Camas-Washougal Post-Record

January 2, 2020

Sheryl Obegi, Tommy Kelly and Karen Gibson show off some of the Camas football shirts available at Obegi and Gibson's new business, Papermaker Pride. Kelly, a senior at Camas High School, is working at the new downtown Camas business as part of his senior project on marketing research. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

New business lets fans celebrate Camas

Fans of Camas hoping to wear their hometown pride on their sleeve won’t have to look too far, thanks to the opening of a new business, Papermaker Pride, in downtown Camas.

January 2, 2020

Signs for and against the city of Camas' $78 million community-aquatics center bond line a grassy strip near Crown Park a few days before the Nov. 5, 2019, general election. (Post-Record file photos)

Year in Review

From political upsets in the Camas mayor’s race to tragedies at local swimming holes to school districts grappling with funding shortfalls, there was no shortage of news stories coming out of Camas-Washougal in 2019. Following is a look back at the “top 10” news stories that caught Post-Record readers’ attention in 2019:

December 26, 2019

Around Town

LIBRARY PROGRAMS Camas Public Library: The library will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1, in honor of the New Year’s Day holiday. The library will host winter break movies for children,…

December 26, 2019

Death Notices for Dec. 26, 2019

Manor, Donna F., 81, Vancouver, died Dec. 19, 2019. Straub’s Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation. 360-834-4563. Rice, William A. Jr., 82, Camas, died Dec. 15, 2019. Straub’s Funeral Home…

December 26, 2019

(Photo by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)
Grass Valley Elementary School music teacher Natalie Wilson (right) teaches a group of kindergarten students on Dec. 19. Wilson, who has taught at Camas schools for 35 years and leads one of the only elementary school-level vocal jazz ensembles in the United States, will soon be inducted into the Washington State Music Educators Association's Hall of Fame.

Camas music teacher to be inducted into ‘Hall of Fame’

It’s a few days before winter break at Grass Valley Elementary School in Camas, and students from music teacher Natalie Wilson’s Grass Valley VOCAL JAZZ ensemble are on the school’s…

December 19, 2019

(Photo by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)
Woodburn Elementary School families gather with their young children in front of the Camas school in early December. Dozens of Woodburn parents have become concerned over a proposal to place a 120-foot cell tower near the elementary school. Pictured (back row, left to right): Eric Preisz; Cheryl Preisz; Tammy Distler; Tanya Ligouri holding her daughter, Charlotte; and James Jang holding his son, Patrick. Pictured (front row, left to right): Juli Talbert holding her infant, Banks; Tatum Talbert; Lily Distler; Lincoln Ligouri; Florence Jang; and Abigail Jang holding her son, Quentin.

Woodburn Elementary parents sound alarm over cell tower plans

The letter arrived in Camas resident Chris Lowe’s mailbox just a few weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday.

December 19, 2019

Members of the Vagabonds quilters group examine quilts included in their

‘Whisper quilts’ fill Second Story Gallery

A two-month art show at Second Story Gallery in downtown Camas takes its cue from a classic children’s game known as “Whispers” or “Telephone,” in which players pass a message from one to another via whispering — with the final message often varying hilariously from the original.

December 16, 2019