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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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April 20, 2018

Polish delegates to visit Camas

The public is invited to attend a free reception for visiting Polish delegates, at 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 27, at Lacamas Lake Lodge, 227 N.E. Lake Road, Camas. The…

April 19, 2018
John Ley (contributed photo)

Camas pilot drops 18th district bid

John Ley, a Delta Airlines captain from Camas, has withdrawn his name from District 18, Position 2 State Representative race to replace retiring Republican Rep. Liz Pike. “The people deserve…

April 19, 2018
Wearing their signature, red "Moms Demand Action" T-shirts, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America members Jane Miletich (left) and Shelia Pearce (center), along with several members of the Washougal City Council in the background, listen at a town hall hosted by Republican lawmakers Sen. Ann Rivers and Rep. Brandon Vick on Saturday, April 14, at Camas City Hall. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Gun debate comes to Camas

A spirited conversation about gun laws took center stage at a Saturday morning legislative town hall in Camas, after members of the grassroots gun-reform group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and others in the audience questioned lawmakers from Washington’s 18th district about their efforts to prevent gun violence in Washington State and enact gun-control legislation.

April 19, 2018
Members of the local International Association of Fire Fighters union stand in the hallway of Camas City Hall on Monday, March 19, at a Camas City Council meeting.

Camas fire chief talks costs

Having spent the past few city council meetings hearing from dozens of local firefighters upset over what they feel is a severely understaffed fire department, city leaders in Camas this week learned the costs of increasing staffing levels for the Camas-Washougal Fire Department.

April 12, 2018
David McDevitt, one of three Democrats challenging incumbent Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler for her 3rd Congressional District seat, hosts a town hall at the Camas Public Library on Tuesday, April 10.

Campaign season kicks off in Camas

Campaign season kicked off in Camas this week, with a town hall hosted by Vancouver businessman and attorney David McDevitt, one of three Democratic candidates hoping to unseat incumbent Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in the 3rd Congressional District of Washington.

April 12, 2018
Alexander Chadduck, 21, who recently moved to Washougal from North Carolina, skates at the Camas-Washougal Riverside Skate Park on Monday, April 9.

Skaters say aging, city park due for an upgrade

It’s one of those suddenly warm and sunny April afternoons that bring people out from hiding, and Grahm Harter, of Washougal, is no exception. The 21-year-old is basking in the sunshine on this particular Monday, watching skaters and bikers zip past him at the Camas-Washougal Riverside Skate Park.

April 5, 2018
DeAnn Perrigo, a Camas quilter, and owner of Quiltthyme Studio, a long-arm quilting business, stands next to her "Out of Africa" quilt, which she plans to enter in this weekend's Clark County Quilters' 43rd annual Quilt Show at the Clark County Event Center.

A stitch in time

When the Clark County Quilters’ 43rd annual Quilt Show hits the Clark County Event Center this weekend, Camas quilter DeAnn Perrigo will be ready.

April 5, 2018
Camas-Washougal Historical Society President Jim Cobb points out a newly expanded military history display at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal.

Remembering our past

If you believe, as Spanish philosopher and writer George Santayana once famously said, that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” we have some good news for you: Learning the history of the Camas-Washougal area and its people, businesses and culture has never been easier.