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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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December 18, 2025

Local art show offers young creatives opportunity to shine

The show, open to middle and high school students in Camas and Washougal is designed to give students a real-world art experience, complete with professional display and the chance to sell their work, according to a news release.

December 18, 2025

Youth soccer teams take tournament titles

Two local youth soccer teams won championships at the Washington State Recreational Cup tournament, held Dec. 13-14 in Tukwila. The Camas Washougal Soccer Academy’s 12G Golden Kickers took first place…

November 26, 2025
Black Drongo Brewery co-founders Devin Nail, left, and Tim Smith pose for a photo at their Yilan City, Taiwan, brewery. (Contributed by Black Drongo Brewery)

Camas graduates brew up success in Taiwan

Tim Smith and Devin Nail have known each other since the late 1990s when they became tomodachi (friends) in a Camas High School Japanese class. As adults, they both got into the Portland beer scene and started homebrewing in 2004. They eventually reunited in Taiwan. Nail moved to the Asian island in 2008, followed by Smith in 2010. There, they began brewing once again, motivated by their new country’s relative lack of quality craft brews.