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January 13, 2022
Washougal resident Jeannine Mills sits near some of the items she has collected for foster children in need. Community members can donate needed supplies for foster children through donation bins located throughout the city of Washougal. (Contributed photo courtesy of Jeannine Mills)

Foster parent revives supply drive for foster children

As a child, Jeannine Mills was a part of the foster care system. As an adult, she’s not only a foster parent, but a regional representative for the Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families and a former court-appointed special advocate for foster children in Clark County.

January 6, 2022
Washougal residents Kayla Gentry (center) and Graham Gentry (right) film an episode of HGTV's "House Hunters" in November 2021. (Contributed photo courtesy of Graham Gentry)

‘House Hunters’ hits home

Graham and Kayla Gentry hope their second appearance on the HGTV series “House Hunters” shows more than just their quest to purchase a new home in Washougal.

January 6, 2022
Ryan Hickey, operations specialist with the city of Camas, shows in August 2019 where damage had previously been located on a memorial for Camas mill workers who died serving in World War II. (Contributed photo courtesy of The Columbian files)

World War II memorial moving to Crown Park

Camas’ Crown Park will soon showcase a memorial honoring 22 Camas paper mill employees who lost their lives serving in the armed forces during World War II.

January 6, 2022
Camas Church of the Nazarene Pastor James Austin stands in the main room of The Outpost. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal-based ministry reaches out

Pastor James Austin describes The Outpost, the Camas Church of the Nazarene’s Washougal-based ministry outreach program, by referring to the famous proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”