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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.

March 22, 2018
The Washougal High School students gather for a group photo after taking part in a March 14 ceremony honoring the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida school shooting.

Walking out, speaking up

Hundreds of local students from Camas and Washougal schools joined the youth-led National School Walkout on March 14, to honor the 17 victims of a Feb. 14 mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and call for changes inside their own schools as well as on a national level.

March 15, 2018
Farmers Stephanie Faull (left) and Michelle Week (right) help free a tangled Picasso the donkey at their 50fifty Farm in Camas on Friday, March 9.

Good growth

Picasso the donkey is in a rather tricky position. Having tangled his tie-out around a pole, the young animal is looking for a little help from his new human friends.

March 8, 2018
Washougal Community Library Branch Manager Rachael Ries packages seeds for check out in the first seed bank in Southwest Washington on Feb. 22. Seeds that have been sorted include peas, kale, cabbage, carrots, spinach and hot peppers.

Check out that garden

A new Washougal-based hybrid of library protocol and seed-sharing is expanding the idea of “community gardening.”

March 1, 2018
John Furniss creates a wooden canister in his shed on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. (Contributed photo courtesy of John Furniss)

A woodworker’s journey

John Furniss and his wife, Anni Becker Furniss, live with their rescue dog, Pickle, in Washougal. John spends much of his time creating woodwork in their shed, and Anni is…

February 22, 2018
David Stepanyuik, a 2004 Camas High grad, manages Outlaw Country, a low-power radio station at 102.5 FM that recently switched from Slavic to country music. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

‘Outlaw’ brings country to city

Did you know that Camas has its own radio station? You’ll be forgiven if you answered, “No.” Many people have never heard of KIEV-LP FM. And, if they have, they’re likely part of the area’s Ukrainian community.

February 15, 2018
Susan McElroy-Knilans stands in front of her homemade pollinator houses in her backyard on Thursday, Feb. 8. The pollinator houses give all native pollinator bees a home. They are made out of stuffed straws or hollow sticks. (Photos by Tori Benavente/Post-Record)

Buzzing about bees

Six years ago, after spending the majority of her life avoiding bees like they were the plague, Susan McElroy-Knilans found herself rooted in front of a bee hive with about 20 other people who had enrolled in a biodynamic beekeeping class.