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Linda Peters, a special education paraprofessional, assists an adaptive skills student at Jemtegaard Middle School. The classroom was recently upgraded, thanks to a $2,000 grant from Umpqua Bank.
Linda Peters, a special education paraprofessional, assists an adaptive skills student at Jemtegaard Middle School. The classroom was recently upgraded, thanks to a $2,000 grant from Umpqua Bank.

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December 17, 2020
The outdoor, covered patio at A Beer at a Time has helped the Camas pub stay open during the most recent round of COVID shutdowns, which went into effect in mid-November 2020, and have banned indoor dining through at least Jan. 4, 2021. (Contributed photo courtesy of Shelby Piersol)

Camas restaurants, bars cope with new round of COVID-19 restrictions

Three days after Gov. Jay Inslee announced he was extending a three-week ban on indoor dining to help get explosive COVID-19 case rates under control, the owners of Salud! Wine Bar in downtown Camas found themselves rushing to prepare takeout orders for their drive-up “Santa Delivery” event.

Obituary

George E. Mills

Oct. 14, 1954 ~ May 28, 2019 A Celebration of Life for George E. Mills of Camas, WA, will be held by Mike Mills and Darling Adams, 13731 NE 172nd…

June 7, 2016
Haleigh Sudbeck stands with her coach, Hank Midles, after winning the Washington state hammer championship May 29, in Centralia. The Camas High School senior beat 20 competitors with a toss of 162-1. (Contributed photo)

Sudbeck defends state title

After defending her hammer state championship, Haleigh Sudbeck is ready to say goodbye to Camas and aloha to Hawaii.

January 29, 2013
Linda Peters, a special education paraprofessional, assists an adaptive skills student at Jemtegaard Middle School. The classroom was recently upgraded, thanks to a $2,000 grant from Umpqua Bank.

A warmer learning environment

Before an unexpected renovation over winter break, the adaptive skills classroom at Jemtegaard Middle School looked more like a kitchen. White walls, salmon pink cabinets and cold tile floors were the prime features of the room, which was formerly used for home economics classes. Its location at the school also meant the infamous east Gorge wind blowing through, and without a carpet, things got cold.

March 6, 2012

Potential local impacts of coal trains need to be taken seriously

In Camas and Washougal, the sounds of trains passing through our communities have become almost commonplace. Each day we see and hear them go by, often as we wait for the train cars to clear local BNSF railroad crossings. We may not like them much, but we live with them because they are just one aspect of these two communities that have so many other great qualities.