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June 21, 2018
Award-winning Lewis and Clark historian Roger Wendlick dresses as George Drouillard, the "third most important member of the Corps of Discovery," for a day of outdoor education at the Doetsch Day Use Area near Beacon Rock, about 18 miles east of Washougal in the Columbia River Gorge, on June 14.

Explore the Gorge

Dressed head to toe in gear that would make any early-19th century Pacific Northwest history buff jealous, Roger Wendlick produces bags of fresh smoked salmon and offers it as a sort of parting gift to the Washougal middle-schoolers surrounding him.

May 24, 2018
Canine Companions for Independence puppy raisers Millie Bowens (left) and Susan Manuel (right), pose with the puppies they've raised since the pups were 8 weeks old: 13-month-old Tanveer (second from left) and 20-month-old Maggie (second from right) at Marina Park, near the Port of Camas-Washougal marina, on May 4.

Preparing pups for service

Anyone who has ever witnessed a service dog helping their human companion navigate a busy intersection or exit a crowded bus, understands how easy it is to imagine that these superhero pups never went through a cute-but-naughty puppy stage — never chewed a shoe, decimated an entire bag of cat food or woke up howling for attention at 4 a.m.

May 17, 2018
The Nair family, including (from left to right) Darshana, Parmila, Vimal, Vishal, Neha and Krishnan, pose for photos at Vishal Nair's 2016 Camas High School graduation. Parents Parmila and Vimal Nair moved to Camas from Fiji in 1992, in part to give their children more opportunities to get an education. In the fall, all four of the Nair children will be enrolled in college. (Contributed photo courtesy of Krishnan Nair)

On the edge of ‘the real world’

The school year is winding down and graduation for the class of 2018 is right around the corner. Over the next few weeks, The Post-Record will cover several graduation-related events, including our 2018 Camas-Washougal Graduation special section, which features photos of Camas-Washougal seniors as well as feature stories on the high schools’ valedictorians. That section will be included in the June 14 Post-Record. Look for our post-graduation ceremony coverage in the June 21 Post-Record. In this issue, we feature two unique seniors from Camas and Washougal high schools — Krishnan Nair from Camas and Jolene Porter from Washougal.

May 16, 2018
Camas High School forensics students investigate a fake body found inside a closet at the Portland Police Bureau's training facility, during a field trip on April 26. (Contributed photos by Alixandra Coker)

Field trip brings class to life

A Camas High forensic science class is giving students a chance to learn about crime scene observations, blood spatter, fingerprinting and ballistics.

May 10, 2018
Players at Macaya Soccer Camp sprint for the ball during a 2017 summer camp scrimmage. The 15-year-old camp, created by Dan Macaya, will be held July 23 through 27, at Prune Hill Elementary fields, in Camas. (Post-Record file photo)

Sending the kids to summer camp

Summer day camps for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, June 21 through Aug. 30, at the Jack, Will and Rob Center, 2041 N.E. Ione St. Half day and full day options are available.

May 3, 2018
Ryan "Boomer" Boomhower, owner of 3rd Heart Tattoo in downtown Washougal, prepares his client, Tiffany Renteria, of Vancouver, for her new tattoo, on Thursday, April 26. Boomhower will show his original tattoo designs as well as oil paintings at the inaugural Washougal Studio Artists Tour on Mother's Day weekend, May 12-13 at 3rd Heart Tattoo, 1830 Main St., Washougal.

Getting to the art of the matter

Washougal tattoo artist Ryan “Boomer” Boomhower and his client, Tiffany Renteria, of Vancouver, are working out the final details of Renteria’s newest piece of body art.

May 1, 2018
Paige Maas, an eighth-grader at Jemtegaard Middle School, during an advocacy trip with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Washington D.C., March of 2018. Maas was diagnosed with type one diabetes when she was seven years old and was selected by the ADA to be an advocate for people with diabetes. She has gone to D.C. three times as an advocate and has called on members of congress for funding to find a cure, technology and transparency with insulin prices. (Contributed photos courtesy of Brad Maas)

Washougal teen fights for diabetes research

The thought of juggling dance, soccer, track and cross country may sound like a lot of work for a 14 year old, but Jemtegaard Middle School student Paige Maas makes it work.