A local family is still waiting for word on a Washougal man who has been missing since Tuesday\u2019s earthquake devastated Haiti.<\/p>\n
Walt Ratterman was visiting Haiti to check on a solar-power project when his family lost touch with him when the quake hit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pretty certain he was sending e-mails at the time, from the courtyard of Hotel Montana,\u201d\u009d said Briana Ratterman, daughter of the missing man.<\/p>\n
This is but one illustration of dramas playing out throughout the world this week. Read it all<\/a> and please check out this blog entry also<\/a>. If you have time check out the linked Facebook page–it makes for moving reading.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A local family is still waiting for word on a Washougal man who has been missing since Tuesday\u2019s earthquake devastated Haiti. Walt Ratterman was visiting Haiti to check on a solar-power project when his family lost touch with him when…<\/span><\/p>\n