2018 Camas Days
2018 Camas Days Queen Maxine Ambrose
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2018 Camas Days Queen Maxine Ambrose accepts her crown, sash and flowers at a queen's coronation held July 18, at the Columbia Ridge Senior Living center in Washougal.
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2018 Camas Days Queen Maxine Ambrose (center, wearing white) enjoys her coronation reception July 18, at the Columbia Ridge Senior Living center in Washougal.
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Camas artist Keith E. Russell (left) and Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey (right) stand next to Russell's painting of an early 1950s Camas Police car in front of the old Camas Hotel. Russell plans to donate the painting to the Camas Police Department. Lackey said he's been looking forward to seeing the finished work and was pleasantly surprised when he viewed it for the first time on Friday, July 27, during the first day of the 2018 Camas Days celebration. To find more of Russell's work, visit Facebook.com/ReflectionpaintingsbyKeith, or email KRussell@Maxcessintl.com. The Camas artist is open to doing commissioned pieces and specializes in paintings of classic vehicles.
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Headed to downtown Camas today or tomorrow for the annual Camas Days celebration? Check out the book sale upstairs at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., in historic downtown Camas.
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A child slides down a giant bouncy slide at the Camas Days Kids' Street, at Northeast Dallas Street and Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas on Friday, July 27 during the 2018 Camas Days event.
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A Wonder Woman fan walks in the annual Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27, in downtown Camas.
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"Waldo," 14-year-old Sam Underwood, waves hello during the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27, in downtown Camas.
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We found "Waldo," 14-year-old Sam Underwood, at the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27, in downtown Camas.
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Children gather next to the Camas Public Library before the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27.
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A stiltwalker waves from above the crowds at the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27.
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Children gather before the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27, in downtown Camas.
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"Papa's Papermakers," from left to right: Lane Lambert 6; Sunni Lambert, 9; and Lincoln Ochs, 4 participate in the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27.
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Scooby and friends ride in their Mystery Machine during the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27.
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Camas Farmer's Market organizers and fans march in the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27.
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A bicyclist in the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27.
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Children ride decked-out scooters and bikes during the2018 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 27, in downtown Camas.
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The 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade gets underway around noon on Friday, July 27 in downtown Camas.
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Grocery Outlet representatives gave out free shopping bags during the 2018 Camas Days celebration in downtown Camas. There are a ton of festivities packed into the weekend. For a full schedule, visit the Post-Record office in downtown Camas, at 425 N.E. Fourth Ave., by 5 p.m. Friday, July 27, to pick up a free copy of our Camas Days section, or look in this week's print edition of the Camas-Washougal Post-Record.
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Crowds gather on Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas on Friday, July 27, for the 2018 Camas Days celebration.
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Did you adopt your duck for the 2018 Ducky Derby fundraiser on Sunday, July 29? Ducks are going fast, so check out the Camas-Washougal Rotary booth today, Friday, July 27, on Northeast Fourth Avenue, across from the Post-Record newspaper office, in downtown Camas.
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Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey (left) adopts a duck for the annual Camas-Washougal Rotary Club's Ducky Derby fundraiser. The rubber duck that travels the fastest down the Washougal River from the Third Avenue Bridge in Camas at noon, Sunday, July 29, will win its lucky "adoptive parent" a week-long trip to Hawaii.
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Children climb a giant rock wall off Northeast Fourth Avenue in historic downtown Camas on Friday, July 27 during the first day of the annual Camas Days festival.
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A stiltwalker gives high fives before the 2018 Camas Days Kids Parade in downtown Camas on Friday, July 27.
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Mark Stevenz, an Elvis tribute artist and former Washougal resident, visits with Senior Prom attendees, Thursday, July 26, at Columbia Ridge Senior Living, in Washougal.
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Jaxon Anderson, grandson of Columbia Ridge Senior Living Executive Director Lori Anderson, shows some of his dance moves during the Columbia Ridge Senior Prom Thursday, July 26. Jaxon wore a 1964 Washougal High School letterman’s sweater owned by Columbia Ridge Maintenance Director Bill Dade.
