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Stories by Wayne Havrelly

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August 22, 2019
A long piece of fabric, pictured above, sucks water and fish from a weir to tanker trucks. Joe Mullen of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been working with spawning fish on the Washougal River since 2010. (Photos by Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record)

Contraption giving salmon room to spawn

It’s been eight years since the state of Washington installed a strange-looking, fish-capturing contraption known as a fish weir about eight miles up the Washougal River.

August 22, 2019
Hikers stroll across the Round Lake Dam while anglers go after trout. The pathway was closed on Aug. 20-21 while city crews replaced an old gear on the aging dam. (Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record)

Round Lake Dam repairs get early start

Hikers in Camas’ Lacamas Park had to make some detours earlier this week so that Camas city crews could make some repairs to the dam at Round Lake.

August 15, 2019
Course manager Jonathon Holcomb tests a Spartan race obstacle known as "the Hercules hoist" at the Washougal MX Park.

Spartan race takes over Washougal

Fresh off catering to 20,000-plus motocross fans at Washougal National, the Washougal MX Park was transformed into the ultimate obstacle course for Spartan racers last week.

August 8, 2019
Gary Schafte (left) attends a Bruce Springsteen concert in 2016 with his daughter, Lacey Bieker (center), and son, Ryan Schafte. (Contributed photos courtesy of Ryan Schafte)

Remembering Gary Schafte

Gary Schafte’s son, Ryan, says his dad loved working. And work was exactly where Schafte, of Washougal, was headed at 6:15 a.m., July 15, when his truck veered off Whitney Street in Washougal and collided with a BNSF freight train.

August 1, 2019

Camas hosts Babe Ruth baseball tournament

The Camas-Washougal Babe Ruth 15-and-under all-star baseball team enjoyed a weeklong frenzy of tough competition from teams as far away as Alberta, Canada, last week and never had to leave its home field.