Camas-Washougal Post-Record

April 29, 2014

Seniors and technology will be focus of documentary at Liberty Theatre

A documentary, to be shown at the Liberty Theatre, will focus on senior citizens discovering the wonders of the Internet with the help of teenage mentors. "Cyber-Seniors" will be shown Thursday, May 1, at 3 p.m., and 5:45 p.m. A mentor/networking party, presented by Camas Technology Specialists, is scheduled to occur from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., in the theater's main auditorium. Admission to the documentary will be $4 per person.

April 29, 2014

A First Friday fiesta in Camas

May's First Friday will bring festive dancing, music, Mexican food, Cinco de Mayo kids' crafts, and more to downtown Camas May 2 from 5 to 8 p.m.

April 22, 2014

Lacamas Credit Union hosts free shred days in May

For the seventh consecutive year, Lacamas Community Credit Union will sponsor two free community shred days in May. The Clark County shred day is scheduled for Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the 192nd Avenue Financial Center, located at 19200 S.E. 31st St., in the Fisher's Landing area of Camas.

April 22, 2014

The Camas High School Science Olympiad team members celebrate after earning their fourth consecutive state title on Saturday at Eastern Washington University.

CHS Science Olympiad wins state

Winning state once? Awesome. Twice? Fantastic. Three times? Almost never. But Camas High School's Science Olympiad teams hit a new record April 12, taking first-place at the State Science Olympiad Tournament for the fourth year in a row. This comes on the heels of third- and fourth-place state-level wins earlier in March for Liberty Middle School and Skyridge Middle School, respectively.

April 22, 2014

School notes for April 22, 2014

Be the Match potential donor event set On Thursday, potential bone marrow donors will have the opportunity to register at Camas Fire Department Station 42, 4321 N.W. Parker St. The event is being organized by Camas High School senior Zane Sharif as part of his senior project.

April 22, 2014

Obituaries for April 22, 2014

Preston L. Clark Preston Lamont Clark, of Camas, died peacefully in his sleep April 16, 2014. He was 54.

April 22, 2014

Birth for April 22, 2014

Manning-Meader A son has been born to Zachary Manning and Katelyn Meader of Vancouver.

April 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor for April 22, 2014

WHS has inspired students to achieve This week we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Washougal High School. We have had many outstanding students who have graduated from Washougal and gone on to accomplish many great things in a wide variety of professions and have made their mark in their community, occupation and academia. Please let me share with you one story about an early WHS graduate by the name of Larry Rakestraw.

April 22, 2014

This photo of Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas was taken in 1967. "Spring Into History Day" on Saturday will include a family-oriented scavenger hunt. This trivia contest will begin at 1 p.m., when participants will begin snapping digital photos of 25 locations in the business district. The winner of the associated raffle will receive the "Best of Camas Basket."

Camas will ‘Spring Into History’ Saturday

A family-oriented photo scavenger hunt is the centerpiece of an afternoon of Camas explorations being planned for Saturday. The activity is part of "Spring Into History" month, sponsored by the Downtown Camas Association. This weekend's event will also include a walking tour, historic displays, kids' activities, story-telling, history book signing, and a special unveiling. It will run from noon to 4 p.m., and starts outside at Northeast Fourth Avenue and Birch Street in downtown Camas.

April 22, 2014

With blurry vision created by relentless rain drops, Molly Bilsborough lands her tee shot on the 17th green of the Lewis River golf course Thursday. The CHS senior won the Chieftain Invitational's closest to the pin challenge on this hole.

A soggy adventure

Rivers ran through the greens at the Lewis River golf course Thursday, and the filled cups of fluid turned into cascading water falls. Most sane individuals would not be out golfing in this weather, but the annual Chieftain Invitational was scheduled. Girls from 12 Southwest Washington high schools had to grin it and bear it. "It got to a point where it couldn't get much worse," said Camas High School senior Molly Bilsborough. "You just had to play with what you had and make the best of it."