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January 7, 2021

Looking Back: Top 5 Camas-Washougal stories of 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic changed all of our lives in 2020 and dominated local, national and international news, but what other news caught the attention of our Camas-Washougal readers? As we enter the new year, the Post-Record looks back on the Top 5 local stories from 2020:

December 31, 2020
Camas City Administrator Jamal Fox

Camas forms equity group

The city of Camas has established an equity advisory committee to address real and perceived inequities in how the city serves its community.

December 31, 2020
Ninebark,  a planned residential community, will be located on the Washougal waterfront and connected to a new public park. (Contributed graphics courtesy of Port of Camas-Washougal)

New park, apartments coming to Washougal waterfront

Developers working on Ninebark, a three-story, 242-unit residential complex to be built east of the Port of Camas-Washougal, hope to begin construction on the complex’s eight buildings in the fall of 2021 and open its first apartments in the fall of 2022.

December 31, 2020
Washougal resident Sam Rickenbach started his new business, Gorge Family Therapeutics, to provide consumers with more affordable options for cannabidiol (CBD) products. (Contributed photo courtesy of Kara Cooper)

Washougal man opens Gorge Family Therapeutics

During the past three years, Sam Rickenbach worked for several Portland-area companies as a cannabidiol (CBD) extraction laboratory director. He generally enjoyed his work, but over time came to believe that most of the businesses in his industry — including his own — were severely overcharging for their products.

December 31, 2020
The city of Camas recently named Trang Lam (left) as its new director of parks and recreation, and Bryan Rachal (right) as the city's first communications director. (Photos courtesy of city of Camas)

Camas names two to key posts

The city of Camas this week announced the hiring of two key director positions, including the new head of the parks and recreation department and the city’s first director of communications.

December 24, 2020
Camas High School Sophie Franklin swings during a 2019 softball game. Franklin, a 2020 graduate, said she was shocked when her final high school softball season was canceled in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep sports to start in February amid uncertainty

The COVID-19 pandemic upset high school sports last spring and has caused multiple delays during the 2020-21 school year, but Camas High School Athletic Director Rory Oster remains hopeful local student-athletes will be able to complete their 2020-21 sports seasons.