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October 25, 2018
The classic facade of the Liberty Theatre on Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas. The theater turns 91 this year.

A cultural centerpiece for Camas, county

The Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas, opened in 1927, has seen its fair share of trouble — a Great Depression and a Great Recession, a massive fire in 1994, even a failed Braveheart costume contest.

October 18, 2018
Head brewer Shilpi Halemane stirs oatmeal stout in the Logsdon Farmhouse Ales brewery in downtown Washougal.

Hood River brewery moves to Washougal

Logsdon Farmhouse Ales brewers are enjoying the transition from producing beer in a Hood River, Oregon, barn to using newer brewing equipment in downtown Washougal.

October 11, 2018
Tyson Morris (left) and Lori Lander (right), co-owners of Artful Attic, at their soon-to-open shop in downtown Camas on Oct. 4. The couple is engaged and set to be married next year.

Artful Attic coming to Camas

Lori Lander and Tyson Morris were supposed to marry each other next week. Instead, they’re wedding themselves to the downtown Camas business community.

September 27, 2018
Maria Gonser stands behind her desk at the Attic Gallery. An upcoming addition will nearly double the size of the downtown Camas space.

Restaurant closure opens door for gallery expansion

The light above Attic Gallery co-owner Maria Gonser’s desk is out, but she doesn’t have time to worry about that right now — not when her already-lengthy project list just got a lot longer.

September 13, 2018
David Lamb Sr., co-owner of Silver Star Computers and Solutions, in Washougal, helps customer Kathleen Washenberger with a laptop computer issue.

Computer store boasts superior service

A Washougal-based computer sales and service shop has survived and even thrived while competing with competitively priced “big-box” stores like Best Buy and Walmart in nearby Vancouver and Portland and online computer retailers.

September 6, 2018
One of the properties in the NW Natural Clark County Parade of Homes -- a 4,200-square-foot, four-bedroom home, "The Maldivian," by Gecho Homes -- is available to purchase. The showcase of 10 homes, each worth at least $1 million, in The Parklands at Camas Meadows kicks off Friday, Sept. 7, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 23. The tour is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. (Contributed photo courtesy of Taylour White Images)

Parade of Homes to kick off in Camas

This year’s NW Natural Clark County Parade of Homes will feature 10 Camas homes worth at least $1 million in The Parklands at Camas Meadows.

August 30, 2018
Exterior Wood's processing facility, located in the Port of Camas-Washougal Industrial Park, in Washougal, is expected to continue operating as usual, following the company's purchase by Taiga Building Products Ltd., of Burnaby, British Columbia. Exterior Wood President Dave Perry said the 95 to 100 Exterior Wood employees will retain their jobs.

Canadian firm purchase Exterior Wood

Employees of Exterior Wood Inc., in Washougal, are expected to keep their jobs, following the company’s sale to a Canadian wholesale distributor of building materials.