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May 23, 2024

Public meetings: May 23-29, 2024

Camas School District: The Camas School Board will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at Zellerbach Administration Center, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave., Camas. The meeting also will be livestreamed, with video available on the district’s website. To send a written comment, email [email protected]. For more information, visit camas.wednet.edu/about-csd/school-board/meetings-minutes

May 16, 2024
Andrew Okerlund, a 2021 Camas High School graduate, climbs one of Washington state's 100 highest peaks during the summer of 2023. (Photo courtesy of Ross James Photography)

‘100 Summits’ documentary about Camas mountain climber headed to local theaters

Last summer, after mountain climber Andrew Okerlund, a 2021 Camas High School graduate, became the youngest person to complete the challenging Bulger List by summiting Washington state’s 100 highest peaks in a single season, the work of promoting Okerlund’s climbing feats was just beginning for another Camas High alumnus.

May 16, 2024
Vehicles park at Heritage Park in Camas, Sept. 14, 2023. The park, which offers access to Lacamas Lake, is set for a parking lot makeover in the summer of 2024, to help manage overcrowding.

Changes ahead for crowded Heritage Park parking lot

Heritage Park is one of Camas’ most popular summertime recreation spots, but overcrowding and double-parking in the park’s public parking lot has caused several headaches for recreationists as well as city of Camas staff over the past few years.

May 16, 2024
Karen Douglass and Allen Gonzales look at the recently installed “Pieces of History: An Artifacts Timeline” exhibit at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal in 2024. (Contributed photo courtesy of Rene Carroll)

Washougal museum unveils ‘Pieces of History’ display

Two Rivers Heritage Museum’s newest exhibit portrays some of the most important and interesting moments and people in East Clark County history and highlights the museum’s authentic artifacts in a way they’ve never been highlighted before.

May 16, 2024
A ballot box stands near the Camas Post Office on Oct. 16, 2020. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Candidates file ahead of Aug. 6 primary election

The candidate filing period for the Aug. 6, 2024 Primary and Special Election came to a close May 10, and the final list includes several Camas-Washougal residents hoping to be elected to federal, state and county seats.

May 16, 2024

Public meetings: May 16-22, 2024

Camas City Council: The Council will hold a workshop at 4:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Camas City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, and online via Zoom. For more information, visit cityofcamas.us/yourgov ernment/minuteagen davideo and click on the agendas for the May 20 workshop and meeting.

May 9, 2024
Adret Artist Collective members, from left to right, Regina Westmoreland, Judi Clark, Ellen Nordgren and Elizabeth Dye talk about their art at the Collective’s shared studio space in Washougal on May 2, 2024. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Local artist group mourns, regroups after unexpected loss

The Adret Collective, composed of several East Clark County artists who work in shared studio space in rural Washougal, reached a crossroads in August 2023, after one of the group’s founders, Angela Swanson, died unexpectedly at the age of 54, following heart surgery complications.