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October 24, 2019
Kayaking on the East Fork Lewis River from the John Pollock Water Trail Park in La Center toward Paradise Park State Park on Oct. 13. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Blazing trails by kayak

Alifelong lover of lakes, rivers, oceans, pools and pretty much all things swimmable, I’ll admit I was overly excited last spring, when my partner, Andy, told me he wanted to go shopping for kayaks.

October 17, 2019
The bike skills course at Hamllik Park in Washougal includes natural rock and cedar log features, ladder bridges and ramps. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal bike pump track may see movement

After facing multiple setbacks, city of Washougal officials are cautiously optimistic that the long-awaited construction of a pump track and jump lines at Hamllik Park’s bicycle skills course will begin in the spring of 2020.

October 10, 2019
Members and volunteers from a Villages NW group in Portland enjoy an outing. A newly formed Villages Clark County group seeks to help seniors age in place. (Contributed photo courtesy of Villages Clark County)

Nonprofit organizes volunteers to help seniors age in place

In Hillary Clinton’s book, “It Takes a Village,” the former Secretary of State is referring to an African proverb that says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” But the same could be said of helping seniors “age in place.”

October 10, 2019
Carly Sorensen (left), of Troutdale, Ore., drops a pumpkin into a wagon Saturday, Oct. 5, at Waltons Farms in Camas while her sister, Katie (center), and mother, Christine (right), look on. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Autumn activities abundant in Camas, Washougal

Looking for local ways to enjoy autumn? Following is a round-up of all the places where Camas-Washougal families can find pumpkins, trick-or-treat events, caramel apples and maybe even some “spooktacular” Halloween fun.

October 3, 2019
Camas photographer Lara Blair recently launched Brave & True, a magazine geared toward teen girls in East Clark County. (Photos courtesy of Lara Blair Photography)

Camas photographer launches ‘Brave & True’ magazine for girls

Camas photographer Lara Blair has spent the past two decades parenting her own daughters, teaching middle-schoolers and capturing people’s (and dogs’) personalities through portrait photography, so it’s no surprise that her latest venture, Brave & True magazine, has managed to capture the many sides of today’s teen girls.