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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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July 24, 2025
The Helen Baller Elementary team with Caitlan Wagner, from left, Anitra Quist and pilot Melissa Butler were knocked out of the competition in early rounds of the Camas Days bathtub races July 24, 2022, in downtown Camas. (The Columbian files)

2025 Camas Days: New rhythm for retired band director

Camas High School alumni may see a familiar face leading the 49th annual Camas Days Grand Parade this Saturday when longtime Camas High band director Richard Mancini slides into a new role as the parade’s grand marshal.

July 17, 2025
Camas Education Association members walk out of Camas High School on Sept. 7, 2023, after voting to approve a new contract with the Camas School District. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Camas schools, teachers reach tentative deal

Camas teachers seem likely to avoid a repeat of the summer of 2023, when stalled contract negotiations led to the Camas School District’s first-ever teachers’ strike and delayed the start of the 2023-24 school year by nearly two weeks.

July 10, 2025
A motorist passes Lacamas Lake, left, while driving past the Leadbetter House, right, on Northeast Leadbetter Road in Camas on July 1. The Leadbetter Walk & Roll event will close Leadbetter Road to motorized vehicles from the city’s boat launch to Camp Currie from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 14 to give pedestrians and bicyclists safe access to the roadway and to explore two of the city’s Legacy Lands properties. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Leadbetter Walk & Roll planned

The city of Camas has a clear vision for the twisty, two-lane Northeast Leadbetter Road that hugs Lacamas Lake’s northeast shoreline. Eventually, the city will close Leadbetter and incorporate most of the road into a trail encircling the lake.