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June 1, 2017
This year's journalism class had 50 applicants for 18 spots. On any given day, student reporters can be seen in various stages of the writing and editing process, which includes collaborating on stories, interviewing, editing and designing pages.

Giving students a voice

Nearly every day at 2 p.m., the Liberty Middle School library transforms into a place where it’s OK to let your voice be heard.

May 18, 2017
Meals on Wheels volunteer driver Marianne Reiter (left) does a final check before taking her delivery items from chef Valentina Diriyenko at the Washougal Meals on Wheels site Thursday, May 11.

More than just food

Four year ago, Marianne Reiter was, in her words, “retired and bored.”

May 11, 2017
Swimming at the Camas Municipal Pool is a summer tradition that dates back more than 60 years. This year, the pool will tentatively be open from June 26 to Aug. 26. (Post-Record file photo)

Time to think about summer camp?

This past weekend gave us our first glimmer of sunny skies and first hint of warmer temperatures, and now summer is on the minds of many, particularly children.

May 11, 2017
The 20th annual Camas Plant & Garden Fair on Saturday, May 13, will feature hundreds of plants, veggie starts, flowers and hanging baskets as well as many garden-themed gifts for Mother's Day. (Contributed Photo/Courtesy of Downtown Camas Association)

Vendors prep for mother of all garden fairs

To say Gail Horn is busy this week would be a bit of an understatement. Not only is the owner of the Camas-based The Soap Chest busy prepping for Mother’s Day customers, she’s also gearing up for two of her three sons’ weddings — one in May, the other in June — and planning for the popular Camas Plant & Garden Fair, which celebrates its 20th year on Saturday, May 13, showcasing several dozen plant- and garden- themed vendors, including Horn’s Soap Chest, in historic, downtown Camas.

April 20, 2017
Zylus Italiano waves goodbye to his second-grade classmates at Cape Horn-Skye Elementary before embarking on a world trip in February with his family.

Oh, the places he’ll go!

Zylus Italiano is experiencing an epic, real-life geography and culture lesson, and his classmates are following him, albeit remotely, every step of the way.

April 13, 2017
Pam Tucker makes some of the "pocket buddies" that will accompany a shipment of handmade dresses for little girls throughout the world. The dressmakers from Washougal United Methodist Church also pin ribbons and hair bands into the dress pockets.

Stitched with love

Members of a local church’s quilting group are continuing their annual Lenten tradition of serving others by sewing dresses for girls around the world.

April 6, 2017
Eager children dash to collect candy and prize-filled eggs at the Camas Parks and Recreation Easter Day Hunt at Crown Park.

Hop over to a hunt

Easter is fast approaching, and with it, several community eggs hunts. These feature everything from a traditional Sunday event, to beeping eggs for those who are visually impaired.

March 30, 2017
Attendees at the Plant & Garden Fair will have more than 100 different vendor locations to browse, which all offer locally made and grown products.

A spring favorite

A well-known local event will be back for its 20th year. Since 1997, the Camas Plant & Garden Fair has offered an array of choices, many of them from local…