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January 23, 2025
Kendra Hofseth, owner of Bakehouse Sourdough, creates a new batch of slow-fermented sourdough bread inside her Washougal home-based microbakery in an undated photo. (Contributed photo courtesy of Kendra Hofseth)

Washougal baker launches Bakehouse Sourdough

Sourdough is generally considered to be one of the most ancient forms of bread, the standard method of breadmaking for most of human history. To Washougal resident Kendra Hofseth, though, sourdough is not just a flavor but an ancient art — simple to learn but difficult to master.

January 23, 2025
An excavator sits at the Hyas Point waterfront development construction site on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Hyas Point leaders give update on construction, possible disruptions

With work on the Hyas Point development along the Washougal waterfront now underway, community members may have questions about possible impacts to nearby attractions, including the Port of Camas-Washougal’s marina and the popular Washougal Waterfront Park and riverside walking trail.

January 23, 2025

Clark County composter-recycler training begins this month

Clark County’s composter-recycler program will offer a free eight-week certification training for residents interested in learning about low-waste living and sharing sustainability information with the community.

January 16, 2025
Jacquie Hill of LiveWell Camas shares encouragement with participants while leading a fitness class in downtown Camas on Friday morning, Jan. 10, 2025. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

LiveWell Camas returns to roots with new nonprofit status

Downtown Camas is bustling on this chilly January Friday evening as shoppers seeking mystery-solving hints pop into dozens of small businesses participating in the Downtown Camas Association’s “CLUE” themed January 2025 First Friday event.

January 16, 2025
Recluse Brew Works employee Andrew Bradford pulls a pint of Entonces, a Vienna-style lager, at the Washougal taproom on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Recluse Brew Works named one of nation’s best new breweries

During Recluse Brew Works’ one-year anniversary party on Dec. 1, 2024, Ezra Johnson-Greenough, founder of the “New School Beer and Cider” web magazine and the Oregon Beer Awards, told Recluse’s owner and lead brewer, Gus Everson, that the Washougal brewery might soon be receiving some special recognition.

January 16, 2025
IMPACT Washougal volunteers package food donations in 2024. IMPACT Washougal is one of several Camas-Washougal Community Chest grant recipients serving local residents in need. (Contributed photo courtesy of Rich Reiter)

Camas-Washougal Community Chest to host Valentine’s Day fundraiser

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest (CWCC) nonprofit organization is prepared to give $141,000 to Camas-Washougal charitable groups in early March 2025, a $7,000 increase over its 2024 distribution total but far short of the combined $306,736 requested from a record 43 grant applications.