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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.

April 26, 2018
Steve Hofmaster, of Camas, looks through family photos of his mother, Marie Hofmaster, who died at the age of 94, on June 6, 2014.

Grieving together

They meet for 90 minutes, every third Monday of the month. Some share stories of love and loss. Others simply listen. But all have come to find a way through their grief.

April 19, 2018
Dennis Kozacek, 69, inside the Cessna 150 aircraft used by flight instructors at ATC Camas to teach new pilots to fly. Kozacek was the original owner of the plane before he sold it to the flight training business. (Tori Benavente/Post-Record)

Sky’s the limit

When Dennis Kozacek started to fly private aircrafts at just 19 years old, he never realized his passion for flying might turn into a career and teaching opportunity.

April 12, 2018
Dr. Karen Holen (left) stands on a chiropractic adjusting bench to work on Jayme, a 21-year-old mare, at Windy Ridge Farm in Washougal on March 29, as the horse's owner, Tanner Hughes (right), watches.

Adjusting to life in Washougal

A childhood spent riding horses in her native state of Pennsylvania has turned into a lifetime of healing horses and people for one new Washougal resident.

April 5, 2018
Camas-Washougal Historical Society President Jim Cobb points out a newly expanded military history display at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal.

Remembering our past

If you believe, as Spanish philosopher and writer George Santayana once famously said, that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” we have some good news for you: Learning the history of the Camas-Washougal area and its people, businesses and culture has never been easier.

March 29, 2018
Local artist Skip Enge painted this Lacamas Lake scene in 2016 and compared it to a similar scene he painted in 1974 (pictured below) to show the area's growth over 40 years. Notice the homes in the background in this 2016 painting, which were not in Enge's 1974 painting. (Courtesy of Skip Enge)

A Colorful Life

Asked recently if he would like to meet in his studio, local artist Skip Enge had a good chuckle.