More than 150 area residents feasted on sausage and mashed potatoes with sausage gravy, green beans, cole slaw and cake during the 29th annual Groundhog Dinner, Feb. 3, at Washougal United Methodist Church. The event raised $230 for the Inter-Faith Treasure House, which provides food, clothing and emergency assistance to families in crisis in the Camas-Washougal area. Other dinner proceeds will benefit church missions, including its "Dress a Girl Around the World" project, which involves sending handcrafted dresses to locations such as Uganda. (Dawn Feldhaus/Post-Record)
(Dawn Feldhaus/Post-Record)PUBLIC MEETINGS
C-Tran Board of Directors: The board will hold a workshop at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 16, at the Heathman Lodge, 7801 N.E. Greenwood Dr., Vancouver. For more information, call 360-696-4494 or TTY 360-695-2760.
Mount Pleasant School Board: The board will meet Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 9 a.m., at Mount Pleasant School, 152 Marble Road, Washougal.
Camas City Council: The council will hold a workshop Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 4:30 p.m., followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m., at Camas City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave.
Clark County Commission on Aging: The commission will meet Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., sixth floor hearing room, Vancouver. The meeting is open to the public.
Fort Vancouver Regional Library: The board will meet Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Fort Vancouver Regional Library Operations Center, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. For more information, call 360-906-5000 or 1-888-546-2707 or visit www.fvrl.org.
East County Fire and Rescue: The board of commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, and a policy workshop will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. Both meetings will be held at Station 91, 600 N.E. 267th Ave., Camas. For more information, call 360-834-4908.
Port of Camas-Washougal: The commission will meet at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 21, in the port office meeting room, 24 S. “A” St., Washougal. The port has scheduled a special meeting/workshop on Friday, Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Heathman Lodge, 7801 N.E. Greenwood Dr., Vancouver. It will take place in the Sacajawea Room. For more information, call 360-835-2196.
Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association: The CWEDA board will meet Thursday, Feb. 22, at 3:30 p.m., at the Port of Camas-Washougal, 24 S. “A” St., Washougal. For more information, call 360-607-9816 or visit www.cweda.org.
Friends of the Washougal Library: The friends will meet Thursday, Feb. 22, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Washougal Library, 1661 “C” St. For more information. visit www.washougallibraryfriends.org/.
LIBRARY PROGRAMS
Camas Public Library: For those who love to sew, knit or crochet, Sit and Stitch will meet by the fireplace every Saturday in February and March, from 1 to 5:30 p.m. The adult monthly game board night is Friday, Feb. 16, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Read to Cooper the dog at the library, from 4 to 5 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday. Each session is 15 minutes long and advanced sign-up is required. Club K3 is held on the third Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. A book swap for kids and teens will be held Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. Learn about the resources our community has to offer on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 6 p.m. Teen Zine Club is on the first Wednesday of the month, from 3 to 5 p.m. This is for students in grades 7-12. Lego Club meets on the third Thursday of each month, at 4 p.m. The library, located at 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, hosts weekly baby and family storytimes, in English, Russian and Spanish. For more information on these and other library programs, call 360-834-4692 or visit www.ci.camas.wa.us/index.php/camaspubliclibrary.
Washougal Community Library: The adult book discussion will meet Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The book being discussed is All American Boys by Jason Reynolds. Build It! is held at 2 p.m., on the second Wednesday of the month. The library, located at 1661 “C” St., offers storytimes for toddlers and younger children at 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information or to inquire about other library programs, call 360-906-4860 or visit www.fvrl.org.
ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
Second Story Gallery: Second Story Gallery will feature the acrylic work of Alan Rose through Feb. 24. The gallery, located at 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., on the second floor of the Camas Public Library, is open for viewing during regular library hours, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. For more information, visit www.secondstorygallery.net or call 360-834-4692.
Camas Gallery: The featured artist for the month of February is Jamie Morgan. Her photography will be shown at 408 N.E. Fourth Ave. The event is free to the public. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call 360-817-2415 or visit www.camasgallery.com or Facebook.com/CamasGallery.