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Columbia Ridge Senior Living staff members decorated the front lobby with the Washougal and Camas high schools' colors for the annual Senior Prom, Thursday, July 26, at Columbia Ridge, in Washougal.
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Historic photos and yearbooks decorate the interior of Columbia Ridge Senior Living, in Washougal, during the Senior Prom, Thursday, July 26.
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Shirley Scott and Ben Stroup, classmates from the Washougal High School class of 1961, dance during the Senior Prom Thursday, July 26, at Columbia Ridge Senior Living, in Washougal.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4278 Color Guard leads the Camas Days Grand Parade Saturday, July 28, in downtown Camas.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4278 entry in the Camas Days Grand Parade recognizes its members who have worked at the paper mill in Camas. The parade's theme, Saturday, July 28, was "Celebrating Papermaker History."
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Robert Barber, the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce 2018 “Citizen of the Year,” rides in the Camas Days Grand Parade, Saturday, July 28. Barber, the pastor of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Washougal, spearheaded efforts to coordinate volunteers for a temporary, severe weather shelter in Washougal.
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Dawn Stanchfield (center), the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce 2018 “Business Person of the Year,” enjoys participating in the Camas Days Grand Parade, Saturday, July 28. Stanchfield, owner of Lily Atelier, in downtown Camas for 15 years, has provided clothing for fashion shows that benefitted CDM Caregiving Services and Second Step Housing.
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Maxine Ambrose, queen of the 2018 Camas Days festival, rides with family members in the Camas Days Grand Parade, Saturday, July 28. Ambrose, a 1948 Camas High School graduate, has volunteered with the Inter-Faith Treasure House, Soroptimist International of Camas-Washougal, the Camas-Washougal Historical Society, the Two Rivers Heritage Museum, the Lost and Found Cafe, Friends of the Cemetery, Boy Scouts and her children’s’ school PTAs.
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Caroline Mercury wears a paper dress on the grand prize winning Georgia-Pacific float in the Camas Days Grand Parade, July 28. Mercury and Terri Shanahan (not pictured) recreated the dress from photo archives of a Camas Paper Festival.
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The "Bathtub Bandits," consisting of Triston Groth (left) and his parents, Tanya Groth and Greg Irwin, win first place in the Camas Days bathtub race competition Saturday, July 28. The team has earned third place or better for 13 years.
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The “Bathtub Bandits” (left) compete against Hidden River Roasters in the Camas Days bathtub races Saturday, July 28. The Bandits won first place out of 10 teams.
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Children learn about the items that are on a fire engine during the East County Fire and Rescue open house, Sunday, July 29.
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East County Fire and Rescue fireman gives children a tour of a fire engine during the ECFR open house, Sunday, July 29.
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Brayden Weaver, 6, steers the wheel of the East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) mini-engine while brother Reynold Weaver,4, enjoys the ride from the top, Sunday, July 29. The ECFR held its annual open house for the community.
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Members of the Camas-Washougal community gathered near the finish line of the Ducky Derby to watch the 5,000 rubber ducks float till the end. The Camas-Washougal Rotary Club has hosted the fundraiser for the last 24 years to raise funds for Rotary projects, including scholarships for local graduates and back to school supplies.
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The first rubber duck makes its approach toward the finish line. The first place prize this year is a one-week condo stay in Hawaii and $1,000 toward airfare, donated by Riverview Bank.
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A blow up duck awaits the 5,000 little rubber ducks making their way down stream toward the race finish line.
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The 24th annual Ducky Derby begins with 5,000 yellow ducks taking a dive off the Third Avenue Bridge in Camas, Sunday, July 29.
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Virginia Warren, 1998 Camas Days Queen, wore a paper skirt over shorts to the Royalty Luncheon, hosted by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Camas-Washougal, Saturday, July 28, at Zion Lutheran Church. Warren also participated in the Camas Days Grand parade that morning.
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