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June 13, 2019
Kate Kesler examines her notes at Bonneville Dam on June 6.

Washougal students ‘Explore the Gorge’

Washougal parent Amber Seifert was chaperoning a recent class trip to Bonneville Dam when she overheard one of her daughter Olivia’s middle school peers say to another student, “We could have learned all of this at school.”

June 6, 2019
From left: Diane Wintzer, Ed Fischer and Dore Blaske pose outside Wintzer  Acupuncture on May 30. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

10 Years Strong

Four downtown Camas businesses will celebrate a milestone this week with a 10-year-anniversary celebration at Camas Bike & Sport during the Camas First Friday celebrations on June 7.

June 6, 2019
This artwork, titled, "Yes," by Camas High student Lizzy Caulfield will be one of several pieces shown at the Second Story Gallery at the Camas Public Library throughout the month of June. (Contributed photo courtesy of Second Story Gallery)

Community Briefs

Camas student-artists to host show at Second Story Gallery

June 6, 2019
The top of the Jan. 8, 1942, front page.

Post-Record Through the Years: 1942

War causes layoffs at Washougal woolen mill: Rationing of wool — a result of World War II efforts in the Pacific — caused the layoffs of about 40 third-shift workers at the Pendleton Woolen Mills in Washougal, according to a front-page article published in the Jan. 8, 1942 Post-Record.

May 30, 2019
Barrett, a Great Pyrenees belonging to Kathy and Spencer Blank of Washougal, finds some fresh air on a cross-country trip. (Contributed photos courtesy of Kathy and Spencer Blank)

Road-tripping with ‘bears’

Road-tripping with dogs in tow isn’t that uncommon, but few people have attempted the type of trip one Washougal couple recently completed — a nine-week tour of the southern United States, zig-zagging from Washington to California to Nashville to Florida and back again with a fifth-wheel and two extra large, extra fluffy pups.

May 23, 2019
Vancouver artist Sam Marroquin (right) sits outside TreeSong Retreat Center in Washougal with TreeSong's director Michelle Fox (center) and Artist in Residence program manager Monica Vilhauer (left). (Artworks contributed by Sam Marroquin)

Artist’s paradise

Michelle Fox, the executive director of TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center, is making tea for visitors at her Washougal River Road home and business.

May 16, 2019
Director Shawn Justice stands in front of the Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas, where his latest movie, "A Murder of Innocence," is featured on the marquee.

Lights, camera … action

If you like to shop local, eat local and support local, two films coming to Camas’ Liberty Theatre will be right up your alley.