With four development firms interested in exploring the commercial possibilities contained in 26 acres of waterfront between the cities of Camas and Washougal, now is the time for community members to think about what they would like to see happen on the former Hambleton Lumber Company property off South Second Street near the popular Washougal Waterfront Park and Trail.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a third-generation Camasonian or a newcomer, the closure and soon-to-be demolition of the city’s historic, 65-year-old outdoor public swimming pool is going to tug at your heartstrings.
The first Cheers & Jeers of 2019 has a lot of ground to cover, so let’s dig right in.
In many parts of Camas-Washougal, the ongoing federal government shutdown over Donald Trump’s border wall boondoggle — now the longest shutdown in United States history — has been easy to ignore.
There was a wealth of talent and community activism on display inside Camas City Hall Tuesday evening as applicants interested in sitting on the Camas City Council made their case before the city council members and Mayor Shannon Turk.
If it persists into the upcoming weekend — and since the president has threatened to keep it going for months or even years if he doesn’t get his way, there’s a good chance it will — the federal government shutdown will be the longest in United States history.
Happy New Year! How are those resolutions going? Was that a collective groan we just heard?
As someone who has spent the majority of her adult life working at weekly newspapers, I tend to get overly excited during the annual whittling down of that year’s “top 10” stories.
Let’s kick this December Cheers & Jeers editorial off with a seasonally appropriate cheers: to the folks who work at the Camas Post Office on Northeast Fifth Avenue.
The photos from the “big reveal” inside the Downtown Camas Association (DCA) office Tuesday morning only go so far in capturing the pure excitement running through the room as executives from the web series “Small Business Revolution — Main Street,” which runs on Hulu, presented a live announcement of the top 10 cities in the running for the grand prize — a $500,000 downtown business makeover and a whole season in which to promote Camas and its small business community.
