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Choir members show off their first-place trophy from a recent festival. The group beat out several middle school choirs for the win.
Choir members show off their first-place trophy from a recent festival. The group beat out several middle school choirs for the win.

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February 22, 2024

You’re not the boss in wilderness

When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20 miles from a trailhead. I’d seen grizzlies before — from the car. But this experience was on a whole other level. I felt vulnerable, nervous. I also felt fully alive.

January 9, 2020
State Senator Ann Rivers (standing, right) a Republican representing Washington's 18th Legislative District, speaks to consituents at a town hall held Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Port of Camas-Washougal headquarters in Washougal. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

GOP legislators pack port building

A standing-room-only crowd greeted lawmakers from Washington’s 18th Legislative District at a Saturday morning town hall held inside the Port of Camas-Washougal’s headquarters.

June 7, 2011
Choir members show off their first-place trophy from a recent festival. The group beat out several middle school choirs for the win.

Hitting the right notes

In some ways, the story of the Grass Valley Elementary School Vocal Jazz choir is the classic underdog tale. At the beginning of the year, nothing seemed to come together. The notes were flat. The students couldn't figure out what teacher Natalie Wilson wanted them to do. They lacked experience and stage presence. Fast forward eight months: The elementary school choir won the Northwest Vocal Jazz Festival middle school level competition, with high praise from the judges.