Attic Gallery: Attic Gallery is featuring “Figurative Paintings” by Arne Westerman, George Hamilton, Hilarie Coutre and Tamara Adams through Feb. 26. Attic Gallery is located at 421 N.E. Cedar St. For more information, call 360-833-9747 or visit www.atticgallery.com.
Art at the Cave Gallery: The gallery is featuring “Then and Now, Part 2,” a retrospective of new work by Cave Gallery founder Anne John. The gallery is located at 108 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, and open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call 360-314-6506, email info@artatthecave.com or visit www.artatthecave.com.
Art on the Boulevard: Art on the Boulevard will feature the oil paintings of Emily Schultz-McNeal through March 31. The gallery is located at 210 W. Evergreen Blvd., Suite 300, Vancouver. For more information, call 360-750-4499 or visit www.artontheboulevard.org.
Caffe Piccolo: Caffe Piccolo has opened a new exhibit featuring the watercolors of Laura K. Bray through March 31. Caffe Piccolo is located at 400 N.E. Fourth Ave.
SENIOR CITIZENS
Meals on Wheels: Lunches, prepared by The Meals on Wheels People, are served Monday through Thursday, at 11:30 a.m., in the Washougal Community Center, 1681 “C” St., Washougal. Meals on Wheels home delivery is available Monday through Friday. Volunteers are needed. For more information, call 360-210-5666, email janice.butzke@mealsonwheelspeople.org or visit www.mealsonwheelspeople.org.
Camas Senior Center: The Camas seniors have a new casino bus schedule. This year casino trips will alternate between Nisqually Red Wind Casino and Lucky Eagle Casino. On Monday, Feb. 19, the seniors will journey to Lucky Eagle Casino, 12888 188th Ave. S.W., Rochester, Washington. For more information or to make reservations, call LaRhea Steele at 360-433-6426.
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together: A spaghetti luncheon and a senior resource fair on Monday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Liberty Middle School cafeteria, 1612 N.E. Garfield St., Camas. Doors open at 9:45 a.m., and the resource fair is from 10 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be served by local law enforcement at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 360-397-2211 ext. 3380.
Washougal Senior Center
The Washougal Senior Center provides coffee Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. through the 11:30 a.m. lunch, which is served by Meals on Wheels. On Monday, at 11 a.m., the center hosts a food bank, and at 1 p.m., a “hand and foot” clinic. On Monday and Wednesday, at 10 a.m., the center hosts an exercise class. On Friday, at 10 a.m., the class will be held in Camas. Billiards is played on Tuesday and Thursday, at 1 p.m. Music with Jeffree will be held on Tuesday and Music with Gabe is on Thursday, at 11 a.m. The watercolor class will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. On Wednesday, there will be an exercise class at 10 a.m., gift bingo at 11 a.m., and regular bingo at 1 p.m. On Thursday, the tai chi class (held in Camas) begins at 9:30 a.m. The center also hosts pinochle at 1 p.m. on Thursday.
VOLUNTEERS
Lost and Found Cafe: Meals are served to the community on Thursdays, at 6 p.m., at the Zion Lutheran Church social hall, 824 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. Volunteer cooks are needed. For more information, call Inter-Faith Treasure House Executive Director Nancy Wilson at 360-834-4181.
Meals on Wheels: Drivers are needed for weekly and bi-weekly deliveries. Volunteers also are needed to work in the kitchen and as servers at the facility in Washougal. For more information, call Janice Butzke at 360-210-5666 or email janice.butzke@mealsonwheelspeople.org.
CLASSES
Camas Community Education: The Camas Community Education winter class schedule includes Art Van-Go Drawing and Paints, Chefs in Training, day camps, Early Learning classes; a variety of enrichment classes, which include Lego building and engineering, Mad Science, My Dolly and Me dress design and tea, science olympiad; as well as language, safety and sports classes. For more information, call 360-833-5544 or 360-833-5548, stop by 841 N.E. 22nd Ave., Camas, or visit www.camascommunityed.org.
Washougal Community Education: Winter classes for adults and youth include dance, first aid/CPR/AED, language and photography. Winter sports include indoor tee ball, indoor soccer, volleyball, taekwondo and speed and agility training. For more information, or to register, call 360-954-3040 or visit www.washougal.k12.wa.us/wcer.
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