Camas-Washougal Post-Record

June 11, 2013

Kimi Knight is the third child in her family to have perfect school attendance. She will continue her education at Clark College this fall.

Kimi Knight continues family tradition of perfect attendance

When Kimi Knight walks across the stage at Camas High School's commencement ceremonies, she'll be continuing a proud family tradition.Not only did her two older sisters, Hillary and Allie, graduate as Papermakers, but they had perfect attendance during all their years of school. Come Friday, so will Kimi. "I've just never gotten sick, and when I have, it is always on weekends or over break," Kimi said. "When I have a doctor's or orthodontist appointment, I schedule it after school."

June 11, 2013

School notes for June 11, 2013

Bloodworth graduates from Concordia Shelby Bloodworth of Camas graduated cum lade from Concordia University in Portland.

June 11, 2013

Obituaries for June 11, 2013

William 'Bill' C. Minton William "Bill" Clarence Minton died May 30, 2013. He was 90.

June 11, 2013

Letters to the Editor for June 11, 2013

Commemorate Flag Day June 14 is National Flag Day. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Schick-Ogle Post 4278 asks that local residents commemorate this day by flying our national flag.

June 11, 2013

Washougal third-grader and cancer survivor Sammy Mederos reacts to getting her long locks of curly blond hair shaved off by Shelby Cummings (left) and Holly Thorpe (right) during a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick's Foundation Sunday at Washougal High School. Mederos was diagnosed with leukemia when she was in kindergarten. Now cancer-free, she and her parents, Michele and Dennis Mederos, helped organize the event. Her dad also had his head shaved.

Sammy Mederos and 26 others have their heads shaved during a St. Baldrick’s Foundation event Sunday

It seemed as if the walls could barely contain the joyful energy that developed within Washougal High School Sunday afternoon. And right at the center of it all was 9-year-old Sammy Mederos.

June 5, 2013

Kruger named new principal at Riverside Christian School

Riverside Christian School in Washougal has hired a new principal.

June 4, 2013

School notes for June 4, 2013

Four-year-old raising money for Oklahoma The granddaughter of Camas School District transportation department manager Laura Nowland is accepting money and donations for those impacted by the deadly tornado in Oklahoma.

June 4, 2013

Obituaries for June 4, 2013

David L. Hawkins David Lawrence Hawkins died May 25, 2013, in Buckley, Wash. He was 79.

June 4, 2013

Letters to the Editor for June 4, 2013

Coal trains will benefit jobs, economy I've spent 13 years at BNSF Railway, working on trains as conductor and engineer. I’ve dealt with a lot of manufactured products traveling on our trains. However, I've never had to deal with a manufactured issue until the recent conversation about coal dust.

June 4, 2013

Salmon Creek project on I-5 will continue through the weekend

The shut down of all lanes of Interstate-5 in Salmon Creek this weekend is very likely to impact traffic and cause congestion on roads around Clark County, including state Route 14. I-5 at Salmon Creek will close on Friday, beginning at 11 p.m., and won't re-open until Monday at 5 a.m.