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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.

January 10, 2025
The Camas High School outdoor tennis courts are viewed from nearby bleachers on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas High School’s tennis court revamp gets environmental OK from City

The city of Camas has determined the Camas School District’s plan to revamp the Camas High School tennis courts — adding an all-weather dome and resurfacing the courts, installing new lights and improving an adjacent parking lot — will not adversely impact the environment.

January 10, 2025
Camas City Councilwoman Bonnie Carter attends a League of Women Voters of Clark County candidate forum at the Vancouver Community Library, Oct. 4, 2023. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas city councilor announces surprise resignation

Bonnie Carter, the longest-serving member of the Camas City Council, resigned unexpectedly Monday night, telling Camas Mayor Steve Hogan and other Council members that she planned to stay in her position through the Council’s Feb. 3 meeting.