a good economic report card for
the City of Ridgefield during his
recent State of the City address.
More than 100 people were at
Overlook Park to hear his address,
titled “The next 100 years – con-
tinuing the way life should be.”
Onslow mentioned recent
developments such as 9MM
Ammo, Allied Fit-
tings, AIG, residen-
tial development,
Park and Ride, ICD,
Gouger Winery and
the Ridgefield School
District additions. He
also pointed to Port
of Ridgefield projects
such as Millers Land-
ing, the waterfront development
and railroad overpass.
Photos of the businesses and
projects were displayed
Onslow pointed to efforts by
many citizens to make Over-
look Park a focal point of the
Ridgefield economy
on upward trend
Ron Onslow
Young children
escape unharmed
Quick thinking by a 15-year-
old babysitter prevented a Battle
Ground house fire from turning
tragic last week.
Josie Miller was looking af-
ter an 8-month-old boy, 1-year-
old girl, 3-year-old boy, 4-year-
old girl and 6-year-old boy
when the fire occurred at 5:47
p.m. on July 3, said Tim Dawdy,
battalion chief fire marshal for
Clark County Fire Rescue.
A bedroom was fully in-
volved in fire when firefighters
arrived, he said, and they were
able to quickly put out the blaze.
Miller acted fast to get
the children out of the house,
Dawdy said. She didn’t have a
cell phone, but knocked on the
doors of neighboring residenc-
es until someone answered and
called 911.
“The first thing she did was
get infants and small children
out of the house,” Dawdy said.
“It was very commendable.”
Homeowners Jesse and
Shanelle Redinger were not at
the home when the fire broke
out at 1209 NW Second Ave.
Fire officials said the bedroom
where the blaze apparently
started was seriously damaged
with smoke damage to the rest
of the house.
The structure, built in 1998,
has three bedrooms and 1,482
square feet of space. Its as-
sessed value is about $211,000.
Cause of the fire and a dam-
age estimate was not available
from the Clark County Fire
Marshal’s office as of The
Reflector’s press time. Jesse
Redinger could not be reached
for additional information.
Fire damages Battle
Ground home
A WINDOW at 1209 NW Second Ave. in Battle Ground is
boarded up following last week’s fire that broke out in the
home’s bedroom.
Photo by Steve Kadel
See ridgefield on Page A2
In photo above, a line of Mustang automobiles adorned
with American flags rolls down the street during the July
Fourth parade.
At left, one of the vintage cars in the parade received
applause from the crowd.
Other events that spiced up the day at Ridgefield included
a pie-eating contest, chicken and salmon barbecue, and
a coaster derby race. The Opus School of Music, Tony
Starlight, El Diablitos and High-Fidelity Entertainment
provided music throughout the afternoon and early
evening. Food, drink and crafts vendors also proved to be
popular with the crowd.
Ridgefield celebrates Fourth
Ridgefield was the place to be on July
Fourth with its traditional big celebration
highlighted by a fun and festive parade.
AT Right, Natalie Stenersen, left,
Makenna Traffie, center, and Paige Olin
show their red, white and blue spirit.
Below from left, David “Bruce”
Crockett waves and brings back the
coonskin hat days as he rides in the
parade marshal’s car.
In center photo, Dave Taylor tosses
candy to children along the parade route.
At right, a veterans group proudly
displays the colors as it marches before
appreciative spectators.
A kids pre-parade preceded the main
parade, which had the theme of
“Storybooks on Parade.” The day’s
festivities culminated at 10:15 p.m. with
a fireworks display.
Photo by Mike Schultz
Photo by Mike SchultzPhoto by Mike SchultzPhoto by Mike Schultz
Photo by Mike Schultz
Photo by Mike Schultz