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Firefighters make final preparations for the controlled burn of the former Riverside Bowl building in Camas along Northeast Third Avenue. The facility was originally built in 1947, and when it was destroyed on Saturday it was one of the largest practice burns in Camas history with smoke visible from several miles away. Personnel from the Camas and Washougal fire departments and  East County Fire and Rescue participated in the training exercise. The fire was still smoldering Monday morning, 48 hours after it began.
Firefighters make final preparations for the controlled burn of the former Riverside Bowl building in Camas along Northeast Third Avenue. The facility was originally built in 1947, and when it was destroyed on Saturday it was one of the largest practice burns in Camas history with smoke visible from several miles away. Personnel from the Camas and Washougal fire departments and East County Fire and Rescue participated in the training exercise. The fire was still smoldering Monday morning, 48 hours after it began.

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June 8, 2017

Bring all the bees to your yard with these pollinator-friendly garden tips

What’s all the fuss about pollinators? For one thing, we depend on pollinators for the majority of the crops we eat. And at least 80 percent of all plant life depends on pollination for reproduction. And more pollination makes for better fruit set and quality, in addition to increasing fruit size, resulting in more productive farms and gardens.

February 9, 2017

Keep open mind for school boundary talks

For education officials, attempting to devise new school boundaries is a thankless task. Inevitably, you are going to generate some rancor. So, as the Washougal School District prepares to open…

June 10, 2016
A fundraising effort is underway to support the creation of a Hidden Bronze Bird Tour, in downtown Camas. It would involve the placement of  12 bird statues, including a woodpecker, dove, wrens, nuthatches, ducks, chickens, chicks, a stellar jay, crow and an owl. The sculptures are the work of Whidbey Island artist Georgia Gerber.

DCA organizes bronze bird tour fundraiser

Leaders with the Downtown Camas Association are looking to introduce a Hidden Bronze Bird Tour to the area, and they are seeking the community’s help to fund it.

June 9, 2016

Camas man killed in traffic collision

A local man died at the scene of a two-vehicle traffic collision Wednesday in Camas. At approximately 5:30 p.m., 85-year-old Viola Jessett, with her husband William “Bill” Jessett…