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December 5, 2019
A "Diamond Jubilee" plaque, marking the church's 75th anniversary in 1972, sits outside Camas' Zion Lutheran Church.

Zion Lutheran Church pastor retires

Pastor Tom Tweed has found himself facing a question he’s never had to contemplate: where to go on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning?

December 5, 2019
Fireworks accompany the tree-lighting ceremony at the 2018 Camas Hometown Holidays celebration. This year's festival begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in downtown Camas. (Post-Record file photo)

Events mark start of winter holiday season

The Camas-Washougal winter holiday season kicks off this week with two of the biggest events — the Washougal Lighted Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting and Camas’ Hometown Holidays celebration — taking place today and tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5-6, respectively.

November 27, 2019
Lissabeth A employee Lori Maginnis places an ornament on one of the store's many holiday trees on Friday, Nov. 22. The downtown Camas shop is participating in the "Little Box Friday" and "Shop Small Saturday" shopping events this weekend. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas merchants make ‘shopping small’ easy

Several downtown Camas businesses are gearing up for the annual “Little Box Friday” and “Shop Small Saturday” shopping events that follow the Thanksgiving holiday and kick-off the winter holiday season of gift-giving.

November 27, 2019
Camas Police Sergeant Scot Boyles (left) hands an espresso drink to Camas Police Detective David Garcia (right) during the "Coffee with a Cop" event at a Washougal Starbucks on Nov. 22. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

‘Coffee with a Cop’ event draws a crowd

Starbucks, the iconic Seattle coffee chain, prides itself on offering customers a consistent, almost identical cafe experience no matter where they might be ordering their latte or iced mocha.

November 21, 2019
An illustration shows the future traffic roundabout design at Lake Road and Everett Street in Camas. (Illustration courtesy of city of Camas)

Details on roundabout taking shape

Landscaping plans for the future traffic roundabout at Lake Road and Everett Street in Camas received head nods of approval from Camas City Council members this week, after staff pared down the original landscaping ideas.

November 21, 2019

Camas OKs 1% tax levy increase

Camas City Council members Monday night unanimously agreed to raise the amount of money the city can levy from property taxes by 1 percent, the maximum annual increase allowed by state law.

November 21, 2019
An illustration shows the city of Camas' "North Shore," an 800-acre swath of land that extends to the Camas' northern city limits and is bordered by Lacamas Lake, Northeast 232nd Avenue and Everett Street. (Illustration courtesy of city of Camas)

Camas seeks help planning ‘North Shore’

It has been more than six years since Camas City Council members approved an agreement designed to guide future development of the city’s “North Shore,” an 800-acre swath of land that extends from Lacamas Lake to Camas’ northern city limits and has long been touted for its potential to house Camas’ burgeoning population, provide parks and open spaces for future generations and build the city’s inventory of commercial and industrial land.

November 14, 2019
Paloma striped accessories are sold at the Pendleton store in Washougal.

Shop Local Gift Guide

There are only seven weeks left in 2019, which means the holiday gift-giving season is rapidly sneaking up on us.