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January 25, 2018
Nick Calais and Tami Weidert are attracted to the welcoming and supportive community in Camas. The couple currently lives right on the border of Camas and Vancouver, but look forward to one day raising a family in Camas. (Photo courtesy of Tina Eifert of Blu Box Art)

An affair to remember

When Nick Calais and Tami Weidert, a Camas area couple, first attended Camas’ First Friday event in 2014 they instantly felt welcomed to the community.

January 18, 2018
Jeryl Swanson, owner of Little Chick's Art Play, in Camas, is a former preschool teacher who shares her love for art with children. She defines art play as an invitation to engage in the materials around you to discover your true art interests.

Littlest artists thrive at Little Chick’s

There are several important components for a successful children’s art program — acrylic paint, glue sticks and markers in colorful shades such as sunset orange, yellow blaze and deep sea blue, as well as an enthusiastic teacher and youngsters who are eager to learn.

January 11, 2018
Gracie Gundlach and Sitara Shankar are eighth grade students at Liberty Middle School who are working together to create an orchestra program in Camas. The two became best friends by participating in the Rose City Youth Orchestra in Portland and would like to bring their connection to orchestra to their school.

A project of passion

Gracie Gundlach and Sitara Shankar first noticed each other’s familiar faces during practice for the Rose City Youth Orchestra in Portland last year.

January 4, 2018
Italian artist Maria Grazia Repetto (left) discusses her artwork, painted on round canvasses she found in the Southwestern United States, with Camas Gallery co-owner Marquita Call (right) on Friday, Dec. 29. The gallery is featuring Repetto's art throughout the month of January, and will host an art reception during First Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m., Jan. 5.

Italian inspiration

When Maria Grazia Repetto moved from her native Italy to the Pacific Northwest in 1995, she immediately fell in love with eastern Washington’s cowboy-country charm and Seattle’s moody, rain-soaked landscapes.

December 28, 2017
Guest instructor Chris Calarco leads the holiday appreciation class at Body Bliss Yoga Studio in Washougal on Dec. 3. (Contributed photo courtesy of Daniel Fish)

New Year, New You

It’s closing time for 2017, and with that come the new year’s resolutions for 2018.

December 21, 2017
Chris Marlahan (left) and Michelle Marlahan (right), of Washougal, look through binoculars to see wintering waterfowl inside the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The gate near the couple leads to a spur trail, which is closed from Oct. 1 to May 1 to help protect the wintering wildlife from human interaction.

Walking in Washougal’s Winter Wonderland

It’s one of the coldest days of the year, but the sun is radiant and the air invigorating — and we all know that the never-ending rains are coming our way — so it’s not too surprising to see a few cars parked at the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, just outside Washougal’s eastern city limits, off Highway 14.

December 14, 2017
Worshipful Master Art Liss, head of the North Bank No. 182 Masonic Lodge in Washougal, points to the cornerstone of the historic lodge, located at 888 Washougal River Road, Washougal.

‘Secret Society’ to unlock doors

With a member list that reads like a textbook of the world’s most powerful men — including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, J. Edgar Hoover, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Winston Churchill, Jesse Jackson, Salvador Allende, John Wayne, Shaquille O’Neal and all of the Ringling brothers — a 500-year history shrouded in secrecy and “door keepers,” who literally guard two sets of doors to ensure no interlopers pass into the inner sanctum of the masonic lodge, it’s little wonder conspiracy theories envelop the world of the freemasons.

December 7, 2017
Greater Clark County Kennel Club President Don James shakes his dog Mickey's paw at the kennel club's dog show on Monday, Dec. 4. The club will host another dog show, free and open to the public, this weekend, in Ridgefield.

A dog-gone good time

Don James says he knew he’d found his tribe the very first time he walked into a dog show.

November 30, 2017
Aiden Dawson, second grader, plays with Figaro, a young male cat, at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society, on Monday, Nov. 27.

A furry food drive

Camas Christian Academy students recently received a challenge: collect as many supplies they could for the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society within just one week. The outcome? Two vans full…

November 23, 2017
Joey Stanley, 14, a Camas High freshman, practices with the Portland Ballet for his role as Pinocchio. Joey and his twin brother, Tyler, are sharing the dance role in the Portland Ballet's upcoming holiday performances.

Striking a balance for ballet

With Daylight Saving Time upon us again, some may feel as if their days are getting shorter. But for three Camas High teens who are preparing for upcoming performance in The Portland Ballet’s holiday performances of “The Enchanted Toyshop” and “Tourbillion,” while trying to balance school work, extracurricular activities and dance rehearsals, the days have likely never felt longer.