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October 22, 2020
Vicki Swanson (left) and her daughter Lindsey Lamb recently opened the Pearl Senior Care assisted living facility in Washougal. (Contributed photos courtesy of Lindsey Lamb)

Washougal care home aims for ‘compassionate care’

Phyllis and Earl Gildehous played a significant role in the upbringing of their granddaughter, Lindsey Lamb. The Washougal residents often cared for Lamb when their daughter — Lamb’s mother — was working, and developed a close relationship with her.

September 24, 2020
Longtime entrepreneurs Tracy Liday (left), Kate Foster (center) and Noelle Grimes (right) recently launched Boite, a care-package delivery business. (Contributed photos courtesy of Kate Foster)

A Care-ful Delivery

Even though Kate Foster turned her Kent, Washington-based company, Wide Eye Coffee, into a success, she lost her passion for it.

September 10, 2020
Sarah Vitort (left) and Scott Gilmore, the musicians behind the Portland modern-folk duo Fox and Bones, perform at Vitort's parents' home in Camas on April 8. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Making Music

The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted livelihoods across the board, but for those in the entertainment and music industries, the ongoing crisis, which has shuttered live-music venues and canceled large crowds for the foreseeable future, has been particularly rough.

September 3, 2020
Camas photographer Lara Blair (left) leads her "Brave and True" camp participants in a "fashion parade" on Aug. 21. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Becoming ‘brave and true’

Small business owners have had to get creative during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when their business relies on in-person interactions.

September 3, 2020
Body Bliss Yoga owner Jacquie Michelle hopes Camas residents and business owners will contribute to her new community cookbook, Simple Food for Complicated Times. Proceeds from the cookbook will fund student and teacher yoga scholarships. (Post-Record file photo)

‘Simple Food for Complicated Times’

Jacquie Michelle, owner of Body Bliss Yoga Studio in downtown Camas, has always said her business is about more than just the physical practice of yoga — it’s about building community.