The holiday season may look a little different this year during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the cancellation of events like Camas’ traditional Hometown Holidays and Washougal’s Lighted Christmas Parade, but there are still plenty of season’s greetings to be found in the cities’ downtown shopping districts.
After moving from California to Washougal in 2014, metal artist Angela Ridgway quickly settled into the Clark County arts community, opening a studio in downtown Vancouver and joining the Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance (WACA), helping the nonprofit organization to put on its annual Washougal Art Festival.
Even though Ryan Huffman describes himself as more of a “dirt guy” who’d rather move things around with equipment than create them, he’s relished the opportunity to use his imagination while putting together a holiday lights tour at Washougal Motocross Park. He will, for example, point out the fact that he was the one who came up with the idea for one of the tour’s signature displays, a “Grinch” knocking over a tree with a bulldozer.
The Port of Camas-Washougal has adopted a set of bylaws that one commissioner hopes will set the tone for a more respectful commission in the future.
The city of Camas has determined that a Georgia-Pacific plan to demolish several buildings the company is no longer using in its Camas paper mill operations, including the company’s Camas Business Center and nonwovens fabric manufacturing plant, has met the state’s Environmental Policy Act rules and will not have any significant adverse environmental impacts.
The city of Camas will soon own 115 acres of undeveloped land on the west side of Green Mountain, in an area identified as a critical link in the city’s long-term plan to preserve open spaces and build region-wide recreation trails.
Washingtonians have a chance to help brighten the holidays this year for the more than 8,000 children and teens in the state’s foster care system.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced this week that he is extending restrictions on businesses and gatherings for another three weeks, through Jan. 4, 2021, to help stem the continued spread of COVID-19 and avoid overwhelming the state’s medical system.
For anyone still looking for the perfect evergreen tree to brighten the winter holidays this year, there are several local options in Camas and Washougal, including buying a pre-cut tree to benefit local Boy Scouts and chopping down your own tree at one of the area’s u-cut tree farms.
Real estate brokers throughout Southwest Washington are gearing up for Windermere Real Estate’s annual “Share the Warmth” campaign. Through Dec. 21, Windermere brokers are hosting a virtual fundraiser to help…
