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(Post-Record file photo) Signs posted at various entry points near Lacamas and Round lakes in Camas warn people to avoid contact with the water due to a possible bloom of toxic blue-green algae, which can harm animals and humans, in 2015. The county today issued advisories warning of another potential outbreak in both lakes.
(Post-Record file photo) Signs posted at various entry points near Lacamas and Round lakes in Camas warn people to avoid contact with the water due to a possible bloom of toxic blue-green algae, which can harm animals and humans, in 2015. The county today issued advisories warning of another potential outbreak in both lakes.

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October 12, 2023
Goats like the ones seen here can answer the

Goats can be a forest’s best friend

Goats are particularly good at one thing: Eating. Unlike a horse or cow that leaves noxious weeds behind, goats eat the whole menu of pesky weeds, bushes and small trees. That means goats can be one of the answers to the growing problem of tinder-dry, highly flammable forests.

March 16, 2023
Cape Horn-Skye Elementary and Canyon Creek Middle school art teacher Alice Yang (second from left) shows student artwork to attendees during the 2022 Washougal Youth Arts Month gallery exhibit on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Washougal High School. (Post-Record files)

Washougal Youth Arts Month gallery on display

The Washougal School District’s Washougal Youth Arts Month Gallery will be on display from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17, and from noon to 4…

March 16, 2023

Washougal accepting community garden applications

The city of Washougal is accepting applications for its downtown community garden for 2023. Gardeners will have an opportunity to grow flowers, fruits and vegetables in privately leased plots, and…

March 16, 2023
ReFuel Washougal volunteers prepare meals for their Friday night guests. (Contributed photo courtesy of Fran Whitmeyer)

ReFuel Washougal adjusting to ‘new normal’

The new leaders of ReFuel Washougal, a nonprofit organization that provides people in need with free weekly meals and access to shelter in the event of severe weather, say they feel optimistic about the organization’s future.

March 16, 2023
Professional chef Kara Hendrie stands outside the building in downtown Washougal that will soon house her catering business, Miere Catering, on Monday, March 13, 2023. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Miere Catering moving to Washougal

Kara Hendrie decided to start a small catering business to complement her full-time job as a chef for a cafe in downtown Portland, in 2019. The side-gig started small but quickly grew into something that demanded more and more of her attention.