Camas-Washougal Post-Record

October 18, 2018

Volunteers plant native trees at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Washougal. Camas-Washougal Community Chest grants help fund habitat restoration projects at the refuge and at the nearby, environmentally sensitive Gibbons Creek. (Post-Record file photo)

Building community

When it comes to helping the community, there is nothing quite like the Camas-Washougal Community Chest.

October 11, 2018

Trick-or-treaters run through the streets of downtown Camas in search of treats during the 2017 Boo Bash. (Post-Record file photo)

Visual storytelling

Camas fiber artist Dianne Kane says she has always been intrigued by artwork based on literature.

September 27, 2018

People tour Camas luxury homes, including "The Arcadia" (pictured), in The Parklands at Camas Meadows, during the NW Natural Parade of Homes, Sept. 21. The Building Industry Association of Clark County produced the two-week event, which concluded Sunday, Sept. 23. The 2019 NW Natural Parade of Homes also will be held in Camas, at Dawson's Ridge.

A look at luxury living in Camas

The recent NW Natural Parade of Homes brought attention to East Clark County this year, with thousands of people touring 10 homes in The Parklands at Camas Meadows over the past two weeks.

September 20, 2018

Honey BE Designs creator Kendra Christensen fluffs a hand-sewn pillow made from Pendleton wool in her Washougal farmhouse shop.

Natural Inspiration

Kendra Christensen has always had a desire to be creative.

September 13, 2018

Camas-Washougal Aviation Association President Kent Mehrer stands inside his Camas home-based hangar on Aug. 24, next to the "Sponsor's Choice" trophy he won at the 2017 Wheels and Wings car and plane show, held at the Port of Camas-Washougal's Grove Field Airport in Camas.

Wheels & Wings

Kent Mehrer is standing inside one of his two hangars adjacent to the Grove Field airport in Camas, explaining what makes the vintage Wilga 80 aircraft in front of him so special.

September 6, 2018

Artist Anna Norris paints en plein air "in the open air" during the 2017 Plein Air art event in downtown Camas. This year's event, featuring several artists working "in the open air," will take place throughout the day, Friday, Sept. 7. (Post-Record file photo)

Several artists will take a more natural approach to their craft at the September First Friday event in downtown Camas, painting “en plein air” the French term for painting outdoors “in the open air,” throughout the day on Friday, Sept. 7.

August 30, 2018

Aaron Imhof (left), the "master builder" of Wind River Produce, in Washougal, checks lettuce while holding peppers grown in Carl Hopple's backyard. Hopple (right) founded the organic farm that uses aquaponics, in the Columbia River Gorge, in 2017.

Growing the ‘pure food revolution’ in Washougal Wind River Produce uses unique, sustainable farming practice known as ‘aquaponics’

A Washougal-area farm in the Columbia River Gorge has taken the soil out of the process and added in fish.

August 30, 2018

Hiking to Table Mountain along the Pacific Crest Trail provides a new adventure on every journey.

Day hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

Most folks in Camas and Washougal know the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), our nation’s longest and most famous hiking trail, goes right through our backyard in the Columbia River Gorge, but many local hikers have never taken advantage of the legendary wilderness path.

August 23, 2018

Heidi Jo Curley does a live painting during the En Plein Air event in September 2017. Curley will do a live painting demonstration during the Vintage and Art Faire, Saturday, Aug. 25.

Hunting for treasure in downtown Camas

Treasures await the community at the 10th annual Camas Vintage and Art Faire, which will fill the city’s downtown streets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25.

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