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February 3, 2022

County seeking parks advisory board applicants

Clark County is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the seven-member Parks Advisory Board for a term that begins April 1. Board members serve three-year terms. Upon expiration of…

February 3, 2022

Preschool program returning to Hathaway

Educational Service District 112 and the Washougal School District are once again offering the “1, 2, 3 Grow & Learn” program in-person at Hathaway Elementary School. The free child/parent program…

February 3, 2022

Public meetings for Feb. 3-9, 2022

Camas City Council: The Council will hold a remote workshop at 4:30 p.m. and a remote regular meeting at 7 p.m. via Zoom on Monday, Feb. 7. For more information, visit cityofcamas.us/yourgovernment/minuteagendavideo

February 3, 2022
Jemtegaard Middle School history teacher Scott Rainey (center) receives the 2021-22  Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Washington's Citizenship Education Middle School Teacher of the Year award during a banquet in Yakima, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy Washougal Schoool District)

Veterans group honors Jemtegaard teacher

After Jemtegaard Middle School history teacher Scott Rainey was announced as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Department of Washington’s 2021-22 Citizenship Education Middle School Teacher of the Year, he couldn’t help but think about his father, Louis, a 23-year United States Navy veteran.

January 27, 2022
Washougal resident Mike Amodeo lowers his boat into the Columbia River at Parker's Landing Marina on Jan. 25, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Port permits peeve users

Unhappy with the Port of Camas-Washougal’s recent decision to eliminate annual launch ramp permits, a group of outspoken Parker’s Landing Marina users said this week they are optimistic they can change the Port commissioners’ minds.

January 27, 2022
Chuck and Janessa Stoltz stand on the back patio of their Camas business, Acorn & the Oak, on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Upping al fresco: Lakeside Camas restaurant could take outdoor dining to new level

Chuck and Janessa Stoltz, the owners of Camas’ unique, Lacamas Lake-adjacent Acorn & the Oak restaurant, had already weathered more than their fair share of hurdles when the city’s planning manager emailed another piece of bad news earlier this month: the city could not approve the couple’s plans to build a permanent cover over their back patio.

January 27, 2022

Public meetings for the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2022

East County Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners: The Board will hold a remote meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1. Members of the public may attend this meeting by calling in to 253-215-8782. The meeting ID is 833 9047 and the passcode is 655277. For more information, or to view the meeting agenda, visit ecfr.us.

January 27, 2022
An aerial view shows the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas, along the Columbia River. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Downtown Camas Association)

Camas mill cleanup ‘will take time’

Camas-area residents eager to see environmental cleanup work being done at the Georgia-Pacific (GP) paper mill site will likely need to settle for “later rather than sooner.”

January 27, 2022
Two Rivers Heritage Museum volunteer Walt Eby leads a group of students on a tour of the museum in 2015. (Contributed photos courtesy of Rene Carroll)

Two Rivers Heritage Museum offering group tours

Though the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal is closed to the public for the winter season, visitors hoping to learn more about Washougal and local history can still book group tours of the local museum, located at 1 Durgan St., Washougal.