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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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May 23, 2019
Vancouver artist Sam Marroquin (right) sits outside TreeSong Retreat Center in Washougal with TreeSong's director Michelle Fox (center) and Artist in Residence program manager Monica Vilhauer (left). (Artworks contributed by Sam Marroquin)

Artist’s paradise

Michelle Fox, the executive director of TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center, is making tea for visitors at her Washougal River Road home and business.

May 23, 2019
Kim Erion, president of LKE Corporation (center), receives her award from the U.S. Small Business Administration. (Courtesy of the Small Business Administration)

SBA honors Washougal’s LKE Corp.

A Washougal construction company that specializes in environmental work, including wildlife habitat and watershed restorations, has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2019 Pacific Northwest 8(a) Graduate of the Year.

May 16, 2019
Garry Reed, Camas' sanitation lead, wheels bins to his truck in October 2018. The city will change garbage, recycling pick-up days and times for thousands of customers in June. (Post-Record files)

Camas garbage routes to change

In an effort to save taxpayer money, create a more efficient system and cut back on overtime hours, the city of Camas and Waste Connections of Washington are revamping garbage/recycling pick-up schedules for thousands of residents.

May 16, 2019
Director Shawn Justice stands in front of the Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas, where his latest movie, "A Murder of Innocence," is featured on the marquee.

Lights, camera … action

If you like to shop local, eat local and support local, two films coming to Camas’ Liberty Theatre will be right up your alley.

May 9, 2019
Marian Tuttle-Crum's family visits her at the Camas-based Prestige Care and Rehabilitation Center on May 3, one week before Marian's 100th birthday. Pictured from left to right: Marian's great-grandaughter, Miranda Reisenauer, Miranda's 6-year-old daughter, Savannah; Marian; Karen Reisenauer, Marian's granddaughter; and Miranda's 4-year-old daughter, Nicole.

A life well lived

When Marian Tuttle-Crum’s family comes to visit their mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother this Mother’s Day weekend, they will celebrate a milestone few people live to see — Marian’s 100th birthday.

May 9, 2019
A Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) map shows two roundabouts that will be constructed in 2019 at 15th and 32nd streets in Washougal, along Highway 14. (Contributed illustration courtesy of WSDOT)

Get ready for roundabouts

Traffic roundabouts are a hot topic in Washougal and Camas right now, with one city preparing for summertime construction on two roundabouts along Highway 14, and the other having just OK’d a future roundabout at a busy intersection near Lacamas and Round lakes.

May 9, 2019
Visitors to the 2017 Camas Plant and Garden Fair didn't let a little rain prevent them from sampling the more than 100 art vendors. This year's event should have better weather. The forecast for May 11, one day before Mother's Day, is calling for sunny skies and temperatures in the high 80s. (Post-Record file photo)

Are flowers, art the way to your mother’s heart?

Looking for something to do this Mother’s Day weekend? You won’t have to go too far, as there are plenty of activities planned in Camas and Washougal this weekend, including the 22nd annual Camas Plant and Garden Fair and the second annual Washougal Studio Artists Tour.